Nuriel wrote: "Subject: Both Jaws Now
It seems obvious that Madamme Mitchell's motivation for releasing the
preposterous "Both Sides Now" is purely dental: the old lady of the
canyon needs cash to finance her extensive oral treatments. Otherwise one
could not explain how an artist who was once appreciated for innovation and
for demanding the utmost from herself would hand us this ragbag of geriatric
love-songs.
Joni is singing love-songs to no-one. Listening to this album feels like a
visit to a children's theme-park (whose theme is LOVE), lacking even a single
exciting ride. Is it possible that after all we have gone through with Joni,
we wind up with heap of sentimental cliches, lyrically on a par with the
crassest pop music on offer in every record shop?
It seems that the several last years of rubbing shoulders with the American
entertainment bourgoise, and recieving their accolades and honors, have
finally gotten to Joni: Both Sides Now is a Christmas gift for the
self-indulgent classes, to sing along to as they hanker for the Good Old
Days.
Nuriel "
See Kakki - now that's what I call "flicking it off". Nuriel may be missing
the point about these classic songs, but he is so humble about doing so, that
I have to admire his review ;-)
