Very interesting observations! I've felt that the music was intended to
sound this way for the very same reasons. What amazes me is that the period
pieces, Edith and also the title tune, sound so much like my own memories of
childhood. My Mom listened to Herb Alpert a lot and I have vivid memories of
playing in the sprinkler on the lawn in the late afternoon sunlight while
this music was playing. When I hear those muted horns on Hissing (The song)
I am completely reminded of Herb Alpert, and childhood and summertime. Just
another way that Joni has painted with words and music and the accurate
colors of the way she chose the music to sound.
Ken from SF
