From: les@jmdl.com (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2004 #21 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/joni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Wednesday, January 14 2004 Volume 2004 : Number 021 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: On inventing chords ["Wally Kairuz" ] RE: The power of that "Back to the Garden" Jonifest cup ["Bree Mcdonough"] Today's Library Links: January 14 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 03:06:07 -0300 From: "Wally Kairuz" Subject: RE: On inventing chords your point is SO valid, les. it almost seems as if her piano were trying to catch up on her guitar. she does use a couple of interesting tensions on LOTC but the real piano explosion happens on blue (album) and a lot more on FTR. her guitar chord progressions were already very interesting by then. wally > -----Mensaje original----- > De: owner-joni@jmdl.com [mailto:owner-joni@jmdl.com]En nombre de Les > Irvin > Enviado el: Miercoles, 14 de Enero de 2004 02:22 a.m. > Para: Dflahm@aol.com; joni@smoe.org > Asunto: RE: On inventing chords > > > David Lahm writes: > > It is difficult to assign accurately a level of significance to > > the fact she was ignorant of coventional terminology. > > Certain relationships may (MAY!) have stayed in her memory > > or taste buds filed under who-knows?-what label. I myself would > > doubt that every time she started the process that ended up > > as "writing a song" her mind was a complete tabula rasa. > > Agree totally. I just think that the 'spices' (ie... odd chords) that > became a trademark of her music were, in large part, enabled by the open > tunings on the guitar. > > I'd be interested in your opinion David. Take the Ladies of the Canyon > album. Do you hear the same harmonic complexities on the piano > songs as you > do on the guitar songs? To me, piano songs like Willy and Rainy > Night House > are pretty standard harmonically; majors, minors, passing tones. The > harmonic complexities in those songs come from her voice, not from the > piano. > > Compare that with guitar songs like Conversation or The Priest. More > complex harmonically? Because of the open tunings? > > I think she heard a sound in her head that she could sing (of course) and > that the open tunings of the guitar allowed her... but maybe at this point > she couldn't quite find them on piano yet. > > Les, rushing in where angels fear to tread with all these REAL > musicians on > the list... ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 01:07:02 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: RE: The power of that "Back to the Garden" Jonifest cup Sherelle....Sherelle...you are just too cool!! Love.. Bree Ps Has anybody heard Michael McDonald sings Motown CD? Really good...such a soulful voice >From: "Sherelle Smith" >Reply-To: "Sherelle Smith" >To: joni@smoe.org >Subject: The power of that "Back to the Garden" Jonifest cup >Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 17:09:14 +0000 > >I was washing out my 2002 Jonifest coffee cup at work this morning and as I >looked at it, I had an overwhelming sense of pride about it. I was thrilled >it sat in a place where coworkers could walk by and see that I am indeed a >Jonilista! All of a sudden, I had to hear all things Joni! I ran back to my >desk and immediately pulled up my Real One player where my Joni is stored >and immediately clicked on strains of the CD Turbulent Indigo. Now the >music has flowed to Court and Spark and has settled on "The Same >Situation". Oh the power of that cup!!! the president and vice president of >my organization just walked by and was I deterred? No! A thousand times no! >The cup makes me shameless!!! Willl the annoying speaker-car of Lyndon >LaRoche playing the "Hallelujuah Chorus" passing by our building deter me? >No! I will just turn up the volume! "Car On the Hill" will prevail!!! Such >is life in downtown DC! > >Love, Sherelle >NP-"Down to You" > >_________________________________________________________________ >Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your high-speed >experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1 _________________________________________________________________ Find high-speed net deals  comparison-shop your local providers here. https://broadband.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 02:13:59 -0500 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: January 14 On January 14 the following article was published: 1996: "Too feminine for rock? Or is rock too macho?" - New York Times (Opinion) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=941 ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2004 #21 **************************** ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)