From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2010 #363 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Unsubscribe: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe Website: http://jmdl.com JMDL Digest Monday, December 6 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 363 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: The Kids Are All Right and All I Want ....for Xmas [Bob Muller ] Subject: RE: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) [clive sax ] Re: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) [Lieve Reckers ] Re: David Mingus [Susan Guzzi ] Hair njc - very long ["Mark" ] Re: "Amelia" transcription [Sam Stone ] Re: "Amelia" transcription [Sam Stone ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 07:05:29 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: The Kids Are All Right and All I Want ....for Xmas Wow, that's an awesome clip. Won't make the database, but still...very moving. Can't wait to see the whole thing. Bob NP: Let's Active, "Orpheus in Hades Lounge" - ----- Original Message ---- From: "est86mlm@ameritech.net" To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 6:39:38 PM Subject: The Kids Are All Right and All I Want ....for Xmas Check this out! Mark Ruffalo and Annette Bening singing ALL I WANT from the movie "The Kids Are All Right". http://jonimitchell.com/library/cr_film.cfm?id=390 Attention Bob.......can you use snippet covers??? Laura *****************NJC Below********************** USA: Emergen-C Vitamin Drink Mix http://www.emergenc.com/free-samples Non greasy Moisturizer (while supplies last) http://see.walmart.com/vaseline-intensive-rescue/ Win $Gift Cards$. Play every day until 12/10/2010. http://walgreens.promo.eprize.com/stayjolly/ CANADA: http://www.vitascorb.com/samples.html ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 07:07:26 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) I'll echo what Catherine said. It's a beautiful record, demands some serious listening. I can't imagine anyone wouldn't like it. Bob NP: The Shins, "Saint Simon" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 15:40:11 +0000 From: clive sax Subject: Subject: RE: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) Hi Lieve and fellow listers, Mourning the demise of Karen Carpenter, I was amazed to discover Rumer too. Here in the UK she has had quite a lot of Radio Play and buzz and indeed there are echos of Karen in her Voice - all very exciting. Bon Iver came to my awareness through other similar american/canadian bands with that quiet contemplative feel. I think they call it Softcore! As a fan of Brothers and Sisters many of these bands came onto my radar through that show. As there were never soundtrack recordings of the shows music I had to do a search on the net and some lovely people have listed all the music used in the Show over the past 5 seasons. What a cornucopia of new sounds to discover!! Singer/songwriters barely known outside their own lands with writing abilities far exceeding the palpy pop offerings of the radio waves here in the UK. If you like Bon Iver, Lieve you may want to explore the likes of: Alexi Murdoch, Gregory Alan Isakov, Neil Halstead, The Autumn Defence, The Guggenheim Grotto, William Fitzsimmons and finally Sun kil Moon. To name a few. All men here but there are so many female artists that tread a similar path. Happy Discovering:0) Clive > Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 03:00:13 -0500 > From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org > To: joni-digest@smoe.org > Subject: JMDL Digest V2010 #362 > > > JMDL Digest Sunday, December 5 2010 Volume 2010 : Number 362 > > > > ========== > > TOPICS and authors in this Digest: > -------- > Sue's Part and Joni with Child [est86mlm@ameritech.net] > Re: The Kids Are Alright - njc [Mags ] > Re: The Kids Are Alright - njc [Lieve Reckers ] > Joni with child [Monika Bogdanowicz ] > For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) [Lieve Reckers ] > Re: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) [Catherine McKay ] > The Kids Are All Right and All I Want ....for Xmas [est86mlm@ameritech.ne] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 09:07:30 -0600 > From: est86mlm@ameritech.net > Subject: Sue's Part and Joni with Child > > Sue, > > Thanks for sharing your story of You, Joni, Kilauren, Les and Wally. > Love it! I was there back then, in the earlier JMDL days, but don't > remember, or never knew, all the details > and how you all interacted that eventually led to the Joni/Kilauren > reunion. Your story puts the pieces together. You sure should feel like > a big part of it.........wow! Because you are. > And "astounding" (your choice of words) is exactly what it is. It's as > if you were "used' by the powers above to be in a position to begin the > process of bringing Joni and Kilauren together. > And thank the heavens for the website and the JMDL and it's 'Masters', > as well! The whole combination of this technology that brought these > two together. > > You told Mags that you "have a problem taking credit for hitting a > forward button". Here's my little story to add to show how something > that may appear not very meaningful... is. In the "old days" I was > completely computer illiterate. My husband brought a computer in the > house and I was not friendly toward it. It seemed like just another way > to waste time. I watched and listened, somewhat annoyed, while my > husband was > so excited about it and his perceived impact it would have on the > future....but I couldn't feel the same excitement....I didn't really > 'get it'. Then one day he said "I have a surprise for you....." > he showed me the Joni website he had found (and he's NOT a fan) and > told me he had signed-me up for a discussion list. When I saw that > website I was amazed! Well......he couldn't keep me off > the computer after that (and now have my own computer).......between > Joni and, eventually finding a website & discussion list for coupons > (LOL), I was > hooked. It was the beginning of understanding the impact of the > internet and the joy of the 'search' button!! > And 'till this day I always credit my husband for taking the time and > finding the Website and bringing me here!! Everyday I click-on the > Website and see the words: JoniMitchell.com I can still remember that > first excitement.....because I'm still excited about it! > > *...* /If you think you/ are too /small/ to make a difference, try > sleeping in a closed room with a /mosquito/. > I've seen this as someone's signature. I can't remember if it's someone > from the JMDL (?) or not. > > Anyways......thank you, Sue!! > > Laura > NP: Kilauren/Joni Reunion > http://jonimitchell.com/library/video.cfm?id=152&from=search > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:49:11 -0800 (PST) > From: Mags > Subject: Re: The Kids Are Alright - njc > > Finally saw the Kids last night..great film. I wish I hadn't known anything about it as the surprises were not as um surprising ;-). And with that said, I think it is an important movie for lots of reasons. I loved the kids and I think Mark Ruffalo was absolutely spot on wonderful. It was nice to see Annette Bening as she is aging naturally (so it appears anyway). > > The moment when the album Blue was discovered in the box of records was wonderful...and then the sweet a capella at the dinner table, and that court and spark of recognition ... wonderful! > > I don't want to say too much more about content for those of you who have not had a chance to see it. Emotionally charged, and as I said, dealt with lots of important issues. I loved the ending, and all the spaces, in between ;-) > > oh, I don't know, I wish I had the ability to lay down the words in a proper review like so many of you have. This little film has given me so much to think about, that's for certain. Perhaps I will get into it a bit more, once I've had the separation of time. > > Moving and highly recommended. > > Mags > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:59:56 +0000 (GMT) > From: Lieve Reckers > Subject: Re: The Kids Are Alright - njc > > Hi Mags! Thanks for letting us know! I'm glad you enjoyed it, especially as in > a silly way I now almost feel responsible for this film, having recently > recommended it so heavily on the list... > I was so lucky, I saw the film in the best possible circumstances: not expecting > anything (there was simply nothing better on at the cinema and I had promised my > son we'd go and see a film together), only knowing the bare minimum about the > plot and totally unaware of the Joni connection. > It was one of the best treats I could have had! > Lieve in London > > > - ----- Original Message ---- > From: Mags > To: Joni List ; Gerald Notaro > Cc: Lieve Reckers > Sent: Sat, 4 December, 2010 16:49:11 > Subject: Re: The Kids Are Alright - njc > > Finally saw the Kids last night..great film. I wish I hadn't known anything > about it as the surprises were not as um surprising ;-). And with that said, I > think it is an important movie for lots of reasons. I loved the kids and I think > Mark Ruffalo was absolutely spot on wonderful. It was nice to see Annette Bening > as she is aging naturally (so it appears anyway). > > > The moment when the album Blue was discovered in the box of records was > wonderful...and then the sweet a capella at the dinner table, and that court and > spark of recognition ... wonderful! > > I don't want to say too much more about content for those of you who have not > had a chance to see it. Emotionally charged, and as I said, dealt with lots of > important issues. I loved the ending, and all the spaces, in between ;-) > > > oh, I don't know, I wish I had the ability to lay down the words in a proper > review like so many of you have. This little film has given me so much to think > about, that's for certain. Perhaps I will get into it a bit more, once I've had > the separation of time. > > Moving and highly recommended. > > Mags > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 13:30:14 -0800 (PST) > From: Monika Bogdanowicz > Subject: Joni with child > > It is rather odd that nobody picked up on that article about Joni giving up a > child as you all mentioned. I mean, the press loves that stuff. You wouldn't > see them run with, "Joni Mitchell comes up with song at Canada home" but > personal stuff like that? I'm very, very surprised. > > - -M > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 21:52:29 +0000 (GMT) > From: Lieve Reckers > Subject: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) > > I was just browsing through Amazon's latest CD offers, when I was struck by this > CD title (which I couldn't resist putting into the heading of this message) and > its beautiful black-and-white photo cover. > The worst possible reasons for buying a CD, of course. Or if not the very > worst, certainly pretty shallow. > But I read on, and found that this CD by Bon Iver (name chosen by someone called > Justin Vernon), only recently released in the UK but already out for over a year > in the US, had been getting very good reviews. (The PR story is that this > guy locked himself away one winter in his dad's hunting cabin in the woods of > Wisconsin, and emerged with this album.) From the samples that I could listen > to for free, it sounds pretty good, but I would like some more advice from those > of you, probably in the US, who have heard more. > > In return for getting some advice on this American musician, I can offer some > music from over here in the UK which I think is worth getting to know. > The singer is Rumer, and her debut album, only just releaased, is called Seasons > of my Soul. She's an Anglo-Pakistani singer-songwriter with definite echoes of > Karen Carpenter in her voice, but I've read reviews that also quote Laura Nyro > and Carole King as comparators, and AMG mentions that she is heavily influenced > by Burt Bacharach. Her 70s influence is also apparent in the number "Aretha", > which has been released as a single. > Most importantly of all, she is really talented and seems to have a voice of her > own. > > You can listen to some samples via these links: > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasons-My-Soul-Rumer/dp/B003YM5X1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF 8&s=music&qid=1291498176&sr=1-1 > > > http://www.allmusic.com/album/seasons-of-the-soul-r1961786 > > Anybody looking for some stocking fillers or just some comfort treats for > yourself? Maybe these 2 CDs can be the answer! > Lieve in London > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2010 15:24:39 -0800 (PST) > From: Catherine McKay > Subject: Re: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) > > Oh, I do like Bon Iver. His music is very soulful and melancholy. Some might > find it boring, but I find it contemplative. > > I've also heard a song or two by Rumer. In fact, it was over on Facebook that it > was mentioned by "Girls like us - the music" (I'm not sure if that belongs to > Sheila Weller, who wrote the book "Girls like us," or not, but Sheila is active > on that site and it's a companion to the book.) I did really enjoy "Aretha." > > I like your taste in music, Lieve - imagine that! > > > > - ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Lieve Reckers > > To: jonilist JMDL > > Sent: Sat, December 4, 2010 4:52:29 PM > > Subject: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) > > > > I was just browsing through Amazon's latest CD offers, when I was struck by > >this > > > > CD title (which I couldn't resist putting into the heading of this message) > >and > > > > its beautiful black-and-white photo cover. > > The worst possible reasons for buying a CD, of course. Or if not the very > > worst, certainly pretty shallow. > > But I read on, and found that this CD by Bon Iver (name chosen by someone > >called > > > > Justin Vernon), only recently released in the UK but already out for over a > >year > > > > in the US, had been getting very good reviews. (The PR story is that this > > guy locked himself away one winter in his dad's hunting cabin in the woods of > > > Wisconsin, and emerged with this album.) From the samples that I could listen > > > > to for free, it sounds pretty good, but I would like some more advice from > >those > > > > of you, probably in the US, who have heard more. > > > > In return for getting some advice on this American musician, I can offer some > > > music from over here in the UK which I think is worth getting to know. > > The singer is Rumer, and her debut album, only just releaased, is called > >Seasons > > > > of my Soul. She's an Anglo-Pakistani singer-songwriter with definite echoes > >of > > > > Karen Carpenter in her voice, but I've read reviews that also quote Laura Nyro > > > > and Carole King as comparators, and AMG mentions that she is heavily > >influenced > > > > by Burt Bacharach. Her 70s influence is also apparent in the number "Aretha", > > > which has been released as a single. > > Most importantly of all, she is really talented and seems to have a voice of > >her > > > > own. > > > > You can listen to some samples via these links: > >http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasons-My-Soul-Rumer/dp/B003YM5X1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UT F8&s=music&qid=1291498176&sr=1-1 > >1 > > > > > > http://www.allmusic.com/album/seasons-of-the-soul-r1961786 > > > > Anybody looking for some stocking fillers or just some comfort treats for > > yourself? Maybe these 2 CDs can be the answer! > > Lieve in London > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 04 Dec 2010 17:39:38 -0600 > From: est86mlm@ameritech.net > Subject: The Kids Are All Right and All I Want ....for Xmas > > Check this out! > > Mark Ruffalo and Annette Bening singing ALL I WANT from > the movie "The Kids Are All Right". > > http://jonimitchell.com/library/cr_film.cfm?id=390 > > Attention Bob.......can you use snippet covers??? > > Laura > > > > *****************NJC Below********************** > > USA: > Emergen-C Vitamin Drink Mix > http://www.emergenc.com/free-samples > > Non greasy Moisturizer (while supplies last) > http://see.walmart.com/vaseline-intensive-rescue/ > > Win $Gift Cards$. Play every day until 12/10/2010. > http://walgreens.promo.eprize.com/stayjolly/ > > > CANADA: > http://www.vitascorb.com/samples.html > > ------------------------------ > > End of JMDL Digest V2010 #362 > ***************************** > > ------- > To post messages to the list, send to joni@smoe.org. > Unsubscribe by clicking here: > mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe > ------- ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 16:31:53 +0000 (GMT) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: Re: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) Thanks to Catherine, Clive and Bob for the positive replies so far. I think I will have to put Bon Iver's beautifully named CD into my own Christmas stocking this year. And oh well, since a woman still needs two stockings, I will put Rumer in the other. Just about Rumer, I want to remove the second link because it does not add anything (so that is what I have done now in my message below), and I just want to mention about that first link (i.e. the only one left now), that if you scroll down far enough, there are some interesting reviews and finally a way to sample all songs. Personally, I would not like to take the Karen Carpenter comparison too far. It is there, but there are definitely also other strings to this singer's bow. Lieve - ----- Original Message ---- From: Lieve Reckers To: jonilist JMDL Sent: Sat, 4 December, 2010 21:52:29 Subject: For Emma, Forever Ago (NJC) I was just browsing through Amazon's latest CD offers, when I was struck by this CD title (which I couldn't resist putting into the heading of this message) and its beautiful black-and-white photo cover. The worst possible reasons for buying a CD, of course. Or if not the very worst, certainly pretty shallow. But I read on, and found that this CD by Bon Iver (name chosen by someone called Justin Vernon), only recently released in the UK but already out for over a year in the US, had been getting very good reviews. (The PR story is that this guy locked himself away one winter in his dad's hunting cabin in the woods of Wisconsin, and emerged with this album.) From the samples that I could listen to for free, it sounds pretty good, but I would like some more advice from those of you, probably in the US, who have heard more. In return for getting some advice on this American musician, I can offer some music from over here in the UK which I think is worth getting to know. The singer is Rumer, and her debut album, only just releaased, is called Seasons of my Soul. She's an Anglo-Pakistani singer-songwriter with definite echoes of Karen Carpenter in her voice, but I've read reviews that also quote Laura Nyro and Carole King as comparators, and AMG mentions that she is heavily influenced by Burt Bacharach. Her 70s influence is also apparent in the number "Aretha", which has been released as a single. Most importantly of all, she is really talented and seems to have a voice of her own. You can listen to some samples via these links: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seasons-My-Soul-Rumer/dp/B003YM5X1C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1291498176&sr=1-1 Anybody looking for some stocking fillers or just some comfort treats for yourself? Maybe these 2 CDs can be the answer! Lieve in London ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 10:07:52 -0800 (PST) From: Susan Guzzi Subject: Re: David Mingus I know I am following up very late - as I don't post so much here the last couple of years. But I want to send my thoughts and love to Mingus as well. I met him at fest and totally loved him and still do. Jimmy, much love to you as I know this is hard for you being such a friend of spirit. I love so much that Joni was playing when you went to visit. May all of you be well. My love & support to David Rolls. Peace, Susan ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:24:31 -0800 From: "Mark" Subject: Hair njc - very long My apologies in advance to the digest people for the unpardonable length of this post. But it just had to come out. Travis and I went to see 'Hair' last Sunday afternoon at the Paramount Theater in Seattle. The production is part of the tour of the Broadway revival that won the 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical. It was also the Seattle premiere of this particular run. Since seeing this show, there have been all kinds of thoughts and feelings churning around in my head I have a history with this musical. Basically it's a history of missed chances. When I was in high school the Thespians (or Drama Club, as it is usually called) would take a trip to Chicago every spring. We would stay at the Palmer House and see a couple of plays. I loved these trips. I loved Chicago and the excitement of seeing professionally produced live theatre. Well it happened that a production of 'Hair' was playing in Chicago at the time of one of these trips. But any of us young Thespians that wanted to see it would have to get a permission slip signed by a parent before we would be allowed to go. 'Hair' was infamous back when it first appeared in New York for some of the language that was in it. It also contained what I believe was the first nudity in a Broadway stage production. My mother had heard about the words that 'sound so nasty' and refused to sign my permission slip. I was *so* mad at her! Later that same spring my sister gave me the Broadway cast album of 'Hair' for my birthday which contained most of the off-color language that my mother didn't want me to hear. I played it in my room quite a bit and if Mom ever listened closely enough to hear some of the more objectionable lyrics, she never mentioned it. She probably wouldn't have thought that a record album of songs from a Broadway show that you could buy in almost any store that sold records would contain anything 'dirty'. But whether she liked it or not, I heard those words. I also picked up on the messages contained in the songs. This would have been around 1970. May years later, around 2003 or so, Travis and I went to visit my folks in Iowa. While we were there, I had an outbreak of shingles. On my derriere. The doctor in the ER at Keokuk Community Hospital prescribed some pain killers to get me through the ordeal since there isn't much else you can do to treat shingles. Anyway, my brother and his family live in Omaha so that is where we would fly in and out of when we went to see my parents. We had to drive across the entire state of Iowa to do this. On the way back to Omaha from Keokuk, I took a pain pill since riding in the car was not at all comfortable. After a while I felt just fine. Better than fine, actually. A while later I took another pill. It's a long drive across Iowa. It turned out that my brother and sister-in-law had gotten tickets to a production of, yes, 'Hair' in Omaha Nebraska, of all places. Well pain killers don't sit very well with me if I take them over a period of time. I was very sick that night and was unable to go to the show. So I missed 'Hair' again. Thus having never seen any version of the original Broadway or off-Broadway productions of 'Hair', I have nothing to compare the revival to. All I can say is that the production Travis and I saw was very, very good. It was full of energy, great singing and acting and seemed to capture the spirit of what was going on with a high-profile segment of American youth in the late 1960s. The performers ran up and down the aisles and were really in the faces of the people in the front row. They brought people from the audience up on stage to dance during the final ovation. All of them seemed to be totally into their roles and the world of the 'tribe'. Maybe their clothes were a little too clean and pressed to realistically portray what the hippies were like and all of them were very attractive young people. But they actually seemed to 'get' what they were putting across to the audience. I had to wonder how this group of actors who couldn't have been born when the show was first produced managed to make their characters so convincing. Hopefully, they did some research and learned something about the cultural shifts that were happening back in 1967. Then there was the audience. They were mostly around my age (56) or older. Most of them looked like average, middle class people, probably living comfortable lives with enough income to afford seeing a theatrical production in downtown Seattle every now and then. I couldn't help wondering what they were thinking, seeing these characters, made up of very young people (one of the leads ecstatically proclaims that he has been expelled from school) dancing and romping around the stage and into the audience, speaking and behaving irreverently and outrageously, sometimes with total political incorrectness, and, at one point, removing their clothes to stand (dimly lit) completely nude in full view of the audience. Now I suppose that the people in the audience knew what to expect. Unless some of them had been living in a cave for the greater part of their lives, they surely knew enough about 'Hair' not to be too surprised or shocked by it. And after all, this was just a musical play, meant to entertain although the review of the show in the Seattle Times did say that "'Hair' still holds the record for the most profanity, nudity, sexual candor and non-PC chutzpah in a classic Broadway musical." But I felt in my gut that there was more to it than that. Somewhere in the back of my head I started to speculate. Were some of these people seeing younger versions of themselves up there on that stage? If so, was there a bemused reaction of nostalgia and a mental shaking of the head at the irresponsible and naove nature of what seemed to be so much fun? Was there any feeling of regret that some lives had become mundane and routine, working for 'the man' with 'a mortgage and a lawn to mow'? I was just a tad too young to have been part of the 'flower children' so I have a bit of a mythologized, romanticized picture of what they were all about. When the first strains of 'The Age of Aquarius' came flowing out over the audience, I got caught up in the joyful, carefree playfulness. It took awhile for me to have that shaking my head reaction at the naivete and irresponsible aspects of the speeches and actions of the actors who were, after all, playing characters that were mostly little more than kids. And I wondered if 'Hair' had become the hippy generation's version of 'Grease', a nostalgia piece. But I have since come to the conclusion that there is a difference. 'Grease' was written and produced in the early 70s as a portrayal of the 50s whereas 'Hair', when it was first produced, was a theatricalized representation of what was happening in a certain culture at the time it was happening. It is now more of a historical piece but at the time of its premiere, 'Hair' was hip. 'Hair' hit a nerve. The show produced several top 40 hits: 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In' by the 5th Dimension, 'Easy To Be Hard' by Three Dog Night, 'Good Morning Starshine' by Oliver, 'Hair' by the Cowsills. I don't think there have been that many songs to come out of a Broadway musical that were covered by pop artists with so much success since 'Hair'. I just looked up the Wikipedia entry for 'Grease' and read that the original production was a lot grittier than the sanitized movie versions and subsequent toned-down stage productions. So, at least as far as the original 'Grease' is concerned, the show can't be dismissed as a nostalgic, glossed-over look at 50s youth. 'Hair' had the dark undercurrent of the Viet Nam war underlying it and the ritualistic burning of draft cards steers it away from the playfulness and toward its tragic conclusion. The war was one of the main drivers of the rebellion and moral ambiguity that flared up in the U.S. back then. I was in the last draft after the lottery system was in place. I had a fairly high number with little likelihood of being called up but I still remember the anxiety and outright fear that the thought of being drafted and sent to fight in a war caused in me as my 18th birthday and graduation from high school approached. I was a straight-laced, fairly conservative kid but some of that conservatism was starting to erode and that cast album of 'Hair' was part of the process of my finding the courage to think for myself. And in spite of the maybe foolish and naove nature of the flower children portrayed in 'Hair', there was also a certain amount of wisdom that came out of that culture and era. 'Hair' took a hard look at racism and at least one song, the comic but biting 'Air' dealt with pollution. How many people in 1967 thought we would actually see the beginning of global warming in our lifetime? The 5th Dimension took the opening and closing numbers from 'Hair' to produce their hit medley 'Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In'. Taken out of its context and coupled with the first song, the latter sounds like a chant of psychedelic celebration. Following the dark images of 'The Flesh Failures' in 'Hair', the chords heard in the vocals of 'Let the Sunshine In' produce a passion and anguish coming from the stage as the final tragedy of the play is revealed to the audience. It hit me in the gut and produced a lump in my throat. But the cast came back for their ovation with a rousing reprise of the the title song and had the audience on their feet, clapping in time with the music. They ran into the house once again and brought people from the audience up onto the stage to join in their celebratory dance. It sent us out on a high. We went home to our house in the suburb of Shoreline and I caught the bus to downtown Seattle the next morning for another day at my desk job. But, for me, anyway, there remained an impression of something deeper than a portrayal of a time of music, dancing, drugs, sex and general youthful rebellion. 'Hair' still had the power to move me deeply and I am so glad I finally got to see it and see such an excellent production of it. Gimme a head with hair Long beautiful hair Shining, gleaming, steaming flaxen waxen Gimme down to there Shoulder length or longer Here baby, there mama Everywhere daddy, daddy Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair..... Mark in Seattle ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:25:26 -0500 From: Sam Stone Subject: Re: "Amelia" transcription Okay, To solve this problem I have sent an e-mail to the only person who can truly answer the question of "guitar with effects" of "pedal steel": the man who played the part himself-- Mr. 335, LARRY CARLTON! I'll reply again when he answers!! - --Sam On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Sam Stone wrote: > Hi again JMDL-ers! > > Last time I left you, I had just purchased Clouds on LP. Since then I have > listened to, absorbed, and--when possible--played along to all the other > Joni albums! > > I just overcame my fear of post-1972 Joni and borrowed my aunt's Hejira > LP. I'm totally fascinated by it. So far my favorite track is "Amelia." > The moment I heard it I thought, 'I need to learn this.' So I went to the > guitar archives and played along!!! Fun time to be had... > > Anyway, upon further examination of the track, I have realized that there > is another guitar part -- pedal steel guitar -- that I really like. > Since I don't play pedal steel guitar, I started thinking of how I could > play this. I realized.....harmonics! > > Are there any transcriptions available of the pedal steel part arranged for > guitar or will I have to make my own? And what tuning would that be in??? > > > Thanks for everything, > Sam > PS: If this is in the wrong section/list please inform me! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 22:35:37 -0500 From: Sam Stone Subject: Re: "Amelia" transcription JMDLers, two or three days ago, I emailed LARRY CARLTON to answer the question that's been eating me up: "Is there a pedal steel on the left channel of Amelia, or is it just effects?" Well, he answered!! Here's his message: "Hi Sam- I am on the left-but NO steel gtr or special tuning.Just me, a Volume pedal and my 335. Good luck and my best. LC" I can't explain to you all how happy I am right now!!!!!!!!!! Something I'm wondering: If I could arrange it, how would you all feel about having an internet chat with Larry? I'd need some help to co-ordinate the actual chat, but how about it?!?! - --Sam On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Sam Stone wrote: > Okay, > > To solve this problem I have sent an e-mail to the only person who can > truly answer the question of "guitar with effects" of "pedal steel": the man > who played the part himself-- Mr. 335, LARRY CARLTON! I'll reply again when > he answers!! > > > --Sam > > > > > On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Sam Stone wrote: > >> Hi again JMDL-ers! >> >> Last time I left you, I had just purchased Clouds on LP. Since then I >> have listened to, absorbed, and--when possible--played along to all the >> other Joni albums! >> >> I just overcame my fear of post-1972 Joni and borrowed my aunt's Hejira >> LP. I'm totally fascinated by it. So far my favorite track is "Amelia." >> The moment I heard it I thought, 'I need to learn this.' So I went to the >> guitar archives and played along!!! Fun time to be had... >> >> Anyway, upon further examination of the track, I have realized that there >> is another guitar part -- pedal steel guitar -- that I really like. >> Since I don't play pedal steel guitar, I started thinking of how I could >> play this. I realized.....harmonics! >> >> Are there any transcriptions available of the pedal steel part arranged >> for guitar or will I have to make my own? And what tuning would that be >> in??? >> >> >> Thanks for everything, >> Sam >> PS: If this is in the wrong section/list please inform me! ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2010 #363 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send to joni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------