From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2011 #829 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 Wednesday, January 11 2012 Volume 2011 : Number 829 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Miles of Aisles - You Turn Me On I'm a Radio [T Peckham Subject: Re: Miles of Aisles - You Turn Me On I'm a Radio From my personal experience in bands and duos, and from observing other bands rehearse and soundcheck, I'd say that whenever good musicians (those who not only have chops but who LISTEN to each other) play live onstage regularly for an extended period of time (whether it's a couple nights a week, or five nights a week, for a couple months, or a year), arrangements usually evolve, often out of improvisations, to the point where they are repeated from night to night and become quite tight. Sometimes cool things will just happen live that get caught on tape (betraying my age!) recorded off the soundboard, and a band might listen to that and work on it, but a lot of times, it's being worked out at the gig. This happens with both original material and covers. Of course, some bands--Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers comes to mind--were (are?) famous for going into the studio with the beginnings of songs and just letting the tape run while they write and rewrite. But even then, those songs are going to expand and contract the more times they're played live. Just my 25 cents worth. There's a great video of Robben Ford talking about accompanying the singer. I think I may have posted it here before or at FaceBook. Here it is again in case I didn't, or anyone missed it the first time around. I got to see him with his combo in a small club/restaurant venue in NYC circa 1989. He was soooooooo cool. ;-) Wish I'd taken photos. T http://youtu.be/pG6MJuI7dO4 On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Corey Blake wrote: > I was wondering about how much it's improvised actually. You're probably > right that it's improvisation when they're going back and forth, echoing > each other. But when they come together and he's harmonizing off her voice, > it seems way too tight to be improvised. They're amazing musicians > obviously, so I guess it's not impossible though. What do you think? Any > other thoughts? > > -Corey > > > On Jan 7, 2012, at 6:21 PM, Jamie Zubairi wrote: > > > I know what you mean. It is one of those things where you wonder where > it can go to as a melody but it is just right as a piece of improvisation. > She has amazing sense of taste does Joni. > > > > Jamie Zubairi > > Actor, Artist, VoiceOver, > > > > On 8 Jan 2012, at 01:53, Corey Blake wrote: > > > >> I can't remember if I've said this here before but the semi-duet at the > end of You Turn Me On I'm A Radio on Miles of Aisles between Joni's voice > and Robben Ford's electric guitar is just sublime. I love it every time. So > amazing. > >> > >> That is all. Just couldn't help myself. > >> > >> -Corey > - -- "An artist can show things that other people are terrified of expressing." - ---Louise Bourgeois ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2011 #829 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, send to joni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------