From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #988 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://jonimitchell.com JMDL Digest Wednesday, July 11 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 988 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: JMDL Digest V2012 #987 ["Gary Hanick" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:01:30 -0700 From: "Gary Hanick" Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2012 #987 Yes, I agree. No one will ever take Joni's musical place, or her influence on so many of us...and why should they? But I think even Joni would agree that it's time to open the windows and let the air start to circulate. Her music will always be with us; it's part of our genetic structure, I think. Just as the impressionists gave rise to new art forms and it continued to evolve, we can only hope the same will happen with popular music. Of course there are plenty of exceptions, but the last 25 years, or so, have not been encouraging. There've been no Elvis, Dylan, Beatles, Stones, Elton, Springsteen, Michael Jackson, Aretha, Whitney, or Madonna to STIR the mass imagination. It's been very fractured. It's always been about making money, but we've taken that, as with everything else, and ran it off a cliff. I am sure I am going to get called on this...it's just my opinion. Had popular music been more inspirational, perhaps the world would not be in quite the funk it is these days -- and has been for awhile! The 60's and 70's would have been deadly without the music. - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni-digest@smoe.org] Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2012 12:57 PM To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #987 JMDL Digest Wednesday, July 11 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 987 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - -------- Re: Joni versu Fiona. [Shari Eaton ] - ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:50:26 -0700 From: Shari Eaton Subject: Re: Joni versu Fiona. As much as we'd all love a lot more Joni like influence in our lives I'm quite certain we all know in our hearts that she is simply unique and irreplaceable. Shari On Jul 11, 2012, at 12:24 PM, Merk54@aol.com wrote: > So all of this talk about Joni versus Fiona really peaked my interest. > Prior to this, I had none of Fionabs music, and knew very little about her. > Trusting the extremely high taste level of the JMDL, I decided to purchase > her new CD and buy a ticket for her concert last night at the Chicago > Theatre. I think the CD will take a few listens to before I can pass judgment > on > it, but the show last night was amazing. I havenbt been able to dig into > her lyrics yet, so I canbt really compare them to Jonibs, but from a live > concert perspective, they are very different artists. In my opinion, Fiona > was much closer to Patti Smith than Joni. There is much more venom in her > presentation then anything Joni has done (maybe her live version of > Banquet comes close). Fiona was a very visceral performer, twisting and > twitching and contorting her body, as if she was exorcising the songs from > inside > her. > Joni has always been a master of melancholy to me, where Fiona emoted more > rage - kind of like heartache versus heartbreak, drama versus trauma, > contemplation versus catharsis. Its almost like Joni might be sad at how > things > turned out, but bNo regrets, Coyoteb, where as Fiona is mad as hell and > is going to let you know it. Again, all of this is based solely upon her > performance. Once I dig into her lyrics, I might have an entirely different > opinion. > Anyway, just thought I would share this since this was discussed recently. > And thanks! This discussion turned me on to a great concert. If you > have a chance to see her, I highly recommend going. > Jack - ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #987 ***************************** - ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe - ------- ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #988 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------