From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2013 #1653 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 Saturday, November 16 2013 Volume 2013 : Number 1653 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Bob's Intro [Dave Blackburn ] Re: Bob's Intro [Ken ] Wonderful picture gallery from Hejira Live NJC [Dave Blackburn ] Re: Robin and the Mutts [Michael quebec ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:45:06 -0800 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Re: Bob's Intro And, by golly, here he is doing it: http://bit.ly/1dz1Xcl On Nov 15, 2013, at 5:44 AM, Ken wrote: > Very nicely said, Bob! > > > Kenny B > > > > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:59:36 -0500 > From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com > Subject: Re: Robin and the Mutts > > Here's the chunk that I read as part of my intro. A great piece written by > Christopher Bryant: > > "Hejira is a contemplative work about travel, as well as the alienation & > observation that accompanies the traveler. Mitchell matches the sense of > her lyrics perfectly with songs that work at their own pace and are not > shaped by the tradition of verse and chorus, and the limitations that lead > to radio-play. They do not follow predictable patterns, and because it is > not about what appears on the surface, it becomes necessary for the > listener to adapt, to really listen. It challenges the sense of what > popular music is and can be. If you think of the music of the mid to late > '70s, of the pre-punk era, the dominant sound is that of disco. Hejira is > not tied to time and trends anything other than the time and trends in > Mitchell's development. It is the most out-of-time of all her records. > There is a maturity and idiosyncrasy to Hejira that is not often witnessed > in popular music. It is the product of an artist at the peak of her > creativity who also knows that after this act of observation she must > return to everyday life. This is a statement that not only describes her > subject matter but the creative process she has undertaken in bringing the > songs to life. As she writes at the end of the title track: > "I'm travelling in some vehicle > I'm sitting in some cafe > A defector from the petty wars > Until love sucks me back that way" > > Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:44:27 -0500 (EST) From: Ken Subject: Re: Bob's Intro Very nicely said, Bob! Kenny B Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:59:36 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Robin and the Mutts Here's the chunk that I read as part of my intro. A great piece written by Christopher Bryant: "Hejira is a contemplative work about travel, as well as the alienation & observation that accompanies the traveler. Mitchell matches the sense of her lyrics perfectly with songs that work at their own pace and are not shaped by the tradition of verse and chorus, and the limitations that lead to radio-play. They do not follow predictable patterns, and because it is not about what appears on the surface, it becomes necessary for the listener to adapt, to really listen. It challenges the sense of what popular music is and can be. If you think of the music of the mid to late '70s, of the pre-punk era, the dominant sound is that of disco. Hejira is not tied to time and trends anything other than the time and trends in Mitchell's development. It is the most out-of-time of all her records. There is a maturity and idiosyncrasy to Hejira that is not often witnessed in popular music. It is the product of an artist at the peak of her creativity who also knows that after this act of observation she must return to everyday life. This is a statement that not only describes her subject matter but the creative process she has undertaken in bringing the songs to life. As she writes at the end of the title track: "I'm travelling in some vehicle I'm sitting in some cafe A defector from the petty wars Until love sucks me back that way" Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 08:57:59 -0800 From: Dave Blackburn Subject: Wonderful picture gallery from Hejira Live NJC A professional photographer in San Diego, Lance Pecchia, asked if he could shoot our Hejira show on Saturday and heres the gallery he just sent, also viewable as a slideshow. http://www.lancepecchia.com/mutts http://www.lancepecchia.com/mutts/slideshow I think he captured so much of the special vibe in the place. Dave ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:01:05 +0000 From: "Susan E. McNamara" Subject: RE: Bob's Intro Love it!!! Bob, you look like you are crooning ala Sinatra!! Love it!!! Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Dave Blackburn Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 11:45 AM To: Ken Bausert Cc: JMDL JMDL Subject: Re: Bob's Intro And, by golly, here he is doing it: http://bit.ly/1dz1Xcl On Nov 15, 2013, at 5:44 AM, Ken wrote: > Very nicely said, Bob! > > > Kenny B > > > > Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 07:59:36 -0500 > From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com > Subject: Re: Robin and the Mutts > > Here's the chunk that I read as part of my intro. A great piece > written by Christopher Bryant: > > "Hejira is a contemplative work about travel, as well as the > alienation & observation that accompanies the traveler. Mitchell > matches the sense of her lyrics perfectly with songs that work at > their own pace and are not shaped by the tradition of verse and > chorus, and the limitations that lead to radio-play. They do not > follow predictable patterns, and because it is not about what appears > on the surface, it becomes necessary for the listener to adapt, to > really listen. It challenges the sense of what popular music is and > can be. If you think of the music of the mid to late '70s, of the > pre-punk era, the dominant sound is that of disco. Hejira is not tied > to time and trends anything other than the time and trends in Mitchell's development. It is the most out-of-time of all her records. > There is a maturity and idiosyncrasy to Hejira that is not often > witnessed in popular music. It is the product of an artist at the peak > of her creativity who also knows that after this act of observation > she must return to everyday life. This is a statement that not only > describes her subject matter but the creative process she has > undertaken in bringing the songs to life. As she writes at the end of the title track: > "I'm travelling in some vehicle > I'm sitting in some cafe > A defector from the petty wars > Until love sucks me back that way" > > Bob ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 00:29:46 +0000 From: Michael quebec Subject: Re: Robin and the Mutts Bob and Kakki, Thank you so much for your reports, I'm sure it was a magical evening. Tickled to hear that you all partied into the dawn ! Best, Michael in Quebec ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2013 #1653 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list, sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------