From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #1899 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 Sunday, March 15 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 1899 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re Live Joni [Jeff Clark ] Re: Live music, njc ["Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Re: The Industry Likes Joni Mitchell [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] Re: Live music, njc [Michael Paz ] The Industry Like Joni Mitchell [Jeff Clark ] Late Joni as folk ["David J. Phillips" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 17:49:32 +0000 (UTC) From: Jeff Clark Subject: Re Live Joni Jim wrote: <> Its funny about that song. Her first really big song and its usually included as the last song on her various compilations. Its like the alpha and omega of Joni songs. Judy Collins thinks its one of the most perfect songs ever written, lots of people do, and I do too. Yet I can see how it could be anti-climatic. I remember a time at work some years back, a co-worker and I talking about music and I mentioned Joni as my boss was walking by and she said, "is she the one that sang rows and flows of angel hair?" I didn't feel it appropriate at the time to give a 10 minute "mini lesson" on who Joni *really* is despite the slight condescending vibe I picked up. I remember when Hits and Misses came out. It seemed cooler to prefer the "misses" over the "hits", kind of like preferring Lennon over McCartney. I always stuck up for McCartney. I know Joni has said she has written many songs that she is much more proud of, yet BSN in a way I think will always be her signature song, even though Judy Collins took it over. Everything about Joni is complicated.Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 03:29:57 -0400 From: "Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: Re: Live music, njc Jim wrote: <> Jeff said in part, >So then what happened? Is this being serialized?> Jeff, I proceeded to tell her about the 8x10 color glossy pictures, with the circles and arrows, and a paragraph on the back of each one, describing what each one was. In other words, I choked on my salad. And then told her that I have every studio album, many audience recordings, and that I named my cat after Joni. She blinked, and thought for a minute. Finally she said, "Wow. Really? I guess you like her then." Then she flipped though her song book (where every page has a vinyl protector) and came up with the predicable first-timer choice, "Both Sides Now". So, the ending is a bit anti-climatic. :) Surprisingly, she also cooked up "People Are Strange" by the Doors and "Daydream Believer", made popular by another LA band, the Monkees. Jim ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:49:56 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: The Industry Likes Joni Mitchell I liked it as well, Jeff - I thought it interesting that the writer specifically stated that this was NOT folk music as it didn't follow the patterns of folk music. Pretty rare for someone writing about her in 1968. Heck, some people refer to C&S and HOSL as folk albums for cryin' out loud. I certainly would say that her "Born To Take The Highway" follows the folk form. Any others? Circle Game? Urge For Going? Bob NP: Calexico, "Sinner In The Sea" From: Jeff Clark To: JMDL , Date: 03/13/2015 10:25 AM Subject: The Industry Like Joni Mitchell Sent by: owner-joni@smoe.org What a great article this one is, describing her first album. "Her voice is primeval, with the purity of a balladeer isolated from society." So well written. How on earth does an article from the New York Free Press from 1968 show up in 1974!?? (That is the year we're in, right?) I don't think I've ever seen a picture of Joni playing a 12 string or recognize by sound a 12 string from her. Its hard enough keeping 6 strings in tune. And I don't understand why occasionally her music is described as "womens songs" any more than Paul Simon or Paul McCartney's music would be described as "mens songs." Great article.JeffNP Bob Marley, Get up Stand up - ------------------------------------------------------------ The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-confidential and/or privileged material. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are hereby notified that any use, review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, reproduction or any action taken in reliance upon this message is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any and all computers and other devices. 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How on earth does an article from the New York Free Press from 1968 show up in 1974!?? (That is the year we're in, right?) I don't think I've ever seen a picture of Joni playing a 12 string or recognize by sound a 12 string from her. Its hard enough keeping 6 strings in tune. And I don't understand why occasionally her music is described as "womens songs" any more than Paul Simon or Paul McCartney's music would be described as "mens songs." Great article.JeffNP Bob Marley, Get up Stand up ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2015 12:52:53 -0400 From: "David J. Phillips" Subject: Late Joni as folk Bob.Muller@Fluor.com wrote: > I certainly would say that her "Born To Take The Highway" follows the folk > form. Any others? Circle Game? Urge For Going? > > Bob > > I think there's something very folky in the verse after verse after verse form of songs like Hejira, Amelia, Come in from the Cold. They remind me of, for example, Matty Groves and similar things from Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. djp ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #1899 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------