From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2014 #2156 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 Friday, May 1 2015 Volume 2014 : Number 2156 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: MOA makes Rolling Stone's Top 50 Live Albums of all time. ["Mark Scot] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2015 20:24:57 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: MOA makes Rolling Stone's Top 50 Live Albums of all time. There's no question (in my mind, anyway) that 'Shadows and Light' is just plain brilliant. But I have a special place in my heart for 'Miles of Aisles'. I believe my parents gave me that double LP for Christmas. At that point I think I only owned 'Court and Spark' and 'Clouds'. 'Miles of Aisles' was my introduction to those magical songs from 'Blue' and 'For the Roses' that Joni performed in her solo sets. 'Woman of Heart and Mind' with that beautiful guitar part, the dark passion of her delivery on the powerful 'Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire', the sprightly dulcimer accompaniment and lively vocal of 'All I Want', Joni's sterling, gut wrenching performances of 'A Case of You' and 'Blue' - I did not know those songs at all at that time. I think those 'MOA' performances are still my favorite versions of them. Joni has proven herself to be brilliant at piecing together the arrangements for her later work with ensembles. But there is so much of her earlier solo work that is astounding in the fullness of sound she could get with just a guitar and her voice. Of course, it helps to have that gift for creating those incredible songs. I lived in Iowa and for many years, 'Miles of Aisles' was my only experience of Joni performing live. It was also a sampler of the pre-C&S albums which I soon felt compelled to own. Mark in Seattle - -----Original Message----- From: Anita G Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2015 8:08 AM To: Bob.Muller@fluor.com Cc: jonipeople LIST Subject: Re: MOA makes Rolling Stone's Top 50 Live Albums of all time. On 30 April 2015 at 15:31, wrote: > I prefer SAL myself but always good to see Joni getting positive press, > especially these days: > > http://tinyurl.com/km9gd7 I was playing SAL this morning (God, I feel like I'm confessing here because, although I have the vinyl from years ago, I was streaming it via Spotify, which I do pay for. However, I shall have to look again at it, I think) and thinking what a monstrously good album it has. Pat Metheny's playing throughout Amelia is sublime and his solo at the end is so in keeping with the song that I think I might even prefer this live cut to the album. MOA is great, but my view is SAL is greater, Anita ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2014 #2156 ****************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendtojoni@smoe.org. Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------