From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2015 #94 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 Tuesday, June 16 2015 Volume 2015 : Number 094 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: "They'll crucify you for changing..." or not. [Corey Blake Subject: Re: "They'll crucify you for changing..." or not. He has definitely been criticized. Check out today's Boston Globe review (did you write it?) and almost every review in the '80s and early '90s when he was most definitely uncool and had yet been called an American treasure. As has been said, he has evolved, but he's understated. Rock and roll is supposed to be big and aggressive, so of course rock purists hated him. Rock critic Lester Bangs famously wrote an essay titled "James Taylor Marked for Death" where he fantasizes murdering JT. This was in 1971. Change for change's sake isn't interesting. An artist being true to themselves and their artistic voice has more value to me as a listener. The results are different but both James and Joni have always marched to their own drum. > On Jun 16, 2015, at 7:51 AM, "Susan E. McNamara" wrote: > > Uh oh!!! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Paz [mailto:michael@thepazgroup.com] > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:47 AM > To: Susan E. McNamara > Cc: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com; joni@smoe.org > Subject: Re: "They'll crucify you for changing..." or not. > > get a rope... > > > > > > On Jun 16, 2015, at 8:57 AM, Susan E. McNamara wrote: > > I'll probably get crucified for saying this but maybe this changing thing is the crux of the matter of why I am not a big JT fan. Having said that though, I begrudgingly went to a concert with a friend a number of years ago and he is phenomenal in concert. But you are right Bob, what you see is what you get with James. :-) > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Bob.Muller@Fluor.com > Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 8:51 AM > To: joni@smoe.org > Subject: "They'll crucify you for changing..." or not. > > Most of y'all recognize the Joni quote in the subject line. Her restlessness resulted in an incredible career arc of musical innovation. > And true to her word, she was unfairly criticized at many steps along the way. > > However, today marks something that hasn't happened in 13 years...a NEW James Taylor album. His career, of course, is intertwined with Joni's as his life has been. Unlike Joni though, James' career has been like an inflatable float in a swimming pool...not changing and just kind of bobbing along unaffected by what's going on around it. And he's never been overly crucified for never changing, or if he has I've missed it. His albums are like comfortable old shoes that slide on easy and feel good. > > "Before This World" is his first release since 2002's "October Road" and if you're a fan you'll definitely dig it. > > In other new release news - Robert Glasper, an amazing jazz artist with a string of fine albums and sessions (he drives much of the musicality of Kendrick Lamar's brilliant "To Pimp A Butterfly") releases "Covered" > today, containing a 6+ minute cover of Barangrill. Anytime an FTR song gets covered it's good news. Anytime a powerhouse like Glasper releases a Joni cover it's good news. > > All in all, a good news day for new music. > > Bob > > NP: James Taylor, "SnowTime" > ------------------------------------------------------------ > 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. > > Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. > ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2015 #94 **************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendto joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------