From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org (JMDL Digest) To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2015 #643 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, October 13 2015 Volume 2015 : Number 643 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: JMDL Digest V2015 #623 ["Mark Scott" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 19:32:07 -0700 From: "Mark Scott" Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2015 #623 Mary said it so well and I agree that the lyrics to 'Turbulent Indigo' rank up among Joni's best. Coupled with those amazing guitar sounds that Sue mentioned, creating that moody, shadowy, jangling shuffle, a song of dark beauty and power emerges that gives a vivid picture of the isolation and anguish that genius coupled with mental illness can create. 'Magdalene Laundries' is another classic Joni Mitchell song. There is a gentle lilt to the haunting melody that is infused with sadness and a profound sense of a soul wounded by a horrific and unjust experience. The first person point of view gives a powerful sense of injustice and the hypocrisy that created it. These bloodless brides of Jesus If they once glimpsed their groom Then they'd know Then they'd drop the stones concealed behind their rosaries They wilt the grass they walk upon They leach the light out of a room They'd like to drive us down the drain At the Magdalene Laundries and the heartbreaking hopelessness of that ending One day I'm going to die here too And they'll plant me in the dirt Like some lame bulb That never blooms come any spring Not any spring No, not any spring Not any spring 'Borderline' is another one that I think is a true gem. Brilliant lyrics throughout. Mark in Seattle - -----Original Message----- From: Catherine McKay Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 5:01 PM To: Mary Morris Cc: JONIMITCHELL DISCUSSION LIST Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2015 #623 If this were Facebook, I could simply "like" this, which shows how lazy I've become. But I do agree with you. This song is lyrically amazing al the way through, but the lines you quoted are sublime. I also love the rhythm of the music. This is Joni at her best. > On Oct 13, 2015, at 7:26 PM, Mary Morris wrote: > > That last verse of TI really sticks in my imagination....especially the > phrase > about the dirty cups and spoons. So prosaic, yet always poetic. > "I'm a burning hearth" he said > "People see the smoke > But no one wants to warm themselves > Sloughing off a coat > And all my little landscapes > All my yellow afternoons > Stack up around this vacancy > Like dirty cups and spoons > No mercy Sweet Jesus! > No mercy from Turbulent Indigo" > > GREETINGS FROM THE TRIPLE M Down a gravel road, where the barb wire > meets the sky. MARY M. MORRIS > > > >> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 10:50:25 -0400 >> From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org >> To: joni-digest@smoe.org >> Subject: JMDL Digest V2015 #623 >> >> >> JMDL Digest Tuesday, October 13 2015 Volume 2015 : Number >> 623 >> >> >> >> ========== >> >> TOPICS and authors in this Digest: >> -------- >> RE: J MITCHELL turbulent indigo FULL ALBUM ["Susan E. McNamara" > > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:49:58 +0000 >> From: "Susan E. McNamara" >> Subject: RE: J MITCHELL turbulent indigo FULL ALBUM >> >> This is really in the top 3 of my favorite Joni albums ... with Hejira >> and > whatever I'm listening to at the time!! Probably Blue. But I love TI > because > it demonstrates a clear sonic picture of Joni's miraculous guitar style > ... > including a masterful right hand, incredibly innovative tunings (Magdalene > Laundries, TI, and Last Chance Lost especially) and her continuing > unmatched > songwriting skills ... My God still blown away each time I listen to it. >> >> - -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of > Bob.Muller@Fluor.com >> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 8:18 AM >> To: Barbara Sullivan >> Cc: joni@smoe.org >> Subject: Re: J MITCHELL turbulent indigo FULL ALBUM >> >> I remember getting this CD and really being blown away and surprised by >> it. > I picked it up from the BMG music club after it won a Grammy (for "Best > Pop > Vocal Album"). Certainly not what I'd call POP music, especially in terms > of > lyrics and subject matter. A very angry and violent record, but musically > for > me it was a return to the softer more acoustic sound of Hejira. I did love > the > sound of the record. Contains a rare cover (How Do You Stop) and a rare > co-written song (Yvette). >> This album has aged very well for me, though I've never been fond of "Not >> To > Blame". >> >> Bob >> >> NP: Mumford & Sons, "Tompkins Square Park" >> - ------------------------------------------------------------ >> 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 #623 >> ***************************** >> >> ------- >> To post messages to the list,sendto joni@smoe.org >> Unsubscribe by clicking here: >> mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe >> ------- ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2015 #643 ***************************** ------- To post messages to the list,sendto joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:joni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe -------