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onlyJMDL Digest       Thursday, April 4 2002       Volume 2002 : Number 094



The Official Joni Mitchell Homepage, created by Wally Breese, can be
found at http://www.jonimitchell.com. It contains the latest news,
a detailed bio, Original Interviews, essays, lyrics and much much more.

The JMDL website can be found at http://www.jmdl.com and contains
interviews, articles, the member gallery, archives, and much more.
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TOPICS and authors in this Digest:
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  Today's Articles: April 3                                    [les@jmdl.com]
  First Albums                     ["William" <willytheshake100@hotmail.com>]
  Joni in Fiction again                                      [JRMCo1@aol.com]
  Mother and Child Reunion                                 [RoseMJoy@aol.com]
  Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #93                           [StDoherty@aol.com]
  Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #93                            [Monafitz@aol.com]
  Re: (sjc) Speaking of Van Gogh...  ["Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffingt]
  Accordion Comics and Humor  ["Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffington@attb]
  A Friend Of Spirit, sjc             ["Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>]
  Re: Song to a Seagull 1968          ["Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>]
  Re: Joni in major and minor...                            [FredNow@aol.com]
  "paint a starry night again man"  ["marianne marianne" <treegreen1@hotmail]
  Covers, Volume 28                                       [SCJoniGuy@aol.com]
  Re:                            [Mike Friedman <mike@pinataperspective.com>]
  Re: "paint a starry night again man"  ["Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffi]
  Re: Mother and Child Reunion            [Mags N Brei <magsnbrei@yahoo.com>]
  Another Euro Joni cover band                            [SCJoniGuy@aol.com]
  Re: Another Euro Joni cover band  ["Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffingto]
  Re: Another Euro Joni cover band           [Lori in MD <lrfye58@yahoo.com>]
  I Spied                          ["William" <willytheshake100@hotmail.com>]
  Re: Song to a Seagull 1968            [Susan Guzzi <groovchacha@yahoo.com>]
  Great Debut Albums                                       [KLCass21@aol.com]
  Re: Covers, Volume 28       ["Bree Mcdonough" <bree_mcdonough@hotmail.com>]
  Re: A Friend Of Spirit     ["Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" <jlamadoo@fuse.net>]
  Re: Joni in major and minor...  ["Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" <jlamadoo@fuse]

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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 03:06:45 -0500
From: les@jmdl.com
Subject: Today's Articles: April 3

On April 3 the following items were published:

1988: "A Chalk Talk with Joni Mitchell" - San Diego Union-Tribune
    (Interview, with photographs) 
    http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/880403sdu.cfm

1997: "Exclusive: Joni finds her long-lost child" - Daily Express
    (Reunion Story) 
    http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970403de.cfm

1997: "Joni Mitchell Finds Daughter" - E! Online
    (Reunion Story) 
    http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970403eo.cfm

1997: "Joni Mitchell finds her long-lost child" - Electronic Telegraph
    (Reunion Story) 
    http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970403et.cfm

1997: "Singer Finds Long-Lost Daughter" - Associated Press
    (Reunion Story) 
    http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/970403ap.cfm

2000: "Joni Mitchell Plans Orchestra-Backed Tour" - Live! Daily Website
    (News Item) 
    http://www.jmdl.com/articles/docs/000403ldw.cfm

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:07:39 +0100
From: "William" <willytheshake100@hotmail.com>
Subject: First Albums

Kate asked;
     <<Anyone else have a favorite first albums by an artist?>>
Got me thinking about some and remembered "Whatever's For Us" by Joan
Armatrading. Seriously good debut. Haven't heard it in maybe 20 years + and
dunno if I even have it anymore. Must check it out.

From the Internet;

Armatrading used some of Elton John's brain trust, and especially when she
plays piano, the resulting sound is not unlike an early John album such as
Tumbleweed Connection. Whatever's For Us is a promising debut that,
nevertheless, does not include any material that has proven to be memorable.
(There goes my opinion)

Obligatory Joni content

Similar artists to Joni;
Tim Buckley; Jaco Pastorius; Neil Young; Jesse Wichester; Suzanne Vega; James
Taylor; Layra Nyro; Lyle Lovett; CSN&Y; Shawn Colvin; Jackson Browne; JOAN
ARMATRADING; Jane Siberry; Rickie Lee Jones; Judy Collins; Tom Waits; Patti
Smith; Bonnie Raitt; Luka Bloom; Liz Phair; Tori Amos

Willy the Shake

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 05:28:30 EST
From: JRMCo1@aol.com
Subject: Joni in Fiction again

This showed up on Salon.com.  Cute.

- -Julius

My prom date, the spy 
- - - - - - - - - - - - -
By Lisa Zeidner | 

It must have been 1970, 1971. My copy of Joni Mitchell's "Blue" was already 
badly scratched, the navy of the album cover faded into a pretty patina. If 
I'm not even sure of the year, I certainly can't be expected to remember his 
name, which wasn't anything obvious: Misha, Boris. Whenever I tried to 
pronounce it, I was sternly corrected.

I remember absolutely nothing about his face or body, although I can safely 
assume that he was, like all of my subsequent boyfriends, tall and thin. He 
wore a strong adult aftershave, which I found both repellent and sort of 
interesting. To make out with him was to be surrounded, almost visibly, by a 
mushroom- (or chef's-hat-) shaped cloud of this aftershave. 

He was very serious, with good posture and impeccable manners. He was always 
careful to tip gas station attendants a neatly folded dollar. "Thank you so 
much. I appreciate your service," he would say, bowing slightly and rolling 
those Transylvanian R's. His father had instructed him in this American 
gratuity custom. I told him that, to the best of my knowledge, no one in the 
history of Silver Spring, Md., had ever tipped a gas station attendant, but 
it was clear that he didn't value my input as a cultural insider.

His parents were both journalists who had traveled around the world; I was a 
bureaucrat's daughter with a set of Encyclopaedia Britannicas that were 
outdated before we even unpacked them. "Journalists," my father said. "Sure. 
'Journalists.' They're spies, you imbecile. Spies!"

I thought this was enormously funny. "The Russians are coming! The Russians 
are coming!" I would squeal, running away and flapping my arms as if I were 
on fire. This much I knew about the world in 1970: My father was a jerk.

But of course the parents were spies. In the den off their living room, they 
had, instead of a TV in front of a Barcalounger, an entire wall of 
state-of-the-art transmission equipment with headphones, dials and clocks 
indicating the current time in Washington, Moscow and London, site of their 
last posting. The equipment was heavy metal and Buck Rogers-looking, with 
bad-ass welding joints such as you might find on primitive space shuttles. 
This equipment, the son told me proudly, was capable of sending a message 
anywhere on the planet.

Since his parents never appeared to be home -- in fact, I'm not sure I ever 
even met them -- he demonstrated. He let me type in a message to send to 
Moscow.

"Eat Shit and Die, Pig Honky," I typed, letter by letter, into the little 
scrolling window they still use for stock quotes.

That was the current hip expletive: I would guess it was a corruption of 
something Linda Blair spluttered in "The Exorcist," except that didn't come 
out until 1973. He pressed a button, and the window informed me, "Message 
Transmitted."

Or rather, it informed him, in Russian, and he translated.

"If they were spies," I parried to my father, "do you think they'd teach 
their son how to use the machine? Do you think he'd let me tell Moscow to go 
fuck itself?"

"He didn't send the message, you moron. He was just trying to impress you, to 
garner sexual favors."

The rest is at: 
http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/09/10/spy/index1.html

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:29:27 EST
From: RoseMJoy@aol.com
Subject: Mother and Child Reunion

Did anyone else realize yesterday marked the anniversary of Joni and 
Kilauren's reunion? I sure hope these two are working out their problems and 
that she gets to see those Grandchildren. BTW, today is my Darling little 
Anastasia's Birthday! Happy Birthday Sweetie. The big 10! I just can't 
believe it.

rose

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 07:43:57 EST
From: StDoherty@aol.com
Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #93

In a message dated 4/3/02 3:01:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, les@jmdl.com 
writes:

<< 
 Anyone else have a favorite first albums by an artist?
 
 >>I think first albums are always very special events, because they usually
 embody many years of
 work, fermentation and thought on the part of the artist.<<<
  >>
Phoebe Snow
Beth Orton
the Cluster Pluckers
Lynn Miles
Gillian Welch
Warren Zevon
Great First albums all!

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 08:00:07 EST
From: Monafitz@aol.com
Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #93

In a message dated 4/3/02 7:44:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, StDoherty@aol.com 
writes:


> Anyone else have a favorite first albums by an artist?
> 
Alana Davis
Kim Richey
Karla Bonoff
Stephen Stills - Solo LP
Tears for Fears
Sting - Solo LP
Leon Russell
Jennifer Warnes


Mona L. Fitzgerald
monafitz@aol.com

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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 07:59:15 -0600
From: "Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffington@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: (sjc) Speaking of Van Gogh...

We always knew about the parallels Michael.  :)

Love, Sharon...stuporous with love

Michael Paz wrote:
> 
> Wow I share a Birthday with Vincent and god (Clapton), Far out!
> 
> Paz
> 
> on 4/2/02 10:48 AM, Sharon L. Buffington at sharonbuffington@attbi.com
> wrote:
> 
> > March 30, 1853 if my mind serves me correctly.  Too lazy to check...but
> > My Dad's is March 31...and so that is why I remember it.

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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 08:14:11 -0600
From: "Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffington@attbi.com>
Subject: Accordion Comics and Humor

Gee....another cartoon about the accordion.  I wonder if Davis reads the
Joni site or knows Lori?  :)

bee girl

http://www.mnaccordion.org/comics.htm
Accordion Comics and Humor
==========================

 

 Garfield accordion call

 

Garfield accordion anonymous

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 11:51:56 -0800
From: "Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>
Subject: A Friend Of Spirit, sjc

My guess is that he meant pop?

>>>Lama, what does your friend mean by "commercial"? Seriously, what does
this
word mean, especially in the context of Joni?<<

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 12:02:15 -0800
From: "Kate Bennett" <kate@katebennett.com>
Subject: Re: Song to a Seagull 1968

I love this tread. I heard STAS when it came out in 1968. Changed my life it
did. I started writing songs...

********************************************
Kate Bennett
www.katebennett.com
sponsored by Polysonics
Discover the Indies at Taylor Guitars:
http://www.taylorguitars.com/artists/awp/indies/bennett.html
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 15:29:22 EST
From: FredNow@aol.com
Subject: Re: Joni in major and minor...

"owen.duff" <owen.duff@ntlworld.com> writes:

>ps Im a musician so I can tell a lazy/contrived/cliched chord progression
>or melody when I hear it!

For what it's worth, I'm a musician, too. I don't think Joni's post-DJRD 
music is "lazy/contrived/cliched," just uninspired, not as interesting, 
lacking her early genius. That's the way I hear it, at least.

- -Fred

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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 15:40:13 -0500
From: "marianne marianne" <treegreen1@hotmail.com>
Subject: "paint a starry night again man"

BigWaltinSF@aol.com wrote

Does anyone know Van Gogh's birthday?  I'm crawling with reference books of 
all kinds, even have one art book devoted exclusively to his portraiture, 
but all I can find is a *year*; I want to know the *day*;


Sharon Buffington wrote:

<March 30, 1853 if my mind serves me correctly.  Too lazy to check...but
My Dad's is March 31...and so that is why I remember it.

And now me. . .
Yeah, I am pretty sure that it is March 30th.  He died at age 37, I think. . 
.  He did most of his painting in the last 10 years of his life when he 
lived in Arles France.

He died from a self inflicted gun shot to the chest.  He did not die 
suddenly.  In fact, it took him about a day and a half.  He concealed the 
wound.
Apparently, he didn't want anyone to know what he had done.


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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 15:57:04 -0500
From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com
Subject: Covers, Volume 28

Well, it's that time again...time to unveil a new spate of Joni covers!! I just *KNOW* that y'all are as excited as I am!

My thanks to the folks who helped me find these gems:
Philip Fulham
Stephen Elliott
Jerry Notaro

And now, on to the playlist:
1. The Bully Boys - Woodstock Medley: subtitled "The Paz/Kakki Special"! ;~) It's actaully a combination on Woodstock along with Long Time Gone, Suite Judy Blue Eyes, and a little Purple Haze thrown in for good measure. But it's a lot of fun and I'm a sucker for a fuzztone guitar.
2. Tahkus Ekedal - Both Sides Now: From the "Folk Music For Kids" CD, this is a very pretty version from a singer who definitely should change her name if she wants it to become a household word!
3. Margret RoadKnight - Marcie: I got this one from Margret herself! From a live tape recorded in Australia, Margret said that her inspiration to perform Marcie was hearing Doug Ashdown's version (from a couple of volumes ago).
4. Peter Mulvey - River: From a nice Christmas CD released last winter, this is a great folky melancholy version.
5. Morning - For Free: From the 70's, this one sounds like The Association or something...anyway you look at it, it's a version to "Cherish".
6. Elvis Costello - Edith & The Kingpin: Not the studio version that's rotting in the Reprise can, rather a live version from a performance last year with The Mingus Orchestra last year at UCLA (Elvis is the artist-in-residence there). A good match for Elvis' emoting vocal.
7. Nina Rousso - Both Sides Now: I don't know nothing about her, and this version is nothing to shout about.
8. Gaffers - Court & Spark: I'm probably the only person who flips over this one. Reminds me of the Red House Painters, very brooding moody version from this German band. VERY different from Joni's own.
9. Tony Campise - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat: An instrumental version of the Mingus melody, Tony's saxophone sounds like a good version to hear in a smoky jazz club. Some nice electric guitar as well.
10. Sandy Stubbert - California: The ONLY cover of this song (that I know of anyway). Sandy's take is very poppy & fun, even when she ends it with a "Help Me Rhonda" coda...don't know what that's all about, but it works OK.
11. Christine Ebersole - Turn Around/The Circle Game: Broadway diva does a great job with this track, that starts out with Turn Around and segues to TCG beautifully and continues the bittersweet theme. Very nice!
12. Heike Radler - Both Sides Now: Don't know much about Heike either, except that it's safe to say that English is not her native tongue as she sounds like Babawawa at times..."as every waiwy tawe comes weaw..."
13. Loaded Boxers - Big Yellow Taxi: The Boxers' goal is to do this one in less than a minute. They just miss here, but it's guaranteed to make you laugh as they speed-punk their way through it.
14. Vocalogy - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines: Another JMDL exclusive! I procured the demo for this recording from the band after reading about it on their website. It's a swingin' Manhattan Transfer version, and it's really great - get's me tapping and whistling every time I hear it!
15. Lisa Theriot - The Urge For Going: From Lisa's folk CD released last year, a cleanly-pronounced version of one of Joni's finest melodies. And her husband is even a member of the JMDL! Check out the JMDL gallery!
16. June Tabor - The Fiddle & The Drum (live): Recorded on John Peel's radio show, June's voice is a great match for this song...like Joni, she sings it acapella. 
17. Boots Randolph - Both Sides Now: About what you'd expect from Boots Randolph, a mostly instrumental version with some cheesy choral lines tossed in for good measure.
18. The Triban - Night In The City: Recorded over 30 years ago in Pontypridd, Wales, by a popular folk trio who throws some interesting harmonies in there.

So there you have it...another collection of SMASH HITS by a variety of artists & styles...stay tuned to find out how to get a copy for yourself.

Bob

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:09:53 -0800
From: Mike Friedman <mike@pinataperspective.com>
Subject: Re: 

My friends loved Spain, but hated the food....

Their comment was:

JAMON, JAMON JAMON! Apparently there was far too much ham... <G>

Mike

On Sunday, March 31, 2002, at 05:39 PM, Mike Pritchard wrote:

>>> If one were going to travel to Spain, should they skip Barcelona?   An
> acquaintance visited not long ago, and said she would never go back.  I
> don't
> know if it was Madrid or Barcelona that she was referring to, but said 
> it
> was
> not an enjoyable time and it was a very dirty city.  I usually do not
> take
> one persons opinion on anything.  Also, maybe some of the people there
> should
> be the ones forced to wear the muzzles whenever entertaining the thought
> of going outdoors?
> Bree<< No, Barcelona is one of the few places in Spain that one should
> not miss, the others being Cordoba, Sevilla and Granada. Spain, and most
> of Europe that I've seen, is dirty and covered in grafitti but dogs 
> are a
> problem everywhere, or rather their owners are.mike in bcn, listening to
> Norah Jones
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 15:36:46 -0600
From: "Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffington@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: "paint a starry night again man"

Yeah...I guess after you cut off your ear...you gotta keep things like a
gunshot wound quiet.  :)   Not that the shot was quiet...well...unless
he was in the forest and no one was there..did it make a sound?

bee girl

marianne marianne wrote:
> 
> BigWaltinSF@aol.com wrote
> 
> Does anyone know Van Gogh's birthday?  I'm crawling with reference books of
> all kinds, even have one art book devoted exclusively to his portraiture,
> but all I can find is a *year*; I want to know the *day*;
> 
> Sharon Buffington wrote:
> 
> <March 30, 1853 if my mind serves me correctly.  Too lazy to check...but
> My Dad's is March 31...and so that is why I remember it.
> 
> And now me. . .
> Yeah, I am pretty sure that it is March 30th.  He died at age 37, I think. .
> .  He did most of his painting in the last 10 years of his life when he
> lived in Arles France.
> 
> He died from a self inflicted gun shot to the chest.  He did not die
> suddenly.  In fact, it took him about a day and a half.  He concealed the
> wound.
> Apparently, he didn't want anyone to know what he had done.
> 
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 13:47:47 -0800 (PST)
From: Mags N Brei <magsnbrei@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Mother and Child Reunion

- --- RoseMJoy@aol.com wrote:
> Did anyone else realize yesterday marked the anniversary of Joni and 
> Kilauren's reunion? I sure hope these two are working out their
> problems and 
> that she gets to see those Grandchildren. BTW, today is my Darling
> little 
> Anastasia's Birthday! Happy Birthday Sweetie. The big 10! I just
> can't 
> believe it.
> 
 Yes I did notice their anniversary Rose. I also hope things are going
well with the two of them. The relationship between a mother and child
post reunion is challenging in thatit is difficult to know just how to
'be' with that child or that mother after so many years. A mother and
not, a child and not. Perhaps a new definition is in order. 

Mags



=====
You open my heart, you do. 
Yes you do.
     - JM
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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 17:07:16 -0500
From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com
Subject: Another Euro Joni cover band

I think this group is in Denmark, although maybe it's Norway, I'm not sure. No recordings available yet, maybe I can get a live show from them. Anyway, you can read more about them and get some free song samples from "Big Yellow Taxi" at:

http://www.bigyellowtaxi.dk/index.htm

Bob

NP: Let's Active, "I Feel Funny"

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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 16:29:22 -0600
From: "Sharon L. Buffington" <sharonbuffington@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: Another Euro Joni cover band

Bob...I is Danish.  I speak some Swedish...very close....WOW...the
singer is amazing.  I wish she were coming to JoniFest.  :)

SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote:
> 
> I think this group is in Denmark, although maybe it's Norway, I'm not sure. No recordings available yet, maybe I can get a live show from them. Anyway, you can read more about them and get some free song samples from "Big Yellow Taxi" at:
> 
> http://www.bigyellowtaxi.dk/index.htm
> 
> Bob
> 
> NP: Let's Active, "I Feel Funny"

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 14:54:03 -0800 (PST)
From: Lori in MD <lrfye58@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Another Euro Joni cover band

Bob sez:

> Anyway, you can read more about them and get some free song samples
> from "Big Yellow Taxi" at:
>
> http://www.bigyellowtaxi.dk/index.htm

I can READ about them???  Hey, I spent a month in Denmark, but never could figure out what the newspaper stories said!  Who knows Danish around here?  Sharon says Swedish is close ... please somebody, "Help Me!"

: )

Lori

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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 00:44:38 +0100
From: "William" <willytheshake100@hotmail.com>
Subject: I Spied

My goodness! Joni bits spotted on UK TV three times in one week.
Over-exposure. First the squinting sun and the hissing of summer lawns in that
Ab Fab episode. Next there's that taxi song on Letterman, and now tonight as I
was flicking channels I saw Robot Downer Jr was on Ally - a Christmas
there-is-no-Sanity-Clause story line. What a wild notion!! Forgive me, I've
never seen the ACOY rendition until now. I'm always running ....
WtS
NP - Not To Blame, Les Ross

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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 16:22:51 -0800 (PST)
From: Susan Guzzi <groovchacha@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Song to a Seagull 1968

Although I did not listen to or get "Song to a Seagull" until I purchased first Blue and then
LOTC, it was still in the relatively early years 72/73.  I loved the clarity and the climbs from
high to low and low to high, in Joni's voice those days.  It is a sound skill that I do miss in
Joni in these later years.  But there are new voice techniques and still some climbs, although the
highs are obviously lower. My favorite era was Blue, FTR and C&S.  Then it's very close between
STAS/Clouds/LOTC and MOA/HOSL/Hejira.  

Regardless STAS is probably one of the top 10 debut albums of all time.  

Kate Bennett wrote:
I felt the way when I first heard Shawn Colvin's Steady On.

I did too, Kate.  And I can remember exactly where I was.  I was in a Rose record store thumbing
through albums, when I heard the very beginning of "Shotgun Down the Avalanche."  My best friend
and I were digging in opposite bins of eachother and our heads rose up from the bins and we ran to
the front desk where they played the music.  Only midway in the run did we even hear her voice! 
Of course we were then told that it was Shawn Colvin and we both immediately purchased the album. 


The other albums that come to mind for me are of course - Ricki Lee Jones and an album called
Ancient Hearts by Tanita Tikaram.  I wonder what ever happened to Tanita, she was still in her
teens when she released her debut.  And that was over 10 years ago, at least. Her most memorable
hit was "Twist in My Sobriety."

Peace,
Susan
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 19:25:20 EST
From: KLCass21@aol.com
Subject: Great Debut Albums

"Anyone else have a favorite first albums by an artist?"

Pretenders self-titled debut album (1979) is brilliant.  Stylistically 
nothing like Joni, Chrissie Hynde's lyrics and musical sensibility combine 
elements of hard rock, reggae, soul and Brit pop all on one influential 
record.  Chrissie is a self-proclaimed JM fanatic, nearly causing a brawl 
with Carly Simon at a NYC Joni gig a few years back (maybe some of you were 
there?  Would love to hear the non-Rolling Stone version of what went down!).

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Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2002 21:44:23 -0800
From: "Bree Mcdonough" <bree_mcdonough@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Covers, Volume 28

>And now, on to the playlist:
>1. The Bully Boys - Woodstock Medley: subtitled "The Paz/Kakki Special"! 
>;~) It's actaully a combination on Woodstock along with Long Time Gone, 
>Suite Judy Blue Eyes, and a little Purple Haze thrown in for good measure. 
>But it's a lot of fun and I'm a sucker for a fuzztone guitar.

Great!!  I know a few people who will love hearing this.  My introduction to 
the Bully Boys was in trip out west years ago in a big fat Lincoln 
Continental loaded with Bully Boys enthusiasts.  (the miles flew by.. I will 
say this)

>6. Elvis Costello - Edith & The Kingpin: Not the studio version that's 
>rotting in the Reprise can, rather a live version from a performance last 
>year with The Mingus Orchestra last year at UCLA (Elvis is the 
>artist-in-residence there). A good match for Elvis' emoting vocal.

Eager to hear this.....you did a fine job too,BOB.


>17. Boots Randolph - Both Sides Now: About what you'd expect from Boots 
>Randolph, a mostly instrumental version with some cheesy choral lines 
>tossed in for good measure.

The  yackakady yuck sax of boots,we were just talking about Boots the other 
night at my family's Easter dinner.  Wondering how some people make it the 
music biz with little or no real talent.  Sorry if there are any Boots fans 
on the list.

Thanks again, Bob, for making it possible for all of us to be able to hear 
great and not so great Joni covers from stateside to all around the world.

Bree




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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 02:41:15 -0500
From: "Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" <jlamadoo@fuse.net>
Subject: Re: A Friend Of Spirit

"Boots" spoke of Court and Spark as representative of a commercial phase, in
contrast to what he called the "folk" phase (STAS thru LOTC I suppose), and
in contrast to what he termed the "jazz" phase and the "synthesizer" phase.
He didn't use it disparagingly, but rather he agreed with my accessment that
JM transcends whatever paintbrush she holds at the moment.

From interviews where she discussed C&S, she told the story of that
Liverpool guitarist, (what was his name?  the guy who married Yoko?) who
chided Joni for being "a product of over-education" and suggested that she
"puts some fiddles on it," lest she "let everyone else have your hits *for*
you."

You know.  Not Paul, the other one.  The one who married a performance
artist and drove a mini Cooper.  hee hee.

Then in the interviews, she spoke of "trying" to make something accessable
(if I recall correctly- an assumption not to taken lightly) and being
disappointed when Bobby fell asleep during a playback in some exec's office.

Lama,
who's up too late again.


Fred Simon, jazz pianist par extraordinare asked,

[Lama, what does your friend mean by "commercial"? Seriously, what does this
word mean, especially in the context of Joni?]

Lama's friend "Boots" said,
>"Yeah!  She's a perfect example!  She starts
>out in folk, then does some commercial things, then
>jazz, then synthesizers!  No one has done that like
>Joni!"

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Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2002 02:58:09 -0500
From: "Jim L'Hommedieu \(Lama\)" <jlamadoo@fuse.net>
Subject: Re: Joni in major and minor...

I can't play but I cringe at sing-songy meter.  Joni never, ever does that.
I'm talking about text that has the perfect number of syllables and relies
so heavily on cliches that you can spot the rhymning word as they're setting
it up with the previous line...... the first time you hear the song.  For
example, there's a completely predictable song about closing time at a bar.
Fill in the blanks..... if you can:

"Closing time.
 One last call
 for ___ - __ - ____,
 so drink up your whiskey or beer.
 Closing time.
 You don't have to go home
 but you can't.... stay....  ____."

If you said "alcohol" and "here", you qualify for as a songwriting whiz in
the brave new world.

Not that I can write songs, mind you.  No, my specialty is *criticism*.
<smecking at myself.  I'm so clever.>  "smecking" is from A Clockwork Orange
if I recall correctly which is never a safe assumption.  Did I already say
that?  hee hee

Lama


Owen said,
[ps Im a musician so I can tell a lazy/contrived/cliched chord progression
or
melody when I hear it!]

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