From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #192 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: les@jmdl.com Errors-To: les@jmdl.com Precedence: bulk Archives: http://www.smoe.org/lists/onlyjoni Websites: http://www.jmdl.com http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Thursday, July 4 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 192 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. ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Today's Library Links: July 3 [ljirvin@adelphia.net] Today in History: July 3 [ljirvin@adelphia.net] "Clouds" as a Coaster: A Cry for Inspiration ["Erica Trudelle" Subject: "Clouds" as a Coaster: A Cry for Inspiration I noticed today that my "Clouds" cd had taken on a new job as a coaster on our coffee table... I felt sad but I just can't get into it...I've tried and tried..maybe 2-3 songs get me in a Joni-state-of-mind...but I find myself painfully stuggling thru it everytime I put it in. I know that hearing other people's relationships with some songs really have helped in the past, I was hoping that a "Clouds" fan could shake me out of this, block the sun, rain and snow on me, and show me the light with this album!!!!!! Thanks so very much! Erica NP: Van Morrison, Veedon Fleece (this album ROCKS!!) _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2002 10:59:13 -0700 (PDT) From: Lori in MD Subject: Re: "Clouds" as a Coaster: A Cry for Inspiration Erica wrote: > I noticed today that my "Clouds" cd had taken on a new job as a coaster > on our coffee table...I felt sad but I just can't get into it... HERESY!!! : ) Seriously though Erica ... I don't play Clouds very often myself, although I own three copies (two on vinyl and one on CD) ... however, my favorite cut is "That Song About The Midway," probably because when I first heard Joni sing it, I was surprised to find that I already knew the words ... it had long been a favorite of mine from Bonnie Raitt's 1974 album, "Streetlights." (And if you want to take a quick trip down memory lane, take a look at that album cover: http://home.planet.nl/~jhoen/b/album04u.htm) In these days of errant bombs and bullets in Afghanistan, I often find myself singing "The Fiddle And The Drum" almost without realizing it ... I believe it's one of the finest a cappella pieces in existence. Now that I'm an aging child I find "Songs To Aging Children Come" to be particularly poetic ... oh geez, the more I think about it, the more I wonder WHY I don't play Clouds more often??? Give it another try ... pick a favorite cut or two and play just those, over and over. Or play STAS and follow it with Clouds ... I've always liked the way those two albums "fit" together. Good luck, Lori ~ New! SBC Yahoo! Dial - 1st Month Free & unlimited access ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 15:10:43 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: "Clouds" as a Coaster: A Cry for Inspiration > I was hoping > that a "Clouds" fan could shake me out of this, Strangely enough, many folks can't get too excited about Clouds, Erica. Like STAS, it has some complex melodies that are hard to get into...it's not all "Chelsea Morning", instantly melting on the ear. I'm not nutty about everything on the record, but the vast majority of it is wonderful. One of my favorites is "I Think I Understand"...so accessible melodically, and even though the lyrics are Tolkienesque, this line rings clear as a bell to me: "Today I am not prey to dark uncertainty" It's almost like a mantra, a saying you can use every day to remind yourself not to live in fear. I really fell in love with this record listening to it early in the morning, when I had the time to sit back and soak in all of its beauty & hidden charms. And as the VP of covers, it is my duty to report that with the issuance of the Steve Klink CD, every song on the record has now been recorded by other performers. (The Gallery was the holdout) So don't make a coaster of it, Erica...it deserves a much more respectful fate than that. :~) Bob NP: Otis Rush, "My Jug & I" ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 19:30:40 -0400 From: Relayer211@aol.com Subject: Re: Brady Bunch Fun: I am tired of people bashing the Brady Bunch. I agree,the "Brady Bunch" is the best!!! ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 17:04:32 -0700 (PDT) From: anne@sandstrom.com Subject: Re: Comments Colin wrote: > You either stay true to yourself and weather the shit, or become like > them. > In the end it is you you have to live with. I'm not labeling this NJC because I think this is exactly what Joni has done in her career. She's probably not as rich as she'd be if she had become a 'hit machine' but I'll bet she's a lot happier with the music she's created. For the NJC crowd, this came from a discussion about work, conformity and mediocrity. lots of love Anne ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #192 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe ------- Siquomb, isn't she?