From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #302 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 Tuesday, October 15 2002 Volume 2002 : Number 302 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: -------- New Blue Motel Room cover ["Raffaele Malanga" ] Re: New Blue Motel Room cover [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: joni mention in usa today [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] Re: New Blue Motel Room cover ["Raffaele Malanga" ] Re: joni mention in usa today [Murphycopy@aol.com] Re: Seasonal Joni Selections [Bob Shemkovitz ] Re: New Blue Motel Room cover [Jerry Notaro ] Life Is A House (joni) [Michael Paz ] vocal range ["William Chavez" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:08:00 +0000 From: "Raffaele Malanga" Subject: New Blue Motel Room cover On this month's issue of HMV UK in-store magazine there's a review of Karrin Allyson's new album "In Blue": <>. Has anyone had a chance to listen to this? Bob Muller? Raf (London) _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 06:24:01 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: New Blue Motel Room cover **Has anyone had a chance to listen to this? Bob Muller?** Yes, I snagged it as soon as it came out, and raved about it...put it on my "Sweet 16" compilation as well, so a good many others have heard it too. Jerry Notaro's also had some good things to say about it. So what's up - been deleting digests again, Raf? ;~) Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 06:27:26 EDT From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Re: joni mention in usa today **Another soprano, Dawn Upshaw, also admitted that she is Joni fan. ** And Les Irvin pointed me to her website (or *A* website anyway, where it posted her setlist for a recent appearance and she had included several Joni covers. http://www.performances.org/encores_note/encores.asp One can only hope that she'll put some of these recordings down, or at least that some copies of the liver performances will surface. Joseph, if you're in tight with the Dawn Upshaw community, see what you can do! :~) Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:34:16 +0000 From: "Raffaele Malanga" Subject: Re: New Blue Motel Room cover I must have missed your comments... don't usually delete my digests before reading them. It must be the growing excitement of Nov 19. NP: Peter Gabriel "Blood of eden" >From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com >To: r_malanga@hotmail.com >CC: joni@smoe.org >Subject: Re: New Blue Motel Room cover >Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 06:24:01 EDT > >**Has anyone had a chance to listen to this? Bob Muller?** > >Yes, I snagged it as soon as it came out, and raved about it...put it on my >"Sweet 16" compilation as well, so a good many others have heard it too. > >Jerry Notaro's also had some good things to say about it. So what's up - >been >deleting digests again, Raf? ;~) > >Bob > > > _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 07:26:00 -0400 From: Murphycopy@aol.com Subject: Re: joni mention in usa today Muller writes: > One can only hope that she'll put some of these recordings > down, or at least > that some copies of the liver performances will surface. The performance of one's liver does not make for a Joni cover, Muller. You just get more and more desperate, don't you? - --Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 08:14:34 -0400 From: Bob Shemkovitz Subject: Re: Seasonal Joni Selections Jack wrote: > For me, Miles of Aisles is the perfect first day of spring album. Driving > around in the car, with the windows down, and MOA cranked to the max - it's an > annual ritual for me. and Marianne Rizzo replied: > I could go for this one, first day of spring. . . > Remind me. > > then maybe we can all do it. . . roll down our windows . . . play Miles > Aisles. . . it could be like some kind of harmonic convergence. . . :) > > joni friends in different parts of the world can roll down their > on March 20 or 21 (?) . . sorry if it may be cold. . . and I'll chip in: I don't know why, but this idea really strikes a chord with me! I've never thought of Miles of Aisles as a driving album, but this sounds so appealing. Maybe it's because I associate this album with wonderful college days in the Berkshires, where spring was always so welcome and beautiful. Or maybe it's the era or the songs or Joni's give-and-take with the enthusiastic audience. Anyway, I am definitely looking forward to doing this. Count me in on the harmonic convergence! Bob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 10:31:19 -0400 From: Jerry Notaro Subject: Re: New Blue Motel Room cover SCJoniGuy@aol.com wrote: > **Has anyone had a chance to listen to this? Bob Muller?** > > Yes, I snagged it as soon as it came out, and raved about it...put it on my > "Sweet 16" compilation as well, so a good many others have heard it too. > > Jerry Notaro's also had some good things to say about it. It is a terrific cover, and Karrin is a great talent. She was at The Blue Note in NYC last week. Wish I could have seen and heard her. Was talking to an old theatre buddy of mine from Indiana and he used to see her often in Bloomington, IN where she is from. He says she is as nice as she is talented. Jerry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 14:20:24 -0400 From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Re: new joni traditions Marianne, I love your idea about everyone listening to MOA on the first day of spring. I will definitely send out a reminder to the list. As far as winter albums, mine is DJRD, mostly because when it first was released in Chicago it was like 10 below zero. I remember coming home from work, freezing my ass off, turning on the radio, and there was this classical music coming out from the speakers. A little odd for a rock station, but in those days, radio wasn't afraid to play an eclectic mix of musical styles. Anyway, I was only listening half-heartly, when all of a sudden, a very familiar voice joined the mix, at which point I dropped whatever I was doing and sat there in disbelief. I finally had the presence of mind to slap a tape in the old cassette deck, and managed to record the last couple of minutes of Paprica Plans. Once it ended, the DJ announced that that was side three of the new Joni Mitchell album, and to stay tuned as side four was justs minutes away. Needless to say, I kept the tape recorder rolling. I remember sitting on the couch, wrapped in afgan, listening to side 4 for the first time, and forgot all about the horrible weather outside. To this day, whenever the whether is extremely cold, or I've just finished shoveling a ton of snow from the driveway, I slip DJRD on, and I'm immediately transported to a warmer place. Jack ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 16:19:40 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@fluor.com Subject: Big Yellow Taxi CD now available from CDBaby! For those of you who missed picking up Henning & Christina's "Big Yellow Taxi" Joni Mitchell tribute CD, now you can get it quick & easy from CD Baby! http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/bigyellowtaxi You can even pay from a Paypal account, and these guys are the quickest shippers around. Bob NP: Pentangle, "Light Flight" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain 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 computer. 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Taylor) was also mentioned by Tom Brokaw on the NBC Nightly News (or whatever it's called) a few nights ago, as part of the introduction to a feature story about how the film industry isn't targeting their products to baby boomers. Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 22:30:38 EDT From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Re: JMDL Digest V2002 #424 - She's at it again - And a new label This hot off the presses ----- some same-old and new items to chew on here: Joni Mitchell "ashamed" to be in music business LOS ANGELES, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Hell hath no fury like Joni Mitchell on the subject of the music industry. The veteran singer/songwriter, on the promotional trail for a new album, says she is "ashamed" to be part of the music business and may stop recording. "I just think it's a cesspool," the 58-year-old folk-rock icon said in the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine. "I hope it all goes down the crapper. I would never take another deal in the record business, which means I may not record again, or I have to figure out a way to sell over the Net or do something else. But I'll be damned if I'll line their pockets." Oddly, Mitchell just signed a new deal with Nonesuch Records, which will release her new album, "Travelogue" in November. Mitchell was previously based at Reprise Records where her last few albums sold poorly but won several Grammy Awards. Both labels are units of AOL Time Warner Inc (AOL.N). Mitchell also lambasted MTV, complaining that her three-year-old granddaughter is already grabbing her crotch and dancing, imitating the video clips played on the music cable network. "It's tragic what MTV has done to the world," opined Mitchell, who was voted the fifth greatest woman in rock 'n' roll by MTV's sister channel VH1. Both networks are owned by Viacom Inc (VIAb.N) (VIA.N). Once described by her friend David Crosby as being "about as humble as Mussolini," Mitchell has previously described contemporary music as "appallingly sick ... boring chord movement and bad acting." In holding up Bob Dylan and herself as the standard for songwriting, she has written off devotees like Sting, Alanis Morissette and Sheryl Crow. Mitchell has also previously savaged her former label boss David Geffen for not paying her any royalties, although he has countered that her albums never sold enough copies to cover the advance payments that she received from him. Born Roberta Joan Anderson in Canada, Mitchell has established herself as one of the most respected artists of her generation. Her eclectic career spans 35 years and includes such seminal albums as 1971's autobiographical "Blue" and the 1974 jazz-pop excursion "Court and Spark." She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 21:12:19 -0600 From: Chihuahua50@aol.com (by way of Les Irvin ) Subject: Miles of Aisles Question For some reason I have this idea that I gave someone a copy of Miles of Aisles as a Christmas present before Court and Spark was released. But according to jonimitchell.com Miles of Aisles as released after Court and Spark. The date on both cds is 1974. Does anyone know the months they were released. And, I wonder why there is only one song on Miles of Aisles from Court and Spark. It seems like since that was Joni's most recent work she would have been more interested in playing the new work. I also have to say that I prefer the versions of many songs on Miles of Aisles to their originals. For example, Rainy Night House, Carey, etc., to name just two. I'm hoping that I will feel that way about Travelogue.... Frank ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 18:23:53 -0700 From: "kakki" Subject: Re: Miles of Aisles Question I bought Court and Spark as soon as it came out - it was either April or May 1974. The Miles of Aisles concerts didn't happen until later that summer. Kakki ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002 22:36:04 -0700 From: Michael Paz Subject: Life Is A House (joni) I watched a movie last night with Kevin Kline called Life Is A House and REALLY enjoyed it for a lot of reasons. In the movie (don't know if this was posted before) there was a dance sequence to Joni's Bothe Sides Now. What is really strange is that it was a orchestra version but did not sound exactly like the BSN album release. Has anyone else seen this and noticed the difference?? I want a copy of this version as it was really cool and very sparse in it's production. Best Paz (still trying to find the words to tell you all about McCartney) Oh Lawd help me! ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 01:08:06 -0400 From: "William Chavez" Subject: vocal range A severe drop in vocal range is definitely apparent with Joan Baez and I don't think she ever smoked. At least I don't think I've ever seen her with a cig in her hand(on stage or on photographs). I must say that I do not bash smokers but it can alter a singers vocal quality in an unpredictable manner. Sometimes good and sometimes not so good. I do love Joni's voice on Turbulent Indigos and there is not a note in there that doesn't sound "smokie". She is also one of the very few women that actually looks cool on photographs with a cig in her hand. The vast majority of women do NOT! Rickie Lee's 1st album cover came close but I don't think so. I think it came very close to being "right on" because the cover is so "Jonish". The rest of RLJ album is a different story. You guys were discusing her album a few days back and I agree with most of the positive comments. WOW, what an album! There are a few songs on there that not even Joni could improve. RLJ has such an infectious "spunk". "Coolsville" is one of my favorites on there. Will One more thing, Judy Collins once stated that dairy products were bad for singers!?!? I don't think adults should be drinking milk period but why singers? Professional vocalist out there?? Know the answer? _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2002 #302 ********************************* ------- 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? (http://www.siquomb.com/siquomb.cfm)