From: les@jmdl.com (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2003 #211 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 Wednesday, July 2 2003 Volume 2003 : Number 211 Sign up now for JoniFest 2003! http://www.jonifest.com ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- EMG Joni reference [Dave Cuneo ] Covers 42 - Hot Fun in the Summertime! [SCJoniGuy@aol.com] This JUST in!!! Please help! [Michaelpaz@aol.com] Jack Neilson Webcast [Michaelpaz@aol.com] "Hejira" on high rez? ["Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" ] Reminder- Jonifest Store [AsharaProducLLC@aol.com] Today's Library Links: July 2 [ljirvin@jmdl.com] Shadows & Light Review - Post-Polio [BRYAN8847@aol.com] Re: the art of songwriting, via Britney Spears LJC [Randy Remote Subject: EMG Joni reference Ciao Joniphiles, Anyone listening to Steely Dan's new one, "Everything Must Go"? Quite apocalyptic. I'm sure the line "lunch with Gina (Joni) lasts forever" refers to Joni :~) Ciao, dave. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 11:26:15 -0400 From: SCJoniGuy@aol.com Subject: Covers 42 - Hot Fun in the Summertime! Time to light the fireworks and let the freak flags fly as we celebrate yet another chapter in the Joni Covers collection. And this one IS indeed a cause to celebrate as there are many fine recordings included! Thanks to those who helped me gather up the bounty: Joseph Palis Joe Farrell Gary Zack And here's what's on it: 1. Dianne Reeves - River (live): Dianne's version is one of the best around, and she released this stunning live take on her "Best Of" cd. 2. Soul Farm - Woodstock: Originally known as Inasense, this NY band kicks out the jams in this CSNY-inspired live version. 3. Peter Duchin - Both Sides Now: A nice funky instrumental piano version. 4. Maurizio Rolli & A.M.P. Big Band - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat: A mouthful of a title, these guys are an Italian jazz outfit that put out a Jaco Tribute CD last year with an instrumental of the Mingus melody. 5. Blue Tapestry - Free Man In Paris 6. Blue Tapestry - You Turn Me On I'm A Radio: Two more excellent entries in the Joni covers catalogue from this fine UK outfit. 7. Chad Mitchell - Both Sides Now: The namesake of folk combo "The Chad Mitchell Trio" takes a stab at the franchise tune. 8. Renata Friedrich - Moon At The Window: One of the more memorable entries in this collection, she's a Swiss jazz singer, so you hear a pronounced accent, and combined with her smoky alto and a somewhat obscure song selection, this one really stays with you. 9. Lorna Grant - Big Yellow Taxi: UK's answer to Kelly Clarkson (?), this one comes from a CD put out in the UK called "Star For A Night", I'm guessing it's sort of an amateur hour sorta thing. Whatever it is, Lorna pulls out the stops and turns in a fun & peppy version of BYT - very enjoyable. 10. Annie Haslam - I Don't Know Where I Stand: Best known as the lead singer for Prog-rock outfit Renaissance, Annie tackles one of Joni's finest melodies and comes up with a winner. 11. The Skillets - Both Sides Now: Another late 60's/early 70's UK folk take on BSN. 12. Kjellerbandet - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines: Outstanding big band version with swinging vocals from Norway. Hear it for yourself: http://www.stud.ntnu.no/studorg/kb/index.php?input=lydklipp&meny=cd 13. Screen Time - Woodstock: Cheesy remake of Matthew's Southern Comfort version. 14. Allan Crawford Productions - Big Yellow Taxi: Cheesier still, remake of the Neighborhoods version, interestingly enough. 15. The Folklore - Both Sides Now: See #11. 16. Claire Martin & Ian Shaw - Blue Motel Room: A whole 'nuther take on the "soon to be a standard" BMR...sadly it only clocks in at around two minutes, but Claire & Ian make the most of it swinging an acapella version. Would love to hear it fleshed out with a nice combo behind. 17. Doug Cox - The Circle Game: A very pretty instrumental from dobro/ slide guitarist master Doug Cox. 18. Rachael Davis - Some of you heard her at the Passim tribute earlier this year. This is not from that concert but rather from a great live collection released and distributed to those who bought her latest CD. Rachael's got a great voice, obviously has a deep-seeded love of Joni and has lots of fun with BYT here. 19. Chad Jasmine - Rainy Night House: You just have to wonder how some things ever see the light of day. This one has no redeeming characteristics; the piano sounds out of tune, the player hits some sour notes, the vocals wail & screech and make your jaw drop in total disbelief that someone would consider this recording fit for release! Not for the faint of ear. 20. The Jimmy Vann Band - Both Sides Now: Your basic 70's lounge combo closes out this one with a nice-sounding rendition of you-know-what. 20 songs, 20 hits! All in all, a very enjoyable and enlightening listening experience! And not quite as old as Jimmy yet, but getting there! ;~) Bob NP: Smashing Pumpkins, "by starlight" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 11:46:47 EDT From: Michaelpaz@aol.com Subject: This JUST in!!! Please help! Hello Everybody- I got some great news that Jack Neilson has a fairy godmother and a few elves working in his behalf to get him to Jonifest 2003. He is VERY close to having enough money to attend this years party. Any of you that met him and heard his unbelievable songs can testify that this would be a wonderful addition to our party. This is also great news seeing how we are still a few people short for the quota needed for meals etc. In an effort to make this a reality for Jack we are trying to raise the rest of the money needed for him to travel by CD sales of his debut CD (which I produced) "Here I Go Again" (no pun intended) for $18 including shipping in the US and $20 including shipping International. If you already own this album then you know how good it is, please consider doing a little early Christmas shopping and share some beautiful music with a pal. You will love this album! If you are attending Jonifest he can hand deliver your autographed CD which comes with a free bear hug as well. Multiple CD purchase will get you some sex with Jack ;-) . Please reply with your order to me personally and I will handle the shipping etc. if you wanna get this great album. Thanks very much for your consideration and help in getting him to Jonifest. Love Paz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:02:45 EDT From: Michaelpaz@aol.com Subject: Jack Neilson Webcast AM I NUTS???? I forgot to tell you guys that you can see Jack on a webcast of Louisiana JukeBox now http://event.stream57.com/od/louisiana/325-000/louisiana.html . Stop by and check out a great set with Jack and Annie Ford on Violin and Beth Patterson on Bouzouki, Oboe, and percussion. Love Paz ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 19:38:02 -0400 From: "Lama, Jim L'Hommedieu" Subject: "Hejira" on high rez? Is it me? Near the end of the new DVD, "Joni Mitchell: A Woman Of Heart And Mind", we hear the beginning of the song called "Hejira" from the album of the same name. It sounds much clearer to me than it does on LP. Does the HDCD version sound that clear? It's not the S&L version. Do you guys think there are DVD-Audio (hi rez) versions coming soon? Neil Young's 'HARVEST' is out on hi rez I think but none of Joni's back catalog (on the same label) is. (BSN on DVD-Audio is popping up on Ebay as a cutout and it wasn't back catalog.) As Nash observed of so long ago, sign me "Helplessly Hoping", Lama ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 00:04:42 EDT From: AsharaProducLLC@aol.com Subject: Reminder- Jonifest Store A reminder that there are only 9 more days to order Jonifest 2003 merchandise from the Jonifest store!! Deadline for all orders and payments is July 10th. Check it out here: http://www.jmdl.com/jonifest/store.cfm Hugs, Ashara www.jonifest.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2003 02:02:52 -0400 From: ljirvin@jmdl.com Subject: Today's Library Links: July 2 On July 2 the following items were published: 1998: "Joni Mitchell Headlines Old Town School of Folk Music Grand Opening Benefit" - PRNewswire (News Item) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=245 1999: "Joni's Jazz Celebration Draws Major Stars And Mitchell Too" - AllStar Website (News Item) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=440 2000: "Is it art? Joni Mitchell's home-town fans don't care" - Ottawa Citizen (Review - Art Show) http://www.jmdl.com/articles/view.cfm?id=535 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 02:22:49 EDT From: BRYAN8847@aol.com Subject: Shadows & Light Review - Post-Polio This article mentions prominently post-polio syndrome as the reason Joni has retired, though I think that is an overstatement. Anyway, here's the review: http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/arizonaliving/articles/0702dvdmitchell0702.html Bryan ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 23:22:50 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: the art of songwriting, via Britney Spears LJC Lama-Jim L'Hommedieu wrote: > Bob, > > Just two observations: > > 1.) > > on the Beatles: There were two "Beatles". The original band was a singles band. In the UK, they put out "EP" records that were > just a bunch of tracks. This was ~63 to about 66. Over in the USA, Capitol added other tracks to make them longer, to fit the LP > format. The skiffle band did not set out to make 10 related tracks. There were many of those and I don't own them all. Ummm- If you want to hear the original Beatles, there were tapes made in Germany before they were famous. They were not a singles band. They were a rock and roll, song oriented band. They did alot of covers, and were fond of doing b-sides rather than a-sides, to show their competition up. As to the EP thing, that is not really correct. They did make some EP's, but their main body of work consisted of 13 albums (in 6 years!), beginning with Please Please Me in '63. They also did something no band I know of has done before or since-they did not put their singles on their albums, they released them as separate entities. What Capital did was not to lengthen their albums, but to shorten them. The Beatles personally felt that they wanted to give their fans their money's worth, so they put 13 tracks on each (of their early) albums. Capital would take some of them off, add a couple of singles, and make an entirely new (and shorter) lineup out of it. SC Bob's impression of the early albums as singles collections comes from Capital's redone versions. If you look at the first couple of albums, there were hardly any singles (they were released separately), and quite a few covers. Capital used the shaved tracks to create albums that the Fabs never intended: Beatles 64, The Beatles Second Album, Meet The Beatles, Beatles IV, etc. The Beatles didn't even know about it until they were touring in '65 and George bought a copy of Help! only to find it to be 7 songs and the rest orchestral music from the film. (The other songs from the British Help! ended up on a reworked Rubber Soul, Yesterday and Today, and Beatles IV). Sgt Pepper in '67 was the first Beatles album to be released intact in the US. They certainly did consciously write singles, but by their second year in the studio they were already doing stuff that was far from top 40; Norweigan Wood, You've Got To Hide Your Love Away, etc. The following year, with Revolver, they were taking it further with Tomorrow Never Knows and George's raga influenced stuff on Revolver. Lennon also debunked the idea that Pepper was a 'concept' album. What this has to do with the original question, I have no idea. RR ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2003 #211 ********************************* ------- 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)