From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #219 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org 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, August 2 2005 Volume 2005 : Number 219 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Joni Remixed [Mark-Leon Thorne ] Joni Covers Volume 67 - Many Rivers to Cross! [Bob Muller ] Re: Night Ride Home ["Michael Flaherty" ] The Joni Mitchell Room ["Sherelle Smith" ] abstract of Joni [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: Joni Remixed [Nuriel Tobias ] HOSL ["J.DAVID SAPP" ] New Library addition: 'My Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert: Opening Statements' [LesIrvin@jmd] Re:JOni Screensaver [Gertus@aol.com] Joni tribute concert in Denver ["Les Irvin" ] Re: Joni tribute concert in Denver [Bob Muller ] Re: The Joni Mitchell Room [Randy Remote ] test [bruce kimerer ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 18:54:55 +1000 From: Mark-Leon Thorne Subject: Joni Remixed Hi Listers. Just putting out the call again for any Joni mixes that anyone has for a compilation CD that will be distributed to any JMDLers who want one. All mixes welcome including those by Listers themselves like, the wonderful mix of Impossible Dreamer by David Marine. Single edits are welcome too like, the single edit of My Secret Place. They can be in just about any format as I have the software to convert them eg. .mp3, .wma, .flac. You can drop me a line to see if I already have it or just send it to me in an e-mail. Put your thinking caps on folks. I know you all must have an extensive collection. Mark in Sydney NP Conversation (Mikey Palms Remix) - Joni Mitchell ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 03:41:30 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers Volume 67 - Many Rivers to Cross! Well, looks like it's time to let 'er Rrrrip - another page off the calendar, that is. And with another month comes yet another in the burgeoning series of "Joni Mitchell - Covers and Contributions" that started off so long ago on a whim and has now become a many many splendored thing. And just to show you how backed up I am with Joni covers, this volume includes several of the "River"'s that came out in Christmas of '04! Wonder how many we'll see this holiday season? Anyway. here's this month's Hit Parade: 1. Elaine Merrill - Michael From Mountains: When this one kicks off you think it's U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" and it's pretty nice; mostly modeled on the Judy Collins cover with a bit less warmth than Judy but still pretty nice. 2. Charlie X - Another very nice track, an electric guitar instrumental patterned after the tasty Pat Martino cover from a number of years back. Hear a chunk of it here: http://cdbaby.com/cd/charliex 3. Volker Niehusmann & Christiane Weber - River 4. Volker Niehusmann & Christiane Weber -A Case Of You 5. Volker Niehusmann & Christiane Weber - Big Yellow Taxi: And here we have the final three tracks from "Another Blue", the Joni Mitchell tribute from this outstanding German duo. And all three of these are excellent (no surprise), Volker's guitar rings true and clear as does Christiane's vocal. And Volker plays a riff in BYT that reminds me of America's "California". 6. Steve Hall & Steve Donovan - Both Sides Now: It's the Battle of the Network Steves! This is actually another instrumental, a piano duet with some lush orchestration, a tad schmaltzy perhaps but pretty - a nice Joni cover to sip wine to. 7. A Perfect Circle - Fiddle And The Drum: Perfect Circle is the offshoot of Industrial art-rock band Tool. Tool's vocalist Maynard James Keenan is also the voice of PC, and on this track his vocals are razor sharp and multi-tracked to create some chilling harmonics which hearken to The Beach Boys, CSN, and other harmonic hallmarks. This came out last year right before the election on PC's "Emotive" which was a collection of anti-war pro-peace covers, most of which were pretty nasty (think Tori's 'Strange Little Girl' project) but this one is aw-right. 8. James Taylor - River: This studio version, which starts with "Good King Wenceslas" as opposed to "Jingle Bells" was featured last year on his website, and it resonates with that ease and warm glow that JT does so naturally. He truly takes this song and encompasses it in pure JT style. Nice. And yes James, you did make your baby cry. 9. Elizabeth Carthew - Both Sides Now: Australian singer/songwriter/musician (accordion-flugelhorn - trumpet) Elizabeth Carthew gives us another fine take on BSN, this one done in a Cabaret style with a simple piano backing, letting her voice take center stage which works well and a nice arrangement to boot. 10. David Lahm - Blue Motel Room: And speaking of great arrangements and fine playing, the JMDL's own Mr. Lahm turns in an outstanding recording of one of my favorite Joni tunes, featuring some solid solo work by Lew Tabakin on Tenor Sax and William Galison on Harmonica. Great stuff. This one's from David's 1999 'Jazz Takes On Joni Mitchell', a must for your collection if you don't already have it. 11. Don Mock - Song To A Seagull: Pardon the pops from an old LP...from 1978, this is a very original cover of the STAS title track, starting very soft with sax and acoustic guitar and then morphing into a progressive rock-jazz samba rhythm that just takes off for 5+ minutes (including a very tasty acoustic guitar solo). Sounds dated but in a good way if that makes any sense. 12. Sue Keller - River: After 11 nice tracks we hit our first roadblock on #67. Sue Keller's vocal sounds like Madge who used to soak those ladies' hands in Palmolive diswashing liquid way back when, plus she's overly dramatic and warbles and...well, you get the picture. Add to this a drummer who's not always on the beat and you have a polluted River. I will say that the piano here is nice; ebbs and flows and builds in all the right spots. 13. Cleveland Francis - Both Sides Now: Country/folksinger also known as Cleve Francis, has a nice clear voice, reminds me of Bobby Goldsboro, which is a surprise since he's African-American. 14. Shael Risman - A Case Of You: Hailing from Toronto, Shael was involved in the music business in Canada for 10 years or so, never officially released anything that I can tell, but recorded this very pretty take on ACOY. 15. Nothing But Treble - All I Want: Cornell's all-female acapella group, this is a bit different from the norm (meaning Big Yellow Taxi) and is very enjoyable. 16. Allison Crowe - River: Another holiday '04 release, from Allison's "Tidings" CD. One of my favorites; there is a pinch of Shawn in Allison's voice, except imo Allison has more punch and emotional bite in her vocals. She makes singing this song seem easy, and anyone who's tried it will tell you it's not. Hear a sample (and pick up a copy) at http://cdbaby.com/cd/crowe4. 17. Michael English - Both Sides Now: Not to be confused with Contemporary Christian Singer Michael English, this M.E. is a young pop singer from Europe (Wales, I believe). In any event, this is a pleasant take on the franchise, not overly cheesy but not overly memorable either. 18. Kjellerbandet - A Chair In The Sky: Perhaps some of you listened to this a week or so ago, if you did then you know that's a real winner. The arrangement and musicianship of this Norwegian Big Band is stellar and the vocals her are right on as well; while I probably prefer Joni's vocal, this arrangement and instrumentation are very exciting as they flow and build and seem to play as one body through the complex chord & tempo changes - sweet! 19. (Bonus Track) And there you go; I couldn't fit 20 tracks on this one because it's over 78 minutes long as is! Another fine member of the Joni cover compilation family - and still so much more to come! Bob - --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:00:13 EDT From: ROBMSTEEN@aol.com Subject: Re: onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #215 Re: Hejira The best way I can express my undying love for this album is to relate that HOSL (heard first at an impressionable 17) changed my view of the world vis-a-vis men and women. Hejira turned left and went off the map. It also gave the world its last unique (in the good sense!) guitar sound. Cornish Rob ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 06:22:15 -0500 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: Night Ride Home On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:28:34 -0700 (PDT) Parts of Yes wrote: > Hi everyone, > > I just listened to "Night Ride Home" in its entirety > and have fallen in love with it. This was not always > the case; when I purchased it about a year ago, I > could barely listen to half of it in one sitting. I > had already heard the two songs that were on "Misses" > but these did not touch me as much as other Joni > songs. > > Now, though I greatly appreciate this later work of > Joni's. The sound of her voice and the instruments is > sweeter, and I agree with one reviewer that the lack > of guest musicians and singers gives the album more > "immediacy." It seems as though she'd moved passed > some anger she had in the mid and late 80s without > sacrificing the personal and political messages she > hoped to convey through the songs. > > I think the best example of this balance is the track, > "Windfall (Everything for Nothing)." It's my favorite > song on the album, but I cannot tell what it is > exactly about. Anyone care to shed some light? > > This album reminds me of Carly Simon's "Have you seen > me lately?" In fact, their release dates are only > about a year a part. Joni's album is more profound and > complext, but to me these works both represent a > coming of age during a person's middle-age. "Night > Ride Home" also reminds me of a more accessible "Wild > Things Run Fast." > > Take care, > Sean > > > > > > "Going to the church > You chant >For my downfall > Chanting for my house > My friends > You want it all > The pillows on my bed > The visions in my head > You want too much > You want too badly > You want everything for nothing" > -Joni Mitchell, "The Windfall (Everything for >Nothing)" > > "What's someone like me doing in a life like this?" > - Cyndi Lauper, "Someone Like Me" > > "It took an hour, maybe a day > But once I really listened, the noise > Just went away" - Liz Phair, "Stratford-On-Guy" (1993) > > "On a clear day, I bet you can see the class struggle >from here..." > - Katrin Cartlidge (Hannah) in Mike Leigh's "Career >Girls" (1997) > > "All I know of you > is in my memory > All I ask is you > Remember me." - Suzanne Vega "Rosemary" (1998) > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 06:32:42 -0500 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: Night Ride Home First of all, apologies to all for resending the entire post. > Now, though I greatly appreciate this later work of > Joni's. The sound of her voice and the instruments is > sweeter, and I agree with one reviewer that the lack > of guest musicians and singers gives the album more > "immediacy." It seems as though she'd moved passed > some anger she had in the mid and late 80s without > sacrificing the personal and political messages she > hoped to convey through the songs. NRH had an instant effect on me in that it was the first Joni album I instantly connected with (as a full album) since DJRD. I think some of the reasons you mention above probably contributed to that, but at the time it was more just a matter of connecting more to her and the music than I had with the last three. However, last year I bought the Geffen box, and I have to say that at this point it didn't stand out quite as much (although still my favorite of the four). Maybe some of the musical ideas on DED and (especially)CitR needed some time to fully grab me. While I prefer the 70s releases, I did listen to all of these albums a lot in the 80s, so there was also the feeling of seeing a friend that I hadn't seen in some time. > I think the best example of this balance is the track, > "Windfall (Everything for Nothing)." It's my favorite > song on the album, but I cannot tell what it is > exactly about. Anyone care to shed some light? As noted, it's about her former maid (Joni has said this unambiguously), but the exact details are more speculative. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 13:30:03 +0000 From: "Sherelle Smith" Subject: The Joni Mitchell Room Oh my!!! Those are absolutely beautiful!!!!! Can they be purchased? My favorite is the one oher with Ameilia Earhart in the background. Wow!!!! Thanks so much for sharing this website!!!! Herb Leonhard has the same love we do for her!!! His work is amazing!!!! Sherelle Judy wrote: Hi again..I happen to stumble into 'The Joni Mitchell Room', a collection of rather interesting paintings of Joni by Herb Leonhard...has anyone seen them? they took me by suprise! I like Both Sides Now the best..to me River looks like Joni is taking a flying leap into the river.. Its here.. www.herbleonhard.com/Joni/joni.html regards...Judy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 10:16:12 EDT From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: abstract of Joni Bob wrote: ... (Herb's paintings) feature a good likeness of Joni. At least, a hell of a lot better than: _http://cgi.ebay.com/JONI-MITCHELL-FOLK-ROCK-KLEIN-GUITAR-ABSTRACT-PAINTING_W0 QQitemZ7325771160QQcategoryZ20135QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem_ (http://cgi.ebay.com/JONI-MITCHELL-FOLK-ROCK-KLEIN-GUITAR-ABSTRACT-PAINTING_W0QQitem Z7325771160QQcategoryZ20135QQssPageNameZWD1VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem) Hi Bob, Looks like this abstract could be featured on Yu-Gi-Oh... a dueling version of Joni. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:42:08 -0700 (PDT) From: Nuriel Tobias Subject: Re: Joni Remixed Great idea, Mark. Though i do not own it, there's a cool remix of Shiny Toys. Listers who've heard it found it to be scheer fun. Nuriel Mark-Leon Thorne wrote: Hi Listers. Just putting out the call again for any Joni mixes that anyone has for a compilation CD that will be distributed to any JMDLers who want one. All mixes welcome including those by Listers themselves like, the wonderful mix of Impossible Dreamer by David Marine. Single edits are welcome too like, the single edit of My Secret Place. They can be in just about any format as I have the software to convert them eg. .mp3, .wma, .flac. You can drop me a line to see if I already have it or just send it to me in an e-mail. Put your thinking caps on folks. I know you all must have an extensive collection. Mark in Sydney NP Conversation (Mikey Palms Remix) - Joni Mitchell - --------------------------------- Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 11:18:39 -0500 From: "J.DAVID SAPP" Subject: HOSL I've been listening to HOSL of late - what a gorgeous album - a set of = cinematic short stories - pure genius. I remember a lot of fans hated it = upon release, that was too bad. peace, david No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.8/61 - Release Date: 8/1/05 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 18:49:17 -0400 From: LesIrvin@jmdl.com Subject: New Library addition: 'My Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert: Opening Statements' The following has been recently added to the JMDL Library: Title: My Joni Mitchell Tribute Concert: Opening Statements Publication: Lynn Skinner Date: 2005-7-31 Type: Appreciation Find it here under "Most recent additions...": http://jmdl.com/library ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 18:51:52 EDT From: Gertus@aol.com Subject: Re:JOni Screensaver In a message dated 01/08/2005 08:02:53 GMT Standard Time, owner-joni-digest@smoe.org writes: > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2005 20:46:22 +0100 (BST) > From: Jamie Zubairi > > > Hi All > A couple of years ago there was a website that someone > hosted which held a jonimitchell screensaver that was > downloadable for free > > Does anyone remember it or have it or can point me to > it? > Hi Jamie, It was Slarty's site and I actually downloaded a screensaver which I still use. I also kept the address of the website but unfortunately it no longer functions so I deleted it recently. I could send you the picture I have if you would like it. Jacky ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 18:57:41 -0400 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: Joni tribute concert in Denver Joniphiles - Last night I witnessed an amazing evening of Joni music performed by Lynn Skinner, a Denver-based singer. She had a stellar group of jazz musicians - Denver's best - supporting her. The arrangements were fresh and unique, including a "string-trio" version of Amelia. I thought her opening statement really caught the essence of Joni and asked Lynn if I could include it in the Library. She graciously emailed me the text this morning. Check the Library for it. Lynn hopes to take her Joni tribute on the road. Don't miss it! Les ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 16:37:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni tribute concert in Denver Hi Les, I'm delighted that you got to see the show - it sure sounded potentitally awesome given the setlist that Lynn shared w/me (hope it copies OK - the smoe devils may decide otherwise): Set 1 Introduction Lynn and keys For Free keys, acoustic, drums, soprano Borderline keys, autoharp, fretless, drums River keys, acoustic, violin I Dont Know Where I Stand keys, violin Blue keys, violin Woodstock keys, fretless, drums Not To Blame keys, fretless, drums, soprano Pork Pie Hat keys, acoustic, drums, soprano Both Sides, Now autoharp, fretless, drums, flute Edith keys, fretless, drums, EWI Intermission Set 2 A Case of You autoharp, acoustic, drums Big Yellow Taxi autoharp, drums, violin Dawntreader keys, upright, drums, EWI, violin Amelia keys, upright, drums, flute, violin Be Cool acoustic, drums, soprano Ethiopia all, including didgeridoo & drums Help Me everyone (EWI) Les Irvin wrote: Joniphiles - Last night I witnessed an amazing evening of Joni music performed by Lynn Skinner, a Denver-based singer. She had a stellar group of jazz musicians - Denver's best - supporting her. The arrangements were fresh and unique, including a "string-trio" version of Amelia. I thought her opening statement really caught the essence of Joni and asked Lynn if I could include it in the Library. She graciously emailed me the text this morning. Check the Library for it. Lynn hopes to take her Joni tribute on the road. Don't miss it! Les Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:29:38 -0700 From: Randy Remote Subject: Re: The Joni Mitchell Room Sherelle Smith wrote: > Those are absolutely beautiful!!!!! Can they be purchased? Here's Herb's reply: Thank you for writing. The originals are currently not for sale, although prints are available of them, information about ordering can be found here: http://www.herbleonhard.com/Ordering/Ordering2.html (It says they will make quality inkjet copies of most anything for $10 sm & $20 (i think) for larger). > My favorite is > the one oher with Ameilia Earhart in the background. Wow!!!! Thanks so much > for sharing this website!!!! Herb Leonhard has the same love we do for > her!!! His work is amazing!!!! > > Sherelle > > Judy wrote: > > Hi again..I happen to stumble into 'The Joni Mitchell Room', a collection of > rather interesting paintings of Joni by Herb Leonhard...has anyone seen > them? > they took me by suprise! I like Both Sides Now the best..to me River looks > like Joni is taking a flying leap into the river.. > Its here.. > www.herbleonhard.com/Joni/joni.html > > regards...Judy ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 19:55:26 -0400 From: bruce kimerer Subject: test I've been having trouble getting messages through. Just wondering if this one does. Get through that is. bruce ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2005 #219 ********************************* ------- 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)