From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2006 #35 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 Friday, February 3 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 035 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Tribute Show ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Re: Joni [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: Tribute Show [Nuriel Tobias ] Re: Tribute Show [djp ] Re: Tribute Show [Em ] Re: Joni in Winnipeg ["Kate Bennett" ] Some tribute notes [Bob Muller ] More tribute notes [Bob Muller ] Re: Some tribute notes ["Michael Flaherty" ] Re: new joni interview in New York magazine ["Michael Flaherty" ] RE: More tribute notes ["patrick leader" ] Tribute Two Cents [whizzboom@comcast.net] Re: Tribute Two Cents [Debra Shea ] Moira Shearer dead at 80 ["c Karma" ] RE: More tribute notes [Debra Shea ] Re: Some tribute notes [Debra Shea ] Tribute goers. ["Bree Mcdonough" ] Joni's cat [LCStanley7@aol.com] Tribute Show aftermath [PassScribe@aol.com] Re: Tribute Show aftermath [LCStanley7@aol.com] Re: Tribute Show aftermath [Bob Muller ] Re: Tribute Show [billdollinger ] Variety link [Bryan ] Variety review of tribute show/ailing cat [Bryan ] Re: Nellie McKay, Chelsea Morning, and the Tribute Show [djp ] Re: More tribute notes [Les Irvin ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:39:46 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: RE: Tribute Show I just woke up...going on four in the morning...wondering this. Thanks..Kenny. Bree >She wasn't there. > > Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 07:47:08 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni Kenny wrote: She wasn't there. Hi Kenny, Numb feeling reading this. I had hoped to hear stories like Mags about seeing her in the Winnipeg airport. I can hardly wait to read Joni's memoirs. I just bought Johnny Cash's autobiography and am ready to delve into it. I love autobiographies and excitedly anticipate hearing more of Joni's story in her own words. I'm looking forward to hearing all about the Tribute and the gatherings around it... please, let the stories flow when you can. I hope somebody took pictures... I want to at least be able to see Paz in still life playing Hejira. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 05:41:04 -0800 (PST) From: Nuriel Tobias Subject: Re: Tribute Show PassScribe@aol.com wrote: She wasn't there. Kenny B How IS she these days? 'cause, maybe, we're not informed about Joni's health condition. Or, maybe, she's just tired of sitting in the balcony. Love, Nuriel - --------------------------------- Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 07:56:01 -0600 From: djp Subject: Re: Tribute Show At 06:56 AM 2/2/2006, Em wrote: >ay conyo.... >sorry.. >how was the rest??? >Em highlights for me: Laurie Anderson's simple and weird Both sides now Shawn Colvin's Turbulent Indigo - very straightforward, better (dare I say it) that Joni's Cowboy Junkies' gorgeous River Bettye LaVette's heart-wrenching Last Chance Lost Jimmy Scott's At Last A very very cute Wood Brother playing standup bass on Black Crow Carnegie Hall itself and: Joni's excise that she couldn't be there because she had to medicate her cat. Low lights: Nellie McKay not bothering to learn either the melody or lyrics to Chelsea Morning I had a blast. djp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 06:35:13 -0800 (PST) From: Em Subject: Re: Tribute Show ha! kewl, glad to hear SOMEONE did TI, odd little diamond in the rough/lump of coal that it is. thx for the report, happy to hear it was good. Hope Joni's cat will be ok. Em - --- djp wrote: > At 06:56 AM 2/2/2006, Em wrote: > >ay conyo.... > >sorry.. > >how was the rest??? > >Em > > highlights for me: > > Laurie Anderson's simple and weird Both sides now > Shawn Colvin's Turbulent Indigo - very straightforward, better (dare > I say > it) that Joni's > Cowboy Junkies' gorgeous River > Bettye LaVette's heart-wrenching Last Chance Lost > Jimmy Scott's At Last > A very very cute Wood Brother playing standup bass on Black Crow > Carnegie Hall itself > > and: Joni's excise that she couldn't be there because she had to > medicate > her cat. > > Low lights: > Nellie McKay not bothering to learn either the melody or lyrics to > Chelsea > Morning > > I had a blast. > djp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:29:03 -0800 From: "Kate Bennett" Subject: Re: Joni in Winnipeg Hmmm... mags, this reminds me of another one of your amazing close encounters with joni from a few years ago... wasn't it in the bookstore where you worked? :~} ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:27:02 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Some tribute notes Hi all - I'll have more to say, but let me just tell you who played what: this is pretty much the order as well, with sode brief notes: Joanne Shenandoah - The Dawntreader: was looking forward to hearing it, shouldn't have been - she was awful. Dar williams - Rainy Night House: Got the show back on track - great eels - All I Want: Weird, but I knew they would be. Tom Rush - Urge For Going: Classic in every sense of the word Laurie Anderson - Both Sides Now: Great - the same thing she did at Wall to Wall Neil Sedaka - Raised On Robbery: A Jerry Lee Lewis spin, I really enjoyed it Me'Shell NDegeocello - Cherokee Louise: I'll give her an OK+, more to say Martin Sexton - Marcie: great. very powerful The Wood Brothers - Black Crow: Incredible, highlight #1 Suzanne Vega - Amelia: Hit all the right musical notes, missed all the emotional ones Pharoah's Daughter - God Must Be A Boogie Man: Totally worked for me, very original Jesse Malin - Carey: HIGH energy, fabulous Michelle Williams - Help Me: Incredible voice, nailed it Amy Grant - Big Yellow Taxi - Predictable, but enjoyable Marc Cohn w/Don Byron - For Free: Excellent and soulful Tom Rush w/Jazz kids - The Circle Game: Wonderful to hear him play BOTH his Joni classics, and was accompanied by kids who had benefited from the Music For Youth scholarship program. Sonya Kitchell w/Assembly of Dust: Off the charts good - she's sixteen? Damn. Jimmy Scott - At Last: Very emotional performance, standing ovation. And to go from 16-year old girl to 80-year old guy was brilliant. Shawn Colvin - Turbulent Indigo: Wow and wow, really made this one her own. Bettye Lavette - Last Chance Lost: Highlight #2, but the high point of the entire show. Who knew that this song contained the jazz, soul, blues, and gut-wrenching emotions that Bettye treated us to. Spellbinding. Nellie McKay - Chelsea Morning: Disappointing, CM was not a good fit for her. And how can you blow a line when you have the book right in front of you? Cowboy Junkies - River: Superb, as I knew it would be - sultry Margo, singing "loved me so SLOWLY made me weak in the knees - made ME weak in the knees. Richie Havens - Woodstock: A legend singing a legendary song, very moving. Judy Collins - Both Sides Now: See above - Judy looked great and sounded incredible. A nice closer, given that Joni was a no-show. More later - recovering from being out singing and partying til 5... Bob With a free 1 GB, there's more in store with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:33:04 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: More tribute notes As Kenny said, Joni didn't show - she was scheduled to appear and even perform. She sent a note saying that she couldn't attend because her cat was deathly ill, but she was honored to have her music used to further youth in music and hoped they would be exposed to something besides what they hear on the radio. Again, not much of an issue with me as I was just as thrilled to see so many long-time JMDL friends and meet some new ones. The VIP reception was nice - I got a chance to talk to/get photos with: Richie Havens Laurie Anderson Suzanne Vega Tom Rush Shawn Colvin Lou Reed and Phoebe Snow were also there, as were some of the other performers but I didn't recognize them at the time. It would have been fabulous to have the reception AFTER the show so I would have known more of the artists. Bob - --------------------------------- What are the most popular cars? Find out at Yahoo! Autos ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:53:09 -0600 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: Some tribute notes On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:27:02 -0800 (PST) Bob Muller wrote: > Suzanne Vega - Amelia: Hit all the right musical notes, >missed all the emotional ones Oh, too bad. On paper, this would look the most exciting to me. Then again, she hasn't done an album I've liked in a long time ... Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:56:11 -0600 From: "Michael Flaherty" Subject: Re: new joni interview in New York magazine On Thu, 2 Feb 2006 00:13:01 -0500 "Richard Flynn" wrote: >For other stay at homes: > > > > http://www.nymetro.com/nymetro/arts/music/pop/11888/ "You must have always wanted to make the standards record you released in 2000, Both Sides Now." "No. I had to fulfill a contractI wasnt writing. The business had just worn me down to where I couldnt write and didnt want to write." You know, I've strongly suspected this from the moment I first heard these albums. Still, interesting to hear her actually say it. Michael Flaherty ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:56:38 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni in Winnipeg Wow Mags - what a very cool story - I'm so happy that you had this run-in and of course that this "emergency" had a happy ending. So many JMDLer's come to NYC in hopes of seeing Joni - don't, and then you run into her at work! Such is the duality of Joni fandom. Bob NP: Cat Stevens on the radio - --------------------------------- Bring words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with your Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:48:57 -0500 From: "patrick leader" Subject: RE: More tribute notes folks - i've finished my review for jonimitchell.com and forwarded it to les. either les or i will post the link as soon as it's up. here's one paragraph: ***** "It was nearly two hours into the 2 ? hour event before a performer made the obvious joke. As Bettye LeVette said, "practice, practice, practice". Oddly enough, LeVette, whose soul-searing performance of Last Chance Lost (1994) was the highlight of the evening, was the artist who showed that practice is not enough. More important are heart, and especially a viewpoint. LeVette remade the song, with an impassioned blues shout and absolute commitment to the lyrics. If Joni Mitchell is a songwriter for the ages, the proof must be in artists like LeVette, who meet the songs halfway." ***** it was a lot of fun, but it was by no means a dazzlingly good event. the reception beforehand and dinner afterwards were more wonderful, especially meeting old and new friends. i'm headed up to the museum to meet some buddies now, and really looking forward to the rockwood event tonight. patrick np - for free, the hague, 1983 also, posting these lyrics because the song was one of the highlights in a concert that needed more pissing in the fireplace Turbulent Indigo (1994) by Joni Mitchell You wanna make Van Goghs Raise 'em up like sheep Make 'em out of Eskimos And women if you please Make 'em nice and normal Make 'em nice and neat You see him with his shotgun there? Bloodied in the wheat? Oh what do you know about Living in Turbulent Indigo? Brash fields crude crows In a scary sky In a golden frame Roped off Tourists guided by Tourists talking about the madhouse Talking about the ear The madman hangs in fancy homes They wouldn't let him near! He'd piss in their fireplace! He'd drag them through Turbulent Indigo "I'm a burning hearth" he said "People see the smoke But no one wants to warm themselves Sloughing off a coat And all my little landscapes All my yellow afternoons Stack up around this vacancy Like dirty cups and spoons No mercy Sweet Jesus! No mercy from Turbulent Indigo" ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:53:04 +0000 From: whizzboom@comcast.net Subject: Tribute Two Cents ...It was a little bit of a bummer that JM didn't show up...bad weather, stuck at the airport, sick cats, didn't feel like dealing with it - whatever the case may be. BUT - there's definitely something to be said for the fact that previous tributes have been, well, not as good as they could've been, and that might have something to do with Joni's presence looming in the bleachers - she said it herself, the Blonde in the Bleachers is a distraction, and her presence haunts you (Christ, she follows you home!) And in this case, she's also a tough critic, a perfectionist, and someone that all of the performers at an event like this are in AWE of. Makes it hard to concentrate on what you're doing. That said, I thought we did a hell of a lot better than we did at Joni's Jazz (as told through the bootleg) and the TNT gig. Dar Williams' Rainy Night House? Angelic. Bettye's Last Chance Lost? A real throat scratcher - and balls to the wall soulful. Brings a whole new resonance to the tune. Shawn's Turbulent Indigo? A huge risk, and well pulled off - so good in fact, she really ought to consider it for noe of the covers she's including on her forthcoming CD, due on Nonesuch late spring. Another sense-of-humor outfit also...at least, I hope she sees the humor in it! Assembly of Dust/Sonya on Trouble Child - gorgeous - and I was blown away at how close their arrangement was to the live one done by LA Express - it's as if someone in the band has a few of the shows from that era, since TC didn't make it to MOA. Laurie/Judy on BSN - two radically differing takes on the same song, and both resonant in their own ways. I loved the new life Laurie breathed into it with her oddball-timed arrangement, but to hear Judy Collins sing that song BETTER than her original studio take was a triumph that words wont do justice to. Maritn Sexton's Marcie, Suzanne's Amelia, Sedaka's Rasied on Robbery, Marc Cohn's For Free (made much more stellar with his clarinet sideman), Richie Haven's Woodstock, Wood Brothers' Black Crow, Cowboy Junkies' River - all solid and moving in their own way. Joanne Shenandoah's Dawntreader was a harsh opener - the music was spot-on, but she fell of the horse vocally right at the beginning and couldn't get back on. Michelle WIlliams' Help Me was high in spirit, and had some good moments, but overall seemed a little forced. Help Me has never been one of JM's strongest live numbers on any of the three tours she's brought it out for - obviously tough to pull off. Amy Grant's BYT was good, but not particularly inspired seeming. Me'Shell's Cherokee Louise was plenty inspired, but could've been more organized in it's arrangement - a little more rehersal could've lifted it right up. Pharoh's Daughter doing GMBABM...the arrangement was so good moving up to the vocal, almost unbelievably so (the bass line was PERFECT), but the re-working of the vocal line didn't quite translate. Tok Rush, Jimmy Scott, The Eels...could've lived without. But hey - when it was good IT WAS REALLY FUCKING GOOD! And 12th row orch left side was pretty sweet also. Later ya'll, Chris ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 10:42:27 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: Tribute Two Cents - --- whizzboom@comcast.net wrote: > Bettye's Last Chance Lost? A real throat scratcher - > and balls to the wall soulful. Brings a whole new > resonance to the tune. This is the performance I'll remember years from now. Yes, much resonance. Felt like my heart was being ripped out. I've never liked or listened much to that song, but hearing it this way gave me new appreciation for Joni and her willingness to honestly face and share with us even the ugliest and most painful of experiences. Joni talks so matter of factly about her divorce but this song shows the emotional side. After hearing Bettye's interpretation, the repetition of the phrase "last chance lost" now makes sense... it's from-the-gut wailing, as though the pain has wiped out all complex or subtle thinking, and the feeling of loss is overwhelming. Wow. Thanks Joni. Thanks Bettye. And just when I thought I was over Joni, nope, I'm back again. Joni wasn't there, but her music was, and that's how I know and love her, as the person who's given so much of herself. Debra Shea, back in amazed-by-joni-land Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:42:58 +0000 From: "c Karma" Subject: Moira Shearer dead at 80 Moira Shearer has died in Oxford, England at age 80. A trained, internationally credited ballerina and actress, she appeared in a segment of the film "Story of Three Loves" called "The Jealous Lover." In that segment she played a tragically ill dancer opposite James Mason's choreographer/svengali. Joni has cited this film and particularly this segment as having used what I believe she called, "the saddest music I ever heard": the 18th variation from Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini." The film is in the style of classic 50s rococo glamour with just a hint of be-bop and noir. The talented and beautiful Ms. Shearer certainly was part of the cultural landscape that inspired and provided reference for many adolescent women in the 1950s. Her legacy lives. CC "But even on the scuffle, the cleaner's press was in my jeans. And any eye for detail caught a little lace along the seams." -- JM ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:04:57 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: RE: More tribute notes - --- patrick leader wrote: > it was a lot of fun, but it was by no means a > dazzlingly good event. > The reception beforehand and dinner afterwards were more > wonderful, especially > meeting old and new friends. The dinner was such fun! It really was wonderful meeting and chatting with people I'd only known as names before. And how nice to have so many Joni fans all together bubbling with enthusiasm! Thanks so much, Patrick, for organizing the dinner. It was a good choice of a place, friendly and typically New York cozy. And the reception beforehand was a pleasure too, a little too early for me to be there the entire time unfortunately, but by the time I got there the atmosphere was happy and relaxed, with lots of smiling people, and I don't think drink was the reason. Thank you, Julius, for arranging that gathering and sharing the joni-love! That's what people were drunk on. I agree with Patrick's assessment of the show, and there's plenty more to be said about it, but some other time. I do hope a recording turns up because there were some parts I'd love to experience again. Debra Shea, in NYC Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 11:53:37 -0800 (PST) From: Debra Shea Subject: Re: Some tribute notes - --- Bob Muller wrote: > Jesse Malin - Carey: HIGH energy, fabulous Oh, yeah, he was great... as in HERE I AM! now LET'S HAVE SOME FUN! Very appealing guy! A bundle of joy. Carey sounded good, as in LET'S ROCK! From first note to last I had a smile on my face. > Sonya Kitchell w/Assembly of Dust: Off the charts > good - she's sixteen? Damn. Yes! Like she was born to be singing as easily as other people just breathe. Another artist who seems so happy being immersed in the music that it's a pleasure being able to listen in. > Nellie McKay - Chelsea Morning: Disappointing, CM > was not a good fit for her. And how can you blow a > line when you have the book right in front of you? Annoying, very annoying, especially coming right after Bettye's heartfelt performance. Nellie McKay's piano playing and singing sounded like a little chirpy bird. It was like "okay, how quickly can I do this and get out of here?" Very superficial rendering. And the only low-light of the evening for me, maybe made more so because of who she followed. > Cowboy Junkies - River: Superb, as I knew it would > be - sultry Margo, Wonderful voice! I'm getting their cd called "Cowboy Junkies" (1st one?) very soon. My concert companion suggested that after I raved about the sound of Margo's voice. It had a quiver to it, not quite vibrato, just a quiver that felt like a heartbeat. I love that and her low rich sound. > Richie Havens - Woodstock: A legend singing a > legendary song, very moving. Yes, he was out of sync, though, with the cellist (who was too loud) and the other guitarist, and kept trying to play catch up, or get together with, or something, and threw in extra odd fast strums trying to do that, so his performance never really took off. It was great seeing him and imagining him playing at the Woodstock festival, and completely blowing the huge field of people away. > Judy Collins - Both Sides Now: See above - Judy > looked great and sounded incredible. A nice closer, > given that Joni was a no-show. Wonderful closer, and how nice to have the contrast between her version and Laurie Anderson's. Nice, too, because the Wildflowers album was where I first heard Joni's songs. And nice, too, that Judy Collins told the story about being woken up by Al Cooper at 3 in the morning so Joni could play that song to her over the phone. I'd read that story before, but it was enjoyable hearing it from Judy herself. I would have liked hearing more such stories from the artists. As much as I enjoyed seeing Judy Collins in person (and now want to see an entire concert), it struck me as so disjointed that her version of Both Side Now, which is all about admitting to one's self some hard truths, sounds so darn chipper and happy as though all's right with the world. Judy Collins has great hair! Along with that great voice! and her version is not a surprise. It's more of a thought that her happy version made sense when I was a teenager (and didn't know what Joni was talking about) then it does now many years and experiences later. It was quite a concert! I'm looking forward to reading everyone else's take on it, especially after some mulling-it-over time. Debra Shea, in NYC Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:02:16 -0500 From: "Bree Mcdonough" Subject: Tribute goers. Hi All... Marianne and I are visiting her father at the hospice care home today..yes.. they have a computer in the living room...we are enjoying all the posts so far..it's a great diversion. Thank you so much! Beautiful voices: I heard the most upbeat and nicest voices on my voicemail about an hour ago...Patty & Sherelle..coming from Strawberry Fields. Thank you so much...Marianne and I listened twice. (sorry I missed you) Love.. Bree ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 16:20:27 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Joni's cat Hi Ya'll, Bree told me Joni couldn't be at the tribute because her cat is sick. We are praying for her cat, praying for St. Francis' intercession. I love my cat and can imagine how Joni feels. Just prayed for Joni too now. My husband spent last night with his mother who is getting weaker and weaker. She's agreed to have neurosurgery. It will be next Thursday. Robert took me to lunch today and then bought me a Martin guitar, an early Valentines present, combined late Christmas present because my Christmas present was supposed to be the Tribute trip. It is a DC16RGTE. The sound is wonderful. Tomorrow we are giving the med students their first test in neuro. It has been a marathon writing this test and getting the students prepared. They know about Polio now; it is tested over on this test. And, I use Joni and Neil Young as an example of survivors. My cat just came over to me. Her name is Chloe. I asked her to pray for Joni's cat too. My cat is very prayerful. I wonder what Joni's cat's name is. The line in Judgement of the Moon and Star, "Like the song of a warm, warm body loving your touch" fits the purr of a cat. I'm feeling dazed today. So much duality in life right now. Peace and safe travels. Love, Laura PS. I hope sometime we all can see Joni together. My dream is in Saskatoon. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 17:43:38 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: Tribute Show aftermath Hi, Laura, Yes, it was a good show, overall, although I was still disappointed Joni wasn't there... even though we were told she wouldn't be. Sent a note saying she regretted having to miss the event but she was caring for her very sick cat. I did you not! Rosie from New Jersey took lots of photos. I'll write more after seeing the other show tonight with the JMDListas performing at Rockwood; really looking forward to it. Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 18:16:21 EST From: LCStanley7@aol.com Subject: Re: Tribute Show aftermath Kenny wrote: Hi, Laura, Yes, it was a good show, overall, although I was still disappointed Joni wasn't there... even though we were told she wouldn't be. Sent a note saying she regretted having to miss the event but she was caring for her very sick cat. I did you not! Rosie from New Jersey took lots of photos. I'll write more after seeing the other show tonight with the JMDListas performing at Rockwood; really looking forward to it. Kenny B Hi Kenny, Enjoy the Rockwood!! I've been talking about it to people here, bragging about this wonderful JMDL community. Love, Laura ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 15:23:44 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Tribute Show aftermath Looking forward to seeing you again, Kenny - and tonight is shaping up to be another stellar night; Joy Askew, John Kelly, David Lahm, Bryan Thomas, Kay Ashley, and a long list of others that will amaza and astound, I'm sure. It's a Joni Covers paradise! Meanwhile, y'all can read what the pros said about last night: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117929455?categoryid=1266&cs=1 Bob NP: Counting Crows, "Rain King" - --------------------------------- Yahoo! Autos. Looking for a sweet ride? Get pricing, reviews, & more on new and used cars. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 19:45:08 -0600 From: billdollinger Subject: Re: Tribute Show Sounds like a great time. I would say on Nellie McKay's behalf, she is notorious for forgetting lyrics. I still think she is the hottest singer songwriter around these days. I am surprised that she did Chelsea Morning, I would have expected something more jazzy from her, or my hope what have actually been for her to do Reoccurring Dream. I am thrilled to read all the reviews and wish I could have afforded to go. Best to all, Bill On Feb 2, 2006, at 8:35 AM, Em wrote: > ha! kewl, glad to hear SOMEONE did TI, odd little diamond in the > rough/lump of coal that it is. > thx for the report, happy to hear it was good. > Hope Joni's cat will be ok. > Em > > --- djp wrote: > >> At 06:56 AM 2/2/2006, Em wrote: >>> ay conyo.... >>> sorry.. >>> how was the rest??? >>> Em >> >> highlights for me: >> >> Laurie Anderson's simple and weird Both sides now >> Shawn Colvin's Turbulent Indigo - very straightforward, better (dare >> I say >> it) that Joni's >> Cowboy Junkies' gorgeous River >> Bettye LaVette's heart-wrenching Last Chance Lost >> Jimmy Scott's At Last >> A very very cute Wood Brother playing standup bass on Black Crow >> Carnegie Hall itself >> >> and: Joni's excise that she couldn't be there because she had to >> medicate >> her cat. >> >> Low lights: >> Nellie McKay not bothering to learn either the melody or lyrics to >> Chelsea >> Morning >> >> I had a blast. >> djp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 19:15:05 -0800 (PST) From: Bryan Subject: Variety link Sorry, here's that link: http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117929455?categoryid=1266&cs=1 - --------------------------------- Relax. Yahoo! Mail virus scanning helps detect nasty viruses! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 19:14:23 -0800 (PST) From: Bryan Subject: Variety review of tribute show/ailing cat Here's the Variety review of the show, which cites an "ailing cat" as the reason Joni wasn't there. I had to laugh. (Though of course I wish Joni and her cats and dogs all the best). Bryan - --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:07:15 -0600 From: djp Subject: Re: Nellie McKay, Chelsea Morning, and the Tribute Show At 07:45 PM 2/2/2006, you wrote: >Sounds like a great time. >I would say on Nellie McKay's >behalf, she is notorious for >forgetting lyrics. It wasn't just the lyrics, she screwed up the melody, making it a repetitive singsong. I haven't the musical chops to describe this well, but where in the original there's some kind of modulation (for example, on the word "owls" ["i will bring you incense owls by night"]) she just sang it plain old chirpy major chord. Can any musician who was there describe this better? Or am I making it up? djp ps: see, julius, I'm posting. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 23:10:52 -0600 From: djp Subject: Re: Some tribute notes At 01:53 PM 2/2/2006, Debra Shea wrote: >--- Bob Muller wrote: > > > Jesse Malin - Carey: HIGH energy, fabulous > >Oh, yeah, he was great... as in HERE I AM! now LET'S >HAVE SOME FUN! Very appealing guy! A bundle of joy. >Carey sounded good, as in LET'S ROCK! From first note >to last I had a smile on my face. Yes, indeed. made me want to see more of his goat dance. > > Sonya Kitchell w/Assembly of Dust: Off the charts > > good - she's sixteen? Damn. > >Yes! Like she was born to be singing as easily as >other people just breathe. Another artist who seems so >happy being immersed in the music that it's a pleasure >being able to listen in. Huh. She did nothing for me at all. > > Richie Havens - Woodstock: A legend singing a > > legendary song, very moving. > >Yes, he was out of sync, though, with the cellist (who >was too loud) and the other guitarist, and kept trying >to play catch up, or get together with, or something, >and threw in extra odd fast strums trying to do that, >so his performance never really took off. Huh again. I was entranced. djp ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 20:07:12 -0500 From: Les Irvin Subject: Re: More tribute notes On 2/2/06, patrick leader wrote: > > i've finished my review for jonimitchell.com and forwarded it to les. > either les or i will post the link as soon as it's up. Here 'tis: http://jonimitchell.com/events/event.cfm?id=166 Thanks to Patrick for the prompt report! 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