From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2006 #128 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, May 2 2006 Volume 2006 : Number 128 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Neil Young in observer ["Garret" ] 76 Joni Covers in the big parade...(Covers, Volume 76) [Bob.Muller@Fluor.] Lobster's Ball [Kate ] From the Mendel [Bob Muller ] Re: From the Mendel [RoseMJoy@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 09:29:07 +0100 (BST) From: "Garret" Subject: Neil Young in observer There was a full page spread in yesterday's Observer about Neil Young. It was a decent history lesson and introduction to the upcoming album, plus a couple of Joni mentions to keep all of us happy. I'm looking forward to the final cd release of this album. GARRET NP- Death In Vegas, Hands Around My Throat ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 08:09:02 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: 76 Joni Covers in the big parade...(Covers, Volume 76) Incoming! Mayday! Mayday! Time once again to ring in the new month, and it MAY mean that it's time for yet another collection of covers of songs composed by (and in some cases made famous by) our favorite composer. As always, this month offers up another collection of tantalizing, terrific, and in some cases torturous renditions. And while I'll take the lion's share of the blame/credit, I do want to thank my longtime pal Stephen Elliott in NYC for his assistance. I've had to split it in two parts because of its size - - so go get it here: Part 1: http://download.yousendit.com/EC8A1C78544A10C4 Part 2: http://download.yousendit.com/6C97DBE770D36FBB and dig the following: 1. Inga Swearingen - Black Crow: Volume 76 opens on a kickin' note, a fine piano jazz interp of the Hejira classic, switching tempos, and features some great scat vocals as well as a poppin' piano solo. This crow soars! 2. Vikki and James - Big Yellow Taxi: Bringing us back down to earth is this homemade recording of BYT from Richmond, VA. 3. Frisyr I London - Chelsea Morning: Not sure where the originators of this recording are from - the Pacific rim, perhaps. A bit crude, but very pure & innocent-sounding. 4. Roger & Susanne - The Circle Game: This is a very straightforward reading of TCG, sincere but not particularly stellar and Susanne's voice has a bit too much vibra-a-a-a-a-a-ato for my taste. 5. Patrick Thompson - Woodstock: Now this one is just plain wrong. The vocal is detached, blase, nasally and melodically limited. The guitar sounds out of tune and plays arhythmically and dirge-like. Some words get dropped or changed, others are re-sequenced. A strong candidate for "Sour 16", if I was ever inclined to assemble one. 6. Curt Southall - Both Sides Now: A solo acoustic guitar version, patterned after Randy Scruggs' recording and very pretty. 7. Mark Murphy - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat (live): English jazz singer Murphy first recorded GPPH in the studio in '98, this is a live version from his 2004 release "Bop For Miles". Mark's voice has that velvet fog quality, he recorded BSN early in his career (a rare recording that I have finally acquired) so he must be a good Joni fan; after all, what self-respecting jazzer wouldn't be? 8. The Swingin' Medallions - How Do You Stop: South Carolina's own! Hailing from Greenwood, SC and famous for their 60's garage classic "Double Shot of My Baby's Love", the Medallions now tour the southeast as a beach music/party band. This is a fairly solid cover of the non-Joni song with lively percussion, horns, and guitar work. 9. April - Both Sides Now: A recent recording from April, a Scandinavian combo. A nice mix of acoustic and electric instruments, and a very pretty vocal blend as well. A very straightforward arrangement, but scoring high on execution. 10. Bros Rock Crew - This Flight Tonight: Poor TFT...what started out as a simple acoustic song has been taken down the path of heavy metal, death metal, speed metal, and now it gets the hip-hop/electronic-sample rock break dance B-boy treatment. All that being said, I enjoy it, creative combination of samples and sounds. Definitely would make me bust a move except for the fact that I already have problems with my joints. 11. Michael Sagmeister & Britta Medeiros - Night Ride Home: From Germany, Michael & Britta graced us earlier on with their loverly take on BSN, here they tackle one of Joni's later songs to equally engaging effect. 12. Carolyn Montgomery - People's Parties/The Same Situation: Don't know much about Carolyn, but this piano-voice cabaret-type duet track is definitely to my liking. Done appropriately as a medley, one song leading into the next just as Joni intended. And Carolyn's voice is not Joni's, but it's great nonetheless. 13. Yuki Murakami - Both Sides Now: A wonderful light and airy acoustic guitar/vocal version. A strong accent on the part of the singer just adds to the charm. And an original peppy arrangement to boot, always a pleasant surprise. 14. Mixed Company - Big Yellow Taxi: Acapella from Stanford University. More spirited than most, and very 'busy' in that there are lots of different things going on. The arrangement and execution are at a very high level for college acapella. Of course, most of these kids think they're covering a Counting Crows song... 15. Carole Kaye - Twisted: Carole is in this case, the bassist and not the vocalist, so the accent is on the "walking electric bass" here. An enjoyable jazz piece. 16. Geraldine - Michael From Mountains: 17. Geraldine - Cactus Tree: No, this is not Flip Wilson in drag singing Joni Mitchell songs...I guess Geraldine, a 70's singer from the UK, figured she would be another Melanie or Cher and so she didn't bother with the last name. In any event, these obscure 1971 recordings are certainly adequate enough, very similar to Joni's own, some fanciful flute on Michael, and nice backing vocals on both. 18. David & Marianne Dalmour - Both Sides Now: Uber-cheesy early 70's recording, it sounds sorta like a 70's commercial for feminine hygiene products. 19. Moishe Lichtfuss & The A-Signifying Semiotics - People's Parties: I love C&S covers, and am just giddy like a little schoolgirl to see that we have TWO covers of People's Parties on this volume. This one is a download from the group's website and is well-produced, and instead of morphing into Same Situation, it medley's up with Thin Lizzy's "The Cowboy Song". Original and it works too. 20. Garrin Benfield Band - Black Crow: Which brings us to this live recording...the same Joni song that we came in on is the one we'll fly out on. I don't know for sure, but this cover sounds like it was inspired by Joni's 1998 tour version. Garrin's vocals are right on, and his band is a rock-solid, rock steady outfit, particularly the drummer who keeps the beat while still mixing up the drum patterns - impressive. So...no need to declare 'Mayday' - not when you've got 20 tracks, 78+ minutes of Joni-cover-joy at your fingertips! Bob NP: Porcupine Tree, "Even Less" - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain proprietary, business-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. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the company. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 09:32:52 -0600 From: Kate Subject: Lobster's Ball Okay. I sent the text of Joni's poem to the list, but it doesn't seem to be there in my digest this morning. Where did it end up? Anyone seen it? Kate http://xoetc.antville.org ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 15:24:44 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: From the Mendel Kate had sent this to me and inadvertently left the rest of you guys off distribution. So I got to see it first, neener neener neener... Anyway, it's very cool stuff, and thanks to Kate for the effort. I love how Joni's lyric writing was at such an advanced stage even then. Notice the rhyming schemes, they are not the standard you would expect, then again when has Joni done what was expected? Thanks, Kate!!! Bob NP: Bright Eyes, "First Day Of My Life" - ------------------------------------------- Two purely text things for you guys; you're welcome to use them for the site Les, as far as I'm concerned: In the high school memorabilia section were a couple of report cards. For Grade VIII, Joni's report card had gone home and been signed three times by Mrs. W.A. Anderson, her mom. One teacher left this written comment: "Joan is very artistic and doles some very fine work on notes. However there is a tendency to put too much time on drawings and neglect the less artistic, although very important, subjects." Also in the high school section was this poem, which was typed up and under glass: "Sub-Marine Symphony The Lobster's Ball One calm and pleasant evening, At the bottom of the sea, A Lobster called a meeting, And asked us all to tea. He cleared his throat and spoke, "Dear friends, This is a perfect night, To throw a ball, Invite you all! Well, don't you feel I'm right?" We all agreed and thanked him, Then hurried home to change. Since mermaids don't wear clothing, Our hair we did arrange. I tied mine up with creeping vines, And donned a shell necklace, Then shined my scales, And filed my nails, And prettied up my face. And when we were all readied, And mounted on our steeds, (Sea horses, wildly spirited, All garbed in bugle beads) We hurried to the Lobster's Ball, And as we all drew near, A strain of music reached our ears, So beautiful to hear. And when we reached our rendezvous, (The mermaid girls and me), We found it was a fiddler crab, Who played "Farewell to Thee." And later when the stars came out, (Starfish I meant to say) We dined on herbs and seaweed wine, And danced the night away. So after when we had to leave The gaiety and fun, I felt it was an awful shame, But it was nearly one. So as we slowly rode t'ward home, (I wasn't tired at all) I thought about the time I had, At the Lobster's lovely Ball! Joan Anderson, Grade VII" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 1 May 2006 19:03:57 EDT From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: From the Mendel wow, that is simply amazing! thanks Bob, thanks Kate ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2006 #128 ********************************* ------- 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)