From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #3 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 Monday, January 8 2007 Volume 2007 : Number 003 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: RE : general comments about attending concerts, now joni concert [B] Joni's Smackdown in Indy [Bob Muller ] Courting Answers [Wtking59@cs.com] Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy/Fans/Concerts [Motitan@aol.com] Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy ["Gerald A. Notaro" ] RE : Joni's Smackdown in Indy [Joseph Palis ] Re: Courting Answers [RoseMJoy@aol.com] Re: Courting Answers [Wtking59@cs.com] RE: Courting Answers ["Les Irvin" ] RE: Courting Answers ["Les Irvin" ] Re: Courting Answers ["Randy Remote" ] Re: Courting Answers [notaro@stpt.usf.edu] Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy/Fans/Concerts [Bob Muller ] Re: Courting Answers [Bob Muller ] RE: Courting Answers ["Richard Flynn" ] Re: Courting Answers [Wtking59@cs.com] Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy/Fans/Concerts [Norma Jean Garza ] News About New Joni Album [PassScribe@aol.com] sorry for double postings [Norma Jean Garza ] Joni Mitchell Songbook [Bruce Eggleston ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 06:26:12 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: RE : general comments about attending concerts, now joni concert Hi Joseph - just so's you know, the show you were referring to was her '98 appearance in Indianapolis. I've got the audio - I'll see if I can put it up for you & anyone else who wants to hear it. Bob NP: Elton John, "Meal Ticket" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 07:57:03 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni's Smackdown in Indy OK, here's the audio from the '98 show in Indianapolis, IN - listen to the tracks in this order (as they were performed that night): 1. Facelift - at the end of it, she lets the Dylan fans who were giving her grief get an earful. Ooh, such language! 2. Sex Kills - maybe it's just me, but the outburst at the end of Facelift fuels her righteous anger during Sex Kills, listen especially to the first verse-chorus, it seems to me like she is really charged up. 3. Magdalene Laundries - before the song, Joni gets some love from her fans and she brings the incident to closure. Certainly an unchoreographed moment. Enjoy: http://download.yousendit.com/5082B7DD724D2DB3 Bob NP: Fleetwood Mac, "Goodbye Baby" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:40:22 EST From: Wtking59@cs.com Subject: Courting Answers Speaking of Joni books... Has anyone ordered and/or received the new "33 1/3" book on the making of 'Court and Spark' by Sean Nelson? Getting curious, because--according to Amazon.com--it was supposed to (finally!) be released on Dec. 20th. And while I'm at it, does anyone happen to have the original track list (from several years ago) for the forthcoming 'Tribute to JM' disc? Thought I had it in my files, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I'd very much like to know what they've changed...and what is now missing entirely. THANKS-A-BUNCH in advance! XXXOOO, Billy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:45:39 EST From: Motitan@aol.com Subject: Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy/Fans/Concerts "1. Facelift - at the end of it, she lets the Dylan fans who were giving her grief get an earful. Ooh, such language!" - -------------------------------------------- You know, it really bothers me when I attend concerts and people are rude. It bothers me even more when they throw something at the stage (I saw CSNY this summer on their Freedom of Speech tour and two people threw bottles and another threw water on the speakers! On the floor speakers!). You ought to have some respect for the musicians up there no matter what. That goes the same for even unknown opening acts. They're working hard for you. You paid to be there so shut up, listen, and pay attention. I can understand Joni's frustrations. It's not very conducive at all in terms of performing when you have people like that. And to be at a show with Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, well Jesus kill me why don't you? Speaking of shows, does Joni ever regularly tour anymore? When was the last show she played, either as part of a tour or a one night thing? I'm very curious. Thanks! - -Monika ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:29:54 -0500 (EST) From: "Gerald A. Notaro" Subject: Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy Bob Muller wrote: > OK, here's the audio from the '98 show in Indianapolis, IN - listen to the > tracks in this order (as they were performed that night): > > 1. Facelift - at > the end of it, she lets the Dylan fans who were giving her grief get an > earful. Ooh, such language! Wow. I'll say. That's our Joni!!!! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:57:55 +0100 (CET) From: Joseph Palis Subject: RE : Joni's Smackdown in Indy Wow Bob! Muchas gracias for this clip! I heard what she said at the end of "Facelift" and it gave me some kind of self-righteous rage (with chills to boot) against those hecklers. She really didn't mince words -- "assholes . . . drunken sad f***s". What I want to ask is whose was it at he beginning of "Sex Kills" -- didn't sound like Joni to me. Was that woman's voice one of those hecklers. Would have loved to witness that. And those supportive cheers from her fans before "Magdalene Laundries" gave me chills once more. I could imagine Joni cracking a smile at those all-out support from fans. Thanks a lot, Bob for sharing this. Joseph in CH np: Joni - "Magdalene Laundries" Bob Muller a icrit : OK, here's the audio from the '98 show in Indianapolis, IN - listen to the tracks in this order (as they were performed that night): 1. Facelift - at the end of it, she lets the Dylan fans who were giving her grief get an earful. Ooh, such language! 2. Sex Kills - maybe it's just me, but the outburst at the end of Facelift fuels her righteous anger during Sex Kills, listen especially to the first verse-chorus, it seems to me like she is really charged up. 3. Magdalene Laundries - before the song, Joni gets some love from her fans and she brings the incident to closure. Certainly an unchoreographed moment. Enjoy: http://download.yousendit.com/5082B7DD724D2DB3 Bob NP: Fleetwood Mac, "Goodbye Baby" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com En finir avec le spam? Yahoo! Mail vous offre la meilleure protection possible contre les messages non sollicitis http://mail.yahoo.fr Yahoo! Mail ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:53:55 EST From: RoseMJoy@aol.com Subject: Re: Courting Answers don't know about the book release, but here's the track list... 1. Sufjan Stevens - 'Free Man In Paris' 2. Bjork - 'The Boho Dance' 3. Caetano Veloso - 'Dreamland' 4. Brad Mehldau - 'Don't Interrupt The Sorrow' 5. Cassandra Wilson - 'For The Roses' 6. Prince - 'A Case Of You' 7. Sarah McLachlan - 'Blue' 8. Annie Lennox - 'Ladies Of The Canyon' 9. Emmylou Harris - 'Magdalene Laundries' 10. Elvis Costello - 'Edith And The Kingpin' 11. k.d. Lang - 'Help Me' 12. James Taylor - 'River' rosie in nj ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 13:35:41 EST From: Wtking59@cs.com Subject: Re: Courting Answers THANKS, Rose--but I wanted the ORIGINAL track list (from several years ago when the project was first scheduled for release). Would it be somewhere in the archives perhaps? XXXOOO, Billy NP: 'Laurel Canyon' by Jackie DeShannon ==================================== In a message dated 1/7/07 RoseMJoy@aol.com writes: > don't know about the book release, but here's the track list... > > 01. Sufjan Stevens - 'Free Man In Paris' > 02. Bjork - 'The Boho Dance' > 03. Caetano Veloso - 'Dreamland' > 04. Brad Mehldau - 'Don't Interrupt The Sorrow' > 05. Cassandra Wilson - 'For The Roses' > 06. Prince - 'A Case Of You' > 07. Sarah McLachlan - 'Blue' > 08. Annie Lennox - 'Ladies Of The Canyon' > 09. Emmylou Harris - 'Magdalene Laundries' > 10. Elvis Costello - 'Edith And The Kingpin' > 11. k.d. Lang - 'Help Me' > 12. James Taylor - 'River' > > > rosie in nj > ============================== In a message dated 1/7/07 wtking59@cs.com wrote: Speaking of Joni books... Has anyone ordered and/or received the new "33 1/3" book on the making of 'Court and Spark' by Sean Nelson? Getting curious, because--according to Amazon.com--it was supposed to (finally!) be published on Dec. 20th. And while I'm at it, does anyone happen to have the original track list (from several years ago) for the forthcoming 'Tribute to JM' disc? Thought I had it in my files, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. I'd very much like to know what they've changed...and what is now missing entirely. THANKS-A-BUNCH in advance! XXXOOO, Billy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:54:45 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: RE: Courting Answers >Would it be somewhere in the archives perhaps? This article reveals most of the titles: http://jmdl.com/library/view.cfm?id=1392 Les ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 11:57:27 -0700 From: "Les Irvin" Subject: RE: Courting Answers >Would it be somewhere in the archives perhaps? Sorry, a more complete list is here: http://jonimitchell.com/news/results_date.cfm?id=87 Les ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 10:54:18 -0800 From: "Randy Remote" Subject: Re: Courting Answers From: > Has anyone ordered and/or received the new "33 1/3" book on the making of > 'Court and Spark' by Sean Nelson? Getting curious, because--according to > Amazon.com--it was supposed to (finally!) be released on Dec. 20th. Despite Amazon's release date, the book does not appear to be available from any source at this time. (This series of books highlights milestone albums of the rock era, dozens of which have already been published, and seem to be well regarded). RR ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 14:51:55 -0500 (EST) From: notaro@stpt.usf.edu Subject: Re: Courting Answers Most recent information from Books In Print: Title: Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark Author: Sean Nelson (Author) Publication Date: April 2006 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited Imprint: Burns & Oates Country of Publication: United Kingdom Market: United States ISBN: 0-8264-1773-6 ISBN 13: 978-0-8264-1773-2 EAN: 9780826417732 Item Status: Active Record (Available for Order) Binding Format: Trade Paper Pages: 144 Price: $ 9.95(USD) Retail (Publisher) Also Available Through: Baker & Taylor Books;Bertrams Books;Brodart Company;Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.;Gardners Books Limited;Ingram Book Company;NACSCORP, Incorporated Language: English Bowker Subjects: ROCK MUSIC General Subjects (BISAC): MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock LCCN: 2006-029498 LC Class #: ML420.M542N45 2006 Dewey #: 782.42164092 Physical Dimensions (W x L x H): 5 x 7 in. .002 lbs. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:08:31 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy/Fans/Concerts Her last tour was in 2000, touring behind BSN. The tour concluded with a performance on June 2 in Camden, NJ. Since then she has made one other concert appearance, November 13, 2002 at the Stormy Weather benefit in Los Angeles, CA. And speaking of rude audiences, I went to see a friend of mine perform Friday night, and her Mom (who was sitting right behind us) wouldn't shut up. I thought in beyond belief that a performance would be marred by the performer's own mother. Bob NP: Lynyrd Skynyrd, "I Never Dreamed" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:06:02 EST From: SMC1254@aol.com Subject: tribute album I just read that the tribute album will be released on April 10th. Nonesuch - maybe you all already knew this. SMC ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:08:32 EST From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Fwd: : RLJ and general comments about attending concerts (SJC) I don't think this message went through the first time I sent, so I'm sending it again. Sorry if anyone gets this twice. Jack Return-Path: Received: from FWM-D27 (fwm-d27.webmail.aol.com [205.188.162.3]) by ciaaol-m01.mx.aol.com (v114.2) with ESMTP id MAILCIAAOLM014-ec33459efc0ac4; Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:31:54 -0500 To: josephpalis@yahoo.fr, joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: : RLJ and general comments about attending concerts (SJC) Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:31:53 -0500 In-Reply-To: <449848.62547.qm@web26304.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> X-MB-Message-Source: WebUI MIME-Version: 1.0 From: merk54@aol.com X-MB-Message-Type: User Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Mailer: AOL WebMail 22250 Received: from 67.109.218.222 by FWM-D27.sysops.aol.com (205.188.162.3) with HTTP (WebMailUI); Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:31:53 -0500 Message-Id: <8C8FF4994C18246-D78-241B@FWM-D27.sysops.aol.com> X-AOL-IP: 205.188.162.3 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: from multipart/alternative by demime 0.97c-p1 X-Converted-To-Plain-Text: Alternative section used was text/plain I could talk for hours about seeing RLJ in concert. Besides Joni, she is the only other performer to bring tears to my eyes during a performance. In RLJ's case, it was while performing Company at Poplar Creek (near Chicago). By the time she sang "But when I reach across the galaxy, I will miss your company" I was sobbing out loud. What a night that was. Later in the evening, Rickie even pulled me out of the audience to dance with me. Pretty magical stuff. It's funny that you would mention "Something Cool", because her singing that song at Pick-Staiger Hall in Chicago is probably my all time favorite concert moment of all time. (Okay - maybe seeing Joni at Red Rocks would be my ultimate concert moment - but this was pretty freakin' special). It was her final encore of the night, and she was singing "Something Cool" a cappella and about half way through the song, she botched the lyrics, dropped an f-bomb and stopped the song. She apologized and started the song over from the beginning, only this time she completely reinterpreted the song, adding a level of emotion to it that was indescribable. The interpretations were so different, that the person I was with thought they were two different songs. In the hundreds of concerts I've been to in my life, I have never seen anything like it. I could barely move by the time it was over. It's also interesting that the start of this thread dealt with having mostly true fans in the audience as I just attended a RLJ show that seemed to have very few fans in the audience. It was for a Sound Stage taping with Rickie a couple of weeks ago - it should air sometime in late February on your favorite PBS station. It was definitely the weirdest RLJ show I've ever been to (and I've seen some weird ones!). First off, well over half the people in the audience knew little or nothing about Rickie. They were just there because the tickets were free. The audience was nice and polite but for the most part you could tell they weren't really into it. So that was kind of a bummer - it definitely would have been better if the crowd consisted of more real fans. Rickie also seemed a little nervous at first - maybe cause of all the cameras, or maybe because she was doing so much new material, or was dealing with a new band. In any case, she gained momentum as the night went on. The new material had some interesting moments, but I'm not sure how well it's going to be received. More of a rock edge, and all based on Jesus. I'm not sure I totally understand the concept - I think the songs are based on things Jesus might have said or might be thinking or doing today (like there's one where he's driving around heaven in Elvis' Cadillac). Definitely not stuff right out of the Bible. There was a beautiful song about praying that managed to bash tele-evangelists (kind of a pretty version of Tax Free). Rickie had the oddest outfit on - not at all flattering. Entirely different, but it reminded of Joni during her Orchestra concerts and those weird gowns she wore then. Probably my favorite moment from the evening was when Rickie was singing Living It Up by herself at the piano (she opened the show by doing 5 songs along at the piano - very nice). Anyway, there was a camera person about 1 foot ot two from her, and when she the lyric about "c*nt-fingered Louie", I thought the camera man was going to fall off th! e stage. The look on his face was priceless! The whole Sound Stage taping thing was interesting - she did a couple of songs twice to get different takes of them - but it did not have the same feel of a typical RLJ concert. I'll be seeing her again up in Milwaukee in the near future and hopefully that will feel more like a typical show. By the way, her new band was very young, and had some kinks to work out, but they showed some promise. Like Joni, she is a unique artist who definitely follows her own muse and pursues her art more for her own satisfaction with little or no concern about commercial success. Okay - I'll stop babbling now. Sorry - Rickie just brings that out in me. Did I tell you about the time I saw her from the second row, and she was bombed on Jack Daniels and not wearing any panties? Hmmm - I better save that for another time. Jack - -----Original Message----- From: josephpalis@yahoo.fr To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 3:06 PM Subject: RE : RLJ and general comments about attending concerts (SJC) Good thing for you, Stewart, because you have been to a Joni performance while I am just deaming through the noise (apologies to Vienna Teng) about it. That's an interesting comment about Joni and her interaction with her audience. I can't recall who said this but someone in the List a few years ago said that s/he watched a Joni performance where there was a heckler and Joni was pissed by that disturbance and said something to this effect "If you don't want to be here, then get the f*** out." Then she launched in a rather aggressive version of "Sex Kills". Anyone among you said this? Care to repeat that story again? As for RLJ, the feeling I felt seeing her that night in Jnauary last year was just too ineffably affecting -- words can't quite convey it. But when she launched in that one of a kind performance of "Something Cool" that she sang in her "Girl at Her Volcano" album, she brought tears and chills in this adoring fan's eyes and skin. Especially since she forgot the lyrics and was moving in that ragged, almost theatrical way as though wanting to express her pain and humiliation but cannot. Some hairs fell out when she was aggressively gesticulating while singing. She mixed the song's lyrics but atthat time no one cared as we were all moved by that performance and it was deathly still. When she finsihed the song, no one applauded for a long time. Then ovation and I saw some of the most beautiful sights -- grown men and women openly wiping tears away. And I remembered thinking how similar this is to watching a Greek play where the actor's tragedy almost creates an exquisite feeling of catharsis. And although some artists gave me chills while wathing them perform (Marcel Marceau, M. Ward, Nora Aunor), nothing quite comes close to that RLJ moment last year. Joseph np: Jeanne Trevor - Early in the Morning Stewart.Simon@sunlife.com a icrit : _______________________________________________________________________________________________ This is an interesting post because I had the same experience when I saw Ricki Lee Jones in Boston at Night Stage in Cambridge many years ago. Night Stage (now closed) was like a little restaurant / club with tables and chairs seating maybe a few hundred people Max. Anyway - RLJ came out with just her guitar and piano and talked back and forth to the audience for 2 1/2 hours performing an incredible, intimate and unforgettable show. I will never forget that concert as I am a huge fan of hers. I also have had the good fortune of seeing Joni 4 times since the early 70's (1st time was the Court & Spark tour) at the Music Hall in Boston (also now closed). My experience has been that Joni seems distant and rather choreographed in her shows. While I feel very fortunate to have seen her and admire her music and ability so much, I don't know if there is ever much dialogue between Joni and her fans during her performances, Perhaps when she first started out and played small clubs there was but I would be very interested in other people's experiences. 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Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:11:22 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: RE : Joni's Smackdown in Indy No, that would have been someone sitting close to the taper. I got a good laugh out of that as well..."Joni don't take no $hit!" or something to that effect. And they were right. Bob NP: My Morning Jacket, "Wordless Chorus" Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 12:21:58 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: Courting Answers Some more infor about the original tracklist for the "A Case Of Joni" CD... PM Dawn, Night in the City: Not included in the new project but has previously been released. Annie Lennox, Ladies of the Canyon: Will be included on the new one - has previously been released. Stevie Wonder, Woodstock: Not included on the new one, no previous release that I'm aware of. Janet Jackson, Beat of Black Wings: Not included on the new one, no previous release that I'm aware of. Duncan Sheik, Court and Spark: Not included on the new one, Duncan released this himself in 2006. kd lang, Help Me: Will be included on the new one - no previous release that I'm aware of. We do have the recording from the TNT tribute. Sarah McLachlan, Blue: Will be included on the new one - has previously been released. Elvis Costello, Edith and the Kingpin: Will be included on the new one - no previous release that I'm aware of. Chaka Khan, Hejira: Not included on the new one, no previous release that I'm aware of. Etta James, Amelia: Not included on the new one, no previous release that I'm aware of. Elton John, Free Man In Paris: Not included on the new one, no previous release that I'm aware of. We do have the recording from the TNT tribute. Bjork, Boho Dance: Will be included on the new one - no previous release that I'm aware of. Lindsey Buckingham with Mick Fleetwood, Big Yellow Taxi: Not included on the new one, no previous release that I'm aware of - though there was a 30-second tease available on kazaa at one time. Bob NP: Jethro Tull, "My God" PS: I also have the C&S book on backorder, I hope to get it sometime before I assume room temperature. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:21:40 -0500 From: "Richard Flynn" Subject: RE: Courting Answers I keep updating my order from Amazon. The latest info they gave me (original Order Date of February 25, 2006 is: Recipient: Richard Flynn View or change order Items not yet shipped: Delivery estimate: February 28, 2007 * 1 of: Joni Mitchell's Court And Spark (33 1/3) Sold by: Amazon.com - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of notaro@stpt.usf.edu Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 2:52 PM To: Randy Remote Cc: wtking59@cs.com; joni@smoe.org Subject: Re: Courting Answers Most recent information from Books In Print: Title: Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark Author: Sean Nelson (Author) Publication Date: April 2006 Publisher: Continuum International Publishing Group, Limited Imprint: Burns & Oates Country of Publication: United Kingdom Market: United States ISBN: 0-8264-1773-6 ISBN 13: 978-0-8264-1773-2 EAN: 9780826417732 Item Status: Active Record (Available for Order) Binding Format: Trade Paper Pages: 144 Price: $ 9.95(USD) Retail (Publisher) Also Available Through: Baker & Taylor Books;Bertrams Books;Brodart Company;Copyright Clearance Center, Inc.;Gardners Books Limited;Ingram Book Company;NACSCORP, Incorporated Language: English Bowker Subjects: ROCK MUSIC General Subjects (BISAC): MUSIC / Genres & Styles / Rock LCCN: 2006-029498 LC Class #: ML420.M542N45 2006 Dewey #: 782.42164092 Physical Dimensions (W x L x H): 5 x 7 in. .002 lbs. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:27:37 EST From: Wtking59@cs.com Subject: Re: Courting Answers THANKS AGAIN, Richard (...and Jerry, and Randy, and Rose) So, it looks like we'll all have to be patient at LEAST a little while longer for the '33 1/3: Joni Mitchell's Court & Spark' book to appear (Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr). Let's just hope it doesn't take another 7 years (like the forthcoming tribute disc, which was originally scheduled for release over 6 years ago!). And, EUREKA--I finally located the original tribute's track listing in the archives. ;-) Now missing from the lineup are the following 8 tracks: PM Dawn ("Night In the City"), Stevie Wonder ("Woodstock"), Janet Jackson ("The Beat of Black Wings"), Duncan Sheik ("Court and Spark"), Chaka Khan ("Hejira"), Etta James ("Amelia"), Elton John ("Free Man In Paris") and Lindsey Buckingham w/ Mick Fleetwood ("Big Yellow Taxi"). These have apparently been replaced with the following 7 tracks: Sufjan Stevens ("Free Man In Paris"), Caetano Veloso ("Dreamland"), Brad Mehldau ("Don't Interrupt the Sorrow"), Cassandra Wilson ("For the Roses"), Prince ("A Case of U"), Emmylou Harris ("The Magdalene Laundries") and James Taylor ("River"). 5 tracks remain the same: Bjork ("The Boho Dance"), Sarah McLachlan ("Blue"), Annie Lennox ("Ladies of the Canyon"), Elvis Costello ("Edith and the Kingpin") and k.d. lang ("Help Me"). WHEW !!! :-D XXXOOO, Billy ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 15:17:16 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: Re: Joni's Smackdown in Indy/Fans/Concerts When Joni's played here in San Antonio, we were all enraptured... Even after one of her concerts about 1974, one of the mainstrean top 40's radio station, which never played Joni, said, "you could hear a pin drop throughout the whole concert." I weep, just thinking back because she's so beautiful and elegant when she plays and sings. More precious than Jenny Lind. Norma Jean - --- Motitan@aol.com wrote: > You know, it really bothers me when I attend > concerts and people are rude. > It bothers me even more when they throw something at > the stage (I saw CSNY > this summer on their Freedom of Speech tour and two > people threw bottles and > another threw water on the speakers! On the floor > speakers!). You ought to > have some respect for the musicians up there no > matter what. That goes the > same for even unknown opening acts. They're > working hard for you. You paid to > be there so shut up, listen, and pay attention. I > can understand Joni's > frustrations. It's not very conducive at all in > terms of performing when you > have people like that. And to be at a show with > Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, > well Jesus kill me why don't you? Speaking of > shows, does Joni ever regularly > tour anymore? When was the last show she played, > either as part of a tour > or a one night thing? I'm very curious. Thanks! > -Monika Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 08 Jan 2007 00:48:58 +0000 From: "Patti Parlette" Subject: A Case of me, just another fan! Bonne annee, tout le Joni monde! And Wilkommen, Monika! (I don't know why...the "k" in your name made me want to use German.) I'm so glad you have discovered Joni. Your experience with River has already shown you how her "songs are like tattoos." You will find out anything and everything you need to know about her right here and at jonimitchell.com. It's an amazing place -- a wide world of noble causes, and lovely (lyrical and musical) landscapes to discover. I did not come upon Joni out of the BLUE like you did. A friend gave me her first album, Song to a Seagull (or Joni Mitchell, as some prefer) when I was a 14 year-old high school freshman, in 1968. What a magical coming of age, with Joni always at my side, giving out something to grow and feed on year after year at that time. She is in my blood like holy wine, running all through my circuits like a heartbeat. (LOL...yes, I have a little problem...it's called JMOCD....I quote her all the time.) Garret wrote, in part: "I still find myself listening to an album like Hissing of Summer Lawns (HOSL) and discovering new meanings to the lyrics, new sounds that i had not heard before, new moods and tones in there taht had passed me by previously. I didn't really like HOSL first few listens mind you. I wanted another Blue or FTR of C & S. But with Joni you never get that, you never get another of anything. She challenges you and takes her own direction." Exactement! She grows and you grow along with her. I remember when I first got HOSL, too. I was a senior in college, just back from a year in France. I raced back from the record store in record time (no pun intended at first, but that's a good one, non?) to my college apartment with the new HOSL in my greedy little hands, ripped off the celephone, took my roommates' Dead album off the turntable (ignoring the protests of "HEY! What are you DOING?" and said: "It's the new Joni album!!" -- not to be denied), and started to play it. I immediately loved In France They Kiss on Main Street, of course, but then along came Jungle Line. My roommates and I all looked at each other and said: "HUH? What is THAT?" Now HOSL is one of my favorites. And, of course, you know there may be more. I wish you your own magical mystery tour with Joni. "Play what you want!" as a fan yelled out on Miles of Aisles (ooh, yeah, that's a great one, too)! She banters with the audience a little bit and you can hear her great spontaneous laugh pealing silver bells. "All righhhhhhhhht!" Welcome again, Monika, and enjoy the beautiful (night) ride (home)! Peace, Patti P. _________________________________________________________________ Type your favorite song. Get a customized station. Try MSN Radio powered by Pandora. http://radio.msn.com/?icid=T002MSN03A07001 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 23:18:26 EST From: PassScribe@aol.com Subject: News About New Joni Album Hi, gang, In today's (Sunday) Fanfare section of Newsday, here on Long Island, an article by Rafer Guzman is titled, "Retired Joni sees music biz from both sides now." I don't know if this is a syndicated article or if Fanfare itself is syndicated, so some of you may already have seen this. In short, Rafer wrires about how it was a good year for "River", being covered by Sarah McLachlan and James Taylor, and being featured in a holiday episode of "ER." It goes on to mention the Nonesuch Tribute album (featuring 11 songs), due out this spring. It concludes with info on Joni's new album and mentions one new track being called, "Holy War", and states that Joni has suggested selling the album over the Internet. "I would never take another deal in the record business," she is quoted as saying, "I'll be damned if I'll line their pockets." Interesting, eh? Kenny B ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 21:01:10 -0800 (PST) From: Norma Jean Garza Subject: sorry for double postings subject line says it all. I'm sleepy...I'm happy Joni's releasing her music. Now off to dreamland I go. I just decided to play Don Juan's Reckless Daughter. I love that album when I'm tired and sleepy. It's the perfect album for this mode. I love this album so much that I want to talk to you over and over about the rythyms. nj Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 22:48:16 -0700 From: Bruce Eggleston Subject: Joni Mitchell Songbook I have a copy a copy of "Joni Mitchell Songbook - Gomplete volume number 1 (1966-1970)". It appears to be a first edition, from Siquomb Publishing Corp., 1974. I gave it to my wife in 1981. I'm an aspiring guitarist, and knowing that Joni uses many open tunings, they don't seem to appear in this volume. Most of the chords seem to be first position open chords, generally speaking. Are these 30+ songs from "Songs to a Seagull", "Clouds" and "Ladies of the Canyon" all in standard concert tuning on the six string? Would they sound correct with the records as noted? If not, where could I compare these progressions with the open tuning, if any? I was just curious to hear some history and comments, musical or general, about this beautiful book. Thanks, Bonneville Bruce ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2007 #3 ******************************* ------- 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)