From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #157 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, June 6 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 157 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- HUGE thanks to all - George Michael, Edith and the Kingpin [Melissa Gibbs] Re: HOSL vs. Hejira [carmel rotem ] Re: HOSL vs. Hejira [Bob Muller ] Re: HOSL vs. Hejira [Catherine McKay ] Re: HOSL vs. Hejira [Lieve Reckers ] Re: HOSL vs. Hejira [Jody Johnson ] [none] [Ann ] Re: "I predict a riot..." [Anita G ] DJRD Memories [joseph.vallee@sbcglobal.net] Re: DJRD Memories [Lieve Reckers ] Re: DJRD Memories ["gene" ] Re: DJRD Memories [Bob Muller ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2011 18:02:26 +1000 From: Melissa Gibbs Subject: HUGE thanks to all - George Michael, Edith and the Kingpin Hi everyone Just want to post sincere thanks to all who provided copies of George Michael singing Edith and the Kingpin. It certainly brightened up my Saturday morning. During my internet research to track it down, I read that it is available on the UK iTunes site, but it appears not to be available on the Australian site. This often happened. Thanks again to everyone for sharing. NP: Jesus to a Child - George Michael ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 03:29:58 -0700 (PDT) From: carmel rotem Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira that's a great question!! I love the discussion that arose from it. for me Hejira is the one. I agree that musically it's far from being Joni's strongest, but she was always the best at fitting music to words, and sometimes, when the words are strong enough (and I'm sure you'll all agree that they definitely are in Hejira), the music that accompanies them can "stay behind" and let the lyrics lead. maybe it's even intentional, to keep the focus on the lyrics?? Carmel. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 04:01:59 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira I've always felt that way, with the exception of "Blue Motel Room" which is more of a true "song", a torch jazz ballad, the music on most of Hejira sounds like textures and shapes of sound as opposed to the compositions of C&S, HOSL and everything that came before it. Bob NP: Jethro Tull, "To Cry You A Song" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 05:09:46 -0700 (PDT) From: Catherine McKay Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira Maybe it's the break from the road songs, just the way the motel room would be. Blue, after the long and dusty road, here is a motel and a melodic song for you. - ----- Original Message ---- > From: Bob Muller > To: carmel rotem ; joni@smoe.org > Sent: Sun, June 5, 2011 7:01:59 AM > Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira > > > > I've always felt that way, with the exception of "Blue Motel Room" which is >more > > of a true "song", a torch jazz ballad, the music on most of Hejira sounds like > > textures and shapes of sound as opposed to the compositions of C&S, HOSL and > everything that came before it. > > Bob > > NP: Jethro Tull, "To Cry You A Song" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 13:36:35 +0100 (BST) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira And yet, I think Hejira is very strong, musically. The landscape of the sound, with the amazing bass line by Jaco, is pure beauty. It does not have the variety of Hissing, but I still think it is equally strong. Its quality lies in the depth of the sound, not the width of its variety. Listen to Amelia and tell me that's not musical perfection. I can't ask for more, just like I can take a number of songs from Hissing, such as Edith and the Kingpin, and find it musically perfect as well. No need to agree with me, I am just stating this with a great inner gratitude for the gift of this music. Lieve ________________________________ From: Bob Muller To: carmel rotem ; joni@smoe.org Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2011, 12:01 Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira I've always felt that way, with the exception of "Blue Motel Room" which is more of a true "song", a torch jazz ballad, the music on most of Hejira sounds like textures and shapes of sound as opposed to the compositions of C&S, HOSL and everything that came before it. Bob NP: Jethro Tull, "To Cry You A Song" ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:04:44 -0400 From: Jody Johnson Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira Good one, Catherine! And as Smurf would say, CoT you aaah so smaaaaaaaaaaht!! On Jun 5, 2011, at 8:09 AM, Catherine McKay wrote: > Maybe it's the break from the road songs, just the way the motel room would be. > Blue, after the long and dusty road, here is a motel and a melodic song for you. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:34:12 -0400 From: Ann Subject: [none] http://educationanyware.com/images/stories/bobk.php http://huboyoyu.t35.com/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xXD9-1mLBY ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 15:46:38 +0100 From: Anita G Subject: Re: "I predict a riot..." Walt, must be Kaiser Chiefs Anita PS My Mum worked for Citroen for years and I we cruised around Belgium in a Traction Avant when I was little. Happy Days! On 3 June 2011 01:46, Walt Breen wrote: > Hi gang, I was cruising around the web today, feeling old --so many memes to absorb! -- when I stumbled upon a flashmob from a Citroen car show in the UK. A lot of people of our median age group joined in with gusto, while a sizebale proportion of younger people just watched. Sounded vaguely familiar to me, was thinking Pinball Wizard or The Wall. Lots of lalalahs and the refrain "I predict a riot!" Figured someone here would know... Thanks, Walt "Little" Breen Well, I'm learning it's peaceful With a good dog and some trees Out of touch with the breakdown Of this century We're not gonna fix that up Too easy (Joni Mitchell, "Electricity", 1972) Let the walls come tumbling down Let them fall right on the ground Let all the dogs go running free The wild and the gentle dogs Kenneled in me (Joni Mitchell, Jericho , 1974) Visit my website: www.learninginsights.info ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 15:22:30 +0000 From: joseph.vallee@sbcglobal.net Subject: DJRD Memories I was living in San Francisco in the 70's when I first heard this album. I was living with my two best friends in Palo Alto, and we decided to take a second apartment in SF - a small studio apartment at Broderick and Height, to add to the adventure of the three of us - NY transplants having moved and found each other in California. This studio apt was in a tall narrow white hi-rise building with some great views, though the white-tiled little bathrooms had all their windows opening into a central shaft that was dark and grimy but still let in a surprising breeze of fresh air. I was there alone on a particularly warm sleepy afternoon resting and letting my mind roam, when I became aware of this haunting music- a single piano and female voice- seeping into my head. It had a melancholy and hypnotic sound that got me up on my feet, walking around the studio to find where it was coming from. It was just a whisper of a sound, until I got to the bathroom and discovered the sound was loud and echoing up and down the air shaft. I sat on the edge of the porcelain tub, and just listened, caught in a spell-like trance. It was Paprika Planes, and when that orchestral-like burst glorious sound exploded up and down the air shaft into the apartment, magnified by the walls of the building and the tiles of the room, it was thrillng me.. There was no doubt that Joni was the source of the vocals, and so I began the search for that album. To this day when I hear it, it brings me back to that day and time of life that was full of mystery and joy of new discovery. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 16:57:37 +0100 (BST) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: Re: DJRD Memories Lovely memory, Joseph. Thanks for sharing! I think it will remind many of us of similar moments, some of the best of our life, when we felt truly fully alive. Lieve ________________________________ From: "joseph.vallee@sbcglobal.net" To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sunday, 5 June 2011, 16:22 Subject: DJRD Memories I was living in San Francisco in the 70's when I first heard this album. I was living with my two best friends in Palo Alto, and we decided to take a second apartment in SF - a small studio apartment at Broderick and Height, to add to the adventure of the three of us - NY transplants having moved and found each other in California. This studio apt was in a tall narrow white hi-rise building with some great views, though the white-tiled little bathrooms had all their windows opening into a central shaft that was dark and grimy but still let in a surprising breeze of fresh air. I was there alone on a particularly warm sleepy afternoon resting and letting my mind roam, when I became aware of this haunting music- a single piano and female voice- seeping into my head. It had a melancholy and hypnotic sound that got me up on my feet, walking around the studio to find where it was coming from. It was just a whisper of a sound, until I got to the bathroom and discovered the s! ound was loud and echoing up and down the air shaft. I sat on the edge of the porcelain tub, and just listened, caught in a spell-like trance. It was Paprika Planes, and when that orchestral-like burst glorious sound exploded up and down the air shaft into the apartment, magnified by the walls of the building and the tiles of the room, it was thrillng me.. There was no doubt that Joni was the source of the vocals, and so I began the search for that album. To this day when I hear it, it brings me back to that day and time of life that was full of mystery and joy of new discovery. Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 09:10:24 -0700 From: "gene" Subject: Re: DJRD Memories cool. - ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 8:22 AM Subject: DJRD Memories >I was living in San Francisco in the 70's when I first heard this album. >I was living with my two best friends in Palo Alto, and we decided to take >a second apartment in SF - a small studio apartment at Broderick and >Height, to add to the adventure of the three of us - NY transplants having >moved and found each other in California. This studio apt was in a tall >narrow white hi-rise building with some great views, though the white-tiled >little bathrooms had all their windows opening into a central shaft that >was dark and grimy but still let in a surprising breeze of fresh air. I >was there alone on a particularly warm sleepy afternoon resting and letting >my mind roam, when I became aware of this haunting music- a single piano >and female voice- seeping into my head. It had a melancholy and hypnotic >sound that got me up on my feet, walking around the studio to find where it >was coming from. It was just a whisper of a sound, until I got to the >bathroom and discovered the s! > ound was loud and echoing up and down the air shaft. I sat on the edge of > the porcelain tub, and just listened, caught in a spell-like trance. It > was Paprika Planes, and when that orchestral-like burst glorious sound > exploded up and down the air shaft into the apartment, magnified by the > walls of the building and the tiles of the room, it was thrillng me.. > There was no doubt that Joni was the source of the vocals, and so I began > the search for that album. To this day when I hear it, it brings me back > to that day and time of life that was full of mystery and joy of new > discovery. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2011 18:10:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: DJRD Memories A wonderful story, Joseph - I can remember the first time I heard DJRD as well like it was yesterday. One of those 'events' and special albums that you have a distinct memory with. Others for me include The Beatles/Abbey Road, Led Zeppelin/Houses Of The Holy, Pink Floyd/Wish You Were Here, Tom Waits/Blue Valentines, Nirvana/Nevermind, and a host of others. Every time the music plays it transports me to that wonderful place & time. Bob NP: The Edge (with Sinead O'Connor), "Heroine" ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #157 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe