From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #158 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, June 7 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 158 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Thomas Dybdahl signed to Larry Klein's Strange Cargo (joni connections) [] RE: HOSL vs. Hejira [Susan Tierney McNamara ] Re: HOSL vs. Hejira [Victor ] [none] [Kelly Loughran ] [none] [Kelly Loughran ] Re: DJRD Memories - [Lieve Reckers ] Re: DJRD Memories - [Merk54@aol.com] Re: DJRD Memories - [Bob Muller ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:06:58 +0100 From: Paul Castle Subject: Thomas Dybdahl signed to Larry Klein's Strange Cargo (joni connections) As a fan of Norwegian singer/songwriter Thomas Dybdahl for some time now, I was pleased to read this press release - >> Strange Cargo, the new label created by Larry Klein, in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), have announced their first release: The new album from Thomas Dybdahl, who's work has been compared to that of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake, will be released by the new label on July 12th. With three platinum albums to his credit in his homeland, Thomas Dybdahl launched Songs with a series of concerts in Europe. He has a growing international following, notably in Holland, France and Belgium. Larry Klein has produced critically acclaimed work by Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux, and Steely Dan's Walter Becker, among many other stellar artists. He has been recognized with five Grammys, including those for Mitchell's 1994 "Turbulent Indigo" and Hancock's 2007 "River: The Joni Letters," which he co-produced. Klein has also worked with such superstars as Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, and Bonnie Raitt. Larry Klein said: "I'm honored to be a part of bringing Thomas' music to the rest of the world. His work has an intrinsic emotional power, and reflects an attention to subtlety that I rarely hear. I couldn't imagine a more exciting artist to be Strange Cargo's first release, as I'm a passionate evangelist when it comes to what he does." US Tour Dates - http://bit.ly/fzlsTs >> I particularly like these songs from previous albums - From Grace (from 'That Great October Sound') - http://blip.fm/~153fbw This Year (from 'Science') - http://blip.fm/~13t5j2 Dice (from 'Science') - http://blip.fm/~14mjqm Best to all PaulC ____________________ http://blip.fm/paulcastle ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:06:46 -0400 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: HOSL vs. Hejira It's Hejira for me ... as much as I adore HOSL, what Monika says about the intentional simplicity of Hejira is what makes it so amazing. The music, the lyrics and the exquisite musicianship between Joni and Jaco make it a mystical album for me. The title song has a lifetime of profundity encased in every sound idea and emotion. Can't touch it ... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Monika Bogdanowicz Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2011 12:15 PM To: carmel rotem; Joni people! Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira It could easily be intentional. After all, wasn't the majority of Hejira written on an acoustic guitar while on the road? I could see how in that regard, lyrics could be more of the focus. I could also understand Joni not wanting to mess with the magic that she came up with after she got off the road. Why edit songs that are already so good? I think this was all part of the circumstances surrounding the writing. - -Mon From: carmel rotem To: joni@smoe.org Sent: Sunday, June 5, 2011 6:29 AM 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: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 12:37:11 -0400 From: Victor Subject: Re: HOSL vs. Hejira Hejira hands down. Not that I don't enjoy HOSL but I find Hejira to be more of a transcendent experience and stronger as a whole while I enjoy the songs on HOSL more on an individual basis. Victor Sent from my iPhone On Jun 5, 2011, at 6:29 AM, carmel rotem wrote: > 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: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 18:13:19 +0000 From: Kelly Loughran Subject: [none] Hello Look, this is cool. Look, this is cool. http://claudiacarroccetto.com/files82.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 18:13:35 +0000 From: Kelly Loughran Subject: [none] hey Do not miss a moment.I recommend trying. Do not miss a moment.I recommend trying. http://pk2pub.com/images828.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 23:32:20 +0100 (BST) From: Lieve Reckers Subject: Re: DJRD Memories - Maybe the start of a good new thread? Albums or songs that you never forget when you heard them for the first time. For me, just a quick grab of what comes to mind first: The Beatles: Sgt Pepper (My father bought it for me, it was early summer and I played it over and over) Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge over Troubled Water (A friend had bought it and brought it over to me, we played it in my bedroom reading the lyrics on the back of the cover) Led Zeppelin: IV: (Another friend in my bedroom: I said "You must listen to this" and we just laid on the bed with our eyes closed and listened) Steely Dan: Katy Lied (In the bedroom of a boyfriend, he put on the record and Steely Dan sounded completely different from the way I'd ever heard them before on the radio) Jeff Buckley: Grace: (I heard Lilac Wine on the radio and was transfixed like a pillar of salt, afterwards ran for pen and paper to write down the name and spent the following weeks devouring every sound by Jeff Buckley) There must be many more, but this will do, in case anybody else wants to play. Lieve in London PS Should this be NJC? Not sure, as some people will be listing Joni albums, I would think. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Muller To: joseph.vallee@sbcglobal.net; joni@smoe.org Cc: Sent: Monday, 6 June 2011, 2:10 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" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 19:49:41 EDT From: Merk54@aol.com Subject: Re: DJRD Memories - I'll start with my DJRD memory as well. It was absolutely one of the coldest days of year, I was living in Chicago and had just gotten home from work. As I walked through the door, I turned on the stereo, which was permanently set for WXRT. Back then, they played a very eclectic mix of music (i.e. - Steeleye Span, Gentle Giant, classical, in additional to more traditional rock and roll fare) so when this classical sounding instrumental was playing, I wasn't terribly surprised. I let Kilo, my roommates dog, out and went to my room to change clothes, all the while listening to this very interesting sounding classical piece of music. Then all of the sudden, it changed a little bit, and lo and behold, Joni starts singing. I wasn't even aware she had a new album coming out. Yikes! I have to record this. So I ransacking my drawers trying to find a new Maxell casette tape, finally found one, and threw it in my tape deck and hit record just in time to catch the tail end of Paprika Plains. As soon as it was over, the DJ announced that the song was one whole side of the new Joni Mitchell double album and that they would be playing the rest of the album after a commercial break. Oh my God, Joni's got a new coming out, and I'm going to be able to record some of it! I was transfixed and couldn't move. I couldn't wait for my roommate to get home as he was also a major Joni fan (he's the one who pushed me into appreciating THOSL). I faithfully recorded the rest of the show and rewound it and started to play it again. Then Billy came home and was he ever furious! Did I tell you it was the coldest day of the year? Did I tell I let his dog out? Well, in my Joni rapture, I never let the dog back in! Fortunately, it was a keeshond which has a very thick coat, and old Kilo was just fine, but I sure felt terrible. Billy quickly forgave me once I started playing the new Joni for him, but he often reminded me how my love for Joni Mitchell almost killed his dog. To complete the story, we were both pretty broke at the time and neither of us could afford to buy the record (double LP and all), so I gathered up about 20 old records and took them to my favorite record and the owner was nice enough to trade me the new Joni for 11 of them (a buck a piece if I recall correctly). Another album that had that "first listen I will never forget" is Elton John's Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. I was a major EJ fan since the "Elton John" album came out. Elton was the one who taught me that music can have powerful therapeutic powers - that it could be more than something to just dance around to. I was living at home at the time, and had a miserable home life. My only refuge was my music, which I listened to in my room, with the headphones cranked up loud! I was totally excited that a new EJ album was out, and rushed home, locked my self in my room, put on the headphones, and started playing the first track - Funeral for a Friend. WTF??? I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I loved it, but what the hell is this!?! All these synths sounds fantastic, but this can't be Elton John. I was sure they put the wrong album in the sleeve, and I was really listening to the new Yes album, or some group like that. But eventually Love Lies Bleeding kicked in, and I realized it really was Elton. Wow! I was not prepare for that. I called all my EJ friends and told them to come over right away, that they wouldn't believe what the new album sounded like. I will never forget the rush I got from listening to that album for the first time, especially that first track. To this day, whenever I hear FFAF, I'm always transported back to my teenage bedroom, decked out in psychedelic posters, Koss Pro4AA headphones glued to my head, shit eating grin on my face, and not a care in the world! Jack In a message dated 6/6/2011 5:40:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lievereckers@yahoo.co.uk writes: Maybe the start of a good new thread? Albums or songs that you never forget when you heard them for the first time. For me, just a quick grab of what comes to mind first: The Beatles: Sgt Pepper (My father bought it for me, it was early summer and I played it over and over) Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge over Troubled Water (A friend had bought it and brought it over to me, we played it in my bedroom reading the lyrics on the back of the cover) Led Zeppelin: IV: (Another friend in my bedroom: I said "You must listen to this" and we just laid on the bed with our eyes closed and listened) Steely Dan: Katy Lied (In the bedroom of a boyfriend, he put on the record and Steely Dan sounded completely different from the way I'd ever heard them before on the radio) Jeff Buckley: Grace: (I heard Lilac Wine on the radio and was transfixed like a pillar of salt, afterwards ran for pen and paper to write down the name and spent the following weeks devouring every sound by Jeff Buckley) There must be many more, but this will do, in case anybody else wants to play. Lieve in London PS Should this be NJC? Not sure, as some people will be listing Joni albums, I would think. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Muller To: joseph.vallee@sbcglobal.net; joni@smoe.org Cc: Sent: Monday, 6 June 2011, 2:10 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" In a message dated 6/6/2011 5:40:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, lievereckers@yahoo.co.uk writes: Maybe the start of a good new thread? Albums or songs that you never forget when you heard them for the first time. For me, just a quick grab of what comes to mind first: The Beatles: Sgt Pepper (My father bought it for me, it was early summer and I played it over and over) Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge over Troubled Water (A friend had bought it and brought it over to me, we played it in my bedroom reading the lyrics on the back of the cover) Led Zeppelin: IV: (Another friend in my bedroom: I said "You must listen to this" and we just laid on the bed with our eyes closed and listened) Steely Dan: Katy Lied (In the bedroom of a boyfriend, he put on the record and Steely Dan sounded completely different from the way I'd ever heard them before on the radio) Jeff Buckley: Grace: (I heard Lilac Wine on the radio and was transfixed like a pillar of salt, afterwards ran for pen and paper to write down the name and spent the following weeks devouring every sound by Jeff Buckley) There must be many more, but this will do, in case anybody else wants to play. Lieve in London PS Should this be NJC? Not sure, as some people will be listing Joni albums, I would think. - ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Muller To: joseph.vallee@sbcglobal.net; joni@smoe.org Cc: Sent: Monday, 6 June 2011, 2:10 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" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 18:23:21 -0700 (PDT) From: Bob Muller Subject: Re: DJRD Memories - Another great story, Jack - my DJRD is similar but not exactly. In my case, Joni was on my radar screen bigtime, given that Hejira blew me away I was eagerly awaiting news of a new release. Luckily, Jolee at WQDR (the local eclectic rock station in Raleigh at the time) was a HUGE Joni fan and had been playing cuts from the album for a day or two. They played a full album every night at midnight, so I was ready when DRJD was the featured album. I knew it was a double so I had a 90-minute Maxell UDXL2 tapre ready and recorded it all. Was a bit of a pain because it was only about 60 minutes long, even though it was a double LP. After the first two sides, I had to eject the tape, flip it, push rewind and had to be ready to start the recording when it cranked back up. I ended up re-recording the tape, editing Paprika Plains and Tenth World to fit it all on side of a 90-minute tape. And, lest anyone think I'm a pirate, I did buy the LP about a week later. I definitely remember that intro to "Cotton Avenue" - I'm sure my jaw was in a lowered position. As for Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, the first time I heard the FULL album was on a college spring break road trip to Fort Lauderdale, so yeah, some great memories tied to that one as well. Bob NP: Traffic, "Heaven Is In Your Mind" ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #158 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here: mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe