From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2011 #381 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 Saturday, December 31 2011 Volume 2011 : Number 381 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: Annie Lennox Joni mention, etc [Anita G ] Joni Covers #137 - My Auld Man [Bob Muller ] Re: Annie Lennox Joni mention, etc [gerard mclaughlin Subject: Re: Annie Lennox Joni mention, etc Bob wrote: > 2011 was another stellar year for outstanding music, for new artists who > are establishing themselves as more than flukes (Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, > Feist, Adele), established artists. Bob, I always appreciate your love of Joni coupled with your listening to so much that's new. You introduced Fleet Foxes to me. I have also been sent, during this past year, to all kinds of new artists via this list, which I really appreciate,too. Adele did, like Amy Winehouse, come through the Brit School (Fame style academy), where it looks like those who get a place get to hone their performance skills, but I really, like many others, really rate her. My favourite new album by a new artist this year has to be Ed Sheeran's +, which I have to confess I only bought because my friend Amy has written with him. He is only 20, but has built a solid fan base through gigging solidly for the past 4 years. I think he's a brilliant young song writer who combines many styles in his writing. What's interesting is that any shows I have seen him on he sings just with his guitar. And on one song he does mention he didn't go to Brit School! Brilliant. Anita x ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 07:24:25 -0800 (PST) From: Bob Muller Subject: Joni Covers #137 - My Auld Man Hi gang - trying to get this one out there before I head out on a short road trip to see my sisters for the holidays. I was going to put it off but I said NO. I'm trying to get caught up so no excuses. Anyway, here is Joni Covers #137, another collection of tasty morsels for your consumption. As always, there are some standouts - Elly May Quintet's "All I Want" (very original take), Lisa Engelken's "Trouble Child" (with a Steely Dan edge to it), Duo's "Black Crow" and there's also a Shine cover ("If" from our pal and former JMDL'er Steve Polifka. "Dry Cleaner" done with a string quartet as opposed to a jazz combo - REALLY original! And only TWO BSN's, one a rarity from cult/outsider Merigail Moreland, unfortunately not the best quality but oh well. One of a couple tracks you can only find right here. Go get it: http://tinyurl.com/77y6h4e The songs what's on it: 1. Erna Ferry - Be Cool 2. Lisa Engelken - Trouble Child 3. Elly May Quintet - All I Want 4. Project Sing! - River 5. Bill Durst Band - Woodstock 6. Earthlings Electric Washboard Band - Big Yellow Taxi 7. Robert Mosci - The Circle Game (featuring Ingrid Michaelson) 8. Adrean Farrugia - Both Sides Now 9. Kat Zotos - River 10. Duo - Black Crow 11. Steve Polifka - If 12. Rigmor Gustafsson - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines 13. Paul Harrington - Big Yellow Taxi 14. Barbara Porteus - I Had A King 15. Barbara Porteus - All I Want 16. Keaton Simons & Tony Lucca - A Case Of You 17. Ronan Keating - River 18. Merigail Moreland - Both Sides Now Hope you like it or some of it. I can't imagine that anyone wouldn't really dig some of these tracks and I'm sure Joni would be pleased too. Bob NP: Rigmor Gustafsson - The Dry Cleaner From Des Moines ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:41:08 +0000 From: gerard mclaughlin Subject: Re: Annie Lennox Joni mention, etc Loving Ed Sheeran ! Will listen more. Fleet foxes I'd never heard of either...very good. Little Dragon my band of the year. Indeed some great stuff around. On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Anita G wrote: > Bob wrote: > > > 2011 was another stellar year for outstanding music, for new artists who > > are establishing themselves as more than flukes (Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, > > Feist, Adele), established artists. > > > Bob, I always appreciate your love of Joni coupled with your listening to > so much that's new. You introduced Fleet Foxes to me. I have also been > sent, during this past year, to all kinds of new artists via this list, > which I really appreciate,too. > > Adele did, like Amy Winehouse, come through the Brit School (Fame style > academy), where it looks like those who get a place get to hone their > performance skills, but I really, like many others, really rate her. > > My favourite new album by a new artist this year has to be Ed Sheeran's +, > which I have to confess I only bought because my friend Amy has written > with him. He is only 20, but has built a solid fan base through gigging > solidly for the past 4 years. I think he's a brilliant young song writer > who combines many styles in his writing. What's interesting is that any > shows I have seen him on he sings just with his guitar. And on one song he > does mention he didn't go to Brit School! Brilliant. > Anita x ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:30:42 -0500 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: Annie Lennox Joni mention I'm not buying much of this argument; there's always been a "Ted Mack's Amateur Hour", "Star Search", you name it. None of today's BIG stars have come from these shows and I don't see anything changing anytime soon in that regard. The year that Joni put out Clouds, the #1 song of the year was "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies (who didn't really even exist). Pop/Top 40/Hit radio has always been around. Obviously the business has changed in 50 years and I'm not denying that - then again, what business HASN'T changed in the last 50 years? 2011 was another stellar year for outstanding music, for new artists who are establishing themselves as more than flukes (Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Feist, Adele), established artists (The Black Keys, Wilco, The Decemberists, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams) and even Joni's generation who came out with some of the finest work of their careers (Paul Simon, Tom Waits, Robbie Robertson). As I was out of the country most of the year I wasn't able to partake of as much music as I wanted to so I wasn't able to 'discover' a lot of new artists. Adele is the real deal - she's sold herself on her pipes and not her sexuality, though she is a beautiful woman in my opinion. Her music crosses over into many groups, hence the sales of 14 million or so. Much more than pop/dance/video music. 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