From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2012 #72 Reply-To: joni@smoe.org Sender: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk Website:http://www.jonimitchell.com Unsubscribe:mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe onlyJMDL Digest Thursday, March 15 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 072 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- Re: My two-cents worth on Joni's song periods [Bob.Muller@Fluor.com] RE: JMDL Digest V2012 #411 [Susan Tierney McNamara ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:11:24 -0400 From: Bob.Muller@Fluor.com Subject: Re: My two-cents worth on Joni's song periods Hi Kevin, welcome to the JMDL and thanks for the post. You're certainly in the majority of folks as Blue seems to be ONE Joni album that bubbles to the top as her best work. Curiously though, in this forum I would dare say that that is the case. Speaking for myself, I was a latecomer to Blue - didn't hear it until the late 80's. C & S got my attention but it was Hejira that really established Joni as one of my major favorites. Bob NP: Loggins & Messina, "Fever Dream" - ------------------------------------------------------------ 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: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:29:31 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2012 #411 I am a true devotee of Turbulent Indigo because I really feel that this album shows Joni as a master songwriter and guitarist. I might even go out on a limb and say that I rank her works as 1) TI 2)Hejira 3) Blue ... although the top 3 could change on any given day, even crowd in a couple of front runners like Court & Spark and Clouds ... All opinions are valid in my opinion! Sue - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Gary Hanick Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:52 PM To: joni@smoe.org; joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: RE: JMDL Digest V2012 #411 Hi Kevin -- I agree, but what about "Hejira"? That has to rank up there, too. "HOSL" is also brilliant. "Sweet Bird" may be the only song on "HOSL" that has the emotional depth you are talking about. But, still....... "Hejira" has it all. I'd go along with THIS being the last GREAT Joni album, although a lot of the ones that follow were more than good, especially "Turbulent Indigo". - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni-digest@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni-digest@smoe.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 2:33 PM To: joni-digest@smoe.org Subject: JMDL Digest V2012 #411 JMDL Digest Wednesday, March 14 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 411 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: - -------- Re: My two-cents worth on Joni's song periods [Kevin Foehr Subject: Re: My two-cents worth on Joni's song periods Greetings, New subscriber; might as well jump in on this thread. Can't help but wonder how many times over the years this topic has been discussed. And how many times Joni's music will be discussed in the next, say, 100 years... both are big #s I would think. To me there is only one period that matters: The Blue period. And I'll throw FTR in toor. For me it all ended with C&S, the last great album. "The Big Three" I call them. I fell in love with Blue and Joni simultaneously in 1971. Any woman who could write and sing with such passion and sensitivity and intelligence was the woman for me. I spent the next 25 years or so looking for a Joni of my own. It took me that long to realize there are no other Jonies. Blue is my fave album of all time, and Joni is my fave lyricist of all time. I'll give Dylan a silver and Natalie Merchant and Morrissey bronzes. Michael Stipe gets an honorable mention. But I'm not a music history student, so I'm sure I'm ignorant of some others I would rate highly too. (Any recommendations?) I like her pre-Blue albums a lot, at least many of the songs. But nothing comes close to the power Blue has over me. I still tear up hearing such songs as A Case of You, The Last ... Richard, and even a relatively happy song like California. It's not the sadness; its just the tenderness and the beauty and the specialness of the songs and performances. And that is after 40 years of listening to them! (Although I must admit, I didn't listen constantly; there were periods, perhaps even years when I drifted away from her music, and most other music too. But Blue is never forgotten and I always inevitably return to it. BTW, imo, River is the greatest song ever. It has grown on me over the decades to now occupy my top spot. Comments? Complaints? Hit me with your best shot. I can handle it, maybe... Kevin - ------------------------------ End of JMDL Digest V2012 #411 ***************************** - ------- To post messages to the list, send tojoni@smoe.org. 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