From: owner-onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org (onlyJMDL Digest) To: onlyjoni-digest@smoe.org Subject: onlyJMDL Digest V2012 #378 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 Wednesday, November 7 2012 Volume 2012 : Number 378 ========== TOPICS and authors in this Digest: -------- RE: Parallelograms [Susan Tierney McNamara ] Re: Parallelograms [Shari Eaton ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 14:44:49 +0000 From: Susan Tierney McNamara Subject: RE: Parallelograms I'm listening to this album with GREAT interest!!! Thanks for sharing it. Although I think it's weird to blame Joni for the misogyny in Rock. Susan Tierney McNamara email: sem8@cornell.edu - -----Original Message----- From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Shari Eaton Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:06 PM To: joni@smoe.org LIST Subject: Parallelograms You can download the album here: https://grey.box.com/s/tenq09xy604zmxpif5im Seems Linda doesn't like the Joni association. PARALLELOGRAMS is the unquestioned queen of the hill of female psychedelic albums. Fans of the genre are as unanimous in their praise of this album as mainstream critics are for Joni Mitchells BLUE, almost to the point where its unthinkable that anything else can be better. The Mitchell comparison is an important one here, whether it accurately describes the music or not. Every American female folk-influenced singer/songwriter is immediately compared to Mitchell (and British singer/songwriters to Sandy Denny), and, invariably dismissed as an inferior copy. Perhacs one and only album suffered this very fate. If critics wouldnt take anyone but Joni seriously, why would they bother with this hippie variation of her style? Its a curious form of self-conscious sexism on the part of 70s rock critics (some of which were female) that as long as they gave good reviews to Joni Mitchell, and occasionally Carole King or the rare oddball like Dory Previn or Essra Mohawk, they could ignore and dismiss every other woman in the business. Even thirty years later, we have John Mellencamp on TV saying (Im paraphrasing) Im sorry to have to say this but when it comes to women in rock, theres only one, Joni. (This comes from an overrated buffoon whose own backup violinist, Lisa Germano, has released four or five albums that blow away anything his sorry ass ever did). http://www.timelesslindaperhacs.com/About.html ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 07:13:04 -0800 From: Shari Eaton Subject: Re: Parallelograms So glad to hear that. It is odd to think Joni could be responsible for suppressing acceptance among female musicians. She was subjected to the same treatment pre-fame when she was written off as a Baez copy. I personally feel it's more to do with the laziness and closed minded nature of critics, venue bookings pros, producers, etc. than Joni in particular. Though I imagine her name probably conjures a 'burned' feeling among this group of ladies. I have really enjoyed Parallelograms and really appreciate Linda's rather unique exploration into sound and mixing. Lots of Joni, Shari On Nov 6, 2012, at 6:44 AM, Susan Tierney McNamara wrote: > I'm listening to this album with GREAT interest!!! Thanks for sharing it. Although I think it's weird to blame Joni for the misogyny in Rock. > > Susan Tierney McNamara > email: sem8@cornell.edu > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-joni@smoe.org [mailto:owner-joni@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Shari Eaton > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 11:06 PM > To: joni@smoe.org LIST > Subject: Parallelograms > > You can download the album here: > https://grey.box.com/s/tenq09xy604zmxpif5im > > > > Seems Linda doesn't like the Joni association. > > > PARALLELOGRAMS is the unquestioned queen of the hill of female psychedelic albums. Fans of the genre are as unanimous in their praise of this album as mainstream critics are for Joni Mitchells BLUE, almost to the point where its unthinkable that anything else can be better. > The Mitchell comparison is an important one here, whether it accurately describes the music or not. Every American female folk-influenced singer/songwriter is immediately compared to Mitchell (and British singer/songwriters to Sandy Denny), and, invariably dismissed as an inferior copy. Perhacs one and only album suffered this very fate. If critics wouldnt take anyone but Joni seriously, why would they bother with this hippie variation of her style? Its a curious form of self-conscious sexism on the part of 70s rock critics (some of which were female) that as long as they gave good reviews to Joni Mitchell, and occasionally Carole King or the rare oddball like Dory Previn or Essra Mohawk, they could ignore and dismiss every other woman in the business. Even thirty years later, we have John Mellencamp on TV saying (Im paraphrasing) Im sorry to have to say this but when it comes to women in rock, theres only one, Joni. (This comes from an overrated buffoon whose own ! > backup violinist, Lisa Germano, has released four or five albums that blow away anything his sorry ass ever did). > > http://www.timelesslindaperhacs.com/About.html ------------------------------ End of onlyJMDL Digest V2012 #378 ********************************* ------- Post messages to the list by clicking here:mailto:joni@smoe.org Unsubscribe by clicking here: mailto:onlyjoni-digest-request@smoe.org?body=unsubscribe