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And the guy with the comments on Raised On Robbery made good points too, as did others. Like many, now versus then... just different times, interests... A few years ago, a younger musical friend was going down the exact same road with... Emy Lou Harris... "You kinda had to be there" is also a factor in stuff like this. Matt, you ALWAYS make me smile, at least! Hilarious thought and thread! And I KNOW you were sincere - just such a clear thought and observation. Even us old-timers ask ourselves the same thing - "I used to like THAT"?! ENJOY your trip! MIKE |
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lololol! Good one Dave!
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Because you don't understand her appeal either? Or is it one of those, "dude, if you don't get her vibes, there's just no puttin words to it!" kind of things.
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This to me is what is magical about Joni Mitchell-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEK9yi3KS4I Kevdog |
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Here's a clip from 2007 with Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius. If you don't like this, you just won't like Joni Mitchell. How many performers from the early 60's can still cut it like this?
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Thanks for the link, HHP. While she's no longer gliding around in the stratoshere with the high notes, its great to see her looking so fit, energetic and in command at sixty-something. I definitely did find this particular performance to be sexy. On the other hand, the vulnerability of the "Case of You" clip had me feeling more protective than turned on, as exquisitely beautiful as that performance was. In any event, we've seen "both sides now", and then some.
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Jaco died in 1987; Michael Brecker, playing saxophone in that clip, died in 2007. I'd guess that performance is from the late 70's or early 80's.
Here's a recent photo of Joni: http://cdn.wn.com/o25/ph//2009/04/10...60b-grande.jpg Last edited by Akubra; 07-06-2009 at 09:06 AM. |
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Thanks for the reality check, Akubra. Being sixty-something myself, I really wanted to believe that Joni was holding it together that well. Your information is more in sync with the sad comment (rumor?) from a friend who recently told me that she isn't singing at all anymore. Gary |
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Joni is one of my absolute favorites .... and my has she taken chances as few others have done. She nails a genre with originalty and brilliance then moves on to another genre.
Court And Spark ... sit down and listen to that cd from beginning to end. Still a total joy. From folk to jazz and much between. In my top 25 albums of all time. Many of her popular tunes have not been my favs though. The radio play misses 90% of her great stuff. For Free and Amelia are also a gems. Hissing has some good stuff also. Incredible talent ... one either gets her or not. Personal taste is all. I have the same trouble with the Grateful Dead ... just never 'got' them but such is life. Saw her live twice ... Robben Ford / Tom Scott show was magical. Last edited by Danzo; 07-06-2009 at 03:11 PM. |
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I own everything she's ever recorded and still listen to it regularly. Her music is extremely personal and wildly ingenious. She went where no one had gone before and did it with our without commercial success. Court and Spark is one of the top pop records ever recorded. Why she did it we'll never know (I love the album btw). Maybe to prove that she could dominate the charts if she wanted to, but we know she didn't like doing it and she never really went that commercial again. Free Man in Paris The way I see it, he said You just cant win it... Everybodys in it for their own gain You cant please em all Theres always somebody calling you down I do my best And I do good business Theres a lot of people asking for my time Theyre trying to get ahead Theyre trying to be a good friend of mine I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive There was nobody calling me up for favors And no ones future to decide You know Id go back there tomorrow But for the work Ive taken on Stoking the star maker machinery Behind the popular song I deal in dreamers And telephone screamers Lately I wonder what I do it for If l had my way Id just walk through those doors And wander Down the champs elysees Going cafe to cabaret Thinking how Ill feel when I find That very good friend of mine I was a free man in paris I felt unfettered and alive Nobody was calling me up for favors No ones future to decide You know Id go back there tomorrow But for the work Ive taken on Stoking the star maker machinery |
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Thanks for all the info and suggestions. I really like the YouTube clip someone posted of Free Man in Paris. And so far, I like everything I've heard from Joni when she's not doing that vocal thing. To me that wailing thing (I don't know what else to call it) distracts from the song. I find myself anticipating it and then cringing each time it happens.
But in fairness to Joni, I find myself doing the same thing with all the new acoustic guys who insist on singing a very predictable word or two in falsetto in EVERY verse and chorus of EVERY song! So maybe it's just me. I just downloaded Blue. I'll check that out over the next few days and see how it sounds to me. Thanks for all the help! Oh I forgot: So it is the "dude/vibes" thing. OK, now I know. Last edited by open-road-matt; 07-07-2009 at 05:11 PM. |
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Dang those tasteless young singers and their wailing falsettos! Who do they think they are, Frankie Valli?
People like what they like. Its no big deal or mystery. More power to any artist who can find a market for what he/she likes to do (with respect to singing style). Gary Last edited by guitaniac; 07-09-2009 at 08:32 AM. |