Posted on 05/08/2018 8:55:36 PM PDT by MtnClimber
This is true.
I agree "Hejira" (w/Jaco & Pat Metheny) is her masterpiece although many would say "Blue" is her best.
As an aside, I am fortunate to have a "dry" CDR copy of "Blue" burned 1:1 direct from the true, studio master tapes before the dreaded reverb was added for the commercial release - amazing sonics & clarity and a precious gift from a friend who remastered the album.
Mt. Washington has a cog RR too.
I love Joni as a musician and as a wordsmith, while knowing she would hate me for being a conservative. Like many very successful Liberal people, Joni has been very outspoken about her political views and seems quite intolerant about opposing views. I just have to compartmentalize, appreciate her talent, and leave it at that. Many entertainers of the past have become this way.
Todd Rundgren, another of my musical heroes has become almost as nasty about conservatives as Barry Manilow. To hear Todd say Trump supporters should stay away from his shows kind of hurt, even though I am very unlikely to go to any of his shows today. Todd can say what he pleases. It’s just an opinion. I will always have his albums and the memories of growing up to his music.
I intended to write 8,000 meter peak. It is around 26,000 ft at the summit.
For many people, Joni is an acquired taste, something you become accustomed to if it suits your style. For most people, there is quite a lot of zipping, zinging and pinging going on, making the melody hard to keep up with. She will switch from singing melody to accentuating the percussion, or the whole notes, then back again after a burst of choir.
The only other singer who came close though no where as inventive or popular was Mini Ripperton, with her ‘Lovin’ You’ song. Stevie Wonder ‘discovered’ her.
Now THAT song, was indeed tedious!
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