Wonderful voice and great song

 pevend wrote: 
I was wondering if it was maybe Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC) or Tanglewood, where I saw her on this tour.

Stop. Close eyes. Listen.

More like a solid 0. This is almost unlistenable - actually, it is unlistenable. Click.

a solid 2

Beautiful:  a 10 fer shure.  She's amazing live.  "Shadows & Light" is another great live album of hers.

Her creativity exceeds her ability.

The album is great if only for the picture of the Pine Knob Music Theater on the cover, where many a summer evening was spent laying on the hill listening to stuff like this.

5.6 for this? That's criminal.

Should be at least an 8.

 holborne wrote: 

Joni is SUBLIME!!

After hearing this several times, I think I get it. I like Joni.

Aural Thorazine. . .

The first "10" I´ve ever given (and I am not Joni´s biggest fan on earth)

The first "10" I´ve ever given (and I am not Joni´s biggest fan on earth)

The first "10" I´ve ever given (and I am not Joni´s biggest fan on earth)

I have just never been able to get into JM. Her voice is like a screech on a blackboard to me. I always preferred her contemporary, Laura Nyro.

 Kornmann wrote:

 

I'm with you on that, Korn!

Some Joni I haven't heard before.  What a treat!

doctec wrote:
Jerseygirl.........christ....finally, an intelligent music person with ears that actually HEAR the MUSIC!!! rock on hon!!!

jerseygirl wrote:
diazo wrote:
Ah, the never ending battle between art and commerce...

While I agree that the music business has been about business as much as music, I do think that at the very least, prior to the massive label consolidation of the last 15 years or so, the people at the top were as passionate about the music as they were about the business (guys like Ahmet Ertegun come to mind). When the emphasis shifted away from the music to the business, quality has indeed suffered. Thankfully, the proliferation of digital music sources and internet accessibility has kept the business folks from shutting out creativity altogether - a quick perusing of sites like CD Baby proves that creativity is always able to seek and finds venues for expression and dissemination.

While I can appreciate the talent level,
and I understand why she holds legendary
status, I would still rather listen to the
lawnmower outside the office window.

ksb wrote:

I hate to agree, but I do. I adore Joni, but I can also see (this song as an example) why she doesn't appeal to everyone.

Personally, I prefer her studio albums, especially with Jaco (RIP)....

ThePoose wrote:

this set is killing the buzz...something uplifting PLEASE!

brandog wrote:

What's next? Riders on the storm?

Beautiful.

Again, gotta say excellent!
There is such a "mood" to this song.

FlamingLotus wrote:
With ya there, Lotus ... I have always had to listen many times to any Joni song to "get" it.

jerseygirl wrote:

Seems to me that the record industry has always been about moving product & that plenty of disposable crap has been produced in every decade. And in every decade there are truly talented and dedicated musicians that manage to rise above the general tide of mediocrity. It is no slight against Joni Mitchell's undeniable talent to say that some of us don't care for her sound. I understand that there are even some people who don't like Talking Heads!

Joni certainly deserves credit for the role she played in the music and culture of the 60s and 70s, but her singing here - particularly the screeching parts where her voice almost vanishes because she's pushing it beyond its abilities, is quite grating.