> <<Being relatively new to the list, I'd like to know why so many people dislike it?>> BOB ANSWERED: > Without going into too much detail Laurent, I'll say that I think she allowed herself to get sucked in to some production that didn't bring out the best in her songs. Some great songs got buried and lost in studio gimmickry. > > Also, the songs she co-wrote with Klein forced her to pair music to a lyrical structure she was not used to. She comments in interviews that Klein writes in much choppier word structure than she does, and some of the songs feel that "force". > > But I don't throw out the dog with the bathwater. DED has some marvelous moments, and some great songs that Joni recasts in an unplugged fashion on other recordings which showcases their greatness. > > Bob > Hi Bob, I agree with your technical analysis of why DED is not a favorite. However I always felt that because the lyrics are particularly poignant, this forceful upbeat mood was a pretty clever way to compensate for that. In other words the music helped in swallowing the hard reality pill. Out of DED, I've only heard The 3 Great Stimulants done unplugged, and it does feel quite different. Although the music style in DED is not my personal favorite, I still think it serves its ultimate purpose well. Thats why I prefer the hard versions to mellower unplugged ones. Just a personal opinion. Laurent
