Deb Messling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >As for Shadows & Light, I would not call it "definitive."
Whilst I appreciate that the word 'definitive' is subjective, Karen's bio, IMO, seems to fit one of my dictionary (Collins) definitions - ie "Most reliable or authoritative". Whatever, for me, one of the most pleasing things about the success of this publication is that it appears to be redefining Joni's significance, in the UK media, at least. It had been my impression that for too long she had become the generic butt for snide journalists wanting to show off their anti-hippy-dippy-confessional-singer- songwriter credentials - a most irritating stereotype that she just doesn't deserve. I was pleased to find, just yesterday - reading a review of 'Shadows & Light' in UK music/movie magazine 'Uncut' (in the Virgin Megastore in Oxford Street - which, incidentally, was heaving with thousands of people who had come to see a lunchtime acoustic performance by Dave Matthews) that the final sentence of the review read: "It remains a mystery why shelves are not heaving with more books about one of the most dazzling songwriters of the last 30 years." all the very best PaulC PS I had no problem ordering a copy online from Helter Skelter last weekend for a US list friend - received an e-mail confirmation of the order on Monday and hopefully it should take a maximum of 2 weeks to arrive in the States.
