Hi Rachael, and welcome to the list... The best background, I think, is the music itself. Everything else is secondary!! While other people have their favorites, my suggestions are:
For The Roses Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Hissing of Summer Lawns Hejira For starters! RR Rachael DeRoest wrote: > HI guys and gals...just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Rachael..i am 23 and >live in Seattle, WA. I am a singer with a music business degree and work in radio and >record promotions. > > I have had joni music around the house all my life... but didn't really click with >her up until 2 weeks ago when i decided to sit down and really study some of the >female songwriters in popular music (I have a small obsession with women in music). >She is by far the best i have found. I am madly in love with the "court & Spark" and >"blue" albums. I am hoping to get a cmplete discography by the end of the holidays so >i can really experience all the sides of joni. I think i actually picked the best way >to start, by purchasing "the complete poems & lyrics" book so i could let the stories >speak for themselves. It has been kind of exciting to see how much the music enhances >each story. > > Anyhow..i am a newbie to the entire joni scene as some found out this morning...so i >am probably gonna be asking a bunch of questions. If any of you have any thoughts or >good resource ideas where i can really dive in...let me know. > > BTW...does anyone knoew where you can by any posters/prints of her art work or of >her? > > Thanks > Rachael > -- > > _______________________________________________ > 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! > > >http://www.getpennytalk.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=RG9853KJ&url=http://www.getpennytalk.com
