I'm a vigin too........I have her entire catalog, except DED. I am probably a bigger fan than you. ;-) Many people on the list think DED sucks, but you are so right about the sublties in her music. One of these days I will take the plunge and buy it. I did hear once the cigarette machine......sounded good to me, music to my ears. Welcome!!
Bree > hey lets lighten up on DED, i happen to think it is a wonderful album! >granted, it took me a little longer than usual to warm up to it but when i >did i found it to be as rewarding as any of joni's works. ( i >especially liked " shiny toys .") i think all of joni's work is complex , >it >sometimes takes a long time to appreciate the subtlties in her music. as >for >the synth music and 80's sound remarks , i have to disagree. it was an >angry >album and i thought the synthesizer was an excellent choice to convey >that. > as for the 80's sound... i consider her music to be quite timeless and >take >offense to lumping it with a phrase which i consider somewhat derogatory ! >i'll end by commenting on the other people " doing it better " remark. hey >this is joni, nobody does it better... ( if i sound like a diehard fan its >because i am . enough said...) regards, warren keith > > p.s. hey, i'm a virgin ! i'm new to the site that is. greetings to >all >you joni fans !!!!! _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com