"owen.duff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Nuriel wrote: "...TTT for Joni's worst album", "Where did that spirit go on TTT?"
You're joking, right, Owen?" ----------------------------- I do hope everyone understands that i only wrote the "You're joking..." part! Owen my dear, all i can say is that if in my next life i am a tree in the park i hope that someone holding his Taming The Tiger CD will sit in my shade. Nuri You wrote: "Im a frayed not - I really don't hear much going on on TTT. To me, Joni's >best work is either inspirational or insightful, or both, at it's *very* >best. TTT starts off well - Harlem in Havana is such an uplifting song, with >a great hook to the melody and production that reminds me of Court and >Spark. Then Man From Mars, which is a really beautiful tune (tho I *still* >can't decide if I like "big boohoo"). After that introduction, I felt the >rest was a real let down, I didn't feel it was musically adventurous, nor >was it saying anything particularly arresting - you could argue No Apologies >here but I find that the lyrics in the chorus have little to do with the >verse - moral decay yes, but the "lawyers and loansharks" come out of >nowhere! Turbulent Indigo was a different story altogether, it had >atmosphere and a great, angry energy to it, and the lyrics rank up there >with some of her best (the techniques she employs on a song like Borderline >are brilliant). It's a very personal thing, but few of the things I love >about Joni - melodies that are completely original yet totally uncontrived; >concise, intelligent, incisive and balanced lyrics loaded with dazzling >imagery; production that throws out the rule book (Burundi drummers looping >away years before sampling appeared) - are evident to me when I listen to >TTT. It was the first new Joni album (bar hits and misses) to come out after >I found her, so I desperately wanted to love it! Maybe in years to come I'll >listen to it with new ears and renegue on this, but I dont hold out a lot of >hope :( >Owen" _____________________________________________________________ Free email, web pages, news, entertainment, weather and MORE! Check out -------------------------------> http://wowmail.com
