In a message dated 4/22/02 9:07:12 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >i remember fans leaving >in droves over HOSL and Hejira, and those works being dismissed by critics >and the musically educated, now those works are generally considered >masterpieces.
The phrase "critics and the musically educated" is an oxymoron if ever there was one. I'm not aware of any musically educated person whose opinion I value dismissing HOSL or Hejira. I didn't. Neither Pat Metheny nor Lyle Mays nor Wayne Shorter nor Charles Mingus did, nor Jaco or any of the other brilliant musicians who played on those records. >well i am not a musician, i just know what i like to hear This would be a good time for me to reiterate that in no way am I addressing whether or not any particular music of Joni's has meaning for someone. If it does, it does. All I'm dealing with are the musical reasons why her later work doesn't for me. -Fred
