Hello All, Just wanted to delurk on this one... Zappa has mentioned Joni Mitchell in his Billy the Mountain epic, "...by the frozen beef pies was Joni Mitchell's autograph..." or something like that from "Just Another Band from LA" album. I will say again what I said ages ago: Joni is a true artist. She may be adored by many and scorned by others but she remains honest to her art and continues to be the underlying inspiration to many, many others who came after her who, perhaps, have had more commercial success. The same goes for Zappa, Beefheart, Laura Nyro, Yoko Ono, Annette Peacock, Harry Partch, Lord Buckley, Raymond Scott, Diamanda Galas and many more, I'm sure...all folks who remained true to their vision however commercially unacceptable it may have been and have all been acknowledged as real groundbreakers and inspirations to what found it's way in to the top 40. (Just my two cents). On other Joni fields...Here in Taiwan I just came across "Shadows & Light" on DVD and quickly purchased it. Overall, very cool and a joy to see these songs played by people I've had so much respect for...but perhaps the biggest thrill was to see the Westcoast early 80s crowd in all their hair and beads and mellow clothes...beaming back at Joni (with that silly perm, no less). Jaco's Third Stone jam was a treat as well. It's interesting to see Joni as a video maker. With the tools at her disposal at that time she did a fine job...what would she do nowadays if whe were to do it again. Very happy to add it to my collection. On the subject of sound effects...Perhaps one of my favorite Joni tunes is from Dog Eat Dog (yes, really, no foolin') "Empty (Try Another)"...for its looped cigarette machine. Take care all, Julian
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