patrick leader wrote: > welcome, mary, and thanks for the bio. i lived in sacramento for many years > (77-80, 82-86) and always loved it. first fell in love there, danced for > jazzworks (now dale scholl dancearts) capitol city ballet (now defunct) even > performed at music circus. went to sac state for, like, nine years! > > i'm now a huge 'completist' and wouldn't be without a single second of joni, > but the early eighties albums were definitely uneven. however, if you > haven't bought night ride home and turbulent indigo, you are in for a huge > treat. > > absolutely, and apparently it's in the can. no release date announced. if > you remember the bsn tour, after they had played the album through, she did > five additional songs with orchestra arrangements. that's the basis of the > new album, more joni originals in new arrangements. i'm extremely excited. > 'hejira' and 'for the roses' and 'moon at the window' were particularly > amazing in that tour (i saw two shows.) i think we've actually heard of a > tracklist (maybe posted here at some point). there's also a major cover > album that i think was finished a long time ago and for some reason it > hasn't been released. includes annie lennox' version of 'ladies of the > canyon' and sarah maclachlan's 'blue', and a bunch of covers by some big > folks. (k.d. lang covering 'help me', like she did on the tnt tribute a > couple of years back.) >
Hi Patrick, Where do you live now? Are you still dancing? I live really close to Sac State. Small world, eh? The new cd(s) sound great. I hope there is a tour. About the early 80's albums: I have Wild Things Run Fast and Dog Eat Dog. (Are there more early 80's?) The way I think of it, music is a reflection of the times, and the early 80's were actually pretty "uneven" : ) I do have Night Ride Home and Turbulent Indigo. I enjoy them both very much. NRH in particular holds fond memories for me. I have a hard time picking a "favorite" anything (I am a Libra if that means anything to you) but I have to say I am VERY partial to Hejira and Hissing of Summer Lawns. Blue goes without saying, doesn't it? Anyway... thank you for the response. I look forward to getting to know everyone better. Mary
