> From: "Sarah Cartwright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: jonionly - me again > > reading all of your posts, i still feel like a complete novice joniphile > - i would be really interested in what anyone thinks the next joni album > i should add to the collection should be - so far , it consists of LOTC, > blue, THOSL, and hejira. oh, and clouds, but i can't get into that one > too well for some reason. >
Hi Sarah, Telling you which are my personal favorites is meaningless to you since you don't know my tastes. So instead I'll attempt another classification method. The great thing about Joni is that she changes style on each album. Very few artist do that. The only other one that comes to mind is Neil Young from whom you never know what to expect either. So, my personal "labeling" system (I can already hear the screams from beyond the web) is: * Up to Blue it's folk (LOTC, Clouds, FTR, etc) * Blue (which you have) is the purest, voice and style-wise. * C&S is the most mainstream/easy access * DJRD: she ventures into classical * Hejira: creative climax (after HOSL) * Mingus: she ventures into jazz * WTRF: she is in love (just got married) * S&L: live with material from Mingus, Hejira, fabulous. * DED: she's angry + ventures into (somewhat hard) rock * CMIAR, NRH: most commercial ones (duo w/ Peter Gabriel, etc), not as creative as previous ones. * TI & TTT creative juices are back, closer to Hejira in style. * BSN: 40's jazz tunes + her older folk songs revisited w/ symphonic orchestra Hope this is any help. So buy the one that suits your mood today. Makes no difference: if you believe she's the queen then you'll end up with all of them anyway. Laurent
