Goodspeed, let's leave it at what? You didn't SAY anything! What do YOU think? Why did you raise all of these questions for ME to answer? :) C'mon. You've got a fine head on your shoulders! Give it up, girl! You're old enough to sit with the grownups. Speak! Speak!
Lama Jenny said, >> So - this all has me thinking - when is an artist ground breaking - when an artist truly comes up with something new or combines influences in a way that has never been done before? Specifically - when do you think Joni broke some ground? And what was her contribution - lyrical...musical. For pop/rock music history buffs - or heck for people who were actually cognizant at the time - how do you see Joni in the context of popular music? How about in music in general? Did she truly become an original right of the bat with STAS - or was that more a logical, albeit creative outflow of what was happening around and before her? I have a zillion other thoughts/questions, but let's leave it at that....>>>>