You mean I don't have to be at the kid's table for Thanksgiving?! ; ) I want to hear what you all think, mainly because I literally have been thinking about this on and off for weeks and can't seem to come to any kind of conclusion. To me, Hejira sounds like the ground-breaker. But, because I was born 11 months after STAS was released, I'll never know what it was like to hear her for the first time (thanks Kate for saying what it was like). I'm still wondering who laid the ground for her musical work. Dylan opened up the door on lyrics, perhaps Baez and Nyro influenced her vocally - but those chord progressions, where did they come from? The Beatles? Chopin? Or was it as she has said a product of her tunings. Anyone else fascinated with how music evolves? Okay, Jim, tag you're it! Jenny "Jim L'Hommedieu (Lama)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: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....>>>> U2 on LAUNCH - Exclusive medley & videos from Greatest Hits CD
