I just spent my lunch hour, sitting in my car, and listening to some of Tblog b damn, why are lunch hours only an hour! Ibve been on a steady diet of the 14 downloads from the Nonesuch website ever since Jonibs birthday (thanks again, Moni!).
At first I felt a little guilty listening to these songs, I should have been patient and waited for the official release, but after listening to Tblog this afternoon, I no longer feel bad. Listening to these previews gave me chance to warm up to some of these arrangements, and since they were only in mono, listening to the official CD is almost like listening to them for the first time anyway. Ibve got nothing but superlatives for this release. The packaging is spectacular, and I havenbt even checked out the CD-Rom Gallery yet. The artwork is beautiful b I actually poured through the entire catalog before playing any of the music. It is worthy of a stand alone viewing b besides, once you start playing the music, you will want to focus all of your attention on that. Oh yeahb& and regarding that music! It is at once, rapturously beautiful, emotionally staggering, and 100% Joni. I sat in my car with tears literally pouring down my face - sometimes out of the sheer beauty of the work, other times overwhelmed by the pure emotions of the songs. The sound quality is everything everyone has raved about b this is truly a sonic wonder. I encourage those who were not blown away by this recording to give it some additional time. I had some doubts when I first started listening to the downloads, but after listening to them pretty much non-stop, and now hearing the actual recordings, I am totally sold on this project. As Kakki so aptly put it, this is a gift, and one I will be cherishing for a long, long time! Jack PS. - Ibm almost sorry Ibm going to see Brian Ferry tonight, because I canbt wait to rush home and listen to this on my home system
