I like the late 70's voice better than the early 'more bubbly' JM myself. As far as Joni's deteriorating voice is concerned,with respect to touring Travelogue - Let's keep in mind that Joni's voice sounded, in my opinion, dishearteningly weak on TTT, but then she went on tour and blew us all away in '98 - I couldn't believe how fucking good she sounded. I know full well that with each album the situation gets worse (especially with long periods between recordings), but I have a feeling that IF there is a tour, it'll only be a 5 or 6 city deal anyway. We'll see. -Chris
On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:05:34 -0800 (PST) Little Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I met a man in Montreal once in the "M" section > of a record store who was looking through the > Joni CDs. I told him I was a fan too and we > looked through some of them together. He said > he only liked her music up until Wild Things > Run Fast because after that, he said, "Her > voice got yucky." > > I actually prefer the husky alto to her > peaks-n'-valleys soprano of days gone by. I > think her voice reached its ideal pitch in the > mid to late 70s when it could glide seamlessly > over many octaves and multi-syllabic phrases > with ease. But I agree that the critics will > generally not be kind to Joni's singing > capabilities this time around. I noticed the > deterioration of her voice even since Both > Sides Now but tend to like it's rusty effect, > over all. > > I liked the comparison someone made of Joni's > voice to a horn. It is very brassy these days, > sort of trumpet-like and squeaky on the trills. > > > However, I think it will only serve to > marginalize her even further. If fans of her > work are finding it distracting, imagine what > the mainstream public will think. They won't > really know what to make of it. > > I imagine touring this album may prove to be > difficult for Joni if her voice is in rough > shape. > > -Andrew > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign > up now
