Re: JM v Dylan

[Blair Fraipont]

At least in my head, Joni is hailed as being on par with Dylan and not the other way around, is that Dylan had a good 8 years of recordings and acclaim before Joni recorded Songs to a Seagull and so is her superior by years, but once Joni began cranking out the masterpieces, it was obvious that hardly no other artist had put out such solid work (and I think that her first 5 albums were all her songs and not covers, helped establish her with street cred, and on top of that the cover of Twisted was not a cop off like as if she did "Bridge over Troubled Water" or "yesterday", but "Twisted" was more like a Joni song) But, I think we all get this already :)
ANd then, sometimes, I do think the comparisons between the two can be sexist, depending on which publication/writer is giving their opinion.
Musically, there is no similarity. Bob's Music is more traditional in a blues way (especially the last 2 albums) and Joni's is more I don't know, Joni. When people ask me, what does she sound like, or "Is she Folk" I just say, "her music is Joni Music" I don't think most of it fits any defined category.
Blair F

NP:Ain't nothing like the real thing-Laura Nyro

Kate recounted (then commented)

> "After 35 years in the business, the original woman with a guitar is one of
> few artists on a par with Bob Dylan."
>
> quite an assumption (and subtly sexist at that)...that dylan is the one to
> be on a par with...how about dyan is one of the few artists to be on a par
> with joni? i know, preaching to the choir here but i could not help myself
> ;~O
>
>
The choir is not satisfied - "but how could Dylan possibly be considered on a
par with Joni as far as the music goes ? Does the music count for naught ?
Will someone who is a Dylan fan please explain this to me ?"

I can understand the concept that Dylan's influence has exceeded Joni's (at
least in terms of breadth of impact), but the phrase was - "artists on a par
with".

Bob S - still thinks the emperor has no clothes on ;-)

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