TRAVELOGUE doesn't work for some people. That's cool. There's no way I can rebut something that is given a fair chance and is rejected. So far, almost all of the negative reviews have been respectful and that's an advantage that rightfully comes with having a huge catalog of well-regarded work. All of our old favorite versions are safe in our collections, of course.
If TRAVELOGUE was magically empowered to replace those other versions, we'd all have reason to be upset. As it is, some people have listened and found no reason to prefer Vince's new "takes". That's cool. I'm sure there are some people who rejected Fred Simon's takes and David Lahm's takes, and Pat Metheny's takes. Lord knows no one wants to hear "Lama Sings Joni Mitchell". I'm not twisting arms and I'm not gonna invoke the cliched advice, "Give it another chance! You'll love it!" Me? I knew I'd get a wonderfully vivid studio version of my beloved "Judgement Of the Moon And Stars (Ludwig's Tune)". I did. I heard it from the 15th row during the "Both Sides Now" tour in Detroit in 2000 and I knew what to expect and I was _eager_ to get it. It was the first thing I played. I played that one track; I stopped the player. I swallowed a lump in my throat and sat, satisfied, in silence for a few minutes. It's bombastic but there are times when bombast works. "Ludwig's Tune" is a big statement about the very essence of creativity, talent, and fate. The song now has an alternative take that fleshes out the scale of the story. It works for me but you'll get no lectures from me on force-feeding TRAVELOGUE. Lama Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
