About Joni's song "Woodstock"---- In the Jazz world, the finest songs of many generations are kept alive through a never-ending tradition of new interpretation. Just because the CSNY version is the ONLY one I want to hear when I'm accelerating downhill onto the freeway at 1PM on a Saturday, doesn't mean that no one should ever attempt to give it a different "spin" (both puns intended).
TRAVELOGUE doesn't have to present the definitive "Amelia" either. I know where that one can be found and it's completely safe and sound, thank you very much. (2nd place goes to Paz'es version on the PazFest set- I like it better than the one on TRAVELOGUE..... But Paz doesn't have the same chick singer on his!) Anyway, this lecturing-old-coot (me) is still banging away at the same point he made a fortnight ago- that this collection is completely worthy of sitting on the same shelf as S&L and MOA. It's not overpriced to me. If the TRAVELOGUE that we all have right now had been marketed as a "Limited Edition" it would have cost 50% more and we all would have bought it anyway; we all would have felt very smug about being true fans while others might be happy with the 'lesser' version with the simpler artwork. Finally, does anyone really want to go back to philosophy of "throwing up the art" like they did on 'hits' and 'misses'? "No further questions, your honor. Your witness." Lama --- Kate Bennett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > exactly fred, additionally i feel that the dirge > like new version is in a > sense a funeral for all those hopeful ideals so many > of us had back > then...not that there still isn't room for hope but > in the wake of woodstock > there was a tremendous surge of inspired hope that > 'we' could change the > world & now all these years later, at this > particular point in time, it sure > doesn't look as hopeful... Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
