Now, how do people feel about what I think of as Joni's "let's get serious" T'LOG triad -- namely SLOUCHING, LUDWIG and JOB?
I really disliked them on first listen; then they grew on me and I found myself liking them. Now? My fondness for JOB has deepened to love, and I'm back to disliking the first two. You know what it is for me? It isn't the orchestrations; I like the bombast of them. It's Joni's performance. Both SLOUCHING and LUDWIG seem to be beyond her current vocal capabilities. On SLOUCHING, I wish someone had talked her out of her "Head of a man"s, I really do. (!) And Joni sounds so rough on LUDWIG that it feels like a first take. As for JOB, I think it's better than the original. I like the choir, which has a timeless, nationless, mysterious quality. And Joni's performance (that heartbreaking "Oh where is hope?") is magnificent. What do you think?
