In a message dated 12/10/02 9:10:08 AM, AzeemAK writes: ><< If given the chance, how might you have tried to talk her out of it? >>> > >A really interesting question. I suppose, waving my hypothetical wand >for a moment to facilitate this conversation, I'd have told her that the >songs were great enough to stand alone, and that I didn't like Vince Mendoza's >arranging style, and that I feared that it would swamp her songs in treacle. > If I'd been feeling very brave, I might have said that her singing was >getting so croaky that juxtaposing it with very lush orchestral arrangements >would throw it into unfavourable contrast.
If, for the sake of argument, we accept that Mendoza has swamped her songs in treacle (and, for the most part, I don't agree), then couldn't Joni's craggy voice be viewed as the anti-treacle that balances it all? Same with Wayne's quirky commentary. >Azeem in London >NP: Shawn Colvin - Whole New You (what a great record this is!) Now that's something I can endorse unequivocally! In fact, I'll see your endorsement and raise you one ... it's a stone masterpiece, as is its predecessor, A Few Small Repairs. Music just doesn't get any better. -Fred
