[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The argument that one has to love Travelogue in order to gracefully accept > change and things coming to an end is a bit overzealous in my opinion and I'm > a little tired of hearing that rant over and over. > > Honestly, some of the people > who defend Travelogue so fervently and implore that they truly love Joni so > much, while putting down people who don't like > "Travelogue" seem to have little grace in my opinion.
I agree wholeheartedly, Victor. It's not the enthusiasm that some people have expressed that bothers me, it's the "explanations" for not liking T'log, such as "you must want her to still be in the 70s" or "'she'll sound prettier for it,'--which is the motivation of people who ask for this to happen", that are offensive. It's annoyingly presumptuous of anyone to assume they know my or anyone else's motivations. People who've expressed negative opinions of T'log have given their reasons for them, and yet that has all been ignored by the zealots. So, their view is the only valid one apparently. That is what is annoying, not the enthusiasm itself. Do you zealots really think that anyone who does not appreciate Joni's artistic explorations would bother to be on this list? You're not the only people who have stuck with Joni and appreciated her surprises for decades. The attitude that only people who love everything about T'log are true Joni fans and open to change, etc. is insulting. Debra Shea, still hating the downturned endings and choppy phrasing, especially contrasted with the light, airy and flowing strings
