Reading comments from Bob and Colin regarding the orchestral arrangements on the new album....
I attended the Joni show at the Concord Pavillion in May, 2000. After the show, I wandered down front to see how some of the orchestra was mic-ed (it sounded so good). I got to talking to one of the crew and he told me that Vince arranged all of the "old" material (the songs performed after the BSN material) in less than a week before the tour began! Some of that stuff is very complicated (especially "Ludwig's Tune" and "For The Roses"), so I was doubly impressed that he cranked it out so quickly AND the arrangements were as great as they were. So yes, I think that just Joni let him go, perhaps describing what she wanted and then making changes after he had done the initial charts. Personally, I think most of the arrangements on "Travelogue" are stunning.... Russ
