while acoustic will never go out of style, i loved joni's guitar on Taming the Tiger. there isn't another soul on earth who would approach going electric quite like that. LOVE 'only joy in town' from that work. i will listen to it again and again and again...............i have to admit doing the same with DJRD.........hit the back button three times on the way to my place of gainful employment. t'log comments; i was ecstatic that joni included slouching. she creates some works that are just thematic giants. i find t'log's woodstock hauntingly beautiful. and maybe the way it's meant to be heard ( dirge-like ) now. flat tires and be cool really stand out as the upbeats, .........finger snappin'. it appears we all agree that new material from joni would be heavenly. i miss her guitar quite severely. my wish is that some really wealthy person with good taste and an appreciation for joni's work would back a new recording just for the sake of the art and never mind the $$$$. of course that would happen maybe on another planet. joni herself did mention perhaps finding a way to sell new stuff on the net, without lining the company coffers. i think it's very cool that i've never witnessed difference of opinion handled so kindly. but this lengthy political stuff's gotta go where it belongs. and i won't say where. kindly, janet
