Bob (SC) M wrote: Matter of fact, I haven't gotten around to picking up Hits or Misses myself. > > : No sense in it, except for UFG which I already have on another cd anyway. > : > : Bob > Interesting - once upon a time, you suggested to me (when I was considering completing my collection) that having Hits was probably worth it for that reason, and also for UFG (which I did not have in any form until you later sent a live version to me on one of the CD's you prepared for me - remember ?).
Anyway, I did end up bying Hits and Misses. A few (oops -several) thoughts: 1. I'm glad Joni did not call it "Greatist Hits", aren't you ? (If she called it that, she would have had to have switched album covers, IMHO, to reinforce the element of farce - that would transcend satire, right ?) 2. I will be sending a care package to Paris for my daughter, who has been getting a "JM song of the day - lyrics" e-mail from me for the past month. The care package will definitely include "Hits". Of course, she has been exposed to (inflicted with ?) a lot of JM music over the years, but has steadfastly pushed it away or evaded it. Now, though, I think she is ready for JM - she never appreciated the lyrics before. We'll see. 3. Seems she also ordered Bob Dylan's greatest hits for herself. That will be an interesting side by side comparison, I think. 4. I think that Joni could fill up at least a half-dozen albums of Misses. The consistently high level of her work is nearly unique, IMO. I mean, if an album has 2 A+ songs, 3 A's, 3 A-'s and 2 B+'s, doesn't the album get an A+ as an overall grade, on a curve ? For example, JT (one of my personal favorites, especially as a performer and especially when he sticks close to his best work, which he usually does in concert) has seldom put out an album with that kind of consistency. Joni has done it many times - never a real clunker. 5. I am also sending along Judy Collins's Wildflowers (which includes BSN and MFM, as well as covers of 3 Leonard Cohen songs and a Jacques Brel and 3 of Judy's own songs - a fine record, for those of you who do not have it). I sense that Leah (who loved the BSN lyrics) was disappointed when she heard a downloaded JM version of BSN. I think Wildflowers is a special record, and am betting that she loves it. 6. I have sent Leah the lyrics to all of STAS and scattered others (mostly from JM's early work). I will also send her STAS and one other JM record - which one would you-all recommend ? (I am thinking it will have to be from C&S or earlier - we still need to set the hook.) She will have at least until May to absorb this, and perhaps until August if her grant is extended. Bob S.
