Mack,I agree with you Jack...about the insightfulness of Mack's DED post. This was one of the most insightful posts I've ever read here. I never cared for DED..but since Mack loves it so, I've listened and listened. And it has really grown on me. I think you hit the nail on the head Jack..I just could not ..well there was nothing to hang on to for me before. Once you are able to grasp and it becomes personal.. DED becomes quite intoxicating.
Just catching up on a backlog of emails, and was touched by a couple of your recent posts - in particular your Lonely Wisconsin Night post, and your DED post.
I hope things are looking up for you - things sounded rather bleak in that first post. I also found your DED post very insightful. I'm one of the few who also like DED very much, but what I really found interesting was your comments about how Joni's other albums really just brought your attention to things you somehow already knew, while DED opened your eyes to things you hadn't thought about before. For some reason I found this fasinating.
Mack...you might be cold and lonely in Wisconsin..but your words have warmed me to the core.
Bree
Your comment that DED "opened my mind to avenues,
thoughts that I had not traveled, known before." is a stark contrast to "that album was like a mirror" comments so common with Joni's music. A lot of people blame the prodution values, but I wonder if there's more to this than just the sound. Maybe it's just that they can't make a personal connection to the lyrics, as they've done on some many of her other albums.
Anyway, you've given me plenty to think about today.
Jack
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