yes of course there can never be another joni... and while i can't say i'm in love with pj harvey (not enough lilt or melody for me) i wholeheartedly agree with annie lennox. constantly entertainingly beautiful and always changing
i also agree with someone's assesment of alanis (but shes got a long way to go) 2 more i'd like to add: chrissie hynde (she can be every bit as touching/complex/melodic and smart) as our joni (and her last cd plays a heck of a lot better than travelog) also suzanne vega not the best voice but she makes up for it in opriginality and heart and soul thread #2 the vinyl issue am i the only one that thinks cds are too long and numbing? how i miss the old days of a side 1 and side 2 (and i've never heard it adressed anywhere) doesnt anyone miss the city side/sea side chapters of song to a seagull? doesnt anyone think its exciting to end a side with hejira and start another with sharon? these subtlties are totally lost now with cds. and while i don't agree that ticks and pops add much i've always kept my lps meticulously clean and they still soung GREAT (i have all of joni on vinyl thru chalk mark) and yes, vinyl does sound warmer and better. at least on hissing and hejira. and court and spark. they digitised those poor things to death. what they always strip out on those remixed cds IS THE SOUND OF THE STUDIO. and sometimes the cohesion of each track as a whole. they just love to take out any echo or reverb. lastly what about the freakin art of the jackets? and the lyrics? the beautiful photos on hejira & don juan the inner gatefilds of roses and hissing all lost on those crummy tissue paper thin cd booklets. yuck thanks for listening xxx walt The most personalized portal on the Web!
