Hi Everyone, This morning while searching the depths of my closet for a book to lend a friend, I came across a journal I kept while taking a creative writing class in college. I curiously flipped through and I found a page on which I had documented each of Joni's albums up to that date, listing them in order of which I considered my favorites -(I must have been waiting for paint to dry or something, I don't know!). Then under each album, I had written which song was my favorite and which was my least. I find this discovery so fascinating as this journal was written prior to the release of NRH, but after CMIARS, and I have come to realize how much my perceptions and tastes have changed over the past dozen years. For instance, I listed Joni's most accessible albums as my 3 favorites; C&S, Blue and LOTC. Yes, I still love these recordings, but my tastes have really progressed so that today my top 3 are from her more adventuresome period; Hejira, DJRD and HOSL. I have also come to realize that I like Joni's 80's efforts much more now, than back in the 80's! DED RULES!!!
As far as favorite/least favorite songs, I was again surprised at how they have rotated in and out of favor. Some of the songs I had listed as least favorite 12 years ago, mean so much to me know: Jericho, Cactus Tree, Edith, Wolf, Beat of Black Wings for example. Favorites from back then include songs I rarely listen to now; Help Me, WTRF, Circle Game and Conversation. And some of my notations are just plain bizarre; I actually wrote down that my favorite song on CMIARS was Reoccurring Dream. What was I thinking? I'll blame it on the paint fumes! Anyway, never found the book I was looking for, but I did find an interesting window into my insights from a past time and place. Pretty cool. Just thought I'd come out of the shadows and share that interesting find. Kurt
