intellectual - Sometimes I can just marvel at her skill as a lyricist, at the way she can write an entire song entirely free of cliche. And also the melodic & harmonic patterns of her music are intellectually inspiring. She draws from SO many references within the world of the arts, history, philosophy, geographry...it's amazing. She makes me feel so stupid sometimes.
emotional - As I'm sure we can all state, there are songs or passages of songs, or even whole albums that are very personal to us; that is, we have been along the same paths as Joni and can laugh, cry and think along with what she's saying. Sometimes when things aren't working out, it's a comfort to listen to Joni and realize that these mis-connections and human flaws are part of everyone's life. physical - Don't know much about how her music affects me in a physical way, except that there are times when her songs stop me dead in my tracks. As a general rule, her music is not what I play for background music because it always draws focus. spiritual - Her music is spiritually inspiring to me because Joni constantly presents herself as someone who remains on a spiritual path, seeking truth and beauty. Like I said above, her spirituality draws from many sources and is truly hers, not just her accepting some dogma en masse. It helps to make her art more genuine. Hope that's some of what you're looking for Relayer. How would YOU answer your own question? Bob NP: Joe Jackson, "Time"
