Bruce, I agree completely about Woodstock. So many writers trot out the "voice of her generation" cliche and cite Woodstock as some sort of hippie anthem, but Joni's version of her own song doesn't sound like an anthem at all. I'm not sure it's a particularly hopeful song. She DREAMED she saw the bombers turning into butterflies, but dreams aren't reality. She says we've GOT to get ourselves back to the garden; she doesn't say we're already there.
At 05:36 PM 2/24/03 -0500, Bruce wrote: >I pulled out my vinyl of LOTC (I don't have it on CD) the other week and >listened to the original Woodstock for the first time in quite a while. I >was struck by the fact that that initial recording is not a "hippie >reverie" in the least. In fact, it seems to my ears to have much of the >sense of ominous foreboding that is further orchestrated in the Travelogue >version. And that spooky choir of jonivoices at the end is really kind of >chilling. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Deb Messling -^..^- [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.445 / Virus Database: 250 - Release Date: 1/21/03
