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vaneramos

Joni cleansing

Feb 17, 2006 12:50

...and still somehow,
It's life's illusions I recall...

I'm finally getting to know Joni Mitchell, thanks to LJ friends. As a teenager I hardly listened to popular music, but liked Judy Collins and owned Judith along with Classical records. "Both sides now" has always been a favourite. I didn't realize Mitchell had written it until her new ( Read more... )

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ciddyguy February 17 2006, 18:09:30 UTC

I love Joni Mitchell as well. First became familiar with her stuff when I ended up with a warped copy of her 1969 album, Ladies of the Canyon some 25 or so years ago. Then begining around 1999-2000 I went on a vinyl buying spree and amongst the many purchases over the year or so were several new Joni additions. Court and Spark, Blue, Hijera, Mingus, Hissing of Summer Lawns and Dog eat Dog from I think 1985.

I so need to spin her again.

vaneramos February 17 2006, 18:45:17 UTC

And all waiting for my discovery! :-)

ciddyguy February 17 2006, 18:56:35 UTC

Yup! :-)

missprune February 17 2006, 18:22:41 UTC

Oddly enough, I didn't pay much attention to Joni Mitchell "at the time" either. But recently I was captivated by hearing (radio) that song about "I wish I had a river..." and wondered why I had missed noticing her much in earlier times.

vaneramos February 17 2006, 18:47:47 UTC

It's interesting how life comes spiralling back. I think I'm happy I missed this stuff earlier. It gives me something new, now.

myownghost February 17 2006, 18:36:51 UTC

i liked both joni and judy but much preferred judy's voice. (My Father is one of the most beautiful songs from the early '70s, i think.) k.d. lang is wonderful. i really should get that album.

vaneramos February 17 2006, 18:55:45 UTC

That's interesting, because I was surprised how Joni's voice reminded me of Judy. Unfortunately the clip of "My father" on Amazon does give much sense of the song. I need to rediscover Judy, too. In Hymns of the 49th parallel k.d. lang covers songs all by Canadian songwriters (Neal Young, Jane Siberry, Leonard Cohen, etc.). It's neat that Ziggy brought the album to my attention.

mattycub February 17 2006, 18:42:29 UTC

I haven't delved nearly as far into Joni's catalog as I would like, but "Blue" is one of my favorite albums of all time.

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mattycub February 17 2006, 18:57:02 UTC

It's definitely one of the best songs on the album - along with "A Case of You" and "River", which I think are brilliant both musically and lyrically.

I remember that time that you told me, you said
Love is touching souls
Surely you touched mine
Cause part of you pours out of me
In these lines from time to time

vaneramos February 17 2006, 18:56:51 UTC

Thanks for the recommendation!

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vaneramos February 17 2006, 19:28:24 UTC

I'm talking specifically about Christian rock. The most successful artist in the genre circa 1990 was Amy Grant, although the Christian music industry ditched her when she started appealing to secular audiences and (reportedly) had an affair ( ... )

vaneramos February 17 2006, 19:32:02 UTC

a doctrine I know abhor.

a doctrine I now abhor.