Joni Mitchell - get well soon!

[aMUSEd]

I was at this one:



this is one of my favourite songs of hers

you got to see vinnie

much as i like that version, sonically, the pace and dynamic kinda squanders the impact of so many fantastic lyrics

Yes I prefer the Hejira rendition, in fact in that concert she had got a bit more mainstream rock than I would have liked, preferred her folk/jazz days, everything up to and including Mingus is gold.

[BERFAB]

now commanding a live band comprised of some of the best jazz musicians on the planet: Pat metheny, Lyle Mays, Jaco Pastorius, Mike Brecker and Don Alias.

-B

I'm confused by "now" and "live", 3/5ths of this band are dead. Unless you are sending to the internet from back in time.

with the context given by the preceding sentence (not quoted in your post), it does kinda make sense. though not strictly correct, people often switch past and present tense when relating a story. it's very common among british football pundits, or those telling a joke e.g "there were these two frogs sitting on a wall. one turns to the other and says....................."

Tough room, KVR is.

Context is everything. Clearly I was talking about when the film was created. Yes, the performance was 35 years ago, but I was recounting her triumph in the present tense to re-create the collective state of mind regarding her professional achievement up until that point in her career. It is an accepted literary technique and entirely correct, again in context. But even if it's not, it's a four line post in an obscure thread on an internet music forum. Let it go...

[el-bo (formerly ebow)]

now commanding a live band comprised of some of the best jazz musicians on the planet: Pat metheny, Lyle Mays, Jaco Pastorius, Mike Brecker and Don Alias.

-B

I'm confused by "now" and "live", 3/5ths of this band are dead. Unless you are sending to the internet from back in time.

with the context given by the preceding sentence (not quoted in your post), it does kinda make sense. though not strictly correct, people often switch past and present tense when relating a story. it's very common among british football pundits, or those telling a joke e.g "there were these two frogs sitting on a wall. one turns to the other and says....................."

Tough room, KVR is.

Context is everything. Clearly I was talking about when the film was created. Yes, the performance was 35 years ago, but I was recounting her triumph in the present tense to re-create the collective state of mind regarding her professional achievement up until that point in her career. It is an accepted literary technique and entirely correct, again in context. But even if it's not, it's a four line post in an obscure thread on an internet music forum. Let it go...

wasn't trying to make a big deal, in fact i didn't notice it myself

[BERFAB]

wasn't trying to make a big deal, in fact i didn't notice it myself

Yes, I know. You were pointing out the context. It wasn't directed at you.

Moving on...

[tapper mike]

So..This is the old folks thread. I'm old too.

[telecode]

So..This is the old folks thread. I'm old too.

this is the people with good taste thread.

[BERFAB]

I don't mind being old. It's being crotchety that gets to me sometimes.

I find it very hard to type posts on KVR while constantly chasing kids out of my yard.

Damn kids...

-B

[Mister Natural]

I don't mind being old. It's being crotchety that gets to me sometimes.

I find it very hard to type posts on KVR while constantly chasing kids out of my yard.

Damn kids...

-B

hehe

cute

[Hink]

I don't mind being old. It's being crotchety that gets to me sometimes.

I find it very hard to type posts on KVR while constantly chasing kids out of my yard.

Damn kids...

-B

hey it's getting nice, you should jump on the train and come up here...oh wait, it's the MBTA, you might never be heard from again

[PatchAdamz]

I was at this one:



this is one of my favourite songs of hers

you got to see vinnie

much as i like that version, sonically, the pace and dynamic kinda squanders the impact of so many fantastic lyrics

Yes I prefer the Hejira rendition, in fact in that concert she had got a bit more mainstream rock than I would have liked, preferred her folk/jazz days, everything up to and including Mingus is gold.

Exactly my sentiments,
I read somewhere that the lack of response to Mingus set her into a more mainstream direction.
Dont know if that is true but her work up to and including Mingus is ground breaking.

She deserves more credit for blazing a path with those extraordinary recordings.

[aMUSEd]

That is a pity, Hissing of Summer Lawns also got an unfavourable response from some fools. Mingus deserves to be seen as one of her great and most mature albums.

[PatchAdamz]

...Mingus deserves to be seen as one of her great and most mature albums.

Beside being a great recording, Jaco did some of his best work on Mingus.
Not just his outstanding bass parts but also his horn arrangements.

A very important disc for several reasons, one, it involved, Migus, Mitchell and Jaco.

[xoxos]

So..This is the old folks thread. I'm old too.

i really don't know old at all.

[bluedad]

So..This is the old folks thread. I'm old too.

i really don't know old at all.

[seismic1]

Joni was not only a remarkable songwriter, but also a wonderful singer. The emotion in her performances, both live and in the studio is there for all to hear. And she could hit the notes too.

My favourite Mitchell album is Hejira. Every song on that album is golden, and autumnal.