‘I wanna talk to you/I wanna shampoo you’ is one of my favourite lyrics of all time
― flopson, Monday, 21 June 2021 19:29 (two years ago) link
If you haven't already read it, this is a really great essay kind of tangled up in Blue, by the English poet Amy Key. I believe she's now working on a whole book about Joni etc
https://granta.com/a-bleed-of-blue/
― Piedie Gimbel, Monday, 21 June 2021 19:59 (two years ago) link
these are awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYyyf9rRurc
― tylerw, Monday, 21 June 2021 20:18 (two years ago) link
will this embed?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KS1lzfDmKL4
― brimstead, Monday, 21 June 2021 23:34 (two years ago) link
^^the vocals are joni, gorgeous arrangement imo
― brimstead, Monday, 21 June 2021 23:35 (two years ago) link
Those demoes illustrate what a singular record Blue is in her career - "Hunter" sounds like Ladies of the Canyon, and "River", when the French horns come in, is a flash-forward to some of the orchestral overdubs on For the Roses. But neither of those outtakes would fit on Blue as we know it.
Joni was wise (or lucky) that she has kept such a tight grip on these sorts of outtakes over the last 35 years. It gives a real sense of occasion to the release of these Archives boxes that wouldn't be there if the albums had already been reissued two or three times with bonus tracks, demoes, live shows etc.
It's funny that that Paul Horn recording has more down votes than likes, do people think he kidnapped her and forced her to do a wordless version with his flute?
― Halfway there but for you, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 00:22 (two years ago) link
It's so good to hear Hunter properly at last, it has always been tagged on at the end of the Hissing demos.
― Maresn3st, Tuesday, 22 June 2021 10:56 (two years ago) link
woah, never thought the second Archives box would come so fast! thats a nice surprise.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Tuesday, 22 June 2021 11:15 (two years ago) link