October 15, 2002
From the desk of Mindles H. Dreck:Joni goes Jacko
Joni Mitchell is pissed at the music industry, not because of intellectual property issues, but because of the crassness of MTV and the fact that her albums, while critically acclaimed, sell poorly.
Here's why they don't sell: every track I've heard from every album she's recorded since Wild Things Run Fast sounds exactly the same. Inspirationally speaking, she hit a brick wall. I stopped buying after Turbulent Indigo.
Also, some of us concert-goers know the thrill of her audience-berating walk-offs. Apparently it's OK for her to hold a drink and a cigarette while performing, but not OK for the audience to move around. It's not surprising that fans become alienated.
Note that this comes from someone who wore out the grooves on Court and Spark, Shadows and Light, Mingus,Hejira and Miles of Aisles.
I guess I'm a Joni reactionary.
Posted by Mindles H. Dreck at October 15, 2002 10:57 AM | TrackBack | Technorati inbound linksI liked The Hissing of Summer Lawns. After that I kinda lost interest.
Posted by: David Perron on October 15, 2002 12:13 PMHell, I got tired of her after all the yowling on Blue. She does have a gift for melody, however.
Posted by: Diana on October 15, 2002 12:52 PMi dunno...i thought "sex kills" was kind of cool.
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