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Joni Mitchell with Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny and Michael Brecker: "Shadows and Light" DVD in the mid Seventies, Joni Mitchell began to delve into jazzier, more complex territory - it may have confused some fans of her early folk hits, but it resulted in some of her most uncompromising, challenging, and entertaining music. This concert DVD is a great 73-minute document from her '79 tour (also on CD), which finds her backed by her greatest band ever - guitarist Pat Metheny and legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius, as well as Metheny bandmate Lyle Mays (keyboards), Michael Brecker on sax, and Don Alias on drums. it's wonderful to see all these legends at the top of their game!, A great, historic performance (This is the only time they toured together)...The only complaint is that there is a little too much
crosscutting between stock movie footage, and conceptual video mixed in - the emhasis should have stayed on the concert itself... [This message was edited Tue Jun 22 12:42:37 2004 by paligap] " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I love this concert!!  | |
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I had this on vhs tape for many years,and the dvd is wonderfully restored.
Great concert,indeed! | |
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 Been getting into Joni. Started with Hissing Of Summer Lawns, Blue, Court And Spark, Travelogue, and just got Mingus last week. Joni  Have seen the CD of Shadows and Light is the DVD more complete? It says on the CD I've seen that there are two tracks missing or something?if you've gotta pay for things that you've done wrong I've gotta big bill coming at the end of the day- Gil Scott Heron
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soulyacolia said: Been getting into Joni. Started with Hissing Of Summer Lawns, Blue, Court And Spark, Travelogue, and just got Mingus last week. Joni Have seen the CD of Shadows and Light is the DVD more complete? It says on the CD I've seen that there are two tracks missing or something?It seems that the only complete version is the Japanese Import 2 CD set: the domestic version leaves out "Free Man in Paris", "Black Crow" and "Don's Solo" , but on the other hand The DVD leaves out "Woodstock" and "God must be A Boogie Man"...confusing. But I love the DVD, because , while the CD is great, I prefer actually seeing the concert... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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I just bought the Joni DVD that shows her life story. For some bizarre reason, it totally skips over The Hissing of Summer Lawns. | |
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i love this concert too.
it's so beautiful how it starts in the sunlight and then when the evening sets in, it gets completely dark. AMELIA is brilliant with the extra footage, made me cry. i loved to see Joni skate on HEJIRA. on the double CD of this concert Jaco's solo is not there, and it is also a highlight in the show for me  yes SIR! | |
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I have this show on VHS. Of course it's terrific, because it's Joni. Her songwriting, composing and musicianmanship are second to none. The band on S&L is comprised completely of legends, not to mention the brilliant guest performance from The Temptations. But the video could've been a lot better - why did they cut out the encores!? It would've been so great to see Woodstock and God Must Be A Boogie Man! That intermingling with film footage worked well for some tracks like Coyote and In France They Kiss On Main Street, but totally destroyed Hejira. | |
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paligap said: in the mid Seventies, Joni Mitchell began to delve into jazzier, more complex territory - it may have confused some fans of her early folk hits, but it resulted in some of her most uncompromising, challenging, and entertaining music. This concert DVD is a great 73-minute document from her '79 tour (also on CD), which finds her backed by her greatest band ever - guitarist Pat Metheny and legendary bassist Jaco Pastorius, as well as Metheny bandmate Lyle Mays (keyboards), Michael Brecker on sax, and Don Alias on drums. it's wonderful to see all these legends at the top of their game!, A great, historic performance (This is the only time they toured together)...The only complaint is that there is a little too much
crosscutting between stock movie footage, and conceptual video mixed in - the emhasis should have stayed on the concert itself... [This message was edited Tue Jun 22 12:42:37 2004 by paligap] NICE !!! But, her "MINGUS" record STILL HURTS !!! Sweet Sucka Dance ? Anyone ? "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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FalseSetto said: NICE !!! But, her "MINGUS" record STILL HURTS !!! Sweet Sucka Dance ? Anyone ?  Ndeed!! I'm still trying to decide which album is my favorite, though--lately it's been a toss up between Mingus and Hissing Of The Summer Lawns--(with Hejira just below...)" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: FalseSetto said: NICE !!! But, her "MINGUS" record STILL HURTS !!! Sweet Sucka Dance ? Anyone ? Ndeed!! I'm still trying to decide which album is my favorite, though--lately it's been a toss up between Mingus and Hissing Of The Summer Lawns--(with Hejira just below...) "God must be a boogie man!!" | |
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sinisterpentatonic said: paligap said: Ndeed!! I'm still trying to decide which album is my favorite, though--lately it's been a toss up between Mingus and Hissing Of The Summer Lawns--(with Hejira just below...) "God must be a boogie man!!"WHOO HOOOOO !!!! I's A muggin ' ??? "JONI MITCHELL" IS THE REASON FOR "P" .org Yo, "SinistaP" I'm glad my check cleared. ( I was gonna have to hire another firm ) *he he* "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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paligap said: FalseSetto said: NICE !!! But, her "MINGUS" record STILL HURTS !!! Sweet Sucka Dance ? Anyone ? Ndeed!! I'm still trying to decide which album is my favorite, though--lately it's been a toss up between Mingus and Hissing Of The Summer Lawns--(with Hejira just below...)"PALI G." FOR PRESIDENT !!!!! "Song for Sharon" , Homie !!! Shadow & Light Now U gon' tell me that "Prince's" first words to the world weren't actually JONI's !!! "For You" = "Shadow & Light" (from the "Hissing of ") Prince HIMSELF once said that was HIS fav lp of all time ? and, it showed. [This message was edited Wed Jun 23 12:43:12 2004 by FalseSetto] "Who gon' clean up all deez Flowers" ----Eddie Murphy as mr. clarence | |
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sinisterpentatonic said: I love this concert!!
I HATE this concert!! 
(just kidding of course) Borrowed the VHS tape from a friend and never saw the complete show because I kept rewinding it and watching Jaco's solo over and over again. tA  Tribal Disorder
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theAudience said: sinisterpentatonic said: I love this concert!!
I HATE this concert!!
(just kidding of course) Borrowed the VHS tape from a friend and never saw the complete show because I kept rewinding it and watching Jaco's solo over and over again. tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm  I Understand!!!
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FalseSetto said: Now U gon' tell me that "Prince's" first words to the world weren't actually JONI's !!! "For You" = "Shadow & Light" (from the "Hissing of ") Prince HIMSELF once said that was HIS fav lp of all time ? and, it showed. Pretty Close, Huh? I mean the Harmonies and the way they blend....How many times did Prince listen to this piece?" I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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From the recent Prince interview in Guitar Player magazine:
"That's why I don't like to talk about gear. People will go out and buy that stuff thinking it's going to make them sound like me, and that's not where it's at. Go get your own stuff and come up with your own sounds. If you need a path to follow, a good place to start is by listening to Ike Turner-he was as tight as they come-or James Brown, who is all about rhythm. Put any colors you've learned from Joni Mitchell on top of that, and then you've got something!" tA Tribal Disorder
http://www.soundclick.com...rmusic.htm "Ya see, we're not interested in what you know...but what you are willing to learn. C'mon y'all." | |
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theAudience said: From the recent Prince interview in Guitar Player magazine:
"That's why I don't like to talk about gear. People will go out and buy that stuff thinking it's going to make them sound like me, and that's not where it's at. Go get your own stuff and come up with your own sounds. If you need a path to follow, a good place to start is by listening to Ike Turner-he was as tight as they come-or James Brown, who is all about rhythm. Put any colors you've learned from Joni Mitchell on top of that, and then you've got something!" tA  Yup!! also, from Rolling Stone magazine '85(Interview with Neil Karlen, "Prince Speaks"):
Prince: ..."The last album I Loved all the way through was Joni's Hissing of the Summer Lawns..." " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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Glad this was brought up. I will do today what you won't, so tomorrow I can do what you can't. | |
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Love Joni's stuff!!! Pat's too.  I will do today what you won't, so tomorrow I can do what you can't. | |
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MrSquiggle said: I have this show on VHS. Of course it's terrific, because it's Joni. Her songwriting, composing and musicianmanship are second to none. The band on S&L is comprised completely of legends, not to mention the brilliant guest performance from The Temptations. But the video could've been a lot better - why did they cut out the encores!? It would've been so great to see Woodstock and God Must Be A Boogie Man! That intermingling with film footage worked well for some tracks like Coyote and In France They Kiss On Main Street, but totally destroyed Hejira.
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sinisterpentatonic said: paligap said: Ndeed!! I'm still trying to decide which album is my favorite, though--lately it's been a toss up between Mingus and Hissing Of The Summer Lawns--(with Hejira just below...) "God must be a boogie man!!"Mingus was my first Joni Mitchell album, and to date my favourite. Especially as the cassette copy I had had no explanatory liners, the album had such a mysterious air about it. Her jazz period was her best. God Must Be A Boogie Man is also my favourite song of hers. | |
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Turbulent indigo
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Scrapluv said: MrSquiggle said: I have this show on VHS. Of course it's terrific, because it's Joni. Her songwriting, composing and musicianmanship are second to none. The band on S&L is comprised completely of legends, not to mention the brilliant guest performance from The Temptations. But the video could've been a lot better - why did they cut out the encores!? It would've been so great to see Woodstock and God Must Be A Boogie Man! That intermingling with film footage worked well for some tracks like Coyote and In France They Kiss On Main Street, but totally destroyed Hejira.
cool, but those were not the tempts Uhh, what? | |
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sinisterpentatonic said: paligap said: Ndeed!! I'm still trying to decide which album is my favorite, though--lately it's been a toss up between Mingus and Hissing Of The Summer Lawns--(with Hejira just below...) "God must be a boogie man!!"Hissing Of The Summer Lawns is my fave. But I dig "Blue" as well. SynthiaRose said "I'm in love with blackguitaristz. Especially when he talks about Hendrix."
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MrSquiggle said: Scrapluv said: cool, but those were not the tempts Uhh, what? those were not the tempts, those were the persuasions | |
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