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alloy-digest           Friday, July 2 1999           Volume 04 : Number 185



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  Re: Alloy: Dolby's collaboration with Joni Mitchell        [RThurF@aol.com]

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Date: Thu, 1 Jul 1999 18:22:20 EDT
From: RThurF@aol.com
Subject: Re: Alloy: Dolby's collaboration with Joni Mitchell

In a message dated 6/27/99 2:55:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Stephen_Tilson@compuserve.com writes:

:: Ms. Mitchell's post-Blue work all has a very polished and 
 immaculately produced aspect, much like Thomas' work.  And yet, in my 
 musical mind, the two are immiscible, and I am not surprised that the 
 collaboration was a bust.  It has been suggested that a more accurate 
 way to represent the differences of these two artists is to say that 
 Joni's music emanates from a more organic and emotional source, while 
 Thomas' music is more cerebral in origin. ::

You open the last sentence with the phrase "It has been suggested.." which 
implies you didn't come up with this yourself, however since you're refering 
to it I'm assuming you also feel it's true. If this is the case, I have to 
completely disagree with you. I don't know very much about Joni Mitchell's 
work and can't really comment on it.. but I do feel Thomas' work, in its 
essence, really does arise from an emotional source as it does for all 
artists. I find it all the more touching in his work because his way of 
expressing emotion is so unassuming, and you don't see it coming. Nor is 
there any overstatement - the thought is simply and plainly brought forward. 
The workings of the various elements within his music also come across as 
artistic expression with a basis in emotion and soul, and certainly not any 
kind of 'cerebral' exercise. So, I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean 
by this strange description. 

Immiscibly,
Robin T

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