Cohen has said that touring has largely refilled those coffers.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 October 2014 11:10 (nine years ago) link
This is an interesting topic that really deserves its own thread. FWIW when Richard Wright of Pink Floyd (stratospheric, I know) died his estate was worth £24 million.
― goth colouring book (anagram), Friday, 17 October 2014 11:46 (nine years ago) link
All Who tours undertaken between 1989 and 2002 were done to keep John Entwistle out of debt. Ironically, much of his debt was incurred because he went out-of-pocket keeping his solo band on club tours that never broke even (though his spending on guitars, basses, cars, taxidermied fish, and a collection of medieval armor probably didn't help). When he died, all his possessions had to be auctioned off to pay outstanding debts and settle his estate's tax.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 17 October 2014 14:11 (nine years ago) link
Worth keeping in mind that Richard Wright had many Floyd writing credits on albums that sell bazillions. Entwistle ... less so.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 17 October 2014 15:43 (nine years ago) link
I would read an entire book on this stuff. It's fascinating to me how a single savvy decision like making sure to get co-writing credit or just how good/bad the terms of a certain deal are can become such a make or break for an artist for years to come.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2014 15:47 (nine years ago) link
sideline, but there was already a Joni box set, guys
http://www.amazon.com/Studio-Albums-1968-Joni-Mitchell/dp/B0097AQEOK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1413561012&sr=8-1&keywords=joni+mitchell+box
and its incredibly inexpensive and wonderful
― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Friday, 17 October 2014 15:50 (nine years ago) link
wow, that's a great deal
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2014 15:52 (nine years ago) link
Indeed. Would also like to hear her choice & sequence of tracks, her implicit narrative.
― dow, Friday, 17 October 2014 15:55 (nine years ago) link
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Friday, October 17, 2014 11:47 AM (19 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This one is pretty great:http://www.amazon.com/You-Never-Give-Your-Money/dp/0061774189
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 17 October 2014 16:09 (nine years ago) link
― dow, Friday, October 17, 2014 10:55 AM (17 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
it's called iTunes, and it's free!
― I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 17 October 2014 16:13 (nine years ago) link
sort of
Is Joni still represented by Elliott Roberts? If he's been able to keep Neil Young solvent, she should be a cakewalk.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 17 October 2014 16:42 (nine years ago) link
no Who album has ever sold as much as Pink Floyd album. It's like comparing, I dunno, Tom Petty sales to Zep's.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 October 2014 16:47 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I'm pretty sure Dark Side has sold more than the Who's whole catalog combined.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 17 October 2014 16:49 (nine years ago) link
money, it's a gas
― I can't make my waterface turn into a *fart* (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 17 October 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
finally sprung for the joni studio albums 1968-1979 collection, i have a few already (mostly on vinyl) but at $40 for 10 albums it is a great deal. $4 an album is lovely.
― marcos, Friday, 24 October 2014 14:48 (nine years ago) link
yeah, I picked it up last year. was waiting for some sooper deluxe editions to drop but she seems uninterested in that and the price was right.
― droit au butt (Euler), Friday, 24 October 2014 14:59 (nine years ago) link
Gosh Miles of Aisles is great -- love hearing the band from that era jam out
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Sunday, September 14, 2014 9:28 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
otm, this is SO good
― marcos, Friday, 24 October 2014 20:45 (nine years ago) link
really been enjoying don juan's reckless daughter lately! doesn't seem to have been received as well but I find it pretty close to Hejira in terms of quality even though it's much looser in its experimentation
― marcos, Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link
we are in synch! I drove around town listening to this yesterday and it's such a great record- "Paprika Plains"! amazing!
(not to dwell in the past but this was a big bjork fave that she was listening to a lot while finalizing "vespertine" and it shows, I think)
― the tune was space, Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:27 (nine years ago) link
Could totally see that re: bjork
― marcos, Saturday, 8 November 2014 17:30 (nine years ago) link
yeah i've always been surprised at how overlooked Reckless Daughter is to this day, even amongst Hejira stans
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Saturday, 8 November 2014 20:11 (nine years ago) link
I love Jaco's bass. Anyone who says otherwise should not be trusted on anything.
― Tim F, Wednesday, December 26, 2012 8:22 PM (1 year ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
yes!
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:26 (nine years ago) link
Jaco's alright if you like bass farts
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:33 (nine years ago) link
I fucking hate Jaco, will never mature out of that opinion. He's where I draw the line.
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:35 (nine years ago) link
my wife told me she couldn't handle hissing of the summer lawns this weekend and i was like :^0
― tylerw, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:39 (nine years ago) link
hurting i guess you do not like hejira or don juan's reckless daughter then
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:41 (nine years ago) link
and i think you makes just a lil fucked up tbqf
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:42 (nine years ago) link
I love "Dreamland" so goddamn much that I almost never play anything else off that record
― sleeve, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:43 (nine years ago) link
and i think *that you makes *you just a lil fucked up tbqf
sorry about typos i need to make this message clear
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:47 (nine years ago) link
Hurting otm
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:53 (nine years ago) link
I'm not a Jaco fan either, but I love Hejira.
Couldn't make it through Mingus, though.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:54 (nine years ago) link
mingus is not as good on first listen but i could see myself developing some kind of affection for it
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 16:55 (nine years ago) link
and yes dreamland is WONDERFUL xp
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 17:27 (nine years ago) link
Hejira is pretty much the only place I can tolerate Jaco, and barely. Actually there are one or two Weather Report tunes I like him on, but overall nope. BYOW BYOW BYOOOOWWWW
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 17:30 (nine years ago) link
hey, do that again. i liked that.
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 17:36 (nine years ago) link
yea!
― marcos, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link
Posted this on the Ron Sexsmith thread -- interesting to see later Joni covered.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUDUCcOPFE0
― the man with the black wigs (Eazy), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 19:31 (nine years ago) link
yeah a little jaco goes a long way but joni deploys him beautifully. i'd also recommend his work on the pat metheny-led album "bright size life." aside from those, yes, i can see how his technique can grate.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:05 (nine years ago) link
I just generally hate the sound of fretless bass. the tone of it. there are a few dudes who get a pass on it because they employ it so strangely (Colin Moulding etc.) but it's a small bunch
― Οὖτις, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:15 (nine years ago) link
amateurist otm re: bright size life. Such a good album!
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:28 (nine years ago) link
it was recommended to me on ILM, maybe even on this very thread.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:37 (nine years ago) link
Some fairly wide-ranging Mitchell show tapes incl. Larry Klein having no prob w Jaco-associated songs, while not trying to imitate him (also no difficulty with songs from other eras). Metheny Group could be good, though I like him better with Haden etc. on 80/81 and Rejoicing, also w Ornette on Song X (also good w Gary Burton)
― dow, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:38 (nine years ago) link
I really liked Jaco's s/t solo debut. Really haven't latched on to anything else by him though, including the Mitchell work.
― how's life, Tuesday, 11 November 2014 23:41 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, that solo album is pretty funky. Sam + Dave and Herbie Hancock cameos help.
― Free Me's Electric Trumpet (Moodles), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 00:00 (nine years ago) link
Bright Size Life is great and captures a lot of the same vibe as Hejira
― licorice oratorio (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 15:09 (nine years ago) link
Joni on Car(e)y:http://online.wsj.com/articles/the-muse-behind-joni-mitchells-carey-1415721658
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:32 (nine years ago) link
wonderful image too
http://si.wsj.net/public/resources/images/AR-AH807_JONI_12S_20141111102702.jpg
― marcos, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:33 (nine years ago) link
and an interview with Cary himself!http://online.wsj.com/articles/when-joni-mitchell-met-cary-raditz-her-mean-old-daddy-1415721367?tesla=y
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
great article! xxp
― sleeve, Wednesday, 12 November 2014 18:45 (nine years ago) link