This is fab. Really catches the JJ Cale mood and the playing and vocals are all top notch. Lovely production as well. 5 tracks is just right leaves you wanting more (how often do you say that about a new release […]

Surprising how little traction Joni gets on this site. If this had been in reference to Dylan, Young or any of the other ‘big’ names I suspect it would be in the current list for quite a while. Personally I’m […]

Not forgetting Chris Thompson – lead singer with Manfred Manns Earth Band for many years including their biggie

They are one of those bands that never make my best of lists or come to mind when people say ‘what are you listening to?’ but I play them quite a lot. Whilst I would probably agree about High Violet I really lik […]

Love this song

Agree – superlative songwriter and deliverer(?) of songs. Too easily dismissed as soft rock/MOR etc.

I Listened to the whole of John
Barleycorn a few weeks ago and wondered if this was one of the most undersung ‘great’ albums. Rarely appears in the best of lists (did it even get a mention in the recent AW pol […]

His solo album Native Dancer is a lovely Brazilian influenced concoction – this is the opener with Milton Nasciemento on vocals

I agree @NigelT – TH for a short period was certainly up there with the best but totally overlooked. Also what a voice! Never had any posthumous acclaim since even though his songs have frequently been covered. […]

I can’t for life of me imagine how KC would have fitted into the Doors! Certainly taken them in a different direction. Bit like asking Toby Jones to play James Bond.

David Ackles – much revered by his contemporaries and notably Elton. His album American Gothic is genuinely magnificent. Spare 10 minutes of your time to listen to Montana Song.

I came across that TED talk quite a few years ago and sent a link to virtually everyone I know. I have no idea whether this had any practical impact on the world of education. I guess if you have people of the […]

Off the back of this post have just listened again and it ain’t too shabby. Removed a few clunkers from the playlist (Ploughman, Equanimity ) and it stands up better than I recalled

It’s had a similar effect to the new Dylan album – initially quite impressed and perhaps I was swayed a bit by the positive reviews. A few months down the line I’ve hardly played either very much since. True Mea […]

Joni is pretty light on reissues/additional material. There have been rumours of a remastered HOSL and Hejira for a decade or more but nothing has materialised. There are some nice demos of Hissing songs on t’internet mind.

I’ve also had this album since it came out. Loved it at the time but haven’t played it for c 30+ years so time to check it out again. It is indeed a bit of a mystery why he didn’t make it, all the right bits were […]

This is probably my favourite one man one guitar song ever that hit me like a punch to the jaw when I first heard it. Couldnt tell you another song by him but this is an inspired performance.

I have a brief but strong memory watching MOLOD when I was quite young. Years later I was trying to remember the name of film but could only recall small details. This was in the pre internet days and it was years […]

I loved the Trip – all of the series. The meshing of real and fictional and the melancholic edge plus the lovely Michael Nyman soundtrack. Very brave to essentially exaggerate the less likeable aspects of theIr […]

I agree about the variety of styles HP – I guess I lean towards the less rustic, more jazzy stuff. The surprise for me was the sophistication of some of the playing and the vocals whilst often hopeless on the live […]