tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16120966.post1470899461088478899..comments2022-11-06T04:00:32.356-08:00Comments on Allison Crowe: Hold Back - Allison CroweAdrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09607971463220527713noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16120966.post-13842240391642795892008-05-22T15:18:00.000-07:002008-05-22T15:18:00.000-07:00Hi Martin ~Fun indeed - and exciting!And quite rig...Hi Martin ~<BR/><BR/>Fun indeed - and exciting!<BR/><BR/>And quite right on the creative arc. In recent decades, the record industry has removed that element from things. Broadly, there's not art and there's not artistic growth much in evidence.<BR/><BR/>When Joni entered the industry, it was not that way. In this age when the "biz" has denatured the music, and, the recording acts themselves lack integrity - a musician such as Allison is a rare flower in the garden, to be sure.<BR/><BR/>And, she's free to grow and bloom according to her muse.<BR/><BR/>She's truly awesome - and live, the greatest show on earth in her sphere.<BR/><BR/>I'm just waking up from all the efforts to put together her current tour swing in Europe. UK plotting is still ahead!Adrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09607971463220527713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16120966.post-61990260476269877452008-05-19T02:49:00.000-07:002008-05-19T02:49:00.000-07:00Hi Adrian - welcome back!I love this song and the ...Hi Adrian - welcome back!<BR/><BR/>I love this song and the video with its old family snapshots (so cute). It seems Allison is beginning to broaden her style and really develop her potential - something not all artists really achieve. You have to look to likes of Joni Mitchell here to see how a career can really develop over a lifetime. Let's hope we are witnessing a similar trajectory - it'll be fun to see what happens next!music obsessivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16191742084494035205noreply@blogger.com