New Joni Mitchell Interview

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I totally disagree. Personally I thought she sounded terrible on the Enchanted tour, as much as I liked the setlist. She was screaming much of the time, and she was basically straining to get through a show. The difference between now and then is that Stevie has defined some rigid boundaries around how she uses her voice every night. Unfortunately, this can seem dull and uninspired, but I think she has much better and more consistent control of her tone and pitch.

really, if we're going to name a point in time after which her voice started going downhill, it's the SA tour. yes, her voice was beautiful for the dance, but as far as control/power is concerned, nothing beats SA.