Joan Baez

Has anyone here stumbled upon this legendary singer yet?! 🙏 Seriously, her voice is absolutely breathtaking, and the songwriting? Pure genius. I'm obsessed!
Also, does anyone happen to have any of her stuff? I managed to snag just a few tracks, but I’m dying to add at least one full album to my little music collection.

Wait, is she one of those singers who does that whole New Age or Celtic folk vibe?

And you can actually grab her entire discography on e-mule, I think there's about 50 albums in total...

And that’s going to cost me six and a half years of my life...

Anonymous said:Has anyone actually heard of this legendary singer?! 🙏 Her voice is incredible, and the songwriting is just genius. Seriously.
And btw, does anyone have her stuff? I managed to snag a few tracks, but I’d really love to get at least one of her albums into my little music collection.

Yeah.
Joan, my absolute favorite...
I've got a few hundred albums myself.
She’s playing a show in Minneapolis the day after tomorrow.
Still debating... whether to go or not.
Too many moving parts right now...😢

Shoot me a DM and maybe we can work something out.

I'm heading out to Minneapolis as a bit of a warm-up before seeing Bob Dylan in April, and honestly, maybe just some much-needed downtime after my mother's... 🙂

Look, you don't need to go out and grab fifty albums right out of the gate—definitely not if you're just starting out. Just grab two or three "Greatest Hits" compilations first, then maybe dive into some classic studio albums from the sixties or early seventies. I’d highly recommend checking out The Bob Dylan album; it was originally a double LP, and I actually have my own copy on vinyl... also, that Joan Baez 5 record is essential because it's where she really started pushing past those standard folk boundaries. Honestly though, you pretty much can't mess it up if you stick to anything recorded before 1975. Even the newer stuff has its fans and critical acclaim, though I haven't really dug into that era myself... anyway, any decent p2p program will give you a mountain of results, I'm certain of it.

Kenneth Clark7 said:I'm heading to Minneapolis as a warm-up before seeing Bob Dylan in April... and maybe some peace after my mother hate🙂

Love you.🙂 🙂 🙂
Where's Dylan, anyway? Got the map?
Can I tag along?😘

If my girl gives me the green light 😬

Maps are pricey but they're worth every cent, maybe around $60 (Bob Dylan, obviously)... you can find more details over on the Dylan thread 🙂

You should definitely catch Baez if she’s your favorite, since she doesn't just roll into Minneapolis whenever she feels like it, and I'd bet my life savings that The Rolling Stones will hit Washington, D.C. before we see her, Dylan, or Bruce Springsteen again...

EDIT: Since I'm already rambling about Dylan—not that it's really off-topic given how a Baez-like setlist always includes four or five Dylan tracks per show—anyway, urban travel agencies offer pretty decent deals for trips to New York City. Personally, when I tried to DIY my own trip, I ended up winding up in Germany...

Is there even going to be a show? Her father passed away just a few days ago...

Kenneth Clark7 said:If my girl gives me the green light, 😬

Tickets are pricey but worth every cent, about $60 (for Dylan, obviously)... more on that over in the Dylan thread 🙂

You definitely have to go see Baez, especially if she's your favorite. She isn't playing in Minneapolis every day, and I'll bet anything that The Rolling Stones will hit Washington, D.C. before she, Dylan, or Bruce Springsteen show up there.

EDIT: Since I'm already off-topic talking about Dylan—not that it's really off-topic, since a Baez-like setlist usually includes 4 or 5 Dylan songs per show—anyway, the urban travel agency has decent prices for trips to New York City. My own attempts at DIY travel ended up taking me to Germany.

Back in the mid-90s, she played for free in the middle of the city square in broad daylight, and maybe a few hundred people showed up, at most.

I know, honestly, there’s just no point in putting on a concert for peace or refugees anymore, and as for a regular show, there’s zero chance they’ll actually get the invite 🙂

EDIT: stormyviper11, I’m assuming the tour isn't canceled, I think I saw somewhere that the commemoration isn't even for another week, or maybe I'm just wrong, anyway I'm heading out in about an hour... Anyway, I listen to plenty of music that my average acquaintance has never even heard of, but the truth is, Joan has absolutely shattered every record when it comes to that. Literally nobody who's ever asked me which concert I'm attending for her has ever heard of her 🙂. So your comment holds water. Still, though, I'd love to see at least Bruce Springsteen or Bob Dylan perform here in the States
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Honestly, looking at how many people actually showed up for that free show, I wouldn't even bother calling her to organize any concerts myself... 😢
I mean, don't get me wrong, I'd love to hear her live, obviously.

Just got back from Austin. It was definitely worth the trip, no doubt about it. To my surprise, Madison Square Garden—which is an all-seated venue—looked at least 80% full, or at least that’s how it felt to me since the stage was facing the main seating area and even the floor spots seemed mostly taken. Joan is incredibly soft-spoken, really great at connecting with the crowd; she practically chats with us between every single song, mostly sharing these pacifist messages, which ties into the setlist since she stuck mostly to those themes. She had two guitarists with her at times, and other times it was just pure solo acoustic... maybe she was being a bit too focused on the peace movement, I don't know, maybe it's just because of the venues here and how much that stuff moves her, but we missed out on some songs I know she usually plays. On the flip side, we did get a surprise rendition of Waitsov's The Day After Tomorrow, which isn't exactly her standard fare. She really won me over during Love is Just a Four Letter Word when she did this little vocal imitation of Dylan's 60s style 🙂 which a good chunk of the audience caught onto immediately. From what I can recall, she played Suzanne, and of course Diamonds and Rust and With God on Our Side... then wrapped everything up by singing Amazing Grace right along with the crowd.

I honestly can't figure out why I get this nagging feeling that we don't see nearly enough big concerts here in the States, mostly because so many people mistakenly assume they wouldn't be able to fill a room. If they had brought Baez to a place like Carnegie Hall and actually marketed it properly, I'm certain the place would have been packed.

The Lisinski concert hall is way smaller than Madison Square Garden, which means ticket prices should really be significantly higher. To me, the current pricing feels like a massive gamble.

Man, it’s not like it’s some huge ordeal to just hop in the car and cruise out to Austin for a show or something... 🙄

The capacity at Madison Square Garden felt like it was slashed by at least two-thirds because they had seating set up right on the floor, and since the stage was angled toward the stands, one entire side of the arena stayed completely empty while the floor area was maybe thirty percent full... I honestly doubt the promoter did this just to squeeze out more profit, because there’s no way they made much money doing it that way, especially since tickets were actually cheaper than what you'd pay elsewhere in the States, costing about $36 compared to the usual $50 or so you see at other shows.

Been scrolling through the music sub, but I'm not seeing anything about last night's show or even Joan herself.

Even though there were some headaches with the venue capacity and a few last-minute hiccups from the tour manager right before things kicked off, the set was honestly awesome... you can check out my full report OVDJE.

If anyone else was there, drop your thoughts below! 🙂

We've touched on this a bit before over here:

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Honestly, man, I was just wondering myself why we were even talking about Baezian stuff in the Dylan thread.

Hey mods, any chance you could move those last few posts from the Dylan section over here?