Joni Jams

This week on Joni Jams after 21 albums, the series finally comes to a close. Ryan gives the epilogue on Joni's career post-Shine (2007), gives out his own personal Joni album ranking, and says his final thank yous and goodbyes to the listeners.

Thank you all so much for the support, feedback, and appreciation for the podcast it has meant the world to me. This journey has been nothing short of a pleasure from the moment we started on "I Had a King" and to the end with "If". Joni Jams for life!

Sincerely,

Ryan <3

This week on Joni Jams Ryan reviews Jonis's 2007 final studio album, Shine. Coming out five years after retirement, Joni gives one final message to the world both about where it is going and what we can do to save this place we call home. Join Ryan as he gushes over the soft and beautiful sound of this final work of genius and reflects on the importance of this last studio album. Thanks for listening!

This week on Joni Jams, Ryan looks back at Joni's 2002 symphonic reimagination of her older work entitled Travelogue. Originally intended to be her final album before true retirement, this album sees the sound and style of the previous Both Sides Now album applied to Joni's own work. Join Ryan as he gushes over the lush orchestrations, analyzes the new reworkings of her songs, and talks about this more forgotten period of Joni's career. Thanks for listening!

This week on Joni Jams, Ryan reviews Jonis's first album of the 2000s Both Sides Now. With the addition of her smoky voice and a large orchestra, Joni tells a conceptual story of love and loss through old torch songs and her own older material. Join Ryan as he interprets this modern depiction of a love story and talks about the new sound of a new milinuem Joni. Thanks for listening!

This week on Joni Jams, Ryan reviews Joni's last 90s album, Taming the Tiger (1998.) Following the major success of Turbulent Indigo we see Joni retreat away from the acclaim and reveal her true feelings on the music business, relationships, and her daughter rejoining her life. Join Ryan as he explores this soft, but beautiful album that was originally intended to be Joni's last. Thanks for Listening!

This week on Joni Jams, Ryan dives into the world of Joni's critically acclaimed 1994 album Turbulent Indigo. Written at a pivotal point in her career/life, this album sees Joni pouring out all her anger, sadness, and frustrations into a haunting but beautiful album. Join Ryan as he talks about this works gut gut-wrenching songs, Jon'is turbulent personal life at this time, and the 90's Joni "Renaissance". Thanks for Listening!

This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas reunite to discuss Joni's 1991 album Night Ride Home. Join them as they explore the new sound and sentiment of 90s-era Joni. They go through the acoustic/synth blended sound while Joni sings about her childhood, 90s politics, and many personal reflections. Thanks for listening!

This week on Joni Jams Ryan reviews the 1988 hidden gem, Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm (1988.) The album opens with "I'm gonna take you to my special place" and in a way this work is underground in Joni's overarching catalog and feels like it's in a special hideaway. The music is lush in soft synths and echoing vocals, while themes of politics and love loom over the tracks. Join Ryan as he analyzes this unappreciated late 80's work.

This week on Joni Jams Ryan discusses Joni's 1985 album Dog Eat Dog. The album is politically charged in lyrics, intense in the synth-pop sound, and hated by most critics. Join Ryan as he combats the criticism of this album and analyzes why it is more relevant and interesting than most make it out to be. We love Joni in her angry political era! Thanks for Listening!

This week on Joni Jams, Ryan reviews Joni's jazz-rock hidden gem of the early eighties, Wild Things Run Fast (1982). This album sees Joni starting fresh at her new record label and dabbling with new technology in her music. Heavily influenced by bands like the Police and the new love in her life, Joni's new sound is romantic, exciting, and colorful. Thank you for listening!