Ok … let’s just draw a line here. Janis Ian’s album Between The Lines is a great album. I honestly think it’s one of the greatest folk-pop albums. She really combined longing and lonely with raw and real power. And I’ll walk to the edge of the line. The only thing Joni Mitchell had over her was a slightly purer voice and longevity.
When I was in college my friend had that album and she lent it to me and I secretly listened to it with my headphones on. Yeah, I had moments of being a jackass.
Now I own the CD and every once in a while I throw it into the car dashboard and I listen to it and sing along. Um. Yeah. A balding, 47 year old, bifocal wearing, straight guy who wears ironed shirts. I’ll never be cool.
