Dude, I am such a fan of Joni myself, have been for 30+yrs now. I fell in love with her music when "The Circle Game" came out and fell even harder when she released the "Court And Spark" album.

I think I have just about everything she ever did (21 studio albums) including a lotta pretty crappily done bootleg stuff, some of which was of such poor sound quality I finally dumped it. Some my personal faves are tunes like "The Jungle Line", "Car on a Hill", "Furry Sings the Blues", "Amelia", just to name a few

The street poetry stuff that was all over the tracks on Springsteens album I mentioned has always fascinated me too and really miss his departure from that style.

If you'd like to check out a decent track by Amy W. give this one a try [www.youtube.com]

I've always been a serious sucker for female vocalists like Paula Cole, Dido, Grace Slick, Beth Orton, Fiona Apple (<- released a knock-out album at just 17!), Joan Baez (started listenin to her in the mid 60s), Kate Bush and many many more. My female vocalists comprise a favorite section all their own in my files. BTW, ever heard Juliette Lewis' version of "Hardly Wait" which she sang in the movie "Strange Days" ? Awesome stuff