Blue

I know she's a super talented musical genius and all that, but I find her voice to be shrill and annoying at times. Some songs more so than others. Having said that, there are some beautiful songs on this album, in particular River. 3 stars.

didn't really hit me that hard, still, beautiful.

Better then i expected

Classic

Fine. Pleasant. It's not great background music because she is warbly. Listening to it intently... she does stories, has better lyrics, but the music isn't particularly catchy. Casey is good. And River is super strong, but seems to have the thinnest lyrics (maybe I just don't get it). Was hoping to be blown away.

Interesting and unique

3/5

Fantastic musicianship & writing, but the lyrics are about a lifestyle I can’t relate to & I’m afraid Joni isn’t for me, I’ve just never been a fan.

I really want to love this album, especially since court and spark is amazing, but I just dont. The music on this one dosent feel as creative as some of her other albums, and something about her singing style on this one just rubs me the wrong way. Its still good though. Im giving it a 3 for now, but I suspect that my opinion of it will improve over time.

I can appreciate it but not really my thing. Probably shouldn't have listened while sitting in traffic.

Seems influential but not necessarily for me. I hear Avril Lavigne and Ben Folds.

I was excited to see this generated for me, as I know it's considered to be Joni Mitchell's masterpiece, and I really liked the Hissing of Summer Lawns. However, it failed to grab me, and even after a second listen has left me a little underwhelmed. Compared to 'Hissing' it is less interesting, varied or striking both musically and lyrically. It is a nice and pleasant album, and the vocal is great, but it all seemed a bit samey and not overly interesting, so didn't live up to my high expectations.

Always love Joni

I can appreciate Joni Mitchell but it's not my style. Sounds pretty though.

79. Há muito que não te escrevo mas não te peço perdão. Não o posso fazer, não aqui. Os dias na trincheira estão mais longos, ontem pensei que aqui ficava para sempre. Passei a amaldiçoar de forma visceral o nascer do sol. Com ele vem o fim das tréguas e o despertar das baratas. Tantas vezes o vimos no Terreiro. Sol vibrante. Luto para me recordar do teu calor. Sol cinzento. As mãos já me tremem a jogar às cartas. Quando voltar, compro-te uma máquina para a roupa. os novatos dizem que vem das américas. Então, os dias serão só nossos. MotA: A Case of You "I am on a lonely road and I am traveling, traveling, traveling, traveling"

I really liked A Mighty Wind but never listened to JM. Much to my disappointment there wasn't a single strong character she reminded me of. Perhaps Mitch and Micky, the duo played by Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara. Anyhow, this album was fine, and the dulcimer skills are strong, but this album isn't very silly or even funny. :(

A Joni Mitchell 3-in-1 review to catch up… Joni Mitchell sadly doesn’t really do it for me. When her songs are upbeat and fast-paced, they are tolerable, but when they are slow they put me to sleep. The album “Blue” keeps the pace, but has Mitchell too often suddenly and sharply pushing her voice too high. She’s got a great voice actually, but that is not playing to its strengths. “All I Want” and “River” are deserved timeless hits, though. The album “Court and Spark” has less jarring highs, but too slow of a pace.” “Hejira” was the most forgettable of the three. We still have one more Joni to go. We’ll see if “The Hissing of Summer Lawns” grabs me any more.

Joni’s voice is a 5/5 for sure, 10/5? It’s incredible really. Unfortunately the song writing is not getting it done for me. In a weird way, several of the songs rely on Joni’s voice too much. Songs where she’s riffing and there’s really no sense of structure or melody. Again her voice is phenomenal, so I can understand why this approach was taken. I want to rate this album higher for her voice alone, but I need more structure. The two best songs on the album for me were Carey and California.

This isn't for me. I didn't find it obnoxious or anything, like all the lame people influenced by Joni Mitchell, but it left no impression.

Wouldn't go out my way to listen to it again

Why are so many of these "must" hear albums so boring. It's all slow and mellow music. I can appreciate the talent, but its just not something I want to listen to often, or at all.

Definitely a good record, and it gets A LOT of well-deserved praise. I think if I read a little more into the lyrics it'd resonate with me more, but for my general enjoyment through a couple of listens it gets a 3

This album would be at home in s a small coffee house as it settles into the background with its subtle arrangements and lyrics. Despite its tone, the lyrics ache with the sadness of the singer.

Most pleasant listening but Joni's voice never changes

Quite pleasant to listen to, I enjoyed it playing in the background while working. But the songs don't really feel like they're going anywhere and blended together. Wouldn't actively listen to it again, but nice for one time.

I like Joni's voice, but this album is a bit too melancholy for what I'm after today.

Very vibey. Felt like a great bacground music for a chill evening in the bar. Some songs were very good, some where more or less meh. 3/5.

Great summer beach vibes Manly music / Folk with high pitch female voice

All very nice. Glad I saved it to Sunday

Typical Joni Mitchell. Listenable but not overwhelming. ***

Interessante, mas com pouca potência. Lembra muito os vocais da cantoras de MPB dos anos 80 e 90. Provavelmente foi uma influência para o trabalho de voz e violão

Not really my thing with all those warbling vocals even if Joni has an amazing voice.. but I can see why this features in a lot of top 10 albums of all time.

Not really my thing but I can see why people like it.

Never heard it before Had some preconceptions of it being too folksy, but 3 tracks in and i've dropped that The melodies are strong and unexpected Joni's voice is a little bit much at its highest register. Lyrically sharper and more cutting than I was expecting Overall really enjoyed it. Deserves the hype.

Legal, mas gosto de algo mais animado

Folk setentero. Cantautora.

OOH. JONI MITCHELL Ah, this is where the that weird Christmas song is from.

Solidly ok. Favorite Track(s): “A Case of You”

cantautora. Folk. Agradable.

I think I like this more than the other Joni Mitchell album, but it's the same sort of thing: she's clearly got tons of talent, but I just don't like the music.

good

I can appreciate her talent, but she’s not my cup of tea.

It's fine, y'know? Nothing stand out... just... fine.

Chill

A good album but personally not a big fan of her voice or writing style.

Clearly a very talented vocalist. A few good songs, but this just wasn't for me.

One of the most interesting vocal stylings I've ever heard. Like a folksy Mariah Carey. Good songs, but not really for me.

Fine

Mix incroyable, on entend le son alanis morissette

Très bon enregistrement !

Her voice is annoying. But some of the songs are nice.

Very sweet sounding songs with heart and feeling.

Liked this way more than I expected to - rich songwriting and lyrics that drew me in

Not for me but sounds good

Es soll eines der besten Alben sein (generell und von einer Frau). Ich hab jetzt das besondere daran nicht erkannt

Yah it was okay. I don't get the hype, it's not for me I guess. I gave it a 3 over a 2 on account of it being pleasant sounding music, even though it's not my style.

A Case Of You,” James Taylor on acoustic guitar, Russ Kunkel on drums, and Joni Mitchell on Appalachian dulcimer...

Pretty good album. Joni Mitchell can sing, and the simple instrumentation and interesting lyrics make this album work really well. It's not my exact jam, but I enjoyed it well enough to listen to it again at some point. 3 stars.

I like some of her songs. But her voice sometimes gets a bit annoying. Maybe the recordings of that time do her voice not justice ;).

Some good songs, but it drags a fair bit

I used to listen to this 20 years ago. Now I don't really get anything out of it.

Not for me.

What the hell is the point of that?

Felt REALLY long. Couldn’t believe it was only 36 minutes. Not for me.

Interesting voice, but too much murmur, not enough intensity for me. Might revisit.

An ok album

This will be blasphemy to most, especially if you look at my other ratings, but I've never gotten into her. Her lyrics are sublime, but the singing is cloying and the lack of hooks makes so many of the songs blend together to my ears. Sorry...

Wasn’t my vibe

The album was mediocre, California was a solid song, included into my playlist of that genre/vibe. 4/10 2/5

I really doubt this genre will ever make a striking impact on me. This is a highly rated album but I feel nothing towards it. 5/10

Rather not hear it again

I know a lot of people rate this as a classic, but Joni just bores me shitless. Her voice is nice, but she tends to wander off into high treble tones just because she can, and I find the lyrics pretty ridiculous a lot of the time. Not for me

She’s a good singer it’s just a bit boring

Canta muy lindo ella, pero las canciones no me terminan de gustar.

Not my vibe

I can recognize the uniqueness and artistry involved but I just didn't enjoy listening.

As a Canadian, I guess I’m supposed to have a Joni Mitchell tattoo on my ches, but I’ve always found her voice annoying. The songs don’t suck, though.

Great album except for the composition, the singing, and the lyrics.

2 Songs i liked, which i already had in my collection, form the best of

Found her voice/lyrics annoying on most of the songs

Not the vibe for me this morning. Just super mid.

Today I learned there’s music that sounds fine but also absolutely horrendous when you’re hungover.

Woke up, put this on, nodded off a few times.

Joni album no.4, and I still don’t get on with her song writing style. The one up tempo and accompanied number, The Flight Tonight, was excellent though.

It’s hard to be objective because her voice grates on me. I’ve always heard about this album but refused to listen until now because of that. I mean let’s face it, she sings every song the same way. It feels so repetitive. So very repetitive. And then more repetitive. So I focused on the lyrics, and there are some beauties in there, so I guess that’s the appeal? I can find some appreciation for the lyrics. The River being my favorite. But it’s still not enough to make me ever want to sit through this again.

Long a écouter

I think if I grew up with Mitchell she might hold a similar place to Lenker, but as it stands, I just find her music vaguely grating

Just something about her voice doesn't work for me. And the songwriting seems clunky

mid

#29 I tried so hard to like this, but I just couldn't. The lyrics are what shines here, almost like a collection of poetry, but the musical arrangements and song structures are unremarkable and boring, like it was an after-thought. Lyrics alone can't make an album great. I also can't stand the sound of her voice when she sings in the higher registers, which she is constantly switching in and out of, and it is jarring every time. For all the accolades and praise this album has received, it was a disappointing listen.

Just not really a fan … understand why people appreciate it but didn’t do it for me 2

Nothing against the artist, she has a really nice voice over some super laid back well played instrumentals. I just am not the biggest fan of folk music and maybe it’s the age of the album or something else but her voice felt disconnected from the music in a way that made it hard for me to listen to.

não é minha vibe, não gosto mto de folk rock, mas é um album escutavel. nota 2,5/10

it's alright. her voice is too slinky and i don't like all the jumps in the melodies, and i feel like it lacks an edge. i get why it's good but i just don't really like it very much maybe one to revisit at some point

This isn’t my style of music. I understand Joni Mitchell was an important part of musical history around this time, but this is nothing more than background music for me. It felt very folksy despite displaying Joni Mitchell’s vocal talents.

Bof

Not a fan but understand where she sits in music and particularly this album.

Lungi meininki, en menny sekasin

Enjoyable

“Can totally appreciate the storytelling — she’s clearly pouring her whole life onto tape — but that shrill edge in her voice just makes a lot of it tough for me to sit with. I wish I liked her more. The songs that land, like River, land because she keeps the delivery calmer, and you can just hear the beauty in the writing. But when she goes into that higher, sharper thing, it just kills the vibe for me.

I did not enjoy this

I still do not get all the hype. It’s not terrible, but it’s so much closer to poetry than music / songs. I just can’t get down with her style. Needs a chorus or two. No chance it’s a top 10 album of all time. That’s silly. 2.5

подружка тори эймос.

lady is a hella good singer I just wouldnt listen I guess I'm not about the hippie lifestyle

I want more in the background but it's alright

too sad forme

Not a big fan

Not my thing, she has a good voice but I don't really enjoy the style she sings. "Case of You" is alright

We listened to this album in the car on the way to Italy. It was over surprisingly quickly. The music itself didn't stick with me.

I can't really call the album bad, but I didn't enjoy it. It all felt very same-y and nothing stuck out to me. Probably a 2.5 honestly.

It could be good at 1971 but it is 2026 now.

bit annoying, nothing there for me Would rather Alan Rickman get me a necklace

Not my style of music

I admire Joni's songwriting and the ability to put forth her emotions via rhyming words and guitar strings. However, some of the higher pitched vocals were distracting from the true art. I would have enjoyed more if she sang in a lower octave. There were three standout songs for me total and the rest went by without generating much of a feeling from me. So, I choose A Case of You as my favorite from the album. Honorable mention in her writing to rhyme figure skater with coffee percolater! Gave me a laugh.

The album overall was emotional, but the song structure and lyrical style weren't really for me. This being said, I felt River was a very lovely track.

Is this a safe place to admit that Joni Mitchell’s voice sounds like nails on a chalkboard to me?

No me gustó tanto, mucha voz de mujer con un estilo raro de country pero a su vez no

Like Joan Baez if she were more subdued, classic singer songwriter album. Was shocked this was recorded in 1971, it didn't seem dated at all.

Muy too much lento y no me termina de gustar el ritmo. Osea canta bien pero no es para mi.

Rauhallinen ja sain tietää et tää liittyy jotenkin Leonard coheniin (Joni mitchell ja oon nyt utelias)

Joni can be enjoyed one song at a time. A full album though starts to get a bit annoying with every song being a string consious slop that all sound the same. 4/10

I kinda hate this album. Her lyrics, melody, and guitar/piano have such a boring meandering sound. Her melodies don't even meander because that implies a smoothness to them-- they just jump large intervals willy nilly. 50s is so much better than this. 70s music is just whiny and boring. Sorry I'm not cultured like the rest of you, I'll stick to Laufey

umm it didn’t really stick with me, no song really stood out, i prefer other folk albums to this one

I find Joni Mitchell annoying. I've tried to like her but I just don't get it. Maybe I need to be a middle aged female

Not my jam, sorry Joni.

Este álbum musicalmente está muy bien pero las letras no me gustan mucho y no es para nada mi estilo. En la primera escucha está bastante suspenso. No digo que sea malo, pero a mi no me llama la atención para nada siendo honesta. Las valoraciones se agrupan en 0, 0.5 y 1. 0: no me gusta ni la volvería a escuchar 0.5: me gusta pero no como para meterla en playlist 1: me gusta y la meto en la playlist BLUE-JOHN MITCHELL All I Want: 0.5 My Old Man: 0 Little Green: 0.5 Carey: 1 Blue: 0 California: 0 This Flight Tonight: 0,5 River: 0.5 A case of You: 0 The Last Time I Saw Richard: 0

Music for people who enjoy hanging out in coffee shops. Nothing wrong with that, no judgement, it's just really not my kinda thing.

It's an okay album. I guess I just really didn't jive with it all that much. It was a lot of sing song conversation. And I think my biggest issue was that everything was too high in the register and very lilting. With almost no bass to speak of in the entire album. It just didn't have a depth of sound that could've added something to make songs stand out a bit more.

It's not that she's not talented but this was o damn boring. She's just reading a book out loud I think?

Jone Mitchell is a skilled artist who is not to my tastes.

Can’t get her black face persona out of my head while listening to this album.

I enjoyed about 2 songs, the rest were.. annoying.

me gusto la cancion carey, en general letras poeticas pero yo no conecto mucho con l folk

aburrido mierdon historico no me ha aportado absolutamente nada

hermosa voz y hermosas melodías aunque no sea mi genero de música preferido, no creo escucharlo de nuevo.

даже не знаю что сказать

A couple good tracks. But some were hard to listen to her voice

This was an odd album. Odd lyrics, odd singing. Nothing like what I have heard before. I'm not a big folk person, but I do appreciate the uniqueness of her voice and singing style.

Not my favorite. A little too slow for my liking.

eh

Very much not my thing.

This isn't bad if it's what you are into. But this is not my thing.

Its... fine

Learning Joni Mitchell is simply not my thing, from a lyrical or musical standpoint, although in general I think the music is better here than on Court And Spark. But I don't think she's that great a singer or a songwriter and listening to an album's worth of music from her is wearying.

meh

I don't understand the allure. It just kind of drones on. It's probably the best of the Joni Mitchell albums I've been forced to listen to, but that's a very low bar.

definitely not my genre. It's the types of songs I'd pretend to enjoy to look cool and deep but they all felt a little one note to me. Especially the first one, it turned me off pretty quickly. I still tried to listen to some other songs but nah

A bit to ballad heavy for my liking. The songs that were faster and Joni was flowing were much much better.

The music here was good, and a couple of the songs I liked, especially where she doesnt sing in that high range a lot, cuz that got grating after a while. I found myself wanting it to end after half way.

It's probably objectively good, but I'm an uncultured dummy so TWO

Vibe/Genre ganz cool aber war mir ein wenig zu langweilig.

While her voice is absolutely lovely, I do feel myself getting fatigued towards the end. And though I do appreciate the music, it's not making me amazed. Admittedly I almost fell asleep around track 7, I just don't think its my cup of tea.

not for me!

great storytelling

She's a legend, but I can't stand her voice. Also, I have heard way too much folk from the Laurel Canyon on this list and it's just not for me.

I appreciate Joni on guitar but her voice is like nails on a chalkboard to me

Meh

This album is very spotty! It sounds like some songs were given a lot more care and love than others. Better mastering, mixing, and singing on some songs and then none of that on other songs. 2.5/5

This is just fundamentally not for me. I like music that excites and captivates me. This is not what this album is aiming to do. It’s just way too laid back, and the acoustic background music is so boring to me. Her voice is kinda nice, I guess, but this album wasn’t fun for me at all. 5/10

Muy yankee para que me conmueva

This album is all about minimalist instrumentals highlighting Joni's voice, and I just don't like her voice that much. It's a kind of shrill lilting yodel that irritates me the whole time (Angel Olsen does this vocal style better on her first album imo). Lyrically it's fine, nothing terribly interesting.

Unglaublich wehleidiges Album..... Bevor ich von ner Brücke springe, werde ich dieses Album über die Kopfhörer hören, um mir den letzten Rest zu geben

mühsam und weinerlich, nichts für mich

Muy chiil quizás si le doy otra oportunidad o lo escuchará en el mood correcto me vendría bien

ok... ze kan een tekst schrijven, da's waar... maar ze kan helaas ook zeer hoog zingen

I remember listening to it but I dont remember anything about it.

There's a Christmas jumpscare.

Amazing voice, I can see why a lot of people like her. Me? Not so much. Her lyrical structure is either nonexistent or just beyond me. It's like listening to someone tell a stream of consciousness story that doesn't have a point. Even that I can roll with if the rest of the music is interesting enough. Buuuut it isn't. Moody girl in a coffeehouse does nothing for me. It gets 2 stars because it's not actively offensive to my ears, but I do find it unbearably boring.

Amazing voice, just not for me.

too whiney

I tried, but nah

Nope, nope nope. I’ve tried to listen to this album a few years ago when it came on one of my “best albums of all time“ list. It hasn’t changed. I haven’t changed. I understand why people like it, just not me.

Not a bad album ny any means however its definitely an album for its time Best-California Worst-My old man

Can't say why but I just don't like Joni Mitchell's voice. I find it grating and hard to listen to.

She has a beautiful voice and writes beautiful songs. Joni Mitchell just bores me to tears.

Good voice, but too sentimental for me.

Somehow this is more important of an album than my pure enjoyment of it ranks.

Infinitely better than the other stuff by her I've been subjected to. Still no.

alguma coisa me trava de musicas mais pro lado do folk infelizmente apesar de ser um gênero que eu não goste, é muito fácil reconhecer a qualidade das faixas. a voz da Joni é muito maneira

Please don't assassinate me: I just do not like the sound of this woman's voice.

I thought I might like this more than I did, but this is some folksy hippy dippy shit. Heavy on the folksy. Doesn’t seem like her style evolves much album to album, as a different song from a different album came on after and I couldn’t even tell. Would have been 3 stars but ‘My Old Man’ bumped it down with it’s dissonant key changes, and lyrics referencing coffee percolators and washing machines.

It feels like everybody loves her, but I think her voice is kind of shrill.

Joni Mitchells voice is not my ja

Vähän liian hempeetä menoa oli maanantaiaamuun tämmönen, rupes nukuttamaan uudestaan.

Ei kyllä lähde Joni.

Kuuntelin autossa matkalla Jyväskylästä Jämsään. Ihan huikean suvereenia laulantaa, mutta joku tässä kyllä vähän tökki. En oikein osaa selittää että mikä. Ei ihan päässyt fiilikseen, kun laulellaan Kalifornian lämmöstä, ja meikä tykittää Opelilla läpi räntäsateen ja sumun. Oikeastaan kaikki biisit oli keskenään ihan samanlaisia. Tykkäsin (muistaakseni) paljon enemmän siitä edellisestä Joni Mitchellin levystä.

Essentially background music

Yet another Joni Mitchell. This one didn't change my opinion. Still think she's a great person, but her music is nails on a chalkboard to my ears.

0.275% of Joni Mitchell is really a bit over the top for this list!

decent album, maybe not for me, very slow and melodic

nope

Very pretty voice and lyrics but not really my style, especially a whole album of it

did I not get this album earlier.... no that was a Marianne faithfull album lol. anyway its not great

Too high to be easy listening, but beautiful songs. Not really for me

My Aunt just died so I inherited like 10 Joni Mitchell albums so this is what I have to look forward to

Not my cup of tea.

Fine but it doesn’t hit her voice bi maae ktir

She's not an alright singer, straining vocal range. Very basic instrumental and cheaply recorded, as live, acoustic charm. Not very good lyrics either, repetitive, shallow. No real flow or rhyme or pattern. Not very creatively named, covered or written. Sense of potential cultural significance, easy to learn / sing along too. Carey is alight

Meh, not a bigg fan

I really, really dislike her style of super busy singing.

Just not something I can comfortably listen to. Too slow and melancholy. Songs don’t vary much.

Déçu J’ai bien aimé "Little Green", mais c’était la seule de l’album... Dommage car elle a vraiment une belle voix

It doesn’t really matter how much Joni Mitchell this project throws at me - I just don’t get it. “River” is a lovely Christmas song, though.

Favorite Song: A Case Of You Least Favorite Song: Carey Tough listen, there’s just nothing interesting going on with the instruments.

I can't get into Joni Mitchell. This is my second album of hers and some of the lyrics are good but I don't enjoy her delivery or voice I guess. It does make me want to look up Joni Mitchell covers though...

Alright

Everybody's mom loves it but I don't get it

Zzzzzzz... California...zzz..Blue.....zzzzzzzzzz..The River!!...Zzzzzz

I'm so sorry Joni, it's very hard to listen to for me. You have a very great range and singing voice.

Not my thing

Ikke helt for meg. Anerkjenner talentet, men jeg får ikke tak i oppbyggingen av låtene. Det hører til at lyttingen ikke har fått 100% oppmerksomhet.

Wanted to like this more but her switching of pitches mid line bothered me

I acknowledge the talent but I’m just not a fan of Joni Mitchell

Not for me, Clive. I don't think I'd like it even if i was 60s hippie with dirt on my feet and sand in my nails. Sorry Joni.

Sorry Joni, but I just don't care for your voice. 2.0

was not a fan of her vocals :(

*1971 *I just can’t with Joni’s soprano. Occasionally she chills out and sounds more like Carole king, which is great. RATING - 6.5/10

Not my vibe, technically good but ehhh

Sometimes it doesn't click

Too whiny, as a teen it seemed so deep, but now it is obnoxious

4/10 - A bit meh, not really different from her other albums, not sure we need so many Joni Mitchell albums on this list

2.5 (36:15, 10 tracks, 1971, 6th album) folk So if I'm ever looking forward to a 35 minute nap on a road trip and someone says, 'how about Joni Mitchell's Blue?' I'm gonna be like, "Fuck yeah, crank that bitch to 4!" Not bad, considering it's folk. Enjoying the instruments. I think Joni is a better guitarist than lyricist but always impressed by singer songwriters. Overall boring. Some of the hippie slang hasn't aged well. I find how she hits the high notes annoying

??? oh sieht aus wie das Portishead-Cover,passt auch irgendwie sehr sensibel sinder/sondwriter vibes, so tori Amos style. c

ok

It isnt a bad album, but it doesnt do anything for me that other albums dont do better. Superfisually seems like typical vocal album from a popstar whom has written this album within the spirit of its time. But for me it doesnt translate well to now. Abbey road like in thats just very Okay. Christmas music was not what i wanted to explore. At some point became kind of moany to me.

Beautiful, but boring music with very personal lyrics. Joni does some interesting progressions I didnt see coming. Still, singer/songwriter music without basically any instrumentation isn't my cup of tea. I'd like to give it a higher score, but I was mostly just bored during the songs.

I can imagine there are plenty people who will love this album. I really am not one of them though. It is all the same slow, soft music. A single song is quite nice, but when I realized by song 2/3 that the entire album would be like this, I started looking forward when this album would be done. Critics will probably describe it as vulnerable, intimate, and soft. To me it's just boring and a little whiny.

2.1 nothing interesting

2nd Joni Mitchell album I've had in the first 40. I hope there aren't any more.

Wow. I didn't know what to expect but boy this was bad.

It was ok. Wasn't really feeling interested in any of it. Not very memorable.

Oof there is a lot to dislike here. So soft. Granting two points solely for River, which I’ve always really liked. Otherwise pass.

I didn't like the other Joni Mitchell album & I didn't like this. It's not bad just not my vibe. The lyric " I want to shampoo you I want to renew you" killed me

I guess it's fine if you like this sort of thing.

Ubi me ova nepregledna količina bjelačkog folka koju mi izbacuje generator trenutno.

I can see where the influence for an artist like Tori Amos came from. Vocals were strong, lyrics not so much; very literal/observational, not very deep (IMO).

Pleasant enough but annoyed me by the end and I’m glad it’s over

Lugubrious

Good coffee shop music, it was a good morning to listen to it since it was overcast/snowy and while everything sounded good, nothing was particularly memorable

it was aight... i thought that her voice was a bit whiny on some of the songs, which i think detracted form my overall enjoyment. probably not something i am going to go back to.

She's really good at what she does, it's just not really for me.

I get it but I need rhythm.

of dinlerken çok sıkılıyorum bu albümü maalesef ama çok seven bi arkadaşım var o yüzden iyidir yani muhtemelen de bana göre değil

Completely get why this is a 5 to many. It doesn't excite me at all

Good song writer, but very weak high voice.

Not saying I dislike this. But, Joni Mitchell has never really been my thing.

Not for me

Previously rated: #176 - Court And Spark (3/5) #266 - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (3/5) *********************************************** Album #938 It's been a while since I last heard Joni Mitchell on this list. This is one I have heard before. I know this is supposedly her best, but I still don't care for it. Slow, high pitched folk music is not my thing. I liked the track Carey OK.

She has a good voice, a whole albums worth gets a bit much though.

I don't understand why this album has such high reviews, I found it boring all the way through.

Kivaa lauluahan tämä on, biisit keskittyy vokaaleihin ja taustamusa on minimaalista. Ei minulle mutta taidokasta.

Overrated - I’d rather just read her lyrics than have to listen to her Also surprised she didn’t name this album “Black” considering how much she loved blackface

not my cup o tea

Pretty

Boh, nulla di che

I've owned this album for decades and never once listened to it. And I'll probably never listen to it again.

I think she's overrated.

Teetering on a 1. It have me a headache.

She's using vocal changes and discordancy to increase the artistic element, but it's not working as well as Alanis or Fiona Apple's Bolt Cutters.

I've never liked her stuff at all.

instrumentalmente muy lindo, y no me disgusta tanto la forma en la que canta joni. aunque si empieza a cansar un poco despues de 7 canciones. lo que me parecio suuuuuuper bodrio e insulso fueron las letras, con un par de excepciones nada más.

I'll be honest - I don't get Joni Mitchell. This has to be a me thing, since by all accounts she has a beautiful voice and is well-respected by so many professionals and friends, but I couldn't picture myself listening to this again. I like others of similar ilk - Carole King will always deserve my flowers - so what is it about Mitchell that doesn't grok? I don't know. And I won't be listening again to give it another try. fav tracks: Blue

dépressif

I guess I can kind of see the appeal but Joni has never been one for me.

Etwas langweilig

Very dated

I cannot understand the features of this album. There are no outstanding music nor catchy lyrics. I've heard tape is filled with personal worries but for example John Lennon's first solo record is fully personal and much more curious.

Joni Mitchell has such a beautiful and unique voice but this isn't really for me. Maybe giving this another listen in a different mindset on a different day would help.

Beautiful singing, pretty mediocre songwriting. This flight tonight was my favorite track

Very average

Was okay. Not a fan tho

I dont get it, lyrics are good by musically its so scattered its hard to track

A lot too slow for my taste.

2,4/5

I know this album is regarded as a classic and I can definitely appreciate the song writing element of it but my rating is going to have to reflect my personal enjoyment of the album.. Unfortunately Joni’s falsetto sounds like a dying cat having its testicles crushed.

not my cup of tea. Interesting voice and use of it, didn't enjoy choice of music instruments and thus melodies.

Some good songs. I hadn’t actively looked at any of Joni Mitchell’s work before.

I suspect that many reviews of this album on this site are going to be coloured by whether or not you like Joni Mitchell's voice. Personally I find it rather akin to listening to fingernails scraping down a blackboard.

songs are similar, not a fan

Nothing wrong with it, just very not for me.

The first half was unlistenable, the second half was better

Her voice is very high pitched and penetrative, which makes my eye twitch.

lovely voice. hear things that could become tori amos. not nec my style.

This was a more challenging listen than I would have expected. Gave it two listens and I couldn't really get into it at all. I guess Joni Mitchell is just not my thing.

Bet earv loved this one

All I Want seemed like a promising start...and then My Old Man dashed them. I just found Fiona Apple's favorite album. This is, by a HUGE margin, the best Joni Mitchell album I've heard so far. River is a good song, but that Butterfly Kisses asshole totally ripped it off. And he won a Grammy! I don't like Joni Mitchell, but she's 1000x the artist that clown is. Rolling Stone ranked this as the third best album of all time in 2020 proving that their list is equally stupid as this project.

I understand the cultural significance of her music but I’m just not a big fan to be honest.

Probably very good but I just can't. Starting to hate this app.

Nice tunes especially those with piano. Interesting concept to tell a story but it is not poetry...lyrics are sometimes too straightforward.

I’ve been familiar with Joni Mitchell for quite a while now. But I’m much more into her later albums, the ones where her voice had lost some range but gained a lot of depth. From Blue, I have pretty much the same issues I had with the previous album on the list: those are stories for American yuppies. This time, I’ll add one more gripe : those damn “youhoo” glissandos, sometimes crammed into a single word, shooting up into an unbearable high note. They feel more like a vocal flex than anything that actually serves the song. In short, beautifully written and lovely when she keeps it calm, but the fact that I start dreading her unpredictable high-pitched leaps kinda ruins the experience for me.

Komische Tonlagen, die sich ständig abwechseln. Aber eigentlich auch ganz witzig. Auf Dauer aber eher nervig glaub ich.

I so want to like her music but I can’t deal with her style of singing. She writes amazing songs with moving and evocative lyrics but I just can’t get enjoyment out of it. Maybe one day I will like her stuff but I think I have to accept it isn’t for me.

Second half of the album better than first

Overrated album by an overrated artist. She has written a few good songs, I’ll give you that, but none are on this record.

Another example of something that really just didn’t do it for me at all, but I can see why other people would like it. This album is apparently one of the most highly reviewed albums by critics of all time, but I found it rather boring if I’m being completely honest with you. She has a pretty voice (That I also didn’t really vibe with), and the instrumentation is pretty, but absolutely nothing about this album stands out to me. I listened to it all day, and I couldn’t even Stockholm Syndrome myself into liking it. Not entirely sure my favorite song either, as it’s all very similar. Just a lot of boring topics that I didn’t much care about. Singer Songwriter is a mixed bag in general for me, and this is a prime example of it not being in my favor today. I just did not enjoy this enough to give it anything past a 2 star rating. I’m sorry, Joni. I really tried. 3 more of your albums to go…

it's all the same song

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: None Utterly uninteresting. Good voice, good acoustic instrumentals, but nothing about this album is exciting or challenging or compelling, and I am not interested in continuing to listen once the day ends. All of this, despite how highly-rated this album is.

Okay, yeah - I just don't understand folk/singer-songwriters as a genre. I didn't enjoy listening to this, and I likely won't listen to it again, just emphatically not for me. That said, I see the appeal for certain tastes, and she's and important artist in her own right. Plus, she's roughly 100x more listenable than Bob Dylan, so she's got that going for her.

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