Blue

I was so excited to listen to this iconic, highly regarded album for the first time. I feel like a terrible person for saying this, but I just didn't enjoy her high peeping voice.

Not my style. Appreciate the difference but not something I want to listen to

Insufferable. 1/5

I struggle with lyric-first songwriting so have never connected with JM, especially since while her voice has a great expressivity I just don't like listening to it and dislike her distinctive style of melodic phrasing. The music is superficially gentle and warm acoustic stuff but actually has more complex dissonance and jazzy harmonics. The songs are more intricately structured than classic verse chorus folk - de emphasizing repetition and refrain and instead unfurling narratively. The arrangements are nice on here, with her voice and guitar at the front but supported by acoustic bass, hand drumming, and backup singers. The piano stuff not so much. I've tried so many times with her and with this album in particular but no matter what it's never for me.

Meh 1.5/5

I never liked this album when it came out, and still don't.

Apparently this is a loved classic but I couldn’t get through it.

Some sitting around the campfire with an instrument and make up stories to sing ass music. Ain't for me.

not good imo. made it through 3 songs before i stoppped

No

Don't really enjoy this very much. The guitar is nice, but the singing doesn't do much for me. I don't really care for how stripped down it is. The vocals warble up and down in a way that I don't enjoy.

Helemaal kut, wat een gejank

I understand she’s a music pioneer and all that but no thank you.

I found it boring and her voice annoying.

I tried. I really tried. Over the years of hearing how great Joni is, I had tried a few times to listen with an open and objective mind. And then I was given this one more chance. This will be the last time. How do people like this? Her voice is So Damned Annoying!! She twists words in weird ways and warbles and shrieks. It's so hard to listen to. Usually, when I listen to something I don't like, I can at least kind of understand why people might like it. But this woman is cacophonous. Singing differently than other people do is Not enough to make you a genius. Some people with unique voices or a different sort of training are geniuses. But it's not just that it's different that makes it amazing. Right? I will not be listening to this ever again. I don't recommend that you do either, but Hey! Maybe you're one of the ones with that gene in them that somehow makes this sound good to their ears. (Or maybe it's me that has the Hate Joni gene, like the folks that can't eat cilantro because it tastes like soap to them.) I usually give an extra star for historical significance or influence, even if I don't like the album. In this case, though, I'm so annoyed by the whole thing that she doesn't even get that. 1 star for Joni!

oh boy - the original taylor swift i suppose. very talented and some nice guitar strumming but not for me. awfully horny for her mean old daddy and wants to shampoo him? the more lyrics i heard the more questions i had. kissing sunset pigs? putting the flaps UP before landing, are we ASKING for a runway excursion? and why did she buy that frying pan if it's so fucking big? i feel like someone one time must have told her she had a nice falsetto and i really wish they hadn't. eeeeshk. maybe they were being nice. warbly would be the word i'd have used. i suppose i might play this again if i ever find myself a feeble old widow wasting away, isolated in the woods with my collection of tiny spoons and a handful of malnourished indoor/outdoor cats that stink. with doilies draped over every flat surface, i sit for hours casting wistful looks of passivity out the dirt-stricken window of my shack, sipping an incredibly bland and tepid weak herbal tea as i long for that mean old daddy husband man i lost thirty years ago to the slowest, saddest cancer you've ever heard of.

Not a single interesting chord progression. Lacks atmospheric cohesion. Annoyingly uneben flow when syllables are forced into rhythms that feel unnatural. As if the lyrics and melody are at odds with one another, creating a jarring experience instead of something organically emotive. In short it's Folk Rock made in a way I dislike.

Singer-songwriter tiesiog ne man

I guess it’s ok if you like Joni Mitchell. I don’t

I was expecting a blues album.... I was sadly disappointed. I don't quite know what to say. I recognize her talent, it's quite well-sung, but it's really, really not my kind of music. I tried very hard to let myself be convinced, but by the end of the album I was bored out of my mind. The instrumentation sounds incredibly basic to my (admittedly profane) ears, and I have zero interest in songs about break-ups and broken hearts. Sorry Joni, nothing personnal. It's not you, it's me.

1 out of 5 for me. No offense, I know she's a legend but Joni Mitchell is not my kind of music. Too folksy. Smelly cat, smelly cat. What are they feeding you?

point0.

well, it's something very personal and honestly I'm not in a mood to dive into her story...I see only usual of the same type songs

I'm starting to feel that I should've rated Slipknot higher

I was not a fan of this. Vocals were too high pitched and hard to understand. I think she is overrated.

I am not a fan of Joni Mitchell’s voice.

I just do not like her voice and her music. For me, Joni Mitchell is a bit like the female Temu-version of Bob Dylan.

I’m gonna be disappointed

Couldn’t

How does anybody listen to her. I would rather listen to a hundred peoples teeth grinding. WOW

Not moved. Boring as hell.

Why? Just why?

I like her voice but the songs were putting me to sleep

I just did not enjoy this album like I did in high school. I am having a hard time putting my finger on what isn't connecting for me, but I wasn't feeling it. I tried twice to listen to it, but it never connected.

Didn’t really enjoy it. I kept on waiting for her hit song, but it never came. I didn’t recognize any of them. Her constant fluctuations are a bit weird.

I found her voice to be grating when she was singing in the higher register, so this album difficult to get through.

Not for me.

Really couldn't get into this, maybe the pace, maybe the high pitch voice. Not for me

BAAAADDDDDD

Never understand why joni mitchell is considered a great singer. After listening to this, still don't understand.

No me gusta

ahhhhhhhhhh

Thank god its over. Sadly hated her voice and her melodies.

Kedeligt og ensformigt. Jeg kan godt forstå, at det er relativt godt for sin tid, men for mig er dette album ikke besværet værd

Don’t recall her apologizing for all the racism. I also don’t care for her music

Not that great, very samy, not sure the songwriter even spoke to the composer

Cant get behind her voice.

Fjärde Joni Mitchell-plattan. Fjärde gnöl och gnäll-plattan. Fjärde för mycket. Skulle vilja höra musikjournalister och musikförståsigpåare nämna tre låtar med Joni. Tror de går bet. Tveksamt om även Joni själv kan nämna tre låtar. Det är så jävla dåligt.

Eh... less falsetto, please... I know this is allegedly a classic, but I just really, really hate folk... I was willing to consider giving this a 2, but her voice caused me physical pain at times, and that goes beyond just not liking it for being boring and pointless...

Eh, boring. Not my jam. 1/5 stars.

Not a fan of hers at all.

Oh how I loathe her voice

Not a fan. Pretentious and tiresome.

I have never cared for Joni Mitchell.

I have no idea what people see/saw in JM.

This woman makes my stomach turn, makes my skin crawl, I repell her and her music from very deep inside my soul. I despise every part of it, each and every part of her "art": the lousy wannabe poetry lyrics, the voice going from annoying lady to dying raccoon, the boooring monotone songs, all of them are equally as horrible, tedious, repetitive and dull . GOD SAVE ME!

hard to listen, for me.

I hadn’t heard any of these songs before, even the well-known ones. I don’t think I like this. It’s like a soap opera for hippies. ‘My Old Man’ and ‘California’ I particularly didn’t like. I think there’s something about her style of singing too. I guess I kinda liked ‘River’ but lyrically it still felt cloying.

Her voice is almost too high to be listenable. Mercifully short. Was expecting more from this.

I don't think there is anything interesting or appealing about this to me. Even the recording is uninspiring.

I’ve had a bad run of albums. I didn’t care for this. I’m really hoping the next one is better.

I think I’d be okay never hearing this again.

Dear God, shut the fuck up

Don’t like her vocals. Too high pitched so that its borderline whingeing

Too folky for me and didn't like her voice. I do believe it got better with age.

Wasn’t a massive fan of this one unfortunately. Even though it’s intentional, it almost feels like she’s singing out of tune, and it was jarring.

Bland. 3/10

Her voice is awful

Meh. This Canadian album wasn’t for me. Unfair rating probably. Intro song killed any momentum the album had with me going into this.

Turns out, I am not a fan of Joni Mitchell.

Not for me

No

Didn’t listen

I hated this, the entire thing

Didnt like it at all

Not really a fan of this.

i streamed one song and i fear it was good but i hate joni mitchell so this is a 0 for me

What a terrible album. I think I like this even less than Tapestry by Carole King.

Première fois que j'écoute Joni Mitchell. Aucun intérêt pour moi, ce chant minimaliste standard ne m'attire pas du tout et ne génère qu'un profond ennui. Je ne suis pas allé au bout. Et dire qu'il y en a 3 autres à venir ... =>1/5

I was expecting a classic instead i get hippy lyrics , boring music and a very dated sound.

She had an "intense relationship with James Taylor" at the time. That explains a lot about the music. I can just see them trying to outdo each other with ever increasingly witty and broody love poems, with Nick Drake watching from the side, bitter and depressed about his own solitude. Meanwhile Graham Nash is cracking beers with Crosby and the boys, glad to finally be free of that looney case.

I just don’t see the appeal.

Not too great, not gonna lie.

Not for me! :(

🚮

Strange, sounded quite amateurish actually

Nah, not a Joni Mitchell fan at all

Never liked her voice, and I think it's more the resignation she sings about then the actual singing itself. We didn't accomplish anything in the 60's so why bother? such a boomer sentiment.

I did not particularly like this album. Joni Mitchell's light voice, combined with the very simple guitar instrumentation, give the songs a thin, airy sound. The songwriting is obviously the focus here, with extremely personal, candid lyrics describing the vicissitudes of her relationships. This makes for some truly profound moments, like the first verse of "A Case of You" or the loneliness underlying "California". But those moments are too fleeting on an album filled with similar sentiments that don't land as well. Maybe this is the sort of album that will grow on me as the lyrics wedge themselves into the depths of my brain, to be rediscovered years later when they apply perfectly to my own deep emotions. But for now this isn't an album that I have much desire to listen to again and again.

Not my cup of tea

Her high notes made my ears bleed. Had real problems even just listening to this.

The first high 1

Was looking forward to this one since it gets so much praise. After listening, I don't see the reason it is considered one of the greatest albums of all time. It's kinda soothing and you get the emotion from Joni but feels blah. She's just talk-singing for 30+ mins and I eventually found it rather annoying. Nothing special or groundbreaking in my opinion here.

Cant find

No thank you...not my taste

I guess I just don’t get it. I found this to be extremely repetitive and tedious. Very boring music to my ears. I have a lot of love for 60s and 70s music, but this doesn’t even rate for me. I have no idea how Rolling Stone concluded that this is the 3rd best album of all time.

Nope

If you wanted to torture me for real you would lock me in a room with this album on repeat

No está tan mal la portada

No es el tipo de música que más me gusta en principio, pero todo es probarlo. Es uno de esos discos que no me hubiera puesto a escuchar por mi cuenta. La voz de Mitchell no está mal, pero me gusta más la de Carly Simon.

Was not available on Spotify.

I struggled to listen and would probably have turned it off if I hadn't hoped it was going to get better. I would not buy this album.

Same at Matt. If it’s not on Spotify I’m not listening

It’s not on Spotify, and for that I give it a 1.

Had to listen to it on YouTube which lowered its score even further. It just felt like someone recounting past events in a high pitched voice. It didn't feel like song lyrics

Tried listening to it a few times, did not like it much. This album is highly overrated.

beige

Not for me. A few strummed notes and a shrill woman almost crying on a few tracks. No thanks.

Meh....just don't like her

I really don't care for her voice.

This folk album was not for me. I am not a fan of this genre nor did I like a single track. I am glad it was short. Favorite Song(s): N/A

Didn't love.. not my thing

Some one said it before but it resonated - this is beat poetry garbage.

That voice, great for what it is, but I could not finish the album.

Can't rate bc not on Spotify

Klimperig und zu hoch

Well apparently this album is not available on Spotify. I'll pull up a couple youtube videos. Well I found the whole album on YT so I'll just listen to it there. It's only 36 min. mmmm not really my bag. 2 stars.

Not my cup of tea. But i did enjoy river

Don't really understand the appeal to this album, not a fan

Removed from everything I could get for free so automatic 1 star

70-luvun alun pop/folk-laulua toteutettuna jazzin ideaaleilla. Tällä on (kai) omat ansionsa (pakko olla?), mutta en pysty kuuntelemaan, ellen pakota itseäni.

Didn't listen - not available on Spotify

It's a no for me, dawg.

Not really my thing .. had to go to YouTube to listen

I did not enjoy this album after 1 listen. vocals are too screechy for my liking. Favorite song = N/A

holy fuck easily the worst album i’ve listened to yet

Nicht so mein Fall

Tem a música que o Renato Russo gravou, The Last Time I Saw Richard. Mas o álbum achei bem chato, a mulher parece um gato miando o tempo todo, não é meu estilo de som.

1. Hated it. Hardly musical. Hard to listen to.

Was not available on Spotify

Hate her voice

Rubbish whinging

Bearing in mind my antipathy towards singer-songwriters, I didn’t mind this as much as I expected. It was pleasant and unobtrusive as I did my afternoon work shift. However, nothing really jumped out at me (except for one bit where Mitchell or the producer messed with the sound to make it appear that it was coming through a megaphone or similar). By the end it was all a bit 'same-old, same-old’ for me, though. The only songs I remember was a bit of River as it had a Christmas jingle lobbed in there, and the one about going to Spain up a dirt road for a bit and then going back to California.

This sounds like an album recorded by a school music teacher during her lunch break. A little harsh maybe, but I couldn't be doing with her warblings today. I wanted something a little more uplifting, and probably without all the endless storytelling as well. I lost interest three tracks in. And yeah - that voice. It doesn't half grate.

Una mierda total.

Not available on Spotify

Only giving it a “1” since I can’t give it a “0”

Taken off Spotify. Sorry Joni

Not great ¡

It was not for me. I know this is a classic album, so no rating because I cannot rate it fairly.

Took herself off Spotify intentionally as some kind of "statement" - well guess what Joni, that's also the only time I don't listen to artists on this project. But it's ok, I know the garbage that passes for music and was going to give you a 1/5 anyway.

me not really likey

Taken off Spotify, 0/10

Not for me

Puh, manchmal zuckte mein Gesicht wie beim Zahnarzt. Diese Gesangskunst ertrage ich schwer und es war wohltuend von Spotify Radio als Gegengift Nick Drakes „Northern Sky“ eingeflößt zu bekommen. Wie gesagt: puh. 1.4

I've just never understood the hype surrounding Joni's playing, or her singing. To me, she just comes off as a coffee house singer who is just trying too hard.

Tan aburrido como el otro, que hace con dos discos aquí?

bad

bruh

Disappointing. I thought this album was incredibly boring. Her voice, while normally nice, went very screechy a lot, and her decision to exclude drums for the sake of bongos(?) was not a good one, in my opinion.

In einem schäbigen 1970er-Kaffeehaus gefangen. Deepe Lyrics treffen gespenstischen Folk. Alles real.

no.

I'm not a women from the 70s so not my thing

I instantly hated her voice. Its an octave too high. Like someone scraping nails down a blackboard. Songwriting seems decent for the time though. Although there are almost too many lyrics. Everything is overly described and I'm struggling to give a shit. Sorry Joni. Asked my Mum about this and apparently its an all time classic!? Hmm...For Fucking Dogs maybe?

awful

lol no

The beauty of this album is layered in music and lyrics, however, the lyrics are damaged by Mitchell's vocal reach and the music at times does not seem to support the lyrics, and is simply a light exercise in composing. I don't think the music supported or enhanced the music and was simply a backdrop. Not bad though for someone who wrote the music and lyrics to the entire album herself.

Oh no, another yodeler....

I’m just trying and I’m sorry 😢 I’m not going out tonight to get a tattoo or a massage 💆‍♀️ and my mom 👩 and my mom 👩 will have me over tomorrow for the day to watch her baby boy 🧒 so I’ll have her with you for dinner let you have the kids 👧 over if I don’t get back in town tonight and we could have some food 🍱 or drinks 🥤 for you to watch him for the weekend or you guys would like 👍 we are having some drinks 🥤 for dinner 🍲 tomorrow and llama 🦙 is coming in to watch the kids 👧 for us.

Not a huge fan. Very dulcimer-heavy... and the xmas song was not very well received by me. eh.

This album reminds me of my mom when I was a little boy, like five or six. Pure love.