Blue

didn't love it. lyrically I'm sure it is very impactful, but not my style

If trimmed down to only 'a case of you', this album be so great. But I just phase out with the rest of the songs.

I must be missing something here. Songs seem forgettable, the random pitch changes are annoying, I guess the lyrics are kinda poetic but nothing special. I’m off to listen to Tapestry on Spotify.

I like a lot of female singer/songwriters but Joni has always left me cold and I can’t quite put my finger on why. Clearly influential to the likes of Tori Amos and Laura Marling. Her voice irritates me and I find the music meandering. It doesn’t engage me so I find myself unable to concentrate on the lyrics. Found it on YouTube due to her boycotting Spotify and the comments were gushing and calling this the best album of all time. I really don’t get it

I liked the guitar but can’t stand her voice

Sommige nummers zijn echt goed geschreven, maar vind het verder onluisterbaar gezongen.

Unknown album was unavailable on Spotify

Had to find this outside of Spotify. Ok album; music was decent and vocals were fine, but nothing really jumped out at me.

Great singer-songwriter, but I can't seem to enjoy her music.

Why? Why 1001 albums? This is the 4th fucking Joni Mitchell album to which you've subjected me. I cannot stand her style of music. It all feels like she's just making up the melodies as she goes. I'd love to just listen to her play the piano. That sounds pretty good. But then she starts this singing a love letter warbling that sends me through the roof. I'd give this one star if it wasn't for the fact that she is very talented, I just don't like her songs.

Kuin olisi tehty taustatrackejä runoille. Valitettavasti runojen pitäisi silloin olla vahvempia. Tosin A Cade of you voisi olla Tommu Tabermania.

Great voice. Boring music.

Joni Mitchell is undeniably talented but ultimately just not for me. Blue is another example where her voice and range just don't work for my ears, however nice the music is. 2.

Cim sam vidila da spotify nema ovaj album sve mi je bilo jasno. Velikodušno 2

Gorgeous voice and captivating singing and personal lyrics. I can see why it was so influential and her style was so progressive and legacy building. I personally just don't enjoy listening to this style of music all too much, and isn't something I'd casually listen to

Heard it before?: Yes Enjoy it?: Not really, nice vocals but just feels flat and void of anything I enjoy usually for the genre Favourite song l: didn’t have one

BL: I only know “Big Yellow Taxi” - which is both a comedic and harrowing pro-nature song. Pointing fun at car centric infrastructure and hammering the point on that we are destroying the earth - and the majority are only really listening now. I’ll see how I find this album. AL: I didn’t really like it that much tbh. The 2 stars is for the lyrical content - Mitchell is very clearly a brilliant lyricist and writer, however this whole album falls apart for me because I just don’t like Joni Mitchell’s voice, which obviously devalues my ranking of the album. I think that it definitely appeals to a crowd which I’m sure it reaches and they love it - however that’s not me. Favourite track: “river”

another one of those really famous albums that does not interest me in the slightest.

Not available on Spotify. Not arsed

Non malvagio, ma non mi piace la voce...

Not great but is definitely better than her court and spark album.

Just not my thing. River is amazing though.

Deze stijl van zingen (de ziek hoge zanglijntjes die alle kanten op schieten) vind ik irritant. 9 van de 10 fijne momentjes op dit album worden vroeg of laat verpest doordat ze gaat zingen. De meeste muziek is best aangenaam namelijk (neem bijvoorbeeld de eerste en de laatste track), alleen is vrijwel elke keer de magie voorbij zodra ze begint te zingen. Op 'Little Green' is ze wat meer ingetogen en dat is voor mij het beste nummer van het album. Qua muziek doet dit nummer (en een aantal andere nummers ook) me denken aan Nick Drake en dat is geen belediging. Het is ook heel goed dat het album maar 36 minuten is, want hoe langer hoe meer die stem er in begint te hakken namelijk.

Nice album but I didn't connect with it, not sure what it is, the simple paired back music, the off kilter way she sings but it's not for me and there wasn't a song that I wish to listen to again. It it me? No it's the kids who are wrong!

I can see why people like this album but for me its a one and done.

of it's time

Niet op spotify..

Just not for me I'm afraid

Not a fan

I feel somewhat ashamed that I didn't really care for this. It's not that I think it's bad, it's just not something I could get into. This project has made me realize that I don't care for minimalistic music that focuses heavily on vocals. I need a backing band. With a heavy dose of guilt, I can only give this a 2 since I was glad when it was over.

I get where joni is coming from but pulling all of her music from spotify really sucks. Not only is it a pain in the ass to listen to it but, like the last album of her's, the music itself isn't even worth seeking out. It's just boring hippie folk music and I was gonna give it a 2 but now I'm almost thinking about giving it a one because of the situation now.

I know it's a super highly regarded album, but unfortunately I could not get into it :(

2.5. I can do without Joni Mitchell in my life.

Not on Spotify so YouTube had to suffice. Ads and all. Didn’t enjoy it. Found her singing style quiet irritating. Others may love it.

Not a massive fan of this one

Nope. God knows I've tried long and hard over the years. (Largely due to a Mr H. Hancock. If he recommended trying a dog's fart on loop, I'll do it no questions asked.) I guess this is one of those "it is *definitely* me, not you" affairs.

Best Song: Blue. Feels the most poetic and artful on an album full of poetic, artsy songs. Worst Song: California. Lots of that upper register stuff here... Overall: I like that Joni Mitchell makes the music she does, but I'm not sure that I like the music. The songwriting and lyrics are thoughtful, but the vocals (particularly the upper register) just sounds grating to me. I feel like would rather read a book of Mitchell's poetry than listen to the performed versions.

Largely good and definitely deserves to be on here but some of her WAILING really clangs on the ears.

2/5. Not for me

Not on Spotify

I feel like I'm supposed to like Joni Mitchell, but I just don't. I guess that means I need to continue my emotional education.

I hate that style of vocals. I never understood its appeal. Not my bag.

Wasnt a big fan, I can appreciate the lyrics and stories behind the songs but just couldn’t relate. Too bare bones when it came to the instrumentals and couldn’t get into it.

ja staat niet op spotify en die laatste twee nummers die ik van dees album heb gehoord, bevestigen mijn vermoedens ofzo wel wat? Geeuw als het volgende ook saai is gaan ik het wel bena opgeven ofzo

I don't like it. Songs are good enough to ignore the awful vocals and the musicianship is decent but that's about it.

Mid x2

It was okay. I was hoping for more.

It was ok

good

While her voice is beautiful and it’s a very relaxed album, it is just not my cup of tea.

Meh

She's obviously very talented, not 100% my thing though

I think because of the spotify drama I had to listen to this on YouTube.. so far I like it! I wish I could play it on Spotify. Her voice is a little weird and I need to get used to it. I actually can't get through this album, nevermind.

I don’t care for Joni Mitchell.

Not for me.

Nope

Not on Spotify

The lyrics is probably a poetic masterpiece but why would I care? It sounds boring as heck.

No thanks. Not into the voice, bored by the songs and the overall sound struck me as kind of flat and lifeless.

Her voice is way too high for me to enjoy this. It's uncomfortable to listen to.

Can't find this album

Ugh. The album is only 35 minutes long, but towards the end it just needed to stop. I was not familiar with any of songs or the artist. It was folk music. I will not be listening to the album again.

Boy am I going to look foolish here but I'm sorry, this album gets on my nerves. Most others love this however I find it pretentious. No doubt she can sing but it just grates on me. I swear on the song Blue towards the end she sounds like Yoko. Prince loved this album and I've given it many tries but sorry Blue just leaves me cold

Ain't on Spotify RIP

Not too bad

I respect her for standing alongside Neil Young in protesting against Rogan, and since she’s a Canadian legend, I tried, I really tried. But I really can’t get past her voice and her annoying vibrato yodelling skatting singing style. Her voice just overshadows her reportedly wonderful lyrics and song writing. Sorry.

Sorry Joni, je zat wat schril hoog met vlagen. Niet in de stemming, ik had wel goede hoop..

I swear that I tried to like it because I know about her importance for the music, but I can't, unfortunately. Besides 1 or 2 songs that are nice, the album is nothing my cup of tea at all!

Konnte es nicht zu Ende hören. Die hohe Stimme zerfetzt einem irgendwann das Hirn. Die Akustikgitarre ist ok, aber zu wenig.

A few days before I got this one Joni Mitchell boycotted Spotify in protest over their anti-vax content, so I was intrigued. I really liked her voice, but none of the songs have stuck with me apart from the Christmas song.

Great voice, unique

I understand why many people like Jodi Mitchell, but that doesn’t mean I have yo be one of them. This album is just to folksy for me, the melodies jumping all over the shop, and I couldn’t help but mistake the opening passage of River for Jingle Bells. I want to like it, but I’d be forcing it.

Beautiful timbre and emotion, but not melodic in a way I can appreciate right now.

I've tried. Just can't get into Joni Mitchell.

Very good album if you like Folk or were already alive in the 1970s, sadly i dont fit either of these. 2/5

I feel like I’m supposed to like Joni Mitchell. I know a lot of people really do like her. Not me. She can definitely sing, but her voice irritates me. And I was already irritated when I started listening to this.

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Nothing good ever came out of Fort Macleod. California is the only tolerable song on here.

ñac

not my type

Boring album

I had no idea that Sarah McLachlan had redone Blue.

Sorry Joni, was not a fan of this one.

She has excellent cheekbones.

2/5 nope...

Never got on the Joni Mitchell wavelength, though I can see its appeal (to others)

I tried to keep an open mind. I just cannot get into Joni Mitchell at all.

Just not for me.

Rating: 5/10

Though Joni Mitchell's Blue launched an entire generation of female singer-songwriters and has been extremely influential, I clearly prefer artists such as Beth Orton. Honestly, I find Joni's mezzo-soprano vocal style unbearingly annoying, and there is not a single track on here I would consider listening to again. I'm sorry, it's a 2/5 for me.

folksy and easy to listen too.

Probably a voice you either love or hate, unfortunately I think I’m in the latter camp

I must not have been in the mood for sad, breakup music when I listened to this, because none of the songs on this album stood out to me. Joni Mitchell's singing & compositions are good, but I don't see how this album has been rated so high by music publishers. Maybe this just isn't the genre of music for me. Anyway congrats to Joni for securing the 24th spot in the Top 1000 Albums list, I guess...

Beautiful voice, but overall wasn't a fan. Too old for my tastes.

пиздец у меня башка с этого воя заболела. В целом-то я против такой музыки ничего не имею, миленько, но конкретно Митчел как будто поёт на какой-то инстинктивно неприятной для человеческого уха частоте. Из-за этого слушать ну практически невозможно. Не знаю, может в неподходящее время попалось, но это просто ужас какой-то, 4/10

Not my cup of tea

Einfach kein Folkmensch.

Good song writer but prefer her songs when covered by other artists

Inoffensive but uninspiring. Wouldn't listen again.

She has a great voice but all the falsetto vocal breaks evey other line is pretty jarring.

Precursora de todas y canta genial pero, de nuevo, mi inglés escaso hace que me pierda y acabé aburriéndome. Agradable de fondo.

I don't think I'm a fan of Joni Mitchell. I really hate River in particular because of that episode of New Girl.

Enjoyed from Blue onwards and she's a good singer but by the that time my mood was flat from the songs previous. As an album on the whole it's meh

Find her a little whiney, so by the end I am done. But the start is okay.

Definitely not my jam

4

Litt snorkolini det her ass

There was nothing about this album that was intriguing. First one where I have kinda questioned why it was put on this list in the first place

I like Joni but can't listen to more than 2 songs at a time...

Just a monumental: why? I'm sure the lyrics are fascinating and complex, the style wonderful and meandering - but man, that voice just grates on you after a while :/

uff hettmi iwie gad instant abgfuckt

don't like her style

Didn't enjoy as much as I was hoping for.

El disco me recordó al estilo de Carole King, pero las canciones se me hicieron bastante repetitivas. En general, me pareció un disco aburrido.

Bit whiney

I mean, it's tolerable, but honestly if you've ever heard a Joni Mitchell song then you know they are all literally the same bloody thing.

Not my cup of tea but made for a relaxing drive through the hills

Joni Mitchell is no doubt great, I'm not a huge fan of how soft this is but it's one of those records that definitely deserves to be on the list!

good music. could do without the yodelling

Too whiney for me

Not my cup of tea but I enjoyed being introduced to something different

I don’t think there’s a musical act I enjoy listening to less. By the middle of Little Green the sounds of the screams from my soul were drowning out her horrid twee voice.

This is not my thing. Was very difficult to get through.

Joni is one of those artists whose popularity and legendary status just continues to baffle me. Elevator music with shrill vocals and boring lyrics.

This is my review for the strokes new album. Just garbage

Not for me

Not a big fan of folk or sing songy erratic vocals that are all over the place…hence this album was not for me.

I really don’t like Joni Mitchell’s music and her falsetto voice is like nails on a chalkboard. It comes out of nowhere in some songs and others it is the only way she sings. It is jarring and grating and I really hope I’m done with her albums now because these are not fun or interesting in the least.

Couldn't get on with her voice

Weird but in a sad way

I've listened to pretty much every single album of this challenge so far (up to #366) all the way through but Joni's voice is my own version of purgatory, I simply cannot stand it and have no idea how anyone can.

I'm glad it finished - tier music. So here we got a sad and romatic kind of singer-songwriter music. Already warning, and in the end the album proves dull. Really dull. Mitchell's romantic stories and emotional verses are just uninteresting with that kind of generic background music, mostly guitar which sadly is bad. The piano adds just a bit of spark to this but even then her emotions evoke cringe and mostly not compassion. It sounds like your gf, who ain't a musician, sitting there and singing her stuff. You might make compliments due to your role but those are lies and you do not really enjoy it much. "Carey" was the one promising song but I did not add it anyways. Apart from that, there are maybe one to two songs that are just okay, with the rest being boring. We are here to listen to music and not some romantic poems. So respectfully, you do not have to heard this album before you die.

Imagine how good she'd sound if she could hold a note for more than .2s without changing key and breaking into a wobbley warble. Love her lyrics, just cannot stand her delivery. She can't sing. She can't hold a note and just flails around hoping to hit roughly the right sound. She can't breathe properly so switches to sing-gasping or out-of-breath mumbling. Even when she does manage to hit a note, she confuses range for musicality. Also worst cover of Jingle Bells.

shite

Weird flow. Notes progression sounds really bad to my ears.

I really wanted to keep an open mind about this but I'm sad to say this is my least favorite album on this list so far. I didn't find any of the songs particularly interesting lyrically or sonically, and while she seems vocally talented I found her voice irritating by the end. So sorry Joni but this just wasn't it (for me).

NOOO

Ok she can hit a high note but she can't carry a tune, voice was all over the place. Yes I know she's acclaimed and praiseworthy but I just can't see it

Not a fan

beyond awful

Almost an insufferable voice. Barely tolerable. Every song as bland as the last.

Joni Mitchell's fourth album—and for me, the same goes for this project. Just as awful as the others before it. I couldn't stand listening to even two tracks of it. I hope I never have to hear from her again. 1/5

Dare I say this is one of the first viral breakup albums? This is 1971 "Folklore" and I do not understand why I need to listen to this before I die. "California" and "A Case of You" are the only two that are better than a 3/10. Other than that, this whole album is a 1/10. I think this is famous for the same reasons as the Kardashians are, apparently you can grab fame and squeeze it all over you to make yourself famous.

Nope. Dislike.

It is not a decent album. Her voice and sing style are boring and annoying and the arrangements and instrumental aswell. I really don’t think this album should be in this list.

Joni Mitchell's voice has always creeped me out a little bit. this album doesn't have the like 1 banger track of hers I know. feels like generic hippy crap.

Booooorrrring,... She has talent, but this listen couldn't end fast enough.

1/5

It would be outrageous to suggest Joni Mitchell is talentless. Clearly this isn't the case but this was an absolute sleeping pill of an album. It felt a lot longer than 36 minutes. Tolerable at times, grating at others. As a general disliker of the singer + single instrument formula, this was unlikely to be for me and it certainly wasn't.

I just don't really like folk:(( really tried

Joni Mitchell is one of those artists that I feel like I'm *supposed* to like, but I just don't. Her voice is like fingernails on the chalkboard to me. I get that she's an important singer/songwriter, that she's beloved by many, but I've always felt like her music is some kind of Candid Camera hoax that the world is playing on me.

I didn’t enjoy this at all. Not my thing.

Ew

Женское нытьё под гитару и пианино. Грушинский фестиваль по американски

Goddamn the voice gives me a headache and it's so much louder than the rest of the mixing. There's more than high notes out there.

Nope

Thank god this is only 36 minutes. Meh. Her voice is so high to me it’s strident. I’m just not a fan.

Nope. Not for me.

Going to be honest. I will upset people I am sure, but I couldn’t get past the voice. Not my choice of music at all. 4.5/10

Just a person trying to change as many octaves as she can for 36 minutes. Ugh will never listen to this one again. 2/10 (and that is me being nice)

Not for me, sounds very of it's time 0/10 liked

She has talent but I wouldn’t listen to any of these songs again.

I was hoping to be pleasantly surprised by this record, not being a fan of Joni Mitchell. I was absolutely surprised at how much I loathed this record. Her voice and lyrics are insufferable. I was so relieved when the last song was over. This just isn’t music made for me. My gut reaction was so strong that I can’t pretend to rate this one objectively.

Not a fan of Joni Mitchell. Relisten didn’t improve.

Hated when Amanda Seyfreid sang California on the Jimmy show and hated it when I heard it on this record. I don’t like her voice at all. Reminds me of the people who think they can sing and then bust out in theatrical yelling. Sorry!

Find it a struggle to listen to Joni Mitchell. Have gotten over her doing blackface

1. uuant - 1 2. man - 1.5 3. green - 2 4. carey -1 5. blue - 2 6. california - 1.5 7. flight - 1 8. river - 1.5 9. caze - 1.5 10. time - 1

I’ve heard my whole life how this is a classic. Essential listening. It just didn’t do anything for me. I love the 60’s folk stuff but I could only get with one song on here.

There’s already been one Joni Mitchell album and that was already too many.

Great lyrics as in words feels like personal and touching but I hate the rhythm of it idk the melody is great n her voice is so unique and interesting but really boring personally, works well as background music but doesn't interest my ears that much and her voice is not my fav even tho I said its unique lol. it really has that 90s sound to it that makes it so simple yet incredible but is not really my style, maybe I need to check out her other albums fav song - a case of you

Ah I'm really bored. Like, it's nice. But super boring.

Naw... Just can't get into Joni Mitchell

I did not have fun.

Nah… nie podoba mi się

Any lyrics-first type of album starts with a disadvantage with me, and this is very much a lyrics-first album. Also I do not like her voice, and the accompanying music wasn't for me either

Second album by Joni. I just don't like her. Find it boring and hard work.

I actively hated this album. I do not understand why people like Joni Mitchell so much. Also, she loves wearing blackface

I get it I get it, influential... shes your favorite singers favorite singer songwriter. Her voice makes me unreasonably angry. It sounds like the used tin cans and strings to record this. I understand why shes on this list, but these are my rankings and I think shes ass.

Shame on you

I’ll never understand how overrated this artist is.

Just when I think there are moments where the songs might sound good…she chooses to venture into that cringe-worthy falsetto. Another overrated album from an overrated artist.

No, no, never, no, never

A Thanksgiving treat to give this overrated album/artist an emphatic 1*. 1.5/5

Just did not like the music, lyrics or singing style.

Umrijet ću od dosade. Strašno. 1/5, 1/10

Didn't like

I dunno i didnt care much for this one. Nothing really stuck out musically. Dont love her voice either

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.