Reviews (page 8 of 14)
Beautiful album, just not my kind.
like a soft blanket, tinges of melancholy, great album
All I think of is Love Actually and all I do is cry
All time classic, for sure. Happy to give it a re-listen. Never been a huge fan, but I can always appreciate her impact. It fits nicely in any library.
Maybe a touch too lovelorn for me today, but beautiful nonetheless. I knew a Case of You and one other, but it's all really good. Sometimes people say, 'Imagine how great Dylan would have been if he could sing'. To which the answer is we already had it and not enough people appreciate her!
Quite relaxing not bad 3.5
Actually really good, shame not on Spotify
This is one of those albums where I think that only a minute has passed, but in reality, I'm actually four songs deep. Not even when I heard the hints of my hated nemesis "Jingle Bells" did I stir from my hypnotic trance.
Fat 4 in songwriting and melody. Damn tho Joni is not based at all.
(Not on spotify so I listened to covers of the songs) Not my usual taste, really good regardless California is my favourite
Really really beautiful album - heartfelt and honest. Thank you Joni!!
Joni Mitchell is a legend. She is a great lyricist. However, her vocals are a bit limited and can be quite tiresome. Hence I can't rate this album with 5 stars even though I kinda would like to because thematically this woman really delivers.
need active relisten on headphones, 1st track is mindblowing
Extremely distinctive voice. Great singer / song writer verses.
"He's my sunshine in the morning. He's my fireworks at the end of the day." "Songs are like tattoos." "Sometimes I think love is just mythical." "I wish I had a river I could skate away on." "All romantics meet the same fate someday. Cynical and drunk and boring someone in some dark café." "Only a phase, these dark café days." --- Favourite tracks: River/The Last Time I Saw Richard Summary: Astounding that Joni Mitchell had so much life experience at age 27 in order to write this record, and that it was written in 1971. I was unfamiliar with pretty much all the tracks on this album with the exception of 'River' though I don't recall where I heard it. Easy to see after a single listen how this album went on to impact the work of many other artists past and present. Effortlessly conveys what Joni must have been feeling at the time to the listener, to the point where it sometimes feels intrusive. I think this will stay with me.
Liked most of the songs, and recognised some because mum likes her
After the first track i wasn’t sure I would like this. But it captured my imagination and heart as it went on. Very nice piece of work
The breakup album Taylor Swift desperately wants to write, but doesn't have the emotional maturity to do so. River is devastatingly heartbreaking.
A beautiful album, sung from the heart. It's not one that I'd revisit often myself, but I can see why it's a favorite for so many people.
Good easy listening album. Great for its day.
Amazing voice. I feel like I wish the instruments were louder but her voice does seem to be the entire focus with everything else in the background.
What can be said? Joni is amazing. Her voice is one of the greatest ever, for me.
Simple, but good simple. Just a really good album that makes you appreciate how good Joni Mitchell is.
Not on Spotify, but I found it on YouTube.
EDIT DU FUTUR: J’AI DONNÉ UN 3 À BLUE??? DA HELL
This is what this project is all about. I would never in my life choose to listen to Joni Mitchell. In fact, apart from “Big Yellow Taxi”, I don’t know if I’ve ever listened to her. But here I am, thinking this won’t be the last time I choose to throw on Joni Mitchell’s “Blue”. This album is so beautiful. Some of the most wonderful silky vocals I’ve ever heard. I really love it Standout tracks: “River” and “This Flight Tonight”
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4.0
This is the final Joni Mitchell album on this list and this is definitely the best one. Even more than Court and Spark which I got about a month ago. Still a damn shame she has taken everything off Spotify since I'd like to listen to these in release order to get a better picture. This is the first chronologically of the albums on this list and my favourite. 4.5/5
Superb album, it's just that the vocals are (at times) not completely my thing.
Joni's winning formula remains register shifts in the voice with instruments taking up the lower end, but on Blue everything is quite a bit more skeletal, willing to fade into noise if you let it. I wanted to hang on every word and was beyond pleased by the return of old favorites.
I think this is the first singer-songwriter type of album I’ve had so far which had me pretty interested as there are a few current day singers that I listen to regularly. I have to say although this album isn’t musically groundbreaking or necessarily ‘different’ so it stands out, you can’t argue how beautiful it is. Joni Mitchell’s vocals throughout are a dream to hear and when she goes for them high notes she really hits them high notes, a prime example is on the song ‘River’ which is a gorgeous piano tune about Joni’s self awareness in a recent break up with a lover around Christmas time and how she wants to “skate away” on a river. Another stand out to me is the song ‘California’ as Joni tells of her homesickness as she’s away in Europe. Although it initially could be perceived as a sad song it’s more about Mitchell’s appreciation for what she may have there, that even though she is away right now she has good thoughts of being back and that keeps her hopeful. Seems strange at first considering Joni is from Canada originally but I imagine the song is more about her freedom within the state and the ability for her to be a musician. The final stand out track is ‘A Case of You’ which is another sweet love song about a man from her home country Canada, a song that has become synonymous in pop culture now as being used a handful of times within movies. Overall I thought this album was good, it’s nice and sweet with some heartache attached to it. I hate to say it but the only thing letting this down for me is the instrumentals, I know it doesn’t really make any sense considering this is a singer-songwriter album so it’s more focused on the vocal performances, however, it would’ve been nice to have a little bit more variety within the songs, I would’ve also loved it if Joni hit those high notes more often cause they’re a real gem. Lastly I’d just like to point out that this is not on Spotify along with the majority of Joni Mitchell’s work which, after a bit of digging, looks like to be because of a decision made by her which is a bit of a shame cause I would’ve liked to revisit some songs a bit more easily than loading up YouTube every time.
lindas composições e letras. por mais que eu não seja o maior fã do falsete constante eu aprecio que ela tem uma voz maravilhosa. lembra bastante neil young com uma voz melhor. quando ela toca piano alem de ser simples mas lindo, (não sei se é ela mesmo) da um sentimento de tristeza mas com uma certa vontade de explorar e é motivador de alguma forma.
I don't know if I'm loving this because I had to google it to find and listen to it, or because I would be loving it regardless. Either way, this is amazing!
Beautiful album
Nao eh o meu genero mas ate que gostei. Tive que ouvir no youtube tho
Been listening to this one for years and I really like it. “River” is my favorite sad Christmas song that isn’t really a Christmas song. But I like “Carey” a lot too and it’s not nearly as sad or Christmas-y. Just a good sounding record. You know she has a disease where you imagine there are things crawling underneath your skin or something like that? Sounds awful. Poor Joni.
Not on spot
7.5/10. Beautiful voice but I prefer instrumental-forward music. California is the best song on the album.
Fantastic singing, but the songs didn't immediately grab me.
I finally understand all the hype for this album. It's really good! I believe I only have one Joni Mitchell album left on this generator, so that's cool. I'm assuming this one will be my favourite though. The instrumentation is very pretty and remains interesting despite usually being rather calm, which I always appreciate in an album. Her impressive voice also gets a chance to shine here. I wasn't absolutely crazy about it, so I can't push myself to give it a 5, but it's a very high 4. My favourite song was California.
Gorgeous album. Kind of a lot to take in at once. Not sure it's something I'd want to listen to all the way through often. 8/10.
L got me into her. She seems to be a beautiful person and (I think) this is one of her more popular albums. There is a reason for that.
Not on Spotify (Joe Rogan still sucks). All the songs sound kind of the same, which is no bad thing when they are so good. Her voice is gorgeous, floating between fragile and powerful as she sees fit. A wonderful album, well worthy of inclusion in this list.
beautiful voice, it's so soothing.. it's like your mother accompanying you in your life. Or you listening to her while she's living.. Did not listen too much to the lyrics but.. what a voice
Jingle bells, Jingle bells... ah no, it's River!
Very pretty album. I enjoyed it but didn't love it, however. I'd definitely listen again, as it was so pretty. 3.75/5
If the elves from Lord of the Rings sang folk, Joni Mitchell's voice with feature. It's a lovely album - the vocal acrobatics alone are a must listen at least once in one's life, and here, unlike other Mitchell albums, the songs are quite solid. 'Blue' and 'California' naturally stand out, while 'River' is possible the most interesting Christmas carol (and meta-tribute) of recent times - painting a picture of a snow covered mid-western American winter in the vein of a proto-Springsteen. It's an interesting, and good, album.
This is surely groundbreaking, and very lovely. But I do think the kind of run-on strings of wandering lyrics, that kind of improvisational jazz style of singing, gets tangled up in itself at times. It's not an accident that all the real hits had the foundation of a solid chorus.
Honestly this is a really lovely album, I liked this quite a lot.
favorite tracks - all i want, california, this flight tonight, a case of you, last time i saw richard least favorite tracks - n/a
Listening on headphones made me appreciate this album even more. The acoustic instruments are panned in really specific ways that allow the listener to experience each instrument individually. Though I don't love Joni Mitchell's voice I can appreciate it for it's uniqueness.
Classic. She doesn’t just live in the pocket, she designed the pocket.
solid 4/5 . good joni stuff - bit sad but its called blue so whatd you expect
Still stands the test of time.
Joni Mitchell builds and breaks a relationship right in front of you in the span of 40 minutes while doing some amazing singing and guitar playing 8.5/10
I really like Joni Mitchell, I really like her voice and her song writing so it’s no surprise that I liked this album.
Loved
I really love Joni Mitchell. She always has this sense of wonder with her vocal. Like we’re listening to her deepest thoughts over subtle guitar. Wonderfully put together.
I’ve listened to one Joni Mitchell album before and really enjoyed it. I’m pretty sure I’ve mentioned a few times that I’ve recently discovered a love for 70’s folk music so I have high hopes! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Little Green, California Joni continues to be a delight to my ears. She demonstrates not needing a symphony of music to write a great song, with the majority of tracks being simply vocals, piano and/or guitar, and very minimal percussion. Each track on this was great - at no point did I grow bored or want to skip to the next track. I’ve made a mental note to add River to any Christmas playlists I may make in the future as I hadn’t heard it before today and it was lovely. I’m sure you can tell from everything already written, but I’d recommend this album. It’s great.
Interesting album. I'd never listened to much of Joni Mitchell before.
First Joni Mitchell album I've heard. I get the hype, but it isn't something I'd often go back to. But I've got to give credit where credit is due...
Quelle belle voix! Les montées un peu aiguës sont très présentes, lorsque toutes les chansons s'enchaînent. Ce serait quelque chose que je dégusterais plutôt pièce à pièce. L'émotion m'atteint vraiment.
luv her voice
I like this. It's really good.
listened to before it's a great album
Gorgeous voice. Singer songwriter
nice album not sure if its my tempo
Quite liked this. Beautiful and haunting. I didn't listen as much to the lyrics but her voice is next-level. Strong 4 star.
Nice
I soft and sombre masterpiece. This album is the musical equivalent of a reassuring hug
Joni songs to my soul
There's a cool, hopping jazz quality to this that I didn't expect. Joni's voice is immediately recognizable, but still pulls unexpected pivots and trills. Really enjoyed this, and it'll probably grow with time as well.
Very good album. But why this album is not on Spotify? Strange. Didn't know Joni Mitchell before, so thats good.
It goes without saying that Joni Mitchell is an undisputed legend. I watched a video of a recent performance she did as an elderly woman who's had a stroke. She's in a wheelchair and she looks weak but her voice was still incredible. Deep and warbling but in a good way, different from this album where her voice is high and spritely. There's a few faves on here for me, River and a Case of You to course. Some of them I'm not so into. Here style of unpredictable chord changes sometimes doesn't please me but maybe that's part of her genius
I feel very comfortable when listening
This album achieves a lot with very little instrumentation. Great album, but a bit soft for my taste.
Good enough
Joni at her best, I love "The River", "A Case Of You" "The last Time I Saw Richard" and "This Flight Tonight" (Although I Do Prefer Dan McCafferty and Nazareths Version) A good choice of Joni Albums but My favourite Album of hers is definately Clouds.
I think of this as a central album of my growing up. It was an album I'd hear in the middle of the night and find my mom alone, maybe sipping some Grand Marnier in the Baroque barley twist chair, more often in the dark with a little fire going in the fireplace. It is a critical piece of American music, and I was filled with joy to see Joni take the stage again last month. It is somewhat difficult to talk about the songs individually. I've spent so many hours listening to this over the years. Blue is a particularly challenging song. More than anything, it encapsulates all the hardest parts of my childhood with solace and revery. Complicated. Rich. Shattered. I'm not so emotional these days as I once was, but poignant 'River' still does it. It has all the feels about the things I hoped for, still hope for, but also all the losses and the things I had to say goodbye to. I made my baby cry. We all want to skate or run or fly away from the challenges and the difficulties. When I hear it today, I hear its flaws, but also I think this album is valid. It is full of excellent points and sentimental but truthful lyrics. If you cannot respect Blue as an album, your heart is not open. Joni still has it. ❤️.
Will listen again.
4/5 best - carey worst - this flight tonight
Joni has a lovely voice
Not on spotify so listening on YouTube. Hopefully it's decent quality compared to the actual record. The best way I can describe her voice is "pure," it's like what you envision a siren/angel to sound like. Super folky music though, which isn't my style. Especially the sudden shift to higher pitches in the middle of verses. Just doesn't really do it for me. I did enjoy the title track "Blue," the intro gave me chills. Definitely recognized "California" from multiple movies and shows. "River" was another song I enjoyed so maybe it was just the first half of the album that I didn't care much for. I can see why this album is so well-renowned, but I wouldn't necessarily put it in my own collection.
Great album from a great artist
be right back crying 4/5
Wow. River was incredible, the whole last section of the album was excellent.
A lot of emotion behind this album. Really good all around!
Really great stripped down folk with powerful lyricism and vocals. I like this a lot more than her more heavily produced stuff.
Beautiful voice - definitely the lead instrument. Beautiful and interesting vignettes of life, love and emotions. The folky side of Joni before the pop of Canyons and avant garde folk jazz of Hissing and beyond.
Big & tasty, like a jumbo lentil chile. Killer vocals and great songwriting
Worth finding outside of Spotify. The River is velvet
I love the familiar songs.
The last three tracks are amazing. Never listened to blue and was quietly impressed. A strong 4 this.
I have this album on vinyl.
7/10. Pretty good, a whole album of Joni Mitchell is a bit much for me though
Joni Mitchell usually doesn't work for me. I think that she is good, but I don't generally enjoy her albums that much. Blue is a notable exception. It's so beautiful and painful all the way through. Both her songwriting and her voice are on full display on this album. It's a very accessible entry point for her music 4/5
Wistful, melancholic, full of feeling. Great album
Big points for raw, stripped-back production and Joni's undeniable voice. Putting her so up in the mix with no production to conceal her flaws leaves her so vulnerable, but there are almost no flaws to find. Her poetry is pure, if coffee house by today's standards. All around it is a really beautiful album, but it all happens at the same tempo, and I cannot dance to it.
a very Joni Mitchell album. honestly dont know how to rate this — really liked some songs, thought others were boring. it didnt feel that cohesive, i guess, though that doesnt make much sense.
Love this album. It’s a classic
This is worth all the praise that it gets. Joni Mitchell is an actual songbird. I don't know how she does it.
Wow what a highly influential album! I can’t help but hear Esperanza Spaulding and other awesome female artists taking a note from Joni with her complex jazzy melodies and insightful lyrics.
Pros: - very creative melodies. I can see why the taylor swifts / olivia rodrigos of the world exist when someone like her paved the way - very creative random parts too, like second track "my old man" at 1:33 the piano starts playing a scale that is in a different key; almost like something you would hear out of classical music's subgenre "new music". - instrumentation is superb. I'm a sucker for folk instrumentation in pop / singer songwriter contexts - title track is fantastic. - Really enjoying the album Cons: Misc: - I've never actively listened to her which sounds shameful but is also the purpose of this album project.
Our first album that was pulled from Spotify for Rogan reasons! It was easy to find a version that didn't result in her getting royalties from Spotify. I doubt she will need to hit the Food Bank anytime soon. Ahh, to be a jacuzzi socialist. There are some good songs on this album. Carey is a classic. Funny thing is I know This Flight Tonight because some dinosaur band whose name I can't remember did a cover that was massively overplayed decades ago. I appreciate that she can sing very well and hits some notes that few others can. Truth be told, I don't like the sound of anyone singing at that atmosphere. I'm not sure how many albums she has in the 1001 but I feel I should give one of her albums a rating above 3. Blue seems to be the logical choice given that Rolling Stone gave this 3rd best album of all time,
4/5
Hier staan echt een paar hele mooie nummers op.
My favourite Joni Mitchell album. Carrey is the hilight but there's lots of great songs. A mostly accoustic album allows Joni's voice to shine. 4.5 🌟
One of the rare albums where I really paid attention to the lyrics on the first listen. Granted, the musical accompaniment is sparse and kind of forces you to. Occasionally, Joni's falsetto got a little grating, but never enough to where I wanted to shut the record off. The lyrics are great, and some even really hit home for me. Favorite tracks: "River", "Blue", "California"
Classic
Good album, I like the songs a lot. A little surprised that my parents didn't play Joni for me much before now!
i just listened to this! 4?
Not listened to this album for 15 years but it still had me engrossed, or at least it would have if I didn't have to listen to it on YouTube after Joni took her stuff off Spotify in the Joe rogan row.
Joni knows
I’m not a huge fan of female singers but Joni is something else. Wonderful album
Ærlig sangskrivning, smuk vokal, simpel guitar, rimelig godt
What a beautiful voice
Lovely album.
I love Joni Mitchell. This is supposed to be her best record and one of the best pop records of all time. I can't dispute that. And for that reason I'm giving it 4 stars. Why not 5? Because I think she made better records that are also deserving of "best record of all time" consideration. Those include "Court and Spark" which is the follow-up to this record, and "Hissing of Summer Lawns" which is right in the middle of her very interesting 70s jazz/folk output.
Good chill music. Lyrics are excellent. Not my normal listening music but she's an absolute master songwriter.
Есть довольно милые песни. В целом, альбом хорош.
Pretty good, but very much of its time.
I like her lyrics and melodies, but sometimes the lack of structure leaves me a little unsatisfied. It's not necessarily a bad thing. I might like some of her other songs better.
Poggers
Beautiful voice and tone.
So happy to hear my favorite christmas song
Not really my preferred style of music but I can't deny it's a great record. Really beautiful. Should be 5 stars in all honesty but for me personally I wouldn't count it among my all time favorites so I'm going to only give it 4 to adjust for personal tastes.
A nice and easy album to listen to. No one song stood out, but she has a great voice! Will want to check out other stuff by her
Joni has excellent vocal tone, range, and control. Strong band called accompaniment. Sounds fitting from the generation. Wouldn’t be soon sought out again, but a strong album in its own right.
I enjoyed this greatly. Simple arrangements and an evocative voice. Subject matter was a bit mehhhh but I can see why this was ground breaking in the early 70s. Still sounds fresh today
I like joni Mitchell and I want everyone to know that. This was a nice easy listen.
I thought this was a great album with lots of good songs and lots of descriptive lyrics. One I would come back to.
So intimate it almost makes me uncomfortable at times. Such rich details throughout. Singing style and lyrics and even structures are so unique. Not following any formulas. Even though it's considered her masterpiece, it's not my personal favorite album of hers. Somehow this is too pure and clean for me.
She's got a beautiful voice.
It's a classic for sure. A very historically important and influential album. But I'm not sure how much I actually like it. It's great but I feel like my opinion is a little scewed by the reverence of it.
Loved the piano and guitar on this, and Joni can really hit those high notes effortlessly. Probably won't come back to this one as it's not my thing, but it's pretty good.
Absolutely gorgeous
Really good album Fav songs from album: A Case in Blue My Old Man All I Want Little Green 4.0/5
Sophisticated music, gorgeous recordings, but very few melodies to sing along to.
Track 1: Really catchy vibe. Song I could listen to easily. Track 2: Soft. Piano and high vocals. Lyrics Worth listening too. End of Song had a great vocal riff. Track 3: Even softer than 2. Incredibly sad. But brilliant. Track 4: up beat Track 5: softer Track 6: California Track 8: River. The one Sarah McLachlan covered that mom always listened to.
Raw, complex melodies
Señora se desnuda emocionalmente detrás de un micro y nos cuenta sus inseguridades al relacionarse con otros
all I want - crystal clear vocals, pick a note though. got a like. "I want to shampoo you"... 7/10 my old man - flighty notes really fit. 8/10 little green - evocative, open 7/10 carey - energy & vibes but no real hook? - 7/10 blue - title song, this gotta be good. that piano, wow. 8.5/10 california - some jazzy chords. 'he gave me back my smile but kept my camera to sell'! 6/10 this flight tonight - love the rich guitars, funny headphone effect. 7/10 river - ... I prefer the ellie goulding version. piano harshly recorded 6/10 a case of you - prefer the kd lang version. where's the depth? 5/10 the last time I saw richard - strong lyrics, emotive. ## overall no clear songalong bits, stumbly & emotive pacing. evasive rythms. not quite enough to be best album ever. 8/10
This was a new album for me. I am familiar with several songs from Mitchell, but "River" might be the only track on this album that I've heard before. This album felt like it had an overall theme, without being monotonous. Mitchell's voice is great. I'd listen to this album again. (4.5 stars)
listening to this album on a road trip was an out-of-body experience, a great album a bit too short though, but a great album nonetheless.
You know what 6+2+2 equals? Exactly. Blue has always been one of my favorite albums, both as a kid and an (almost) adult. I think it had a huge influence on my songwriting style, not that I’ll ever measure up to Joni Mitchell. Here’s my LONG and detailed opinion (?) on the songs: 1) All I Want This is the perfect reminder that yes, even people on the verge of turning 30 don’t got everything figured out. My favorite part of the song is her realizing that ‘comfortable’ could mean something so high and complex as bringing out the best out of what the history agreed was evil, and as simple as shampooing the love of your life. 2) My Old Man Melodically, it’s not one of my favorites, but I love the metaphor; which goes like “yes, he’s many things to many different people, and that’s how humans are perceived by each other, but it’s not about how many things he could be, it’s how about MUCH he is to me.” I love it, I think it taught me so much about love at a young age. 3) Little Green My favorite part of my childhood, satirically obviously, is crying over the iconic “there’ll be icicles, and birthday clothes, and sometimes there’ll be sorrow” lyric Cause my 9 year old self definitely didn’t witness any of the first two parts of that line. It made me realize as a child, that I’m not cut to be a child. 4) Carey Nothing has ever struck me deep as “you know it sure is hard to leave here, but it’s really not my home” Sure the song was lighthearted, but this line has weighed the heaviest on my heart ever since I was nine, and it still does, ten years later. 5) Blue It’s the closure lost in All I Want, and the rightfully placed disdain lost in Little Green. 6) California Cali was a place of sadness in Little Green, but here it’s the sunshine needed. Maybe it’s a metaphor for how heartache is as cruel as the stormy weather, but it is as easily torn apart. Or maybe it’s a metaphor for how heartache in a familiar place is much lighter on one’s soul than heartache in a foreign spot. 7) This Flight Tonight No 8) River No one ever told a tale of anguish in a euphoric setting the way Joni did. That’s all I could say about River. 9) A Case of You This is a hindsight look into a lost cause, but paid no regrets. I love the instrumental, and always admired the descriptive and vivid imagery the lyrics always delivered. 10) The Last Time I Saw Richard The irony of this song is that, it crushed my faith in love as a child, and here I am, listening to it with the boy that renewed the hope this song destroyed. Could it be laughing at my naivety? Could I be hit with the regret in hindsight in a few years? Perhaps, but for now I’d like to think that the last laugh is mine.
Вполне ламповый альбом. Я бы назвал музыкой, под которую стоит гладить кота. Даже осознаю, что кто-то может именовать дохуя культовой классикой. Однако прям охуенности не выкупил, никуды не залип. Тем не мене, пару раз прогнал по кайфу вполне.
Great, but not my favourite Joni album.
Excellent!
Not sure what's happened here, last time I listened to this it bored me. Today though it clicked, don't know why. Just did.
Actually very good to listen through. Had already “liked” some of the songs on this album. Always a good sign.
I find it kind of interesting that this is defined as Pop. Probably just a testament to how much the idea of pop has changed over the years. Or maybe I just have a poor understanding of what pop is. Favorite track so far is Carey. Really raw album and I love it. It somehow manages to be both sad and happy at the same time? It feels very intimate and like I'm just hanging out in someones living room with them while I listen.
Never heard a song dedicated to me before. Joni has described my life aside from marrying a figure skater and buying a dishwasher. Well done Joni, she gets an extra point.
Beautiful music
Very special and relaxed. I would love to listen to this after midnight.
Folk pop del bueno
Lovely stuff but prefer the orchestral versions in 2000s albums
good allthough it drags a little
Realmente no conocía nada de Joni Mitchell, el álbum está medio paradójico, por un lado puedo decir que se me hizo excelente y por otro que no me encanta ninguna de sus canciones de manera individual (quizá con excepción de A Case of You). El disco se siente como un producto completo en su conjunto y todo se siente en su escritura y música con el carácter exacto que quiere dar de un rompimiento amoroso. El título simple pero exacto, triste y azul, no sabía la calidad de escritora que tiene y, aunque se siente como un disco perfecto para poner de fondo en un día lluvioso el pensar sobe él como solo música de fondo no el haría justicia. Es un disco que merece ser escuchado, con calma para embeberse en la melancolía y lo bello de su tristeza. No tendrá la mejor voz del mundo pero como artista mercería estar al lado de los grandes con esa habilidad de ligar las palabras.
Great folk album. 8/10 1. All I Want 2. California 3. My Old Man
Nice relaxing music. All I Want is a great opener.
Desde la portada te das cuenta de que va el contenido, muy agradable aunque le voy a dar otra vuelta cuando ande en el mood por que lo escuché manejando la moto y pues no lo disfruté como debería (ni el viaje ni el disco) pero puedo decir que tiene una increible voz y te transmite el sentimiento de cada canción.
Por un lado, es innegable que qué bonita voz tiene esta mujer y qué melodías tan llegadoras y llenas de sentimiento y nostalgia que además combina perfectamente con su voz. Sin embargo, también siento que no deja de ser música cliché de mujer sufrida por desamores pero igual fuerte e independiente. Como que es lo que oiría la tía ex-hippie que nunca se casó y maneja un vocho. Lo único que sabía de Joni Mitchell hasta ahora es que la caja de uno de sus discos se parece demasiado a una caja de joyería.
A self-contained universe
That was comfortable. Can’t think of a better description for soft 70s indie pop.
She has a beautiful voice. Some of the songs felt like the instrumental parts clashed with her voice.
Took me a while to understand her appeal. What a songwriter! These songs, are slow, melancholy and haunting. Perfect for a specific mood. Even if you're not in that perfect mood, listening to this will induce it.
Beautiful voice and soft guitar. Favorite songs This Flight Tonight and A Case of You. California is one of the greatest songs ever, and the project was nice. At a point though, the album started to melt together, 6/8 overall.
What a great put together album. Joni has her individual style yet one never feels like one song sounds like the other or that they blend together.
Honestly liked this one a lot more than I thought i did
I didn't expect to like this one but I did. Great lyrics, good production, and Joni's voice grew on me. Not much more to be said there, to be honest. Solid 4 stars.
Great songwriting and a great voice. Can’t ask for more than that
Good stuff. Her voice is different, that's not a bad thing. Definitely need to revisit this one several times more.
like it was fine? not a whole lot too it, pretty generic I guess
Classic. I know it's good, but JM and Blue never 'do it' do it for me. If you love singer songwriters, it's a must. Has my wife's favorite song, even if she prefers it by another artist. over all A+
Beautiful singing. A good album to relax too. 3/5 Favorite Songs: All I Want Blue California A Case of You
Overrated
Very distinct sound. Not for me but so recognizable.
Very good. My biggest qualm is the lyrics sometimes just do NOT flow well: “Richard got married to a figure skater And he bought her a dishwasher and a coffee percolator” … what? It just doesn’t flow well with the song.
01) All I Want - 7,0 02) My Old Man - 6,5 03) Little Green - 6,5 04) Carey - 6,5 05) Blue - 6,5 06) California - 6,5 07) This Flight Tonight - 6,0 08) River - 9,0 09) A Case of You - 6,0 10) The Last Time I Saw Richard - 6,0 TOTAL: 6,65 (67/100) Current ranking: 682/1040 Oh God, this is so boring...
Really emotional. Nice voice but quite a slow album for me.
5/10
The talent is there but the style doesn’t appeal to me
obviously such an iconic voice and sound, california and carey and all i want are just perfect perfect songs but otherwise it's just nice to listen to an album which feels so cohesive and longing and Itself.
Still always surprised that I actually sort of like Joni Mitchell, and it’s only because of this list. I thought maybe it was a fluke, but nope — she’s pretty good.
2026.09.07
I’d be disappointed if someone gave me this as a gift too.
Sometimes I listen to music and think, "I don't think I'm old enough or have enough life experiences to really understand this". An album I'd probably have to revisit in my late 30s/40s
Qq bons sons peut-être deux que je réécouterai mais écoute agréable juste pas qqch que j’écouterai souvent ou qui m’a particulièrement touché. Il faut reconnaître l’émotion dans l’écriture et la vulnérabilité dans le chant. Bon album
I absolutely hated it on first listen but I want to listen to it again. I tried to relisten to it but I remember why I dindt like it. I like it a bit more now. The guitar playing is ok at best. The lyrics are good and save it from being a 2. What I hate the most is how boring I find this album to be and her voice is so gratting. No clue why its at number 16 on apple music top 100. Theirs a lot of way better singer songwritter albums out there.
Joni Mitchell, kanadische Singer-Songwriterin, nahm ihr viertes Album Anfang 1971 in den A&M Studios in Los Angeles auf, Henry Lewy am Mischpult. Reprise Records brachte Blue im Juni desselben Jahres heraus, mitten in der Trennung von James Taylor. Man hört das in fast jedem Song. Was vorher noch gefälliger Folk-Pop war, wird hier zu etwas anderem: Mitchell schreibt, als würde sie ein Tagebuch vorlesen, ohne sich die Mühe zu machen, unangenehme Stellen zu glätten. "River", "A Case of You", das Titelstück – drei Songs, drei verschiedene Arten, dieselbe Verletzlichkeit zu verhandeln. Der Dulcimer auf "California" und "All I Want" gibt dem Album einen fast hausgemachten Klang, das genaue Gegenteil der glatt produzierten Platten, die damals aus L.A. kamen. James Taylor und Stephen Stills spielen mit, bleiben aber im Hintergrund. Mitchells Stimme trägt alles – mal zerbrechlich, mal überraschend hart. Ich finde bis heute erstaunlich, wie wenig sich Mitchell dabei schützt. Kein Song hier versteckt sich hinter Metaphern, wenn er auch direkt sein könnte. Das ist es, was Blue von den meisten Alben seiner Zeit unterscheidet – und warum es nach über 50 Jahren noch wehtut, wenn man genau hinhört. Ein Album zum Durchleben, nicht zum nebenbei Hören.
Second half come back to salvage a 3 instead of a 2
I dearly appreciate the smoothness of Joni Mitchells vocals and how they intimately intertwine with the guitar and piano, but singing lines like "if you want me, I'll be in the bar" regarding the love interest of the author, then comparing him to a cocktail is so painfully uninteresting, stereotypical and boring that I can't help and roll my eyes on quite a substantial number of lyrics in this LP. Most of the songs are also quite literal, which does make it feel like that you're living through Joni Mitchell's experiences, but it, once again, lacks any rawness and depth. I get that it's tough to be a popular musician and it has it's fair amount of being "on a lonely road ... traveling, traveling, traveling, traveling", but I'm too unprivileged for it to resonate it with me or even to be viewed as a real barrier in terms of finding true love, so opening the album with this line didn't do any favours for me. Perhaps I'm too desensitised as a person, so I'm unable to experience such trivial feelings in the grandeur she describes, or I simply feel a jarring lack of subtlety that makes listening and engaging experience for me.
1001 has so far taught me that I really don't like listening to Joni Mitchell - let's see if this album changes that. This is my favorite JM album we've had so far, there were some great lines like "I love you when I forget about me".
I have this album, mostly listened to Carey. It's such a unique song in how her voice dances through it. I like Joni's talent in writing and singing, but outside of Carey it was hard to get really engaged with the album.
Loved California, she is a gifted singer, but I'm not a fan of the genre
I ended up developing a mental block while listening to this because an article on the side of the site was titled “The Enduring Legacy of Carol King’s “Tapestry”” and I couldn’t stop comparing this album to one of my favourite albums of all time.
Unexpected note switches that I don't know if I love or hate. Her voice is beautiful and I love how she's using it! But it's a bit boring in my opinion. Therefore I will only give this album 3/5
I know this is all influential and everything, but I didn't love it.
Perfectly pleasant but all pretty one-note. I appreciate the lyrics but nothing here is really grabbing me. Feels somewhat by-the-numbers.
beautiful and unique
It is great I just was not wowed
soft
I'm sorry, I really can't stand her falsetto.
*Relisten*
This is one of those albums that I have been aware of but haven't really had much opportunity to check out before now. And while I can see why others may praise this album, I had a harder time getting traction. This is definitely one of those albums in which the music is written to support the poetry, and not the other way around. Because of this I found the melodies often wandered without creating memorable hooks. Perhaps this one could grow on me in the future.
Great voice but not a Joni Mitchell fan
Pretty Annoying Boring Melodic Silly Overall: Fine
a nice folk album. I have never rally liked her music a lot. This album certainly made me reconsider this. unfortunately like a lot of albums, there are a few really likable songs and a number of other that I don't like as much. my overall liking of her music moves this up to a solid 3
I actually got into Jodi Mitchell a few years ago after watching a documentary about David Geffen, who she was good friends with back in the 60’s & 70’s. Some of her music was used, in particular “Free Man in Paris” which was about him. It led me to listen to some of her albums, and I even ended up picking up a couple of vinyl. Favourites are “Song of a Seagull” and “For the Roses”. Haven’t listened to Blue in a little while, as the above tend to be my go-to albums of hers, but here we go :) A fine album overall, although still not my favourite of hers.
A real mixed bag for me with this one. The tracks I liked were great. The tracks I didn’t like I REALLY didn’t like. The Last Time I Saw Richard in particular I bloody hated. I will give it another listen later though. When I generated Court And Spark way, way back as album 32 I hated it on the first listen really enjoyed it the second time round. Top Track - River
Hard to get into with her history that didn’t age well. Music is good but doesn’t hook me in necessarily, wanted to like
Strong folk sound, little bit of early country. Shades of Dylan with greater vocal range, albeit less lyrical depth. Strong theme of wistful melancholy throughout. Enjoyable experience but wouldn't make it onto the heavy rotation.
Some great folk pop songs but I can find the high pitch sections painful River, Carey, blue are all great folk songs
muy lindo pero no es ni de cerca mi cantante de folk favorita
Nice lyrics. I'm not that into folk but reading the lyrics and back story was nice.
Alright, some good emotional acoustic stuff but wouldn't say its very memorable, still not bad
🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑 Apologies to Emily because I KNOW she’s gonna love this one. And yea, though I know my mom won’t go near Joni Mitchell, I wanted to love this one too. I’ve come to really trust Emily’s taste, even if we like a lot of different stuff—if she was this excited about Blue, then I hoped I could love it too. I tried, I really did, but with her sparse and predictable instrumentation and lyrics that live up little to the reputation she’s amassed, I can’t say I’ve been convinced to Stan Joni. Notably, I didn’t mention her voice there, which I think is also supposed to be the stuff of legend. That’s because I’m really not sure about it. There was a point, in this album, where I felt just-below-middling about those vocals, which are full of lilting, sixties flourishes—round o’s and frail, trembling belts (she says “go” like “goh”?). I was especially irked with her skibidi-bop vibrato thing—part of me is like, girl, nothing about this song warrants all that. I’m not sure I can justify that kind of free-form flow state during that regular-ass piano stuff, but I can’t say it feels performative, either, which would be my point against it—without that, I’m no better for adoring Kate Bush (and a major hypocrite, at that). So that I could maintain my virtuous perch atop the moral high ground, I tried to really consider what makes this tick, and to Joni’s credit, I realized she builds out her melodies in a really interesting way. These aren’t really straightforward crescendos, even though it’s clearly signposted where those vocals are going—instead, it’s a clambering ascent, taking a zigzagging path like she’s softly bouldering. While this did make a couple of scattered rhythms click, I’ll admit this didn’t win me over emotionally. The classics, in particular, were where I expected this stuff to get really juicy—lyrically or musically—but they did little for me, either. “California” was one of my least favorites, and though the Apple Music review for Blue glazes the lyrics of “My Old Man” to no end, there really wasn’t anything extraordinary to me about saying when her partner’s gone the frying pan feels too big—like, it’s a neat detail and I like it, but I’m struggling to find the inimitable monumentality in it. What I will say earns that reverence was “A Case of You,” whose respect from me was hard-won after that corny title (which I thought was supposed to be a case as in illness, but is actually a case as in Wine, but guess what? That’s still corny). Those lyrics were had me arrested similarly to Leonard Cohen, but with a distinct literary flavor—though I should’ve been locked in from the opening lines, I was hooked after “oh I am a lonely painter / and I live in a box of paints / I’m frightened by the devil / and I’m drawn to those that ain’t afraid.” Still, that “Jingle bells”-ass song—rippin’ off like an Oasis Christmas—was about where I finally accepted that I resented having to give this a full listen, even if it did end interestingly. Ultimately, I walked away liking just “All I Want” and “Carey,” though I still detected notes of something interesting beneath the cheese of “River” and “A Case of You.” I will be listening to all four again because I’m not giving up on Joni, hence the three stars—this was more good than bad, certainly better than proficient, and I was only a little bit irritable by the end of the album. 1: Bad | 2: Okay, No Desire to Revisit | 3: Good, Conditionally (OR Inconsistent Mix of Qualities) | 4: Great (OR Technically amazing but missing the sauce emotionally) | 5: Amazing
it's good, I should relisten as I may have not appreciated properly
164. Blue - Joni Mitchell (1971) 8.5.26 Variety: 2 Adequacy: 3 Listenability: 2 Uniqueness: 4 Emotionality: 4 = 3.0 "There'll be icicles and birthday clothes/ And sometimes there'll be sorrow" This might be a rough one. I've not heard much Joni Mitchell in my life outside of the one giant hit - "Big Yellow Taxi" which I find to be quite annoying. It's admittedly very catchy and easy to see why it was a hit, but man do I find Mitchell's singing voice to be grating. I think part of this is maybe that she was in some ways , if not the originator, but the popularizer of this kind of quirky, singer songwritery, acoustic coffee shop pseudo-hippy delivery that droves and droves and copied, and then the copies or the copies of the copies have just become such a cliche that somewhere in the mid-90s I think it became an already stale, very parodiable thing. So maybe when she first popped up on the scene this was all fresh and new and exciting, and original and bold and all that. I will try my best to put myself in that mindset, but it might be hard. As far as I know I don't think I've heard a single track off this album, which is crazy given its reputation. Rolling Stone has it still I think in the #3 of their Greatest 500 albums list. How much of this is old boomer grey-hairs clinging to the sound of their youth, and how much is genuine influence and greatness? I suspect somewhere in between, and I will make a prediction based on what little I HAVE heard of her ( mainly off Court and Spark I think) that this will be a lot of deep, introspective and personal, well crafted lyrics with nary a memorable melody. Otherwise how have I NOT heard any of these? THE TRACKS Side one "All I Want" - This was a lot jazzier than I expected, and quite a nice song about infatuation, and what seems like new love. About half the time, especially at the beginning of the verses Mitchell's voice was fine. It's the hiccupping extremes of the ups and downs that gets under my skin for some reason. "My Old Man" - Some fine piano playing here on a sweet love song that makes me think Kate Bush ( not one for covers outside of Elton John that I am aware of) or Tori Amos ( who has covered other songs on this album for sure, but not this one it looks like) must have replayed this one quite a bit. "Little Green" - This one worked a LOT more for me. More great acoustic guitar from Mitchell here, with a very pretty, very bittersweet tale of a too young mother and love and loss, and a chance at a better life. Holy shit this one must have caused some celebration in the offices of the Kleenex corporation when it came out. If people were paying attention to the lyrics I guess. And Mitchell tones the jazzy, jumpy vocal phrasing way down here. Her voice is warm, and tender and the sadness really comes across. More of this please. Cover by Morgan James: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV8UB2c46oo Cover by Bell-Skinner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv2Lg-w75FA "Carey" - The most instrumentally filled out song on the album thus far. The vocal tics are back, but not in full form, and there's some nice dulcimer playing to open things up on what feels like a very lived in, authentically experienced story of an affair in some possibly Mediterranean location. There's a lot going on here, and it's all very interesting, but leaves me feeling a bit indifferent. "Blue" - Another very pretty piano ballad that contains the DNA of perhaps Tori Amos's whole sound. Not sure if her vocals are growing on my or what, but this was also some pretty great stuff. Even when she goes high at the very end it works. Cover by Cyndi Lauper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_VrzLuy2WY Cover by Sarah McLachlan ( who herself seems very vocally influenced by Mitchell): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s38dMRb2j6w&list=OLAK5uy_lyIfWKiIyO9AelV5yKhutyqOU7gAtdvMk&index=7 Side two "California" - And the vocals swing entirely back again, but they aren't bothering me as much, though I am not fully acclimatized yet. This is a bouncy number about homesickness has a lot to like aside from the vocals, especially the touches like the steel guitar. It does suffer a bit from the "I'm just gonna name everything I can currently see in my field of vision" approach to lyrics where there's just a description of a bunch of stuff that happened. But that's fine, and the phrasing in the verses reminds me a LOT of the vocal melody from a Polaris song that I really like called "Ivy Boy". Cover by James Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYQ1zIdRiCg "Ivy Boy" by Polaris: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A8MATboRoQ&list=PLsZPRnPvhMVtR5WM8WMhvbDHf7WuWFljI&index=5 "This Flight Tonight" - Some cool, aggressive acoustic playing, and the vocals are still not my favorite but this was a light, more fun one. The speed the lyrics were delivered at felt like a manic anxiety-ridden inner monologue of someone who can't shut their brain off. I did like the dip into the song within the song in the 5th verse. "River" - My least favorite track so far, and only partly because of the awful "Jingle Bells" piano motif throughout, and the general Christmas vibes. Also the most stereotypical offering on here I think. "A Case of You" - More great dulcimer work from Mitchell and accompaniment by Sweet Baby James himself on guitar. This was fine. It just felt lacking of any good melodies, and she really reaches into that falsetto in ways that haven't really annoyed as much as they did very early on. Wasn't a fan of either the Tori Amos or the Prince version either. I think this one is a prime example of the lyrics far outshining anything going on musically, which is maybe one of the reasons it seems to be a very popular candidate for covers with such different takes. Cover by Tori Amos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOxvhTHQLIw Cover by Prince: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lJ0f75oSL4&list=OLAK5uy_lyIfWKiIyO9AelV5yKhutyqOU7gAtdvMk&index=6 "The Last Time I Saw Richard" - More solid piano playing, but a very boring track with pretty formless and unmelodic verses, and not a chorus to be seen. Not to keep on comparing them, but Tori Amos took this sort of thing and made it so much catchier. But would she have even been sitting behind the piano without this stuff to have inspired her? HIGHLIGHTS - "Little Green" - "Blue" - "California" MIDLIGHTS - "All I Want" - "My Old Man" - "Carey" - "This Flight Tonight" - "A Case of You" LOWLIGHTS - "River" - "The Last Time I Saw Richard" FINAL THOUGHTS I really liked the acoustic playing throughout, and looking at the 1971 release date, it does feel like a different and fresher tale than the country-folk stuff going on around the same time with, as I mentioned, a more jazz influence it seems. It's distinct even from what Dylan was doing, and I can imagine James Taylor, Jim Croce and the like having their tops blown off by how personal and raw the content was. But it does seem the basic mode of the music itself was already in the air with Simon and Garfunkel being maybe the more pop forward presentation, and Taylor, Croce, Tim Hardin and many others already pulling the sound out of the air to craft this kind of inward looking folk, that seemed to want to shed the social and political messaging of prior decades. The artist most contemporary to her that she reminds me most of though is Labi Siffre, with both of them possessing such unique vocal deliveries, and unusually open and personal seeming lyrics. I say "seeming" because I do think it's almost always a mistake to infer authorial biography in a song, even if the inspirations are well documented and deemed of a personal nature by the author themselves. This discounts the listening experience un my opinion, and I think probably even Mitchell herself would want her songs to feel like universally lived in experiences. Which they do. I think. What I disliked most in this album - mainly the vocals ( her voice is fine, she just over inflects and trues too many gymnastics, sometimes even syllable to syllable) the sameyness of the acoustic mode ( acoustic guitar or piano with very little other accompaniment is a limited palette), and the lack of memorable hooks - are tempered enough by the actual songwriting itself, and the playing that it ends up being a bit of a wash. I can't deny how well crafted and legitimately influential this was, and I can't accuse Mitchell of unoriginality, or lack of boldness or any of the stuff I might normally throw at an artist whose stuff fails to move me. It's just ultimately a clash of personal taste. Singer songwriter stuff is just not my bag. And it takes a more pop facing type of it to really get me interested. Carole King for example on Tapestry, while taking a much different approach and aiming at the universal, was able to do this with a style and an ear for melodic hooks that I find lacking in Mitchell's stuff here. Song to song it's fine, sometimes even very good, but at the end, I struggled to differentiate much of it. I think this album is probably a much better one in theory than in practice, and very likely deserves it's special place in the history of popular music, but it's not one I think I'll be revisiting aside from maybe those highlights. PLAYLIST ALTERATIONS - Just the highlights FURTHER LISTENING - Sit Down Young Stranger by Gordon Lightfoot - Madman Across the Water by Elton John - The Singer and the Song by Labi Siffre - Sweet Baby James by James Taylor - Pink Moon by Nick Drake - Blood on the Tracks by Bob Dylan - Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos - Once I Was an Eagle by Laura Marling - Multitudes by Feist
Very talented. I like other songs of his orher more
Entiendo que a la gente le parezca uno de los mejores álbumes de toda la historia, pero personalmente para mí no lo es. Joni tiene una excelente voz, pero las canciones nunca cambiaron de ritmo y lo sentí tedioso en partes.
I'm of two mind on Joni. I simultaneously get her and she irritates me.
I'll be honest. Joni in small doses for me.
Not at all what I was expecting. I've never listened to Joni Mitchell and I'm not a huge fan of folk in general (except for a few artists) but since she's such a vocalist it makes the genre bearable to listen to lol. -1 for blackface
I guess I don't get it
I bought this on LP when I was in my early 20s, and then traded it in shortly afterwards as I thought it was a bit dull. 20 odd years on, and I can see the appeal, particularly the second half. Will definitely be listening again.
good
fine
I keep coming back to this album trying to figure out why people like it so much but have always found it overrated. Maybe I just haven't paid enough attention to the lyrics to really get pulled into the music but man half of these songs just get on my nerves. Her voice is super unique but not always pleasant. I'll keep giving this a shot but rating it a 3/5 for now. Fave songs: California
Classic folksy; light, airy, & haunting.
Nice album — no song was unlistenable, however a few were slightly boring and I didn’t really find myself enjoying the experience. Liked the song California though.
Second Joni album for me. I prefared the first one. This one didn't catch fire for me. Pleasant enough nothing special
Another reviewer pointed this out, but it’s worth saying again- Joni does this thing where she doesn’t rhyme any of the lines, and once you hear it, you can’t unhear it. It’s really distracting honestly. I do like her voice in general, and her songwriting is good as well. I see why people love it, even if it’s not my thing really. River is kind of clever and funny, starting with an interpolation of jingle bells on piano, then she starts singing about how it’s never snowy or Christmasy in California and waxes poetic about grifting with her music “make a lot of money and leave this crazy scene”. Well clearly that didn’t happen. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
This Flight Tonight! Not a bad album, I'd say 2.5, but will round up because she had a great voice.
Nice voice
She's very talented but it's a little too slow and same-y for me.
C’était bien pour bronzer Mais je ne réécouterai pas forcément
Plutôt sympa, très chill
All I Want is for the River to keep flowing as I listen to this album.
There is something unique and nice about Joni Mitchell’s voice. As a late 30s guy it’s not in my wheel house but I enjoyed the stripped down acoustic sound of this album. Although the cover of this flight tonight by Nazareth is better.
She sings.
I didn’t know what this was going to be. It was ok. Nice and quick listen.
Nice but that's all
A day isn't enough to take this album in. It's music, but more than music, it's words. Lots of words placed together with cadence and emotion in a way that transcends the words you could read on a book. I admire how efficient this album is, in that sense. Having heard other Joni albums now puts this one in context. This is stripped down, making it easier to appreciate how she dominates her vocals, and I think simplifying the song-listening experience as well. I listened to this in passing during my teens and never looked back, I think some 15 years later we might be repeating the process. This time, at least I feel like I get her. The acoustics grate at me, personally, often with beautiful details that embellish really simple compositions. Also, while I can admire how she blends her words together, her whimsical vocal direction also annoys me here. I can appreciate it as an art, I can appreciate her as a seasoned artist using her tools as best she sees fit, it feels that way, it's just not winning me over. 3/5
Didn’t mind it. Not something I’d listen to regularly.
I thought I would like this more, I guess it is too slow for my bad attention span right now
Gewoon, wat saai op den duur
Didn’t know River was on this album! I had only heard the Ben Platt cover of it from The Politician. Kinda folksy, but I dig it enough to give 3 stars!
Me suena bastante a country, aunque es folk. Las letras son curiosas, tienes que prestarles atención para ver que son poesía. No me gustó mucho la voz de la cantante, por eso le doy 3 estrellas
she has a cadence unlike anything else
Good album
I’ve heard this one before a while ago Beautiful voice “A Case of You” is a highlight but overall the album doesn’t have enough to stand out for me to listen to it regularly
Always like her voice and style ..enjoyable album
Very nice female folk of the 70s slow and cool guitar work
not my thing. but good talent
어우 듣기 좋아 베스트: California
Joni’s vocal affectations and sometimes twee presentation and lyrics can annoy me bigtime. She does offer some clever lyrics, great storytelling and a welcome, winking sense of humor in places, which helps a lot. I want more of that. There are a couple of classics here - “Carey” and, especially, “California” - that edge this into high three territory
One of those “so inoffensive, it’s offensive” albums on the list. The two star album that’s more forgettable than the one star. Upon relisten, it sonically doesn’t do much for me, but the lyricism is what so many singer/songwriters strive for and fall flat.
actually it gives a good vibes i loved the song called "little green" good music,slow rhythm, a cute voice
Well... it's sad, run-of-the-mill folk music. Nothing really stands out.
Some people worship Joni, I'm not one of them. This was alright.
I might have to listen more to this album, because in my first listen it didn't do much for me, but I believe this album can get better the more I listen to it.
Day 317 I can recognise how good this album is but don’t think I’ll be returning to it often if at all, glad I heard it. Highlights Carey River
On first listen I was a little underwhelmed, but on second listen I liked it a bit more. Not an all-timer for me but pretty good. 3.4/5 -> 3/5
Some really beautiful songs
Good but nothing really grabbing my attention here
I know it’s important-meh
okay she has a stunning voice, but i was just expecting a little bit more from this!!
she is blue
Look it’s clear she’s very highly regarded and is good at what she does. But this sounds exactly the same as the other albums we’ve had. And after a while it gets to the point where enough is enough and let’s just move on.
Well this is a clear step up from the multitude of other albums we’ve had from her. This time some of the songs back up her great voice, but ultimately doesn’t justify the hype.
Such a good voice. Very chill album. I thought Woodstock was on this album but it wasn't missed, the tracks here are just as good.
River is a great Christmas song.
I liked it a lot
Fine
I'm told this artist is brilliant by many, many people, several of whom are brilliant themselves. And I have no reason to doubt them. I can absolutely hear that this is operating on a different plane than most. I am interested in a full JM deep dive to really appreciate the depth (&breadth!) of her work. Her Mingus record has been on my radar for some time now, but I'd never prioritized it bc I associate her name with the sound of this record. A sound I've really got to be in the mood for. I never really had a gentle-quiet-soulful poet-with-a-guitar phase. I can def recognize the songwriting talent there & that will be a focus when I get to the deep dive, but right now I need some electric funk or else i'mma fall asleep
Okay and mid ? I didn't really like listening to it...
This album had moments that were solid. I am just not a huge fan of her voice.
This album is held in such high regard-I was looking forward to listening to it. Musically & lyrically I can see why so many other artists point to her influence….but her voice & the bouncing back & forth between upper & lower registers….sadly detracts from the rest
decent
Really nice. Hadn't listened to it in a while. I'll come back
3/5
This is probably excellent if this style of music is your thing. Unfortunately, it doesn’t do that much for me, and I would only ever listen to it if I was wallowing in my own self-pity. A bunch of songs about love and sadness set alongside acoustic guitar. It all blurs together after a while for me. One of the better albums of this genre though.
Difficult to separate the myth from the quality.
It's a shame that I don't like music like this, because I really like her voice and singing style.
Beautiful songs, I found myself enjoying this far more than expected.
It was fine
Mitchell is a very talented artist and there’s very little to critique about this album, but it just didn’t appeal to me all that much.
It's a good album and I have no faults for it but every time I think about Joni Mitchell I think of the fact that she loved doing blackface and it just takes me out of the whole thing. When there's a wikipedia article about how much you love blackface as a white person, maybe you fucked up somewhere. "Joni Mitchell dresses up as me. Part I" by Gustav Parker Hibbett Dark felt fedora and sunglasses. Little blackhaired mustache, afro wig skin the hue of walnut wood painted over face, neck, hands, gold chains, earrings, jewel toned blazer. I am the sort of man an artist wears to sing in, dawn to shed herself, puffed up, pimping, perfectly impermanent. "I am beautiful," she says. The wisp of something negro in the twilight timber of her mezzo piano riff of blackbird wings. noble sorrow turned arpeggio, my brass bravado grand enough to make her trouble soulful jewelry leave her feeling freer, deeper, natural. She loves that I'm the friend she's never had to worry for. The man who drives and jukes so centrifugal that my noose is dew drop slipping from a crocus stem. Who grooves so fast the cops can't catch my saxophone. Seductive, tragic, lovely. Joni says she loves my self-possession. How it feels to possess me.
Iconic but not my thing
I know and love River and A Case of You. The other songs were fine. I didn't love any of them though.
As I said for other Joni albums, she has a nice voice (Little Green stood out to me as coming through so clean and pristine), but her albums aren't for me. Don't generally enjoy singer songwriter albums. 3*
Good listen, with just one standout for me
Dit is zo'n album waar ik veel over gehoord heb, maar nog nooit heb geluisterd. Ben heel benieuwd hiernaar! En ja Joni heeft een bijzondere manier van zingen, waarbij ze vaak de hoogte in gaat met haar stem. Het heeft wel iets breekbaars, maar ben er nog niet helemaal uit of ik het goed vind of niet. Instrumentaal is het vrij typisch folky, heel minimaal en meestal met alleen een piano of alleen een gitaar. En ja ik hou gewoon echt echt echt niet van die typische folk sound. Het klinkt best ok, maar Joni's manier van zingen is het gewoon niet helemaal voor mij. Ik heb het idee dat ze hier een andere stijl gebruikt dan op haar andere albums die ik op deze lijst voorbij heb horen komen. Het klinkt niet verkeerd, het klinkt zelfs erg goed. Maar ik zal dit niet snel nog een keer aanzetten en het is gewoon niet echt mijn smaak. Sorry Joni, nog steeds een mooie naam. FAVO:
slow n sad, not bad ig..
If you like Joni Mitchell, you like Joni Mitchell. He voice is cool but her songs all kind of sound the same
enjoying this a lot more than the last time(s) i've listened to it. this is kind of a no brainer to anyone else but i'm starting to realise how much my mood impacts how i react to any given album. i've liked "california" before but this time it really stuck with me, it's so beautiful. "carey" is still my favourite! <3
Nice 1. Little Green 2. Blue 3. California
Rating: 3/5 Playlist track: A Case of You Date listened: 29/05/26 Listen when: Snowy, sad evening I see and appreciate the beauty of the lyricism and honesty but I can't quite seem the get there with Joni Mitchell. At times I feel each song has the same pattern and theme of her extending every word with a high pitched ooo to an annoying point. But when the songs themselves have such a strong personality this adds rather than distracts, which is why her best songs are so immense.