Court And Spark

3.5; I recognize it's good but I just don't really like it

Didn't spark much for me.

I never thought I would say that I like Joni Mitchell, but this album opened my eyes. I love her voice!

I like this album, to my surprise. Her singing is good and the songs were enjoyable. Definitely not my favorite album, but it's good. Sucks that it's not on Spotify though. Favorite song: Car on a hill Worst song: Twisted

I'm not having much luck with Spotify recently. This wasn't there so I listened to some Joni live.

There are some classic Joni vocal moments here, let down a bit by some very mid -70s production and musical choices

A short but focused effort, and likely my favorite of all the Mitchell albums I’ve heard here so far. Each track manages to expand on its chosen narrative without going overboard, allowing the story and melody to flourish without dragging on. Also includes the most upbeat and fleshed-out instrumentals of Joni’s career, which do well to highlight her more playful lyricism this time around as opposed to her more introspective efforts

A decent album by Joni Mitchell. This one didn’t have any songs that really blew me away like the first one I got did. Her singing is good but varied on the edge of a bit much with the way she draws out some notes. The folk upbeat guitars accompany her voice well. I haven’t disliked any of her music but this one didn’t stand out too much. 5.8/10

Best Song: Help Me. Iconic, memorable, with a nice vocal performance. Worst Song: Raised on Robbery. I just don't think this kind of rock n' roll fits her style. Overall: For whatever reason, I like this offering much more than the previous Joni Mitchell album that I've had on this list. Her vocals are less all over the place, putting the focus more squarely on her lyrical strengths.

Little bit disappointed considering the reputation Mitchell has. The pop-jazz combination fails to be either jazzy enough to be authentically cool, or poppy enough to be catchy and fun. Lyrics are still good, but need to be read alongside the listening. Some nice tracks, but a lot of weird choices.

Beautiful beautiful beautiful voice - lovely production, arrangements and instrumentation - but it lacks the songs to elevate all those ingredients. Good base average recipe.

73/100: This was an incredibly beautiful album. I would love to listen to this again, but it was so hard listening to this since it isn’t on Spotify. I respect Joni Mitchell for making the stance she did, but wow it makes it impossible to listen to her stuff. Overall great album though.

Uh, well, hmmm, Ok. I got excited when I saw Joni Mitchell. I haven't listened to much by her, but I was hoping for some tunes that would teach your cold, English wife to feel. You know, deep poetry set to deeper music. This was, uh, well, hmmm, poetry, I guess? In the same way that Jack Handy is poetry. A little too obvious for my taste. Looking at reviews after I listened to it, uh, well, hmmm - it's apparently a HUGE deal of an album. Huh. That's....interesting. I dunno - nice voice, and great production value (made my second hand Bose Wave Radio that's hooked up to my garage Alexa sing like, well, a Bose Wave Radio commercial), but uh, well, hmmm - I don't Love this, Actually. But three stars for A) being able to sing, and B) not making me wish I was deaf.

Well, I am glad I heard this album before I died, but I will never intentionally listen to it again. Amazingly beautiful songs, I can picture teens in the early seventies playing this on the hi-fi and reading along with the lyric sheet alone in their room. There are two problems. 1) Her voice. it takes some getting used to. I think I could acquire the taste for strange sound she makes, like someone trying to sing in a british accent or something, but it would take some committment and effort, that sort that can be gained typically by providing interesting music and lyrics but- 2) Her singing style. Sorry, this is a big ol' problem. Nearly every song is like this. "la-la-laaaa-i'm-singsong-tallllking-la-la-laaa.... Immmmpaccctful Phrase!" So sorry Joni, in the end you are as annoying as your are brilliant, and it all balances out to a big neutral.

I get the appeal of this for some, but it sounds too much like poetry that was written separate from the music and then there was an attempt to make the lyrics fit the song without adjusting the lyrics to fit the music. Not really for me.

Better than anticipated since I wasn't big on Joni before. Some songs were v good. Others were meh.

-Mostly just okay -Genuinely liked a couple of songs -There were some creative 70s instrumental sections that I liked

Canciones muy setenteras con un estilo directo y un tanto intimista. Buena voz femenina. Gran icono de aquella época

Weird, not bad but not good either. 2.5/5

Surprised to read this is her most successful album: for me the jazz elements take away from her strengths.

Great production, little to whimsical for me tho

I enjoyed

Never listened to Joni Mitchell, this is great, and it's pretty clear she's got a pretty strong influence in a lot of music to come afterwards. Great record, production quality is top notch.

An above par soundtrack, was good to have on in the background for Wifey’s birthday dinner

I have enormous respect for Joni Mitchell, I just don't enjoy her music that much. The uptempo numbers on Court and Spark are uniformly excellent; Free Man in Paris, Help Me, Raised on Robbery, even the beatnick vibe of twisted is great, it's when she slows things down that she becomes hit or miss for me...and more miss than hit. 3.5 🌟

Мне не понравилось... Почти что однообразие на альбоме Только песня help me отправляется в медиатеку из понравившихся еще car on a hill на down to you я почему-то услышала Адель о:

Couldn’t listen, it’s not available on Spotify so giving a middle 3

decent!

Jazz-pop pone en wikipedia... Ni fu ni fa.

I've never been a big Joni Mitchell fan, but I appreciate her songwriting talent. There are some really good songs on this record; especially Court and Spark, Raised on Robbery and Help Me. The rest are fine. She's just not my cup of tea.

I did not listen to this closely enough to give it a fair review but what I heard was interesting enough

не моё

Ei valittamista mutta aika taustamusaksi jäi!

Kiinnostava, en ole Jonia juuri kuunnellut. Pitää joskus kuunnella vähän paremmin kuin kämästi youtubesta.

More interesting than I expected. Definitely of a style but a good reflection of that style.

It wasn't as good as I remember it. Still quite enjoyable though.

Ik kon dit album niet afspelen op Spotify, dus koos een ander album van haar. Afschuwelijke muziek. Nu het echte album op Youtube gevonden. Wat een geweldig album! Heerlijk relaxt en mooi gezongen. ***

Relaxing, good vocals, but overall the song list was a bit boring and forgettable. No stand out tracks.

It’s sound was intriguing as she mixed some styles here. Her voice and lyrics are also very good. It’s not my favorite style but I still enjoyed it.

Lovely pop from Joni's early period. Beautiful voice, catchy tunes albeit very "wordy" in places (verbose?). 'Help me" is a treat.

I know Joni Mitchell is widely considered a musical genius. I can see that, but there's something about her voice and the melodies that just don't resonate with me. Setting that aside I did enjoy this album, especially the song Raised on Robbery. 3 stars.

Pop, jazz... Melódico. Suave.

Very original and interesting. Not my genre, but I enjoyed the listen.

This was an a-okay listen.

Sounds quite good. Gonna be 3 or 4 stars from me. The classic one person singing with simple instrumentals that I like

Turns out I like Hejira more, this album was just eh for me.

I have struggled to get into Joni’s music in the past, and this one too. I think a little to simple and stripped down for me, although there are a few exceptions on this record that caught my ear a little more. 5/10

Good album. Help me.

Its very nice if not a bit twee

Ends on a three-song-or-so run of the most adventurous and light material. The rest is carried along by Mitchell's tone, but far flatter.

Was not able to listen to this on Spotify - but found the 1001 album podcast so it wasn’t all bad! And then made the switch to Apple music and job's a goodun. Bit different to what I was expecting, but still good.

It was grand. Exactly the sort of 60s folksy stuff i expected really

Consistently interesting, but a bit of a relic, and behind both Blue and Hissing of Summer Lawns in my book. As good as the writing is, the vocals get a little too talky at times, though she does a lot with a sorta average voice.

A good one.

Lovely melancholic singer/songwriter stuff. Sounds exactly like here other albums.

Bis auf den letzten Track ein gutes album! Mag die Mischung von Pop-Aspekten und der Singer-Songwriter Richtung. allerdings gib mir das album nichts wirklich greifbares - keine catchy melodie oder memorable lyrics

Альбом в целом мне понравился.

Joni great as always. 7/10

Eh nice voice and all but not really crazy about folk music. 6/10.

Listened Before? N Good album. I enjoyed the style and substance. There are some great cameos on this one too.

Weak 3, not used to the genre but can appreciate her good voice

didn't hold my attention but it wasn't bad music

okay sound, got better with additional listens.

Cool album, got some really nice songs on it and she’s got a great voice. Love some of the lyrics too.

good album but i didn’t really enjoy it much except maybe one song 2.5

Wat een prachtige stem heeft die Joni toch.

Ben niet omvergeblazen door dit album, maar ik vind sommige nummers van Joni Mitchell wel fantastisch.

This was good. I did not reall expect this from Joni Mitchell.

Not really my jam, but a decent listen.

Adesso so da dove arriva gente come weyes blood o lana del rey. Ha la STESSA voce di weyes blood, stessi atteggiamenti anche. Ma l'accompagnamento mi piace di più qua, un che folk, ma anche jazzy. È orecchiabile, ma ne devi avere voglia sembra vagamente ripetitivo.

clean sound but im tired

3.5/5 this was kind of upbeat. I'll have to relisten

Decent Joni.

Good album. One song I liked. Twisted.

-"Twisted" has some fun vocal melodies -"Raised on Robbery" is by far the best song. The vocal harmonies, the funky backbeat, the saxophone, it's upbeat catchiness totally separate it from the rest of the album -Rest of the album was fine, but not very exciting

This was lovely. I’m looking forward to more by her in this list.

// Favs: – Score: Strong 3

High 3 from me. Genuinely enjoyed this album. Joni could fucking get it man

I respect the hell out of Joni Mitchell. I think I would have rated this lower if I had been blind to the artist. Overall, well done, but not for me.

As a rule I'm not a fan of Joni Mitchell. This is no exception, but "Raised on Robbery" is decent. I can objectively see that it's actually a good album, just not my cup

Was aightttt

Inoffensive coffee shop background music

Firmly in the camp of good but not my thing.

Joni has a great voice, and she is a great poet. Great album for folk music. Many of the songs blend, but they are an enjoyable listen.

i liked it. her voice is very soothing and comforting.

People love Joni Mitchell but her music just doesn't do it for me. Very soft easy-listening. I would put her in the same category as Paul Simon. Just very inoffensive, low tempo, background noise. It's not that it's bad, she's definitely talented, just not for me.

Solid country album, liked the Jazz song Twisted but felt that the 1950s inspired Raised on Robbery song too busy. Would I listen again? No, but would I complain if it was on? No.

Nice, but not my cup of tea

Was leuk was aangenaam was kort ik ga het nog wel wat luisteren

Niet super speciaal, wel goed voor op het kantoor. Ook leuke eenmalige listen

A little less jazzy (aside from "Twisted") than the other album I've received from her so far ("The Hissing of Summer Lawns"). Still an enjoyable enough listen, just didn't really click with me to where I'm overly fanatical about it. Favorite tracks: "Car on a Hill", "Down to You"

She's a good songwriter, and there are some nice tracks here. Not feeling any strong desire to revisit it though

3.6

Quite fun in places, I struggle with the stuff of this age to judge it according to when it was created... so it is a bit average sounding now.

Gillar albumet. Bästa låtar: Help Me Car on a Hill Free Man in Paris

Not a Joni Mitchell fan but this album is fun and jazzy. Basically about how JM fucks.

Fine. Like a chill hippie vibe

She's a really good song writer and I like her voice

I just wasn’t feeling it until Raised on Robbery kicked in. Those last three songs are why I give it 3 stars. Otherwise, it woulda just gotten the ole one-er.

Great voice, can see why its on the list, but not my cup of tea

23rd June 2021 Listened on the living room speaker while working. I feel like Joni Mitchell demands your attention, you get a flavour if you have it on in the background but detailed listening rewards you. Bright and summery.

Nous devons des excuses a Joni, qui malgré un nom des plus generiques et un album semblant au premier abord tout ce qu'il y a de plus Dimeresque, nous a proposé une très belle performance. Malheureusement, Joni sera écoutée le même jour que le nouvel album de Laylow, L'etrange histoire de Mr Anderson, ce qui l'eclipse nécessairement du débat public.

I'm glad this has come up as I need to properly listen to it. First listen is 3*...

Listened to this album a few times. I love Joni Mitchell’s voice, so smooth and rich. It’s a solid album, with quite a mixture of sounds and some of the songs are really bouncy!! Pleasant listening but nothing really grabbed me.

Really enjoyable, lovely songwriting and arrangements, will definitely revisit. But only one or two standouts on here - lacks belters for me.

Good stuff …. Great artist

All very nice with a couple of very good songs - will never be a huge fan but appreciate her voice and impact

I liked the album but didn't get into it as much as I had hoped - might need several listens.

An album that deserved more attention than the two (semi) listens I gave it, but I did enjoy this. Help Me and Free Man in Paris were the highlights for me.

Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Help Me, Car on a Hill, Just Like This Train, Twisted Cutting Edge: Raised on Robbery Overall Notes: "A folk singer with a poet's heart" yeah that checks out. This is how you turn poetry into actual songs that do things, Leonard Cohen take notes. 3.5 rounded down (barely)

Love her

Not bad, it just wasn’t what I was in the mood for.

Definitely liked it, but need something else happening or I might fall asleep

I liked it for Saturday morning vibes

Didn't dig too deep into this one. Similar style to Carole King, but Joni just doesn't quite have as strong a voice, but she mostly makes up for that with some more interesting melodies and rhythms. She has faster stuff like "Raised on Robbery" which work well with her voice, but there's not enough of it. Would be a four but I'm just not that bothered about her.

This album was, indeed, easy listening. Joni definitely puts a lot of herself in her lyrics, like an easy listening version of Bruce Springsteen. Anyway, there were a few catchy things happening here and there, but I have trouble believing that this album was transformative or historically relevant.

Went by quickly, going round 2 - that being said, not my cup of tea*. I might save it because it would make me look good if I threw this on, say, cooking dinner. *GD the recording quality is exceptional though!

I could appreciate this album, and all that Joni Mitchell is/was to the soundscape of the singer/songwriter. It wasn’t totally my cup of tea. I enjoyed it, but wouldn’t listen again.

need more time with it

This album sounds very 70's. For a singer-songwriter, has such a full production with lots of backing instrument. Much of it is suitible for a 70's tv theme song. I do love her voice and how she uses it. Just like a lot of rappers she rushes and slows her singing. It adds a lot of interest to her singing and enhances the tempo changes in the songs. Overall the album only has few songs that really stand out.

I liked this Joni Mitchell better than the other one we listened to, still wish the author didn’t put multiple albums from a single artist on this list

Didn't enjoy this as much as Blue but still pretty lovely.

Songwriting, jazzy. Reminded to Jethro Toll melodies.

Me ha gustado bastante, sobre todo las dos primeras canciones. Se nota su influencia en muchos artistas posteriores. Escucharé más discos suyos seguro.

What made me really fall into Joni’s music, her unique guitar playing, song writing, chord use and singing, was not what I found in this album. Nevertheless, I do find this a good album, well recorded and produced, a strong vocal performance and a good length.

It's one of those "objectively good" albums: well written, well performed, well regarded. But I just don't like folk music that much, and this doesn't stand out to me for that reason.

It's the lady from Love Actually! Not bad, pretty easy to listen to. It's not my "jam" genre certainly but was a pleasant listening experience. She has a pretty unique voice.

Hey I liked this one better than the other Joni ditty on here! I can’t really explain why, but as a hockey fan I did appreciate the line about having a bit of money riding on the Maple Leafs. Up until about two years ago, that would have been a notoriously bad gamble. Also, where else am I going to get another song that mentions a damn thing about hockey??? FIVE STARS.

2.5 | No me emocionó mucho ver a Joni Mitchell de nuevo tan pronto después de que tocara Blue, pensé que me iba a aburrir y que no estaría de humor para escucharla. En eso estaba muy equivocado, el album se siente totalmente distinto al anterior, todo el humor y sentimiento es diferente y no suena igual. Sus letras de nuevo bastante bien escritas, tanto técnica como emocionalmente. A pesar de todo lo anterior, lo que también me pasó es que siento que Blue es un disco muy superior, si bien el ambiente es distinto y en ese caso es un disco muy melancólico y lento, en este caso no se siente esa cohesión del proyecto y la música es bastante olvidable. Su voz es buena, la música es normal y sonoramente este disco SI se siente como para música de fondo en buena parte. Se siente decente pero monotono hasta casi el final cuando empieza a variar un poco metiendo un poco de guitarra medio funk (“Raised on Robbery”) un sonido casi de reggae (“Trouble Child”), o jazz (“Twisted”). Líricamente muy bueno como el anterior, sigo pensando que s una escritora muy buena y de mente ágil, musicalmente estándar tirándole a repetitivo y menos cuajado que Blue, levantando un poco al final. Buen disco pero no al nivel del anterior.

Joni has a really individual sound and a beautiful range on her voice. I understand why so many people like her but I don’t think I’m in the right head space to enjoy her today. May try this album again later

Intéressant !

This is some easy listening stuff. Quite nice for my morning chores with a coffee! Although it's not something I would listen to again. I preferred Carole King and Bonnie Raitt for this kind of music. The intro is quite boring but it picked up a bit afterwards. I like the instrumentals, and the various different instruments I can hear being used in each song. Some that stand out to me: Help Me, Car on a Hill. Raise on Robbery is more my style. Twisted was a nice bluesy outro to the album.

her voice is angelic

Pretty good. I liked the one where she called everyone on their bullshit.

Nice.

It's nice, but nothing shattering for me. I can see why people would love it though.

Es interesante que haya (al menos) dos discos de Joni Mitchell en esta lista, y fue afortunado que ambos tocaran tan cerca uno del otro. Me gustó que el álbum tiene varios géneros: no sólo folk, sino también rock y hasta jazz. Saca mucho mejor provecho de su timbre de voz y su versatilidad. Con todo esto, dejo la calificación en tres porque sólo hay un par de canciones que me gustaría escuchar de nuevo (que de hecho ya puse en un playlist). Un par de reflexiones adicionales: - Es desafortunado que Joni no haya sido más famosa. Creo que su selección de canciones no le ayudó. - Esta es otra muestra de que se necesita estar en el mood adecuado para escuchar música nueva. Quisiera regresar a “Blue” y subirle la calificación a tres

Ahora si pude disfrutar mejor la voz y sentimiento no como el disco anterior que me tocó en roadtrip, es genial como su voz se mezcla con el ritmo que sea, pasamos del folk hasta el jazz sin ningún problema y suena muy bien. Una sorpresa ver 2 discos del mismo artista tan juntos.

Beautiful. Wasn't a huge fan of the jazzier parts but very nice overall

A few of these songs resonated with me, but overall Joni Mitchell is too mellow for my taste.

3.2

I liked this better than the other Joni Mitchell albums we've had, but it doesn't do anything transcendent for me. Free Man in Paris was prob my favorite track.

Mellow listening!

Pretty good Joni Mitchell album. Includes help me.

Joni Mitchell isn't really my thing. The album absolutely has its moments, but ultimately it didn't hold my interest well 3/5

Great night-driving music.

Decent album which for a name like that, falls a bit short of expectations

its alright but there is no song that really stands out to me

Spotify. Liked the singles. Fave song “help me”.

I admire but don't necessarily love her free association weirdly spaced phrasing and singing style. Blue was a very good listen, Hejira was decent, this is pretty meh to me, sorry to the Joni Mitchell blowhards. Ok that last track was a nice little jazzy bop though.

It was nice, very chill. Her singing was a bit much for me though

..

meh, another songwritting album that I can't really get into. I thought maybe the jazziness that GPT mentioned this album would have would be enough to get this to a 3 but nope.

I acknowledge the talent here but this music isn’t for me. I’ve always hated this stream of consciousness type of songwriting.

Couldn't really vibe to this one. 2/5 Top track: Help Me, Car on a Hill

Slitsomt

Beh

A bit more variety than I expected from Joni Mitchell

Lighter with a jazzy touch.

Didn't really click for me tbh!

I feel like I’m being a real grump here so going to focus on the positives. Mitchell’s voice really is beautiful and I enjoyed having the record playing in the background whilst I worked. However, as much as I appreciate that this is a good record… it just isn’t for me. It just merged too much into the background and there was nothing to make it stand out to me. Apart from that god awful last track which stood out for all the wrong reasons!

Pleasant but ultimately not for me.

I came in with decently high expectation but was honestly mostly bored. This felt like the final boss of coffee shop music. I liked "Raised on Robbery" mostly because it actually had some energy. 4/10

Es bastante romántico tranquilo, pero no me atrapó

This album felt pretty much the same as Blue to me. While listening I was mostly bored and disconnected again. It’s a bit more polished and has some jazz influences, but it still feels like a bunch of vague, airy words and wandering melodies that never really land or give me anything solid to hold onto. I honestly can’t get the whole Joni Mitchell phenomenon. People treat her like she’s untouchable, but her music just doesn’t click with me at all. It feels pretentious and empty, like it’s trying to be deep without actually saying much. Nice voice and decent production, sure, but overall it left me cold again. Another miss.

Wasn’t really feeling it

More mid-70s Joni Mitchell, with "extreme storytelling" in the lyrics. This one was more forgettable than others, which I also have trouble remembering.

Yeh, meh ye it’s aight. Had some good jams here and there but overall it was quite boring. You might find yourself appreciating what she’s doing without feeling particularly moved by it. 2/5

good for her!

Another boring Joni Mitchell album but slightly better than Hejira. Raised by Robbery actually gave me some hope that she has good songs. No more though apart from Blue

Nice enough, but not a repeat listen

Listened to on my Apple AirPods Max. This is a confounding album, to me at least. I've listened to it twice for this album generator project, the first being a more background kinda listen while doing yard work, and then a more focused listen later in the day. And honestly, I still can't quite make heads or tails of this. There is a truly undeniable talent laden throughout, whether it be Joni Mitchell's angelic voice, her poetic storytelling, or the composition of this thing, with complex passages that squeeze into any little cracks left open. Even with all this considered however, I feel actual brain confusion when I listen to this album. It's like all these elements should come together for a delightful listen, but I'm mostly feeling totally disjointed and disconnected from this thing. This is found in the stories that spin out uncohesively at times, Joni's delivery in where she modulates her voice and tone at random or ties strings of lines together without an expected rhythmic guide, interjects vocal overlays with a reckless abandon, and the band itself given free reign to just futz about doing whatever, as long as they revisit the melody a handful of times throughout. Something that I have found to be quite important to my listening experience doing this project is being able to connect with the album, whether that be with the intention, the lyricism, the instrumentation, what have you. If I find an album overly-produced, written unconvincingly, or is composed in an uninteresting way, I have a hard time getting connected and wanting to stay engaged and listening. What makes this album so bizarre to me is that it doesn't necessarily have those problems yet I cannot connect regardless. I like a lot of jazzy ideas throughout, and there are some tracks that I like alright enough, like the title track for it's atmosphere and storytelling, 'Raised on Robbery' for it's astounding ability to create a homely, folksy, upbeat country song that doesn't quite fall into kitsch, or the ender track 'Twisted', a smooth, jazzy cover of an oldie track with some silly, fun lyricism. But even in these tracks I like, I don't love them. I just don't really dig a lot of this album. The structure continually frustrates me, and it almost makes me want to call it pretentious, but I really doesn't feel it. All of it's constant switch-ups and left turns derive from a place of actual enticement and expression, but it feels like it's ready to blow apart at any moment, bursting with too many creative ideas that don't flow into each other smoothly, and too often fleeting, never getting the chance to truly ground itself within each song. It's certainly a very interesting listen, and it's one that makes me think, but in terms of actual enjoyment I just don't get too much out of it.

Easy listen but nothing memorable

I guess this fine. I can see what people are drawn to it but it didn't really do much for me.

This is one of those things that I can see the quality in but recognise is not for me. Raised on Robbery is a highlight. I see the vision but it isn't for me, so I don't have too much to say.

A perfectly pleasant album, just not really my thing. The album sounds how the cheesecake factory looks. It's at least a merciful 40 minutes. Perhaps the point of folk post '71 was to show you that simon and garfunkel were really something else. Raised on Robbery adds some much needed liveliness but it's too little too late. Didn't like Trouble Child. Twisted was pretty cute.

That last song cost the album another star...

Her voice is good and it was pleasant enough, but her songs don’t have melodies

I should love Joni. I love Brandi Carlisle and I love how she’s re-invigorated Joni’s career and story. But I just don’t love this album- even though I understand her voice is amazing.

Ниочемно, отсутствие рифм режет уши, только инструментал пойдет

idk, it was all right? nothing jumped out as a banger, but the whole thing was inoffensive (except maybe the last track Twisted, which was a bit much)

It is just boring. I literally forgot it was even playing.

Had some really interesting naturisticifical moments. But also lots of eh. Still neither of my two favorite songs of hers.

Nice to have on in the background but not really my taste

My first proper listen to a Joni album. Some great songwriting but not sure it’s for me. If this landed today, not sure it or Joni would have been such a big deal. 2.4/5.

I think my Joni Mitchell limit was reached an album ago. Doesn't seem as immediate as Blue and i can't be bothered to put the time in for this one

If Joni Mitchell were a packet of crisps, she’d be ready salted flavour. I have been kind to her so far in this listening journey, maybe even guilty of trying to like her, but how much Joni Mitchell is too much Joni Mitchell? This much Joni Mitchell. My biggest gripe here is that the songs go nowhere and vocal gymnastics too often mask a lack of melodic choruses. A fine voice? Sure. Ok, the production is broadly excellent too, but do I want to listen to any more Joni Mitchell doing what Joni Mitchell does? No. It’s a wandering poem of an album steeped in self indulgence and I cannot think of a reason why i would choose to play this again.

I was never a Joni Mitchell fan and spending 37 minutes listening to this album only reinforced my thinking. I know she is loved by many but I just can’t get there

Not for me. Folk garbage from the 70s

No standouts

Once again, I: Recognize the talent Respect the talent Think the music is beautiful Have nothing against the artist or album But I just can't get into this artist or her album.

didn't really pique my interest at any point unfortunately

Not my fave. Was hoping to recognize some songs. Liked Raised on Robbery the best bc it was most fun and upbeat.

Too 70s folk by half. I never really connected with her voice, it sounds... searching to me. Like an artificial range insertion and a little overly dramatic. Moments of greatness and no denying the talent but just doesn't blow my hair back.

Not bad, though I prefer her other album more. Still, high 2s.

70’s Folk ⭐️Free Man in Paris

I was bored

I just can't with the voice

Pleasant on the ear, but painfully forgettable.

copado, no mucho más.

I tried, but really not my thing.

Very independent hippy vibes. LOVE Raised on Robbery, feel like it belongs in the Baby Driver movie. Definitely prefer the upbeat tempo of this song compared to the rest of the album so far. I like the jazz cover but only because it’s different than the rest of the album.

та шо знову

I thought i was going to like this album because the first song kind of gave Tori Amos vibes for me, but IDK, it just wasn't one I enjoyed much really.

I don't hate Joni but this ain't my bag.

Too many Joni

Ugh, after loving "Blue", I really expected to at least really like this one. Instead, it's headache-inducing mushy goop - "Help Me" in particular is nails on blackboard. The second star is for Blue again.

Not the biggest fan. Sounded a bit too whiny for my tastes

redelijk

Folks up beat

Not bad, but also tending toward unremarkable. 2.5 stars.

lol, no thanks. The last Joni Mitchell record I got stuck with was enough for me. I did skim through a few of these tracks just to make certain what I already believed: Joni’s voice is pretty much my own definition of unlistenable, the music bores me to tears, and the songs kind of go nowhere for me. 3.5/10

I appreciate Blue as much as I can, but I just don’t get Joni

Silpnokas

Meh

This belongs in the hall of fame......The MEH hall of fame. Bored me to pieces. 2

not my kind of music

It's slightly better than Blue. I dunno, I don't think I'll ever come around on Joni Mitchell at this point. Probably a me problem but there's really only so many hours in the day and so much I can stand. Fav tracks: Help Me

Didn’t enjoy the flow of the songwriting. Liked the saxophone.

This one was just okay. I found some of it a little interesting but I don't have many thoughts on it. Probably wouldn't listen to it again.

I recognize that there's some amazing musicianship and the songwriting and style is unique. I'm not a Joni Mitchell guy.

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great voice... boring album

not my personal favorite

too jazzy 4 me

Ne

Якось нудно, проте звучить доволі автентично

Ne volim ove antitalentovane muzičare koji su na tekstove koji su navodno dobri prošli hiljadu puta na ovu listu. Evo nju slušam treći put. I opet ništa. Mada moram priznati da mi je ovaj album malo bolji od prethodna dva.

I know that Joni Mitchell is very talented and very few people have ever been able to do what she does. The piano and vocals are objectively very well executed and performed beautifully. All of the elements are there to make this an incredible album. I personally just don't like it. There is a particular thing that Joni does where she changes pitch as she sings a line that I just don't enjoy. Its a me thing and I understand that. But I have listened to an album that I would not otherwise have listened to. And I didn't hate it. I just don't love it. (1.750)

Nice song writing and vocals but it’s all just a bit radio 2 isn’t it

Not really a fan. She is talented but the music is very boring and plain. Not for me.

her voice bores me :/

110/1001 First listen. This did nothing for me. There’s definitely worse music so I can’t give it one star. The best of ‘74? C’mon! 3/10

Only okay. I don't really like her singing style. Last song didn't feel like an end of album song.

I wish this album was better. This is my first time listening to any of it. It was calm and had some fun jazz elements but it was not what I am looking for. Giving it 2/5

Not bad, but also my least favorite genre so....

Not my cup of tea

Not for me.

Ok

More evidence that folk music just isn't my thing, as a lot of this went in one ear and out the other. I didn't really find much interesting about Joni's lyrics or her stabs at other musical genres, all of which felt more stretched toward bending said genres to Joni's limited vocal range and delivery. Given that she's a very popular, influential and widely-covered artist, I'm content to chalk this up to a me thing.

Couldn’t really get into this album as a whole. I liked parts of a few songs but can’t see myself coming back to any songs in particular. Top song is help me.

These early 1970s singer-songwriters are really to my taste. This was a nice album but, to my ears at least, not a great one. I don't really care for Mitchell's voice.

I don’t love her voice to much, i find it a bit high pitched sometimes

• Historically, I am not a fan of Joni Mitchell, so I'm not really looking forward to this listen. I'm going to try have an open mind, since I don't think I know any songs from this album yet. • The vocal harmony right at the start each verse of Help Me sounds really nice • Free Man in Paris encapsulates a lot of my feelings on Joni Mitchell in a nutshell; really nice instrumentals, fine vocal melodies (though even then I find some of her deliveries a bit grating) and lyrics I just can't get behind. A lot of her lyrics feel like they were written without any regard for how they would sound when sung. • The outro to People's Parties, specifically the backing vocals, sounds so bad • Down to You's lyrics are a prime example of what I was talking about • I quite like how Just Like This Train sounds, mainly in the verses I don't feel like my opinion on Joni Mitchell as a whole has changed after listening to this album, but I do think this album is a better than her other material that I've heard. While I didn't find any of the songs amazing, I do feel like the good songs stood out more than the bad. I wouldn't even say this was my least favoutite album yet, as I enjoyed listening to this a lot more than I did the Velvet Underground album. Favourite song: Help Me

Nothing really memorable here.

A few songs pop off but it almost feels like there’s too many filler song. A bit boring.

I didn’t really like this, but if it was playing in the background I don’t know if I would hate it. I’ll never come back to this tho

Slow

Guitar playing was nice but her message goes right over my head. This is definitely not for me. 2/5

Not for me

Nagyon meglepődtem, hogy ennyire fog tetszeni, pedig őszintén, annyira nem volt kedvem adni neki egy esélyt. Azóta is ezt hallgatom és most egy ideig ez lesz a gymes albumom.

Really dislike Joni Mitchell.

The actual music of the album was good, but the vocals were just not there for me...

I tried. I really did. I listened to six whole songs all the way through. I even recognized one of them! And Ms. Mitchell clearly has a lovely singing voice and probably a bottomless well of talent for the well-cultueed to appreciate. For me? No. I couldn't finish the album. The songs blended together in one dreary miasma of pop preciousness that made me tired and pissy. Blech. 2.

There aren't songwriters like this today. It's not something I enjoyed enough to give any song a second listen. 2/5

Unique and very '70. Not my music.

Kan fint høra på da, men gir meg ikkje all verdens

Not my thing Can't get on with Joni Mitchell I think it's her voice I can appreciate the songs and how complex and just good they are but I don't like it Enjoyed Raised on Robbery Help me All the rest I was bored and just wanted to listen to something else Not my cup of tea

There’s nothing concretely ‘bad’ about this album, but my god it’s a snooze-fest. I really don’t understand the hype around it - the songs don’t leave much of an impression, there’s limited variety & a real lack of energy. It’s not an unpleasant listen by any stretch but it’s also not inspiring whatsoever. Soft 4/10 for this one.

oubliable dsl en plus j'ai pas écouté parce que j'étais entrain de réviser #j'aiflop de plus j'aime pas trop Joni Mitchell mais bon maybe ill give her another chance (I won't)

*1974. *Why more Joni Mitchell?!? *She's really not growing on me. There are some good bits, but I just can't get into her music. RATING - 6/10

Jag är ledsen men jag blev uttråkad. Finns annat jag föredrar att lyssna på som tillfredsställer.

enjoyable once but not my energy

this album was fine and it was nice to listen to but none of the tracks except for Help Me really did it for me. i love the jazzy influence on joni’s music but most of the songs weren’t particularly interesting to me.

Didn’t like it too much

I’m not the target audience for this album. Some of it’s nice, but broadly this is what Carole King would be had someone shown her the gospel of instruments-other-than-piano.

me recuerda mucho a esta mujer que hizo la cancion de hey who really cares y a carole king, es coml una mezcla de las 2 pero 85% carole king y 15% linda perhaps creo q me acabo de acordar del nombre. En la canción de Just Like This Train dice "watching your headline receed" y me ha hecho gracia, rafa referencia? Canciones muy tranquilas y muy bonitas, podrían tener más chichilla la verda, no está mal

Better than I thought it would be. 1 or 2 catchy tunes.

Bob Dylan as a woman and no harmonica

Wow this is boring. These aren’t songs, these are rambling stories somebody who has the most boring life keeps rambling on about. Sigh. 2

Never a big Joni Mitchell fan

Couple of decent songs, rest was alright but not for me I think

Melekosen tylsää musaa. Vähän semmosta mikä soi jossain Terminator kekkosen avausbaarikohtauksessa, ettei vie huomiota itse Arskalta. Pannaan 2 tähteä tälle paskalle, ei kuitenkaan pilannut päivää.

vähän ehkä pliisua

I gave Blue 1 star, and I think this one is better than that so I'll give it 2 stars. Totally subjective but I just don't like her voice or style.

This album was just boring and bland outside of Help Me I couldn’t tell you any other stand out track

All a bit waily for me.

Meh

Didn't feel much from this one beyond the first few tracks.

This is the kind of album that plays on the overhead speakers while you get a root canal. 🦷

If this is Joni Mitchell's best, then Joni Mitchell is not for me

Not my favorite artist but respect her music I suppose

Got bored with this album.

Ziemlich langweilig 2/5

Eh

I know that Joni Mitchell is one of those artists that I'm supposed to respect. This music was very hard to listen to. The songs tell long stories but don't have the time to tell them so the lyrics are very mashed together and come out like exposition. Oh, and the stories are not interesting. Not my favorite.

sorry paul this isnt for me

11 songs - 36 minutes Folksy and can’t really understand what she is singing about, sweet voice and great control but fluctuations don’t match music, not real structure to songs more storytelling Love - Raised on a robbery so funnnn country CHIC Trouble Child and Twisted - 😔🤮

Nothing offensive about it but it wasn't for me.

Usually a big Joni Mitchell fan and I still do love her voice but this album is not for me.

Some pleasant tracks - just not my cup of tea

Ikke spesielt spennende for min del, glir glatt inn i bakgrunnen. Likte det bedre enn det andre Joni Michell-albumet som har kommet.

I liked this more than her other one but I still don't really like her music :(

I like her. I don’t like this album.

Calm album

Folk. No. However it's a great background music.

Et helt album ble litt vel mye. Help Me var kul da, men ellers ikke treff for meg.

A Joni Mitchell album I’ve never heard before. I didn’t recognize a single song! Maybe it wasn’t the right day for me to come to this? Maybe I’m too old to appreciate unheard Joni songs? Maybe the pale yellow on the cover was off putting to me? Whatever the case, this didn’t thrill me. It washed over me and then was gone. I’m shocked to read this is her best selling album! Maybe people expected more because of her other outings? I’m confused on this one.

Meh, it's ok, not really my thing.

Just not for me. I'm generally a fan of acoustic heavy 70s music, but this one missed the boat for me. Part of it I think is the mix. The drums in Help Me sound..off. I also don't like her singing voice in Twisted, though I did like the rhythm of the song.