Court And Spark

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”.

Legendary song writer: apparently Loved by all her peers: apparently. Beautiful voice: yes Do I know or care what she’s wittering on about?: no

Somehow I know most of this. Is it possible that while as an untethered toddler in the back of my mom’s Volkswagen Beetle it was playing on a 8 track cassette? Whatever the reason, it’s not really my jam, the narrative is interesting but her voice can get really annoying after a couple of songs.

Not for me, couldn't get into it and every song sounded similar.

not really my cup of tea

Based on my musical taste, I have every reason to like her, and I want to, but I just don’t.

boomer slop

Court and Spark is an improvement from the hailed Blue album with more going on. Some studio polish and added styles/instruments. On the fence with the final track. At first I did not like the jazzy style but a wild child drinking vodka at three and the jive talking perked it up. Was trying to figure the album cover art out and had to look it up (is that some weird whirly bird tentacle creature?). Original painting by Joni titled "The Mountains Love the Sea." Think I can see it now. 1.63 stars for sparking my interest...slightly.

nothing memorable its average

Not sure about this one, Joni

Some good grooves on here, but it overall didn’t strike my fancy. The last song brought the score down a lot.

I like "Help Me" quite a bit but this doesn’t hit me like some of her other stuff. There’s nothing here I like as much as, for example, “A Strange Boy” from Hejira.

Baustelle, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Ziemlich öde.

Smooth slow uninteresting jazz. It's not bad and I'd say I like her voice but it all gets kinda samey. It's short and doesn't overstay it's welcome. High 2

I just don’t really get the appeal. She’s a decent enough writer, but don’t care for vocals in higher range. And not really sure what genre this falls into

The music lover in me wanted to like this, however I'm already not the biggest jazz fan and this is a jazz heavy album. Something about her singing out of rhythm with the music made me feel actual anxiety-it's a personal pet peeve of mine.

Far too much easy listening jazz for my taste. I prefer folky Joni. 1.65 rounded up to 2

I don’t like her music as much as I probably should

Nicht mein Ding

pretty, technical, impressive but also the forgettable soundtrack to a dinner party I'm desperate to get away from... 2.4

The only thing that's a over-represented and boring as mediocre British pop on this list is folk from the Laurel Canyon. Of course Joni's lyrics, composition and her feminist approach have been influential and deserve respect. I still cannot stand her annoying style of singing and the music.

My review of The Hissing of Summer Lawns also applies here: I appreciate that Joni Mitchell is an icon who has influenced countless artists, but her music doesn't do it for me.

Some folk, some soft rock some soul some jazz but overall pretty boring.

1.7/5 I'm not a fan of Joni's voice so this wasn't an enjoyable listen

Bit rambly and self indulgent She’s trying to fit too many words in each bar Maybe she should’ve been a rapper

4/10

Full sound but I don’t think I like Joni.

Joni é poeta, mas musicalmente não me encanta tanto. Talvez seja um disco melhor do que me parece, mas dificilmente escutarei de novo.

Might relisten, might not. Don't like Joni Mitchell

Niet echt me ding maar raised on robbery was wel leuk

Joni, nein danke. Ich werde kein Fan von dir. Langweilig.

legalzinho, mas acho que não é pra mim. No final, achei super genérico o estilo da música, apesar da voz da Joni Mitchell ser incrível e as letras serem até que interessantes.

Boring

Meh

____zzz___

Jeg kan ikke høre Joni Mitchell uden at tænke på verdens bedste julefilm. For når man siger Joni må man også sige Love Actually. Og har man sagt Love Actually må man også sige Alan Rickman. Og så er vi jo uundgåeligt ved verdens bedste julefilm: Diehard! Nå men musikken spørger du? Det er ikke mærkeligt at Rickmans karakter i Love Actually hellere vil flirte med sin sekretær end at tage hjem til sin Joni Mitchell lyttende tørre kiks af en kone.

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

..

Não senti

General Thoughts: * Her lyrics are *dense* in multiple ways: She sings through them quickly, but they're also laced with meaning deep enough that I can't parse them as fast as she's singing them. * Her voice eventually grated on me almost as much as Curtis Mayfield's falsetto. Since the lyrtics are so dense and so fast, I could barely parse any meaning from them, so her voice was basically "just another instrument" at that point. * There are so many songs that I lost track that follow the same pattern - Immensely interesting instrumentals on their own, that *completely disappear* when she starts singing and turn into some of the most generic folk-pop in the world. It's like every song is two songs: The part where she's singing, and the part where she isn't. And I like the parts where she isn't a LOT more. Final thoughts: If I had the inclination to sit and pause and rewind and analyze each song to really pick them apart I would end up liking them more, but on a very first listen? It really didn't do much to inspire me to listen again. In the end, so much of it blended together that it felt "Samey". And if you like that samey, then this is GREAT. But I didn't. Would I listen to Again: No Overall Score: 4/10 - 2 stars What goes on the playlist: Free Man In Paris, Raised on Robbery, Twisted.

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

Every once in awhile there was a small spark, but pretty boring overall.

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.

Oh dear. This is going to be double heresy. An album by Joni Mitchell, from her golden period, so critics practically climax when they merely spot it on their shelves. And it is also her best-selling album, so the public — presumably consisting in large part of candle-burning, swooning poetry girls — have devoured it like Trump supporters devour hot dogs. Now, let’s be clear: this is perfectly respectable music. There is some excellent musicianship here. I would hope so, given that the ridiculously good guitarist Larry Carlton plays almost all the electric guitar, while José Feliciano and Robbie Robertson (The Band, my personal heroes) make guest appearances, along with guest vocals from, among others, David Crosby, Graham Nash and, considerably more bizarrely, comedy duo Cheech & Chong. And with Mitchell you know you’re going to get intriguing melodies and all that other good stuff. The best description I can come up with is jazz pop — which I emphatically do not mean as pop jazz. No joke. But a lot goes wrong on this album. The main problem, for me, is the singing. This is a matter of taste and therefore entirely subjective: Mitchell’s voice sits in an especially unpleasant register for my ears. It’s a kind of thin, high-pitched squeak. So be it. But her vocal technique is a slightly different matter. For starters, she uses far too much vibrato, often rather heavily exaggerated. And then there is a trick she employs so frequently that I can only describe it as clucking. She repeatedly approaches the boundary between her normal voice and falsetto, crosses it by a fraction of a second and immediately drops back down again. There are doubtless people who find this beautiful. Or impressive. I am not one of them. And that still isn't the worst of it. Mitchell produced the album herself, so we can't blame anyone else. Her singing is very, and I mean very, frequently accompanied by female backing vocals. Looking at the credits, I can only conclude that these are Mitchell herself. And those backing vocals don't add beautiful harmonies. They merely produce even more skyscraper-high squeaking. Bianca Castafiore would listen to this album with envy. I keep wondering what this music would have sounded like with a predominantly male backing choir, adding harmonies an octave or even two lower — or simply singing a different note of the chord, but much lower. It might have transformed the whole thing. There are other odd choices. Just Like This Train, one of the album's more famous songs, is built around an intriguing little figure consisting of three notes repeatedly climbing upwards. It's a nice idea, but it's repeated so often that it eventually becomes little more than a gimmick. Then comes Raised on Robbery, which is not good. This is presumably meant to be the album's rock number, and apparently the way to give it some oomph was to add... a wailing saxophone. Please don't. The finest song is probably the opening title track, a fairly restrained, piano-dominated piece. The low point is the closing track, Twisted, in which we get the comedy duo and Bianca — sorry, Mitchell — jazzy-timing her way through an excessive amount of lyrics. I genuinely cannot understand how people find this pleasant to listen to. Again: the music isn't bad. There is plenty of interesting stuff here, and the musicianship is obviously excellent. But this is not an especially enjoyable listening experience for me. Coincidentally, yesterday I listened to Illinois by Sufjan Stevens, which, rather remarkably, isn't on the list. That is an absolutely magnificent album, and so much better than this Yellow Wagtail squeaking. Sorry. We have one of those in the garden. And it sings in roughly the same register as Joni Mitchell.

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.

Not my thing. Too many wild changes in pitch on every song

Not for me

Relax listen but not something I would seek out for.

Excellent. Not my favorite style, but still a pleasure to listen to on occasion.

this was alright, a couple of good tracks but probably wouldn’t go out of my way to listen to this again which is disappointing cos i wanted to like this

I do not get the fascination with Joni Mitchell. Not very moving to me. Voice is pretty but just can't get into it.

Not for me

What I hear when I listen to this album is what must have been an affable and charismatic young woman’s access to tremendous artistic resources. Beautiful production, tight band, sweet harmonies, and Robben Ford’s guitar work is wonderful - all to prop up painfully vapid lyrics, indulgent interludes, and a lead vocalist with no range. Joni Mitchell reminds me of that rich kid who wanted to be an artist and lined everything up just right… except the authenticity.

Too much whining

Can't get on board with this. Too unsettled, too much going on. I'm sure all these twists and turns are very clever in lots of ways I'm too dumb to understand, but I'm not enjoying the ride.

Boring easy listening piano music, with some folky and jazzy elements. Not bad but really didn't feel memorable in any way. About as bland as you can possibly get for 'good music'.

Carino gli avrei dato anche la sufficienza... ma la firma di Joni Mitchell non è centrata rispetto alla cornice sono stato distratto tutto il tempo e mi sono innervosito. Raised on Robbery mo che sto giocando Red Dead la vedo top suonata il un saloon nel west bella.

Just didn't work for me

Nett, aber packt mich nicht.

The album and writing lacks structure, which seems to be intentional. Not bad by any means if you think of it as poetry / spoken word and temper expectations. Top Tracks: Trouble Child, Raised on Robbery

Good lyrics but fuck it was hard to get through most of the album. The last few songs are a bit better, but not by much. Fave song: Raised on Robbery

Did she improv all her lyrics or smth? The cohesion between the lyrics and instrumentals are terrible. Favourite Song: Car On The Hill

I just don't like Joni Mitchell. It sounds like random warbling to me.

Smooth stuff

Classical Joni Mitchell - all about the stories. Too much work for me, but I get why so many people like it.

Feels like Coffee Shop music. Not my bag

I'm sorry to Joni Mitchell but this is now the third album I've listened to for 1001 and I just really, really dislike her voice and vocal style. It's hard to put together a critique beyond that, but not one I would reach for again.

i can tell that this is expertly made music, it just isn't particularly for me

Kinda weird folk jazz thing. I didn’t get it

Leicht und Munter aber nicht wirklich mein Fall. Aber gute Entspannungsmusik

I don't usually connect with many female vocalists — for me, it takes something truly exceptional to make an impression. Unfortunately, this album didn’t do it. I found it kind of whiney. "Raised on Robbery" saved me from only giving this album one star.

It was okay.

Uneven singing, particularly "Twisted" (was that on purpose?) Average music (elevator music) 5/10

4/10 - nice easy going music, not offensive or exceptional either

Things I've discovered while doing this project. I like Bob Dylan a lot more than I thought I would. I dislike Joni Mitchell a lot more than I thought I would. Favorites: None Would I listen to it again: No

1. Court and Spark - 5 Lyrically solid, instrumentally good. Overall a solid opening track to the album. Not anything fantastic but not anything poor either. Just a decent track. 2. Help Me - 7 Great sound. Vocals and guitar are absolutely exquisite on this track. Beat takes a little to get used to but overall it's a good track. 3. Free Man In Paris - 6 Another nice and lovely sound of vocals and guitar. Just like the track before it. 4. People's Parties - 2 Vocally this sounds great but the speed and tempo crash into each other. For example some lines lyrically are in line with the music and other others are sped up and sung really quickly so as to fit the sentence in before the guitar is one it's chords. The longer held notes at the end do not sound good either. Leaves the track feeling too rushed. 5. The Same Situation - 4 Solid but overall average song about searching for love. Nothing remarkable. 6. Car On A Hill - 7 Jazzy track unless the previous 5 on the album. The sax sounds great, as does the piano. Lyrically it's the strongest track on the album so far. Just an overall great track. 7. Down To You - 4 Another song that lyrically feels very rushed. The tempo of the lyrics make the song feel miles all over the place. Background singers feel out of place with how the opening two minutes are as do some of the instruments. Just not a great track. 8. Just Like This Train - 4 Instrumentally it's a bit odd. The pitch is gets too high on a lot of the ending rifts to the lines, at least too high for my liking. Vocals are less of the all over the place style of the previous tracks I've struggled to get through but still threaten at times to return to that random pattern. Overall just an incredibly odd song. 9. Raised on Robbery - 9 Brilliant track. Much more jazzy than anything else on the album but brilliant. Lyrically strong, musically a joy, overall just a solid track with a lot of love about it. 10. Trouble Child - 4 Again the pace is all over the place and the track becomes extremely hard to enjoy because of it. The lines of the verses just crash into each other because of this. It just feels like it could have been better written. 11. Twisted - 2 Like one of those bad solo singers in an underground coffee shop. Again the pace loses itself at times and it happens during the time when Joni's pitch reaches it's highest, which only drowns the actual words out into sound. Lyrically it's very weak on top of that. Forgettable track. Average Rating: 4.90 Adjusted to a 5-Point Scale: 2.45 Rounded Down: 2 Stars

The best was background music, most of it was just boring, and the worst was at least slightly annoying. This just isn't my type of music.

Sort of boring

Not bad but lacked energy

Pleasant but kinda boring. Not my genre

I’m so distracted by the lack of melodies and weak singing that it’s hard to find the great songwriting everyone is here for

It's... fine. Nothing bad, but just nothing that I'm excited about. 2/5 for personal taste reasons.

no es para mí, no pude escuchar todos los temas con letra al lado pero en los que si se nota que es una poeta, pero son embargo no me atrapa, me gustó el último tema que era muy jazzero

court and spark- 3 help me- 3 free man in paris- 3 peoples parties- 3 the same situation- 3 car on a hill- 3 down to you- 3 no more joni, im tired

Not my thing, at all.

1.5 Winston is right.

It was ok, but not my thing

meh...

Joni Mitchell's magnum opus. Tough rate. As far as influence, Mitchell deserves a place on this list, and this is obviously considered her greatest album. But it doesn't contain her greatest hits (like, none of them), and while she was very influential and paved the way for some really great singer-songwriter women, this is just a super blah album. If it wasn't Joni Mitchell, it'd be a 1. But even her name can't get it to a 3.

Another day, another Joni Mitchell album that isn't anywhere near as good as Blue. Can't really remember the other non-Blue Joni album's we've had so I imagine they were similarly forgettable. She has a great voice that barely gets used here and the songs are generally straightforward. Went by acceptably enough but not worth a listen.

Not a fan. It’s exactly like someone telling a story and singing all the words but not in a good way. It was boring and annoying.

The best Joni Mitchell album I've experienced in this exercise so far by a country mile. Blue, Hejira, and The Hissing of Summer Lawns were all deadly dull to me. The elements that made them dull were felt in the middle of the album. But the bookends actually did include some movement that gained my attention, finally. Finally I will not have an involuntary recoil to seeing her pop up in any playlists

Simply put Joni doesn't speak to me the way she does to her numerous fans.

Sorry not a Joni fan but I can see how others love her,

What could be more seventies than Cheech and Chong guesting on a Joni Mitchell modal jazz vibe album. Pass the quaaludes, man. Fun in its way, but it doesn’t land for me. There are moments - Joni’s voice is a powerful instrument, and she’s a sharp, incisive lyricist. But the songs don’t take on a life of their own. They feel muddled, structureless. These sorts of modal moods can work if there’s lots of interesting stuff happening in the space opened up (sixties jazz; The Dead) but there’s not enough of that here. It’s at once too languid and flimsy while also busy and overfull. Down to two from three because as great as her voice is it often grates on me. Joni may be an acquired taste, and she’s adjacent to lots that I love, so I’ll keep at it.

I can appreciate why people appreciate Joni Mitchell's work, but it just isn't for me.

Joni Mitchell has a great distinctive voice and that shows on this album. However overall i was left underwhelmed by the album and slightly bored. For an album lasting only 37 minutes it really seemed to drag at points. The change in tempo for ‘Raised on robbery’ was a welcome relief from what went before but was not enough to lift this album for me overall.

My Joni Mitchell knowledge was limited as I lined this up for a listen, but I was fairly sure it wasn’t going to be for me - and I was right. I can see her appeal, and why she is lauded, but she just doesn’t do it for me. She nearly got a bonus star for her excellent grasp of a song-coming-in-under-three-minutes, but I resisted.

Special mood only, not really into this

Folk

Nice, but doesn't really do anything for me

It’s easily the most swayed I’ve been by a Joni Mitchell album … but that’s not saying much, unfortunately. There’s a sort of guilt, maybe shame that attaches itself to my inability to enjoy the obviously brilliant songs of Joni Mitchell. It’s nothing personal; I find much of that slice of seventies West coast boho counter cultural ra-ra to be disingenuous and, to use the parlance of today, icky. It’s an unpopular opinion – perhaps even an actually wrong one, they do happen – but I’ve never heard a Joni Mitchell song I wanted to listen to again. And so while I don’t find this record offensive, neither do I find it even the remotest bit charming, beguiling, intriguing or, ultimately, enjoyable.

Not for me

Pleasant enough. Raised On Robbery brings a welcome gear change and is the highlight of the album for me.

Successful, perhaps, but not a very good album.

Inicialmente el album me aburrió, Down to you y Just like this train llamaron mi atención. Luego, fue la perfecta banda sonora para una gran siesta que mi amiga y yo, inesperadamente, tomamos.

Meh, shes cool but it's like poetry set to music

Words

The fist time I listened to her in my 20s it sounded fresh, but man it gets repetitive and annoying. Not even sure why.

I get why people like it but its not for me.

Started off promising with Court And Spark and Help Me, but then it started to dip. The songs don't seem to have any structure, she's just playing music and singing whatever comes to her mind. Raised On Robbery was a lot of fun though. Best song: Raised On Robbery

Dig some of some instrumentation but Joni’s voice just grated on us after a couple of tracks.

2 Stars (5/15)

Not my jam. Unoffensive but not something I would put on purposely.

Didn't really resonate with me

A nice listen but not a single track that hooks me. Furthermore I'm not 100% fine with her voice. 2,5

2.45 star. I liked some of the songs but not her voice overall. Sorry women.