Court And Spark

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.

Bien mais pas marquant du tout. J ai déjà oublié la plus part des titres.

Not my favorite Joni Mitchell. Liked that jazzy song at the end though.

Nice easy listening album. I enjoyed it.

This was an odd one. Joni Mitchell is certainly a cool character, and there is an ease to the way she records music, but elements of this album felt like they had a “forced” attempt at coolness, maybe an unintended consequence of taking on some jazz influences. It seemed insincere and monotonal, which is a shame given how much I rated Blue.

Realized I’m not a huge fan of Joni Mitchell

Sorry Joni this did not power my run

I know some folks absolutely love Joni Mitchell. Based on this album I’m not one of those folks, but that’s okay. I mainly wasn’t into her voice/vocal style, I’m not sure why, too breathy maybe?

I don't know about this. I haven't really ever sought out Joni Mitchell music and I probably won't after listening to this album. It was fine, not really to my taste -- I think I may have liked her take on a jazz song at the end the most?

This is the second Joni Mitchell album on this journey and I can confirm I’m not a fan. Her lyrics are inventive and well written but I just don’t like her voice. I didn’t hate the album but I also wouldn’t go seek this out and listen again. Some of the music is almost easy listening. At least the music picks up on the second half. It was fun to hear Cheech and Chong on “Twisted”. That was a surprise. I would like a more acoustic album for the next Joni Mitchell album. I’m sure another will appear on this journey at some point. Favorite songs on this album are “Raised on Robbery” “Twisted” and “Trouble Child”

Sorry, I just don't like Joni Mitchell. Nothing wrong with her music, it's just not my style.

This was between a 2-3 for me. There are some good folk rhythms in the first half of the album that are soft and enjoyable but then it moves to some scatty, jumpy songs towards the end that are not as smooth and too jazzy for me. People's Parties is the best. Landing on a 2 as this is not one of the best albums of all time.

Not my thing. I can respect her though for sure.

Honestly better than I was fearing. Still she's going for things she really shouldn't be.

I did not enjoy this. Too slow and vibes.

I don't necessarily think this album is bad, it's just excruciatingly boring. There's a couple ok songs towards the end.

truly one of the most boring albums I've ever listened to

Zu seicht :D

Meh, I'm just not a Joni Mitchell fan. Her voice at times can be grating and the instrumental composition for most of her songs just doesn't do it for me. Lyrically she's great though. 2.5/5

Another artist I never connected with, I can't understand her popularity. Average singer at best. Must be a poet, the wordy songs were lost on a savage like me. I had never listened to this album previously, but it sounds old and disjointed. It has a pretty good listen count, especially for "Help Me" & "Free Man In Paris", if that's the cream of the crop it's a lost cause for me to continue. Definitely not a T1001 album.

Нудна музика, з монотонним текстом

I know she’s revered as a natural treasure. Doesn’t matter. I’ve never enjoyed more than maybe one or two of her songs. This is the second album of hers I’ve had on this list. I hated the first and don’t like this one. Snoozy and borderline pretentious. I said what I said!

I can understand how people like this, but it's not for me 2/5

It's the voice and that hotel lounge music that is not for me. The music is like a weird mix of Pop and country, it's just so bland. Hold music. Lyrics *Checking on my sex appeal* what????? Polymath Ps The Television album contains one of the greatest lyrics "And the Cadillac left the graveyard"

It's strange that a more popular album wasn't recommended. I'm totally okay with country music, but Mitchell's songs don't ring my bells.

I had a hard time with Joni Michell’s Court and Spark. The music sounded dated. Very seventies, but not in a good or even nostalgic way. I like a lot of music from this decade but I could not get into this album. Joni’s vocals over some of the music just didn’t fit. It was like trying force a square peg into a round hole. And I had an issue with her vocal style and pattern on many of the songs. One of the descriptions I read for this album said Joni was in between her folkie past and jazz rock future. I think that is fitting. Court and Spark feels indecisive and bumpy like being on a flight with tons of turbulence. You’re never comfortable and you want it to end. There were only a few moments that I found intriguing, but at least those few times convinced me to bump this to a 2. 2/5

I can’t find any reason to consider this music bad. I just don’t like this music to my taste. Its reminiscent of music I would have heard my Mum play at home. I don’t specifically see why in 1974 this would have been pioneering personally. Probably deserves 3 but this is about what I think so 2. I really had to preserver to get this album done.

Firstly, I love Joni Mitchell's Blue which might even make my top five of all time. Then a lot of her later stuff I find a bit bland. That runs true with this album, vocally still great but the music is somehow less raw than her earlier stuff and sounds a bit schmaltzy. Dare I say "middle of the road"? I am reminded of my primary school music teacher shamelessly playing over-sentimental tunes on the school piano for singing assembly. An average album from a great artist.

Not my cup of tea, and I like a wide variety of tea.

Liked the music more than the voice. I never cared for Joni Mitchell’s voice growing up and that still stands. Very talented artist, just not my taste.1

Oh boy Who suggested this? A regular Joe or a music critic? Joni Mitchell’s music is about as appealing as wet farting in a pair of white pants while teaching a high school class full of delinquents. Catch my drift? So then I throw out any ill feelings towards what I know Joni Mitchell to be. Results? It’s the same. It’s whiney even though I’m sure she doesn’t mean it to be. It’s not catchy although I’m sure she meant it to be. The music alone isn’t even that good. The only positive is that it at least blends well together. I just don’t see anything good in this album otherwise. Might I suggest listening to Fiona Apple instead

Bof ! I was curious to hear an album by Joni because I had only heard her famous stuff. This isn’t that. Not my thing, voice is annoying and the music all sounds the same, too folky for me. I’m going to listen to some of her later stuff instead apparently it’s more rock jazz

I don't like her free-flowing songwriting style at all. The jazz and pop inflections just make worse, IMO. Not a good listen.

Rating based on likelihood of listening again. It took repeated listening to appreciate this album. I'm not really fond of her voice on most tracks, but I enjoyed the lyrics and the stories told.

I know she’s one of the most acclaimed songwriters out there but I just didn’t find any of it that interesting to listen to.

Her voice is good and the songs were ok, just nothing to set the pulse racing.

She’s a really great lyricist (albeit I don’t think I’m the ideal audience for the subject matter), however, I’m just not into her songwriting as such.

Boring

Not my thing, but Down to You is lovely; very 90s-film-soundtrack sounding. Love the jazzy number at the end though! Very unexpected from her.

2 - White lady with a guitar sings folksy songs. Nothing wrong with the album just not for me.

Vocals unsettled me, almost not in time. I enjoyed the instrumental, if I could remove the vocals I would. Raised on robbery is not bad I enjoyed that song! Twisted instrumental complemented her voice great song my new album favourite great jazzy track!

Pleasant voice, nice instrumentation. Don't particularly care for listening to someone describing things in a sing songy voice though. I'm left wondering what exactly the point is?

Folksy, pleasant. I would listen in a park

Not a fan of Joni's voice. I understand she's a big deal in some circles, but I'm unable to appreciate the appeal. This album takes me back to being left home alone in a cabin in the woods with nothing but yellow tinged books, shag carpeting an an old record player with a few records. I'm pretty sure this was in there. Basically, aside from the dozens of photo albums of black and white photos of people I didn't know and the antlers above the fireplace, it was pretty boring. If I had to choose one standout song, it'd be the last track Twisted, because its different than the rest and it's also the last track on the album.

2.3 Really can't do Joni's voice. 1 of every 5 songs is bearable but the rest, actually slightly jarring to be honest. Really not for me.

I know she gets high praise in some circles, but I was underwhelmed by this. Easy listening, sure, but there are plenty of other easy listening artists from the period that I would choose over this…

Oof, there’s a lot to dislike here. So much so that I don’t feel the need to put together a list.

I had my AirPods on and when her voice came in on the first song it freaked me out! It’s like she was whispering in my ear next to me (and not in a good way). I mean…it’s fine. Not really my cup of tea and if I feel like if I listen to much more I might turn into a 60 year old lesbian.

I knew this day would come. And I always thought Joni would be deserving of a 1* bomb, but she is saved by my own ratings scale. I can't bring myself to say this is unlistenable...so it isn't a 1*. But it still sucks and she is overrated. 2/5

2 Stars I just don't understand it, it's not my type. The melody feels ok and feels "free" like a bird. Other than that, I don't understand anything from this album.This is the second album that I have rated and I don't want to stress it too much, but this is not really my type.

Folkie did not enjoy

Inte min grej, gick att ha i bakgrunden, men lägre skiktet av den kategorin

Not my cup of tea but easy to listen to

Glazed over this one. Not a massive fan of this style. Onto more albums.

Okay not awful. But please no more Joni Mitchell albums.

Pretty boring and repetitive

Not my favourite genre but Joni has a great voice. Help me was my favourite song of this album. Album grew on me as I continued to listen.

She has a voice like Amy Mann and the songwriting skills Bob Dylan but for some reason I can't get into it

She's a great vocalist don't get me wrong

I've heard this album before. Not much of a Joni Mitchell fan. I'd like her a lot more if she had more songs like Raised on Robbery and Twisted. But all the other jazzy shit with pretentious and surprisingly misogynistic lyrics is better left forgotten.

Troisième disque de JM après 'Blue' (1/5) et 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns' (2/5). 'Court And Spark' est dans la même veine que 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns', avec l'introduction d'éléments plus Jazzy par rapport à 'Blue'. Mais il n'est guère mieux, je n'apprécie décidément pas le chant de JM. =>2/5

It sounds pleasant enough but it's just boring. Nothing egregiously wrong but also nothing of interest. I'm also not a big fan of Mitchell's singing. Favorites: Car on a Hill, Trouble Child

I can't do it, man. I hate this stuff. Lightweight, meandering warbling that, I agree, shoulda been a poem. Feel like this is an inverted version of women reading Hemingway and hating it.

Tror fan det är tredje plattan med henne och det är så jävla dåligt. Världens mest överskattade kvinnliga singer-songwriter. Vart är Melanie, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Joan Baez och Sandy Denny? Så jävla mycket bättre. På den här plattan fanns det dock ett par låtar man kunde lyssna på under pistolhot.

Not my cup of Tea! I usually like 70s music but this is one of the albums I would skip. One good song through it was Raised on Robbery IMO.

I owe Joni more time, but I've always had an averse reaction to Big Yellow Taxi and this album didn't help my impression of her. I found it pretty throughout but the closing stretch really lost me. As one of two 1001 albums a day singer songwriter album I've been suggested, I found myself putting it head to head again Joan Armatradings 1976 album and most popular track from it "Love and Affection", which I can't help but think beats probably everything but the opening minute and a half from "Help Me". 2/5

I just have a hard time with her voice. Not for me.

This is #day111 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and... it was mostly okayish, but not to the extent I'd be willing to turn back to this album in the future. Besides, I suspect more from Joni Mitchell will come down the road. This is a 2 out of 5. Looking forward to #day112.

Not AS terrible as her other offerings.

This is certainly a joni mitchell album. 2/5

Не понравилось. Такое ощущение, что поёт невпопад: музыка отдельно, слова отдельно. Хотя отдельно и вокал хороший, и музыка приятная

I find it quite boring unfortunately

2.5 stars

Not bad, but a bit boring.

Really enjoyable

Joni Mitchell again. It still gets a bit annoying over time.

That was disappointingly forgettable.

An average album, one that can be easily put on and forgotten about as it is playing. The album had some nice moments like Court and Spark and help me, but I did not enjoy the moments of Jazz that seemed to run throughout the album. Favourite song: Court and Spark Least favourite: Twisted Album artwork: I like the cover

Lyrics were good. Song structure was weird and I didn't really care for her singing. Maybe I'll try again though don't feel like I was in the right mood for this album.

Lyric-centric music delivered by a wide ranging and subtle, but kind of a-melodic voice accompanied by gentle folksy jazzy band. Nice relaxed feel to it, especially the hippy country stuff, spacious and expansive, slow, easy going tasteful and adult. These are polite words for boring.

fire background album zum vo mine ferie in schwede verzelle… nöd wükli zueglost tho

I mean, it's not offensive is it. I put it on in the house and completely forgot it was going on periodically. Very background music to me

This was the rare combination of both boring and cheesy. Boring music can still be good, and cheesy music can still be fun, but boring AND cheesy is neither good NOR fun. So basically I want those 37 minutes back.

I've just finished the last track (which was the best on the album) and I have instantly forgotten the entire album. Had it been an album of songs like the last track I would have enjoyed it more. It isn't bad, but there is nothing else there that gripped me at all.

Not much to say about this one. I didn't hate it, but I got sure wasn't the biggest fan. Liked how the songs flowed. Just didn't care for the album though.

This album didn't really do anything for me and sort of faded into background noise.

Too jazz-y, too samey, no choruses

Court and Spark is okay. "Help Me" and "Free Man in Paris" are decent songs, but that leaves nine others that aren't. I love Bob Dylan, but even there, if the music weren't doing real work, the lyrics alone wouldn't be enough. Great lyrics can elevate good music. They can't rescue boring music. Mitchell's lyrics are celebrated, and fairly so, but she too often pairs them with tunes that aren't pulling their weight. If she were singing about shopping at a grocery store, the reception would not be the same. If lyrics are 80% of what you have to offer me, I might as well read great poetry. I listen to music because I enjoy the *music* (crazy idea, I know). (My other issue is her phrasing. She seems to write a poem first, with irregular meter, and then force it to fit the music, cramming words in quickly where the syllables don't land naturally. It's not pretty to listen to.) When Joni puts interesting music underneath the words, it works. She's capable of it. She just doesn't do it enough. Two stars.

Light pop with a bit of jazz & country. Reminds a bit of Eva Cassidy but more pop. Nice enough listen

Perfectly fine and nice but didn’t rock my world. Seems mean to give it 2 and too generous to give it 3. I think I’ll stick with 2. It was fairly forgettable

Not my kinda sound

As someone who isn't a fan, this is hard to get into. None of her known songs are here and there is a lot of cheesy backing tracks to her poems.

Pas mal

Had an idea of what she sounded like, and assumed she was overrated. Then I heard Blue and was blown away. This however, reinforces my assumption that her music is aimless and whiny, barely listenable

At times meandering, this is a fairly soft and easy-going album. I could see why people enjoy it, but I can’t really stand her voice unfortunately, else I’d probably rate it higher.

Not terrible but didn’t set my world on fire

Dull, but harmless.

maybe you had to be there? It not bad, just boring?

Very 70s chill. Best Song: Free Man in Paris

This is nice, she has a nice voice, but the album just doesn't do anything for me. 2* Enjoyed: raised on robbery

Kinda crazy how "Blue" is so much better than any of her other albums and I don't even know why that is, since all of her songs follow roughly the same structure - for better or for worse. For worse on this album, since I barely even noticed the song transitions.

Never listened to this album before, I'd only heard "Help Me. Just not a Joni Mitchell fan. Her vocal acrobatics, while interesting, often take me out of the moment. She is a good lyricist and tells stories from some unexpected perspectives. I did like Raised on Robbery, which I hadn't heard before. But I won't be listening to this album again anytime soon. "First he bought a '57 Biscayne, he put it in a ditch"

it’s okay. nothing revolutionary IMHO

Joni Mitchell is best served in small doses. While this album is fantastic, it gets old quick. Her phrasing is interesting but I’m not a big fan.

I really don't like Joni Mitchell...and I love female vocalists.

While a great songwriter, Joni Mitchell is not my thing

Bores me even though she has a great voice.

I didn’t mind her album «Blue», which I got last week. This one, however, I don’t like at all. More annoying than awful, so I’m giving a generous two stars

War besser als erwartet, aber overall auch nur okay für mich. 1,75

This isn’t it

It was good, i enjoyed the first half of it, but again it got too Boring, but still great music and vocals, really enjoyed her voice...

Spoken word sung to music. Tolerable but not enjoyable.

Not a bad soundtrack to Merci Boulangerie but her descendants I like much better.

It all just feels a bit directionless, in the melodies especially. Also, I cannot for the life of me hear where this supposed Jazz influence she’s supposed to have is. Maybe I’m thinking of the wrong kind of Jazz, is it supposed to be easy listening stuff rather than Hard Modal Soul Jazz? I found the ascending motif on Just Like This Train really grating. And oh god, I just got to Raised On Robbery. This sounds like a rejected Captain And Tennille song. It’s like someone tried writing a Rock n Roll song but only had a second hand description of what Rock n Roll sounded like. I’m actually kinda baffled. The few songs that are awful are truly awful, and the rest are all kind of boring. Twisted, with it’s actual melody, actually allowed me to listen to Mitchell’s voice. Her lower register is great, breathy, Jazzy and expressive. Her higher register is shrill and just so irritating. Well, I’m glad that’s over. I’m not gonna give it one star, because the majority of it’s sin was boring me. But it’s put me off checking out more Jono Mitchell in the future. Check back when I get to Blue and I’ll see how my opinion on this album has changed

I don't know. Ultimately, I just find her voice regrettable. I think she's a good songwriter, but I just cannot connect with the music at all. I wish I could give it 2.5 stars. I think it's probably a "good" album if you're into this sort of thing, but I just don't like it, so giving it a 3 seems wrong. So just know in spirit it's 2.5.

Yeah, not for me. Not sure if it’s folk or rock or jazz. Any on its own may have been better. Maybe it improves with time.

Well written but wouldn't listen again

Technically solid, but really not my style

Mostly forgettable except Help Me, great opening and her voice sounds great. Can one song make an album?

Joni Mitchell is not for me. I can appreciate the songwriting and lyrics but it all just sounds the same.

Joni Mitchell is...fine...for a song or two

The light jazz/folk combo is a solid "nope" for me. I don't like the Elton John vibe either. I'm starting to the resent all of these albums that sound so mid-70s. They are so stuffy and pretentious. I'm just waiting for punk emerge and put us out of our misery.

Not really my thinf

Not my thing

When this album started, it reminded me a lot of the recent Joan Baez album I had on this list. Come to find out the two had a bit of a rivalry back in the day. From what I've heard from these two, I prefer Joan over Joni. There were some songs on here that probably would be better for me if they weren't so distracting vocally. The phrasing in the lyrics was hard to follow because it was delivered via a rollercoaster of dynamics. A pause in a phrase could happen seemingly mid sentence and other thoughts seemed to blend together without any separation. Also, when I could follow the lyrics, sometimes they were very random. Maybe a couple extra listens are required to get in a little more familiarity and not be trying to keeps up with everything all at once. Favorite track "Help Me" 2/5

Hippy chick Mannnnnn

Never knew she was so jazzy!

Appropriate album today for the release of Taylor Swift’s new album. I don’t know much about either artist, but I can imagine Joni Mitchell having tremendous influence on TS. Anyway, this album did not impress me. I found it boring and her voice average.

Vettefan alltså. Rösten är inte jätte bra och det är vid första lyssningen ganska svåra ackord/toner. Får väl ge henne fler chanser.

Musically pretty good, liked everything except her voice.

Very mid

Boring💔💔💔 I like the other one better, although SOME songs were good

Blue is my Joni Mitchell album and I’ve been disappointed to learn that it’s the only one that really does anything for me. This was ok but I was glad when it was over. It neither offended nor engaged me.

Good, but ultimately pretty boring.

Help Me Free Man In Paris Car On a Hill It’s alright. Kind of forgettable tho. I liked her voice. Nothing really notable to say about it. Just that it wasn’t awful.

I feel like I’m supposed to enjoy this record because it’s Joni Mitchell. I really didn’t. Very same-sounding from track to track. Stream of consciousness lyrics (not in a good way). I’m not saying Alan Rickman’s character in Love Actually was right to have a wandering eye. But if Emma Thompson’s character lived Joni Mitchell I kind of get it.

Joni Mitchell is one that I really don’t get. Her stuff meanders along aimlessly and does nothing for me. And it’s on YouTube and so annoying that I can’t do anything else on my phone at the same time. Accidentally skipped a few tracks and did not feel the need to go back. It was a bit of a relief if I’m honest

Such a prolific song writer! album not on spotify, but i found it on youtube

Bedge

This album is no available on spott

This album was kind of like punishment for me. I was already cold on Joni Mitchell after listening to Hejira as one of my first albums on this app. She has a wonderful and graceful voice. Her lyrics can be brilliant, but don’t do much for me. Ultimately, I struggle to stay with Joni as she lilts along. Raised on Robbery was a nice injection of energy. It also doesn’t help that she isn’t on Spotify, so listening to this album is peppered with ads.

I tried hard to like the first two Joni Mitchell albums the generator served me. I am about ready to give up and admit I don't have what it takes to be a Joni Mitchell fan. I was pleasantly surprised when I kind of liked the first two tracks on Court and Spark, but then it wanders off. Joni Mitchell reminds me of when my step daughter was little; when she was in a good mood and wanted to sing she just made up a songs on the go. There's ideas here, sure, but they don't feel fully formed, and I am bored and sometimes annoyed but sometimes something pretty or interesting happens. A frustrating listen.

Vähän rajatapaus jaksaako tätä kuunnella fiilistellen vai onko enemmän negatiivinen kokemus. Levyä kuunnellessa fiilikset ja vireystila oli aika nollissa ja siihen ei kyllä lääketta tai lohtua tästä löytynyt. Toisella kerralla voisi olla parempikin kokemus muttei näitä ja youtubesta pyöritellä.

Tää oli tällasta pilluunpuhaltelua

Familiar sounds from Joni! The album was pleasant to listen to but not my favorite

good "poet", cool voice, nice listen. Not a lot of focus on hooks or melodies. voice can get annoying after awhile. "raised on robbery" is fun

Garbaggio Last song attempt at jazz is just poopy. Nothing special about her voice. Maybe stick to songwriting and stay unknown to the masses

Not a fan

I'm sorry...I just do not like her voice even remotely

Less interesting than last one

not interesting

I know Joni Mitchell is supposed to be super important & influential but maybe she was just a bit too before my time. Can't even say I recognize any of these tracks from the years I spent growing up listening to "Oldies" radio (which, back in my day, was strictly 50s-70s). Yeah her voice sounds vaguely familiar, but I don't have any particular attachment to her music. Not bad- she's got a great voice, but not for me.

Dit album zit wat tussen de andere twee die we mochten luisteren in. Enerzijds wat saai, anderzijds veel (soms kleine) experimenten, die vooral irritant uitpakken. Een verdraaiing van de stem bijvoorbeeld, net even te hoog uitschieten. Wat mij betreft een onvoldoende. Al vraag ik mij af in hoeverre dat bepaald wordt doordat ik deze via Youtube moet luisteren. Dat was al irritant doordat het scherm actief moest blijven en de (op zich te begrijpen) reclames. Maar nu moet Youtube mij elke 10 minuten vragen of ik nog kijk. Nee, ik zit met mijn handen vol elders in de kamer te luisteren...En jij, Youtube, stopt de muziek halverwege een nummer. Goed, ik leg alles wel weer weg om op 'ok' te klikken. Maar dat zal toch wat doen met mijn luisterervaring...

It‘s okay music, but I don‘t really like her voice, and the music is not really interesting.

Sucky

I like Joni but this album doesn't land with me.

Musically beautiful, lyrically boring.

Not a bad album, but not really my taste. I can understand why people like it tho

Didnt really listen.

Adorable but not to my tastes. Didn't recognise a single song. Sometimes felt like more like poetry than music. I'm sure I'll never listen to any of these songs again

I can't tell if I liked this or not? On the one hand I can see the influence Joni Mitchell has had on one of my favourite folk artists Joanna Newsom, the poetic lyrics and whimsical singing is all there - but at the same time I found the singing a bit grating and boring. I think I'd need to listen to it some more (but probably not seeing as its only on Youtube - yuck), so in the end I think I'm intrigued but not yet sold on Joni.

2/5. While many people praise Joni for her activism and her singing voice, she just comes across to me like a looney as her last track, Twisted, echos.

3.5/10 Fave- Help me, Car on a hill, Trouble child

Musically, not terrible. A bit more funky and upbeat than I remember her other stuff being. But I still don't love her singing voice. Didn't make it all the way through

Trop jazzouille, les chansons ont l'air d'avancer un peu au pif sans structure. Aucun ressenti à part pas mal d'ennui et un peu de grincement de dents sur certaines chansons pires que d'autres. La dernière "Twisted" est là juste pour te réconforter dans l'impression que tu ne voudras plus jamais écouter ça.

Not my thing, but an incredible clear voice.

Fine.

Joni remains an artist I struggle to enjoy. Didn’t hate this so that counts as a win for her

Meh

Tykkäsin ekasta muutamasta biisistä, mutta loppua kohden ei oikein herättäny kummempia tuntemuksia. Taitava laulaja kyl ei siinä

Not my style, but ok. Didn’t do a full listening.

Synes det er kedeligt. Vokal alt for højt i mikset. Fin instrumentering men siger mig ikke noget

Some very nostalgic classic songs by Joni Mitchell. But my ears have never quite gotten comfortable with her vocalizations.

Nothing much to say. Not my thing, but Joni does have a good voice to her.

Listening to Joni Mitchell is another first for me. I thought I’d recognise some of her songs but nothing jumped out at me, yet I’m left with an overall sense that I’ve heard it before. Probably just the sort of noise I would have heard on my dad’s radio in his Vauxhall Viva. Found it all too boring. Her voice was sweet enough but absolutely no edge to it…even more dull than The Carpenters. The lead guitar was nice in places, but everything was obviously playing accompaniment to Joni’s voice. A 2 star rating as I’d choose this over all of the Gangsta rap rubbish, or the country and western, or the rat pack, or the jazz improv that we’ve had on the list. Perhaps a beige Vauxhall Viva is the perfect analogy for this record. Cheap, boring, reliable and best left in the 1970s.

It was not what I expected. It was an OK album and was jazzy towards the end. Thankfully, it was short. No need to revist.

It really just didn't age well at all.

would prefer this with no vocals

Help Me was my favorite. Pretty good album, a couple songs sounded like songs from the 90's. Some of the ballad-type songs dragged and made the album feel longer.

I am convinced that there is a certain type of person who can only enjoy Joni Mitchell in her entirety. Aspects are respectable. She sings to her own rhythm, so to speak. Some of the acoustic stuff is interesting. But again, her vocals are just too... Feathery? I don't know the right words to convey what I'm trying to say. Her vocals are similar to that of Anne Murray (or vice versa). I can't tolerate the sound of her voice very long. Her lyrics are poetic but don't necessarily resonate with me. Again, I'm still convinced that Joni Mitchell is for a certain type of person. I don't want to give her music more of my time because I know I won't enjoy it.

Thought album was ok. Good song writing mixed with some jazzy vibes. The last song is dope (Twisted)

I like the jazzy feel of the album, but overall it just wasn't for me. I see the appeal, but for me, I thought it was just fine.

I feel bad, but I didnt like this one very much. Maybe I needed to play a little more attention, but I felt the songs kind of melded together, didn't have enough variation of sounds. Also the key she was signing in wasn't for me. After about half the album I found myself skipping around the last of the song just to get an idea of the rest.

Nothing super exciting here. 2/5

The era of vinyl makes it easy to consume these since they're each under 40mins. I know of Joni Mitchell, but never knew what she was famous for, so I'm looking forward to find out her appeal. Speaking of "her", this is the first album which is from a female artist. (Yes it's random, but I'm 10 in, so that's quite a dry spell.) So far I understand the parodies, she does tend to sing like a butterfly fluttering all over the place (adjusting pitch for no real reason or obvious emotion.) While it comes across as very feminine and "floral", it also makes the album sound like one long song.

guess i'm not a big joni mitchell fan

Got half way through the album and my other half says to me, "I heard what you were listening to and you don't normally listen to that then I realised it'll be your album thingy." What my wife has pointed out here is that she knows that this album would likely not be something I would ever choose to listen to. And she is right! Pleasant enough work but nothing that really hooks me in.

Country-ish, easy listening it was alright. 2/5

Not the best Joni Mitchell album. Felt very uneven.

Classic.. Not a fan of the ethereal voice though. Needs more dynamics throughout the album. The last song using her lower register is exactly what i needed throughout.

Can hear where Alanis Morrisette was influenced by Mitchell's lyrics and vocal style but Morrisette could structure a song and write a melody that Mitchell could only dream of.

Not my thing

Not my thing and too difficult to listen to.

Fine background music from a talented artist but doesn't move me, Mostly a bit boring for my liking.

I struggled with this one, I thought I'd like it more based on what I remembered from Blue, the only album I'm vaguely familiar with. I found something about the vocal delivery and the lyrics put me off the most. I'll go back to it to see if it's a grower.

Never really have been a big fan of Joni Mitchell. Her vocals are a bit unpolished and her style is a bit too clunky for my taste. I suppose this is nice and I know she has a lot of fans. But, it's just not for me.

This was the third album by Joni on this list and this is the one I enjoyed the least. It's more jazzy than others I listened to - musically they aren't structured well because the songs lack choruses, therefore it always feels there is no middle or end of the songs and they just go nowhere. The songs are intricate, which I usually like a lot but for some reason I couldn't warm to this album.

Sadly a DNF. I really liked Blue, but this wasn’t for me. I’d say it’s a high 2, but not quite a three. The best of Joni Mitchell weaves her piano and vocals in a way they feel intertwined, but Court and Spark doesn’t do this as well. It has great moments, but doesn’t match up to some of her other works overall.

The main issue I have.... is that I don't like her voice! Find it really quite grating and annoying.

Not my thing, but she's talented.

It wasn’t a bad album, but from my listen while driving, it wasn’t as amazing as I’ve been lead to believe Joni Mitchell should be. It was a mellow listen, but not in a way that grabbed me and made me want to pay attention to what are sure to be brilliant lyrics. I might have my Canadian citizenship revoked by this review, but on a first time spin, I wasn’t thinking I need to listen to more Mitchell anytime soon…though to be fair, I wasn’t hating that I spent almost 40 minutes listening. It is worth the spin, I’ll give it that. Maybe further listens and more in depth time and attention would move it up higher in rankings.

Missing the magic. Sorry.

Not very inspiring tbh

She’s extremely talented but I just don’t like it.

Meh, voice not to my liking. There wasn't anything that stood out for me.

Niet echt mijn ding.

That last song definitely dropped a point

2-3

reenactment of bob dylan falling asleep in studio while being shown this album by joni: "zzzzzZzz one sheeEeep zzzZzz two sheep zzzZzzz tangled up in blue sheep zzzzzz" "GEE, dylan man! not cool man! wake up! this is my masterpeice mannnn!" "ZZZzzzwhawha woah alright chill joni! hey its your fault anyway jons, you shouldnt have given me all that warm choccy milkzzZZzzzz" *snores * general bob dylan noises "aw jeez. bob you're just trying to act all cool infront of david geffen man! this is one of the greatest albums of all time man! aw shucks. aw gee." joni mitchell removes herself from the situation to get some air - but on her way slips on some spillage from the warm choccy milk she made earlier "HEEEeeelp meee, I think i'm fallinnnn!!!" splat - joni is a metaphor for the critical and public consensus opinion on this album and bob is a metaphor for mine -

Not really a fan to be honest

- Big time storyteller - Lot of folk and a little bit of jazz - Makes her words fit in each line, even if syllables are off - Easy listening, just not really for me

So boring to listen to not good at all.

I don't like jazzy Joni Mitchell as well as singer-songwriter style, but it is decent. 2.5/5

I found this one pretty boring. I really don't get the excitement over this one, but oh well.

Not my thing at all.

Still boring after all these years. Never got on the Mitchell wavelength.

Nice music somehow, but does not really get to me

Still don’t get her

God I hate Joni Mitchell.

This was interesting... I didn't hate it, the music was good, I wasn't crazy about the song structure. Every song was a wandering thread, often never repeating a refrain. Her melodies seemed random, like uncontrolled jazz. Not for me.

Did not feel like this album had all that much to say

Not on Spotify. I’ll just assume there is a good reason for this and take a stab at a positive rating.

Too much light jazz, too much in the way of wavery vocal stylings. It’s just a bit insipid for me. Maybe it’s a grower? I do have a soft spot for 60s/70s Californian folk. First listen not auspicious though.

sadly mid. joni Mitchell should be a poet

Wasnt for me. Not a fan of the signing.

I feel 60/70s folk is a hit or miss with me, this one is a miss unfortunately. Tho I appreciate the melodies greatly. First Listen?: Y Fav. Tracks: Raised on Robbery Rating: 2/5

Stop trying to make joni Mitchell happen

Meh

I can’t even listen it’s not on spotify