Court And Spark

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Amazing storytelling, it’s Joni Mitchell. Amazing guitar on help me, the piano is soul-touching on down to you, just amazing instrumentals. 83/100

Mærkbar overgang mellem folk-Joni og jazz-Joni. Jeg kunne godt lide det.

Starts off strong and then kinda all blends together

Bonita voz, letras românticas, mas não faz o meu estilo

Really great. Joni Mitchell and Carole King are the two greatest female singer songwriters of our generation. This album is kind of poetry set to music. You can’t listen to it without diving into the lyrics and understanding. The best album we’ve had so far.

Crucially amazing

Sitta på café med stor kopp té och fantisera om människor man ser virvla runt i den soliga och kyliga höstdagen utanför-core. Hellgren vad bra det är. Tappar lite på slutet där det blir för mycket stråkar för min seismologiska smak. Nära femman.

First listen

I have never heard of her until this list. "Blue" was the first album I got, and boy was it stunning. And now this! One of these rare sparks that make me continue with the list and plow through all this other mediocre garbage

Her second best, right after “Blue”.

rare decent singer-songwriter album

I have it.

Great album, relaxing, and just pleasant singing.

Kritische Geschichte… musikalisch eigentlich interessant und Joni Mitchell kann auf jeden Fall sehr gut singen. Leider hat’s mich überhaupt nicht überzeugt und abgeholt zum Ende fand ich es sehr nervig. Ein komischer Mix aus Country Musical und vom Gefühle her. Eine schrecklich nette Familie downto you hat mir am meisten gefallen.

Help me may be an absolutely perfect song

Easy to listen to. Raised on Robbery is good fun.

For fuck’s sake. How many Joni Mitchell albums do I have to listen to? It’s like the Pet Shop Boys on here. One record I get, but the whole damn catalog?! Ok, so getting to it. It was pleasant. And mostly a nice folk album. Although Twisted was bad jazz. People’s Party was quintessential Joni.

Bon alors ça a gagné énormément de prix donc j’en attends beaucoup. Je ne comprends pas la couverture de l'album. Apparement c'est une femme qui regarde vers le nuage. Je suis tres troublee par le dessin car je ne trouve pas la femme et vraiment je suis tres frustree. ca m'enerve bcp bcp. -1 juste pour ca. Et pas compris on dirait un schema son album.

Joni Mitchell c'est proche de ce que j'écoute normalement mais je sais pas j'ai du mal avec la voix. Les instrus et la diversité était quand même sympa.

This is no blue but this was a very enjoyable folk album experience.

Джоні бляха Мітчел!!! Будем слухати)

Way more Blue like than the last couple Joni’s we had which I really appreciated, and short to boot Funny to hear the last track go all jazzy, segueing a bit into the style of her later albums

Kinda glad to be done with the Joni Mitchell now tbh I can see the appeal for her music but outside of blue these haven’t done all that much for me Maybe because I gave blue more listens and became more familiar with it? Idk 2.5

I loved this album and listened to it so much when I was in college. I didn’t realize until now, though, that I actually love it more than Blue. I’m so glad it’s back in my rotation.

Favorite Track: Raised on Robbery

I think Joni would be better as just a lyricist than a song-writer

Really pleased that this album got generated in October, because Joni Mitchell for me is a perfect October/November listen. Something about listening to her music while on a walk through crisp air and late year melancholy is a peak life experience for me. I find her voice and music very soothing, and it's one of few instances where I prefer listening as an album. Not a lot of individual tracks jump out on a first listen, but Raised on Robbery was a particular delight. Rating: 3.5

holy shit....

I'm like 90% Joni Mitchell is a lady but i'm not really sure, pretty solid though

its very nice wouldnt give it 4 though

Listening to this album is like putting on a coat and scarf and going and playing in the fall leaves

Didn’t hit the same as the previous Joni Mitchell album but still pleasant enough.

I liked this more than The Hissing Of Summer Lawns, but not my thing. She’s an amazing writer and has a great voice, that being said.

It was alright. Nothing that really stood out to me.

Favourite Joni album. Incredible jazz influenced tunes that twist and jump with melodic athleticism. Produced by Robbie Robertson of the band, so how can you go wrong?

I love joni mitchell's voice so she always gets a good rating from me

Really cute

I’m glad I was assigned this album. I wanted to listen to Joni Mitchell forever and haven’t. This was really good. I think I liked the lyrics better than the music on some of the songs, such as Twisted. She’s obviously super gifted with words and has a fun voice.

3.0

Joni Mitchell has a lovely voice and writes some really beautiful lyrics, but the songs here are so meandering. Maybe I’m too much of a plebeian, but I like my songs to have a little more structure. I enjoy Blue much more.

Mitchell's gift is her ability to say things meaningfully that would otherwise seem prosaic or cliche. Much of the music here could be considered generic Seventies soft-rock kitsch, and yet in the service of these songs it manages to signify. "Car on a Hill," for example, swoons mid-song into jazzy digressions representing the dark thoughts about her potentially unfaithful partner that she's trying to suppress. And "Raised on Robbery," an upbeat, funky, twangy, and just-plain-fun tale of a tough woman getting one over on a tough man, could've been on a million albums of the era - which is why it's so exciting that it's on this one. (Linda Ronstadt, for one, spent her entire career trying to remake this.) Mitchell's stories are about the struggle to make yourself fit - or maybe, more intriguingly, the choice not to try. "Free Man in Paris" aches with Mitchell's own yearning at hearing the regrets of the man giving his account, while "Just Like This Train" takes the ramblin' man archetype and swaps the genders, providing an escape from a relationship that was going nowhere. "I told you when I met you I was crazy," she sings on "People's Parties," a sketch of that deep Austenian feeling of being in a social situation and not knowing just what to say. This album is full of moments like that - moments of absolute emotional authenticity, perfectly described. They aren't screamed or howled, just presented. When I first heard Mitchell as a teenager I remember being underwhelmed: *this is it?* Now I hear her understated greatness in the declarative: *this is it.* The most radical thing she ever did was just exist as herself.

This is the first time I've ever properly listened to Joni Mitchell, and I'm very impressed! I always assumed that she was going to be a pretty basic Folk artist, but this album shows a much more Jazz-Pop centric side of Mitchell, but some of the most Rock-themed moments were my favourites - especially on 'Raised On Robbery'. However, I think that the album shines on moments like 'Court And Spark', 'Help Me' and 'Free Man In Paris', all of which were quite romantic, without sounding sappy or forced. Finally, I'd like to mention the themes on the album, I find that there's the side criticising the commitment of romance, however there's almost a feeling of longing and hoping for a connection with a lover, and no one conveys that quite like Joni Mitchell. This is definitely one of my favourite discoveries that the generator has gave me, even if it's not one of my favourite albums!

I like Hissing of Summer Lawns better. Maybe a genre fusion between jazz/blues, folk, and country is a little too much for me. The first half of the album is really nice as it balanced or blended those styles but the last half felt like it departed from the jazz/blues more than I would have liked. Still makes for a great album to put on for a drive. Favorite(s): Help me The same situation Least: Raised on robbery Twisted 3.5/5

Fav: People's Parties, Down To You L: Twisted maybe? 4 Get it twisted, we got a car song and a train song on this one. I had to listen to this album three times to figure out my feelings. I liked it, it made me feel like I was taking a stroll just thinking to myself. It fades into the background really easy, but it also can be something to really focus on because of the lyrics and fluid music. Putting that aside I don't know that there was much that really reached me lyrics or songs. Cover: 4 I like it Name: 3 Minecraft Parody: Slime In A Cave (Car On A Hill)

Can't not give Joni Mitchell five stars; she's a Canadian icon!

So damn good. Fun reading up on this and seeing all the names who contributed. Larry Carlton, Robbie Robertson, Nash and Crosby etc. etc. This is peak Joni. Feel like this would have been a better weekend album than Paul.

Willing to basically admit defeat w Joni Mitchell at this point. Every once in a while she grabs me w a cool lyric, but Halfway into most songs I’m checking my phone and fading out. Just a taste thing. I’ll tell you what I told my high school girlfriend once in a TGIFridays off route 1. It’s not you, it’s me. Hey I forgot my wallet, is it cool if you cover me for this Buffalo wrap?

I like hearing the poppier version of Joni - the first few songs of the album are my favorites, and probably the most accessible. I suspect with a little more lisentening the slower songs would open up.

After a few listens, I feel like I a appreciate this album more than I ever did in the past. I often feel like Blue is forced on me and it colors all things Joni. But this is actually interesting musically. And it’s very cool how much she develops over time.

Hot Take but I just don't get Joni Mitchell. Maybe I'm too young or we're just too different. Sometimes I wonder how she got a recording career as her sing structure and delivery are all over the place.

I enjoyed Court and Spark, but it didn't live up to the other 2 Joni Mitchell albums on this list. It also suffers from having it's weakest song as its closer. Just about a four for me.

- i don't absolutely love this but i do enjoy it, and it is a treat after all the terrible albums i've had to listen to - just like this train is my favorite - i love story telling in songs

very good album i really enjoyed the vibes - early album

Wasn’t super excited when I saw it pop up, but I enjoyed it more than anticipated. Joni can write and this album was an easier listen than some others of hers I have listened to.

Just aight

Not my thing

She has a great voice, but this album unfortunately didn't do much for me.

Woman has a conversation with herself while listening to an instrumental. It was the same shit on ‘blue’

Court And Spark - 86 Help Me - 91 Free Man In Paris - 89 People's Parties - 90 The Same Situation - 88 Car On A Hill - 89 Down To You - 86 Just Like This Train - 87 Raised On Robbery - 88 Trouble Child - 85 Twisted - 78 Court And Spark - 86

3-/5

Joni Mitchell's painting "The Mountain Loves The Sea," is on the cover with art direction and design by Anthony Hudson. Its her record and she can do what she likes.

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The evolution of Joni Mitchell is one of my favourite transformations in popular music. This album leads on to The Hissing Of Summer Lawns and Hejira. All three albums are magnificent.

Lovely!

It’s good and pleasant. Joni still hasn’t “clicked” for me yet.

Really enjoyed this one. Such good folk and blues and more. Felt like it covered several genres but the sound all worked. Joni has an awesome voice

I really like John Mitchell, and I really like how calming her voice is. None of the songs necessarily “stuck out “to me, but it was more of a feeling that the album gave me that is going into the score.

It’s pretty, I guess, but it just felt unstructured. Also for reasons out of Joni’s control, I was not in the mood for this album yesterday

Pretty good. She’s a great singer who has a knack for dressing up complex musical/lyrical topics in a fun pop song

gorgeous album, i love court and spark. this is definitely a lovely sing songy sad nice vibes. i dont think i would listen to this very casually though. i like blue album most though.

Joni Mitchell is so sexy with her flowers in her hair, no shoes, wistful 70s hippy vibe. People these days are hitting their faces with hammers and carving the cheek fat from their face for those cheekbones. Joni doesn't care though, she just wants us all to get along man, to just chill out, be cool. Now listen to this song: "Liiiiittttllleee biiiiirrrrd. Sitting on a bra,hanch,hanch. Lalalalalala sing sing sing lalalalalalalalalala." She came super close to losing a point for that last song, the jazzy, scatty bee boop one. That song was garbage.

3⭐️

It’s a distinctive style. Distinctively annoying. There’s just too much going on, but also not enough. Jesus I still have two more of these left too

Cute but overall i didn't enjoyed this much

this was the perfect thing to be listening to after driving to work for the first time while getting the news that after months of toiling away, I finally got the FISMA-ready approval, absolutely euphoric (9/23/26)

Court and Spark is a solid album. Joni Mitchell is an odd duck, but very talented. Her imagery is a bit jarring sometimes, much like her voice. The songs flow together very well, and then once in a while a song completely surprises you, and those might just be the best moments of the album. "Down to You" and "Twisted" stand out as two of these special tracks.

The yin to Blue's yang, a full-bodied, beautifully arranged, effortlessly sophisticated amalgam of jazz, folk and pop. The first half is completely flawless and the second half is a ball too, if slightly less iconic. Of all of Joni's albums, this is one of the most day-to-day listenable- it's smooth as hell but really energetic with images and phrasings that leap out at you. It doesn't bog you down with too much ache but it's never emotionally simplistic either. Musically sophisticated but still playful and never too out there. You can play it at parties. It's her perfectly wonderful sweet spot. The warmth of vinyl always presents Joni at her best, but I did quite enjoy the remaster from 2022 that's streaming. She knew she was a wizard at age 3, and she was right.

love

Very strong songwriting though it lacks a really killer classic.

Not my favorite Joni but really beautiful. She's so good at jazz but it gets a little too abstract at times.

I liked "Down to You" Good for a cafe setting, but not something I'd go out to listen to

The couple swing-y songs were an odd fit and kept this from a 5 I think. Beautiful though.

It's bizarre to me that this remains Joni's biggest selling album, given its lack of good singles, and how inferior it is to each of her previous albums. Sadly, it would only get worse. Luckily she still has her voice for this one, something which would succumb to the ravages of age, acid, booze, and ass, needles, guns, and grass in later albums. She sounds as good as ever here, but it's the first time she begins to recycle vocal melodies from previous songs. That's a problem with being prolific. The jazz elements which would take over her approach to music are creeping in here, meaning this is a less coherent album with too many sparse pauses and free-flowing silliness. As such, melody and emotion takes a significant hit.

The critic choice for Joni tends to be Blue, and the fanbase/music nerd choice tends to be Hejira, but Court and Spark may well be my favourite album of hers. Considering she's known for being a deeply personal and confessional songwriter, this is probably the least personal of her imperial phrase. Instead, it's character studies and stories, accompanied by lush instrumental, soaring voal accompaniments which would make Bob Dylan feel castrated, and a sense of fun and humour. It's also a significant leap away from her folky beginnings, with the latter half of the album playing around with more diverse, in particular more jazzy, instrumentation. Raised on Robbery is probably the closest Joni gets to a 'banger', and Twisted has a fantastic foot-tapping rhythm. Even with this, there's still profound and memorable lyricism, in particular on Similar Situations, with the line "I said wend me somebody who's strong and somewhat sincere".

Nice music, great singer. A bit forgettable though.

Lovely stuff

This is starting to become a theme, but this is another album that suffers from being compared to 'Blue'. It is a truly accessible record but fails to have the highlights of other albums in her discography. 9/10 [KEEP]

Seems ok A bit too "medievally" for me

Not my favorite Joni Mitchell album. A lot of the songs sound like her other songs. The songs I enjoyed were Help Me, Raised on Robbery and Twisted.

beautiful

Moody and better than I expected

Somehow I refrained from rating this album after trying it once and not being able to finish it (due to circumstances that have nothing to do with the album). Since then the album slowly crept its way into my life and I basically end every day with it by now. So yeah, this is pretty f***ing amazing. Great melodies, i love the punchy harmonies present here and just the overall autumn-feel of the album. This is what Taylor Swift, Gracie Abrams and associates are trying but failing to do in 2026.

Joni with a band just works. Blue is a fantastic album that has never been a favourite, so the lushness of her later works really click with me. Beautiful lyrics, and stunning vocals, and just straight up one of the best sounding albums ever. Ends a little lower than it began, but this might be my favourite album of hers.

Album was really good. Not her best, but enjoyable.

Helt ok men ganska blend.

The neediness song

This was fine. Although hippie folk is far from my favorite genre of music, Joni Mitchell has a pretty pleasant voice and is a good, relaxing listen. The songs on this one didn’t blend together as much as the previous Joni Mitchell album I listened to (Blue), so that was a welcome development. A high 3/5, would be a 3.5/5 on a proper scale.

This is the kind of album you can put on repeat in the background for hours and apart from a few catchy choruses, will feel almost ambient. More like exceptional mood music. It is the same melodramatic mood on every track, and yet her voice remains compelling throughout.