Joni Mitchell has a unique style and rhythm to folk but you can hear the influence she has on music today. Blue is an amazing record with great lyrics about love, life, and Mitchell’s emotions. While the folk genre is not for everyone, if you are able to appreciate it then you will love this masterpiece of an album.

I can see why people would be turned off by the lyrics, having repeated violent, misogynistic and sexual themes, however Eminem as we all know in 2025 was doing so ironically and was saying these things in a way that was impossible notice. This is the album that truly started his run, and while not quite as great as best albums, this is a fun record with great rhymes and wordplay. Some of my favorite tracks were the classic My Name Is, Guilty Conscience with Dr. Dre, an interesting track conceptually with Dr Dre playing the angel on the shoulder and Eminem playing the devil of someone’s consciousness, and Just Don’t Give a F***. Solid fun album with a couple standouts but some lowlights. Could possibly be a 3.5, but 3 feels too low.