Did you know Chris Squire, in a 70’s tv interview mentioned her as one who inspired him. Everyone who knew of her was in love with all her amazing talents. She inspired thousands through decades since.
Indeed, Joni's music "paints pictures and tells stories", and have something profound or fascinating to say about the character(s) or story, or something learned about human nature. Her compositions and playing style encompass many flavors, songs may change key and/or change time signature mid-song, she selected specific chords and tones to convey the feelings/meanings of lyrics, and so on. With 50-some alternate guitar tunings, she was able to create a sonic palate that normal tunings couldn't provide, and her sense of timing/rhythm was impeccable. So many great albums and songs over decades of her career. Her voice changed over the years, becoming lower, and she was able to adapt her vocal delivery for yet another type of expressiveness.
Joni is arguably one of the greatest singer songwriters. (Note - this song, while written by Joni Mitchell, was a hit song for CSNY.) Up next, if you loved this live version, is the live combo by Joni, of "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Both Sides Now". (You said you've already heard "Big Yellow Taxi" ... but her live version is really, really something to hear.) Here is the link: ruclips.net/video/GFB-d-8_bvY/видео.html
Joni started out as a folk singer in the singer/songwriter vein, going on to include pop and jazz styles. Anything else from this truly magical performance/ BBC recording would be great to react to. Joni plays a variety of instruments including guitar and dulcimer. I also love the slightly more pop-oriented 'Carey' - I can't remember if it's included in this set or not - which is a lot of fun, about her wild romance with a red-haired chef while hanging out with the hippies who lived in the caves above the beach at Matala, on the Greek island of Crete in the late 60s/ early 70s... In terms of ideas, it was a special time full of extraordinary questioning and experimental energy, a portal if you will to all that was to come, musically, socially/culturally and technologically, and still evolving. The 60s were the hinge times, the prelude or opening act to the 2,000 year Age of Aquarius!.
Very good reaction to Joni Mitchell's Woodstock. I believe you're misinterpreting Joni's comment about performing @ the Festival. Joni would have played a solo set, like John Sebastian + Richie Havens. By luck I was able to see both artists play in Long Island in '74 or'75 where the other performers were the Beach Boys + Jesse Colin Young. Great show, Joni played w Tom Scott & the LA Express. As to other songs from Joni I highly recommend 'California' live (whistle Stop concert in England I think) and she's solo and plays the dulcimer. Others could be, 'River', 'A Case of You' and 'Raised on Robbery's a Joni rocker. She really moved towards jazz after "Court and Spark" and "Mingus" is with a listen IMHO. Good luck.
If Joni had made it to Woodstock, she would not have played with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. As another commenter said, she would have played her own music whether solo or together with other musicians. From the same 1970 BBC live concert, "California" with Joni accompanying herself on dulcimer: ruclips.net/video/x5BnE5_lPqE/видео.htmlsi=3V2mOrN1KaDEdsFk And here is Joni singing "Coyote" with The Band (from Martin Scorsese's 1978 documentary "The Last Waltz"): ruclips.net/video/f7MbmXklj3Q/видео.htmlsi=cycX6AOISple_EvH
Not enough attention is given to Joni’s ‘for the roses’ which was after blue and before court, and Spark . some of her best music is on there the lyrics especially are just breathtaking and the pictures are breathtaking too.
... "I dreamed I saw the bombers flying shotgun in the sky..." was almost an anthem to our youth - "Let It Be" by the Beatles also was viewed as the unauthorised anthem of UCT (University of Cape Town) in 1968/69... American Vietnam and Australian draft dodgers were in Cape Town and we were all in a room at a party in Green Point (behind Claridges Hotel) discussing their situations and also Apartheids horrors which were going on that very year... Phew! Did we dissect the shenanigans of the Aboriginals annihilation in the 1800's - and the Re-homing of Aboriginal children into institutionalised boarding schools in 1950's - also the controversial subject matter of a higher price obtained for a dead WALLABY as opposed to a dead ABORIGINAL...!!! "May you live in interesting times..." Confuscious say... Then there was Jimi... "Purple Haze", "All Along the Watchtower"... Brilliant guitarist of note... R. I. P. Brilliant man... P. S. : BILLABONG had their beginnings in shortboard (surfing) productions in a double garage by a group of enterprising Aussies...
Grab her #3 album, LADIES OF THE CANYON and then #4 BLUE. Start with those two. She's an album artist and you're cheating yourself by pretending a single here or there is "it".
She's the greatest female singer songwriter ever. She is among the true greats.
Did you know Chris Squire, in a 70’s tv interview mentioned her as one who inspired him. Everyone who knew of her was in love with all her amazing talents. She inspired thousands through decades since.
Indeed, Joni's music "paints pictures and tells stories", and have something profound or fascinating to say about the character(s) or story, or something learned about human nature. Her compositions and playing style encompass many flavors, songs may change key and/or change time signature mid-song, she selected specific chords and tones to convey the feelings/meanings of lyrics, and so on. With 50-some alternate guitar tunings, she was able to create a sonic palate that normal tunings couldn't provide, and her sense of timing/rhythm was impeccable. So many great albums and songs over decades of her career. Her voice changed over the years, becoming lower, and she was able to adapt her vocal delivery for yet another type of expressiveness.
Someone once asked Prince who his greatest inspiration was. They were expecting him to say Jimi Hendrix but Prince answered 'Joni Mitchell.
More Joni Mitchell, please!
"River", "Amelia", "Carey"....my faves.
Another beautiful song of hers, also with thoughtful lyrics is 'Refuge of the Roads' off the Hejira album.
Joni is arguably one of the greatest singer songwriters. (Note - this song, while written by Joni Mitchell, was a hit song for CSNY.)
Up next, if you loved this live version, is the live combo by Joni, of "Big Yellow Taxi" and "Both Sides Now". (You said you've already heard "Big Yellow Taxi" ... but her live version is really, really something to hear.) Here is the link: ruclips.net/video/GFB-d-8_bvY/видео.html
Joni started out as a folk singer in the singer/songwriter vein, going on to include pop and jazz styles. Anything else from this truly magical performance/ BBC recording would be great to react to. Joni plays a variety of instruments including guitar and dulcimer. I also love the slightly more pop-oriented 'Carey' - I can't remember if it's included in this set or not - which is a lot of fun, about her wild romance with a red-haired chef while hanging out with the hippies who lived in the caves above the beach at Matala, on the Greek island of Crete in the late 60s/ early 70s...
In terms of ideas, it was a special time full of extraordinary questioning and experimental energy, a portal if you will to all that was to come, musically, socially/culturally and technologically, and still evolving. The 60s were the hinge times, the prelude or opening act to the 2,000 year Age of Aquarius!.
You should review 'Help Me'. Her voice is amazing!🤩
Very good reaction to Joni Mitchell's
Woodstock. I believe you're misinterpreting Joni's comment about performing @ the Festival. Joni would have played a solo set, like John Sebastian + Richie Havens. By luck I was able to see both artists play in Long Island in '74 or'75 where the other performers were the Beach Boys + Jesse Colin Young. Great show, Joni played w Tom Scott & the LA Express.
As to other songs from Joni I highly recommend 'California' live (whistle Stop concert in England I think) and she's solo and plays the dulcimer. Others could be, 'River', 'A Case of
You' and 'Raised on Robbery's a Joni rocker. She really moved towards jazz after "Court and Spark" and "Mingus" is with a listen IMHO. Good luck.
If Joni had made it to Woodstock, she would not have played with Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. As another commenter said, she would have played her own music whether solo or together with other musicians.
From the same 1970 BBC live concert, "California" with Joni accompanying herself on dulcimer:
ruclips.net/video/x5BnE5_lPqE/видео.htmlsi=3V2mOrN1KaDEdsFk
And here is Joni singing "Coyote" with The Band (from Martin Scorsese's 1978 documentary "The Last Waltz"):
ruclips.net/video/f7MbmXklj3Q/видео.htmlsi=cycX6AOISple_EvH
Not enough attention is given to Joni’s ‘for the roses’ which was after blue and before court, and Spark . some of her best music is on there the lyrics especially are just breathtaking and the pictures are breathtaking too.
Going to be listening to more from Joni.
The "Blue" album was her best in my honest opinion... Sad, but the best...
Without wanting to denigrate the original, in any way, try this song by Mathew's Southern Comfort!✌
... "I dreamed I saw the bombers flying shotgun in the sky..." was almost an anthem to our youth - "Let It Be" by the Beatles also was viewed as the unauthorised anthem of UCT (University of Cape Town) in 1968/69...
American Vietnam and Australian draft dodgers were in Cape Town and we were all in a room at a party in Green Point (behind Claridges Hotel) discussing their situations and also Apartheids horrors which were going on that very year... Phew! Did we dissect the shenanigans of the Aboriginals annihilation in the 1800's - and the Re-homing of Aboriginal children into institutionalised boarding schools in 1950's - also the controversial subject matter of a higher price obtained for a dead WALLABY as opposed to a dead ABORIGINAL...!!!
"May you live in interesting times..." Confuscious say...
Then there was Jimi... "Purple Haze", "All Along the Watchtower"... Brilliant guitarist of note... R. I. P. Brilliant man...
P. S. : BILLABONG had their beginnings in shortboard (surfing) productions in a double garage by a group of enterprising Aussies...
Grab her #3 album, LADIES OF THE CANYON and then #4 BLUE. Start with those two. She's an album artist and you're cheating yourself by pretending a single here or there is "it".