This is a musician's musician. She influenced scores of artists. Her unique tunings are a model for guitar players wanting to get out of the rut of standard. She is the girl from "Going to California", with flowers in her hair, that Robert Plant sang about.
I don’t know if she was one with flowers in her hair (there were so many). But she was definitely the one Plant had in mind when he wrote the lyric: “looking for a Queen without a king: they said she plays guitar, cries, and sings.”
@@Tijuanabill you got THAT right!!! 😁✌️ I didn’t include it in my quote because it was an ad lib …..but I cannot hear that lyric without saying that line in my head.
She is the one who could not attend Woodstock but knew and wrote: "We are Stardust, We are golden; We are billion-year-old carbon" She was the epitome of a flower child from the Love Generation! We need some more Joni Mitchells now.
True story, I had a temper issue that was getting me into problems in adult life. 3 months of constant Joni listening cured it. She has to be the one of the best artists in history!
I was about 13-14 when I bought this album. It was one of the first albums I payed for myself. I listened to it over and over and over. I think it might have changed the direction of my life.
Joni is the best female songwriter ever. So much talent. Great voice. Brilliant multi instrumentalist. Super painter. Massive influence on the whole muic scene.
This album just celebrated 50 years in 2021! David Crosby said she is a better songwriter than even Bob Dylan. One of my, (and a lot of other people's), favorite of hers is A Case of You, lyrically amazing, and that VOICE! She plays an Appalachian dulcimer on it, and when the guitar comes in after a bit it's being played by James Taylor, another great talent of those days! Thanks so much for another amazing reaction to an incredible artist and song!!
@@aprilstewart5929 I am not entirely sure about this part, but I think they were dating at the time. Just guessing but I know she did date him, at some point.
@@babylonsister118 In "A Case of You", she references meeting a woman who "had a nose like yours" (or was it a mouth? Anyway...) apparently, she did meet with Taylor family, so my guess is that the person who warned her to "be prepared to bleed" was JT"s mother. I could be wrong. Whoever hurt her, I hope he feels like an ah, right now.
@@aprilstewart5929 Joni had many, many relationships, so it's hard to know, but I did hear David Crosby, who dated her briefly before her longer relationship with Graham Nash, once said in an interview that dating her was a bit like climbing in the back of a cement mixer! LOL. Of course he could just be bitter, who knows? 🤣
"Songs are like tattoos ...." What a brilliant song and album. I highly recommend more songs from this record. Prince used to cover "A Case Of You" which is from this album and "River" is equally intense.
Boys yall are going into a vocal and lyrical acrobat's catalog.she is one of those artists where you'll never catch everything on a first listen you'll go back time and time again.great reaction fellas 5:17
You guys are connecting the dots to my childhood in Canada when her songs were coming out freshly released over the CBC radio and now here you are, and here we all are, making sure we're not smashed into nothing but love.
Joni's Blue album was voted the 4th greatest album ever recorded by Rolling Stone magazine. She came out of Canada and headed for the place that music was exploding and never looked back. She wrote the classic Woodstock, though she was not able to get to that epic gathering because she was booked on the Dick Cavett show in New York that same day. She performs that song on the Cavett show while the festival was just beginning. She became one of the greatest stars in that age of Rock and Roll, romantically involved with all four of the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young singers over time and wrote and performed music until she was old and gray, which is now. Joni was something special and still is though she now resides in her native Canada once more and keeps a home in Hollywood just to go there and see what award she must accept now. Along with Miles Davis and Eartha Kitt, she is the one that I still listen to in my car, in my parlour and in my head as I head toward 77.
Music to warm this Canadian's soul - this is about as perfect an album as you can make. Brilliant songwriting, killer vocals, brilliant playing by Joni on every damn instrument she touches. A true work of art, so glad you guys found your way to it. Peace and love from up north!
I am so glad and impressed that you young men have embraced this music. I’m black, and I grew up in LA when her works were coming out. I grew up on her music along with Hendrix, the Temptations and Frank Zappa. To see you two listening and appreciating has lifted my hear so much. Thank you for this. Your hearts and intelligence has so impressed me.
Yes, that's Joni on the piano. She was a multi-instrumentalist as well as songwriter, vocalist and painter. This is an amazing album. Please do other songs from it.
Hi la and Che... Joni Mitchell is the greatest female artist in music history...I get chills every time I hear her sing “I love you” .. this whole album is a masterpiece...
AND SHE JUST TURNED ( 80 ) LA & CHE😊 SO, YOU CAN WATCH THAT BBC CONCERT, THE WHOLE THING OR CERTAIN SONGS 52 YEARS AGO NOW AND YEAH THE SHOW IS AROUND (40 MINS) ANYWAY THAT IS HER ON PIANO, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, DULCIMER👍 AND OF COURSE THAT INSANE VOICE WITH INCREDIBLE WRITINGS YUPPP! 😊
'For the Roses' was my first Joni Mitchell album. It's still one of my favorites. Every song on it a gem and worthy of a reaction. It came out just after 'Blue,' and she sounds just like an angel (as you mentioned). And yes, that was Joni on the piano - she has her own distinctive style on the piano and guitar.
My first year of college I saw a theater production where one of the actresses sang this a capella and I HAD to track down the original, became obsessed with this album and Joni's music. It may well have been the original bridge from punker/new wave 80s music to 60s folk, and I never really returned.
The belle of the Saskatchewan plains. Best living songwriter, imho. This is probably the best written album ever. It is consistently listed in the top 3 of all time greatest albums and mentioned as 1 of the most inspiring/inspirational among other top tier recording artists. The whole album is a masterpiece where she lays her heart bare for the world. I recommend "A Case of You" off this platter, or "Raised on Robbery" (with fellow Canuck Robbie Robertson on guitar) for a more up-tempo, fun tune. Her work with Charles Mingus, late in his career, is also outstanding. And yes, it is her playing the piano. She is also a very influential guitarist (her use of alternate tunings), and plays the dulcimer, as well.
Another fabulous choice! The whole album is enough to make your soul hurt, but it’s a divine hurt. From the same album, react to ‘River’. And the holiday season is the perfect time, because the song embodies what many people feel at this time of year.
If you ever want to understand women, keep listening to Joni. Amelia (live version), Raised on Robbery (for a bit of R&R fun) and Woman of Heart and Mind are some songs you should get into your ears and into your lives.
Growing up in the 70s I was a big Joni fan and had all of her albums. And then this album came out and it blew my mind. It just took me to a whole new level of what I expected from music.
Oh my goodness....this is so beautiful. Please do the whole album. Joni Mitchell is just amazing. You also must do the album Court and Spark. Please!! 🙏
I first bought this album when I was 20 years old, having come to her via the Heija album. I've listened to her for the last 47 years and this song ALWAYS tears me up. It's raw emotion that seeks out and finds you most vulnerable parts of your soul. Thank you Gentlemen.
With all of the songwriting and musical chops anyone needs, Joni just puts it all right out there for you, and it can be damn difficult to listen to ---but it's totally worth doing
I would suggest A Case of You, also from this acclaimed album, as your next Joni listen. She had joyous songs that celebrated life, but her introspective, sad ones are just so moving.
This entire album is worth listening to--and more than once. The music is fascinating as are the lyrics. I believe some of the songs on Blue were influenced by her breakup from Graham Nash and her romance at that time with James Taylor (he plays guitar on some of the songs on the album). I wonder how someone can have so much talent -how is it possible? Joni's lyrics and music are brilliant & so original, she is an amazing musician, and what a heavenly voice! Plus, she's a great painter. ❤🎵
I never knew she was ALSO a great painter. She's in a league all of her own. Bravo❗What a beautiful song. I'm about to Google her artwork. Thanks for that narrative about her skills😊
That is Joni on the piano. Supposedly referring to James Taylor. The album is a classic, shows her introspective side. I think most of the other songs on album are better. Great to see she is widely sampled. She is so well-respected among her peers and younger singer-songwriters. Check out her live performance at the Newport Folk Festival 2022 singing “Both Sides Now”. Truly a master musician/performer.
So glad !!! And yes, written, played, and sung by her (And yes, she can write her ass off. 'Serious poet!). I would love to catch your reaction to River, also from this album, And then Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire from her next album, FOR THE ROSES. PLEASE, more from Joni Mitchell -
So you guys would probably appreciate the lyrics from a couple of her later albums, Turbulent Indigo and Taming the Tiger. Both are just crammed full of songs that are unflinchingly a commentary on humanity and the human trutha we all experience. MAGDALENE Laundries, Crazy Cries of Love, Sex Kills, and more. In these days we are living in, I find myself thinking of her song Borderline. Her voice had deepened and matured by these albums but I love her voice then as much as do the clear high soprano of her youth. The rasp and age lends a certain gravitas.
Yup. That's JM on the piano...the guitar....the dulcimer....the vocals...the songwriting....she made me so jealous, her musicianship is extreme. And then, she tears out her heart in a song (Blue is a good example) and your heart bleeds, too. She's genuine, fearless and yes, that VOICE.
Great album from a great artist, they aren’t many of them around anymore, love her music and vocals, she writes all her songs about things that happen in her life, definitely listen to the entire album
Go to RUclips and watch Joni sing her new song, Woodstock, while the festival was just kicking off. It is worth the time to see a part of her evolution when she was young and talented.
She has been in my life since I was a child. Her voice, her lyrics & her sound are all her own. Incredible offer she is. Thank you guys for sharing this one.
Another artist who has several eras she excelled in each. Court and Spark, Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Dog Eat Dog, Mingus, Turbulent Indigo and so many other albums. Simply one of a kind.
I'm 66 and started classical piano at 8. I brought "Stairway To Heaven" sheet music in once. Teacher was not impressed. lol I changed to drums then ended up being a singer. Made my heart smile to read your post. ❤
Great reaction - Joni is one of a kind, a huge, timeless talent. Strongly recommend continuing with Blue, "A Case of You" or"River" (it's kind of a Christmas song....). She writes and plays everything. Have loved this album for 30+ years.
She was part of the Laurel Canyon scene back in the late 60's and 70's along with James Taylor, Crosby Stills and Nash, Niel Young, Eagles , etc. They would all hang out at each others houses and jam and write songs together or for each other.
You guys need to hear the whole Blue album, reactions or not. It's a peak musical thing. Joni's amazing at everything. Singer, writer, lyricist, player, so sophisticated melodically & harmonically for pop music, later she veered into more jazz oriented stuff with a bunch of amazing all stars. But Blue is my favorite album by her, one of my favorites of all.
This whole album is an absolute masterpiece of songwriting and performance. And yes, that's her on the piano. Few could even touch them hem of her immense talent. And oh yeah, she is a hell of a painter, too.
Joni is the one and only greatest female singer songwriter of all time rivaling as the best along with Robert Zimmerman! Look him up! Yes she is an incredible keyboard player!
YESSSSSS YOU GUYS, YESSSSS, LOVE IT, I FIGURED YOU'D LIKE HER!!! 👍😊AMAZINGGGG RELATIONSHIP CONCEPT ALBUM LA & CHE! 💯 SHE WAS PRETTY MUCH GOING THROUGH A BREAKUP WITH ( GRAHAM NASH ) 😮 FROM CSN AND HOOKING UP WITH ( JAMES TAYLOR ) AND THEN THE FOLLOWING ALBUM ( FOR THE ROSES ) JAMES LEFT HER TO MARRY ( CARLY SIMON ) SO YEAH, LOTSAAAA STUFF GOIN ON HERE, IT'S AWESOME GUYS, DO THE BLUE ALBUM!😊 SHE PLAYS ACOUSTIC, PIANO, AND SHE PLAYS A DULCIMER AND OF COURSE THAT INSANELYYY BEAUTIFUL VOICE, THIS IS WHY SHE'S BEEN MY FAVORITE FEMALE ROCK STAR FOR 50 YEARS!😊 HER AND KAREN CARPENTER R.I.P. ☹TO THAT ANGEL. TAKE GREAT CARE YOU GUYS AND ENJOY!
This one (or any of her other 70s albums) is worth a whole album review. I've noticed along with Steely Dan, that she's become gradually hipper and hipper over the last couple of years. It's long overdue for both of them.
The album is a masterpiece. I think it's number 3 on the latest Rolling Stone top 500 list. Check out A Case of You next. She's up there with Dylan, Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Paul Simon et al as a song writer. And what a voice. Sublime.
Joni Mitchell is my hero. lol They don't make'em like this anymore, fellas'. Great reaction...made my day. Thank you Here's another suggestion for another one of her songs, if interested. "Joni Mitchell - Help Me (Live in London 1974) HQ" (by the channel: Lagaletteinfernale) [Here's the link] 👉ruclips.net/video/UTT54TEbolE/видео.html --This song "Help Me" was on the Billboard charts in 1974 for 19 weeks reaching #1 on the Adult Contemporary Charts and hit #7 on the Hot 100.
I'd never heard that about _Blue_ . I did know _Little Green_ was, though, and she makes reference to the child she gave up in _Chinese Café/Unchained Melody_ .
Enjoyable reaction as usual. I was gonna call back the other "Full Circle" moment (Janet Jackson) from Joni you gents had, with the "Big Yellow Taxi," but you beat me to it! Major influence on so many, and I'm sure even more than my casual fan-bein' butt knows. I do know there's damn good reason Robert Plant basically wrote and performed the lyrics for "Going to California" with her in mind. Jimmy Page also crushed hard on her, but she resisted their god-tier charms, lol! (Which is maybe yet another reason they crushed so hard on her!)
My suggestion is to play every song of this album (also called Blue) and Court and Spark. As for live recordings, Woodstock from a 1970 BBC concert and California from her in-studio performance from 1970. and from the 1976 Last Waltz concert with the Band, Coyote.
You got three things to do guys. 1) React to the rest of this album, 2) watch her BBC TV show from 1970 (?) and 3) react to her "Court And Spark" album I'm a soul and blues fan, my son is a metal fan but we both agree that Joni is the business 💯
This is a musician's musician. She influenced scores of artists. Her unique tunings are a model for guitar players wanting to get out of the rut of standard. She is the girl from "Going to California", with flowers in her hair, that Robert Plant sang about.
You can tell she influenced Alanis Morrisette.
I don’t know if she was one with flowers in her hair (there were so many). But she was definitely the one Plant had in mind when he wrote the lyric: “looking for a Queen without a king: they said she plays guitar, cries, and sings.”
@@helenespaulding7562 "Oh she sings...."
@@Tijuanabill you got THAT right!!! 😁✌️ I didn’t include it in my quote because it was an ad lib …..but I cannot hear that lyric without saying that line in my head.
She is the one who could not attend Woodstock but knew and wrote: "We are Stardust, We are golden; We are billion-year-old carbon"
She was the epitome of a flower child from the Love Generation! We need some more Joni Mitchells now.
True story, I had a temper issue that was getting me into problems in adult life. 3 months of constant Joni listening cured it. She has to be the one of the best artists in history!
Hmmm... I wonder if Joni albums are covered by health insurance. Probably should be
@@jimmoore8951Blue Cross.
I was about 13-14 when I bought this album. It was one of the first albums I payed for myself. I listened to it over and over and over. I think it might have changed the direction of my life.
Joni is the best female songwriter ever. So much talent. Great voice. Brilliant multi instrumentalist. Super painter. Massive influence on the whole muic scene.
This album just celebrated 50 years in 2021! David Crosby said she is a better songwriter than even Bob Dylan. One of my, (and a lot of other people's), favorite of hers is A Case of You, lyrically amazing, and that VOICE! She plays an Appalachian dulcimer on it, and when the guitar comes in after a bit it's being played by James Taylor, another great talent of those days! Thanks so much for another amazing reaction to an incredible artist and song!!
Oh wow, I didn't know he played on this album!
@@aprilstewart5929 I am not entirely sure about this part, but I think they were dating at the time. Just guessing but I know she did date him, at some point.
@@babylonsister118 In "A Case of You", she references meeting a woman who "had a nose like yours" (or was it a mouth? Anyway...) apparently, she did meet with Taylor family, so my guess is that the person who warned her to "be prepared to bleed" was JT"s mother. I could be wrong. Whoever hurt her, I hope he feels like an ah, right now.
@@aprilstewart5929 Joni had many, many relationships, so it's hard to know, but I did hear David Crosby, who dated her briefly before her longer relationship with Graham Nash, once said in an interview that dating her was a bit like climbing in the back of a cement mixer! LOL. Of course he could just be bitter, who knows? 🤣
She's known for her strange tuning on the guitar but I love her on the piano. "Help Me" is another song of hers that was sampled quite a bit.
"Songs are like tattoos ...."
What a brilliant song and album. I highly recommend more songs from this record. Prince used to cover "A Case Of You" which is from this album and "River" is equally intense.
Boys yall are going into a vocal and lyrical acrobat's catalog.she is one of those artists where you'll never catch everything on a first listen you'll go back time and time again.great reaction fellas 5:17
Vocal and lyrical
Acrobat!!! You nailed that one
@@AirplayBeats her songs Coyote and
Amelia are tough
@melvinwomack3717 Could not agree more!
@@GottaDance56 you just never know where she's going
You guys are connecting the dots to my childhood in Canada when her songs were coming out freshly released over the CBC radio and now here you are, and here we all are, making sure we're not smashed into nothing but love.
Joni's Blue album was voted the 4th greatest album ever recorded by Rolling Stone magazine. She came out of Canada and headed for the place that music was exploding and never looked back. She wrote the classic Woodstock, though she was not able to get to that epic gathering because she was booked on the Dick Cavett show in New York that same day. She performs that song on the Cavett show while the festival was just beginning. She became one of the greatest stars in that age of Rock and Roll, romantically involved with all four of the Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young singers over time and wrote and performed music until she was old and gray, which is now. Joni was something special and still is though she now resides in her native Canada once more and keeps a home in Hollywood just to go there and see what award she must accept now. Along with Miles Davis and Eartha Kitt, she is the one that I still listen to in my car, in my parlour and in my head as I head toward 77.
Thanks for that great narrative about this master song writer and musician. She's magical.
She plays like 20 instruments all amazingly well, she's a force to be reckoned with.
Music to warm this Canadian's soul - this is about as perfect an album as you can make. Brilliant songwriting, killer vocals, brilliant playing by Joni on every damn instrument she touches. A true work of art, so glad you guys found your way to it. Peace and love from up north!
From Saskatoon to Laurel Canyon... sharing her experiences with us through some gorgeous music
Ms. Mitchell regarded herself as a painter who sang. Kind of explains her sonic approach and effect doesn't it.
I am so glad and impressed that you young men have embraced this music. I’m black, and I grew up in LA when her works were coming out. I grew up on her music along with Hendrix, the Temptations and Frank Zappa. To see you two listening and appreciating has lifted my hear so much. Thank you for this. Your hearts and intelligence has so impressed me.
Thank you so much. We appreciate you!!
Yes, that's Joni on the piano. She was a multi-instrumentalist as well as songwriter, vocalist and painter. This is an amazing album. Please do other songs from it.
Hi la and Che... Joni Mitchell is the greatest female artist in music history...I get chills every time I hear her sing “I love you” .. this whole album is a masterpiece...
AND SHE JUST TURNED ( 80 ) LA & CHE😊 SO, YOU CAN WATCH THAT BBC CONCERT, THE WHOLE THING OR CERTAIN SONGS 52 YEARS AGO NOW AND YEAH THE SHOW IS AROUND (40 MINS) ANYWAY THAT IS HER ON PIANO, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, DULCIMER👍 AND OF COURSE THAT INSANE VOICE WITH INCREDIBLE WRITINGS YUPPP! 😊
'For the Roses' was my first Joni Mitchell album. It's still one of my favorites. Every song on it a gem and worthy of a reaction. It came out just after 'Blue,' and she sounds just like an angel (as you mentioned). And yes, that was Joni on the piano - she has her own distinctive style on the piano and guitar.
Yes and hissing of summer lawns.
The whole album deserves a reaction from you guys
I remember first hearing the album Blue and being blown away by Joni’s sweet voice and heart felt songs. ⭐️😁
Me too I was bawling lol
That is her playing piano. The rest of the album is definitely worth checking out.
I’d walk on broken glass, hot coals and legos for this woman. Yes, she plays guitar and piano..Please do ‘Cactus Tree’. ❤️❤️❤️
My first year of college I saw a theater production where one of the actresses sang this a capella and I HAD to track down the original, became obsessed with this album and Joni's music. It may well have been the original bridge from punker/new wave 80s music to 60s folk, and I never really returned.
Oh lord, now you're into a whole new realm. Joni is supernaturally talented, there's so much to choose from. This album is a good place to start
Joni’s court and spark album is outstanding. One of my favorite all time albums
The belle of the Saskatchewan plains. Best living songwriter, imho. This is probably the best written album ever. It is consistently listed in the top 3 of all time greatest albums and mentioned as 1 of the most inspiring/inspirational among other top tier recording artists. The whole album is a masterpiece where she lays her heart bare for the world. I recommend "A Case of You" off this platter, or "Raised on Robbery" (with fellow Canuck Robbie Robertson on guitar) for a more up-tempo, fun tune. Her work with Charles Mingus, late in his career, is also outstanding. And yes, it is her playing the piano. She is also a very influential guitarist (her use of alternate tunings), and plays the dulcimer, as well.
Another fabulous choice! The whole album is enough to make your soul hurt, but it’s a divine hurt. From the same album, react to ‘River’. And the holiday season is the perfect time, because the song embodies what many people feel at this time of year.
If you ever want to understand women, keep listening to Joni. Amelia (live version), Raised on Robbery (for a bit of R&R fun) and Woman of Heart and Mind are some songs you should get into your ears and into your lives.
Growing up in the 70s I was a big Joni fan and had all of her albums. And then this album came out and it blew my mind. It just took me to a whole new level of what I expected from music.
Oh my goodness....this is so beautiful. Please do the whole album. Joni Mitchell is just amazing. You also must do the album Court and Spark. Please!! 🙏
I first bought this album when I was 20 years old, having come to her via the Heija album. I've listened to her for the last 47 years and this song ALWAYS tears me up. It's raw emotion that seeks out and finds you most vulnerable parts of your soul. Thank you Gentlemen.
I've been listening to Joni since 1973. So glad you are finally discovering the greatness that is Joni Mitchell,
With all of the songwriting and musical chops anyone needs, Joni just puts it all right out there for you, and it can be damn difficult to listen to ---but it's totally worth doing
One of the finest albums ever made. I was lucky enough to catch her in concert right after this came out
Wow! Saw her in the early 1980s but would love to have seen her back then but I was only 7 so would've been tricky.
I would suggest A Case of You, also from this acclaimed album, as your next Joni listen. She had joyous songs that celebrated life, but her introspective, sad ones are just so moving.
This entire album is worth listening to--and more than once. The music is fascinating as are the lyrics. I believe some of the songs on Blue were influenced by her breakup from Graham Nash and her romance at that time with James Taylor (he plays guitar on some of the songs on the album). I wonder how someone can have so much talent -how is it possible? Joni's lyrics and music are brilliant & so original, she is an amazing musician, and what a heavenly voice! Plus, she's a great painter. ❤🎵
I never knew she was ALSO a great painter. She's in a league all of her own. Bravo❗What a beautiful song. I'm about to Google her artwork. Thanks for that narrative about her skills😊
That is Joni on the piano. Supposedly referring to James Taylor. The album is a classic, shows her introspective side. I think most of the other songs on album are better.
Great to see she is widely sampled. She is so well-respected among her peers and younger singer-songwriters.
Check out her live performance at the Newport Folk Festival 2022 singing “Both Sides Now”. Truly a master musician/performer.
Joni sang in a group called Joni and the Pussycats. They had a cartoon based on them.
So glad !!!
And yes, written, played, and sung by her (And yes, she can write her ass off. 'Serious poet!).
I would love to catch your reaction to River, also from this album,
And then Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire from her next album, FOR THE ROSES.
PLEASE, more from Joni Mitchell -
So you guys would probably appreciate the lyrics from a couple of her later albums, Turbulent Indigo and Taming the Tiger. Both are just crammed full of songs that are unflinchingly a commentary on humanity and the human trutha we all experience. MAGDALENE Laundries, Crazy Cries of Love, Sex Kills, and more. In these days we are living in, I find myself thinking of her song Borderline. Her voice had deepened and matured by these albums but I love her voice then as much as do the clear high soprano of her youth. The rasp and age lends a certain gravitas.
Joni Mitchell doesn't Lie!
Yup. That's JM on the piano...the guitar....the dulcimer....the vocals...the songwriting....she made me so jealous, her musicianship is extreme. And then, she tears out her heart in a song (Blue is a good example) and your heart bleeds, too. She's genuine, fearless and yes, that VOICE.
This album .. everything about it is so .. Wow.
#masterpiece
Thanks guys you have to react to the whole album ✌️🙏
Great album from a great artist, they aren’t many of them around anymore, love her music and vocals, she writes all her songs about things that happen in her life, definitely listen to the entire album
You must hear Love one of her later albums very jazzy Ladies man, Moon at the widow, Play it cool a must hear so glad you're doing her music now
This Canadian woman is right up there with the very finest singer/song writers of all time - better than Dylan IMO.
Peace
I would say tied for first though in a more musical sense!
Indeed. Joni should have won the Nobel Literature Prize, not Dylan. Her lyrics are vastly superior.
Dylan is from Minnesota (which is Canada adjacent). 😀
Absolutely!
@@SpaceOdditiesLive Jealousy!
This album needs to be listened to all in one sitting. It unfolds like a novella.
Go to RUclips and watch Joni sing her new song, Woodstock, while the festival was just kicking off. It is worth the time to see a part of her evolution when she was young and talented.
It's a great album, same as many of Joni's records are!
Joni Mitchell is a GIANT!
More, please!
'Carey', 'Amelia', 'River', 'Coyote'....few of my faves!
Court & Spark is my favorite album of hers. ❤
She has been in my life since I was a child. Her voice, her lyrics & her sound are all her own. Incredible offer she is. Thank you guys for sharing this one.
Shes an artist. She paints. If you want to hear her paint a picture in your minds eye. Listen to Amelia or A River.
Another artist who has several eras she excelled in each. Court and Spark, Hissing of Summer Lawns, Hejira, Dog Eat Dog, Mingus, Turbulent Indigo and so many other albums. Simply one of a kind.
As a 17 yr old, this album was everything. 💜 Still have the album sheet music with River being my favorite to play.
I'm 66 and started classical piano at 8. I brought "Stairway To Heaven" sheet music in once. Teacher was not impressed. lol I changed to drums then ended up being a singer. Made my heart smile to read your post. ❤
Great reaction - Joni is one of a kind, a huge, timeless talent. Strongly recommend continuing with Blue, "A Case of You" or"River" (it's kind of a Christmas song....). She writes and plays everything. Have loved this album for 30+ years.
A full circle moment for the brothers! Gotta love the serendipity from a beautiful song
There is nobody quite like Joni.
Yes. She plays piano and guitar too. Have you reacted to "River"? Beautiful song and for jazzy Joni check out "Coyote"
She was part of the Laurel Canyon scene back in the late 60's and 70's along with James Taylor, Crosby Stills and Nash, Niel Young, Eagles , etc. They would all hang out at each others houses and jam and write songs together or for each other.
You guys need to hear the whole Blue album, reactions or not. It's a peak musical thing. Joni's amazing at everything. Singer, writer, lyricist, player, so sophisticated melodically & harmonically for pop music, later she veered into more jazz oriented stuff with a bunch of amazing all stars. But Blue is my favorite album by her, one of my favorites of all.
Prince long cited Joni as a big influence. The title of his "Ice Cream Castles" album comes from a famous early Joni song, "Both Sides Now."
Great
And by the way, that IS Joni on piano. She’s an amazing guitarist too.
ink on a pin . . . an empty space to fill in . . . .you always get it . . . .so many do not listen
something lost and something gained in living living everyday!!!
This album was released 52 years ago. In 1971, 52 years ago, was 1919.
Yes, she’s playing the piano.
I'd never heard that before, and it's about the most acidy journey this side of Pink Floyd. A jazz form, but really individualistic.
Yeah, man..she's a hell of a poet...
One of her greatest. That is her on piano.
“Ground and Anchor me or let me Sail Away”; WOW.
This whole album is an absolute masterpiece of songwriting and performance. And yes, that's her on the piano. Few could even touch them hem of her immense talent. And oh yeah, she is a hell of a painter, too.
La shaking his head the moment Joni started singing LOL how else can you react to that voice?
HER AND KAREN CARPENTER R.I.P☹ TO KAREN, TRUE CONTRALTOS LA & CHE!💯😊JUST UNREAL AND TIMELESS!
This is one of the few perfect albums out there. Definitely worth a full reaction. Keep up the good work guys.
Joni is the one and only greatest female singer songwriter of all time rivaling as the best along with Robert Zimmerman! Look him up! Yes she is an incredible keyboard player!
Glad to see some softer stuff from y'all. Joni is a treasure. Try some Judy Collins as well.
YESSSSSS YOU GUYS, YESSSSS, LOVE IT, I FIGURED YOU'D LIKE HER!!! 👍😊AMAZINGGGG RELATIONSHIP CONCEPT ALBUM LA & CHE! 💯 SHE WAS PRETTY MUCH GOING THROUGH A BREAKUP WITH ( GRAHAM NASH ) 😮 FROM CSN AND HOOKING UP WITH ( JAMES TAYLOR ) AND THEN THE FOLLOWING ALBUM ( FOR THE ROSES ) JAMES LEFT HER TO MARRY ( CARLY SIMON ) SO YEAH, LOTSAAAA STUFF GOIN ON HERE, IT'S AWESOME GUYS, DO THE BLUE ALBUM!😊 SHE PLAYS ACOUSTIC, PIANO, AND SHE PLAYS A DULCIMER AND OF COURSE THAT INSANELYYY BEAUTIFUL VOICE, THIS IS WHY SHE'S BEEN MY FAVORITE FEMALE ROCK STAR FOR 50 YEARS!😊 HER AND KAREN CARPENTER R.I.P. ☹TO THAT ANGEL. TAKE GREAT CARE YOU GUYS AND ENJOY!
God she's good. And yeah, she's on the keys.
This one (or any of her other 70s albums) is worth a whole album review. I've noticed along with Steely Dan, that she's become gradually hipper and hipper over the last couple of years. It's long overdue for both of them.
We are definitely going to do an album review for her soon
The album is a masterpiece. I think it's number 3 on the latest Rolling Stone top 500 list. Check out A Case of You next. She's up there with Dylan, Lennon/McCartney, Jagger/Richards, Paul Simon et al as a song writer. And what a voice. Sublime.
A classic album in its own right. This is a wonder work.
Joni Mitchell is my hero. lol They don't make'em like this anymore, fellas'. Great reaction...made my day. Thank you
Here's another suggestion for another one of her songs, if interested. "Joni Mitchell - Help Me (Live in London 1974) HQ" (by the channel: Lagaletteinfernale) [Here's the link] 👉ruclips.net/video/UTT54TEbolE/видео.html --This song "Help Me" was on the Billboard charts in 1974 for 19 weeks reaching #1 on the Adult Contemporary Charts and hit #7 on the Hot 100.
Another Joni .. the hissing of Summer lawns
"For Free" by Joni, a must listen.
Loved your thoughtful reaction to one of the greats.
My forever and eternal vocal queen.
It is her on piano. This is a song to her daughter that she gave up to adoption as a baby.
I'd never heard that about _Blue_ . I did know _Little Green_ was, though, and she makes reference to the child she gave up in _Chinese Café/Unchained Melody_ .
Enjoyable reaction as usual. I was gonna call back the other "Full Circle" moment (Janet Jackson) from Joni you gents had, with the "Big Yellow Taxi," but you beat me to it! Major influence on so many, and I'm sure even more than my casual fan-bein' butt knows. I do know there's damn good reason Robert Plant basically wrote and performed the lyrics for "Going to California" with her in mind. Jimmy Page also crushed hard on her, but she resisted their god-tier charms, lol! (Which is maybe yet another reason they crushed so hard on her!)
Yes, that is her on the piano.
There’s a lot to learn from her
How bad ass is this lady 😮
"Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire"
She wrote all her own material any yes, that is her playing the piano. Please listen to the rest of this greatest of all albums.
Hope you will try “Car on a Hill” by Joni Mitchell. She’s on of the best songwriters and performers 😊
Hey, friends ! Get this album for each other for the holidays ! Every time you listen you'll be moved by something new, I promise. Peace ☮️
My suggestion is to play every song of this album (also called Blue) and Court and Spark. As for live recordings, Woodstock from a 1970 BBC concert and California from her in-studio performance from 1970. and from the 1976 Last Waltz concert with the Band, Coyote.
You got three things to do guys. 1) React to the rest of this album, 2) watch her BBC TV show from 1970 (?) and 3) react to her "Court And Spark" album
I'm a soul and blues fan, my son is a metal fan but we both agree that Joni is the business 💯