A Tribute To Joni Mitchell
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Edition: Music CDAudio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Music Label: Nonesuch
Soundtracks:
- FREE MAN IN PARIS - Sufjan Stevens
- THE BOHO DANCE - Bjork
- DREAMLAND - Caetano Veloso
- DON'T INTERRUPT THE SORROW - Brad Mehldau
- FOR THE ROSES - Cassandra Wilson
- A CASE OF YOU - Prince
- BLUE - Sarah McLachlan
- LADIES OF THE CANYON - Annie Lennox
- MAGDALENA LAUNDRIES - Emmylou Harris
- EDITH AND THE KINGPIN - Elvis Costello
- HELP ME - k.d. lang
- RIVER - James Taylor
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Free Music Review: Above average covers
Hit: 5 Stars
First off, Etta James recorded a version of "Amelia" for this tribute. It's not here and I really want to know why! Having said that, when paying tribute to an artist that pushed the envelope as often as Joni has, pushing it any further can take its toll on the material. Considering that only one song covered here ever got serious radio play (Help Me), a more adult contemporary approach was not only safer, but ultimately delivered a satisfying tribute and served the material at the same time.
More works here than fails. Bjork is an example of the latter. This woman should be seen and not heard. At least leave her to butcher her own material and on her own albums. It was distracting hearing her struggle, then finally lose her battle with proper English annunciation. Her chosen backing music sounded like a sampling of "Mr. Rogers Neighborhood." Hand puppet 'Lady Elaine' would have been a better artist choice.
Brad Mehldau makes a decent effort as does Elvis Costello. Elvis Costello's arrangement is so good it should have been left to carry its own weight and be presented without vocals. ANY singer would be in direct competition with this ambitious and satisfying arrangement.
Caetano Veloso, who returns the name "Dorothy" to its full, three sylable glory, has fun with Dreamland and you can hear it.
It is easy to cover a Joni Mitchell song, just ask Bjork, but few can plumb new depth. Prince, on "A Case of You" and Cassandra Wilson on "For the Roses" do the impossible in their respective songs. They are each at the top of their game here. Sufjan Stevens, who I never heard of before, has a refreshing take on "Free Man in Paris". Delivering portion of the refrain in emotionless, computer synth speach, was a clever way to realize "star maker machinery."
Aside from the original, already accessible version of "Help me" k.d. lang's version is sufficiently radio ready. the rest is simply ok. I was hoping James taylor would cover, "A Case of You," as a nod to the notion that song is Joni's "Fire and Rain." All in all worth the purchase price, almost worth paying more on iTunes to leave Bjork out all together.
A Tribute To Joni Mitchell Poster
A Tribute to Joni Mitchell features a strikingly eclectic roster of artists who share Mitchell's fierce intelligence, musical sophistication, and boundary-pushing experimentalism. The creative interpretations of some of her best-known songs illustrate Mitchell's breadth as a composer and lyricist while putting something of a unique flavor on the chosen songs.Tribute records live or die by the performers' ability to interpret the subject's work in new and inventive frameworks, or by how well they evoke the spirit of the original recordings. Joni Mitchell's poetic folk and jazz offers infinite possibilities for the former, which makes the notion of this collection by indie rockers, pop divas, and country and folk practitioners most appealing. Not surprisingly, for most of the men it turns out to be more of an intellectual exercise than an emotional foray (Elvis Costello's harder take on "Edith and the Kingpin," Sufjan Stevens's jumbled sonic landscape on "Free Man in Paris"). But there are some breathtaking performances from the women, starting with Björk's wide-eyed cover of "The Bojo Dance" and moving on to Cassandra Wilson's mahogany-voiced "For the Roses," Emmylou Harris's devastating reading of "The Magdalene Laundries," and Sarah McLachlan's goosebump-raising "Blue," where her vocals approximate Mitchell's so thoroughly some folks might be fooled. Hands down, the most peculiar track is Prince's doo-woppy "A Case of You," which nearly defies description. The project got started in the late '90s and was finished only recently, which probably accounts for a stilted unevenness and seeming lack of continuity. Think of this as an interesting companion to Mitchell's vast and vital body of work. But the revered Lady of the Canyon doubtless deserves a far more comprehensive and well-executed homage. --Alanna Nash
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