Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon
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Free Music Notes for Ladies of the Canyon
Free Music Review: A Strong Entry by the Marvelous Ms. Mitchell
Hit: 4 Stars
This is a Joni album that grew on me. The first time I bought it I was content to marvel at some great moments and dismiss the rest. All I can say now is that I was a fool.My favourite Joni song....what could it be? It's impossible to say because there are simply too many tumbling in my mind. Always jockeying for the top places, though, are the following: "Conversation" screams of missed opportunities despite its upbeat exterior and remains a song that I can play repeatedly. I learned it on the guitar so that I could play it to friends. "The Arrangement" is haunting, "Rainy Night House" is surreal. There are also the well-known classics "For Free", "Big Yellow Taxi", and "The Circle Game". These don't realy require comment, for the same reason that I shrank from reviewing "Blue"...there's nothing left to say that hasn't been said for the past thirty years.
To top it off, "Woodstock" is...well...history. When a singer's creations are associated with historical events, who needs to be reviewed?
What a great album...frequently overlooked. DON"T DO IT!!!! Buy it.
Free Music Review: Magnificent... Joni Mitchell is one in a million
Hit: 5 Stars
I've always thought that the soul of the sixties was the amazing music that was produced in that decade. We had so many talented artists in that era that just by listening to the music you can learn the strange history of that colorful, decade. Miss Joni Mitchell was perhaps the Princess of it all!This cd, Ladies of the Canyon, is by far my favorite Joni Mitchell album... containing songs such as "Big Yellow Taxi", "Morning Morgantown", and one of the best songs EVER in my book "The Circle Game". The only song missing is "Case of you"!
This cd is definetly an artifact of what we call the golden years... the bittersweet sixties.
Free Music Review: Wonderful music from the canyon---and from a wonderful lady
Hit: 5 Stars
With her second album CLOUDS, Joni Mitchell established herself as an artist who was here to stay. LADIES OF THE CANYON affirmed her status as one of the most important female artists in music history. Like most artists, Joni was just getting her feet wet with her first two albums, but it was on her third that she really blossomed. For the first time, Joni sings with the right emotions that her songs often call for. Songs like "Willy", "The Conversation", and "The Arrangement" are short but difficult songs that accurately portray the hardships of love and romance. Another prominent subject is that of the loss of innocence, and Joni brings to it her distinctive brand of poetry. The sad introspection continues on songs like "Woodstock" (not the CSNY version, but in a slower, more dirge-like sound), and "The Circle Game" (which for an almost-20 year old man like me rings all too true). In fact, "The Circle Game" might be the greatest song ever written about coming of age. CANYON's best-known song also deals with the album's prominent subject of time passage: "Big Yellow Taxi". Anyone who thinks Joni is all about the feminine point of view of life's trials and tribulations will probably be shocked by this song that takes a lighthearted, funny approach to a subject that would often get drowned in the emotiveness typical of folk singing/songwriting. Joni's expression at the end of the song is priceless! As her career progressed, Joni Mitchell would get even more personal and introspective. But LADIES OF THE CANYON is the perfect document of a young woman and her approach to life, love, and the pursuit of happiness.Free Music Review: A Gleaming Crystaline Memory of The Sixties Revived!
Hit: 5 Stars
In a thousand years, when someone wants to know what was so special and creative about the 1960s, they would do well to dust off this CD a give it a spin. From beginning to end this song cycle is her wondrous paean to the simple and beautiful countercultural dreams of peace, love and community. From "Morning Morgantown" and "Ladies of the Canyon" to an evocative and ethereal acoustic rendition of "Woodstock" (which Joni wrote) to "Rainy Night Priest" about singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen to "The Circle game", Joni sings in perfect pitch with the contemporary ethos of the hopes and dreams of the sixties babyboomers. Taken in total, the song cycle represents a sort of informal manifesto of the counterculture's social and political worldview, and a commentary on their earnest efforts to create a gentler, more meaningful way of living. The dream may be gone, but Mitchell's gorgeous and intricate lyrics, melodies and acoustic guitar arrangements meld into an indescribably beautiful work. This album shows Joni at her apex, full of love, hope, and compassion. For folk fans and people just interested in one of the best albums to have come out of the unforgettable sixties, this is an essential album. Enjoy.Free Music Review: Beautiful voice singing deep songs
Hit: 5 Stars
This is a wonderful album for people who enjoy hearing poetry set to music. Mitchell has an amazing range, jumping from alto to soprano within a note. I've been listening to this album for the last twenty years and continue enjoying it.