Joni Mitchell - Song to a Seagull
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Artist: Joni MitchellEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Warner Bros / Wea
Soundtracks:
- I Had a King
- Michael from Mountains
- Night in the City
- Marcie
- Nathan la Franeer
- Sisotowbell Lane
- Dawntreader
- Pirate of Penance
- Song to a Seagull
- Cactus Tree
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Free Music Review: In 50 Years Of Listening To Albums, This Is Still In My Top 5
Hit: 5 Stars
As a guy past 60 who has enjoyed music since the `50s, there have been a handful of albums/CDs I have "worn out," but only a few. This is one of them. These songs, from the debut of singer Joni Mitchell, were not only fantastic in 1968 - they remain that way. Literally, I've been listening to her sing these songs for 40 years.
I still sit mesmerized by these simple-sounding (singer and guitar) but very profound ballads. For me, none of Joni's subsequent albums came close to matching what's in this CD. Every song - and I rarely use this word - is a "masterpiece." Most of them are haunting, and have been so since they were first recorded.
I wish Ms. Mitchell would have stuck with this kind of folk-song-type material, because I never get tired of it. I hate to single out just one or two of these songs, because they are gems, but "Nathan La Franeer" and "Cactus Tree" have always been the most memorable.
Note: my CD just labels this as "Joni Mitchell," not "Song To A Seagull." The latter title must have come later.
Song to a Seagull Poster
Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell debuted in 1968 with this impressionistic and slightly overwrought album. Produced by David Crosby, the album uses very sparse instrumentation--mostly Mitchell on acoustic guitar with Stephen Stills on bass--to back Mitchell's incredibly complex lyrical forays. (The original LP's sides were subtitled.) But despite her grand plans, the disc is most successful in its humblest moments. "Michael from Mountains" (successfully covered by Judy Collins), "Night in the City," and "Marcie" all contain the seeds of Mitchell's best work, her melodic explorations, and observant eye. Tracks such as "The Dawntreader" and "The Pirates of Penance" are too close to creative-writing exercises to succeed. Nonetheless, a tantalizing debut. --Rob O'ConnorFolk Music CDs
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