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!
Joni is the best female songwriter ever. So much talent. Great voice. Brilliant multi instrumentalist. Super painter. Massive influence on the whole muic scene.
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...
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? 🤣
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.
"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.
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!
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.
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.
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!! 🙏
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
'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.
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 -
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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😊
Go to CZcams 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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! 😊
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.
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.
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.
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
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'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_ .
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.
Connecting the dots…very cool to watch the dots connecting from this end. Also cool going back and listening to the songs you guys mention that have sampled these songs. Love it.
An angelic voice, such a legend! The influence that Joni had on her contemporaries and those that came after her cannot even begin to be measured. A once in a lifetime talent.
This is a massive body of work that she has done since the 60s. If I was you guys, I would queue up the live Miles of Aisles album. It’s her wonderful tunes done as she veered towards jazz. Definitely one of my favorite recordings ever.
JONI was The Singer/Songwriter Goddess Queen. BLUE was written during a very melancholic phase in her life when I was in my mid teens, and the introspwcyive heavy mood of the entire album hit me emotionally very powerfully hard. Saw her live in 74 & she was pure magic on stage.
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] 👉czcams.com/video/UTT54TEbolE/video.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.
Oh boy! I suggested you hit jonis jazz phase with jaco pastorius before. Steely dan level amazing: Don juans wreckless daughter (double lp) Shadows and light (with the best jazz band any singer has ever had!) 1979 live. This was the end of the 70s this live disc. Marked 1980. Wonderful you covering joni! The 1st women artist to have full control of her whole career. Art and songs and production. Everything. She waited till she had full control. ❤
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.
Joni is the best female songwriter ever. So much talent. Great voice. Brilliant multi instrumentalist. Super painter. Massive influence on the whole muic scene.
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...
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.
The whole album deserves a reaction from you guys
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? 🤣
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.
"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.
I've been listening to Joni since 1973. So glad you are finally discovering the greatness that is Joni Mitchell,
Joni’s court and spark album is outstanding. One of my favorite all time albums
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
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 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.
I’d walk on broken glass, hot coals and legos for this woman. Yes, she plays guitar and piano..Please do ‘Cactus Tree’. ❤️❤️❤️
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
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.
This album .. everything about it is so .. Wow.
#masterpiece
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.
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!
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!! 🙏
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
'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.
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.
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 -
Joni Mitchell is a GIANT!
More, please!
'Carey', 'Amelia', 'River', 'Coyote'....few of my faves!
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.
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 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.
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!!
A full circle moment for the brothers! Gotta love the serendipity from a beautiful song
This album needs to be listened to all in one sitting. It unfolds like a novella.
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.
There is nobody quite like Joni.
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.
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.
Yeah, man..she's a hell of a poet...
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😊
Go to CZcams 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.
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.
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.
My forever and eternal vocal queen.
“Ground and Anchor me or let me Sail Away”; WOW.
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.
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.
One of her greatest. That is her on piano.
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.
Great
Thank you Joni is an angel
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! 😊
A classic album in its own right. This is a wonder work.
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.
Oh yeah I'm here for this 👌🏾
Joni Mitchell doesn't Lie!
La shaking his head the moment Joni started singing LOL how else can you react to that voice?
"For Free" by Joni, a must listen.
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.
Yes, she’s playing the piano.
a genius, been listening to her since the early 70's, go down the rabbit hole, she will blow your mind
This is one of the few perfect albums out there. Definitely worth a full reaction. Keep up the good work guys.
And by the way, that IS Joni on piano. She’s an amazing guitarist too.
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. ❤
Joni is legendary ❤
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.
Oh my goooooodnesssss…chills…🤯
Court & Spark is my favorite album of hers. ❤
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
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.
Thanks guys you have to react to the whole album ✌️🙏
Ms. Mitchell regarded herself as a painter who sang. Kind of explains her sonic approach and effect doesn't it.
I cry every time.
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.
Loved your thoughtful reaction to one of the greats.
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_ .
The whole LP is a complete masterpiece, music at its very best. Listen to it all, go deep and feel every note!!
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
Wow. Stunning.
Another Joni .. the hissing of Summer lawns
Joni is a excellent song writer ,performer, and artist. Thanks for doing this
Excellent reaction fellas. Appreciate you 🙏 ❤
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 sang in a group called Joni and the Pussycats. They had a cartoon based on them.
Nice way to start the day...
That is her playing piano. The rest of the album is definitely worth checking out.
Just lovely love you guys
The best at everything, Ever!❤
Amen
Connecting the dots…very cool to watch the dots connecting from this end. Also cool going back and listening to the songs you guys mention that have sampled these songs. Love it.
An angelic voice, such a legend! The influence that Joni had on her contemporaries and those that came after her cannot even begin to be measured. A once in a lifetime talent.
This is a massive body of work that she has done since the 60s. If I was you guys, I would queue up the live Miles of Aisles album. It’s her wonderful tunes done as she veered towards jazz. Definitely one of my favorite recordings ever.
Yes, that's her piano composition and playing, ... Magic
JONI was The Singer/Songwriter Goddess Queen. BLUE was written during a very melancholic phase in her life when I was in my mid teens, and the introspwcyive heavy mood of the entire album hit me emotionally very powerfully hard. Saw her live in 74 & she was pure magic on stage.
I was born in 1960 so my entire teenage years were in the 70s and I grew up loving Joni Mitchell 🙂
Amazing song, 1971 and still as relevant as ever.
The whole album is just full of great songs by one of the best singer/songwriters ever.
Joni Mitchel is awesome
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] 👉czcams.com/video/UTT54TEbolE/video.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.
This entire album is great. One of the best ever made.
Oh boy!
I suggested you hit jonis jazz phase with jaco pastorius before.
Steely dan level amazing:
Don juans wreckless daughter (double lp)
Shadows and light (with the best jazz band any singer has ever had!) 1979 live.
This was the end of the 70s this live disc. Marked 1980.
Wonderful you covering joni!
The 1st women artist to have full control of her whole career. Art and songs and production. Everything. She waited till she had full control.
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There's only one Joni. A full impact Artist ❤. Joni is on the piano 🎹. Saw her live 1974.