All rights reserved.| Track Listing 1. All I Want 2. My Old Man 3. Little Green 4. Carey 5. Blue 6. California 7. This Flight Tonight 8. River 9. Case Of You 10. Last Time I Saw Richard
Album Notes Personnel: Joni Mitchell (vocals, guitar, piano); James Taylor (acoustic guitar); Stephen Stills (guitar, bass); Sneaky Pete (pedal steel guitar); Russ Kunkel (drums).Recorded at A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California.Ultradiscs are mastered from the original master tapes using Mobile Fidelity's proprietary mastering technique, then plated with 24 karat gold and housed in a stress-resistant lift-lock jewel box.Joni Mitchell's fourth album maintained the confessional style of its predecessors, but her biographical epistles were here infused with greater maturity. Although her lyrics remained personal, Mitchell drew upon their described scenarios to express a greater context. Stephen Stills and James Taylor added sympathetic accompaniment, but the album's musical textures were defined by the singer's use of guitar, piano and dulcimer. Mitchell's vocals showed a new depth and range absent from earlier work, emphasizing Blue's important place in her maturation as an artist. She never returned to folk after this release, she spied a bigger world for her lyrics and eclectic ideas of song. Editorial Reviews NME (10/02/1993) NME (09/18/1993) Rolling Stone (08/05/1971) Rolling Stone Magazine (09/30/1971) Rolling Stone (10/31/2002) Rolling Stone (09/30/1971) Rolling Stone (10/31/2002) | |||||||||||||
Reviews I had to buy his when I came across it as I used to have it on cassette but over the years and change of addresses it was long gone. I have enjoyed listening to it and being immediately transported back in time. Review ID: 10000000007614913 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 17/05/08 by: had the original on tape, wore it out and needed to hear it again, thanks for good service, will reccommend to others. Review ID: 10000000007194325 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 06/01/07 by: I bought this album on vinyl in the 1970's, loved it, but then forgot it for 30 years. Whilst strolling down nostalgia lane recently I wondered whether Joni would have stood the test of time, so bought 'Blue' on impulse. And my verdict? This album is as good today as when she first recorded it. You have to be in the right mood of course, because the title describes the way it makes you feel. But if you want soothing, Blue, All I Want and A Case of You are just the ticket. Carey and This Flight Tonight are a little more upbeat (in tempo if not in lyrical content), which gives the album a balanced feel. And every track tells a story, tugging at emotional heartstrings. Joni Mitchell's voice is one that you either love or hate (or so I'm told - I love it of course), but there is no denying the range and power that she possesses and it's ideally suited to the music she has chosen to produce. Some of the tracks here are live, which could expose a lesser performer, but Joni comes through with flying colours, matching studio standards and demonstrating her true quality. So, if you've heard anything by Joni Mitchell and liked it, you will just love this album. Review ID: 10000000002670549 Was this review helpful? Report this review Review created: 10/11/06 by: Everytime i heaar 'i wish i had a river to skate away on' i weep. this is joni at her best, no heavy band, no jazz, but a step up from Ladies of the Canyon. Contains some of her best work, very soulful lots of piano and just joni, for those who don't know her work i would reccomend this as a first listen. it is music at its best Review ID: 10000000002332453 Was this review helpful? Report this review |