I’ll admit to not being a big fan of singer/songwriter music in general, and I don’t have a whole lot of it in my collection, but there is something about Joni Mitchell that is so serene and beautiful that I cannot resist, especially the early albums.
This is part of the Reprise years box set and it sounds fantastic, but to me it always has done. They have done a superb job on all the packaging for each album. They have recreated all the albums in their original covers complete with heavy card. So this is Joni’s third album, and makes reference to the area of Laurel Canyon where all the muso’s gathered to jam and write. Quite a lot of my favourite Joni tunes are on this record namely Conversation, Woodstock, and Big Yellow Taxi. If you are feeling stressed or a bit low, this is the perfect album to loose yourself in and chill (as are any of her first four albums).
One of Canada’s greatest musical exports to the world, and I’m not sure we will see such a burst of creativity again.
9/10 from The Grooveman.
