Travelogue: Deluxe Edition - Joni Mitchell

Musical Genuis (847 words)
by severus_snape - written on 26/02/08
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It s only in the last year that I ve really become a J Joni Mitchell lover, and that was mainly sparked after hearing the rerecording of Both Sides Now (which featured on Love Actually in 2001). I enjoyed the songs on that album, and felt particularly warmed to Mitchell s deepened, rather husky, voice. I then came across this album, recorded in 2002, and decided to get a copy. It was the single greatest CD I think I own (and I have about 150). The CD is actually a deluxe 2-CD box set, which features orchestral re-recordings spanning her entire career - 22 songs in total. There are some of Joni s more popular pieces - "Woodstock" and "Sex Kills", ...

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell

The Hissing of a Genius at Work (661 words)
by sandrabarber - written on 16/05/02, updated on 16/05/02 (Very useful, 258 readings)
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To lots of people, J Joni Mitchell is a folk singer best remembered for the single ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (later sampled on Janet Jackson’s ‘Got Til It’s Gone’). Alas, this pigeon-holing means that many never get to hear the full Joni repertoire and appreciate the sheer musical and lyrical accomplishment she achieved as she changed style later in her career. ‘The Hissing of Summer Lawns’ (1975) was Joni’s eighth album and the first one that I heard. I was immediately hooked. It couldn’t be more removed from her initial sparse, folky tunes, and is an incredibly experimental, brave and beautiful fusion of jazz and ...