Joni Mitchell worship thread

sus

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I think you're right I Had A King is the strongest as a song, as lyrics.

And that Michael From Mountains is a little underwhelming.

I think the voice-as-instrument thing is best on Night In the City. And that Cactus Tree is her barest statement of persona, psychology, the problems of conflicting desires that follow her in her whole career.
 
kid charlemagne

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sus said:
I do really love the album cover in person, the LP. The way the birds are skywriting. All the flowing swirling spiral layers. Have you taken a look at other drawings and paintings she's done? Wonder if you'd like
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outside of the paintings on her records im not familiar.... should have a thread for musicians or non painters that do paint.... bob, mc ride, joni, likely more
 
kid charlemagne

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sus said:
How does the simplicity of her guitarwork and her emphasis on voice-as-instrument compare to stripped down early Dylan records ya reckon?
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well they really are the opposites.... but i think was underrated as a guitar player on times changing and another side, compared to the first two albums... he was operating on the "folk" and rock sound that were in his roots.... its tough to discuss what mitchell is doing with the guitar, because on this album her voice is so overpowering, and it doesnt appear to me that shes purposefully doing this to overshadow however she thinks her guitar playing is....

with dylan, the guitar and voice play into the topicalness of his songs, while with Mitchell, her voice is enough to evoke any emotion needed regardless of what she is doing with the guitar

i've been listening to this song a lot recently, the guitar tune is so haunting, obviously helps with the lyrics its paired with, but this is also a much different field of music than mitchell....theyre operating differently, but both artists show in their early records how capable and amazing they are at expressing the moods standing up there with just a guitar.....

 
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kid charlemagne said:
outside of the paintings on her records im not familiar.... should have a thread for musicians or non painters that do paint.... bob, mc ride, joni, likely more
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Musicians who are also artists, writers, painters, publishers etc

John Squire obvs. Also Justine Frischmann from Elastica. What about some proper musicians, i hear you screech. OK, Goldie. 3D from the 'attack (their star is rising recently huh, cos of the colston thing?). Daniel Johnston. Captain Beefheart? Publishers: Pariah Press is MCR is run by some former...
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Corpsey

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sus said:
When he sings "picks up my scent on his fingers / while hes watching the waitress's legs" he's going to hold up two sticky fingers to the camera. And he'll have a womans fresh musk on them.
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I'm just listening to coyote and that line came up and I laughed again

This suspended guy's a real chucklefuck
 
woops

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Corpsey said:
I'm just listening to coyote and that line came up and I laughed again

This suspended guy's a real chucklefuck
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what the chuck is a fucklechuck? and how much wood would a woodfuck fuck if a woodfuck could fuck wood
 
kid charlemagne

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@sus not the kindest words from me for big yellow taxi and woodstock.... weird album.... i know you said this wasnt one you listen to much, but just at least give a listen to For Free, Blue Boy, and The Circle Game.
 
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luka

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Do you suffer from heartburn Kid? You do this thing heartburn people do quite often
 
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