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joni mitchell I was interested in checking out her music and was wondering what a good starting point would be? when the melting pot stirs how we gonna take it?
when u can't tell him from her how u gonna fake it? | |
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Welcome! Her golden age was 1975-1980, everything Hissing of Summer Lawns through Shadows and Light. Contemporary music that defies genre, crossing over from jazz, rock, pop, soul and country into a unique blend known only as Joni that never dates. These albums are your starting point. For further investigation, she did some terrific, underrated techno pop in the 1980's while on Geffen Records. Her early 1960's stuff is mostly acoustic, folksy and loveable all around, with such timeless classics as The Circle Game, Urge For Going and everyone's favourite Big Yellow Taxi. Oh yes and also listen to Court and Spark! | |
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blue , the most honest heart breaking, loveable album !  
defo all her 70's stuff !  | |
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oh i forgot !!! the dvd woman of heart and mind if you are human , you will be moved to tears !!! | |
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thank u when the melting pot stirs how we gonna take it?
when u can't tell him from her how u gonna fake it? | |
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Perhaps start out with Court & Spark
Then move on to Blue Then check out Hissing of Summer Lawns Then check out Hejira | |
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i got her Hits cd as my starter a few years back, then decided from there how to branch out.
now I LOVES me some Joni. http://elmadartista.tumblr.com/ http://twitter.com/madartista | |
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Tom said: Perhaps start out with Court & Spark
Then move on to Blue Then check out Hissing of Summer Lawns Then check out Hejira That's exactly the same way I started listening to her, bought me some used vinyl records at a second hand store. 
I think you can't do anything wrong if you choose one of these. 
She's one of the best. BLUE... | |
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Shoy said: Tom said: Perhaps start out with Court & Spark
Then move on to Blue Then check out Hissing of Summer Lawns Then check out Hejira That's exactly the same way I started listening to her, bought me some used vinyl records at a second hand store.
I think you can't do anything wrong if you choose one of these.
She's one of the best. BLUE... That's so weird!!! That's the exact order I heard her albums in. 
Mingus was next on the list. | |
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madartista said: i got her Hits cd as my starter a few years back, then decided from there how to branch out.
now I LOVES me some Joni. yes and remember you asked me the exact same question... did you run to the record shop like i told you to ?
you should check out HEJIRA, i think it goes well with the fase you're going through now with your moving ! yes SIR! | |
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her early 90's album , turbulent indigo ia also awsome my signature at bottom of my post is a lyric from the song turbulent indigo about vincent van gough !, i think she won a grammy for this album ? or maybe just nominated ,.. i think she won !, the cover is a self portrait painting of joni with a bandaged ear just like vincent !!! buy it !!! u wont b dissapointed. | |
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| anybody like her album, "Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm? " I love the tracks " My Secret Place" and " Beating Of Black Wings"... " I've got six things on my mind --you're no longer one of them." - Paddy McAloon, Prefab Sprout | |
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paligap said: anybody like her album, "Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm? " I love the tracks " My Secret Place" and " Beating Of Black Wings"...ive got about a dozen joni albums but havnt got that 1 yet !!! | |
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danielboon said: her early 90's album , turbulent indigo ia also awsome my signature at bottom of my post is a lyric from the song turbulent indigo about vincent van gough !, i think she won a grammy for this album ? or maybe just nominated ,.. i think she won !, the cover is a self portrait painting of joni with a bandaged ear just like vincent !!!
buy it !!! u wont b dissapointed.She won the grammy for it in 96. Kinda strange cuz the album came out in 94. | |
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dawntreader said: madartista said: i got her Hits cd as my starter a few years back, then decided from there how to branch out.
now I LOVES me some Joni. yes and remember you asked me the exact same question... did you run to the record shop like i told you to ?
you should check out HEJIRA, i think it goes well with the fase you're going through now with your moving !  not yet. i will before I leave!!!
and  missed u the last 2 days!!!!!http://elmadartista.tumblr.com/ http://twitter.com/madartista | |
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madartista said: dawntreader said: yes and remember you asked me the exact same question... did you run to the record shop like i told you to ?
you should check out HEJIRA, i think it goes well with the fase you're going through now with your moving ! not yet. i will before I leave!!!
and missed u the last 2 days!!!!!ah that is nice Kristofferson. i am very busy ! i am in deep trouble if i don't finish my thesis soon. yes SIR! | |
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dawntreader said: madartista said: not yet. i will before I leave!!!
and missed u the last 2 days!!!!!ah that is nice Kristofferson. i am very busy ! i am in deep trouble if i don't finish my thesis soon. get to work there, Mister! http://elmadartista.tumblr.com/ http://twitter.com/madartista | |
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madartista said: dawntreader said: ah that is nice Kristofferson. i am very busy ! i am in deep trouble if i don't finish my thesis soon. get to work there, Mister! yes sir ! yes SIR! | |
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Any of her albums w/Jaco Pastorius playing bass will do just fine. I will do today what you won't, so tomorrow I can do what you can't. | |
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I am a member of the Joni Mitchell 1971-1980 fan club. I would get every album between Blue through Shadows and Light. | |
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Tom said: danielboon said: her early 90's album , turbulent indigo ia also awsome my signature at bottom of my post is a lyric from the song turbulent indigo about vincent van gough !, i think she won a grammy for this album ? or maybe just nominated ,.. i think she won !, the cover is a self portrait painting of joni with a bandaged ear just like vincent !!!
buy it !!! u wont b dissapointed.She won the grammy for it in 96. Kinda strange cuz the album came out in 94. thanx 4 clearing that up ! | |
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paligap said: anybody like her album, "Chalk Mark In A Rainstorm? " I love the tracks " My Secret Place" and " Beating Of Black Wings"...OMG that album is great! "Beat of Black Wings" is one of her best songs ever, Janet Jackson covered it once... | |
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Hissing of Summer Lawns is one brilliant Joni album “If I can shoot rabbits/then I can shoot fascists” | |
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