MITCHELL, JONI / FOR THE ROSES
MITCHELL, JONI
for the roses
CD Album
$19.03
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Between the stark, confessional singer-songwriter format of BLUE and the artful, streamlined jazz-pop of COURT AND SPARK, Joni Mitchell released this excellent transitional album. Located firmly between these stylistic poles, FOR THE ROSES looks to Mitchell's folky beginnings with wistful, piano-driven ballads like "Banquet" and the acoustic guitar lilt of the title track. At the same time cuts like "Cold Blue Steel and Straight Fire" push toward the unconventional melodies and rhythms--heavily influenced by jazz--that she would explore more fully on albums like HEJIRA. "Electricity" and "Let the Wind Carry Me" blend singer-songwriter styles with jazzy flourishes (as on the saxophone accompaniment and swooping wordless vocals on the latter), while the record's hit single, "Turn Me On I'm a Radio" is breezy, harmonica-driven pop. But while the styles diverge, Mitchell's lyrics are sharp as ever, exploring human relationships with a storyteller's eye for detail and a poet's feel for phrasing and image. The sense of painful, incisive honesty that comes across on BLUE is here as well, contributing to this exceptional, often overlooked gem in Mitchell's discography.

Details

Genre: Music > Pop > Pop
Released: Mon 19 Oct 1987
Catalogue Number: 253007
  • Discs: 1

Track Listing

1.  Banquet
2.  Cold Blue Steel And Sweet Fire
3.  Barangrill
4.  Lesson In Survival
5.  Let The Wind Carry Me
6.  For The Roses
7.  See You Sometime
8.  Electricity
9.  You Turn Me On I'm A Radio
10.  Blonde In The Bleachers
11.  Woman Of Heart And Mind
12.  Judgement Of The Moon And Stars (Ludwig's Tune)

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