| | Joni Mitchell For The Roses CD Joni Mitchell Discography of CDs
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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.
Live Recording
Photographer: Joel Bernstein.
Unknown Contributor Role: Stephen Stills.
Personnel: Joni Mitchell (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); Joni Mitchell; Stephen Stills (vocals, various instruments, guitar); Tommy Scott (clarinet, reeds, woodwinds, saxophone); Tom Scott (reeds, woodwinds, wind); Wilton Felder (bass instrument); Bobbye Hall, Bobbye Porter (percussion); Graham Nash (vocals, harmonica); James Burton (guitar, electric guitar); Bobby Notkoff (strings, percussion); Russ Kunkel (drums).
Recording information: A&M Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Rolling Stone (1/4/73, p.60) - "..her great charm and wit, her intense vocal acting and phrasing abilities..and the sheer power and gumption of her presence combine to bring it all off and make it shine...constructed like the cleverest of novels - stories within stories within stories..." For The Roses Music | List Price | $11.98 (You save $3.53) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Folk, HDCD, Rock/Pop, Live Performances, Folk Rock, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Asylum | | Orig Year | 1972 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3058  | | CD Universe Part number | 1095278 | | Catalog number | 5057 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Joni Mitchell; Joni Mitchell | | Engineer | Henry Lewy | | Recording Time | 40 minutes | | Personnel | Russ Kunkel - drums
Joni Mitchell - vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards
Bobbye Hall
James Burton - guitar, electric guitar
Wilton Felder - bass instrument
Bobbye Porter - percussion
Bobby Notkoff - strings, percussion
Tommy Scott - clarinet, reeds, woodwinds, saxophone
Also: Tom Scott, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash |
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