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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 ... Full Descriptionto 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.
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Personnel: Joni Mitchell (vocals, guitar, piano); Stephen Stills (vocals, various instruments); James Burton (electric guitar); Bobby Notkoff (strings); Graham Nash (harmonica); Tom Scott (reeds, woodwinds); Wilton Felder (bass instrument); Russ Kunkel (drums); Bobbye Porter Hall (percussion).
Recording information: A&M Studios, Los Angeles, California.
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..." Hide Description For The Roses Music | List Price | $12.97 (You save $3.52) | | Category | Rock Albums, Pop CDs, Folk, HDCD, Rock/Pop, Live Performances, Singer/Songwriter | | Label | Asylum | | Orig Year | 1972 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3287  | | CD Universe Part number | 1095278 | | Catalog number | 5057 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Oct 25, 1990 | | Studio/Live | Live | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Joni Mitchell | | Engineer | Henry Lewy | | Recording Time | 40 minutes | | Personnel | Russ Kunkel - drums
Joni Mitchell - vocals, guitar, piano
James Burton - electric guitar
Wilton Felder - bass instrument
Bobbye Porter Hall - percussion
Bobby Notkoff - strings
Also: Graham Nash, Tom Scott, Stephen Stills |
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COURT AND SPARK completed Joni Mitchell's transition from folk-singer to sophisticated rock auteur. In addition to her meticulously crafted melodies and evocative, image-rich lyrics, the songs here are breezy and immediately appealing. This is in part due to Tom Scott's L.A. Express, a sinuous jazz-based combo, but also to Mitchell's knack for pop hooks, which abound on COURT AND SPARK. The album's accessibility made it Mitchell's most commercially successful, yet the personal intensity and insight of her songwriting never wavers.
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