Normally I am not one for the singer-songwriter, folksy type that are prevalent throughout the 60's and 70's. It's not that I don't care about the lyrics or the vocals, I being a musician myself, tend to pay more attention as to how everything sounds together. Although, after hearing the extremely talented and breathtaking singer, Joni Mitchell, I had to reconsider that point of view. I feel as if she has the song writing capabilities of Bob Dylan but with a voice that is about 100 times better. Speaking again as a musician, the one thing that really swung me over was the octave jumps she preforms with her voice is simply amazing for lack of better term. I feel as though every song on that album (Blue) could win some sort of award or be a number one because they really are preformed that well. She uses her voice like an instrument, that admittedly, can some times be annoying but as you really listen you learn to appreciate the time and effort that she put into her craft to make it sound the way it does.
My three favorite songs from this album are probably "All I want," "This Flight Tonight," and "A Case of You." Her voice has a quality to it that could be considered by some as rough and to some even as too refined. I think that these three songs show the best of her abilities both musically with her vocals but also lyrically.
It's amazing to me how there are albums like this one everywhere and how good something you've never heard about can be. Just another reason to keep digging.
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