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91
On Roses, Mitchell sounds like a woman who's had enough of everyone else's shit, an attitude that certainly put her in line with the libbers.
11y
90
More than a bridge between great albums, this excellent disc is a top-notch listen in its own right.
11y
80
Mitchell pushes her musical accompaniment to keep pace with her rapidly evolving singing and writing skills. She's not always successful, but few other singer/songwriters extended their quest to include music as well as lyrics.
6y
80
A transitional record, perhaps, but a fine one. The intricate piano ballads ("Banquet”, “See You Sometime”, “Lesson in Survival") throw back to Blue, but elsewhere Mitchell reaches for new horizons.
2y
For the Roses seems to be the Joni Mitchell album not enough people talk about, it came out right in the prime of her career smack dab between Blue and Court and Spark and yet I never really hear anyone talk about how good this project is? Her songwriting is once again at an all time high and her beautifully simple yet rich compositions to back her bring life to world around you in ways only she really can. So what happened here, this has all the pieces to be yet another classic in her ... read more
Finally back to my Joni discog dive, it’s been long enough lol. So it seems this album is often swept under the rug, just because it came out between her 2 most well known albums (I’m very excited to get to Court and Spark next btw!!) but honestly it shouldn’t be, because god is this album just Joni doing hit after hit after fucking hit. Every single song on this just does her style completely, but in a somewhat new but not too unfamiliar way. She goes for a more jazzy sound ... read more
* Banquet (7.5/10)
* Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire (8/10)
* Barangrill (8/10)
* Lessom On Survival (8.5/10)
* Let The Wind Carry Me (7.5/10)
* For The Roses (8/10)
* See You Sometime (9/10)
* Electricity (8/10)
* You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio (8/10)
* Blonde In The Bleachers (8.5/10)
* Woman Of Heart and Mind (7/10)
* Judgement Of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune) (8/10)
Nota Final: 80/100
A really calming experience, it goes as far as feeling lonely. Pretty similar to "Blue," Joni Mitchell continues putting the pieces of her life stories together and wrote a dozen beautiful yet melancholic songs at times. From fame, relationships, to the burden of being an artist. Joni did an excellent job on her own crafts as a singer-songwriter. I listened to this album outdoors and thought it was a great album to reflect on things in our lives, the good and the bad. Overall, a great ... read more
Aside from a few gems, "For The Roses" is a slog to listen to, with many songs drifting around randomly.
It's unfortunate that this album gets overshadowed by the two surrounding it, even if both those records definitely deserve TO overshadow this. Regardless, 'For the Roses' is just as beautiful as any of Joni's other 70s classics.
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Track List
| 1 | Banquet 3:00 | 87 |
| 2 | Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire 4:17 | 89 |
| 3 | Barangrill 2:53 | 86 |
| 4 | Lesson in Survival 3:10 | 82 |
| 5 | Let the Wind Carry Me 3:55 | 87 |
| 6 | For the Roses 3:46 | 89 |
| 7 | See You Sometime 2:58 | 85 |
| 8 | Electricity 3:00 | 85 |
| 9 | You Turn Me On I'm a Radio 2:40 | 90 |
| 10 | Blonde in the Bleachers 2:40 | 87 |
| 11 | Woman of Heart and Mind 2:36 | 88 |
| 12 | Judgement of the Moon and Stars (Ludwig's Tune) 5:25 | 87 |
Total Length: 40 minutes
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