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Clouds is a stark stunner, a great leap forward for Joni Mitchell. Vocals here are more forthright and assured than on her debut and exhibit a remarkable level of subtle expressiveness. Guitar alone is used in accompaniment, and the variety of playing approaches and sounds gotten here is most impressive.
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Clouds continues Joni's momentum of improving on her previous release by continuing to tighten the writing and enhance the emotions and feelings her music gives off even more. It is yet another Contemporary Folk banger that we should have all come to expect from Joni, even with this being her sophomore album she feels so fleshed out as an artist with how she presents her songs both lyrically and sound-wise. These songs feel a lot more laid back than anything on Song to a Seagull, but ... read more
2 albums in and she's already releasing PEAK? I knew her discography was going to be good, but damn, this is already stellar! I can't imagine how good her best stuff would be. I'm baffled at how I haven't checked out her stuff earlier, this is one of her weaker albums? Now I'm even more interested at how good her music gets. How can it get better than this?
"Bows and flows of angel hair. And ice cream castles in the air. And feather canyons everywhere. I've looked at clouds that way. But now they only block the sun. They rain and snow on everyone. So many things I would have done. But clouds got in my way."
I'm just starting to get into Joni Mitchell after reading about her in a music museum in Calgary. It's easy to understand why listeners love her for her storytelling capabilities. Those lyrics are from the closing track, "Both ... read more
Una mejora de su debut. Tiene composiciones más atractivas y aunque la producción siga siendo minimalista (lo que el álbum necesita) tiene momentos de hype y aura cuando mete armonías y layering de guitarras acústicas bellos
"Clouds" is a step-up from Joni's previous album, containing stronger compositions and lyrics.
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Track List
| 1 | Tin Angel 4:06 | 85 |
| 2 | Chelsea Morning 2:30 | 87 |
| 3 | I Don't Know Where I Stand 3:10 | 88 |
| 4 | That Song About the Midway 4:33 | 84 |
| 5 | Roses Blue 3:47 | 83 |
| 6 | The Gallery 4:06 | 88 |
| 7 | I Think I Understand 4:22 | 81 |
| 8 | Songs to Aging Children Come 3:03 | 80 |
| 9 | The Fiddle and the Drum 2:45 | 74 |
| 10 | Both Sides Now 4:30 | 94 |
Total Length: 36 minutes
By Gregory Egg
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2w
I like listening to this to studying in my tutorials a lot. It has worked well for me for months now.
