Rating: 5/5
Review:
Still great
Clouds is still a very fine album. It is Joni Mitchell's second album from 1969
and it already shows her astounding virtuosity and originality as a songwriter,
guitarist and singer. The songs have the
depth and beauty to have endured for almost half a century and still shine
brightly.
Like a lot of people, I heard Judy Collins's version of Both
Sides Now on the radio when I was 15, heard Joni Mitchell's name for the first
time in the back-announcement and bought Clouds, which had recently been issued.
Starting with Tin Angel was a bit of a
shock to my young, musically naïve ears, with its moody, atmospheric feel,
slightly strange-sounding melody and original chord structures. That applied to a lot of the rest of the
album, too, but I'd invested a lot of pocket money in it so I stuck with it and
it was the start of a life-long love of Joni Mitchell's music – and of this
album. It's a genuine classic and warmly
recommended.
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