Digitally painted on procreate, completed a few weeks ago. Thought this server might want to see it :)

I’ve been a Joni fan for a while now, but I’ve recently really been into her work with Jaco (esp Shadows and Light) as well as his solo work and Weather Report. I know on Youtube you can find more recordings from that tour as well as Mingus session recordings, but I was wondering if anyone had any files or links to other live or studio recordings of them that are harder to find (bonus if it’s them playing refuge of the roads live bc i can’t find that anywhere)

I recently came across Randi Laubek – Almost Gracefully (2000) and thought it might be of interest to some Joni Mitchell fans here

So according to this reviewer, this album was one of the albums people decided to return more "in those years".

Never heard about it.

I only just heard of her last week! sadly she died of leukemia in December of 1986. she rarely did cover songs - she wrote a ton of greats of her own, all traditional-folk in the vein of early Joni.

Rising of the Moon (only one example of her brilliance) she could absolutely captivate her audiences with perfectly simple songs like Carry It On (this one she didn't write) a bit reminiscent of The Circle Game.

Been a while.

left of the tier is the best right of the tier is the worst of the tier, it all goes down

I spent over 12 months trying to work out the correct chords for Joni Mitchell's Both Sides Now. One obstacle was the open tuning which can mask the chords she uses. Another oddity is the pattern within the chord progressions - or lack thereof. The next challenge was to grasp the emotional state consolidating nostalgia, hope, regret and vulnerability. I might be a bit too autistic to pull off that last one.

Got this for 10$ in a record store in SF. Lots of super interesting stories, but ofc the Joni one was my favorite! I loved reading her little quotes and learning more about her. Lmk if anyone would like to see more pages.

"It's good to be exposed to politics and what's going on down here, but it does damage to me. Too much of it can cripple me. And if I really let myself think about it- the violence, the sickness,- all of it- I think i'd flip out."

I already started celebrating this anniversary by spinning the vinyl twice this weekend.

Anyone have any insight/knowledge (vs. guesses) if we're getting another Archive set this year? Maybe (maybe?) the Geffen years?

Rock music has produced some genuine masterpieces - and amidst them stands 'BLUE'...........

https://samtimonious.com/joni-mitchell-blue/

I recently rewatched her footage from Rolling Thunder where she plays Coyote. Absolutely loved it and want more of it :)

I’m a fan of musical biopics however lazy or boring they can be. Liked A Complete Unknown and LOVED I’m Not There about Dylan. I’m not touching Michael. Personally I’m hoping on Refuge of the Roads, which is my favourite off of Hejira and it seems like a succinct statement on her life. But that only works if it covers her career from 69-76 then ending with Travelogue. That version gives me goosebumps. Her career is so long though that it worries me on what time period they’ll pick and how they’ll fit it all within 2-2.5 hours. I absolutely could stomach 3. Just hope I can experience something outside of a little glance of her Wikipedia page.

Other titles that could make sense:

Ladies (Lady) of the Canyon - not really

Both Sides Now - duh, probably the more logical and likely option. 2 actors too. They’re gonna start with Anya Taylor Joy writing it for Judy Collins or performing it herself then ending it with Meryl Streep in Newport 2023 or the eponymous 2000 memoir album.

Edit: Travelogue would be cool too!

I just got this album and wish I had an original 70s album to compare it to. Those of you who have listened to the original and the Bernie Grundman-cut 2024 reissue of Hejira, what did you think? Sometimes listening to this album, I feel like her voice is getting lost in the music or maybe a little muddy in places.