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Joni Mitchell — A Case of You
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forge
(Boynton Beach, FL)
Posted: Mar 17, 2013 - 07:21
 
I weep for a world where this many people think these things about a goddess like Joni Mitchell. Of you all it can easily be said that all your taste is in your mouths.

Ericocean
(Cumberland, Maryland)
Posted: Mar 17, 2013 - 06:57
 
That was really painful - cruel of you to play something that awful.

iTuner
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 21:55
 
Hate her voice. 
SanFranGayMan
(San Francisco)
Posted: Feb 13, 2013 - 21:53
 
You get her or you don't—-it's not your fault....

Tagish_girl
(found my hammock! Helsingborg, SE)
Posted: Jan 13, 2013 - 14:22
 
Never mind the H8ers. Joanie is a singer/songwriter with old fashioned talent.  Maybe you have to have lived in her era, maybe experienced the same kind of things she did to get the 'feel' of her music.  She is a poet. Stratospheric compared to a lot of the newbies out there.  There are lots who don't like Leonard Cohen, either.  Jes' sayin'.

hbs47
(SE England)
Posted: Jan 13, 2013 - 14:11
 
... and she is regarded as good?????????

SophiaCorso
(Germany)
Posted: Nov 16, 2012 - 12:43
 
Very sad, but I love it. I miss the song "Blue" here - It's my favourite from Joni Mitchell.

gatorade
(Peninsuland)
Posted: Nov 11, 2012 - 20:12
 
Off the scale good!

dougroy
(Halifax, Canada)
Posted: Aug 09, 2012 - 11:21
 
 clemnarnold wrote:

This woman consistently puts out the most boring music of any major artist!  never mind if her lyrics are good!  Her music SUCKS!!

 
Brother, I'm with you. I wish we could all just agree that her music is awesome, then seal it away so that we never have to listen to it ever again.

johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 07:00
 
God awfull
Terrible

lily34
(lexvegas)
Posted: Jun 07, 2012 - 06:55
 
i could drink a case of you, too.

listen_n_sf
Posted: May 06, 2012 - 13:03
 
A jewel.

ckcotton
(Adding snarky comments since 2007)
Posted: Apr 04, 2012 - 20:31
 
Toally agree.. That was way too long

Rick_V
(New Orleans)
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 12:18
 
Incredibly beautiful song.

jt1
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 11:35
 
 crogers wrote:
Yeah, except that if you had actually put some thought into your post before you spewed it, your opinion might have gained you some respect.  Instead, you just come off like a troll.   

 
 clemnarnold wrote:
No problem.  I didn't mean to offend.  I just HAD to get to the point instead of ruminating and philosophizing as to WHY I think her music sucks!  : )  On_The_Beach wrote:

Well, you're wrong, of course, but thanks so much for sharing your intelligent, insightful thoughts.

 
 

 
that seems a little harsh...the original comment said:

'This woman consistently puts out the most boring music of any major artist! never mind if her lyrics are good! Her music SUCKS!!'

...which makes several points in a quite succinct way.
While any of us may hold our own opinions about whether her music is boring, has good lyrics or sucks, or even whether she merits the accolade of being a 'major artist', as a statement of an opinion, it is clear, concise and to the point.
I could even argue that it is a reasonably balanced position, it is not a completely negative statement.
 



oldsaxon
(United Kingdom)
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 11:31
 
 pcicatar wrote:

Very quickly agreed.  Krall's version stops time.
 
That happens in Canada. One Canadian artist writes something great, another covers it and makes it just that much better...Canada Rocks. The talent there is, well, awesome...I love my homeland, even if I'm not there. Couldn't possible agree more about Krall's version. "Stops time"....perfect.

MM_Prague
(Prague, Czech Republic)
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 11:31
 
 madebytim wrote:
What a voice... 
 
Well, that's a matter of perspective... she one of the few artists on Radio Paradise that make me switch to a different station for a while...


bev
(Reno, NV)
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 11:26
 
Wow. Well said. Sheer magnificence, indeed. {#Clap}

 gerbold wrote:
I got home, slightly drunk and melancholic about a love affair that had got lost and, unusually I put music on and the first song that came to mind was this. I knew long time back about Graham Nash and Joni and knew why she wrote this track. Very true that some artists are ridiculed in spite of the beauty of their songs. Sting and Steely Dan - even Don Maclean - because they don't suit a stereotype of what hip should be. There are more of course - strange tonight I should have been listening to "King Midas in Reverse" certainly written by Nash when he was with the Hollies. But Joni (or as my ex-wife used to refer to her - Moanie) is/was simply the most remarkably gifted poet, musician and singer in a decade where talent abounded. Amy Winehouse has a beautiful, beautiful voice and writes fine songs that are distinct even if they may be derivative. Joan Baez sings to send shivers down the spine (takes 'Catch the Wind' into another sphere) but Joni spilled her heart and soul into lyrics and music and managed to reach my heart and soul. I guess to me it climaxed with 'Hissing....' - truly, truly as great an accomplishment as ANY album (inc. Sgt Pepper's and Exile - in it's own way). Maybe cos it was a solo 'folkie' woman performer she was side-stepped for acknowledgement in the pantheon of the greats but, maybe, in fifty years her music will be spoken of with the same awe as I speak of Bach or Debussy. There are still great artists and they will continue to arise "standing on the shoulders of giants" as did Mozart, Beethoven etc. but the older I get the more perceptive I get as to the stuff that is dross that I used to think was cool and the real magnificence. Joni is sheer magnificence.
 



neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 11:25
 
 clemnarnold wrote:

This woman consistently puts out the most boring music of any major artist!  never mind if her lyrics are good!  Her music SUCKS!!


 
agreed


vandal
(arriving somewhere, but not here. . .)
Posted: Feb 01, 2012 - 11:25
 
 dogpound wrote:

what I feel is my lunch coming up.
 
bump

madebytim
(Denmark)
Posted: Oct 29, 2011 - 08:27
 
What a voice... 

hippiechick
(topsy turvy land)
Posted: Oct 29, 2011 - 08:24
 
I think I like Joni a little more than I used to.

clemnarnold
Posted: Jul 07, 2011 - 15:06
 
 On_The_Beach wrote:

No problem, clemnarnold. Cheers.

 
I appreciate your classy response to my "Troll' like comment, On the Beach.  just having fun. 


crogers
(Sunny San Diego, California)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 17:58
 
Yeah, except that if you had actually put some thought into your post before you spewed it, your opinion might have gained you some respect.  Instead, you just come off like a troll.   

 
 clemnarnold wrote:
No problem.  I didn't mean to offend.  I just HAD to get to the point instead of ruminating and philosophizing as to WHY I think her music sucks!  : )  On_The_Beach wrote:

Well, you're wrong, of course, but thanks so much for sharing your intelligent, insightful thoughts.

 
 


On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: May 24, 2011 - 17:50
 
 clemnarnold wrote:
No problem.  I didn't mean to offend.  I just HAD to get to the point instead of ruminating and philosophizing as to WHY I think her music sucks!  : )  On_The_Beach wrote:
Well, you're wrong, of course, but thanks so much for sharing your intelligent, insightful thoughts.
 
 
No problem, clemnarnold. Cheers.


clemnarnold
Posted: Mar 23, 2011 - 10:01
 
No problem.  I didn't mean to offend.  I just HAD to get to the point instead of ruminating and philosophizing as to WHY I think her music sucks!  : )  On_The_Beach wrote:

Well, you're wrong, of course, but thanks so much for sharing your intelligent, insightful thoughts.

 



On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 17:28
 
 clemnarnold wrote:

This woman consistently puts out the most boring music of any major artist!  never mind if her lyrics are good!  Her music SUCKS!!

 
Well, you're wrong, of course, but thanks so much for sharing your intelligent, insightful thoughts.


clemnarnold
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 15:41
 

This woman consistently puts out the most boring music of any major artist!  never mind if her lyrics are good!  Her music SUCKS!!



stickey
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 15:22
 
ugh. this hurts my head.

siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Mar 22, 2011 - 15:21
 
Because no one else has said it, I'll say this song is just okay, kind of middle of the road. Read the comments, you'll see what I mean. 

pojms
(up by the yukon)
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 19:57
 

Many of Joni's tunes are angelic.      {#Daisy}        Not this one. {#Hand}



jersey_birdman
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 19:52
 
The Miles of Aisles live version is a fav: cheers.

pcicatar
(Portland, OR)
Posted: Nov 16, 2010 - 19:47
 
 tlaseke wrote:
All due respect to Joni but Diana Krall owns this song.  RP, please play Krall's cover from Live in Paris.
 
Very quickly agreed.  Krall's version stops time.


gjeeg
(Syracuse, New York)
Posted: Oct 16, 2010 - 03:47
 
Sweet studio mix: It's taken me forty years to hear James Taylor's guitar accompaniment so clearly. Revelation.

chyk5
(Florida)
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 09:20
 
 Randomax wrote:


Stop listening and feel! it's poetry!
 

I like some of her music, and her talent is obvious, but she ruins it for me when she enjoys explaining how talented she is. I abhor an artist who is critical of other musician's work when the criticism is based on a comparison to her own. I've never heard or read of Dylan doing the same. Ms. Joni could use a little humility.


tlaseke
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 09:16
 
All due respect to Joni but Diana Krall owns this song.  RP, please play Krall's cover from Live in Paris.

sciencegeek
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 09:15
 
Yes, Joni is a lot like Dylan for me.  The beauty is in the poetry. 

lsfeder
(At the wheel of a Benzo)
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 09:15
 
I agree with the whiney high pitched complaints.  I get Joni and her poetic lyrics, and she deserves respect, but having said that, this songs really blows.

mcklein18
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 09:15
 
I also feel that this song is sucko-barfo. And yet I have the sense that if it was 1975, I would feel differently. This tune just does not stand up to the test of time. It feels so pretentious and heavy handed, with no weight behind it. I much prefer Neko Case's voice. Now that will knock you on your ass!

madtowner11
(Madison, WI)
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 09:12
 
WAAAAAAAAAAAAY too much high pitched wharble lately on RP.  I'm taking a hiatus.  Oh well, I haven't donated in awhile so I guess I get what I pay for.
 

cc_rider
(Austin Texas. Y'all.)
Posted: Sep 14, 2010 - 09:12
 
 Jeff09 wrote:
Ah, now see...I'm crying...shit.
 
You ain't alone, brother.


Stingray
(EUROPE)
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 08:45
 
Intellectual Yoni!



devan522
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 08:42
 
joni is awesome and the lyrics are great - i get the poetry and all - but that melody and vocals makes my ears bleed.  awful.  

burdell
(Atlanta, GA)
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 08:40
 
I simply don't get it. To me this song is simply awful. Really wishing RP had a fast forward button.

Yet it gets a massively high rating. Go figure.

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet this is not my home)
Posted: Aug 13, 2010 - 08:37
 
First song I heard when I woke up....More Joni!

bairdc
(missionary ridge)
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 11:09
 
Amen, sister!

 decorgirl wrote:
A more perfect song does not exist.    
 



dogpound
(the island on which I belong)
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 11:06
 
 Randomax wrote:


Stop listening and feel! it's poetry!
 
what I feel is my lunch coming up.

decorgirl
(Alberta, Canada)
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 11:06
 
A more perfect song does not exist.    

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 11:05
 
 crockydile wrote:

I have a cat. Would prefer to give it a bath to listening to Joni. {#Headache}
 

Stop listening and feel! it's poetry!

stevematic
(sandy eggo)
Posted: Jul 12, 2010 - 11:05
 
Voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard. There I said it.