Joni Mitchell - Ladies of the Canyon｜Vinyl Monday WOODSTOCK SERIES Part 2

[@abigaildevoe]

OH and comment your favorite cover of a joni song!

[@thepiperatthegatesofdawn1785]

My favorite cover is Woodstock by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.

[@UnclePaulsBeatlesPopPlayhouse]

Tho not a joni song my favorite is her inspired our house, such a beautiful time of peace and love ❤️ between couples in the canyon.

[@tonysloggett106]

Matthews Southern Comfort`s cover version of Woodstock.I love it.

[@mickjaguar242]

I love her cover of " Red House " .

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

Matthew's Southern Comfort and Joni's live version on _"Miles of Aisles."_ Oh, and beautiful to see someone handle vinyl with such care and respect! {:-:-:}

[@richardriley4415]

I have "Chemtrails Over The Country Club" and I think it's a terrific title. That title tells where we are today in America.

[@jackcrane7853]

This title is 60ies honesty back today!

[@raydavison4288]

It makes me SO happy that young people are discovering the great music of the '60s & '70s. Joni Mitchell is one of the best singer/songwriters of that era. 💖 "Blue" was my first encountered with her.

[@raydavison4288]

And you're listening to Joni on VINYL!! You are AWESOME!! 👍

[@abigaildevoe]

vinyl is fun!! i guess i go about this series the way i do because vinyl is fun, the medium deserves this kind of enthusiasm. and thank you!

[@craigburnham7154]

Joni gets a lot of justified recognition these days. After perusing your content for the first time today, a fellow female artist you might dive into, who doesn't get nearly enough recognition outside of France, is Francoise Hardy. Given your channel, her music and her fashion could be a gold mine of inspiration for you.

[@abigaildevoe]

i'm a huge fan of francoise's, her records are so hard to find in my area!

[@phoenixpruett2097]

My grandmother would sing the title track of Ladies of the canyon when I was a baby to soothe me. Now every time I hear it, I well up.🥲

[@msmilie]

I found a copy of record one of "Skull and Roses" in an Isley Brothers record jacket. People obviously didn't keep up with their copies of that record. Joni is obviously a giant. This record was the first Joni record I picked up due to my familiarity with songs like "Big Yellow Taxi", "Woodstock" (the CSN&Y version), and "The Circle Game". Needless to say, I quickly picked up more of her records. She's a fantastic guitar player, and her willingness to expand her sound (even if it meant losing some of her audience) is admirable. I had a chance to see her live in 1998 (I think). She was opening for Dylan. I wasn't as familiar with her music at that point, but she was fantastic. I feel very fortunate to have seen her perform. I'm not a fan of Christgau either. Pretentious meatsack. The guy has "Christ" in his name and boy does he believe it. I think Lou Reed said it best: "Critics. What does Robert Christgau do in bed? I mean, is he a toe-fucker? Man, anal retentive-"A Consumer's Guide to Rock," what a moron. "A Study," by, y'know, Robert Christgau. Nice little boxes: B-PLUS. Can you imagine working for a fucking year, and you get a B+ from some asshole in the Village Voice?"

[@MJ1]

Having just discovered you (exactly why didn't I receive a pre-invitation?) I'm catching up on this fine episode. In a world of criminally underrated artists, Joni tops that list. The masses are ripe for rediscovery. You can be that vehicle that drives her into our living room. Court and Spark is a perfect album. Although obviously different, it hits those same 3 aspects you ascribed to Dark Side. We await your presentation. That being said, Hejira is my favorite Joni record. The album's sound, the richness and creativity of the her guitar playing added to Jaco's bass creates a sonic wonder.

[@paulsponable9080]

Abby,please keep in mind I had a front row seat for all this music. There was no looking back in retrospect to discover good music. I have been a fan of good music since 1949-1950 and I’ve had the time to sort most of it out!😀

[@abigaildevoe]

that's so true, i do lose sight of that sometimes! the most retrospective music really got in the '60s were the british groups worshipping american blues and roots music. (at least that's what i think as a blues girl)

[@909sickle]

Very cool shirt! Amazing illustrations Joni did. I always love her songs, but for some reason never looked into her. She's kind of like Jimi Hendrix in the sense that she figured out how to just directly plug her soul into to her instruments. Some people sound so much like themselves, it seems like they always existed. And she has great dynamics, which, if I may have a mini-hot-take, is pretty rare in pop/rock/folk.

[@BlueSky...]

I think Ladies of the Canyon is one of Joni's top 3 or 4 albums. The dead seriousness of some songs and overall level of songwriting and playing knocked me sideways when I first heard it. Sounds cliche, but a true work of art in the best sense. Totally agree about it being darker than Blue. On a lighter note, the reflexive lines in Ladies of the Canyon are fantastic (e.g., beveled mirrors in empty halls, empty halls . . .). Oh, and yeah, Christgau is full of it (and himself) most of the time.

[@paulcash8160]

I had just turned 13 when LADIES OF THE CANYON was released. I hadn't heard of Joni Mitchell, but as soon as "Big Yellow Taxi" came on the radio, it blew the top of my head off. I loved how loose and funny it was, and of course loved Joni's voice. LADIES was the first album I ever felt compelled to buy, and I was gratified to find "Big Yellow Taxi" was by no means the best song on the album. In retrospect I believe I learned a lot from Joni about adult romance and sexuality and the female point of view. While I've been a lifelong fan, I still think LADIES is Joni's best

[@markmckeen5124]

Hi Abby, The flower in your hair, a really nice touch. You'd have made a fine hippy. Myself, being from that era, I'm really enjoying and learning from your Woodstock videos. Thanks for doing them and doing them So well. Fantastic job. My comment on Joni is that my favorite song (and version) of hers is "Coyote", from "The Last Waltz" film. She was brilliant. It's a must see and hear. Be safe and take care. Mark in MI

[@rafterman5072]

I feel like Joni Mitchell was one of, if not, the best songwriter that came out of the 60s. Bob Dylan gets most of the attention, but Mitchell's music seemed to be more poetic and fit into the music, whereas Dylan's lyrics were front and center, and the music took a back seat. Oh yeah, and you're right, she is an insanely innovative and good guitar player.

[@growlerthe2nd712]

It’s because she is a woman.

[@MisterTMH]

Musically Dylan is barely interesting and as a guitarist and a vocalist he is mostly rubbish. He wrote his best songs on a type writer without any music attached.Joni Mitchell's music stands up on its own.She was a very good guitarist (and pianist) but not like that widdler widdler Marshall amplifier on loud / show off/ stadium rock / 1000 notes a second cliched manner that some people think is " good".

[@dlux8735]

Dion's and the Judy Collin versions of Both sides now, is a favorite! You being into Dylan as much as you are, It’s a no brainer that Joni Mitchell resonates with you, for she is also a close counterpart to Dylan and they both have similarities to their artistry. Both have penned many amazing meaningful sonnet / songs, and these songs have been re-introduced by other artist to the general listening world In a more relatable commercial way. By Having other artist do the commercial leg work, the end results helps puts Dylan and Mitchell’s songs and names into everyone’s psyche. What’s great about this is it Lets Mitchell and Dylan have that public reach and stay true to their creativity , without being labeled selling out. Artist that come to mind In Dylan’s case is : The Byrd’s and Jimi Hendrix, while Joni Mitchell had CSNY and Judy Collins. Just to name a few. I can listen to both versions of the songs and find appreciation in the reworkings. It’s a mighty task to take on reworking such songs and to succeed at it. Joni’s original version of Wood Stock to me had more of a Joan Baez folk feeling relevant for the times. The message is more of a somber heads up warning that this change in culture can come, and by taking this journey by joining in on the festival proves it to be possible. It’s really a valid interpretation from her getting the Wood Stock festival’s information by watching it unfold on the TV news and then also hearing about it from Graham Nash. Where as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's version is more upbeat, it does capture the positive energy that they had felt by being there among this massive gathering, By using their creative ways, they have siphoned off that energy and put it into the song, Giving you that feeling that, “YES” this could really change everything. So, although years later it did not totally hold true afterwards, ( and I wish it did) It is still a great sentiment that holds true in the hearts of many of us. To get a bit of this Magic into your Universe, I would truly urge anyone who wants to connect to that spirit, to go catch a Graham Nash show, Look into this man’s eyes and listen to him sing, For he is still a true believer of that time, and it is refreshing to experience it live through song . And to take it that much further, Go to Bethel NY to were it all took place They have a great museum to see, and you can walk the grounds were these legends had once stood and look over the site, You will definitely feel a vibe there. It’s worth the pilgrimage! Sorry for the ramble, Keep up the good work ;-)

[@johncollier9280]

Thank you Abigail fer featurin' one o' my favorite albums by one o' my favorite artists! I recommend Paul Horn's cover version o' Blue from his album Visions. It has Joni on piano 'n wordless vocals...amazin'! I had a brief encounter with Joni when her Miles O' Aisles tour came to Austin. After the show I waited by the limo 'n sho''nuff Joni walked up with her arms full o' yellow roses. I asked her why she never answered any o' my letters 'n she replied..."Because I knew we'd meet just like this someday!" She handed me a rose (which I still have) 'n slipped into the back seat o' the limo seated between Tom Scott 'n Roger Kellaway. As they drove away I was reminded o' the lyric from the song For Free..."I have a black limousine 'n two gentlemen escortin' me to the halls..."!

[@dennismason3740]

Lookout Mountain Drive, Laurel Canyon. I just remembered. I spent all night cleaning up after a party there. I ate a lot of cake.

[@ronny-2112]

I love Joni Mitchell's music all albums up to 1979. Also the Woodstock 1969 video blow my mind in the early 90's it inspired me to listen to Rock music, and Jimi Hendrix inspired me to learn guitar. All those artists are really deep in my heart ❤️

[@robertworrell6287]

I am 69 with a lot of records,yet I always learn from your show. The 60's really were a time of violence and anger. Let's change. I don't know who I am but life is for learning. Looking forward for another very good blog. Give peace ✌a chance.

[@webbfaze124]

The people and the lore of that canyon produced some of the most incredible recordings... the likes of which will never be repeated. Completely agree about the cover song thing.

[@zorromaskedman8220]

E X C E L LE N T video of Joni singing Woodstock...never heard before...very uplifting.

[@richardriley4415]

I love how you link the albums to tell a story. I always say - "It's the story that Makes The Music".

[@albundy666]

I own the first 8 of Joni’s albums, up through and including Hejira. I can make a case for Ladies of the Canyon as my favorite, but I’m not sure. I am not as high on Blue as some, but I love the song River. I was not sure I was going to like Hejira when I first got it, but Coyote and Amelia are a powerhouse first two songs on the album. I guess I just like them all. Who can blame me?

[@vangrod8510]

Thank you Abigail. We played "Ladies of the Canyon" over and over, friends and I, when it first appeared, (along with a British group called Pentangle, acoustic folk-jazz you might enjoy...) It was a time of transition... The Beatles disappeared in April 1970, the same month this record was released... So, it was a springtime of endings, which melancholy acoustic musings filled joyfully. I believe some of the enthusiasm and joy experienced in the 60s was a survival mechanism, perhaps an unconscious way of keeping the optimism delivered to America by John F. Kennedy alive. He was a forward looking fellow, who declared we would land on the moon within a decade, and so we did... There was an element of holding on to a positive vision lost to tragedy, that stirred invention and carried on with the Beatles, until the week this record was heard. The end of the Beatles and the 60s... It's not easy to convey this sense of collective loss because it seldom occurs anymore. The Rolling Stones went on forever, of course, but that's another story...

[@abigaildevoe]

i didn't even think about the beatles breakup in tandem with the 70s folk boom, thank you for that insight! i usually liken it with the onset of zeppelin-style stuff and the birth of prog. before i brought vinyl monday here i did my first miniseries on abbey road/zeppelin II/in the court of the crimson king...you're giving me ideas!

[@vangrod8510]

@@abigaildevoe Synchronicity sister... Court of the Crimson King was spinning here tonight for a high volume sundown as your Vinyl Monday stirred a configuration of memories which also included irresistible impulse to blast Zeppelin, so your take on the post-60s void is well founded! We did not sit with our sorrows long, as a summer of six rock festivals in six states followed for this music enthusiast, but I think another spur of the 70s folk singer-songwriter thing was the simultaneous perceived disappearance of Dylan... into his own "Self Portrait." Sweet bewilderment it was... :-)

[@HelenaHallbergmusic]

I thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you!

[@jefflarkin9619]

Wow, Abigail! You have knowledge and context... very rare with the many reaction videos (I'm addicted to) that are out there where there is NO knowledge and NO context at all. I was 10 when Woodstock actually happened and I remember the movie when it was still in theaters (my Dad was a music nut/Dylan freak so I got soaked in this stuff as a kid). You are SPOT ON concerning Joni's original version of Woodstock the song... it is a dirge! I cheered when you said it because she saw it was an ending, not a beginning of that optimism you spoke of. The Vietnam war was the central disaster and Watergate the final nail in the coffin of American optimism and trust in the government and all these artists wrote within that context of chaos. The Beatles had it right on "Day In the Life" like Dylan had it right on "Like A Rolling Stone." But Joni brought all that down to personal relationships and self-examination with only tips of the hat to social commentary ("California" from Blue). Anyway, I will watch your future videos and... I think you would've made a very good hippie.

[@takfam07]

I played this album all the time when I was in college in the early '80s. It's still probably my favorite Joni album.

[@bulldoginyellowsubmarine9259]

Joni is my favourite musician of all-time

[@thmssperry]

My favorite record of all time. I like your take on the "darkness" of the album and of Woodstock itself. I was there for the entire Saturday show. After walking 10 miles in the rain with zero sleep and seeing most of the same bands I saw 6 months before while living in San Francisco, it wasn't all flowers and bells. The music was great but it was an exhausting experience.

[@bobdarlington4634]

Another great video Abigail ! Joni Mitchell has been inspirational for so many songwriters and singers for generations, and yet for some people she will be just remembered for "Big Yellow Taxi", and possibly for having written "Woodstock". Like so many other female artists, Laura Nyro, Janis Ian, Buffy Saint Marie etc, I don't think enough credit is given for their wonderful music, which is covered by so many. Joni's recent version of "Both Sides Now", filmed at Newport. Folk Festival in July, is wonderful. Can't wait for Part 3 of your Woodstock series, keep it up please !

[@abigaildevoe]

thanks so much! "both sides now" at newport '22 is a beautiful addition to the long and storied journey of that song. out of all the evolutions of all the joni songs over the years, i think "both sides now" wins.

[@bobdarlington4634]

@@abigaildevoe 100% !

[@tuskedbeast]

I'm 60 so I was a child in the 60s. In the 70s we were told by pissy hippies that we missed the boat. Anyway... I've had conversations with teens and young adults and read stuff too about the lack of optimism in our times now, it's not a new concept to me. But somehow your expressing it here cut me to the bone. Just this side of crying.

[@acetheta]

My personal favorite Joni Mitchell phaze is the Hejira/Hissing of Summer Lawns/Shadows and Light era, probably because I picked up the live album at the library. That was when I first started really listening to her music. I’d borrowed Night Ride Home before that (and loved it) but the material on Shadows and Light really clicked with me - particularly with players like Metheney and Pastorius in the band.

[@acetheta]

(For perspective, this was around the early-to-mid 90s when I got on the bus.)

[@kristofftaylovoski60]

Joni is absolutely sublime, been getting into her later Asylum stuff recently.

[@abigaildevoe]

it's a really cool point in her discography! i'll admit i've kind of overlooked it save for court and spark, i'd like to make some time for the hissing of summer lawns. do you have a favorite?

[@kristofftaylovoski60]

@@abigaildevoe been seriously into Hejira as of late....super moody reflective vibe.

[@808bunky]

I like Sufjan Stevens doing Free Man in Paris with all the blaring horns. I have Blue in my vinyl collection & it was cool to learn about Ladies of the Canyon today. Thanks Abby!

[@abigaildevoe]

no way i had no idea sufjan did a joni cover! not sure why i was surprised, i feel like he'd do a really good joni cover

[@kenjohnston1257]

Abigail hats off for having the stones to put Joni up there with Dylan as a songwriter. Obviously her loyal fans have been saying this for a long time without really knowing Dylan's catalog. People who know them both know they are both otherworldly and t's not a knock on Dylan to suggest he has an equal

[@raydavison4288]

I DO realize how lucky I am & I am very grateful to have been around back then. I was born in 1953.

[@disintegrationnation9352]

Thank you for confirming that Christgau and Counting Crows blow.

[@thepiperatthegatesofdawn1785]

Wow, I love Joni Mitchell and Janis Joplin, thank you for making Vinyl Monday, I learn so much things from them. Your looks are amazing. And I hope you keep doing this.

[@beatlefan64]

Great videos. Love the "Woodstock" series .😀☮️

[@abigaildevoe]

thanks so much!

[@MarkDauner]

Joni Mitchell is a large and glaring gap in my musical knowledge so thanks for this video. I had it in my head that Woodstock was originally a CSNY song because that version has been on the radio my whole life - makes sense now due to their close connection. I guess learned something today. I listened to Ladies of the Canyon while working this morning and I quite like it. I need to give it more time to sink in before I comment further. Rainy Night House is an early standout. I love the piano and how perfectly blends with Joni's voice(s).

[@patlampo9288]

✨Thank you for the great insight and research of these artists and this historic event🎵🎵🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎵🎵🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎵🎵

[@donaldgibson4459]

She brings back memories of waking up Sunday morning, at my girlfriend's house when I was 19, ( in 1975). Usually being a little hung over, and her playing her favorite Joni Michelle record. Not to loud please? Just kidding. That is a great album. I need to listen to it again.

[@jackcrane7853]

JONI MICHELLE PHILIPPS!

[@paulsponable9080]

Abby, Nice presentation! You're doing an excellent job at this !

[@abigaildevoe]

thank you so much! glad you're enjoying this series

[@splifftachyon4420]

Ladies of the Canyon has always been my favourite of Joni's albums. The song 'For Free' had a major impact on me as a young person. I was also a big Paul Horn fan, so I loved hearing him on it. Incidentally, he did some instrumental jazz cover versions of her songs on his 1974 album Visions. As for Robert Christgau, I'm with you there. I often wonder whatever made him to want to be a music critic because he does seem to actually like music.

[@MisterTMH]

Christagau has /had his favourites and then there are others in music who he barely tolerates. His list of A grade records from the 60's is quite a good starting point if you like this era of pop and rock music.He loved The " Layla" Album by Derek and the Dominoes and was right that Lou Reed was often at his best when he did n't try to make a masterpiece.He seems to like some of Brian Eno's more ambient records.

[@danny1959]

Matthews Southern Comfort's version of "Woodstock" is my favorite version of the song.

[@jjgravitas4152]

I was a Joni Mitchell fan in the early 70's. Favorite tunes: Woodstock, Big Yellow Taxi, River.

[@frugalseverin2282]

It's a fine album but my favorites is "For the Roses" which unfortunately falls between "Blue" and "Court and Spark" so it tends to get overlooked. It's just as confessional as "Blue" but more mature in both production and her singing. "Blue" does have my favorite Joni song though, 'This Flight Tonight' which is mystical. For a more cynical view of Woodstock give a listen to 'Baba O'Riley' by The Who. Yes they played the concert.So did another great band Jefferson Airplane with Marty Balin still present. I hope you find your Paul Kantner album.

[@abigaildevoe]

i'll admit i overlooked for the roses for a while! the asylum records era as a whole is underrated in my opinion, especially the miles of aisles record. maybe someday i'll find that paul kantner record but i'm long past having my hopes up!!

[@fredkrissman6527]

Wow! Just found your show, and I love your format, insights, and opinions. New subber!!! Whenever a YTer covers Joni, I write the following comment: "THE greatest singer/songwriter/musician of the past 60 yrs (too bad Robert Zimmerman!), in multiple genres ranging from folk and pop to world and jazz... Thanks very much Joni, for being the soundtrack of so many of our lives!" Ladies of the Canyon was my intro to Joni upon release, via the song Woodstock, which stopped my heart a few moments upon first listen.My other personal fav tune on the album is For Free. However, it is Blue (of course!) and Hejira that are my co-winning fav Joni lps.

[@abigaildevoe]

thank you so much! welcome to the long strange trip, i'd love to circle back to covering joni soon. saving blue for big plans so expect clouds to come first!

[@fredkrissman6527]

@@abigaildevoe ❤‍🔥🌄🙏

[@cindyurban150]

I loved your synopsis of this album ! You look like a "Flower Child" from Woodstock too ! This isn't my favorite Joni album though...I am more partial to Court and Spark, and The Hissing of Summer Lawns. I liked her doing more of a Jazz sound. Don't get me wrong... I love all her folk ballads too,but I just got tired of that sound. She is talented in it seems everything...she sings, she paints, she plays instruments ! I don't think today's artists hold a candle to Joni. She's still alive,and recently honored..she deserves it ! Oh.. I love the album Deja Vu by CSN&Y !

[@darrenpeacock3497]

Hi Abby, It sounds like I need to pick this record up. I have Blue, Court and Spark and Hejira. I love them all. There’s a great scene in the Isle Of Wight concert where she calls out the audience and tells them their acting like tourists. Whoa!!!

[@harryguitar8506]

Another amazing video! Thanks! :)

[@jaymichaelhardenmusicpage8226]

Well done as always!! Dylan singing Big Yellow Taxi! Often derided but with that Positively 4th Street organ, bongos and his ‘go to show’ lyrical change, it has a certain idiosyncratic charm only the ‘crappy’ Dylan can deliver.

[@abigaildevoe]

oh man i forgot about the dylan "big yellow taxi"...maybe that's for the best. i've only ever liked one cover of his and that was "can't help falling in love"

[@jaymichaelhardenmusicpage8226]

@@abigaildevoe easy to forget that one haha. I genuinely like some of his cheesy covers on Self Portrait-Copper Kettle, Take a Message to Mary, et. al. An acquired taste for sure. Your enthusiasm is contagious! Keep up the good work ✌️

[@jefferycostner2636]

I love starting my week out with your videos. Thank you so much!

[@robertfmorton]

How about Nazareth's cover of 'This Flight Tonight'? Brilliant!!!

[@jackcrane7853]

BETTER THAN JONIS!!!

[@artmanjohn2]

The only person who I kind of liked performing a Joni Mitchell song back in the day was Tom Rush doing "The Circle Game". Joni actually gave Tom Rush the song to record back in April of 1968, two years before Joni released her version of the song. Most young people back in the late 60s always identified "The Circle Game" with Tom Rush's performance although most knew it was written by Joni Mitchell originally. Just do a search on KZbin and Tom's version will appear. I like Tom's version, always loved the song but only heard Tom singing it until Joni Mitchell released her version on "Ladies of the Canyon". Great Channel, love your reviews.

[@stefano.b65stef77]

Hi Abigail, i love Joni Mitchell music , ladies of the canyon is one of her best albums, i would put the hissing of summer lawn at the top of my list, ladies of the canyon could be at number 2, Blue number 3

[@konowd]

The couple embracing on the Woodstock album cover are still together

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

There are several versions of _Woodstock,_ by different people.. But the version on _"Miles of Aisles"_ is my favourite. {:-:-:}

[@franco426]

Great review of a great album. David Crosby did say that Joni was the best among them (their generation) in terms of songwriting.

[@abigaildevoe]

there’s an interview clip of crosby that i LOVE where he chats about how challenging it was to date a fellow songwriter - he’d be so excited to play her a new song he wrote that week, and then joni would play him 3 better songs she wrote that day. priceless!

[@dennismason3740]

"Lookout" (Mountain) is the name of a rockstar-imbedded street in Laurel Canyon, West Hollywood. I was allowed to visit Laurel Canyon on my bicycle.

[@malcolmsmith5271]

Superb in depth analysis once again, as a 60+ years music fan it’s so refreshing to hear your very clear evaluation of such a classic record. Keep up the great work!!

[@abigaildevoe]

comments like this truly mean the world, thank you so much!

[@marydarko3380]

ahh I love joni mitchell, I got into her music about a year ago, the summer before i started my final year of university. my fav song from her is river, as i grow older i relate to the song whenever Christmas comes. her songwriting is out of this world. Also as a zoomer (lol) as well, I think we've grown to become pessimistic cause we don't have that escapism, the 60s was a turbulent time and it truly shows through the music and the performances that came out of it. It's probably why I listen to music from that time, even though it wasn't exactly a nice time for people of colour.

[@abigaildevoe]

i got into joni music in college as well, about halfway through it. and my introduction to her was through Blue as well - i think it was "little green"? one hell of an introduction, it'll throw you right into the deep end!

[@wyattxhim]

Mondays are turning into a routine of a long work day and hearing about music I’m very unfamiliar with

[@jimmymelendez1836]

The Circle Game, just listen to the lyrics. It's about growing up if I'm correct. Love that song. Big Yellow Taxi is a great song too. I remember not liking the Counting Crows version that much. And It's been a long time since I heard her original version of Woodstock. I had these CDs of music from this time period. I had one that had some very cool psychedelic music. I this one CD that had Joni's original version of Woodstock and back then, I have never heard of it. I did hear the Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young version. Oh man! What a great version. I do have Court & Spark on vinyl with Help Me, Raised On Robbery, and Free Man In Paris. Here's a little bit of trivia for you. Stevie Nicks, who was member of Fleetwood Mac once dropped acid to Court & Spark. It like gave the album a new dimension to her.

[@dennismason3740]

Yes the hippie optimistic culture certainly displayed an incomprehensible naiivite'. To feel the sixties, be the sixties. War is Over! Johnny always has a tool for me. Like a word or a note.

[@ChrisHoppe-wordmeme]

You do some very good deep dives. As a guy who was 18 in 1970, your details often inform me of stuff I never knew. 😉 Thanks for the memories! 🎶

[@abigaildevoe]

i'm so glad, thanks for watching! though i missed out a lot of cool stuff, i do get an upper hand in terms of researching this music. not just with the internet and all - so many details have just naturally come out of the woodwork over the years!

[@martinjacobs4272]

Hello abigail, martin jacobs I was delighted to get you're reply not once but twice.i was honored to say the least. I wanted to give you my take on joni Mitchell. I have blue. And I like it so much. It's a great listen over a cup of coffee. On the back porch on a Sunday morning, it's her best I think..however ladies of the canyon is one of her finest also.. love the art work as well. See you next week , abbie I'm intrigued with you're album pics you never know what you're gonna pull out of you're hat next. Right. Luv ya keep spinning and I'll keep watching you're friend...m.j .

[@smokeaguitar3019]

My first home was the Verona Apartments living under Chuck and Joni. They tell me they sung me to sleep.

[@joelliebler5690]

Woodstock was really the ending of togetherness and peace, rather as college students were growing up and into the real world as people went their separate ways!

[@rotano]

you have great taste!

[@jlovebirch]

The day after Woodstock Dick Cavett Show with Joni also had Stills, Crosby, and the Jefferson Airplane so, she could have done both gigs. A great show, well worth checking out.

[@SampleFilmsLtd]

Very deep and informative. Thank you for another wonderful video experience! Tracey Thorn does a great version of “River”. Also… “Your Belgian Things” is one of my favorite songs by The Mountain Goats.

[@abigaildevoe]

“your belgian things” is off we shall all be healed right? i LOVE “against pollution” off that one! i have so many memories with so much of their music

[@SampleFilmsLtd]

Yes… it is off “We Shall All Be Healed.” A great album by a great band.

[@unicornpower]

Björk does The Boho Dance justice as only she could, and actually the 2007 tribute album it was recorded for is not bad overall. But I usually find myself listening to covers of her songs once and then deciding I'd rather be listening to the original!

[@beatlefan64]

Love CSN & Y's as well as Mathews Southern Comforts cover of Woodstock

[@Dayglodaydreams]

I’d like to see more Joni Mitchell reviews.

[@MacgyverMike1]

Great video

[@abigaildevoe]

thanks so much!

[@MacgyverMike1]

@@abigaildevoe your welcome

[@MisterTMH]

I love "The Ladies of The Canyon" but "For the Roses" and "Court and Spark" are A M A Z I N G. Joni Mitchell could do no wrong until she bored me with the "MINGUS" record.

[@UnclePaulsBeatlesPopPlayhouse]

Loved the ringo avadon poster, know u r a George woman. Ever hear the top 30 cover of big yellow taxi by the neighborhood? I heard that one first...lol it can be heard on KZbin. Great vinyl monday. btw met bowie briefly at the bottom line in early 80s, he was attending a show of nj ny comic uncle Floyd, got two posed pictures and an autograph. David eventually wrote a song about Floyd released as slip away. Lastly I beg you to somehow see the epix channel 4 hour Laurel canyon documentary. Btw being an oldie I own over 5000 LPS and 45s. Beatles lifelong obsession. Love ❤️ the linen top, respectively.

[@abigaildevoe]

hahaha ringo always seems to be in frame but i’ve got all 4 of the avedon prints! the epix laurel canyon doc has been on my radar for about a year now. but i haven’t seriously considered it until the upcoming stones doc - makes a compelling case for epix!

[@UnclePaulsBeatlesPopPlayhouse]

@@abigaildevoe trust me Abigail the laurel canyon documentary is beyond amazing, so much home original footage, I'm watching stones doc but it is nothing like laurel canyon. Lc makes you feel you are living there but back in time.

[@stayclean777]

Extreme coherence today, Abby! Sad re. young folks feeling so cynical and powerless now. As far as such generalizations go, we Boomers are far from blameless re. eventually setting the stage. ("Brown acid" anyone?) Joni was brilliant, of course. Beyond the beautiful songwriting and singing, there were those unique open tuned guitar stylings.

[@abigaildevoe]

joni's guitar playing (and use of the dulcimer of course) is what first got me into her music!

[@martinjacobs4272]

Hello abigail, martin jacobs how are you? I have been watching you're vynal Monday series since day one love the hair, clothes,the whole 60,s vibe. I was born in 1960 .you would have fit in just perfectly.also you're musical tastes are incomprible to most others of this generation you remind me of a blond pattie Boyd . Alright I must say.im sure you know who she's is as George is you're favorite Beatle. Alright also loved you're Woodstock series . You're Bob Dylan series it's like you stepped out of an Austin powers time capsule almost seriously. Love you're channel , I can hardly wait to see next Mondays segment . Its as good as cherry pie. Really ha,ha,ha, take care catch up with you on the next one... m.j

[@abigaildevoe]

thank you so much! funny you bring up pattie, a few viewers have pointed out her book in the shelves behind me. she will become VERY relevant to vinyl monday in about 2 weeks time

[@Dayglodaydreams]

I’d love to see you cover Clouds.

[@garyharper2943]

There is a live double album ( miles of Aisles )that’s great if you can find it.

[@ArmandoMPR]

I think this is her best album. I know Blue has been in vogue now for some time as her best, but her songwriting there trails off after the first two song, imo. Ladies of the Canyon keeps me engaged and entertained all the way through.

[@alanclayton9277]

So going backwards I'm doing the series 321 not 123 which must be annoying. Deja Vu was an album I fast backwarded to when I found VM. She is a good musician the piano on free is elaborate. I'm attracted to the intensity of Rainy Night and those atmospheric choral parts. There's similarities for me with D Crosby in things like Priest ( modal accents & some phrasing) but who's influencing who. Yes the keyboard intro to Woodstock a prelude to something 'exhausted'? I'm reminded of the Mark Gertler painting Merry Go Round during Circle Game. Personal response I know. Loving these vids still the insight that observation about the duality of the cover. I don't think you could have made the Abbey Rd or KC vids back then. Now you leave all competition way way behind.

[@MarsHottentot]

Have no real opinion on Joni - just commenting because I enjoyed the episode and it helps the channel😂

[@abigaildevoe]

thank you so much! anything helps really haha

[@larryzink8978]

Circle Game was on an album in 1968 by Tom Rush, I think. Very similar to The Urge For Goin. One must have birthed the other.

[@heidih2887]

I hadn't thought of it quite that way, but I can see it now. :D Both of those songs were written at about the same time.. 1966 or so..? :D Tom Rush included Urge for Going in many of his sets throughout his career.. loved his semi-recent live versions where he also described how he'd met Joni etc. His voice suits that song very well.

[@darryljohnston1290]

In my mind Ladies of the Canyon is Joni's essential album even though my go-to is Blue.

[@FRCVIDS]

Damn, I adore Counting Crows cover.

[@donaldgibson4459]

Thanks

[@jltrem]

Abigail, as a Boomer (1952) and member of the Woodstock generation I was amused and sort of touched by your comment that the Woodstock generation should feel lucky that we had what you termed "a sense of optimism" as you feel that your generation was somewhat deprived of that. I don't, in any sense, disagree with you. But the knowledge that a lot of my tribe "grew up" to become yuppies and obsessed with materialism is more than ironic. Take Jerry Rubin, for example. In 1970 someone gave me his book "Do It!: Scenarios of the Revolution" (he struck me as an asshole). He evolved from being a far left wing radical and member of the Chicago Seven to a Wall Street stockbroker. At least he died as something of a revolutionary. He was struck by a car while jaywalking. My favorite Joni album is "Court and Spark". I just wish she'd given up the cigarettes sooner. Another reason I'm glad I subscribed to your channel is...Robert Christgau is a complete asshole.

[@Amadeusthegreat100]

So, like, umm, The first song I knowingly heard of Joni: Help Me. My favorite song: Urge For Going. My favorite album: Hissing Of Summer Lawns. Favorite covers: Anne Murray - Both Sides Now .........................Nazareth - Umm,,,,that 'Star bright' song on Blue. Night night.

[@konowd]

The end of the sixties was a weird mix of optimism and terror. We landed on the moon and had Woodstock, but we also had the RFK, MLK assassinations, the Manson killings and Altamont, which was the last nail on the coffin for the 60s. People got disillusioned that change didn’t happen immediately, but change comes slowly if it comes at all. Like they said in the eighties, don’t stop believin

[@abigaildevoe]

just wrote about altamont on my website - though it far preceded both woodstock and altamont, i liken the festival of life/'68 DNC riots as the figurative end of the '60s

[@konowd]

Definitely want to read that, Gimmie Shelter is a good documentary.

[@konowd]

There’s a famous photo taken by I think Henry Diltz of Eric Clapton watching Joni Mitchell playing guitar, studying her tunings. She doesn’t get the credit she deserves as a guitar innovator, I think one of her tunings is E minor Eleventh

[@abigaildevoe]

her tunings are delightfully impossible, i don't doubt clapton was taking notes! and the chords? forget it!

[@konowd]

In the picture, it looks like Clapton is concentrating hard trying to figure it out, David Crosby’s in the background holding up a joint

[@donreed]

12:18 "I don't hate much in this world but..." !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@bulldoginyellowsubmarine9259]

The live version of "Woodstock" from Miles of Aisles is also a masterpiece (I can't decide which is better - this or from Ladies of the Canyon): kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqDCiWN-g7SeY5Y

[@abigaildevoe]

i love the miles of aisles performance of “both sides now”!

[@Shah-of-the-Shinebox]

Just discovered your channel, I too have a lot of vinyl. You have great taste in music. Subscribed!!!! (I’ve yet to me anyone who likes Counting Crows cover of Big Yellow Taxi, it’s cringe)

[@Dayglodaydreams]

Could you do the Blue album, Hejira, or Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter?

[@99tonnes]

My favourite Joni album, not that I know them all. Certainly my favourite early one. Seems reductive to say its "purpose" is to be a "transition". I think its purpose is probably to be what it is and beautiful. Just guessing of course.

[@Chuckcb]

Joni mitchell 1969 mama cass tv special great live version of both sides know, also let's sing out Canadian tv show with Joni Anderson, 1965 , 1966,

[@donaldgibson4459]

I sent a negative comment about Patty Smith. That was wrong. I really do think that she has a unique energy. She is one of my sources. My favorite all time performer still. I like he cover of the Byrd's song Rock And Roll Star, early in the morning loud. Lalalalalalaa, La la la Lalala laahhh...!

[@jackcrane7853]

PATTI

[@markrogers5727]

I went to Cristgau's website and read his review of this album and did not see a reference to weak singing. He gave the record and A minus actually and most of her albums got extremely positive reviews. Did he criticize her somewhere else? I totally agree that oftentimes he is infuriating to read.

[@abigaildevoe]

he might've gone back on that note in more recent years, he has done that from time to time. infuriating as he is i'll give credit where credit is due, (most) reviewers that amend past opinions get points in my book

[@jackcrane7853]

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