Joni Mitchell, Laurel Canyon, and Woodstock｜Vinyl Monday

[@abigaildevoe]

what’s your favorite laurel canyon act? i’ve been partial to the byrds and buffalo springfield lately. comment below!

[@pauldaniels2019]

Byrds

[@johnwelch5132]

Got to agree with Buffalo Springfield- a troubled band but a brief spell of glorious music

[@jajcasz6648]

Does John Mayall's Blues From Laurel Canyon count?

[@MacgyverMike1]

I probably pick the byrds but Springfield is a close second

[@alanclayton9277]

​@@jajcasz6648 yes I'VE said so.

[@josemaria8177]

Therapist: "Bang-less Abby isn't real, she can't hurt you" Bangless Abby: Jokes aside, this is set to be one of my favourite series on youtube. It's crazy to think that I am watching a documentary of this quality for free

[@disappointmentpotato9408]

It's not that bangless Abby looks bad, it's just that it feels like a crime to see her forehead. I'm scared the bang police will find me and shave my head

[@ronhiggins3296]

Thanx again...I lived in Laurel canyon and it was indeed beautiful and inspiring, I'm now in New Orleans. Different planets...favorite Laurel Canyon artist is Gene Clark. I've mentioned this to you in the past and I highly recommend his biography, "Mr. Tambourine Man". I can't say enough about his writing skills and singing. Thanx again...

[@ronhiggins3296]

P,S. He played a prominent role in founding Folk Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Country Rock, New Grass revival...

[@SuperStrik9]

Joni is the Queen of alternate guitar tunings. Brilliant. Her late 70s band with Jaco Pastorius, Pat Metheny, Michael Brecker and Don Alias is INCREDIBLE.

[@jazzpunk]

...and Lyle Mays. ;-)

[@jazzpunk]

I still have an old DOWNBEAT from that time...live picture of Joni with a different line-up: Jaco, Tony Williams, Wayne Shorter, John McLaughlin, & I think, Herbie Hancock. Unfortunately, I read this stuff no longer exists.

[@SuperStrik9]

@@jazzpunk Reminds me, too bad Trio of Doom didn't last longer. John McLaughlin, Tony Williams and Jaco Pastorius? Incredible.

[@blowflymcmanus8992]

Robben Ford

[@MikeB3542]

As a dad of now-adult children, "The Circle Game" hits different.

[@christofferoff]

8:56 Trina Robbins died in April this year. She was one of the leading women in the male-dominated Underground Comix scene of the 60s-70s and was the first female artist to draw for Wonder Woman.

[@smaz9]

The Laurel Canyon scene was, and still is, iconic

[@stevendavid5370]

I have 18 Joni Mitchell albums and dig them all. Legendary artist and peacemaker. "Blessed are the peacemakers." Keep enjoying her music. As always Abby you did a grand video. Thanks.

[@billdufour1630]

The best part of the Laurel Canyon documentary was when someone was saying how peace and love filled the air, how everyone could just walk into everyone else's house and be fed, share a joint, and jam. It was all so idyllic and the music reflected this..."Then we heard The Doors"....

[@shelleylyme6402]

"everyone could just walk into everyone else's house and be fed, share a joint . . . ." Blimey, I don't wish to be rude but it sounds like an absolute delusional nightmare to me. It's not surprising that Altamont was just around the hippy dippy trippy corner 😩

[@ItzRobbie05]

I may or may not have been chanting “Joni, Joni, Joni” when I got this notification…

[@cidDraGonFly]

Hi Abby, I'm a Court and Spark kind of guy and love a lot of Joni's songs. The first time I heard her version of Woodstock off of my Ladies of the Canyon LP, I was thrown! Such a cold, somber accompaniment. I think she may have seen the future of peace and love and all that and was in mourning already. Woodstock was definitely the peak of all peaks for that generation. I always loved the Matthew Southern Comfort version of the song Woodstock. When are you gonna do Elton Johns' Tumbleweed Connection? You will not be dissapointed. 😎

[@cyyoung7840]

Tumbleweed Connection is a great 👍 album. Elton John's attempt at doing country music 🎶.

[@glennandadriansrocktalk]

The world needs more deep dives into Joni. Thanks for this.

[@thecaveofthedead]

Again it's pleasing how closely your take mirrors my own experiences with this record - except that I like Circle Game more and more as I voyage deep into middle age. Particular 'nailed it' moments were the 'pick-me' girl and the 'velvet curtain, concert hall.'

[@Brunoburningbright]

Fully expect Joni to show up again. Hope to hear your take on Patti Smith in the not to distant future. As to the denizens of the Canyon, before there was "Horses" there was "Horse Latitudes".

[@vangrod8510]

'Ladies of the Canyon' joined Pentangle's 'Basket of Light' in constant rotation on the turntable where friends and I hung out Spring 1970. We played nothing else for a week or so I recall. We weren't rocked out, just mesmerized by the endless clear vocal range of both Joni and Jacqui McShee and all the acoustic wonder in company. When 'Circle Game'' ended 'Light Flight' began as we played these records back to back for hours in silence, girls and boys, out of school with nowhere to go, we kept these records spinning like a destination we were always on our way to and almost there as long as the needle was down in the grooves.

[@AnthonyPiscitelliHI]

Another great episode! Thanks Abby , oh and Paul Kantner hell yes ❤! I still have my original copies of Blows Against the Empire and Sunfighter I bought when they were released, and yeah I still listen to them often! ✌🏻

[@frugalseverin2282]

Joni is my favorite female artist of all time. She followed her muse where it led her. My particular favorite album of hers is the overlooked "For the Roses". It's confessional like "Blue" but with far better production and singing. Some of the songs move me every time I hear them. "Hejira" is a close second favorite.

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

"For the Roses" doesn't get too much love it deserved as well as "Court and Spark".

[@ekayaniperforms]

I love For the Roses 🌹

[@masudashizue777]

Is that what "growing out my bangs" looks like? You learn something new each day.

[@TarBabyJim]

It erks me when Joni is credited with being the person that wrote THE Woodstock anthem. Have you ever heard "Lay Down (Candles in the rain)"? The song hit #8 AND Melanie was actually there.😮

[@nordland2235]

The San Francisco scene considered the LA scene as sell-outs...a part of the establishment.

[@CacaoRockOnlineRadio]

They were part of the same movement, just 300 miles away.

[@spacemissing]

Yes, even Joni's songs vary in quality, but they all come from the best places in her. She is a great gift, she Has a great gift, her works are great gifts. I accept all of them gratefully.

[@MarkNicholson1977]

Abby looks very much like what I imagine a real life version of the cover of Layla to be

[@paxwallace8324]

As a 65 yr old jazz pianist I started listening seriously to Joni and Miles and Keith Jarrett in Jr. High. I was 12 in 72. I listened alot to Blue and all the "flower child" albums but truly noticed her as highly dimensional adult (poet/composer) starting with Court and Spark but really blooming with "The Hissing of Summer Lawns" (her least acclaimed LP) an accurate comentary on the disintegration of the achievable dreams of 60s counter culture. Steely Dan and Hunter Thompson in "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas also effectively address this issue. It was definitely an issue for those of us who weren't happy about it!!. Here she applies her diamond sharp intellect to reveal compelling poetic insights about everything from her favorite painter to the misuses of girl power to the allure of materialism and the powerful escape offered by those "bad" drugs about which many of my advanced years know way too much. Im not talking about the mind expanding type. It was all just too brainy for "Chelsey Morning" crowd I reckon but anyone capable of writing Blue is just gonna be smarter and more expansive than their ignorant pigeon holes.

[@mcolville]

What would it be like, I wonder, if Robert Christgau liked music?

[@georgemathie8123]

Excellent video about the lovely legend that is Joni Mitchell who's definitely my favorite female singer songwriter

[@ApolloSuns]

CSNY is the jam of the day.

[@driftwoodpile]

A bit off topic (but not really since you mentioned it first), but Blows Against the Empire is one of my #1 favorites of ever, and criminally overlooked imo. I hope you get to cover it someday just to bring g exposure to it and its awesomeness, as it also has a great story to it. Btw love the no bangs look

[@geoffstockton]

I hope you eventually review Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell. Not only is it perhaps the best JM album, it may be the best album, full stop. Your channel is a world-treasure. Thank you for what you do!

[@LBAW]

The Matthew’s Southern Comfort version of Woodstock was the first version I heard and still my favorite.

[@DocBouvette]

Your misadventures with Blows Against The Empire reminds me of the time I bought a copy of Sesame Street Fever (yes, that's an actual album) from a thrift shop and wound up with a copy of Simple Dreams by Linda Ronstadt. It ended up working in my favour. I only bought the album for the cover anyway. And Simple Dreams kickstarted my love for Linda's music. Another great redux, Abby! Cheers!

[@MochaDaisy8645]

I am finally able to begin my own thread in these comments about experiences I had with LOtC. As a kid in junior high school, I observed how metal and new wave were all the rage in the early ‘80’s. People in my age group tended to view music from just half a generation earlier as passé, irrelevant or un-relatable (with the possible exception of Led Zeppelin). I was a Zep-head myself but as far as active bands, I was all about Rush at the time. That more or less fueled my interest in other Canadian acts, especially pre-Rush. I heard some of Joni’s early music on commercial free public FM radio at the time but didn’t see the appeal or start actively listening to Joni until after high school. By that time, I was obsessed with electric jazz and the involvement of some session players during what I call Joni’s middle period (Court & Spark, …Summer Lawns and Hijera). Around 1995, I went into a used record store and went into a box of records on the floor for ten cents each in poor condition. I placed a dollar and some change on the counter and came away with at least a dozen albums with torn jackets (all dating roughly from 1967-75), LOtC being one of them. By that time, I was familiar with the 3 fan favorites that close out side 2 through cover versions by other artists. I was long past overdue to hear it at length, especially because of how strongly I was feeling then about Blue and having that need to explore it’s immediate predecessor. People I have spoken to over the years who are not as analytical about recorded music as I am fail to see Joni’s value. They are dismissive of her singing voice and find her songs boring, stereotyping her as a ‘60’s hippie girl act (from my own experience). Even my own mother (not much older than Joni herself) seems to remember her only as a solo unaccompanied act, that her recorded output consisted almost entirely of what sounded to her like mere blueprints, rough cuts or demos. The importance of her early work cannot be stressed enough! Copies of Clouds and Seagull were immediately sought out to add to my collection, by which time I was ready for and highly appreciative of them. This video was an absolute joy! I didn’t realize I needed a refresher on LOtC, so thank you 😊

[@thomasmcintosh390]

Your album cover adventures reminds me of the time I purchased a brand new, sealed in plastic, copy of Fleetwood Mac's "Mystery to Me". What slipped out from between the pressed cardboard was a vinyl pressing of Jimi Hendrix's "Are You Experienced?" How it got in there remains a mystery to me!

[@2GroundControl]

Your review of the song Woodstock is golden! If you have not visited Bethel, NY and specifically the Performing Arts Center, the museum and the grounds you owe it to yourself!

[@scotttaylor7767]

Well done Abby 😊 you just keep getting better and better at what you do. I always stay up at night here in Australia (actually it’s 1 in the morning! Lol). To see what you have come up with this week. You certainly don’t disappoint! I always learn something new from your videos.

[@robertworrell6287]

I went back and saw that young kid doing Joni Mitchell again this morning. I believe she was really good. Thanks for all your reviews.

[@kristofftaylovoski60]

"Great uncle at a karaoke bar bad"... coffee came out my nose

[@AdamRaz-db4sc]

I really want to hear you talk about "If I Remember My Name" by David Crosby. A powerful album in my and there are amazing musicians behind it!

[@abigaildevoe]

this isn't the first request i've gotten in these comments! an IICORMN/stills ST/songs for beginners/ATGR miniseries is looking more and more likely...

[@reginaldcampos5762]

Kinda terrible album art, though. It's more the angle we see his face than anything else.

[@HarvestStore]

I appreciate you and thank you for making content.

[@nomanmcshmoo8640]

I think my favorite episodes are the ones where Abby covers artists I am NOT interested in. I LEARN so much on these episodes and I really appreciate it. This was great!!!!!

[@johngallo2072]

Brilliant analogy....funny at times and informative. You're a blast!!! I love that you just " get it"!!

[@alanclayton9277]

watched the earlier vid, er , earlier and your love for joni mitchell then, as now, is so strong. you see so much complexity now though, a complexity that is definitely present in this artist's work. it isn't wrong to see strengths and weaknesses: we could do the same for Tolstoy and we can do the same for joni mitchell. Woodstock is a masterpiece of a song and performance. circle game is really pretty but you have to read and hear Plath's i ride earth's burning carousel to learn how a metaphor can be left hanging, gathering power, without killing it. you do joni justice by this video. next week's choice. i can't wait I won't wait. i have to wait. be sensible. that's right i'll be sensible about it. but it was a close thing.

[@bendancar]

Well done! I think this is one of your finest ones yet.

[@johnshahbazz8945]

Abi, I Agree with both suggestions. I've adored Joni since SEAGULL. The WOODSTOCK era of artists makes me weak to this day. If I may offer a quick vote for a future Vinyl Monday (of which you briefly touched on). TOM RUSH / CIRCLE GAME. Tom covered JONI, JAMES TAYLOR & JACKSON BROWNE, years before most of record buying / listening public were aware of their talent. The rich vocals, tasteful guitar flourishes and orchestral motifs are sublime. One of my all time favorites LP's.

[@MortimerSnerdVideos]

Can’t wait for next weeks episode!! CSNY Deja Vu redux. Gateway to a CSN redux

[@missionrd100]

There are echoes of rock'n'roll in Joni's records. She tells stories like Chuck Berry and even sings like him on some songs. At the end of BIG YELLOW TAXI she lowers her voice just like Buddy Holly did at the end of PEGGY SUE. A funny and wonderful wave of the hand to her musical heroes.

[@ChromeDestiny]

She covered You're So Square Baby I Don't Care too and Chinese Cafe and Come in From the Cold are very much love letters to that 50's and early 60's R&B, Rock and Pop era.

[@robotubetwob]

LC is still a nice place to live, probably the nicest in the LA area. Just a lot more expensive than it used to be.

[@CacaoRockOnlineRadio]

The next episode will be about the greatest album of 1970!

[@lovesicksyntax]

It's been so long since I've listened to this album. I need to play it again! (All your little editing in-jokes are making me giggle at my desk.)

[@tomsvideosoup]

Surprised you mentioned Trina Robbins, sadly recently deceased. I had the pleasure of publishing some of her work in the early 2000s. A joy to work with.

[@markzutkoff1800]

Abby, your analysis of the late 60s versus the early 70s throughout this review may be the best description of what went wrong with the counterculture that I've heard. Well done! 20:45 Wearing a dress made from a gunny sack pattern made me think of "Joni Be Good"... 24:38 "She's got a sense of humor"?! I think the lyrics to "Big Yellow Taxi" and her high-low-laugh at the end prove that. 32:23 DDT was a popular bogey...substance for pop and rock composers in the 60s and early 70s. Check out Iron Butterfly's "Slower Than Guns" from the "Metamorphosis" album for a direct reference. And 18:56 - love the "yoinked" and related sound effect! While this is a great, detailed review (as usual), I'm a bit concerned at the number of "re-dos" you're doing when there are so many other classic albums that need your attention on this channel. I understand how you are not satisfied with some of your original reviews, but I humbly request you move forward through the back catalog. Thank you for your patience with my impatience!

[@sneakerset]

Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris. The proto-country rock scene was heavily influenced by Laurel Canyon players. A crazy side show in the Canyon was the "Atomic Filmmakers" stationed over at 8935 Wonderland Ave - USAFS Lookout Mountain. There's was a lot of rumors/gossip about the Air Force station in a residential area.

[@sonofkiki6162]

By the time you broke down Woodstock, I had tears filling my eyes, for nothing tells a tale of delusion quite like that Peace & Love dream. We all have our own ideas and perspectives on the ways how things should be. And still some absolutely refuse to let another human being dance free. Do our lips still taste of juices from forbidden fruit? Have our words become too heavy to the thoughts on doing better and a wanting need to improve. Oh Sugar Nuggets, excuse me, where's that confounded Garden.

[@richardelliott8352]

intelligent artistic woman are the best. I guess that also applies to our hardworking host , who really brought the heat with this effort. I was fortunate to see the young Joni Michell perform once, but she was already a big star and don't think she much cared for the Texas audience. maybe I was projecting ,what could I know, I was love struck .

[@TheGenreman]

In the uk the Mathew’s southern comfort version of Woodstock was the big hit.

[@stereo999]

Great version of Neil Young's Tell Me Why on that album too

[@davidmorgen4558]

Speaking of excellient folk rock recommendations We should never forget the 19 73 British Clasisc from the male an female Duo? Drum roll Please , Rchard an Linda Thompon (I want to see the bright lights tonight )of course including the title track which was there top ten hit in britian. ..Richard an Linda made 4 solo albums an always tour Last was aptly tiled Shoot out the lights slighlty hinting at the end for both of them. which led to there split. noteworth yas well is ( first Light which has some decent Tracks)...Richard Thompson was also included on the Joni Special aired on tv Richard thompson was contacted last minute an Performs Woodstock as Black crow!Great verison! also on You-Tube....Ps Who know where the time goes far surpasses Circle game in my view which was written and originally performed By the late Great Sandy Denny when she who was in an obscure british folk band the Strawbs,,,Fairport cpnventions Verison most people know is covered by Judy Collins borrowing (Stealing ) ths title from the lovely Sandy Denny. ..may she rest in peace...I saw joni live on the wild horse run free tour.I think that was the last tour she did which was essently a greatest hits tour with some album tracks thrown in as well. an get this joni actually winked at me.during the encore a night ill never forget!...Cocord ca pavillion

[@monteiroart]

13:39 I love that art

[@jasonnewby]

Laurel Canyon in the late 60's seemed so magical. If I had a chance to live somewhere in any time I could choose I would probably choose Laurel Canyon 1968. The backyard parties would of been killer! I would recommend on watching the Laurel Canyon: A Place in Time documentary if you haven't already. Blue is always touted as Joni's early masterpiece but I prefer Ladies of the Canyon.

[@abigaildevoe]

haha i cited that very doc in this video! i love that the artists themselves narrate and henry diltz is the “host”

[@apolloc.vermouth5672]

Apparently 'For Free' was inspired by hearing Lol Coxhill busking on sax - he actually recorded too and was quite a significant figure on the UK avant-garde scene. Can recommend checking out his work for anyone who hasn't had the pleasure.

[@aglimmerofhope5321]

Any opinion on Prince's version of "Case of You"? Love your research. And your passion for the subject is evident. Thanks for sharing. ✌🙂

[@zamrocker]

The waaaaaaaaaay Joni holds nooooooooootes on this albummmmmmmmmm 🔥

[@VinceWhitacre]

Ladies of the Canyon is at best my 5th favorite Joni album. Which just goes to show how great Joni Mitchell is. To say I prefer Court and Spark, Blue, The Hissing of Summer Lawns, and Hejira (and probably Mingus & For the Roses) is no slight against Ladies, which for 99% of artists would be far & away the best thing they ever did. She's just so... massive. Joni has GRAVITY. The light of lesser stars bends around her. And I say this as an old punk who came here because my friend Deanna directed me to your MC5 video. If her forays into jazz (cosigned by no less than Charles Goddamn Mingus his damn self) didn't make it clear: Joni transcends genre. And just about everything else. I don't have a "favorite artist" - there's just too much good music out there to pick a fave. But if someone said their fave was indeed Joni Mitchell... well, you could do a lot worse.

[@VinceWhitacre]

And while you're correct about Dylan's rather repellent cover of BYT, don't let that dissuade anyone from picking up his eponymous LP. Oh, it's mostly terrible. But it *does* have "Lily of the West," which makes it all worthwhile. Almost.

[@kumoyuki]

Ok, you *HAVE* to dig out Crosby's last couple of records before he died. He covered *SO MANY* of Joni's songs, particularly from _Ladies of the Canyon_. And they are all masterful versions. It makes you wonder...

[@robertworrell6287]

First class self portrait of Abby.

[@chrisdelisle3954]

I love Joni Mitchell...thru For The Roses. I struggle with most of her stuff afterwards. Not because it's "jazzy" - I'm a big enough jazz fan - it just doesn't have what these first handful of records has. The title track is one of my favorites of hers. While it doesn't come close to her best record - For The Roses and Blue are firmly entrenched as #1 and #2 for me - it's easily her 3rd best record, and that means it's essential listening.

[@CacaoRockOnlineRadio]

Crosby Stills and Nash! Full Acoustic!

[@michaelshiflett4835]

Wow, Abby! That’s a different look for you! You’re just awesome 👍🏻

[@ianemery4355]

Love the look! Blue is my favourite Joni album! I agree great thumbnail!

[@roberthardin2133]

as a child, I heard this, Court and Spark, and even more frequently, those CSN and sometimes Y albums incessantly. it put me off for years. what lured me back was hearing Hissing of Summer Lawns and Mingus. these albums showcase a side of Joni that I previously hadn't paid attention to before: she is an incredibly expressive and innovative acoustic guitarist! now when I go back, I hear that same genius as a singer/songwriter. I'm even starting to soften towards those first two CSN / Y albums. who am I? the cover; would it be way off the mark to see a little Juan Mîro in the calligraphic style and sparse coloration?

[@jackstonehenge]

Love your channel Abby. My favorite on this album is the title track. I wonder how they got that guitar sound? A chorus effect? Maybe double guitar slightly out of tune? Really Joni has helped me through some hard times.

[@MacgyverMike1]

Great video abby your making me a Joni Mitchell fan keep it up abby ❤❤❤

[@MochaDaisy8645]

Hi Abby! I am way behind on your videos but I will get caught up soon, starting with Tommy. Just wanted to pop in and say hi for now

[@jamesvisceglia3971]

Please check out Crosbie’s cover of For Free. It is so beautiful! He knew what it needed for it to succeed as his own version. Not too close to Joni, not too far away to be unrecognizable.

[@samuelsmoak2541]

Interesting that you view the protagonist of “For Free” as unlikeable. I always viewed it as Joni examining her own career and having a come-to-Jesus moment when spotting this man playing for free on the side of the rode. It’s as if Joni saying “What am I doing? Have I sold my soul to the music industry while this man is just out here playing his music to anyone who will lend an ear?” It’s a pretty endearing track nonetheless and it always move me to tears every time I hear this and Lana’s version. Plus I can’t help but be disappointed that you never mentioned, probably the hardest use of a Joni sample, Janet Jackson sampling “Big Yellow Taxi” for her song “Got ‘til It’s Gone.” That song actually got me interested in Joni Mitchell. I just love the way Janet carried on the message of that songs into hers. Plus when I use to work for Panera, that song was playing constantly. So now the chorus is just seared into my subconsious.

[@michaelpatterson1736]

Hi, Abbey. New subscriber. 62 yo male in SoCal, here. Thank you for your excellent research and presentations, your incredible artwork, and your inspired and thoughtful comments about the artists, albums and songs. Please continue. Though I need to say I have to limit your videos to 1 a day or I will spend whole days on your channel : ) . You might enjoy the Supernatural Beatles YT channel.

[@glerp10000000000]

Nice. I'm currently reading Karen O'Brien's Joni biog. This should be interesting. (It's usually interesting, but you know what I mean - shoo bop bop bop).

[@TheNightBadger]

Great review. Every Joni album through the 70's is going to make for an interesting breakdown. I'll take issue with the critique of 'The Conversation' though, there's nothing wrong with a song that reflects a genuine behaviour engaged in by both men and women, just because we've slapped an arbitrary label on it in the modern world. Nor should a song have to live up to some kind of standard set by ideology or modernity. This is Joni Mitchell, she writes about genuine feelings and situations that most people can relate to. AD knows this of course, but I don't think a song needs to be called out because it makes Joni sound like a 'PickMe'.

[@nvm9040]

My second Joni Mitchell album after Clouds and I like Clouds but Ladies of the Canyon is a better overall listen but Woodstock from Ladies of the Canyon stands out as a fantastic track Definitely enjoy the back to basics feel with that classic acoustic sound which was piano at times with brought out by Joni’s songwriting and vocals

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

16:54 I agree what you said about the Counting Crows' cover of "Big Yellow Taxi", i'm NOT a fan of it at all! It had been overplayed on the radio ever since (especially one of my oldies radio station still playing it, which I grow out of it!)

[@abigaildevoe]

EXCUSE ME the oldies stations are playing counting crows big yellow taxi??

[@RyanMcKennaGosling]

@@abigaildevoe I'm actually Canadian (born in Toronto). Apparently Boom 97.3 (one of my local oldies station does play mostly 70s, 80s, 90s and early 2000's and sometimes 60s) actually plays that cover a lot since it gets overplayed at its prime now! And not to mention, my oldies station actually plays the Andy Kim's cover of "Be My Baby" (nothing beats The Ronettes y'all!) and also Landslide '97 from The Dance (would've been better if they played the original version, but I just rather prefer them playing Silver Springs '97 since it went viral on TikTok last year), and there's that!

[@officalhumblefish565]

You're so knowledgeable, dont ever stop being you Abigail ✌️🧡💛🫠

[@kc0lif]

joni mitchell beautiful lady with a beautiful song.

[@TyroneEpps]

Reprise stereo r'1970" ladies of the canyon"album joni mitchell❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@thomastimlin1724]

And here is Abbie again expounding on great music and history, and making me laugh so hard sometimes I spit my coffee like on the old sitcoms. what did she say? This is about Laurel and Hardy Canyon? [Look it up Abbie, then you'll laugh...I think...]. By the way your editing work so professional and funny.

[@rickdrais9737]

Most of Joni’s albums are either brilliant or at least highly listenable, but as a lifelong Jazz fan, my favorite will always be Court & Spark

[@nvm9040]

Laurel Canyon Baby 🎉✌🏻☮️

[@jazzzman8050]

I was surprised by your take on Joni’s “Woodstock”…I always heard it as a heartfelt tribute to those “kids” and their response to their times, at least in this instance. I don’t think you’re wrong though, that’s a strong interpretation…this is how art works 👍

[@jbennymusic4181]

That thumbnail is one of your best yet!

[@glen1ster]

I had Ladies of the Canyon through Hejira.

[@konowd]

Didn’t realize Joni Mitchell had a song in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, again, had a hard time staying awake during that movie

[@daledavidson8242]

During a Monthers’ show at the Filmore East on 11/13/1970, Joni came out during the 2nd set to perform “ Penelope wants to F*** the Sea”, leaving her neighbor, Frank Zappa, in stitches. I’ve never heard it. Would really like to find out what that was all about.

[@BeckyLStoutWriter]

Look at all those ducks! And then mention of a seagull on the previous album. Dang! No wonder she dated a guy from The Byrds! 😁

[@mcolville]

Joni Mitchell begets CSNY, Linda Ronstadt begets The Eagles. I don't know what this signifies, but it seems significant. :D

[@abigaildevoe]

behind every volatile but otherwise brilliant group of men is one very talented woman

[@mcolville]

@@abigaildevoe Yes!! Well said.

[@randallpinkfloyd]

Absolutely love the thumbnail

[@byronchurch]

Give me a break this album is perfect delicious and for the time and all time genius ❤

[@stephenthornton2115]

Love but I love all the bands

[@rollajoint70s]

I would say Neil Young, Not to go off topic (and I am) I would love to hear your impression on the Canterbury scene of London in the 60s... Soft Machine Vol 1 and 2 and Third..as well as Kevin Ayers Whatevershebringsshesings...Possibly Nilsson Schmillson album (nothing to do with Canterbury) Anyhoo,I really like your vids you know your shit. Greetings from New France

[@thebirdfromrio]

Please do an episode on kimono my house by sparks for its 50th anniversary, please I’m begging you 😭😭🙏🙏 I love sparks so much 😭

[@kellypeterson2625]

Circle game. "The condescending cousin of both sides now" you are freaking hilarious?😂😂😂

[@bonzo319]

Didnt know canned heat resided in laurel canyon until now. Long live the heat

[@jimbintz2424]

Is there an analysis of "Court and Spark"?

[@Apostrophe65]

Hmmmm so is next week going to be Déjà Vu? As for the canyon I'm sticking with Zappa.