Joni Mitchell Hits

On the previous Saturday, we did a review of Thione Seck's album 'Orientation'. In hindsight, that review was an utter failure at describing a phenomenal album and therefore has been left until another time. Joni Michell's hits is a recollection of some of her best songs from the the mid 1960s until the mid 1990s. The album stars off with 'Urge for Going', an acoustic track where she accepts that change is necessary but chides the accompanying consequences. She sings about human and animal reactions to the changing of seasons. Chelsea Morning is also another acoustic track but it should be noted that Mitchell's playing style is strumming and more rhythmic than on 'Urge for Going'. The track was inspired by her apartment in the Chelsea neighborhood in New York City. Big Yellow taxi is one of Joni's biggest hits, although personally, it isn't one of my favorites. The real highlight of this album is an epic entitled 'Woodstock' tracking a "child of God" and her traversing the midwest to reach the famed music festival. This track is a composition on an electric piano played by Joni. Another highlight is 'Help Me' in which she asks a man to end her suffering and come into her life. If you are a looking for an introduction to the folk music or just a nostalgic old-timer trying to hold back the years, this is a fantastic album all around