A sleight-of-hand elegance? You must be registered and log in to add a permanently indexed comment. This is one of Joni Mitchell's finest recordings there's not a bad track on the album. Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Jazz Pop. She could see the blue pools in the squinting sun and hear the hissing of summer lawns... Add to My Collection. Sounds great! So glad I did. The Rolling Stone reviewer in 1975 who claimed that the album had "no tunes to speak of' evidently missed the wood for the trees; most of the songs are inundated with instrumental parts of aching loveliness, be it Chuck Findley's Bacharach-ian trumpet on the title track or his flugelhorn's haunting three-note refrain on "The Boho Dance", and their cumulative importance is as absolute as any vocal or lyric. In “Don’t Interrupt the Sorrow,” a poem of almost impenetrable mystery, she voices the core of her vision. Women as objects of men's desires, as objecting to & complicit in their own domestic & male society's imprisonment; sensual, frustrated, desperate, angry, scornful, dissenting. Joni did this and Court and Spark in quad and although the latter was her breakthrough lp this one sounds better in quad. Among other things, the song parallels modern forms of female subjugation with both Christian and African mythology in imagery that is disjunctive and telegraphic: He says “Your notches liberation doll” And he chains me with that serpent To that Ethiopian wall Winds of change patriarchs Snug in your bible belt dreams. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. mrtpiano on 2011-Jun-24 at 06:14:00 GMT-5: This is my favourite album of Joni's and ive posted an online discussion about it on this website's forum which i'd love anyone to comment on. - has been the subject of debate for four decades. She won the contest to be his prize for the evening, beating off the competition of older girls, and the criminal empire he runs is not hers to question. Inspired by The Painted Word, Tom Wolfe’s clever diatribe against the art world establishment, this recollected dialogue depicts the hypocrisy of a scene that only pretends not to be thoroughly commercialized. Next: Seals & Crofts-Diamond Girl. When it doesn't, the result comes as a shock. The Jungle Line Shades Of Scarlet Conquering Horn - Chuck Findley Here Mitchell’s lyric evokes genuine conflict. Ms. Mitchell does not disappointed with this Masterpiece. and think I only bought one more of her records, a live album, Miles of Aisles. It's an exclusive peek behind the curtain of palm trees that protects the super-wealthy and the super-bored. All Rights reserved. Drums - John Guerin Joni's a genius. In doing so, she set in motion a chain of events that shattered the calm, darkened the skies and left her seething about the criticism she never saw coming. The item came in well within the time limits, in perfect condition. The Hissing of Summer Lawns ist letztendlich eine großartige Sammlung von Pop-Gedichten mit einem ablenkenden Soundtrack. Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2018. This record is a total work conceived graphically, musically, lyrically and accidentally The Hissing Of Summer Lawns is many things. Der letzte Track Shadows and Light besteht aus Chorartigen Überlagerungen ihrer Stimme und einem Synthesizer. Dann spiele es.“, Der Ruf der Platte hat jedoch im Laufe der Jahre an Bedeutung gewonnen. Some say you need to know her early work but you can come to this album from anywhere. Images of entrapment and enslavement (an artist to his patrons) also inform “The Boho Dance,” the album’s other song set in New York. The problem with the album was that some people couldn’t relate to the fact that there were characters at all. As Joni mentioned in the liner notes, there are mysteries to unravel and she invites us to speculate about the songs and the album's meaning. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. It's a set of 10 musical pieces that are at times melancholy, graceful, fine-woven and inscrutable. If songwriter's can get Nobels she shoulda been the automatic choice! With this all in mind, I have recently re-listened to this album and have grown to love it all over again! Soul Music. referencing The Hissing Of Summer Lawns, LP, Album, Quad, SP , EQ-1051 Time to review another CD-4. Jacquie on 2009-Nov-21 at 11:44:19 GMT-5: I've listened to this one so much, the music has a taste in my month! Dave_Watts on 2018-Jun-07 at 12:36:37 GMT-5: Just want to say this album is perfect. It is best experienced on headphones, Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2013. But another way is to listen to the musicians – all of them, or as many as you can – who, far from being emotionally detached, bring sweetness and warmth flooding into the song from all corners. Congas - Victor Feldman Keyboards - Joni Mitchell Also, loved her comment that the album was a kind of 'Walkabout' moment - she compared the album to the final scene in the Australian film where the woman is looking out of her suburbia window at the wilderness beyond and wishing she was back in the outback rather than tangled up in a loveless marriage. The cover artwork isn't bad either. However, the record's reputation has grown in stature over the years. Larry Carlton, Wilton Felder and Joe Sample - Courtesy of the Jazz Crusaders-ABC-Blue Thumb Records. 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