Hejira, Joni Mitchell, 1976, :52
★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
Friday, March 19, 2021
Hejira, Joni Mtchell
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A very personal album, this is. A journey, a the title says. Mitchell's lyrics are both inscrutable and yet nakedly revealing, like Dylan's. The jazzy intertwine of the guitar and bass form the white lines of the highway. At times the vocals are ghostly and atmospheric. I wouldn't put this on an all-time greatest albums list; to me, it drags a little in some places. But it's a beautiful, impressive album. Favorite tracks: "Coyote" (a masterpiece), the eight-minute "Song For Sharon," "Refuge of the Roads."
