Mitchell, Joni - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (Bottle Green Clear Vinyl)

Joni Mitchell - The Hissing Of Summer Lawns (Bottle Green Clear Vinyl)

This album, released in 1975, clearly showed that Joni Mitchell was in search of new musical horizons and sounds. The "Hissing Of Summer Lawns" was "stuck" between their commercial biggest success "Court and Spark" and the masterpiece "Hejira" and sank a bit, then as now. Wrongly, the album contains some of their best songs ever. The very pleasing (and sometimes criticized as too smooth and American) production is reminiscent of "Court and Spark". With electric guitars, electric pianos and background vocals in the back, the result is a very compact and almost poppy sound, which stands in an exciting contrast to the usual complex song structures and the differentiated lyrics.

Tracklisting:

1. In France They Kiss On Main Street
2. The Jungle Line
3. Edith And The Kingpin
4. Don't Interrupt The Sorrow
5. Shades Of Scarlett Conquering
6. The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
7. The Boho Dance
8. Harry's House / Centerpiece
9. Sweet Bird
10.  Shadows And Light