Joni Mitchell – The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

The opener introduces the album in a straight and relaxed way. "Edith And The Kingpin" is a classic Mitchell in a soft easy-listening sound with beautiful brass and choir parts. "Dont Interrupt The Sorrow" focuses on exquisite guitar playing and anticipates the mood of "Hejira" with its brittle melody and vibrating instrumentation. "Shades Of Scarlet Conquering" is certainly one of the most beautiful J. Mitchell songs ever. Smooth and exquisitely underlaid with strings, the text shines intensively into the inner life of a woman. The title song is unusually groovy and elegant, but with a text that gets under your skin. "Boho Dance", complex in structure and bitingly open in text, dresses in a beautiful brass riff. "Harrys House" indulges in a charming excursion into the jazz standard "Centerpiece". In the context of the complete works, this album represents a break insofar as it finally bids farewell to the hippiesque and partly excited and spun mood of the earlier albums. The Sound is calmer, more transfigured, more relaxed and more mature. This is also reflected in the deeper timbre of the singer.