Album Reviews9/10
Ladies of the Canyon: Joni Mitchell’s Wistful Bridge to Greatness
Joni Mitchell's 'Ladies of the Canyon' is a transitional folk classic, balancing warm portraits with sharper songs like 'Big Yellow Taxi' and 'Woodstock.'
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Tag: folk rock
Album Reviews8/10
On Night Ride Home, Mitchell Strips Away the ’80s Studio Gloss and Rediscovers Her Own Voice
Joni Mitchell's 1991 album Night Ride Home marks her return to acoustic intimacy, with sharp lyrics and a quiet confidence. Our track-by-track review.
Album Reviews9.1/10
Between Blue and Court and Spark, For the Roses Caught Joni Mitchell Wanting Out of Fame While Writing Straight at It
Joni Mitchell's 1972 album trades wide-open horizons for intimate confession. A track-by-track review of her quiet masterpiece, from fame's cost to the radio hit.
Album Reviews7.1/10
On ‘Talkin to the Trees,’ the Old Loner Sounds Loose, Family-Haunted and Unbothered by Polish
Neil Young & The Chrome Hearts deliver a scruffy, honest 2025 album mixing tender folk, ragged rock, and pointed protest. Our review of Talkin to the Trees.
Album Reviews8.5/10
Recorded in a single night, shelved for decades — Neil Young’s ‘Hitchhiker’ proves worth the wait at 8.5/10
A 1976 Neil Young studio session, long buried, emerges as an intimate, raw snapshot of a master at work. Our review of Hitchhiker.
Album Reviews9.5/10
Rough and Rowdy Ways: Bob Dylan’s Late-Career Masterpiece Stares Down the End
Bob Dylan's Rough and Rowdy Ways is a dense, warm meditation on mortality and American history, earning a 9.5/10 for its literary depth and tender voice.
Album Reviews4/10
Under the Red Sky at 36: How Bob’s Nursery-Rhyme Experiment Left Three Keepers Buried in Filler
Bob Dylan's 1990 album Under the Red Sky reviewed: a short, uneven folk-rock record with a few standout songs like 'Born in Time' and 'God Knows.'
Album Reviews9.4/10
Bob Dylan Stares Down Old Age on Time Out of Mind — 9.4/10
A deep dive into Bob Dylan's 1997 album Time Out of Mind, a swampy reckoning with mortality and loss, highlighting its peaks and production.
Album Reviews8.3/10
Tempest: Bob Dylan, 71 and Unsoftened, Stares Into the Dark and Finds It Funny
Bob Dylan's 35th album Tempest is a 68-minute, dark, uneven masterpiece of murder ballads and historical tales, delivered with a raspy voice and hard-won humor.
Album Reviews9/10
Bringing It All Back Home at 61: Dylan Blows Up His Own Frame and Builds Something Permanent
A look back at Bob Dylan's 1965 pivot to electric rock, Bringing It All Back Home, and why it still hits hard 60 years later.