http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/01/entertainment/joni-mitchell-hospitalized/
Her album, Blue, is one of my all-time favorites.
Her album, Blue, is one of my all-time favorites.
Paramedics from the Los Angeles Fire Department were called to her home around 2:30 p.m. PT (5:30 p.m. ET) Tuesday on the report of a medical emergency, spokesman Robert Hinojosa said.
"Joni was found unconscious in her home (Tuesday) afternoon. She regained consciousness on the ambulance ride to an L.A. area hospital," according to her official website.
"She is currently in intensive care undergoing tests and is awake and in good spirits. More updates to come as we hear them. Light a candle and sing a song, let's all send good wishes her way."
This is news? people passed out all the time, and she is not even that famous.
Mitchell has deeply influenced fellow musicians in a diverse range of genres, and her work is highly respected by critics. AllMusic said, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century",[7] and Rolling Stone called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever".[8] Her lyrics are noted for their developed poetics, addressing social and environmental ideals alongside personal feelings of romantic longing, confusion, disillusion, and joy.
In 2001, Blue was ranked #14 on VH1's list of the '100 Greatest Albums of All Time', the highest album by a female artist to appear on the list.[15]
In 2002, Q Magazine named "Blue" the 8th Greatest Album of All-Time by a Female Artist.[16]
In 2003, Blue was ranked #30 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time,[17] the highest placement for a female artist
In 2007, Blue was ranked second in Bob Mersereau's book The Top 100 Canadian Albums, behind Neil Young's Harvest (which was the second-place finisher in all three Chart polls)
Blue was also voted #13 on Hotpress Magazine's 'Top 100 Albums Ever', by various other artists
Blue was voted #66 in Channel 4's countdown of the '100 Greatest Albums'
In 2006, Blue was listed among Time Magazine's 'All-Time 100 Albums' [18]
In 1999, Blue was given the honor of a Grammy Hall of Fame award, which is given to recordings that are at least 25 years old and that have "qualitative or historical significance"
In 2004, Pitchfork Media ranked the album #86 on its list "Top 100 Albums of the 1970s".
In 2012, Rolling Stone ranked the album #2 on its list "Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Female Albums Of All Time".[19]
This is news? people passed out all the time, and she is not even that famous.
This is news? people passed out all the time, and she is not even that famous.
I don't.I stopped trying to convince people like you how important people like Joni Mitchell were to music and culture. It's just not worth it. Now I just feel a little bit sorry for you.
I hope she recovers, what an amazing voice she had and she was an extraordinary songwriter.
This is news? people passed out all the time, and she is not even that famous.
:thumbsup:"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". Her lyrics from one of her songs I always liked.
"They paved paradise and put up a parking lot". Her lyrics from one of her songs I always liked.
If any of you have never experienced just how transcendent a writer and musician she has been, here 'ya go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q4foLKDlcE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXDXmJB1DCQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAsXMlkwXgs
Oh, crappy folk music. Not even good folk music. Just "pop folk". kinda like "new country"
Oh, crappy folk music. Not even good folk music. Just "pop folk". kinda like "new country"
:thumbsup: I always know when I have no job I just need an acoustic guitar and some weed and someone will follow me.
I stopped trying to convince people like you how important people like Joni Mitchell were to music and culture. It's just not worth it. Now I just feel a little bit sorry for you.
I hope she recovers, what an amazing voice she had and she was an extraordinary songwriter.