Blue (studio album) by Joni Mitchell
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Blue is ranked as the best album by Joni Mitchell.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 87 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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70/100  | 5 days ago | AlexBMUFC | | 77/100 |
85/100 | 04/19/2024 01:39 |  ScrumpyArbuckle | | 78/100 |
90/100 | 04/12/2024 18:17 | Aitch | | 78/100 |
95/100 | 03/31/2024 16:50 |  genialbibi | | 86/100 |
90/100 | 03/29/2024 00:55 | kjistok | | 81/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 1% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 84.5/100, a mean average of 83.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 84.6/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.8.
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The first album of my Vinyl collection.
HoldenM 10/17/2023 03:42
Lives up to the hype!
A brilliant record that demonstrates everything that is so captivating about Joni Mitchell. The music on here is beautiful with her folk style standing out as one of the most unique I have experienced. This is primarily due to her use of the piano as well as other various instruments which make this release stand out. Her voice is a huge factor in this also as you can instantly notice a Joni Mitchell song due to that fantastic vocal that sounds so raw and distinctive. The record creates such a blissful atmosphere as well and it is so easy to get completely lost in the music on here making it one of the most enchanting albums I have ever heard. Overall, this is a must listen record from an outstanding artist who is at her peak on this release.
AAL2014 04/22/2023 16:52
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I can’t stand to see this album not adorned with the gold star emblem it deserves from this site. Come on, guys.
VictorVale 02/07/2023 16:53
Obra-prima confecional!
one of the greatest and most touching albums i've ever heard
Solid album
Album Rating: 79.20
(792/10)
1.All I Want. 80
2.My Old Man. 71
3.Little Green. 76
4.Carey. 77
5.Blue. 84
6.California. 85
7.This Flight Tonight. 74
8.River. 90
9.A Case Of You. 83
10.The Last Time I Saw Richard. 72
AAL2014 04/10/2022 20:22
One of the loveliest and most captivating records I know. Joni masters the outlet of songwriting as openness, she exposes so much even with of it being veiled poetics.
Nearly the entirety of Joni’s 1970’s output is excellent. But this is the peak of what she started out as. She’ll later add rockers to her track lists and jazz studs to her lineups, but Blue is Joni at her unfiltered songwriting peak and its one of my favorite albums of all time.
One of my favorite albums ever. Joni Mitchell's voice is just so pretty and soothing to listen to, and her lyrics are equally pretty.
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