Joni Mitchell – Taming The Tiger (1988/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Joni Mitchell – Taming The Tiger (1988/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:18 minutes | 1,08 GB | Genre: Pop
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Reprise

Originally released in 1998, Taming the Tiger is Joni Mitchell’s sixteenth studio album. Recorded in 1997 and would be the last record of original material released by the Mitchell until 2007’sShine, as she entered a semi-retirement and has turned her focus to performing covers and various side projects.

Taming the Tiger marks the premiere of Joni’s synthesized guitar, which she took with her on the accompanying tour to perform older songs, often having to re-learn them in the process.

This 1998 disc from Joni Mitchell harks back to the days when she heard the hissing of summer lawns and the jazzier essays of her Hejira days. The only difference between then and now is her use of a guitar synthesizer for her aural textures and melody templates. Always employing the best of musicians to help her out, Mitchell takes off on a trip through “Harlem in Havana” and ending up with “Tiger Bones” to show for it. Along the way, she puts forth “No Apologies” and rocks things up with “Lead Balloon” (which will remind one of “Big Yellow Taxi”), and contains one of her best opening one-liners ever. With “Taming the Tiger” dedicated to her newfound daughter and grandson, “Stay in Touch” could be about them, or almost anyone Mitchell’s been close to. Either way, it’s a great tune. Taming the Tiger is her most pleasing and consistent disc since the mid-’70s; even after all these years, Joni Mitchell continues to expand her music while keeping her integrity intact. This is definitely one of her best.

Tracklist:
01. Joni Mitchell – Harlem In Havana (04:27)
02. Joni Mitchell – Man From Mars (04:09)
03. Joni Mitchell – Love Puts On A New Face (03:46)
04. Joni Mitchell – Lead Balloon (03:37)
05. Joni Mitchell – No Apologies (04:17)
06. Joni Mitchell – Taming The Tiger (04:17)
07. Joni Mitchell – The Crazy Cries Of Love (03:54)
08. Joni Mitchell – Stay In Touch (02:58)
09. Joni Mitchell – Face Lift (04:41)
10. Joni Mitchell – My Best To You (03:42)
11. Joni Mitchell – Tiger Bones (04:23)

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