Episodes
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This week on Joni Jams after 21 albums, the series finally comes to a close. Ryan gives the epilogue on Joni's career post-Shine (2007), gives out his own personal Joni album ranking, and says his final thank yous and goodbyes to the listeners.
Thank you all so much for the support, feedback, and appreciation for the podcast it has meant the world to me. This journey has been nothing short of a pleasure from the moment we started on "I Had a King" and to the end with "If". Joni Jams for life!
Sincerely,
Ryan <3
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This week on Joni Jams Ryan reviews Jonis's 2007 final studio album, Shine. Coming out five years after retirement, Joni gives one final message to the world both about where it is going and what we can do to save this place we call home. Join Ryan as he gushes over the soft and beautiful sound of this final work of genius and reflects on the importance of this last studio album. Thanks for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan looks back at Joni's 2002 symphonic reimagination of her older work entitled Travelogue. Originally intended to be her final album before true retirement, this album sees the sound and style of the previous Both Sides Now album applied to Joni's own work. Join Ryan as he gushes over the lush orchestrations, analyzes the new reworkings of her songs, and talks about this more forgotten period of Joni's career. Thanks for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan reviews Jonis's first album of the 2000s Both Sides Now. With the addition of her smoky voice and a large orchestra, Joni tells a conceptual story of love and loss through old torch songs and her own older material. Join Ryan as he interprets this modern depiction of a love story and talks about the new sound of a new milinuem Joni. Thanks for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan reviews Joni's last 90s album, Taming the Tiger (1998.) Following the major success of Turbulent Indigo we see Joni retreat away from the acclaim and reveal her true feelings on the music business, relationships, and her daughter rejoining her life. Join Ryan as he explores this soft, but beautiful album that was originally intended to be Joni's last. Thanks for Listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan dives into the world of Joni's critically acclaimed 1994 album Turbulent Indigo. Written at a pivotal point in her career/life, this album sees Joni pouring out all her anger, sadness, and frustrations into a haunting but beautiful album. Join Ryan as he talks about this works gut gut-wrenching songs, Jon'is turbulent personal life at this time, and the 90's Joni "Renaissance". Thanks for Listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas reunite to discuss Joni's 1991 album Night Ride Home. Join them as they explore the new sound and sentiment of 90s-era Joni. They go through the acoustic/synth blended sound while Joni sings about her childhood, 90s politics, and many personal reflections. Thanks for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams Ryan reviews the 1988 hidden gem, Chalk Mark in a Rainstorm (1988.) The album opens with "I'm gonna take you to my special place" and in a way this work is underground in Joni's overarching catalog and feels like it's in a special hideaway. The music is lush in soft synths and echoing vocals, while themes of politics and love loom over the tracks. Join Ryan as he analyzes this unappreciated late 80's work.
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This week on Joni Jams Ryan discusses Joni's 1985 album Dog Eat Dog. The album is politically charged in lyrics, intense in the synth-pop sound, and hated by most critics. Join Ryan as he combats the criticism of this album and analyzes why it is more relevant and interesting than most make it out to be. We love Joni in her angry political era! Thanks for Listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan reviews Joni's jazz-rock hidden gem of the early eighties, Wild Things Run Fast (1982). This album sees Joni starting fresh at her new record label and dabbling with new technology in her music. Heavily influenced by bands like the Police and the new love in her life, Joni's new sound is romantic, exciting, and colorful. Thank you for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan takes a break from the studio albums in the late seventies to enjoy Jonis's live album Shadows and Light (1980). This live album marks the end of Joni's seventies catalog and opens the door for a new era to come in the 80s. Sit back and rock out alongside Ryan as we Jam to what he feels is one of the greatest live albums of all time. Thanks for Listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan immerses himself into the world of Charles Mingus' music and life while reviewing Jonis's 1979 album Mingus. Throughout the episode, we explore the somber and reflective lyrics, the risks Joni takes by joining Charles in the project, and the legacy this album holds in Jonis's career. Thanks for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan flies into the dreamland-like world that is Don Juans Reckless Daughter (1977). Joni finds herself near completion of her time at Asylum Records and begins to take uncharted freedom in exploring with music. This episode addresses the controversies (The offensive cover), the music, and the world that Joni Mitchell creates on her ninth studio album. Thanks for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan takes a solo trip into Joni Mitchell's 1976 windswept and epic Hejira (1976). Traveling on this journey, Ryan explores the free verse poetry and free-flowing bass provided on this record and explores Jonis's life at the time, the world this record creates, and the comfort in Jonis's Melancholy at this time. Thanks for listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas will be discussing Jonis's seventh album, Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975.) Whether she is steaming up Brooklyn Bridge, swimming in the bluest of pools, or analyzing shadows on light, Joni explores a new jazz-rock landscape once again unlike any other which we explore. Thank you for Listening!
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas will be discussing Jonis's first live album released, Miles of Aisles (1974.) Being right after the release of her most commercially successful album, Court and Spark, and working with the LA Express, Joni creates a live experience like no other. Join us as we talk about the new musical arrangments, the new Joni confidence, and the new era in Jonis's career.
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas will be discussing Jonis's sixth album Court and Spark (1974). The album marks the full transition of Joni into this new jazz-rock age in her career. She is backed by a killer band, writing at her most clever, and singing with her most soulful voice so far. Join us as we explore a world of romance, excitement, and fame deep in the hills of Hollywood.
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas will be discussing Jonis's fifth album For The Roses (1972). The album marked the start of a transition from a folk sound into a Jazz Rock Fusion. Exploring the trials of being famous and an artist, or seeking out solace in the BC Wild, For the Roses is a pivotal moment on Mitchell's career path and musical journey.
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas will be discussing Joni Mitchell's fourth and most influential album Blue (1971). Discussing the cultural impact of this masterpiece and its depths, this week we see the shift from Joni being an explorer of the outside world and instead turning to the inside by pointing out her most raw and truthful qualities.
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This week on Joni Jams, Ryan and Thomas will be discussing Joni Mitchell's third album Ladies of the Canyon (1970). Walking through Laurel Canyon in the early seventies and exploring the characters or emotions Joni feels along the way, this album defines not only Joni at this time but an entire generation.
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