Joni Mitchell returned to the relatively spare style of albums like Hejira and her early folk collections on Turbulent Indigo, emphasizing her acoustic guitar strumming and singing on a series of songs that detail the political and social discontent she had previously explored on Dog Eat Dog and Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm.
In the brief opener, "Sunny Sunday," a woman tries to shoot out a streetlight with a pistol and misses every night, a metaphor for the individual's futile struggle against civilization, and Mitchell repeats much the same message in songs like "Sex Kills," a generalized criticism of everything from lawyers to the hole in the ozone layer; "Turbulent Indigo," which describes the inability of people to understand artists; "Last Chance Lost," which treats romantic disappointment; and "Not to Blame," about spousal abuse.
The low-key music and restrained vocals stand in contrast to the lyrics -- over and over, Mitchell's imagery refers to guns and violence.
Turbulent Indigo provides a disturbing view of modern life made all the more compelling by its calm presentation.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
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| 1 | Sunny SundayJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 02:37 | 0 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | Sex KillsJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:56 | 0 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | How Do You StopDan Hartman, Charlie Midnight | Joni Mitchell | Play | 04:09 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 4 | Turbulent IndigoJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:34 | 0 MB | 19 MB |
| 5 | Last Chance LostJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 03:14 | 0 MB | 18 MB |
| 6 | The Magdalene LaundriesJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 04:03 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Not to BlameJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 04:18 | 0 MB | 20 MB |
| 8 | BorderlineJoni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 04:48 | 0 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | Yvette in EnglishDavid Crosby, Joni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 05:16 | 0 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | The Sire of Sorrow (Job's Sad Song)Joni Mitchell | Joni Mitchell | Play | 07:08 | 0 MB | 43 MB |
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| 43 mins | 239 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbie Cavolina | Art Direction |
| 2 | David Crosby | Composer |
| 3 | Dan Hartman | Composer |
| 4 | Jim Keltner | Drums |
| 5 | Larry Klein | Bass, Organ, Producer |
| 6 | Michael Landau | Guitar (Electric) |
| 7 | Greg Leisz | Guitar |
| 8 | Dan Marnien | Engineer |
| 9 | Charlie Midnight | Composer |
| 10 | Joni Mitchell | Art Direction, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 11 | Seal | Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 12 | Wayne Shorter | Guest Artist, Sax (Soprano) |
| 13 | Carlos Vega | Drums |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |