Joni Mitchell – Taming The Tiger (1998/2013) [HDTracks FLAC 24bit/192kHz]

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 – Harlem In Havana
02 – Man From Mars
03 – Love Puts On A New Face
04 – Lead Balloon
05 – No Apologies
06 – Taming The Tiger
07 – The Crazy Cries Of Love
08 – Stay In Touch
09 – Face Lift
10 – My Best To You
11 – Tiger Bones

Please note: Tracks 1, 7, 10 and 11 are only available in 44kHz/16bit.

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