Originally posted by Humoresque

I wouldn't say she's forgotten, but her legacy isn't well maintained. Rhino did release an incredible box set last year which Joni herself curated - it's a four-disc musical story and it mixes well known songs with more obscure ones and latter-day recordings. It's a great set for deep fans, but I reckon there should be a great big box set of all her remastered albums, along with a two-disc "hits" record for casual listeners. There's no one compilation you can go to that properly begins to sum her up, as if one ever could.

Joni wasn't always treated with the respect and reverence she deserved at the height of her popularity, and she continues to bristle at that to this day. She's often presented in sound-byte one-liners in interview headlines that don't cast her in a sympathetic light, calling out other artists, the music industry, etc. The media has its place in diminishing her stature - she isn't afforded the mantle of 'endearing outspokenness' that other (male) geniuses are. Rather she's painted as a bit of a bitter woman who hasn't made a good album in 40 years and as a crackpot who complains about a disease that is highly controversial in the medical community.

All of this unfortunately makes her "not worth it" to people, plus her being a woman in a culture that's more and more obsessed with now, today, tomorrow, etc. It's another situation where the artist's brilliance and stature will be acknowledged when the artist is dead.

That being said, Joni will always be relevant. Any time a female artist writes a song that bares her soul, Joni Mitchell is relevant.

Originally posted by Brite Lites ☆

You know, compared to her peers, she's a bit above some, but below others. I say she's fairly remembered



Because the question is why Joni is forgotten, not if Lana acclaimed+platinum albums are better than Joni's albums.

Originally posted by Cap10Planet

You always stick your nose in something that has nothing to do with you. Worry about why Usher is the TRULY forgotten one after all these years. And yes, I have a Janet avi on, too.