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Record Reviews Quicksilver Times _June 9-19,1970 Page 19 recordyr ~~^tf • ^^__ reviews Ike & Tina Bead Game last year. Typically, they reflect Joni Mitchell the writer's openess COME TOGETHER WELCOME to her experi­ ences . Joni writes with exceptional Ike § Tina Turner and the Ikettes Bead Game LADIES OF THE CANYON candor about her loves and losses and Liberty LST 7637 Avco Embassy AVE 33009 Joni Mitchell the confusions involved in telling With this record, Ike 5 Tina Tur­ Bead Game is one of the most ta­ Reprise 6376 the difference between them. The im­ ner are drifting more and more away lented local groups. In thejr live portance of selfhood, which has been from their accustomed r§b bag of many performances they constantly involve This is probably the richest Joni so beautifully and dramatically ex­ years standing, into a rock sound. their audience with their music. Mitchell album from a musical stand­ plored by Miss Mitchell in the past, The results are most gratifying, as This recording shows the group's point. We are not given as deep is an integral part of this album as this could very well be their best clean instrumental proficiency and thematic statements as in either Song well. The greatest gift anyone can album ever. The songs are divided ability to improvise. The songs are to a Seagull or Clouds and consequent­ give^ is himself. "The only thing between Ike Turner compositions and just not sufficiently inventive I to ly our personal involvement with the have to give," sings Joni, "are all hits of other big name groups. On command attention. Slow songs like singer is less, but we are treated the mornings still to live in morn­ the Ike Turner material a few new the John Sebastianesque "Country to songs in intricate and varied set­ ing Morgantown." The difficulties of wrinkles have been added lyrically. Girls" and the upbeat "Slipping" tings. The beautiful voice and ac- «s elf -discovery appear in "For Free," For example, "Contact High" is a prevent the album from bombing out, coustical guitar have not been sup­ "Conversation," "Willy," "The Ar­ story about how Tina was turned on 3ut one could just have expected mo planted but supplemented by orchestral rangement," in some sense, prompts to grass at a party. "Why Can't We more from Bead Game. As a debut, arrangements. all of Miss Mitchell's people Be Happy"is Ike's first song of so­ Velcome is sufficient when compared to look Those who doubted that Miss Mitch­ at themselves truthfully. But once a cial comment, and a good one, too. with initial Ips from similar groups; ell could maintain her creativity "Can't we person gets a basic focus on himself, all be happy the way it still, one should reserve warmer should be encouraged by the fact that used to be, love one there remains the difficult and on­ another and let greetings fro Bead Game's next album. seven of the twelve songs were written this world free" is the sung chorus going process of encouraging perso­ line. On this and quite a few cuts nal growth. "You don't know what we find wah wah guitar playing by Ike you've got til it's gone" we are told Turner, another new slant for him. in "Big Yellow Taxi." The questioning The real standout selections of her own success in "For Free" though are the Turner's versions of (I've got a black limousine and two the Beatle's "Come Together," with gentlemen escorting me to the hall.") Tina singing in that sexy voice of The most complete treatment of indi­ hers, the Stones' "Honky Tonk Woman," vidual development is "Circle Game." sung by Tina as the honkey tonk wo­ Ladies of the Canyon is a source man, and "I Want to Take You Higher," of delights. For me, the most ap­ which surpasses even the original pealing are "Woodstock," which is, done by Sly and the Family Stone. thankfully, not anything like the The Ike Turner Band, the Kings of version of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Rhythm, provide an energetic, solid Young, and "Big Yellow Taxi." But, backing instrumentally (they have to to select favorites amidst such a be one of the finest travelling bands well-realized array of songs is un­ around), while the Idettes do the necessary. Only "The Arrangement," backing vocally. Ike's production which is a pedestrian as the movie and arrangements are far more innova­ of that name, is flawed, and even it tive and complex than any he's done succeeds. before. As for Tina Turner, she's Joni Mitchell's third album at­ just too much woman. In "Young and tests to her artistic growth, to her Dumb", when she coyly sighs, "I'm undiminished concern for isolating a hot loving, good loving, sweet truth and beauty and her control in loving woman, and I know how to love, portraying both. For this recording, you know she means it. as for the previous two, I am very " Marshall Miller grateful. Tom Murray SOUTH FAilS.
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