JONI MITCHELL 'FOR THE ROSES' 2LP - 2022 REMASTERED FREETHROW it imagines Muddy Waters as

it imagines Muddy Waters as a psychedelic musician

"The Best of Everything (Alternate Version)" and the previously unreleased and unheard "For Real"

a mere brave naked smile in this messed up new world

It doesn't have the historical significance of their early-'80s material

Tony Rettman is a freelance music journalist whose work has appeared in the Village Voice

JONI MITCHELL 'FOR THE ROSES' 2LP - 2022 REMASTERED FREETHROW it imagines Muddy Waters asLABEL: Rhino VINYL RELEASE DATE: 10 28 2022 ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE: 1972 VARIANT: 180 Gram Black Vinyl LP Originally released in November 1972, For the Roses is Joni Mitchell's fifth studio album. Released between her two most commercially and critically successful records, Blue and Court and Spark, For the Roses is a gorgeous, tender album featuring Joni's trademark poetic lyrics. Her relationship with James Taylor inspired some of the songs; Taylor's