“Darkness on the Edge of Town” is a rockin’ ode to youthful nostalgia and broken dreams, “Backstreets” is equal parts wistful and world-weary, and “Growin’ Up” captures the rebellion and uncertainty of, well, growing up. Rather, it’s an assembly of all the best Springsteen moments over a 10-year span. “Big Yellow Taxi”? Sure, it’s excellent, but there’s so much more to celebrate from this album.- Emilia FredlickĪs the album title might hint, this isn’t a recording of one individual performance.
Special props go to the stellar “Cactus Tree,” which is as rugged and heart-wrenching as ever, and “The Last Time I Saw Richard,” which mixes quiet profoundness with tidbits of humor. And in a way, the imperfections of Mitchell’s performance are exactly what make it so perfect. She’s just strumming away at that guitar, soaking up the chords and letting her exquisite voice and lyrics shine through. She never sounds like she’s working to please the audience, or even really aware that she’s being recorded for an album. Recorded at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, the album showcases Mitchell’s exceptional ability to lose herself in a song onstage. Those works gave her enough mainstream credibility that she was allowed to have a bit of fun with her shows, making Miles of Aisles a collection of all the very best Mitchell songs, performed without any pretense. At the time of this 1974 recording, she was still riding the success of epic albums like Blue and Ladies of the Canyon. Miles of Aisles came at the perfect point in Mitchell’s career.
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