For a pop album to have impact for 30 years is an amazing thing. And this one is amazing. The best thing that Joni Mitchell ever did and one of the best albums ever made in the "golden era" of alternative pop. I can't listen to most of the music I loved when I was a kid. It just doesn't hold up for me. But this album is different. It's been decades and I don't tire of it.Listen to just about any thoughtful singer/songwriter today and you can hear the influence of this album. It was groundbreaking. And no singer/songwriter today comes close to being brilliantly consistent on one album as Ms. Mitchell did on this one. "Blue" is what any songwriter aspires to be able to do.