Soundstage Sessions CD is NOT live!!

[skuncles]

I just got my hands on the promo for "Crash"/"Landslide" from the upcoming "Soundstage Sessions" CD and I can tell you that the cd is NOT a live CD. These are new studio versions of the songs. Some might not like that idea, but I gotta tell you, Stevie sounds GREAT on these two tracks. They were REALLY well done. "Landslide" has a violin solo in the middle (sort of like the Dixie Chicks version, but less twangy). "Crash" also works really well. She put her own spin on the song, one subtle change I noticed is she sings "all the boys dream...." which hasn't she been singing the original "in a boys dream..." line all along?
I wasn't overly hyped about the upcoming CD but now I am. I can't wait to hear how the other songs came out. From what I've heard it's great!!

[RockALittle250]

Wow...thanks for letting us know how good the songs came out; i am very surprised it's not live tho. I guess she wanted the CD to be a certain way, and just decided to record most/all of the songs on the CD in the studio. I guess that's why the Nicksfix says the CD includes "brand new studio tracks".

[HejiraNYC]

This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, but I suppose it does explain the rationale behind giving the DVD and the CD different title names. So if it's a studio album, why does the cover feature a live performance? And if she's re-recording a bunch of old songs, why does she just limit it to songs that are performed in the live Soundstage show? And for f***'s sake, would it have killed her to record one new song for this studio collection? I mean... :shrug: :mad:

[MacMan]

Holy smokes! Really? Now this is something!! I don't even know what to think at the moment... I can't even imagine what these will sound like done in a studio as apposed to being live... Thanks for the info!

I'm wondering if maybe it's the vocals from the show - but with the audience removed from the tracks?

[SeattleMark]

When we left after the show Stevie stayed and kept recording without an audience. She did Landslide, BATB and who knows what else . . . probably Crash???

[skuncles]

I have a feeling that the songs were recorded on stage live (meaning with the entire band and vocals recorded at the same time). These are different tracks than the DVD that's for sure. As for why it was done this way? Maybe she just felt it was time to update some of the songs??
I have to say that I like this idea of having a CD with different stuff on it than whats on the DVD. Someone at the label probably figured out that you could simply buy the DVD and rip the sound off it and then there's no need to buy the CD.

[joe68]

Can you please post both of these songs???????

[StreetAngel86]

This makes absolutely no sense whatsoever, but I suppose it does explain the rationale behind giving the DVD and the CD different title names. So if it's a studio album, why does the cover feature a live performance? And if she's re-recording a bunch of old songs, why does she just limit it to songs that are performed in the live Soundstage show? And for f***'s sake, would it have killed her to record one new song for this studio collection? I mean... :shrug: :mad:


yah dammit Stevie wtf......
i would prefer ONE new track
over a whole CD of re recorded songs she had JUST performed live and in concert, which, from what I've seen and heard, was a pretty good show anyway
why on earth go back and record them

:distress:

[skuncles]

Ok here's what I did, I played the Soundstage DVD and the new tracks on top of each other. It appears that they DID use the vocals from the live show at least for "Crash". Vocally the two stayed in synch all the way thru the song, musically it was off however. For "Landslide" it kept falling out of synch both musically and vocally. It would stay synch'ed up for a line or two and then it would fall out. Plus the new promo audio has the violin solo that the DVD does not have.
So it sounds like they made a new album based off of the tracks recorded for the DVD but with no audience noise at all.

[paleshadow]

Ok here's what I did, I played the Soundstage DVD and the new tracks on top of each other. It appears that they DID use the vocals from the live show at least for "Crash". Vocally the two stayed in synch all the way thru the song, musically it was off however. For "Landslide" it kept falling out of synch both musically and vocally. It would stay synch'ed up for a line or two and then it would fall out. Plus the new promo audio has the violin solo that the DVD does not have.
So it sounds like they made a new album based off of the tracks recorded for the DVD but with no audience noise at all.

Haven't they said from the beginning that "Landslide" on the CD was the "orchestra" version and not the same as what aired on soundstage?

[Musicman408]

Well hey- the fact that she's in the studio recording some tracks could be a good thing!! :nod:

[MoonWaterPoet]

Ok here's what I did, I played the Soundstage DVD and the new tracks on top of each other. It appears that they DID use the vocals from the live show at least for "Crash". Vocally the two stayed in synch all the way thru the song, musically it was off however. For "Landslide" it kept falling out of synch both musically and vocally. It would stay synch'ed up for a line or two and then it would fall out. Plus the new promo audio has the violin solo that the DVD does not have.
So it sounds like they made a new album based off of the tracks recorded for the DVD but with no audience noise at all.

That's what I was thinking, maybe they deleted the audience noise from the background... and did a bunch of dubbing... It just does not make sense that Stevie would have time to have re-recorded all of those songs in a studio, since the Soundstage concert... Just a thought...

Donnie Wayne ~

[skuncles]

Well timing wise it would make sense, wasn't the Soundstage concert shot in like 2007 or something? Wasn't it in January of '08 that Stevie said she was in Nashville working on tracks with Joe Thomas? You forget, this Soundstage thing has been done for a long time.

[MoonWaterPoet]

Well timing wise it would make sense, wasn't the Soundstage concert shot in like 2007 or something? Wasn't it in January of '08 that Stevie said she was in Nashville working on tracks with Joe Thomas? You forget, this Soundstage thing has been done for a long time.


LOL... NASHVILLE ~ ~ ~ MY ASS... WINK ~ ~ ~!!!

Donnie Wayne ~

[Christopher]

Just listened to the preview orchesta version of "Landslide"...posted on nickslive.com and that is definetly a new studio version...the orchestration was all added in the studio...and the vocals are different...Stevie sings the song more quietly and sweetly than what is on the Live in Chicago version to my ears.
Hope that someone posts the radio/studio version of "Crash" soon....

This makes this CD more exciting for me...maybe reprise will sneak in a "new" hidden track......Hmmm somethings going on......

[BombaySapphire3]

This makes this CD more exciting for me...maybe reprise will sneak in a "new" hidden track......Hmmm somethings going on......

Nah ..she seems to have a by now pathological aversion to recording anything "new"

[RockALittle250]

Just listened to the preview orchesta version of "Landslide"...posted on nickslive.com and that is definetly a new studio version...the orchestration was all added in the studio...and the vocals are different...Stevie sings the song more quietly and sweetly than what is on the Live in Chicago version to my ears.
Hope that someone posts the radio/studio version of "Crash" soon....

This makes this CD more exciting for me...maybe reprise will sneak in a "new" hidden track......Hmmm somethings going on......

I never thought i would say this about Landslide, but this studio version is phenomenal!! I need to hear Crash, because if Landslide was this good, i cannot imagine how good Crash is going to be!

[HejiraNYC]

Just listened to the preview orchesta version of "Landslide"...posted on nickslive.com and that is definetly a new studio version...the orchestration was all added in the studio...and the vocals are different...Stevie sings the song more quietly and sweetly than what is on the Live in Chicago version to my ears.
Hope that someone posts the radio/studio version of "Crash" soon....

This makes this CD more exciting for me...maybe reprise will sneak in a "new" hidden track......Hmmm somethings going on......

Wow, that version of "Landslide" is just lovely. Haven't heard her sounding so good in the studio since Street Angel.

[RockALittle250]

Crash is now up for download from the promo CD:

http://nickslive.blogspot.com/2009/03/brand-new-studio-versions-of-classics.html

[wheart]

Landslide is BEAUTIFUL!. She's singing it almost identical to the original version except for the ending and she's not wailing it for once. Sounds fantastic!

[GypsyGirl15]

Listening to Crash made me cry, because it's the first Stevie song I ever listened to and I love having a studio version of it. ♥

[bikerchic]

I never thought i would say this about Landslide, but this studio version is phenomenal!! I need to hear Crash, because if Landslide was this good, i cannot imagine how good Crash is going to be!

I thought Landslide w/MSO on Crystal Visions was beautiful. More beautiful then that? I'm going to wait for mine before I listen to anything.

[eric51078]

If you really listen close...right before they sing hike up your skirts a little more you can hear the audience cheering....very faintly but you can hear it.

[LiamMcConville]

Stevie sounds awful on Landslide. :shrug: I feel like they applied too much auto-tune and her voice is sped-up. :shrug:

[GypsyGirl15]

Stevie sounds awful on Landslide. :shrug: I feel like they applied too much auto-tune and her voice is sped-up. :shrug:

I agree. The arrangement is fantastic, but her voice? Doesn't even really sound like her. :(

[RockALittle250]

Yea, her voice is very altered, but i really like it...it makes this version much more interesting.

[LikeAWillow]

Yea, her voice is very altered, but i really like it...it makes this version much more interesting.

I agree. I love how soft this version is compared to what we were getting during the SYW tour. The ending was bliss :)

[stevierocks87]

where are ya'll getting this preview of Landslide?

[David]

I agree. The arrangement is fantastic, but her voice? Doesn't even really sound like her. :(I'm loving it. I don't think she has sounded this good to me in sixty-five years. I don't think I have enjoyed her vocals this much since she sang Rhiannon on the New York Museum of TV & Radio special she did in the summer of 1994.

[HejiraNYC]

Yea, her voice is very altered, but i really like it...it makes this version much more interesting.

Geez... such cynicism! Could it be possible that Stevie sounds a bit "different" because it's like the first studio recording she's put out in 6 years? All we've had in the interim are a bunch of sh*tty audience recordings on Youtube and a much-altered dance remix of "Dreams." And with a different producer, it goes without saying that he coached her to do her vocal a certain way. And even through all of those crappy audience recordings, I think it's safe to say that Stevie's voice is much better now than it was during the SYW days. I don't know what it is... menopause, weight loss, asthma control... whatever. But something is obviously working for the better here.

[LiamMcConville]

This is not what Stevie sounds like. :shrug: Her vibrato is completely f*cked up, and this, second of all, was recorded on stage after the audience left the SoundStage venue. :shrug: Not really a studio recording.

Geez... such cynicism! Could it be possible that Stevie sounds a bit "different" because it's like the first studio recording she's put out in 6 years? All we've had in the interim are a bunch of sh*tty audience recordings on Youtube and a much-altered dance remix of "Dreams." And with a different producer, it goes without saying that he coached her to do her vocal a certain way. And even through all of those crappy audience recordings, I think it's safe to say that Stevie's voice is much better now than it was during the SYW days. I don't know what it is... menopause, weight loss, asthma control... whatever. But something is obviously working for the better here.

[LiamMcConville]

I'm loving it. I don't think she has sounded this good to me in sixty-five years. I don't think I have enjoyed her vocals this much since she sang Rhiannon on the New York Museum of TV & Radio special she did in the summer of 1994.

Good lord David, you of all people. :distress:

[MacMan]

Good lord David, you of all people. :distress:

What's the matter Liam?

[HejiraNYC]

What's the matter Liam?

Didn't you gets no luv as a baby?

First of all, I don't think there is any way of knowing for certain whether this was actually recorded on stage that night in October, or whether it was completely re-recorded in the studio later on. And as for her vibrato, it sounds pretty consistent with the vibrato she has been putting out on these Unleashed Youtube clips. :nod:

[wheart]

This is not what Stevie sounds like. :shrug: Her vibrato is completely f*cked up, and this, second of all, was recorded on stage after the audience left the SoundStage venue. :shrug: Not really a studio recording.

It sounds exactly like Stevie, and a damn good Stevie at that.

[LiamMcConville]

Okay everyone. :lol: :shrug:

[RockALittle250]

Geez... such cynicism! Could it be possible that Stevie sounds a bit "different" because it's like the first studio recording she's put out in 6 years? All we've had in the interim are a bunch of sh*tty audience recordings on Youtube and a much-altered dance remix of "Dreams." And with a different producer, it goes without saying that he coached her to do her vocal a certain way. And even through all of those crappy audience recordings, I think it's safe to say that Stevie's voice is much better now than it was during the SYW days. I don't know what it is... menopause, weight loss, asthma control... whatever. But something is obviously working for the better here.

I don't know how me saying her voice was altered for this recording is being cynical...as i said, i happen to like what was done to her voice in this recording.

[RockALittle250]

where are ya'll getting this preview of Landslide?


http://nickslive.blogspot.com/2009/03/brand-new-studio-versions-of-classics.html has the downloads for both Landslide and Crash from the promo CD.

[iamnotafraid]

Rumors are going around that Lindsey might be up to his old tricks again.
It's been leaked that using the old variable speed recording technique (as
was used on the "love grunts" on "Big Love"), that the re-recording (in-studio)
work done for the live CD wasn't even Stevie! It was Buckingham. :eek:

So does this make it an official Buckingham Nicks Live CD???

[MacMan]

Rumors are going around that Lindsey might be up to his old tricks again.
It's been leaked that using the old variable speed recording technique (as
was used on the "love grunts" on "Big Love"), that the re-recording (in-studio)
work done for the live CD wasn't even Stevie! It was Buckingham. :eek:

So does this make it an official Buckingham Nicks Live CD???

Really? Where?

[AliceLover]

Gah! I think whoever posted these took them down. Is there anyway someone could re-upload Crash?

[David]

Good lord David, you of all people. :distress:Well, but remember, my tastes are a little weird. I've always loved my Stevie with a shitload of vibrato.

for example, check out "hills" (in "snow-covered hills") at the end of "Landslide" from the Aladdin in Vegas 1977.

In fact, would someone mind posting that really quickly? Just that one little part at the end?

[RockALittle250]

Really? Where?

I believe he's kidding...trying to "lighten the mood" of this thread i suppose :lol:

[LiamMcConville]

Well, but remember, my tastes are a little weird. I've always loved my Stevie with a shitload of vibrato.

for example, check out "hills" (in "snow-covered hills") at the end of "Landslide" from the Aladdin in Vegas 1977.

In fact, would someone mind posting that really quickly? Just that one little part at the end?

Oh no, I always like my vibrato with a side of Stevie as well. But I feel like the auto-tune or whatever digital enhancements they've added to her voice have taken the emotion & usual vibrato out of her singing.

And here you go, in .wmv format:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/cou5dy

[iamnotafraid]

Really? Where?

Really?............yes,
where?............the streets are talking.

[joe68]

Hey can someone post these songs again? nicksalive has taken the down and I missed them this weekend...

Pretty please??????????

Thanks so much!!!!!

:)

[GavinBrown]

yahhhh i want em too!!!!!:blob2:

[GypsyGirl15]

[Please don't share commercially released tracks. - Ledge Moderators]

[badanimals87]

Thanks Maggie! :thumbsup:

[joe68]

Thanks guys! This board is the best!

[Zombie]

You are the wind beneath my wings today. Thank you!

[GypsyGirl15]

You're all very welcome, guys. Glad I could help.

[Zombie]

All right, now that I've had time to listen to both tracks repeatedly, "Crash" is flippin' great, but I already knew that...

But I am really impressed with "Landslide." That song doesn't usually do anything for me, but this version is just very, very pretty. Lovin' it.

[pwyll]

"Crash" is the same exact track from the Soundstage recording. The audience was just voided out. You can faintly hear them in the obvious areas of the song. Still a great recording.

[Ledge Moderators]

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[SpyNote]

I just got my hands on the promo for "Crash"/"Landslide" from the upcoming "Soundstage Sessions" CD and I can tell you that the cd is NOT a live CD. These are new studio versions of the songs. Some might not like that idea, but I gotta tell you, Stevie sounds GREAT on these two tracks. They were REALLY well done. "Landslide" has a violin solo in the middle (sort of like the Dixie Chicks version, but less twangy). "Crash" also works really well. She put her own spin on the song, one subtle change I noticed is she sings "all the boys dream...." which hasn't she been singing the original "in a boys dream..." line all along?
I wasn't overly hyped about the upcoming CD but now I am. I can't wait to hear how the other songs came out. From what I've heard it's great!!

Thanks for sharing, Al. I wonder if the entire CD will have alternate versions of the Soundstage set or just selections. The paper set list shows two tapings of The One, Beauty and the Beast (with and without video footage), and Landslide (with and without orchestra). The second tapings of Beauty and the Beast and Landslide were done without the audience being present. No second taping mention of Crash though. In any case, it DOES sound really great. :woohoo:

[GypsyGirl15]

We know that everyone is excited about Stevie's upcoming release, but please refrain from publicly sharing commercially available, or soon-to-be available, tracks.

As a side-note, there's nothing stopping anyone from using the private message function. ;)

Sorry about that, I was just so excited about the new tracks. It won't happen again.

But I'll keep that in mind. :nod:

[nailatixela]

Is it just me or does Stevie's voice sound really different in this version of Landslide?

[LiamMcConville]

Is it just me or does Stevie's voice sound really different in this version of Landslide?

See my previous posts in this thread. :lol:

[nailatixela]

See my previous posts in this thread. :lol:

Sorry I missed them - yeah Stevie's voice does not sound like this in her recent live tours. I want to like Landslide and say it sounds pretty but it almost sounds like a cover of Landslide.

[wheart]

Is it just me or does Stevie's voice sound really different in this version of Landslide?

I don't think her voice sounds any different, she's just singing it differently, much softer than the belting we've grown so accustomed when performed live. Others have said they believed her voice to be altered but I'm just not hearing it.

[JazmenFlowers]

I have the entire CD. I got it a couple weeks ago and I seriously can't tell one way or the other. I think they lifted the vocals and maybe just touched up here and there. the audience applause is next to non-existent. there are some vocal parts that I remember loving when I was 2 feet from Stevie at Soundstage and they are on the CD so I'm just guessing. either way, the sound quality of the CD is amazing. I really love having HSML, Crash Into Me and BATB in such high quality sound.

[jwd]

I have the entire CD. I got it a couple weeks ago and I seriously can't tell one way or the other. I think they lifted the vocals and maybe just touched up here and there. the audience applause is next to non-existent. there are some vocal parts that I remember loving when I was 2 feet from Stevie at Soundstage and they are on the CD so I'm just guessing. either way, the sound quality of the CD is amazing. I really love having HSML, Crash Into Me and BATB in such high quality sound.

I'm really looking forward to getting this cd. I especially want HSML on record. That's a mood song if I've ever heard one! Good to know that the sound quality is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[Phoenix]

I have the entire CD. I got it a couple weeks ago and I seriously can't tell one way or the other. I think they lifted the vocals and maybe just touched up here and there. the audience applause is next to non-existent. there are some vocal parts that I remember loving when I was 2 feet from Stevie at Soundstage and they are on the CD so I'm just guessing. either way, the sound quality of the CD is amazing. I really love having HSML, Crash Into Me and BATB in such high quality sound.

So glad to hear this, if there is one opinion i trust, its yours.:thumbsup:
AND! because i miss your being around all the time THIS is also for u.:xoxo:

[GoldDustOrphan]

I just received a review copy of Soundstage and Jazmen is correct. They augmented the Soundstage recording with additional vocals, strings, etc. The press release confirms it.

This is directly from the one-sheet press release:

Stevie Nicks "The Soundstage Sessions" CD includes 10 songs from the "Live in Chicago" DVD. Nicks brought the songs from the show to Nashville and worked once again with Joe Thomas in the studio where they added "Nashville strings" and additional vocals. The CD features a lush orchestral version of "Landslide" and other Nicks gems including "Stand Back," "Crash Into Me," "Sara," "Fall From Grace" and "If Anyone Falls in Love."

[RockALittle250]

I just received a review copy of Soundstage and Jazmen is correct. They augmented the Soundstage recording with additional vocals, strings, etc. The press release confirms it.

This is directly from the one-sheet press release:

Stevie Nicks "The Soundstage Sessions" CD includes 10 songs from the "Live in Chicago" DVD. Nicks brought the songs from the show to Nashville and worked once again with Joe Thomas in the studio where they added "Nashville strings" and additional vocals. The CD features a lush orchestral version of "Landslide" and other Nicks gems including "Stand Back," "Crash Into Me," "Sara," "Fall From Grace" and "If Anyone Falls in Love."

I'm glad Stevie chose to do the CD this way...it gives it more of a "studio record" vibe, and it makes for easy listening. Some live records are produced to the point where you cannot even hear the artist because the audience is so loud.

[GoldDustOrphan]

And we'll be getting polished "live" versions of Gold Dust Woman, Enchanted and Edge of Seventeen from these studio sessions as exclusive downloads from Amazon or iTunes on March 31.

[wolfontherun]

I don't know how me saying her voice was altered for this recording is being cynical...as i said, i happen to like what was done to her voice in this recording.

I heard her opening night of the CV tour and I can tell you she sounded better then I had ever heard her live. On certain songs she sounded like she does on studio recordings from the 79-83 voiced years.


I doubt they did much altering of her voice. Stevie has always seemed like the type who really discourages that kind of stuff. Wasn't she the only (or at least the first) artist to insist on singing live on Solid Gold?

[upontheventura]

I hope they did not mess with Stand Back too much Jazmen!!

I thought Stevie sounded AMAZING during this show and figured they used autotune or something while she sang live- she sounded THAT good.

I am basically buying this for the stellar Stand Back and Crash. And I hope they sound similar to the show.