I think the constant eggshell situation between Lindsey and Stevie was really the driving wedge in the final outcome of the last material they worked on together. This includes SYW, The EP and Soldiers Angel.
You really can't make a suggestion to Stevie without it being taken as a personal attack and as a producer I don't know what you can do at that point except try and make the most with what you've got. Lindsey is no saint either, but there's a broken link in their working dialogue. This isn't the case with him and Christine which is why I think we hear more mac magic on BuckVie than anything else.
I was never impressed with Soldiers Angel. The simplicity of Lindsey's part has a dramatic effect, but it always seemed a little half baked to me...Yet Stevie at that time regarded it as her most favorite thing she had recorded recently and was thrilled with Lindsey's work.
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