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I'm one of those few who prefer THE WILD HEART to BELLA DONNA. But I think it may have to do with how I came to know those albums. I began my FM/Stevie Nicks kick in 1982, with the advent of "Hold Me" and "Gypsy." (I knew and was impressed with the band before this but wasn't old enough to become obsessed until '82.) After that, SN released THE WILD HEART. I was in awe of "Stand Back," "Nightbird," and "Sable on Blonde"--and much of the rest of the record impressed me. I didn't hear BELLA DONNA until later, and by the time I had, Christine and her music began to take over. Funny how timing is everything. I mean, I recognize that what's great on BELLA DONNA is probably better than anything on THE WILD HEART, but it never moved me in the same way, so my relationship to those songs is different. Save "How Still My Love," none of it calls to me or follows me down 'til the sound of it haunts me. Or something like it. |
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Now, if only Richard Thompson would do a version of that song....
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Still wouldn’t like it.
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If I cant get you to appreciate and love Oh Daddy then it would be impossible for Storms. Oh Daddy is a musical track masterpiece. Storms is a lyrical poem. Each are different. In fact Storms is a perfect example track of Tusk as an album. Its not catchy pop songs. The song starts out sounding like a demo as if the guitar is already playing and someone just hits the record button. Over produced as some say or under produced as some say? The guitar is very solemn as to not take away from the solemn singing. The first 10 years I heard the song I never had any interest in it and thought of it as a wasted track. Stevie's Behind the Music segment from 1999 featured the song and it made me finally go back and appreciate it. Its clearly about Mick, a secret and deep love that she finally sets free. Its very deep and very personal. The emotion comes from the lyrics. I have always loved one of the final lines "I have never ever been a blue calm sea, I have always been a storm." That my friend is poetry at its best. Yes the song is boring to the casual listener. The Mac actually took it out of their live set because the audience was obviously not into it. It comes from a very emotional place. As I said, its very solemn and its all lyrics and mood. If you are looking for a catchy chorus, this is not it. But that's pretty much every song on Tusk. IMHO its made to sound like a demo to keep its passion. What she has to say should be sung like this.
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My heart will rise up with the morning sun and the hurt I feel will simply melt away Last edited by Macfan4life; 12-07-2020 at 05:40 PM.. |
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This is why I felt it shouldn't have been dragged out for the Unleashed tour. It needs to be sung with a certain fragility that her voice just didn't have anymore. |
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I'm with you on Only Over You. Another one that I was really into for a while was Straight Back. It was a song I had ignored for the longest time and then when I heard it, it was like, why did I ever skip this? I consider it one of the best on that album. |
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It’s like once she realized she really didn’t need Fleetwood Mac anymore, that she didn’t have anything to prove, she kind of quit trying or was simply washed up. That’s when all of the yes people became a factor.
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All of that.... REQUIRES someone wanting to buy into fandom of $tevie Nicks. For those who might dismiss her as somewhat of a dolt, and being the WORST thing that ever happened to FM, that's a tough pill to swallow. While I'm not a casual listener, I will agree that the song is boring. "Boring" is actually being kind.
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Storms is a thing of haunting beauty, it is emotionally compelling. Not a lively tune to snap your fingers to. Which is what some great critics seem to use as the measure of a piece of music. My Little Demon or Come, it ain't.
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the 'yes' people, and also the ego that led her to believe that any lyrics or music she burped out were instantly classics.
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I love Storms, and I especially love the band's arrangement of it versus her original version. There's a sh*t ton of stuff going on if you listen closely-- Christine's multiple keyboard lines all throughout are what really fill it out. And though a bit lengthy the lyrics are among her best.
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Like Sweet Girl is some f*cking gem.
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My Little Demon was better than Temporary One or Silver Girl. I was overjoyed that Clinton resurrected them from the dead, but if that was the best the three could do . . . It was like Stephen King’s Pet Sementary where your beloved dead dog comes back to life, but somehow he really is not the same Fido.
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