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Yeah, the weird babbling stuff really seemed to start with the 83 tour, but I have a harder time listening to the 86 boots (sorry, I know a lot of you love it), she just seems so out of it.
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Actually, I'm watching the Red Rocks DVD right now, and truthfully, she doesn't seem that screwed up. Except for the weird hopping around on occasion. But hey, she sounds great doing it!
On another note, the closeups in this video aren't as obvious as in the Tango video. |
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That is a great one! |
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Another great moment. |
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I think it's undeniable that, from the very beginning, Stevie has been absolutely brilliant about the way she executed finding her niche and staking her claim in the music industry. I think a lot of these moments that people attribute to her being high are simply Stevie never being ashamed or afraid to be feminine or just be herself onstage, even if it sometimes means not being guarded about saying silly things or being playful. Maybe sometimes people think she's high because it's so unusual for a woman to do this. In trying to survive in a male-dominated industry, most women would not have let that side of themselves show in public, and this is what makes Stevie so unique. And Stevie's brilliance exists in the fact that she did all of this and still managed to be seen as an equal by many male performers, maintain long-standing friendships with them, and to quote Stevie: "keep up with them...although it did nearly kill me". (I hope this did not come across as being from a feminist point of view...it certainly was not meant that way.) Last edited by EveryHour; 02-17-2004 at 10:28 PM.. |
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All my best Stevie Nicks memories are of concerts P.S.E. (Pre-Sobriety Era). I can remember minute details of shows in 1979 or 1983, whereas I can barely remember anything from her performance with Fleetwood Mac last July. Of course, that could be my own natural aging process at fault. |
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I've seen Stevie live five times, in 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001 and 2003. She was best in 1994, but I've never seen her approach the energy I see in the videos of her performances from the 1970s and 1980s. I wish she would bring some of that energy back. Not that I want to see her fall off the stage, or even twirl much. I don't care about the dancing at all, actually. What I do pine for is the intensity of the singing she used to do on stage. Now, she just stands there and sounds fine, but she doesn't emote like she used to. |
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Last edited by EveryHour; 02-18-2004 at 10:30 AM.. |
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We were going thru the latest BMG catalog, and looking at the boxed-sets, when he mentioned Jefferson Airplane and Grace Slick. Anyway, as we talked, I realized that Grace Slick never really moved around much. At least not in the footage I've seen of her. She pretty much just stood at her mic and sang... I don't remember if she even swayed with the music. I've also seen old footage of Blondie where Debbie Harry did the same thing when performing live. Of course, not being a major fan of Grace or Debbie, I don't know if the clips I've seen are typical or atypical, but either way, even these days Stevie's more animated on stage than that. And despite her limited stage movements, I think she's still amazingly captivating... just in a different way than in, say, 1982.
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"Although the arrogance of fame lingers like a thick cloud around the famous, the sun always seems to shine for Stevie." -- Richard Dashut, 2014 |
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I think she has a certain image she uses when in an interview. She's very intelligent and well spoken. Then she has her everyday persona, when she's hanging out with her friends or the band - she gets funny and silly and goofy. She also has that bit of California, growing up in the 60's, valley-girl-60's-flower-chic sort of lingo, you know what I mean? I think she's a riot, on or off the drugs. And even on drugs, people still show some of their real self. It's not all fake or make believe - hmmmmm....
I love the Bella Donna concert video. She might be a bit looped, or high, or had a few drinks. But I think she's just wired too, on natural energy and fun. I think she's been much more wasted in other shows... I love the behind the stage talk. When she walks into the dressing room with all the presents from the fans, and someone yells out - "mother-f*cker! Who was that man, what a whore!" etc. That cracks me up. And when she's walking and you hear her bump into the camera (or camera man), that always cracks me up - she's so tiny, and trying to walk fast, with her arms full of stuff. Then the "santa needs no help" I am sure is just reference to all the gifts she was carrying. Also, when people know a camera is there, sometimes they talk and try and be normal, but are a little nervous and sometimes blabber.... who knows. But I love that video. |
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(B)I always thought the man was saying "Hey, Motherf--ka! What a haul!" to Stevie, regarding her armload of presents. Anyone? |
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(B) - WOOPS! LOL! Maybe that is what is said - hee! Gee, my mind wasn't too in the gutter! I did always think it was funny yet weird that it wasn't edited out - ha! Maybe it is "what a haul" - but then again, they left the "mother-f*cker" in. Now that I think about it, that's pretty strange, especially for a Stevie video - heh! I always put the "mother-f*cka" together with the whore thing, like she just got all these gifts from some man, you know? Like, joking around and picking on her. I dunno....????? Pretty funny either way. Also, HomerMcVie - I think it is still available, but maybe hard to find. I'll go look and if I find some available, I'll come back here and post the links. I bought it ages ago, so I don't really pay attention much when I see her officially released videos for sale. But I think I have seen it here and there.... I'll go look around a bit... |
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