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10-03-2014, 07:56 AM
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Belle Fleur
Watch Chain All The Beautiful Worlds Blue Water Mabel Normand 24 Karat Gold 
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10-03-2014, 08:35 AM
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Mabel Normand
If You Were My Love All the Beautiful Worlds Cathouse Blues Watch Chain Belle Fleur
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#33
10-03-2014, 08:41 AM
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The problem with vinyl, of course, is that it wears out quickly and is easilly damaged. Unfortunately, with these modern vinyl's, the sound quality is pretty much the same as the CD as the same mastering process is used for both. And as it's vinyl, it wears out quicker.
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#34
10-03-2014, 10:19 AM
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And mastering techniques - a record should never be made from a CD master, and vice versa, but many labels and bands, hoping to jump on the vinyl bandwagon, do just that and the records they produce sound like crap.
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I'm not the man you think I am. My love has never lived indoors - I had to drag it home by four, hired hounds at both my wrists, damp and bruised by strangers' kisses on my lips. But you're the one that I still miss. Neko Case Last edited by KarmaContestant; 10-03-2014 at 10:24 AM..
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#35
10-03-2014, 11:27 AM
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24 Karat Gold
If You Were My Love Mabel Normand The Dealer Hard Advice Belle Fleur I really love the whole two first sides. I'd almost list All the Beautiful for that vocal alone.
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10-03-2014, 12:23 PM
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These are (mostly) in order of preference:
24k Gold Belle Fleur If You Were My Love Mabel Normand Blue Water Starshine
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10-04-2014, 06:50 AM
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this album is driving me crazy in such a good way. The more I listen, the more I love it!
My six... Vinyl 1, side 2 (perfection) 24 Karat Gold Belle Fleur All the Beautiful Worlds Lady and.. Mabel Normand If You Were My Love I'm also starting to really like "Blue Water" as I am putting the demo behind me - well, just a little. Also, really love "Hard Advice" and "She Loves Him Still".. beautiful music, Stevie. I'm looking forward to Songs from the Vault, part 2.  Yep. I bought the doll.
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10-04-2014, 07:59 AM
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This stellar album only proves what many of us have known for decades... that many of her best songs stayed in the vault. The good thing is that 24 K only scratches the surface! Really hard to pick a top 6, I really don't see any clunkers on this as some have said.
So, for someone who doesn't really like Rock a Little, I gotta say Mabel Normand is my top pick! This is just wonderful and really has the Stevie vibe that's taken a rest all these years. As for the rest: All the Beautiful Worlds I would re-title All the Beautiful Vocals, it's just amazingly sung. 24 Karot: I agree, the classic that should have followed all the top names we know and love. Belle Fleur: best into bar Edge of Seventeen on any solo song she's done, what an amazing build-up. Watch Chain: Another stellar Mac classic that could've been. I Don't Care: Love it! The less-lyrics is more works for me on this and I don't care that's it's 6 minutes long, I just care that she cared enough to take this risk and do an epic rocker. Well done Stevie! 
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10-04-2014, 08:10 AM
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10-04-2014, 09:29 AM
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I haven't heard the whole thing yet but I'm loving Mabel, Starshine and Watch Chain.
Starshine reminds me of Lou Reed's Vicious. I keep singing "Starshine, you hit me with a flower". Mabel reminds me of Bob Dylan. I was surprised with the guitar on Watch Chain, having had the demo in my head from a bootleg I've had on vinyl since 1979. Love the heavy Warren Zevonish sound. Loving the title track even though it recalls so much from Dreams. Liking Hard Advice the least so far. The sound makes me think of mainstream faux "country" music and that takes me to a bad Republican place in my mind. Feels over-wrought and unfinished. But - I will say this: the musicianship and production on every track is stellar. I expect great reviews and a better seller than In Your Dreams. These Dave Stewart albums are worthy of a place right next to Bella Donna.
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#41
10-04-2014, 12:03 PM
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In no particular order:
1. Starshine (an ultimate right footpedal song) 2.Mabel Normand 3. The Dealer (yes, finally recorded, could be better but hey ... we have it on CD) 4. Watch Chain (one of the first demos I'd heard back then) 5. 24 Karat Gold 6. Cathouse Blues (Sorry, cannot help it, but I love this smokey nightclub sound).
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#42
10-04-2014, 08:22 PM
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Starshine (could do without the last "starshine" that closes the song though) The Dealer All The Beautiful Worlds 24 Karat Gold Blue Water I don't like Mabel Normand and was kind of shocked at how it sounds given all the praise it's been getting here. I was like, "What? That still isn't a song. She's just having a rambling conversation and there's music under her words." You guys made me think the demo had been transformed into something magical. If You Were My Love was my other least favorite song, but I didn't have hope that that would be any better than past versions anyway. Michele
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#43
10-04-2014, 11:49 PM
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My top six (in no particular order and subject to change): 1. I Don't Care 2. All the Beautiful Worlds 3. 24 Karat Gold 4. Belle Fleur 5. Mabel Normand 6. She Still Loves Him
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#44
10-04-2014, 11:55 PM
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10-05-2014, 12:09 AM
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24 karat gold - the backing vocals especially in the second half of the song really make it and are a little bit like the kinds of flourishes Lindsey adds to her songs.
Mabel Normand-- a lot of it is the guitar I think. I dunno. It still lyrically is a hot mess though. I Don't Care-- I think she let Waddy get his Zeppelin on with this one; not sure it was her doing. Not crazy about the lyrics on the newly added bridge-- takes away from the raunchy, just shut up and eff me vibe of the original. And don't like the repeat of the bridge at the end. Watch Chain-- like the groove of it. The lyrics are a bit thin but I do like the melody and words of the line "touching fingers through the kitchen lace". Very provocative. Lady-- it goes on for well over a minute too long but it honors the demo beautifully. Belle Fleur mostly because you asked for 6.
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