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I remember waiting and waiting for Tusk and Bella Donna—in the latter case, knowing Stop Dragging My Heart Around, reading L.A. Times reviews before the thing was released, and then walking into a record store (buildings that sold records in the olden days) and hearing the clerks playing Edge of Seventeen on the store system and, because you had never heard anything by Stevie that sounded like that, not even being terribly sure it WAS Stevie. I remember waiting for The Wild Heart after having Stand Back for about six weeks (and a date at the US Festival 2). Waiting with anticipation for an album alters your experience of it forever. You're more inclined to hold it in a more positive light many decades later.
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I remember the long wait for The Other Side of The Mirror, and my horror when I got it home and played it.
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We are all different and have different likes and dislikes. I love OSOTM. However the tour was my least favorite tour. I disliked the sequence of songs and what she played.
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I had the same reaction. I threw it in the trash. I was devastated at how bad it was. I figured because of the success of Tango in a be Night, she would make a comeback. That album is an embarrassment - horrible.
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I had the exact opposite reaction. I loved it! After only getting minimum Stevie on Tango it was amazing to me. I loved her voice in eighties and I have a lot of favorites on that album. I didn’t really care for the album cover much. |
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I agree. Even the worst song on OSOTM is better than any Stevie song on Tango. Her voice was in such better shape and I felt almost as if it was a comeback album. Some very deep, personal, and intense lyrics which are only better on Bella Donna. Even better is the musicians she worked with on OSOTM.
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I like OSOTM as much as the other three from the 80s. I'm guessing I like the songs most people hate (Fire Burning, Ghosts), but the whole thing is gold to me these days. Regarding the cover art, it looked like one of the photo shoots in the Enchanted set was an alternate idea for the cover (based on the black and white floor tile). Idk if it's really better, but she looks happier in those pics too.
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Back in 1998, when I forst became a Fan, RAL and OSOTM were totally uncool cheesy 80s. Yuck. But. Osotm has grown on me and I like it a lot now. RAL is so... hodgepodge. Too many chefs in the kitchen. And some really bad crapola. Osotm was unified and consistent and very well produced by Holmes. Its very atmopsheric and mystical. I dont know how she pulled off the vocals though in her Klonopin phase. Her demos from that era were TRASH. (Tradedy of ones own soul/Lilly Girl) how Holms pulled any emotion out of her was a miracle. Im sure it wook the co-writers on that album a lot to make a purse out of those sows ears. Her first two albums are classic “Heartbreakers” rock, so they stand the test of time a lot better. They also faired better in the late 90s and beyond because that “sound” never really went out of style except for the mid to late 80s. Grundge brought back the accoustic sound that enabled acts like Sheryl Crow, And late 90s bands like Oasis and Verve and the jacob Dylan band to have hits with real instruments. That lasted into the early 2000s with Santana making a comeback and Stevie to have TISL make top 3 with a Sheryls Crow “sound” wnd demos from the Belladonna era. The big mistake with TIsL was same as RAL where she couldnt decide in a cohesive “sound” and mixed the Belladonna era songs with cheesy early 2000s synth pop crapola that sounds dated. Of course it ALL came crashing down when Pop music strayed toward Britney Speaks, NStnc and american Idol garbage. |
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Bella Donna and Wild Heart did have Heartbreaker feel. RAL is just so scattered. OSOTM was definitely a chance in a different direction. Her first album with no Heartbreakers. Being on tour with Fleetwood Mac she was inspired by songs she heard on the radio by Bruce Hornsby and Kenny G. She wanted to work with them and have them on her next album. Mistake? Not sure. They definitely contribute to the album in a constructive way but their sound is so distinctive it distorts her sound a bit. I heard Stevie on Rockline in 1989 and when she described the meaning of each song, I liked them even more. I think OSOTM would have been more successful if released in 1987 (impossible I know). Just like I believe Sometimes Its a Bitch would have been a top 10 single if released in 1988 at the peak of Jon Bon Jovi mania. Back to your point, OSOTM does have a cohesive sound. I also agree her demos for OSOTM are horrible. I hate to copy Stevie's words but I do agree its her magic album. Besides the writing I love the music. Rick Marotta pounding on the drums on Oooh My Love is just incredible. He really makes that song so good.
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