The Little Observations Thread

[Musicman408]

Hey All:

I thought it would be a cool idea to have a thread where we discuss little nuances in songs that we take note of and love... or DON'T love. It can either be in Live performance, or on record or in demos.

I'll start us off. I've always loved this live version of Sara for some reason from 2004. The thing that I REALLY have always loved is the guitar solo at the end that starts at 6:26.



Something really reflective about it that I can't place. But it's amazing!!

[FierySequences]

Yes! I love that guitar solo, as well. I noticed how beautiful the first time I heard it at Unleashed; If they insist on doing Sara again, I hope it as dreamy as this version. Classically done, IMO.

My little nuance is the opening chords/keys to Silver Springs (97) sounds very much like the opening to Wish You Were Here.

[whitewingdove]

I love the part of Some Become Stranger where she screaches "I don't really need this in my life"

[whitewingdove]

Originally Posted by Musicman408

Hey All: I thought it would be a cool idea to have a thread where we discuss little nuances in songs that we take note of and love... or DON'T love. It can either be in Live performance, or on record or in demos. I'll start us off. I've always loved this live version of Sara for some reason from 2004. The thing that I REALLY have always loved is the guitar solo at the end that starts at 6:26. Something really reflective about it that I can't place. But it's amazing!!

Originally Posted by FierySequences

Yes! I love that guitar solo, as well. I noticed how beautiful the first time I heard it at Unleashed; If they insist on doing Sara again, I hope it as dreamy as this version. Classically done, IMO. My little nuance is the opening chords/keys to Silver Springs (97) sounds very much like the opening to Wish You Were Here.

I couldn't make it through the whole video. I couldn't get past the hair. What was she thinking!?

[FierySequences]

Originally Posted by whitewingdove

I couldn't make it through the whole video. I couldn't get past the hair. What was she thinking!?

So, skip to 6:20 like I did

[WildHearted]

I think the hair is cute. It's reminiscent of the Tusk bun.

[Musicman408]

Originally Posted by FierySequences

Yes! I love that guitar solo, as well. I noticed how beautiful the first time I heard it at Unleashed; If they insist on doing Sara again, I hope it as dreamy as this version. Classically done, IMO.

My little nuance is the opening chords/keys to Silver Springs (97) sounds very much like the opening to Wish You Were Here.

I remember when I was younger and first got the Mirage album, I would put it on, and when "Wish You Were Here" started, I'd ask my parents what song it was to see if they knew. Of course they both guessed Silver Springs!!

[FierySequences]

Originally Posted by Musicman408

I remember when I was younger and first got the Mirage album, I would put it on, and when "Wish You Were Here" started, I'd ask my parents what song it was to see if they knew. Of course they both guessed Silver Springs!!

Nice!

Good to see us "wild and crazy kids" introducing FM to our parents! LOL

this reminds me of playing the Dance for my Mom, she really loves SYLM, but really couldn't tell me anything about FM, Dreams, GYOW, etc.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by whitewingdove

I couldn't make it through the whole video. I couldn't get past the hair. What was she thinking!?

I couldn't get past the outfit.... makes her look big as a house (I know she was mimicking the red cape from the Tusk tour, but dear gawd it looked like she had the bulk of 27 black capes under it.... ) Reminded me of Mary from Peter,Paul and Mary in her older years. Not good.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

I couldn't get past the outfit.... makes her look big as a house (I know she was mimicking the red cape from the Tusk tour, but dear gawd it looked like she had the bulk of 27 black capes under it.... ) Reminded me of Mary from Peter,Paul and Mary in her older years. Not good.

And, Mary had two daughters...

[shackin'up]

That guitarpart is totally gorgeous. It's a pitty that we had to wait 6.20 minutes for it. Therefore, the solo is way too short...

[Musicman408]

A subtle observation from a video I haven't been able to find. There is a live video from the dace tour of Sweet Girl. In the video, LB's opening guitar riff is a bit different, it moves up in pitch as opposed to down. For some reason it has always made the song feel a lot fresher.... but I can't find the daggum video!!

[dontlookdown]

Pretty guitar solo.
But they're playing SO much better on this tour.
And I'm glad Stevie left the draperies at home.
That looks redonk!

[UndoingTheLaces]

Well, speaking of Sara... listen the unedited studio track at 4:40 where she sings "now it's gone they say it doesn't matter anymore, when you build your house then please call me home". The guitar there is absolutely beautiful. Lindsey does this jangly thing where he goes up a few times perfectly accenting Stevie's vocals and it's just stunning.