Break Down of The Other Side of the Mirror

[The Tower]

With apologies to Hawkeye (who usually starts these "Break Down" threads), I just couldn't wait for this one after having to force myself to rate the abysmal Rock a Little.

Sorry, Hawk, if I stole yer fire!! :wavey:

Omnipotence: Ooh My Love

Greater God: Juliet, Doing the Best That I Can, Ghosts, Alice, Whole Lotta Trouble

Lesser God: Rooms On Fire, Long Way to Go

Demi-God: I Still Miss Someone

Human: Fire Burning

Spermatazoa: Two Kinds of Love (the bridge is great, though)

Wart on the ass of a spermatazoa: Cry Wolf (holy ****- a cover of a Laura Branigan piece of ****- what was she thinking?!?!?!?)

I really, really think this album is underrated, mostly because of Rupert Hines's production. But I think the songwriting is fantastic- especially considering that crap that was Tango in the Night and Rock a Little- and Stevie's voice is pretty good, considering she was smoking four packs of Kools a day.

[Hawkeye]

It's alright. And I like OSOTM alot better then Rock a Little but not better then much else :laugh:

INCREDIBLE: Doing the Best I Can, Long Way To Go,

REALLY Good: Ghosts, Juliet, Alice

Good: Rooms on Fire, Cry Wolf, Whole Lotta Trouble

EHH: Fire Burning, Oooh My Love

Sucks: Two Kinds of Love

Would rather get a root canal while being burnt alive and having my eyes eaten by a pack of wolves and the wolves also take a piss on me: I Still Miss Someone

[ontheEdgeof17]

The Queen of Hearts: Rooms on Fire, Long Way To Go, Two Kinds of Love, Fire Burning, Ghosts, Juliet, Ooh My Love

Good Enough for a tea party: Doing The Best That I Can, Whole Lotta Trouble, Cry Wolf, Still Miss Someone

Tweedle Dum: Alice


-Curt

[shane]

Magical: Rooms On Fire, Long Way to Go, Ghosts, Juliet, Ooh My Love, Doing the best That I Can

so so: Fire Burning, Cry Wolf, Two Kinds of Love

what was she thinking: Alice, I Still Miss Someone,

[GypsySorcerer]

Amazing: Ooh My Love, Rooms on Fire, Whole Lotta Trouble, Doing the Best I Can

Good: Ghosts, Juliet, Long Way to Go

Eh: Cry Wolf, I Still Miss Someone, Fire Burning

Tolerable when Drunk: Two Kinds of Love, Alice

[SaraRhiannon]

Good: Doing the Best I Can, Juliet, Ghosts

Okay: Ooh My Love, Rooms on Fire, Long Way to Go, Alice

Eh: Fire Burning, Whole Lotta Trouble, Cry Wolf, Two Kinds of Love

Dear God, make it stop: I Still Miss Someone

[blinker12]

Dear God, make it stop: I Still Miss Someone

:laugh:
Before the dawn of separation...
That's the best category I've heard yet. And so accurate... "ISMS" is truly dreadful!

Here are the rest of mine:

A: Rooms on Fire, Ghosts, Ooh My Love

B: Cry Wolf (grew on me!), Juliet, Long Way to Go, Fire Burning

C: Alice

D: Two Kinds of Love, Doing the Best I Can (I don't get the appeal... it's a monotonous dirge to my ears)

F: Whole Lotta Trouble, I Still Miss Someone

[dissention]

Great: Rooms On Fire, Long Way To Go, Ooh My Love, Whole Lotta Trouble (weak by Stevie standards, but I think it's fun song), Juliet, Doing the Best That I Can

Good: Fire Burning, Alice (leaves me a bit exhausted sometimes, it's way too long and rambling)

Utter ****: Two Kinds of Love, Ghosts, Cry Wold, I Still Miss Someone

[joe]

This is actually my favorite Stevie record besides Bella Donna...

Long Way to Go is my favorite....I love her angry ****!

Alice....i dub it the cousin of "Sara". One of my favorites from the album.

Ghosts....this song is phenomenal....to me, the song is like a nice peaceful summer afternoon...when all of a sudden the bridge comes on like the sky turning ominously grey and then opens up on the virgin land below...but only for a few moments until the sun comes back out, and everything returns to normal. it just dawned on me recently that it sounds like something she would have written years prior. It's got a very Bella Donna feel to it.

Doing the Best I Can...I thought this was a masterpiece when i first heard it. I still do. I've never heard Stevie talk about this song but, to me, it was her subtle way of commenting on the "morning after" period of her life (ie, post drugs - well, at least the cocaine and booze). It was her saying "i'll do the best i can (considering what i've been through). Oh, and i love the "ah ha's" at the end. I expected to see this in concert. Never happened. Oh well.

Ooh My Love...It's got a little "outside the rain" thing going on in the middle. love that. anyway, nothing profound to say about this. I just think she sounded great on this song.

Two Kinds of Love....This is a kind of melancholic song to me. I love the second verse, "he says i don't know how you do what you do....how you let the world in...." I also love the repeating "two kinds of love" at the end.

Fire Burning...Nothing special. When i heard what the background was behind the song, it kind of got knocked down a few notches. But, none the less, she wins the award for most inspiration from a garage fire. I tend to skip over this one.

Whole Lotta Trouble...I tend to skip over this one too. It's a cool song but i tend to shy away from the gutsy, tough Stevie. I did like it on the "Enchanted" tour though. She really got into it, throwing in a lot of classic Stevie ad-libbing.

Cry Wolf...i have to say that i have grown to really like this song. Again, love the ending, "WELL IF YOU CRY WOOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLF!"

Juliet....I do like this song and it's cool. But there are times that i skip over it.
I still laugh when i think of the coked up Tango sessions version.

I Still Miss Someone....Johnny Cash....it's gotta be cool. However, not on this record. I didn't think it was an appropriate closer, nor did i find the "connection" to the theme of the album. I can take it in small doses.

Rooms On Fire...I didn't put this last cause i didn't like it, it's just that it was the single from the record and is pretty well known. Liked it when i first heard it, and still do. Don't listen to it all the time with the other songs, but more than the others that i skip over.

[Neal]

My all time favorite solo album!!!


:] Rooms On Fire, Long Way To Go, Ooh My Love, Alice.

:nod: Cry Wolf, Doing The Best I Can, Whole Lotta Trouble, Fire Burning, Two Kinds Of Love.

:o Ghosts, I Still Miss Someone, Juliet.

[Gypsy3]

Amazing: Rooms On Fire

Great: Ghosts

Good: Long Way To Go, Two Kinds Of Love, Ooh My Love, Whole Lotta Trouble, Alice

Okay: Fire Burning, Cry Wolf

Not A Favorite: Juliet, Doin The Best That I Can, I Still Miss Someone

[Wild_Heart03]

Awesome: Rooms On Fire, Juliet, Ooh My Love
Great: Long Way To Go, Alice, Whole Lotta Trouble
Good: Ghosts, Two Kinds Of Love, I Still Miss Someone
Okay: Cry Wolf, Fire, Burning, Doing The Best I Can
Bad: none of them :)

[Cristian]

Great stuff: Alice, Rooms On Fire, Juliet

Good songs: Ooh My Love, Fire Burning, Ghosts, I Still Miss Someone, Two Kinds Of Love

So-so: Long Way To Go, Doing The Best I Can

Oh dear God: Cry Wolf, Whole Lotta Trouble

[sparky]

Will Pull Out For A Compilation : Long Way To Go, Ooh My Love, DTBIC

Will Listen To : Fire Burning, Rooms On Fire, Cry Wolf, Whole Lotta

Will Almost Always Skip : Ghosts, Two Kinds Of Love, Alice, Juliet

Endures Due To Sheer Curiosity : I Still Miss Someone

In hindsight, I don't care for this record too much. The synths, the self reverence, the plodding mid tempo of it all...haven't played it in it's entirety for years.

[Johnny Stew]

I listened to 'The Other Side Of The Mirror' tonight in its entirety, for the first time in a long while, and I had forgotten how much I loved several of these songs. If I hadn't listened to it again, I may have rated some of these a little lower based on how my perception of the album had changed over the years.
I'm glad I went back and played it all the way through again. :)

To Run Over The Stones & Down To The Sea For: Rooms On Fire, Long Way To Go, Ooh My Love, Ghosts, Whole Lotta Trouble, Juliet, Doing The Best That I Can (Escape From Berlin)

To Run Up The Stairs & Down The Hall For: Fire Burning, Alice

To Run Through The Garden For: Cry Wolf, Two Kinds Of Love (Fantastic chorus though, and excellent harmonies between Stevie & Bruce Hornsby), I Still Miss Someone (Blue Eyes) (Stevie's vocal on this song is PERFECTION, but Rupert Hine's cold production really did the song a HUGE disservice. Had it been produced better, it would have ranked among my top picks.)

"Run For Your Life," Cried The Mad Hatter: NONE

[face of glass]

Touched By The Hand Of God: none.
The Perfect Kiss: "Rooms On Fire", "Long Way To Go", "Ooh My Love".
Fine Time: "Ghosts", "Whole Lotta Trouble", "Fire Burning", "Juliet", "I Still Miss Someone".
Doubts Even Here: "Cry Wolf", "Alice", "Doing The Best That I Can".
Denial: "Two Kinds Of Love".

[cliffdweller]

Great: Ooh My Love, Juliet, Doing the Best That I Can, Alice, Whole Lotta Trouble

Pretty Darned Good: Rooms On Fire, Long Way to Go, Fire Burning

OK: Cry Wolf, Ghosts

Good for a Johnny Cash Cover: I Still Miss Someone

Not My Favorite Duet and least Favorite on the Album: Two Kinds of Love

[Jason T.]

Great songs!: "Alice," "Rooms On Fire," "Long Way to Go," and "Doing the Best I Can (Escape from Berlin)."<br><br>Good: "Ooh My Love," "Cry Wolf," "Juliet," "Fire Burning," and "Whole Lotta Trouble."<br><br>When good artist's songs go bad: "I Still Miss Someone" "Two Kinds of Love," and "Ghosts."

[TheBlueLamp]

This is my favourite Stevie album

Perfect: Doing the Best I Can (Escape From Berlin), Alice, Long Way To Go, Cry Wolf, Two Kinds Of Love

Really Good: Rooms On Fire, Fire Burning (toss up whether to put this in good or really good)

Good: Juliet, Whole Lotta Trouble, Ooh My Love (would've been "Really Good" except I hate the first 15 seconds, which sound like part of a cheesy 80s movie soundtrack)

Alright: Ghosts, I Still MIss Someone (sometimes I like this, sometimes it really irritates me)

Nick

[EveryHour]

I Still Miss Someone (Blue Eyes) (Stevie's vocal on this song is PERFECTION)

Don't you love how her voice trails out just that one second past the music at the end of the song?!! I love how that's the last thing you hear at the end of the album.

[Claripup]

^^^ Oh yes I adore that...

[amber]

I just got this album last night (thank you) so I now feel qualified to break it down, as i see it, thus far... :p
Ok, it's not totally a breakdown, but
So far, besides Rooms on Fire, and Whole Lotta, which i already knew
I like Cry Wolf the best (I notice Stevie didn't write it, though)
I think I don't care for "ooh My Love" so much.
I like the music on Long Way to Go
Escape from Berlin and I Still Miss Someone are OK
I don't really like Alice or Juliet much yet, which i expected to cause everyone else does :confused:
I"ve only listened to it twice, so probably things will change a little
I can see how this album led into Street Angel
It's ok, kind of all similar, not too dramatic, i like the overproducedness of it
I think it will be a good all purpose album, but not perhaps one of my obsessive singing albums...i'll enjoy cleaning to it when it rains, especially.
AMber

[TISL]

:laugh: Rooms On Fire, LOng Way To Go, Oooh My Love, Ghosts
:o Whole Lotta Trouble, Doing The Best That I Can, Fire Burning,
Two Kinds Of Love, Juliet
:shrug: Alice, I Still Miss Someone
:eek: Cry Wolf

I think 'Mirror' is an album best listened to in its entirety, it flows pretty well...

[Claudia]

Great - Doing the Best I Can, Ghosts, Ooh My Love;

Good - Juliet, Rooms on Fire, Long Way to Go, Alice, Fire Burning, Whole Lotta Trouble, Cry Wolf

Not a favourite - Two Kinds of Love, I Still Miss Someone

[chiliD]

The album that should never have been.

:thumbsup: Rooms On Fire

:shrug: Whole Lotta Trouble (if rearranged...or done by the BTM incarnation of FMac, would've been MUCH better)

:sorry: (since there's not an emoticon of somebody barfing) all the rest

[Hippocampus]

Simply The Best: Rooms On Fire, Ooh My Love, Alice, Doing The Best I Can

Great: Two Kinds Of Love, Ghosts, Fire Burning, Cry Wolf, I Still Miss Someone

Good: Long Way To Go, Juliet (+ Real Tears)

Ok: Whole Lotta Trouble

[markolas]

*EDIT*

I've been listening to this all weekend, and it's reeeally growing on me. :)

<b>Excellent:</b> Rooms on Fire, Whole Lotta Trouble (it sounds much better on Timespace and Enchanted), Long Way to Go, Ooh My Love, Ghosts, Fire Burning (this is the only thing that sounds like it could be a Fleetwood Mac song)
<b>Really Good:</b> Two Kinds of Love, Juliet, Doing the Best That I Can, I Still Miss Someone (okay, maybe it's not *that* bad...everyone should still hear Dolly's version, though)
<b>Okay:</b> Cry Wolf, Alice

[macmar71]

The Best~~ Two Kinds Of Love, Ooh My Love, Ghosts, Alice, Juliet






The OK Ones~~~ Rooms On Fire, Fire Burning, I Still Miss Someone (Blue Eyes)







The Ones That I Don't Like~~ Long Way To Go, Whole Lotta Trouble, Cry Wolf, Doing The Best That I Can (Escape From Berlin)

[AliceLover]

Some of Stevies Most Incredible Work: Rooms on Fire, Ooh My Love, Two Kinds of Love, Long way to go, Ghosts, Fire Burning, Whole Lotta Trouble, Cry Wolf, Alice and Juliet.

Good: Doing the Best that I Can, Blue Eyes

Jimmy