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kato
08-27-2005, 10:14 PM
Just having a big Stevie jam here,currently have on the 1980 Live Album,which has to have the best version of Rhiannon,don't ya think?
skcin
08-27-2005, 10:15 PM
It's good, but I prefer Rosebud. :nod:
KarmaContestant
08-27-2005, 10:17 PM
Just having a big Stevie jam here,currently have on the 1980 Live Album,which has to have the best version of Rhiannon,don't ya think?


Oh, yes. No argument from me on this. The Rosebud version is really good too, as is the one performed on Midnight Special. I loved her hair in that video!
kato
08-27-2005, 10:17 PM
It's good, but I prefer Rosebud. :nod:
Forgive me for being a little out of it here,but what is Rosebud?
skcin
08-27-2005, 10:22 PM
No worries. There was a one hour documentary-type film made in 1975 or 76 & I think the production company (or something like that) was named Rosebud. It has what may consider to be the definitive Rhiannon.

I'll check my computer & see if I have the audio to send you if you'd like.
dissention
08-27-2005, 10:24 PM
It's good, but I prefer Rosebud. :nod:

To be honest, I never really liked that one. :shrug: I much prefer the one on the Live CD.
skcin
08-27-2005, 10:26 PM
To be honest, I never really liked that one. :shrug: I much prefer the one on the Live CD.


Well THAT figures. :rolleyes:




:laugh:
gldstwmn
08-27-2005, 11:25 PM
I would have to say the version on Live. The Midnight Special is a good one too and I'm quite fond of the first performance in Tuscaloosa.
rbs3676
08-27-2005, 11:29 PM
I was 12 years old and in my living room when Helen Reddy introduced FM and "Rhiannon" on the Midnight Special and was blown away...that was one of the first initial waves of "whatever it is, this lady has it in spades" moments that I had with Stevie. So, I would say that, for me, this is THE version that I adore. And to the post about her hair - RIGHT ON! LOL :]


That being said, when Stevie did STORYTELLERS, I was completely blown away by the solo at the piano version. It was intimate, vulnerable and off kilter, which made it very dramatic. Awesome performance.

I love how Stevie always says this is the first song that she plays at the piano...

rbs
GypsyNomad
08-28-2005, 12:31 AM
Because all the versions of Rhiannon are so different in their own way, its hard to pick... i would agree that the Midnight Special performance is awesome :thumbsup: i LOVE the echos from the mic when she sings, wish she'd bring that back, it makes the song more haunting. Rosebud & Live are also two of my favs.... i do prefer the old Rhiannons to the new ones, they just seem to knock me out more & even scare me a little.
StevieNicksEO17
08-28-2005, 12:38 AM
It's good, but I prefer Rosebud. :nod:

I definitely agree with that!
DavidMn
08-28-2005, 02:12 AM
My favorite one that I have is the version from 5-18-1977, Oklahoma City
ontheEdgeof17
08-28-2005, 06:59 AM
Live '80. No Contest.
AliceLover
08-28-2005, 10:45 AM
Rosebud is probably the best but I do like the Live 80 version because it has a great concert feel to it. I do also like the storytellers version, I was so proud of her doing that.
MacMan
08-28-2005, 11:23 AM
The 82 Mirage Vid performance for me is right up there with any of them...
GypsySorcerer
08-28-2005, 11:29 AM
My favorite one that I have is the version from 5-18-1977, Oklahoma City

I love that one too. Rosebud, Midnight Special, and Live 80 are up there as well.
forgotten chimp
08-28-2005, 11:58 AM
Has to be live 80 cd for me too.
equeen102289
08-28-2005, 03:57 PM
I love all of the performances of Rhiannon up until about '79. I still loved the song, but they just weren't up to par with years before. My favorite is the Midnight Special though.
michelle2677
08-28-2005, 04:35 PM
Rosebud is definately my favorite. Silver springs is the reason I fell in love with stevie nicks. But perfomances like rosebud and midnight special are the reasons I STAYED a fan of stevie. Everything about rosebud is wonderful. She's gorgeous, I love her voice and how she lets loose at the end. Absolutely fascinating!! If I could have one moment in time where I could sing and perform, I would want it to go JUST like that. Well..maybe if I had some HOTT exboyfriend that I wanted to "follow down till the sound of my voice will haunt him" I may pick silver springs from the dance ;)

but :( I've never heard the live '80 or whatever. Would someone mind sending it to me?

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David
08-28-2005, 06:07 PM
but :( I've never heard the live '80 or whatever. Would someone mind sending it to me?You don't have "Fleetwood Mac Live"? It's on "Fleetwood Mac Live" -- the live album they released in 1980. The "Rhiannon" on it is actually from 1977, however. You could probably find it by searching alltheweb.com for the audio file, or logging on to your favorite P2P network.

My favorite Rhiannon is ... I don't know. I always loved the 12.04.77, the 10.19.82 & the 10.02.83. The Rosebud promo film (it's not really a documentary) Rhiannon is dark & grainy & the sound isn't very clear. The Midnight Special Rhiannon is a lot better in terms of technical quality. Midnight Special should really be on DVD by now; there's no excuse not to release all those mid-70s performances by all those bands. No, instead the owners are going to keep all that film locked up until the stock crumbles or the nitrate turns into vodka. I was glad to see VH1 broadcast some of it five years ago, but that seems to have been a one-time thing.
michelle2677
08-31-2005, 06:52 PM
^^Nope...don't have it, but I have seen it in stores before, just didn't realize this was the rhiannon you guys were talking about. Guess I'll run out and get it :)
Richard B
08-31-2005, 07:03 PM
I also prefer the Live album version. I also love her Rhiannon "In Concert" solo video performance. That one is also great.
SmileAtU
08-31-2005, 09:56 PM
I've never heard the Midnight Special Rhiannon. Would anyone send this to me?

Thanks :)

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UndoingTheLaces
09-01-2005, 03:50 AM
Among all the versions of Rhiannon I've heard through the years, I'd have to say the one from the 1980 live album is my absolute favorite. It's almost gothic. I used to sing with a guitar player (we were trying to start a band but it never went anywhere) and I talked him into learning Rhiannon from that CD, which he would play on acoustic guitar. And when we got to the instrumental break before the "dreams unwind, love's a state of mind" part I would sing a few lines from Maker of Birds...

When at first he saw her
It seemed she had no name
She sat alone and it seemed to him
that her face and the light were the same
Her hair shone streams of blonde and gold
He thought maybe I'm going insane
Her gown was no more than the water could cover
This time would not come again
Dreams unwind, loves a state of mind...
Well you know that your dreams unwind
And love is what you find....
Take me like the wind, child, take me to the sky

It workes really well. :)
jannieC
09-01-2005, 02:10 PM
Which one is it where she says "This is a song about a Welsh Witch"? That's my favorite version. Isn't that the one where she really goes all out with the "Silly dreamer" thing?
chiliD
09-01-2005, 04:03 PM
The Live 1980 version (and any version performed after 1977) pales to the one at the GW Forum on August 28, 1977. Best "Rhiannon" ever performed.

2nd place: Thanksgiving Night, 1975 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

3rd place: March 10, 1977, San Diego Sports Arena.
blinker12
09-02-2005, 08:28 AM
This thread has brought me out of my starting-grad-school haze!
I vote for the East Rutherford '87 version... with the famous "Nothing ever changes" chant. So haunting.
chiliD
09-02-2005, 09:47 AM
Which one is it where she says "This is a song about a Welsh Witch"? That's my favorite version. Isn't that the one where she really goes all out with the "Silly dreamer" thing?

That is about every version from 1975-1979. :lol:
jannieC
09-02-2005, 10:52 AM
That is about every version from 1975-1979. :lol:

Well darn. Okay, she says it like this; "This is a song....about a Welsh. Witch." Does that help? :P
chiliD
09-02-2005, 11:50 AM
Well darn. Okay, she says it like this; "This is a song....about a Welsh. Witch." Does that help? :P


Not really...but, I think what you might be referring to is the one on the bootleg that was recorded in New Haven, CT on 11/20/75...which has been released under the following names (as well as others):

Albatross, But Not Around My Neck Please
Live In Passaic 1975
King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents
Live In New Haven 1975

The song list of that/those bootlegs is:

Station Man
Spare Me A Little
Rhiannon
Landslide
I'm So Afraid
World Turning
Don't Let Me Down Again
Hypnotized
RockNRollFaerie
09-02-2005, 02:24 PM
I like The Dance version, many cause that's the first song/version I heard from the Mac? I dunno...
kato
09-02-2005, 04:00 PM
"This is the story about a Welsh Witch" is from the Live 1980 album.
UndoingTheLaces
09-02-2005, 04:16 PM
The Live 1980 version (and any version performed after 1977) pales to the one at the GW Forum on August 28, 1977. Best "Rhiannon" ever performed.

2nd place: Thanksgiving Night, 1975 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium.

3rd place: March 10, 1977, San Diego Sports Arena.

Damn, now i'm gonna have to go through my boots to see if I have any of these. LOL!