"Landslide" 1980 Live Album Appreciation Thread

[joe]

I've never started an appreciation thread but since it's Christmas that'll be my present to all of you... :)

I just dug this out recently out of nowhere and am really hearing it in such a different way. IMO, such an amazing version. I used to kind of get annoyed at this version because she whispers half of the lyrics but it just conveys such a deeper level of emotion than any other standard live version. Her vocal kinda reminds me of how she sang in the piano version of Rhiannon in the WWD concert.

Also, one thing I'm wondering...the guitar arrangement on this is completely different than any other version I've heard from the Tusk tour. It's a bit more intricate and complex, almost like there's maybe 2 guitar tracks. At first I thought he was playing 12 string but it's not. I think maybe there were some new guitar tracks overdubbed for the album.

[David]

Also, one thing I'm wondering...the guitar arrangement on this is completely different than any other version I've heard from the Tusk tour. It's a bit more intricate and complex, almost like there's maybe 2 guitar tracks. At first I thought he was playing 12 string but it's not. I think maybe there were some new guitar tracks overdubbed for the album.Never noticed that. Will listen again with fresh ears for those differences.

[Angel69]

I have always loved this version of Landslide. Her vocals are to sweet for words. That one part at the end the way she says....."so".....WOW! Then the way it just ends.....perfection.

[Eponymous]

Does anyone know who "Linda" is when Stevie dedicates the song? She says, "This is for you, Linda, because you're very special to us."

[petep9000]

I thought she was saying "London".

Didn't they have a second guitarist on stage for some songs on the Tusk tour? Oh, but then again, this recording pre-dates the Tusk tour, doesn't it? I don't have the album handy to check the notes.

Ditto to the admiration of Stevie's frail, whispery voice here. She sounds exhausted, and desolate. Powerful stuff.

I liked her exhausted whispery effect on Monday Morning too, from the same live colection. But that wasn't the same show.

[vivfox]

Does anyone know who "Linda" is when Stevie dedicates the song? She says, "This is for you, Linda, because you're very special to us."

Just like petep9000 says, Stevie said London, not Linda.

Let me teach you a little spanish though. Linda in espanol means pretty or attractive.

[chazlightyear]

Does anyone know who "Linda" is when Stevie dedicates the song? She says, "This is for you, Linda, because you're very special to us."

When i first had the album on vinyl i used to think (and hope) that Stevie was saying "Lindsey" but then i realised it was "London" and was quite chuffed about that too

[skuncles]

Does anyone know who "Linda" is when Stevie dedicates the song? She says, "This is for you, Linda, because you're very special to us."

This always cracks me up. For YEARS many fans have been asking who Linda is, but it is of course it's London that she's dedicating the song to (that's where they were when it was recorded). The same deal with the Red Rocks performance of "No Spoken Word" where there are people (I'm sure some in this very forum) who insist she is saying "Well I don't know how to learn from the pages of a motherf**king book!!" When in fact she is saying/slurring "Well I don't know how to learn, not from the pages of a book!!" The word "of" is drawn out. Which is how she sang it on the entire tour.

[nailatixela]

This always cracks me up. For YEARS many fans have been asking who Linda is, but it is of course it's London that she's dedicating the song to (that's where they were when it was recorded). The same deal with the Red Rocks performance of "No Spoken Word" where there are people (I'm sure some in this very forum) who insist she is saying "Well I don't know how to learn from the pages of a motherf**king book!!" When in fact she is saying/slurring "Well I don't know how to learn, not from the pages of a book!!" The word "of" is drawn out. Which is how she sang it on the entire tour.

I of course agree with you that she is saying London. But I'm not too sure about the NSW part. I know she sang "of" (sometimes "from"?) the majority of the time. But if she is really only saying "of" that is the most crazy "of" I've ever heard. She might really be saying "ofaasfikaenfgaeojiodaBOOK!"

[skuncles]

I of course agree with you that she is saying London. But I'm not too sure about the NSW part. I know she sang "of" (sometimes "from"?) the majority of the time. But if she is really only saying "of" that is the most crazy "of" I've ever heard. She might really be saying "ofaasfikaenfgaeojiodaBOOK!"

Well as I said she is drawing it out and translated it comes out something like "Well I don't know how to learn, not from the pages, not from a book!!" I think she was also throwing in a mini "speaking in tongues" thing like she does during "Sisters Of The Moon" on the "Mirage" video.

[joe]

I heard that it WAS actually Linda. Wasn't this around the time that Paul McCartney got busted in Japan for pot? FM and the McCartney gang crossed paths over there and Linda gave some of Paul's stash to Stevie (who, of course, shared with the rest of FM). So, Stevie was thanking Linda for that.



I liked her exhausted whispery effect on Monday Morning too, from the same live colection. But that wasn't the same show.

No, and not even the same year. MM was from Japan '77. I don't really even hear Stevie on that song. I know she is though because it's on video!

[louielouie2000]

I realize this particular recording was chosen for the Live album because it is supposed to be raw and emotional, but I just don't care for it. The whole whispery, sappy, melodrama thing does nothing for me :sorry:.

I think I'm just incredibly biased on Landslide though. Anything other than this rendition is purely a disappointment in my eyes:

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[petep9000]

I don't really even hear Stevie on that song. I know she is though because it's on video!

You have to really listen close. She isn't using her higher voice or even particularly exerting herself. Listen to the "I'll be there when you want me to, no one else that will ever do, got to find some peace in my mind" parts and you can just barely hear her. She's practically whispering- once upon a time I thought it was because she was tired or drunk or something. But on the video she looks animated enough. So who knows. (oh, and now I get to finally use the shrug smiley!) :shrug:

[skuncles]

I heard that it WAS actually Linda. Wasn't this around the time that Paul McCartney got busted in Japan for pot? FM and the McCartney gang crossed paths over there and Linda gave some of Paul's stash to Stevie (who, of course, shared with the rest of FM). So, Stevie was thanking Linda for that.

Hmmmm, could be!!! ;P

[jcalzaretta]

I have always thought this version was the best live version of this song.

[fleetwoodguy79]

Just listened to this version again... wow, I forgot how emotional this song is!

Regarding the "dubbed" guitar part - I can only make out Lindsey's guitar, however, Christine is playing a keyboard throughout the entire song which sounds very similar to a second guitar.

[Villavic]

It's a very different live version, though I love the Dance version, specially when I saw the video, and the Lindsey-Stevie chemistry.

But the Live album version is great, too. And yes, she dedicated it to London.

[David]

Just listened to this version again... wow, I forgot how emotional this song is!

Regarding the "dubbed" guitar part - I can only make out Lindsey's guitar, however, Christine is playing a keyboard throughout the entire song which sounds very similar to a second guitar.I don't think so. She is playing a one-finger Yamaha CP30 part only during the bridge.

[UndoingTheLaces]

The FM Live version of Landslide is always my favorite. I've always had a great love for singers who chose emotion over perfect pitch, such as Nico and Liz Phair (not counting her last album). When I sing this at karaoke or in my car I always sing the melody a lot closer to this one than the album version, throwing a little of Smashing Pumpkin's grit vocal into it as well. I really love it.

[celestenadia]

I'm BACK!(well sort of...my computer died a few years ago&I've been livin'ala Nicks ever since;)My bros.hooked me up wita new cellfone that has some web capability,so here I am.Some of yas mite remember that I'm a musician of sorts.Live Landslide'80 is in a difrent key than the original White Album&the guitar capo is in a difrent spot I believe.Is Carne stil around?I bet he'd know:)BTW, I also always thought that LaNicks says "Linda"@the beginin'&EVERY time I hear this version it BREAKS my heart!

[Troddew]

Does anyone know who "Linda" is when Stevie dedicates the song? She says, "This is for you, Linda, because you're very special to us."

I always that she said lindsey because you are so special to us.:shrug:

[bluefox4000]

I think she says old london. Anyway. This is the only version of Landslide that can make me cry. Sooooo emotional. Stevie sounds so broken:distress: However I love it.:D

Mick

[Richard B]

I always that she said lindsey because you are so special to us.:shrug:

I always thought so too, except I thought she said "Linden"...as a alternate nickname for Lindsey.

[PenguinHead]

Hmmmm, could be!!! ;P

But it's not! What are you smoking?:lol:

Check the liner notes from the album -- that Landslide was performed in ....ta da.... London!

[MarkMc1990]

I LOVE this version! It's so tragically underrated in my opinion. The 1997 live version will always be the "definitive" version of the song to me (and most, I think), but the 1980 "Live" version really is on a whole 'nother level. It's a shame because this version is so under-the-radar, I never hear it anywhere. I feel like only a hardcore FM fan would have heard it. The Tusk Tour performances of this song in general are my favorite.

If I had to rank the "official" (released) versions, it would go

1. Live (1980) -- Such a haunting, emotionally-charged version. I'd give anything to have been in the audience that night.
2. The Dance -- Will always be the definitive version and the one I first heard and fell in love with. Who could -not- love this?
3. Live in Boston. -- It sounds similar to The Dance version, but it's been a while since I've given this one a listen.
4. Crystal Visions (Melbourne Symphony) -- Stevie sounds great in it but I'm unsure how I feel about the symphony playing in the background.
5. Original studio version -- I feel so guilty ranking this one last since it started it all, but it really is a song meant to be performed live.