I Also Just Spent 2 Hours With Stevie!

[SapphireSister]

I’m still shaking so forgive me if I seem like I’m rambling but I’m going to tell you guys as much as I can about what happened. Please keep in mind I don’t have the best memory so I can’t share every detail but here it goes. I just saw that someone else was in attendance as well so hopefully they can give you guys a more detailed account but here's my summary:

So first of all thanks to Viv for posting about the meet and greet in San Diego. Of course the second I read the post I had to find out how to go and sure enough I pulled some strings and managed to get a pass. I left at around noon and drove down from L.A. to the resort where it was being held. I got there fairly early for the 3 p.m. start time and reserved myself a front row seat. It was a very intimate venue, maybe 60 seats with a lot of people standing in the back so maybe 100 people total. After I got my seat they asked us to wait outside so they could set up. Moments later Stevie walked past us with her entourage in tow (including her manager Sheryl Lewis, Sharon, and Lori) in a long black fur coat and of course those sun glasses she seems to always be wearing now a days which she didn’t take off the entire time. There were 2 comfy seats set up on the stage for Stevie and this lady (I think she was from a radio station). I really wish I could give you a blow by blow account but like I said I’m a little overwhelmed right now and can’t remember everything. Well the lady asked her a few questions about the new album and she talked about the recording process and a few songs in particular and then Stevie stood up and introduced the “sizzle reel” for the documentary. It was like a 2 minute clip from the film with some highlights and scenes from the recording session at her house in L.A. which apparently she owns but doesn’t live in (she stays in her condo by the beach). She talked a lot about her collaboration with Dave and even joked that she’d never make another album (solo or with FM) unless he was involved. We actually watched the sizzle reel twice because she insisted (it was so cute). We also saw clips from the Secret Love video! She talked a lot about Walter Reed and her work with the soldiers. It was very inspiring. Then they played the first 8 tracks of In Your Dreams (Lady from the Mountain/Vampire Song, For What it’s Worth, In Your Dreams, The Ghosts are Gone, Secret Love, Soldier’s Angel (with Lindsey singing and playing), Annabelle Lee, and Italian Summer). The last track on the album is the Twilight song which was inspired by Edward and Bella, not about them. She introduced a few songs but not all. By the way I heard parts of the Twilight song in the sizzle reel and it was the stand-out song for me. I actually liked Annabelle Lee and Lady from the Mountains was amazing. Also heard Cheaper than Free in the reel which I’m not a huge fan of. Following the album preview there was a Q and A and of course I had to ask a question (which turned out to be 3). I asked her how she felt about her demos being circulated and she basically said of course she knows about it (btw the vault is in Phoenix) and that she’s not upset that we have them. She’s also for sure touring with In Your Dreams right after the Rod Stewart dates. Aaah there is so much more to tell but I’m exhausted and this could go on forever so I will be back tomorrow and fill in some more details. I did however bring her a gift and handed it to her while she was answering one of my questions! How excited am I!!! Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture because only certain people were aloud to at the end but overall the fact that I was sitting merely feet away from Stevie for 2 hours today is more than I could have ever dreamed. I literally had a conversation with her! I should have taken notes so I could share more but I could not take my eyes off her. I’m going to go dream about Stevie now. Nighty night from cloud 9.

*Edit: I'm remembering a lot more details so read through the thread to see them!

*Big edit: Apparantly I'm wrong about Lady From the Mountains. It was actually LFTM morphed into the Twilight song. My sincerest appoligies. I'm going to go hide under my covers now for about 2 days.

*Final edit: I only hid for a couple of hours. I love Stevie and you guys so much and so glad I could share my experience with you all and you are going to love the new album!

[Artemis]

Then they played the first 8 tracks of In Your Dreams (Lady from the Mountains, For What it’s Worth, In Your Dreams, The Ghosts are Gone, Secret Love, Soldier’s Angel (with Lindsey singing and playing), Annabelle Lee, and Italian Summer).

ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod. Lady From The Mountains is on the album? Seriously? Does it sound good?

I'd comment on the rest of your post, since I'm so thrilled for you that you got to do all that, but, I totally zeroed in on those four words! :laugh:

[louielouie2000]

I'm so happy you got to meet her!! And Lady From The Mountain is on IYD?! I just KNEW IT!! :blob1: I can SO hear how amazing that song would be with proper modern production! :thumbsup:

[Meowi]

ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod. Lady From The Mountains is on the album? Seriously? Does it sound good?

I'd comment on the rest of your post, since I'm so thrilled for you that you got to do all that, but, I totally zeroed in on those four words! :laugh:

My thoughts EXACTLY.
Wow, I am really excited.

[CADreaming]

So exciting! Thanks for sharing!!

[SapphireSister]

ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod. Lady From The Mountains is on the album? Seriously? Does it sound good?

I'd comment on the rest of your post, since I'm so thrilled for you that you got to do all that, but, I totally zeroed in on those four words! :laugh:

Yes, it sounds better than I could have ever imagined! It was so funny too, I was totally singing along the words to it and I swear Stevie saw me and was probably wondering how I knew them which was part of the reason I decided to talk to her about the demos circulating. I prefaced the question with "Please don't be mad at me Stevie" lol.

[Phoenix]

OMG! WHEN I READ LADY FROM THE MOUNTAINS. I gasped out loud and actually got a little teary. THAT IS AMAZING NEWS

[estranged4life]

thanks for the info, sounded like you had a great time.

[Jondalar]

I’m still shaking so forgive me if I seem like I’m rambling but I’m going to tell you guys as much as I can about what happened. Please keep in mind I don’t have the best memory so I can’t share every detail but here it goes. I just saw that someone else was in attendance as well so hopefully they can give you guys a more detailed account but here's my summary:

So first of all thanks to Viv for posting about the meet and greet in San Diego. Of course the second I read the post I had to find out how to go and sure enough I pulled some strings and managed to get a pass. I left at around noon and drove down from L.A. to the resort where it was being held. I got there fairly early for the 3 p.m. start time and reserved myself a front row seat. It was a very intimate venue, maybe 60 seats with a lot of people standing in the back so maybe 100 people total. After I got my seat they asked us to wait outside so they could set up. Moments later Stevie walked past us with her entourage in tow (including her manager Sheryl Lewis, Sharon, and Lori) in a long black fur coat and of course those sun glasses she seems to always be wearing now a days which she didn’t take off the entire time. There were 2 comfy seats set up on the stage for Stevie and this lady (I think she was from a radio station). I really wish I could give you a blow by blow account but like I said I’m a little overwhelmed right now and can’t remember everything. Well the lady asked her a few questions about the new album and she talked about the recording process and a few songs in particular and then Stevie stood up and introduced the “sizzle reel” for the documentary. It was like a 2 minute clip from the film with some highlights and scenes from the recording session at her house in L.A. which apparently she owns but doesn’t live in (she stays in her condo by the beach). She talked a lot about her collaboration with Dave and even joked that she’d never make another album (solo or with FM) unless he was involved. We actually watched the sizzle reel twice because she insisted (it was so cute). We also saw clips from the Secret Love video! She talked a lot about Walter Reed and her work with the soldiers. It was very inspiring. Then they played the first 8 tracks of In Your Dreams (Lady from the Mountains, For What it’s Worth, In Your Dreams, The Ghosts are Gone, Secret Love, Soldier’s Angel (with Lindsey singing and playing), Annabelle Lee, and Italian Summer). The last track on the album is the Twilight song which was inspired by Edward and Bella, not about them. She introduced a few songs but not all. By the way I heard parts of the Twilight song in the sizzle reel and it was the stand-out song for me. I actually liked Annabelle Lee and Lady from the Mountains was amazing. Also heard Cheaper than Free in the reel which I’m not a huge fan of. Following the album preview there was a Q and A and of course I had to ask a question (which turned out to be 3). I asked her how she felt about her demos being circulated and she basically said of course she knows about it (btw the vault is in Phoenix) and that she’s not upset that we have them. She’s also for sure touring with In Your Dreams right after the Rod Stewart dates. Aaah there is so much more to tell but I’m exhausted and this could go on forever so I will be back tomorrow and fill in some more details. I did however bring her a gift and handed it to her while she was answering one of my questions! How excited am I!!! Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture because only certain people were aloud to at the end but overall the fact that I was sitting merely feet away from Stevie for 2 hours today is more than I could have ever dreamed. I literally had a conversation with her! I should have taken notes so I could share more but I could not take my eyes off her. I’m going to go dream about Stevie now. Nighty night from cloud 9.

You have to tell what you thought of the first 8 tracks. Your honest opinion. Don't hold back. I'm thrilled Lady from the Mountain is on the album. I'm really interested in the songs For What's Worth, In Your Dreams and Italian Summer. Tell us.

[SapphireSister]

I will keep adding things as they come to me...she seems so genuinely happy you guys! And honestly, she is so sweet. When she first sat down I sensed there was a little angst but I was completely wrong. I think my favorite part aside from talking to her was watching her dancing and mouthing the words along to her own songs as she was standing in the corner. The woman was rocking out and playing air guitar and doing her little swaying motions, so effin cute.

*Louie - she looks NOTHING like a grandma close up :wavey:!!

[michelej1]

Yes, it sounds better than I could have ever imagined! It was so funny too, I was totally singing along the words to it and I swear Stevie saw me and was probably wondering how I knew them which was part of the reason I decided to talk to her about the demos circulating. I prefaced the question with "Please don't be mad at me Stevie" lol.

Oh, that's so funny. I'm sure you know the words to songs Stevie has forgotten she even wrote.

So glad that after what you've heard you're looking forward to the album even more. It should alleviate a lot of the fears people have had (especially about the Twilight song).

Thanks so much for the report.

Michele

[michelej1]

Oh and interesting about her saying that she'll never do another album without Dave. We had been wondering if Dave had plans with FM or with BN, for that matter, and this comment, though brief, seems to lend credence to the idea that he does.

Michele

[SapphireSister]

You have to tell what you thought of the first 8 tracks. Your honest opinion. Don't hold back. I'm thrilled Lady from the Mountain is on the album. I'm really interested in the songs For What's Worth, In Your Dreams and Italian Summer. Tell us.

Ok here it goes, from what I can remember I was not too crazy about For What It's Worth because it was a little bit too country-ish. In Your Dreams was really good and Italian Summer I would have to hear again to give an accurate assessment. I want to reiterate how fabulous the Twilight song is without having heard the whole thing. Reminded me of my treasured Rooms on Fire!!

[Jondalar]

Ok here it goes, from what I can remember I was not too crazy about For What It's Worth because it was a little bit too country-ish. In Your Dreams was really good and Italian Summer I would have to hear again to give an accurate assessment. I want to reiterate how fabulous the Twilight song is without having heard the whole thing. Reminded me of my treasured Rooms on Fire!!

Did anything sound like a hit? By the way, vampire song and lady are what I know I will like. I'm into atmosphere.

[SapphireSister]

Oh, that's so funny. I'm sure you know the words to songs Stevie has forgotten she even wrote.

So glad that after what you've heard you're looking forward to the album even more. It should alleviate a lot of the fears people have had (especially about the Twilight song).

Thanks so much for the report.

Michele
You're so welcome :).
From what I've heard so far the album is fabulous. I can't believe I'm saying this but it may very well be comparable to TISL! It's that good!!

[Hawkeye]

So were those first 8 songs, the whole songs or just clips? I think its so weird she played you the first 8, but ran out of time for the last 5.

And I guess we've proven that FM77 did not hear the album, since they denied Lady from the Mountain was on it.

[michelej1]

I want to reiterate how fabulous the Twilight song is without having heard the whole thing. Reminded me of my treasured Rooms on Fire!!

Oh, you are making me salivate now. Michele

[SapphireSister]

Did anything sound like a hit? By the way, vampire song and lady are what I know I will like. I'm into atmosphere.

It's really hard to say at this point and also because i was staring at Stevie rocking out to the songs while they were playing so most of my attention was on her. Oh another thing - when Secret Love started playing I yelled out woo hoo and everyone heard me and looked in my direction. Whoops!

[louielouie2000]

OMG! WHEN I READ LADY FROM THE MOUNTAINS. I gasped out loud and actually got a little teary. THAT IS AMAZING NEWS

I know... I'd almost gotten depressed about In Your Dreams when that FM77 person said Lady From The Mountain was not on the album. Because to me, it NEEDS to be on this record. I am so totally on cloud 9 right now... what a fantastic end to a really wonderful day :woohoo:

[Jondalar]

You're so welcome :).
From what I've heard so far the album is fabulous. I can't believe I'm saying this but it may very well be comparable to TISL! It's that good!!

Uggg please no :(

[SapphireSister]

So were those first 8 songs, the whole songs or just clips? I think its so weird she played you the first 8, but ran out of time for the last 5.

And I guess we've proven that FM77 did not hear the album, since they denied Lady from the Mountain was on it.

The whole songs!!

[Jondalar]

So were those first 8 songs, the whole songs or just clips? I think its so weird she played you the first 8, but ran out of time for the last 5.

And I guess we've proven that FM77 did not hear the album, since they denied Lady from the Mountain was on it.

That is what I was thinking. He lied.

[CADreaming]

That is what I was thinking. He lied.

He didn't lie about the film being done at her house and not her condo... :shrug:

[silvasprings]

This is all just so exciting! Your so lucky to have been so close to Stevie! I think it's awesome that she's cool with her demos being shared by her fans! She seems to have mellowed out, from the internet hating Stevie less than a year ago.

[SapphireSister]

This is all just so exciting! Your so lucky to have been so close to Stevie! I think it's awesome that she's cool with her demos being shared by her fans! She seems to have mellowed out, from the internet hating Stevie less than a year ago.
Oh no she was still internet hating! During our conversation I said "You don't own a computer do you?" And she responded that she did not own a computer or a cell phone! lol She also said she's known for years about the demos and that back in the day they would be laying around her house at parties and stuff and people would just take them but she didn't think much of it at the time.

[Jondalar]

well, I'm sure they delayed the trailer or this thing.

[silvasprings]

Oh no she was still internet hating! During our conversation I said "You don't own a computer do you?" And she responded that she did not own a computer or a cell phone! lol

:lol: I love this woman so much! God, I'm so envious of you!!!

[BombaySapphire3]

He didn't lie about the film being done at her house and not her condo... :shrug:
If Lady From the Mountain is on this albun it lied.It was apparently a troll who seems to have disappeared likely to never return..I still cannot believe that Lady From the Mountain is on there ..that was my dream song to be on it.How could anyone have not mentioned it though?:shrug:

[SapphireSister]

Also you guys, I know some of you have seen pictures of me and I constantly hear that I look like Sharon but news flash, I look nothing like her from what I saw today!

*Just remembered some other stuff she talked about. After the tracks played she mentioned how she still gets very emotional when she performs certain tracks and in the background I said "Like Beauty and the Beast?" And she responded "Yes, like Beauty and the Beast and HAEWAFY". I also told her that Storms is my favorite song and she said she was so happy they did that on the Unleashed tour.

[Jondalar]

If Lady From the Mountain is on this albun he lied.It was apparently a troll who seems to have disappeared likely to never return..I still cannot believe that Lady From the Mountain is on there ..that was my dream song to be on it.How could anyone have not mentioned it though?:shrug:

Exactly!!!!!!!!!! Cha-ching!!!!!! and two snaps up!!!!!!!!!

[CADreaming]

If Lady From the Mountain is on this albun he lied.It was apparently a troll who seems to have disappeared likely to never return..I still cannot believe that Lady From the Mountain is on there ..that was my dream song to be on it.How could anyone have not mentioned it though?:shrug:

I don't know either. I'm excited it's on there but there were supposed to be 14 songs and now there's only 13?

[Jondalar]

I don't know either. I'm excited it's on there but there were supposed to be 14 songs and now there's only 13?

No, 14 recorded, and she has to have a bonus track. No one ever said as far as I remember that there would actually be 14 songs on the album, just that 14 songs were recorded. We all been speculating about the bonus track.

[SapphireSister]

Someone asked her what her favorite and least favorite songs of hers were and she gave the usual answer that her songs were like her children and that she simply doesn't perfrom any of the songs she doesn't like. :shrug:

[daniellaaarisen]

Excuse my language, but.....

holy f*cking sh*t.

[Jondalar]

Someone asked her what her favorite and least favorite songs of hers were and she gave the usual answer that her songs were like her children and that she simply doesn't perfrom any of the songs she doesn't like. :shrug:

That figures :) standard answer. I don't really care about her Q&A session, I want to hear about the songs. I wish tomorrow they would give us that trailor. Dying here for info.

[SapphireSister]

She also spoke of her songwriting process and that it's done in pros form, not in poetry and than she takes the songs from her journals. She writes anytime she is inspired. She also realized through Dave that she doesn't have to be the sorrowful depressed girl playing the piano harping on her pain. She can write under happy circumstances as well and that Dave showed her this was possible. She obviously has tons of love for him and it totally came through in the sizzle reel! There is a clip of them embracing and you can clearly see the chemistry.

[SapphireSister]

That figures :) standard answer. I don't really care about her Q&A session, I want to hear about the songs. I wish tomorrow they would give us that trailor. Dying here for info.

I wish I could tell you more about the songs but it's hard for me to describe them after only hearing them once and being very distracted by her standing in front of me. Sorry!

[Jondalar]

I wish I could tell you more about the songs but it's hard for me to describe them after only hearing them once and being very distracted by her standing in front of me. Sorry!

It's fine. I sorta hope Lady from the Mountain and the Vampire are as atmospheric and gothic as I want them to be. Did they use guitar or is Lady very synthed up?

[SapphireSister]

It's fine. I sorta hope Lady from the Mountain and the Vampire are as atmospheric and gothic as I want them to be. Did they use guitar or is Lady very synthed up?

Guitar! Not synthed up at all. It had just the perfect amount of production without being over-produced. I know you guys love it and I like it a lot but it's never been one of my favorite demos and I can tell you that I love the song on the album.

P.S. They had signs everywhere saying "NO RECORDINGS" and warned us that there would be security guards walking around to make sure no one was recording or on their cell phone.

[HejiraNYC]

OMG, how awesome is this? So happy that you got in and survived to tell your tale! Although I would like to smack you for not remembering the details... but, OMG... :eek:

Okay, you don't remember it, but does the rest of the album sound as slick and commercial as "Secret Love" or are there longer "epic" songs like on her earlier albums? What does the "Secret Love" video look like? Is it a performance video or are there dramatic elements to it as well? Gah!

[SapphireSister]

Also, her hair looked totally real to me. I paid particual attention since there's been so much talk of her wearing a wig although I could be mistaken. Also, the tight black pants she was wearing had this detail at the bottom where they were like scrunched up but purposely. It's hard to explain but they had little pleats at the bottom on the outside. Very stylish.

[SapphireSister]

OMG, how awesome is this? So happy that you got in and survived to tell your tale! Although I would like to smack you for not remembering the details... but, OMG... :eek:

Okay, you don't remember it, but does the rest of the album sound as slick and commercial as "Secret Love" or are there longer "epic" songs like on her earlier albums? What does the "Secret Love" video look like? Is it a performance video or are there dramatic elements to it as well? Gah!

Yes there were other songs that seemed epic but not in the vein of earlier albums. I have to say again I heard a lot of similarities to TISL just from the overall sound of the album. Nothing really reminiscent of BD or WH though...

The secret love is a documentary styled shoot.

Also, in the sizzle reel introduction she commented of seeing unicorns in the back yard but in fact they were horses and there is a great shot of them in there! It was so cute when she said she saw unicorns lol. The shots of the horses really stood out to me. There were also young girls looking in a mirror, all these different beautiful young girls.

[WildHearted]

Unicorns?

Only Stevie... seriously.

[gypsy4life]

I am jealous, but SOOOO excited!!!!
Your news has made me want to get up a do a happy Gold and Braid dance!!

[sorcerer999]

I just defecated myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Lady From The Mountain"...my FAVORITE Stevie demo, is going to be on the new record! I need to fast forward to May 3rd RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[SapphireSister]

I am jealous, but SOOOO excited!!!!
Your news has made me want to get up a do a happy Gold and Braid dance!!

Someone mentioned Gold and Braid when she was talking about the songs that make her emotional when she listens to them. She was like "Uh no that song was only done live" and basically corrected them.

See I'm remembering all this stuff from you guys talking about it. At one point she was talking about the Italy song and said let's talk in Italian or something and I yelled out Bella Donna and she said yes, beautiful woman and some other kind of woman but I can't remember the adjective she used. Began with an s.

[HejiraNYC]

I just defecated myself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Lady From The Mountain"...my FAVORITE Stevie demo, is going to be on the new record! I need to fast forward to May 3rd RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM FREAKING OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Hey... there's a TMI thread for that! :eek:

[SandyMac]

I would be shaking too. WOW, I am so glad you got this chance to be there and ask questions to her directly. :thumbsup:

Thank you for bringing us such wonderful news! I am sure you will be on cloud 9 for a long time. I am so happy for you. :blob1::blob1::blob1::blob2::blob2::blob2::blob2:

It does sound like Stevie's CD is getting a lot of great reviews.

[SapphireSister]

I also reminded her of the date when the tour with Rod was over when she was trying to remember (end of April). She will be home for a week or two in rehearsals and then back on the road for IYD!

[SapphireSister]

She also mentioned on several occasions that one disadvantage of being filmed every day was having to put on make-up and get somewhat dressed which was apparently a pain to have to do on a daily basis from the way she made it sound. Poor thing :(. lol

[BombaySapphire3]

Can you remember if her vocals on the rest of the songs that you heard sound as good as her vocals on "Secret Love"?

[Nikolaj]

Thank you for all the information, Sapphire Sister. I remember you quite well from months back, when you were worried she was losing her Stevie-ness over a photograph that none of us liked, taken at a steak house, and a little pep-talk from me of so few words (ha) convinced you that anyone could have a bad photo day and she'd still be the Stevie you love next time you saw her.
-I thought, however, it would be on stage, not at a private listening and chit-chat, up close!
Congratulations on your great day. I am so glad you went, it seems very fitting you were in attendance, you seem to love SN's music, her image, and her, generally, so very much.
Tell me, please- did you get any lovely parting gifts? Like a cd single or a photo postcard or any dang thing at all? I'm sure you don't care.
You were just feet away from SN in a tiny room and you talked to her and she answered! - how many of her fans can make that claim?! AND you were one of the very first on The Ledge to hear most of the cd and get back to us same day about it! Thanks, Sapphire Sister!

I'm happy for you, SS.
Sounds like you had a day truly worthy of being called one that was 'in your dreams'.
I bet you'll remember it always.

[Jondalar]

Yes, thank you Sapphire for not teasing us and for trying to give us details. I cannot stand when someone on this site does that. I would not do that to them.

[Jondalar]

Is Italian Summer atmospheric. Everyone who has heard this song has had trouble describing it.

[Nikolaj]

Here's a question- SS-- did Stevie's vocals sound better to you than on TISL, which you compared the new cd to? I felt many of her vocals on TISL weren't recorded quite as well as I'd have liked- something about a sterile production technique or in the mix on some of the SC-produced tracks not really showcasing SN's voice to the full advantage, in my opinion. I loved the Shanks produced tracks on TISL-
So tell me, did SN's voice really come through in a great way in what you heard? I think Dave Stewart will get it right, or did get it right- is just my gut instinct.
Thanks, SS.

[jkmaletic]

I wish I could tell you more about the songs but it's hard for me to describe them after only hearing them once and being very distracted by her standing in front of me. Sorry!

Exactly! I remember them being super good, and the tempo they were, but it's hard memorizing more when she's right there in front of you! Wasn't that awesome today?? :wavey:

~Jamie

[MacMan]

Wow! Wow! Wow!... Lady From The Mountain is a shocker! A cool shocker... Thanks for sharing your experience... Way cool!

Was the documentary footage black and white or colour or a mixture?

[BombaySapphire3]

Wow! Wow! Wow!... Lady From The Mountain is a shocker! A cool shocker... Thanks for sharing your experience... Way cool!

Was the documentary footage black and white or colour or a mixture?

I'm not holding my breath about "Lady From the Mountain "read Jkmaletic's part 2..she does not mention it at all ..I smell a rat.

[Nikolaj]

I'm not holding my breath about "Lady From the Mountain "read Jkmaletic's part 2..she does not mention it at all ..I smell a rat.

I think SapphireSister wouldn't make that up, no matter how excited she was. I believe her, she takes her Stevie fandom very seriously. Now, I need to go read the other attendee's second installment. My instinct tells me that SS heard it- but I've been wrong before! Perhaps SS was more familiar with that particular demo than the other writer, so it really jumped out at her?
I don't think she'd deliberately say it was something that got played if it had not been, it's not her style to lie, I don't think. She seems sensitive and serious about SN and she doesn't strike me as someone who'd play games about what she heard.
Well, that's my guess.

[MacMan]

I'm not holding my breath about "Lady From the Mountain "read Jkmaletic's part 2..she does not mention it at all ..I smell a rat.

Oh NO! I just did.... Now What! Where are these two... We need clarification!

[greatdarkwing]

I'm not holding my breath about "Lady From the Mountain "read Jkmaletic's part 2..she does not mention it at all ..I smell a rat.

Get a life. Its on there. I heard it....am I also a rat?

[BombaySapphire3]

Get a life. Its on there. I heard it....am I also a rat?

You just told me it's not on there and it's rewritten as the "Twilight song".so which is it?I don't get how you can't understand how absurd this is all starting to seem.

[greatdarkwing]

You just told me it's not on there and it's rewritten as the "Twilight song".so which is it?I don't get how you can't understand how absurd this is all starting to seem.

Im not going to fight with you. Im going back into Ledge retirement mode. Its on there morphed into the twilight song. Believe what you want to believe. I'm just trying to clarify things a bit and you are jumping all over everyone. It was the first song played and she introduced it as the twilight song. Done.

[BombaySapphire3]

Im not going to fight with you. Im going back into Ledge retirement mode. Its on there morphed into the twilight song. Believe what you want to believe. I'm just trying to clarify things a bit and you are jumping all over everyone. It was the first song played and she introduced it as the twilight song. Done.

Thanks.Happy retirement.:wavey:

[Jondalar]

Sapphire Sister did not seem to think they were the same song.

[MacMan]

Okay, so from this it's obvious the song is not on the album under the name "Lady From The Mountain", but the lyrics/melody are, but are morphed into the Twilight tune? Maybe changed lyrics abit to suit the subject as well I"m assuming.

[greatdarkwing]

Okay, so from this it's obvious the song is not on the album under the name "Lady From The Mountain", but the lyrics/melody are, but are morphed into the Twilight tune? Maybe changed lyrics abit to suit the subject as well I"m assuming.

Exactly the point.

[MacMan]

Exactly the point.

Awesome... Thanks for clearing it up :)

[Phoenix]

Okay, so from this it's obvious the song is not on the album under the name "Lady From The Mountain", but the lyrics/melody are, but are morphed into the Twilight tune? Maybe changed lyrics abit to suit the subject as well I"m assuming.

That is what I am gathering from this also, lady from the mountain is now MOONLIGHT

[greatdarkwing]

Awesome... Thanks for clearing it up :)

No problem....just wanted to help clear up the confusion.

[Jondalar]

That is what I am gathering from this also, lady from the mountain is now MOONLIGHT

Well if it is Moonlight, then it isn't really about Twilight. The tune wasn't inspired by them. Maybe she changed some lyrics to make the song get noticed, but this is bah.

[APerfectLie]

No problem....just wanted to help clear up the confusion.

Are the lyrics much different than the one's in the demos?

[greatdarkwing]

Are the lyrics much different than the one's in the demos?

To be honest, Im not a big demo person but when I heard the first few lines of the songs (granted, it was the first song played), I immediately recognized it as Lady From the Mountain. It was shocking to me, because she was introducing it as the Twilight song, so when it first came on I was a little shocked. So, I really cant answer that as I couldnt remember.

I will say this....Italian Summer is one of the best stevie songs I have ever heard. She hits the last note on the word "fall" at the very end and holds it and it is spectacular. It gave me chills.

[BombaySapphire3]

If this is true it would have actually been preferable that SapphireSister was pulling our leg.It is kind of bewildering that she'd use one of her best demos ever and not just record it as is and instead 'morph' it into a tribute to a terribly lame film.:confused:

[APerfectLie]

If this is true it would have actually been preferable that SapphireSister was pulling our leg.It is kind of bewildering that she'd use one of her best demos ever and not just record it as is and instead 'morph' it into a tribute to a terribly lame film.:confused:

I'm still thinking the Twilight song was played in the "sizzle reel" and she then talked about it and then Lady From The Mountain played, but it perhaps seemed like she was introducing LFTM as the Twilight song. But I don't know! Thanks to everyone that has helped try to clear this up! Italian Summer sounds like it is going to be great!

[Phoenix]

I REFUSE to let the typical ledge drama and peoples personal I hate this and I hate that's kill my buzz. STILL SO VERY EXCITED! THANKS TO THOSE WHO SHARED!

[jellyman10]

Holy sh*t...... this is what I get for not visiting the Ledge for a few days. :laugh:

THANK YOU for the reports. It must've been surreal to be in that room, listening to the new music with SN right there. Great that you had that experience.:nod:

Loz

[daniellaaarisen]

I've met Lindsay (SapphireSister) and I know she wouldn't intentionally mislead anyone. Let's all just be excited and not nitpick the details at other Ledgies' expense.

[ontheEdgeof17]

No problem....just wanted to help clear up the confusion.

I believe you, A! :wavey:




...and thanks for all the inside info. Exciting stuff.

[kathy1]

did she mention a solo tour after the one with rod stewart is over? did someone ask if the unleashed tour will ever be released on dvd?

[kathy1]

did she sign autographs?

[vivfox]

Thank you for your review Lindsay! I am so glad you got to enjoy the experience of a lifetime. Thank you for mentioning me in your first sentence. You made me feel like a star, a shooting star. Between you and Jamie and greatdarkwing I really have a good understanding of what to expect. I am very much looking forward to this new album.:blob1:

[DallasDude]

My guess no one is lying. LFTM lyrics have most likely been morphed into a new song, or the song retitled. "Vampire's Dream" is far more marketable today than "LFTM," and maybe the song is being planned for the next movie.

Just like "Secret Love" was updated a bit, I suspect the same to be true in this case. When Stevie says she was inspired by the movie, she may very well be saying she was inspired to go find a song she already wrote and complete it for this CD. Since I often read on this board that she is loose with the facts, or simply gives some random answers at times, how can we assume she saw the movie and then went home and wrote a song directly linked to it?

Soon, the track listing will surface and we'll all know what is on the CD. In the meantime, I'm happy to get some "inside" reports from fans that spend a lot of moola to get in, and then took the time to pass along the information as they recalled it. For that, I thank them!

[AliceLover]

This is really cool! I'm so glad that some fans got to have this experience.

Not to be a debbie downer but...."comparable to TISL" or "sounds as good as TISL" worries me.

[Musicman408]

Such an awesome experience- love hearing about it! Glad you all got to experience it. Wish I could've been there.

[BombaySapphire3]

This is really cool! I'm so glad that some fans got to have this experience.

Not to be a debbie downer but...."comparable to TISL" or "sounds as good as TISL" worries me.

I dunno but the production of "Secret Love" sounds similar to the John Shanks songs on TISL IMO except less muddy.I thought the Shanks produced songs were the best overall on TISL .I'm sure the people that have heard the other songs would know more of course.

[sorcerer999]

I had a dream last night that I bought the album and "LFTM" was not on it. When I woke up I was thankful that it was just a dream and that it was indeed going to be on the album, per Sapphire Sister's confirmation.

Now I log back onto the forum today to find out that possibly it's NOT on the album due to confusion/conflicting reports/etc.

What's worse is the report that some of the lyrics may have been transfered into the "Moonlight" song, and that makes me real sad and a bit angry.

Sapphire Sister, can you PLEASE clarify what is was you actually heard?

[mikebise]

Thanks for the info, Lindsay!!!!! I'm SO jealous of you!!!!

Thanks for sharing with us your experience and memories ~ I KNOW the album is going to be amazing!!!

Way to go, Lindsay!!! :)

[BombaySapphire3]

What's worse is the report that some of the lyrics may have been transfered into the "Moonlight" song, and that makes me real sad and a bit angry.


From what 2 of the 3 people that were at the event are saying it is more than just a transfer of lyrics .The entire song .structure,melody etc. has been used with new lyrics inspired by that awful film.It seems there always has to be a fly in the ointment.:(

[estranged4life]

I had a dream last night that I bought the album and "LFTM" was not on it.

can now mean either "Lady From the Mountain" or "Love for the Moonlight (Series)" :shocked:


:lol:


^^^^
Not a swipe at anyone in particular...Just a way to lighten the tension here before "Stevie-land" becomes "GNR-ville".

[SapphireSister]

I had a dream last night that I bought the album and "LFTM" was not on it. When I woke up I was thankful that it was just a dream and that it was indeed going to be on the album, per Sapphire Sister's confirmation.

Now I log back onto the forum today to find out that possibly it's NOT on the album due to confusion/conflicting reports/etc.

What's worse is the report that some of the lyrics may have been transfered into the "Moonlight" song, and that makes me real sad and a bit angry.

Sapphire Sister, can you PLEASE clarify what is was you actually heard?

OMG I hope that I am not wrong. I swear to you I think it's Lady from the Mountains! Like I said it's never been one of my favorite demos so I'm not that familiar with it but that song sure as hell sounded like it to me. Yes it was different in some ways. I don't know what to say. I'm kind of in shock right now. What if I'm wrong? I would never purposely mislead you guys to think something and I'm not totally sure I'm wrong but now I'm having doubut about what I heard. I think I'll go crawl under the covers and not come out for a while until this is all resolved. I hope that everyone knows from the bottom of my heart that I would never purposely mislead you guys. Where is Jamie? Can't she verify if that is the song we heard???

[wheart]

Wow!! I bet you are on Cloud 9. Thanks SapphireSister for all the wonderful information. I would love to have seen Stevie rocking out to the new tunes!! And I'm stoked to hear she's touring solo after the Rod gig!!!

[BombaySapphire3]

Are you kidding me? Someone actually accused me of making this up and smelling a rat? That's really atrocious to say the least and just slightly offensive. OF COURSE LADY FROM THE MOUNTAINS IS ON THERE!! The fact that I have to defend myself over something like this is making me sick. I try to share as much as I can and someone has the nerve to doubt my sincerity?? I'm in shock right now. This seriously makes me consider never coming back to this board but I know that's just my impulse talking. Anyone who's on this board knows what a loyal fan I am and how much I love you guys and Stevie. I would NEVER make something like that up. I know the majority of you believe me so I'm going to look at this from a rational perspective but I'm not very happy right now. :mad:

Don't leave .I apologize for the part about smelling a rat it was rude and a bit over the top. I and I would presume others are still very confused however since the other people that were at the same event are saying that the "Lady From the Mountain" has completely morphed into the "Twilight" song.

[SapphireSister]

Don't leave .I apologize for the part about smelling a rat it was rude and a bit over the top. I and I would presume others are still very confused however since the other people that were at the same event are saying that the "Lady From the Mountain" has completely morphed into the "Twilight" song.

O.k. appology accepted and I'll stay :). I still am confused and wish we could just get this resolved. Please just know that if I am mistaken (which I'm not saying I am but it's possible) it was an honest mistake.

[BombaySapphire3]

O.k. appology accepted and I'll stay :). I still am confused and wish we could just get this resolved. Please just know that if I am mistaken (which I'm not saying I am but it's possible) it was an honest mistake.

Thank you ..I believe that totally now and I actually hope and pray that you were not mistaken and "Lady From the Mountain' is really on there and intact.

[AliceLover]

O.k. appology accepted and I'll stay :). I still am confused and wish we could just get this resolved. Please just know that if I am mistaken (which I'm not saying I am but it's possible) it was an honest mistake.

I can definitely see her taking LFTM and using it as a base for a new song. She has certainly done it in the past. I'm sure she used both old and new lyrics. I wonder if the Twilight song is the first song on the record?

[michelej1]

OMG I hope that I am not wrong. I swear to you I think it's Lady from the Mountains! Like I said it's never been one of my favorite demos so I'm not that familiar with it but that song sure as hell sounded like it to me. Yes it was different in some ways. I don't know what to say. I'm kind of in shock right now. What if I'm wrong? I would never purposely mislead you guys to think something and I'm not totally sure I'm wrong but now I'm having doubut about what I heard.

Don't worry about it. The idea that you would try to mislead anyone is ridiculous. You reported what you remember and perceived and that's all you can do and it's very gracious of you to try, considering some of the responses you received.

Many of us attend the same concerts and see, hear, and remember different things from the show all of the time. One person misses something that another can describe in detail. And that's not even a bad thing. From the different recollections, we can often put the pieces together and get a fuller picture than what we could get from only one individual's perspective. I'm so happy that you took the time to share everything you recalled with us.

Michele

[Christopher]

Don't worry about it. The idea that you would try to mislead anyone is ridiculous. You reported what you remember and perceived and that's all you can do and it's very gracious of you to try, considering some of the responses you received.

Many of us attend the same concerts and see, hear, and remember different things from the show all of the time. One person misses something that another can describe in detail. And that's not even a bad thing. From the different recollections, we can often put the pieces together and get a fuller picture than what we could get from only one individual's perspective. I'm so happy that you took the time to share everything you recalled with us.

Michele

Exactly. I can only in my wildest dreams imagine what it would be like to be in the same room as Stevie with just a hundred people AND listening to brand new music!! That would put me in an altered state! So much to take in.:nod:

[SandyMac]

OMG I hope that I am not wrong. I swear to you I think it's Lady from the Mountains! Like I said it's never been one of my favorite demos so I'm not that familiar with it but that song sure as hell sounded like it to me. Yes it was different in some ways. I don't know what to say. I'm kind of in shock right now. What if I'm wrong? I would never purposely mislead you guys to think something and I'm not totally sure I'm wrong but now I'm having doubut about what I heard. I think I'll go crawl under the covers and not come out for a while until this is all resolved. I hope that everyone knows from the bottom of my heart that I would never purposely mislead you guys. Where is Jamie? Can't she verify if that is the song we heard???

Hi, please do not crawl under the covers. I myself have not listened to that demo in a while and if I heard that melody, and excited to be that close to Stevie in that setting, I would have assumed the same thing. I am just so happy you got to experience this and thank you for your description of what happened. At least now we know the Moonlight song will probably kick ass and sound terrific right ? Very cool. :blob1::blob1::blob2:::blob1::)

[Christopher]

Hi, please do not crawl under the covers. I myself have not listened to that demo in a while and if I heard that melody, and excited to be that close to Stevie in that setting, I would have assumed the same thing. I am just so happy you got to experience this and thank you for your description of what happened. At least now we know the Moonlight song will probably kick ass and sound terrific right ? Very cool. :blob1::blob1::blob2:::blob1::)

Yes, I was worried about this "twilight" song & my fears have been cooled considerably now. But the LFTM purists will be flaming that Stevie altered this precious demo. But I look at the way POTU was altered and became one of the favorite songs off TISL.:shrug:

[sorcerer999]

Sapphire Sister, I also want to thank you for reporting back to all of us. Sounds like you had a wonderful time. All the info you've relayed to us in incredible. We're all just so excited and like any mega fan, we chomp at the bit for any information we can get. Don't worry about this whole LFTM/Vampire debacle. Whatever the actual story is, if it's a fantastic song, then I'm sure we'll love it.

Again, thank you and big thanks to EVERYONE who were lucky enough to go and report back!

One question though - Was the "Secret Love" that they played for everyone the same version that we got, at 3:15? Or was it the rumoured "longer version" that a few people have talked about?

[AliceLover]

Sapphire Sister, I also want to thank you for reporting back to all of us. Sounds like you had a wonderful time. All the info you've relayed to us in incredible. We're all just so excited and like any mega fan, we chomp at the bit for any information we can get. Don't worry about this whole LFTM/Vampire debacle. Whatever the actual story is, if it's a fantastic song, then I'm sure we'll love it.

Again, thank you and big thanks to EVERYONE who were lucky enough to go and report back!

One question though - Was the "Secret Love" that they played for everyone the same version that we got, at 3:15? Or was it the rumoured "longer version" that a few people have talked about?

It was the short version.

[Tango]

OMG I hope that I am not wrong. I swear to you I think it's Lady from the Mountains! Like I said it's never been one of my favorite demos so I'm not that familiar with it but that song sure as hell sounded like it to me. Yes it was different in some ways. I don't know what to say. I'm kind of in shock right now. What if I'm wrong? I would never purposely mislead you guys to think something and I'm not totally sure I'm wrong but now I'm having doubut about what I heard. I think I'll go crawl under the covers and not come out for a while until this is all resolved. I hope that everyone knows from the bottom of my heart that I would never purposely mislead you guys. Where is Jamie? Can't she verify if that is the song we heard???

Thank you for ALL that you shared today! It was your moment, your experience, your testimony, and everyone here is so excited that it probably felt like a cross examination at times. I don't think anyone doubts you and your amazing experience--it's just fan excitement. All said and done, I think you managed to pull out all sorts of things that anyone else under the exciting circumstances would have forgotten! Great job, and thank you again for so much detail! :thumbsup:

[daniellaaarisen]

Can't get over how awesome this all is.

[SapphireSister]

Thank you guys so much for your support. I'm out from under my covers now!! xoxo

[Jondalar]

Thank you guys so much for your support. I'm out from under my covers now!! xoxo

LOL you did good Sapphire. I wonder if Stevie will use the melody from Three Birds of Rhiannon for the New Orleans song.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Thank you SS for sharing your experience with all of us. I am happy that some of her real fans were able to attend. I thought about going weeks ago but I would have never made it from RI in time. As for the whole LFTM issue I'm not sure why it was such an issue. Please don't let it ruin the great experience for you.

[jannieC]

As for the whole LFTM issue I'm not sure why it was such an issue. Please don't let it ruin the great experience for you.

Seriously! Lindsay, thank you so much for sharing your experience with us. I would have been on cloud 9 as well.

[vivfox]

Thank you SS for sharing your experience with all of us. I am happy that some of her real fans were able to attend. I thought about going weeks ago but I would have never made it from RI in time. As for the whole LFTM issue I'm not sure why it was such an issue. Please don't let it ruin the great experience for you.


How did you know about this weeks ago and why didn't you choose to share the info then? Many more Ledgies would have been able to attend if they had more notice. Just curious Pattie.:)

[cliffdweller]

She also realized through Dave that she doesn't have to be the sorrowful depressed girl playing the piano harping on her pain. She can write under happy circumstances as well and that Dave showed her this was possible.

Yeah, but I like the brooding Stevie best :cool:

Thanks for the info! I can't wait to hear this album.

[LiamMcConville]

How did you know about this weeks ago and why didn't you choose to share the info then? Many more Ledgies would have been able to attend if they had more notice. Just curious Pattie.:)

why would she have? the show was listed as and is known for being exclusive to those who are key industry members. i'm sure she figured that anyone who would be able to attend would already know about it. :shrug:

[Buddy]

I loved your review! Thank you for sharing.:xoxo:

[SapphireSister]

LOL you did good Sapphire. I wonder if Stevie will use the melody from Three Birds of Rhiannon for the New Orleans song.

Ha ha! I totally wanted to bring up 3 Birds and let her know this was my favorite demo when I asked her about the whole demo thing but I was afraid maybe she wouldn't remember it! lol

I am happy though I got to tell her "Always Been a Storm" was my special song. I purposely didn't call it "Storms" because I know she likes to call it ABAS instead :).

[RockAlot]

why would she have? the show was listed as and is known for being exclusive to those who are key industry members. i'm sure she figured that anyone who would be able to attend would already know about it. :shrug:

I agree, reason I didnt even think about going is two word's "exclusive list"...However did they offer $200.00 tic to the general public towards the end? If so I would of jumped on that, could of been in San Diego in 4hrs.

[WelshWitchPMD]

why would she have? the show was listed as and is known for being exclusive to those who are key industry members. i'm sure she figured that anyone who would be able to attend would already know about it. :shrug:

Exactly plus I don't always check the Stevie board. Sorry I thought this was old news. It was on the Nickslive blog since the beginning of February. If I did post it I might have been accused of misleading people into thinking they could get in.

[SapphireSister]

I keep wondering if Stevie actually opend the gift I handed to her. She was holding it throughout the rest of the Q and A session but at the end when they were taking pictures she didn't have it anymore. I hope she handed it to someone instead of just setting it down somewhere and forgetting about it. It had a beautiful pair of earings and a personal note inside. Guess I'll never know...:shrug:.

[JeannieKartis]

I’m still shaking so forgive me if I seem like I’m rambling but I’m going to tell you guys as much as I can about what happened. Please keep in mind I don’t have the best memory so I can’t share every detail but here it goes. I just saw that someone else was in attendance as well so hopefully they can give you guys a more detailed account but here's my summary:

So first of all thanks to Viv for posting about the meet and greet in San Diego. Of course the second I read the post I had to find out how to go and sure enough I pulled some strings and managed to get a pass. I left at around noon and drove down from L.A. to the resort where it was being held. I got there fairly early for the 3 p.m. start time and reserved myself a front row seat. It was a very intimate venue, maybe 60 seats with a lot of people standing in the back so maybe 100 people total. After I got my seat they asked us to wait outside so they could set up. Moments later Stevie walked past us with her entourage in tow (including her manager Sheryl Lewis, Sharon, and Lori) in a long black fur coat and of course those sun glasses she seems to always be wearing now a days which she didn’t take off the entire time. There were 2 comfy seats set up on the stage for Stevie and this lady (I think she was from a radio station). I really wish I could give you a blow by blow account but like I said I’m a little overwhelmed right now and can’t remember everything. Well the lady asked her a few questions about the new album and she talked about the recording process and a few songs in particular and then Stevie stood up and introduced the “sizzle reel” for the documentary. It was like a 2 minute clip from the film with some highlights and scenes from the recording session at her house in L.A. which apparently she owns but doesn’t live in (she stays in her condo by the beach). She talked a lot about her collaboration with Dave and even joked that she’d never make another album (solo or with FM) unless he was involved. We actually watched the sizzle reel twice because she insisted (it was so cute). We also saw clips from the Secret Love video! She talked a lot about Walter Reed and her work with the soldiers. It was very inspiring. Then they played the first 8 tracks of In Your Dreams (Lady from the Mountain/Vampire Song, For What it’s Worth, In Your Dreams, The Ghosts are Gone, Secret Love, Soldier’s Angel (with Lindsey singing and playing), Annabelle Lee, and Italian Summer). The last track on the album is the Twilight song which was inspired by Edward and Bella, not about them. She introduced a few songs but not all. By the way I heard parts of the Twilight song in the sizzle reel and it was the stand-out song for me. I actually liked Annabelle Lee and Lady from the Mountains was amazing. Also heard Cheaper than Free in the reel which I’m not a huge fan of. Following the album preview there was a Q and A and of course I had to ask a question (which turned out to be 3). I asked her how she felt about her demos being circulated and she basically said of course she knows about it (btw the vault is in Phoenix) and that she’s not upset that we have them. She’s also for sure touring with In Your Dreams right after the Rod Stewart dates. Aaah there is so much more to tell but I’m exhausted and this could go on forever so I will be back tomorrow and fill in some more details. I did however bring her a gift and handed it to her while she was answering one of my questions! How excited am I!!! Unfortunately I didn’t get a picture because only certain people were aloud to at the end but overall the fact that I was sitting merely feet away from Stevie for 2 hours today is more than I could have ever dreamed. I literally had a conversation with her! I should have taken notes so I could share more but I could not take my eyes off her. I’m going to go dream about Stevie now. Nighty night from cloud 9.

*Edit: I'm remembering a lot more details so read through the thread to see them!

*Big edit: Apparantly I'm wrong about Lady From the Mountains. It was actually LFTM morphed into the Twilight song. My sincerest appoligies. I'm going to go hide under my covers now for about 2 days.

*Final edit: I only hid for a couple of hours. I love Stevie and you guys so much and so glad I could share my experience with you all and you are going to love the new album!

very cool! good for you! :)

[Annabell Lee]

:] Omg what an honor ! I can't imagine having this experience. I am afraid i would freeze when it came time to ask her ANYTHING ! I completely understand SS not remembering the music that much, i would probably have been glued to Stevie the entire time also ! I am honestly so thrilled that Stevie seems to really love this album. That's a good sign. Dave seems to have shown her that there are two ways to" skin a cat". I think Stevie sometimes gets stuck on " her " way of doing things. It's nice to see her opening up a little, and giving things a chance ( like the internet ) ! :thumbsup: