I'm first. Do I win the lotto?(Spoiler)

[J.Miller]

My vinyl copy was delivered at 2:10PM. I just checked and my email was sent out at 10:18 AM Eastern time. I was at Walmart are 1Pm and decided to check my email and my confirmation email was sent. At about 2:30 PM I clicked on the UPS link while waiting in the car at Walgreens and it said it was delivered! Then we went to United Grocery Outlet to pick up some Nonni's bread crusts to put Black Diamond cheddar spread on while I listened to the album. She Loves Him Still has some sweet flute parts on it.

[Jondalar]

Is Mabel any good?

[markolas]

Spill it, bitch. Track by track. :)

[Jondalar]

Spill it, bitch. Track by track. :)

Yeah cough it up!

[J.Miller]

I posted a unboxing photo and a short clip on my Facebook . My name is Jim Miller. On my profile is a Denver Broncos logo and a cute baby girl. Hope you can find me.

[markolas]

How annoying.

[J.Miller]

Mark Knopfler get a songwriting credit on She Loves Him Still.

[Jondalar]

Troll.......

[Hawkeye]

can't see your profile

[bombaysaffires]

wait, you say yours was delivered at 2:10pm and yet you posted that at 1:54pm…? And you have comments on specific songs in the other thread listed at 1:20 and thereabouts. I'm confused. What time zone are you in?

[Jondalar]

Mark Knopfler get a songwriting credit on She Loves Him Still.

Thank god that debate is over with.

[Hawkeye]

hes definitly not a troll. hes been here for years and quite reliable. I just dont see how hard it is to do a track by track review. Or at least offer a few small tidbits that stand out (like is I dont care part of any demo we know?) if you dont want to, fine just say so, but sending us to hunt you down on facebook isnt helping.

[Johnny Stew]

Troll.......

Jim isn't a troll. He's been a Ledgie all the way back to the pre-vBulletin days.

wait, you say yours was delivered at 2:10pm and yet you posted that at 1:54pm…? And you have comments on specific songs in the other thread listed at 1:20 and thereabouts. I'm confused. What time zone are you in?

You're looking at the West Coast time-stamps. ;)

[J.Miller]

Bear with me. I am watching a nearly 3 year girl with occasional temper tantrums. 'I don't care about next year. I don't care about yesterday I don't care that you don't see it I just care that you fell it'.

[bombaysaffires]

I found Jim on FB but in order to see anything you must "friend" him. That's unfortunately a trick some people who *are* trolls use to get a lot of likes on their FB pages. So Jim I would recommend if you aren't making your posts about the album public on FB that you share them here.

[J.Miller]

Feel it oops.

[Johnny Stew]

Mark Knopfler get a songwriting credit on She Loves Him Still.

Very cool to finally have confirmation on that very old rumor. :thumbsup:

[onlynow]

Bear with me. I am watching a nearly 3 year girl with occasional temper tantrums. 'I don't care about next year. I don't care about yesterday I don't care that you don't see it I just care that you fell it'.

Thanks! Any other significant new lyrics?

[wheart]

Mark Knopfler get a songwriting credit on She Loves Him Still.

well I'm so glad since he wrote the song. :thumbsup:

[J.Miller]

I tried to post videos and photos. It seems YouTube has changed the rules about embedding. My photos are way too big to post. Has anyone else gotten the album yet? Sorry I couldn't do any better.

[Johnny Stew]

I tried to post videos and photos. It seems YouTube has changed the rules about embedding. My photos are way too big to post. Has anyone else gotten the album yet? Sorry I couldn't do any better.

Jim, you don't have to worry about trying to embed the videos into a post -- just share the link and we can do the rest. If you don't mind.

[J.Miller]

I listened to it 3 times. A very well made record In my opinion. I am hoping Rolling Stone and others gives it at least 4 stars. As a Stevie record I think it is very special.

[J.Miller]

I found Jim on FB but in order to see anything you must "friend" him. That's unfortunately a trick some people who *are* trolls use to get a lot of likes on their FB pages. So Jim I would recommend if you aren't making your posts about the album public on FB that you share them here.

I changed my Facebook setting to public.

[welcomechris]

I changed my Facebook setting to public.

Where is your facebook? Link

[BombaySapphire3]

So far I don't see anything here yet that I would remotely consider a "spoiler':shrug:

[welcomechris]

Please post a link to your facebook!

[J.Miller]

I need to put down Bella to sleep before I do any linking.

[Danielle]

Amazing snippet of I Don't Care here: http://instagram.com/p/tbVoW-Br3w/?modal=true

[KarmaContestant]

Amazing snippet of I Don't Care here: http://instagram.com/p/tbVoW-Br3w/?modal=true

Nice! I see they went with traditional Reprise labels on the discs.

[welcomechris]

We really need some snippets here!

[JamieSPC]

I'm listening now:

If You Were My Love: Payoff is when the song finally hits the minor chord after moving between the 1 and major 2 throughout. Not much happening.

Mabel Normand: Not my taste. Reminiscent of her vocal on Wide Sargasso Sea, but without a discernible chorus.

Twisted: Simple and beautiful, very Nashville. Full-on harmonies with Stevie and the girls. Major lyric change: "Well, I got your demons!" Song definitely moves. Best version we have officially but not quite the level of the live performances from '98.

[markolas]

She Loves Him Still - http://instagram.com/p/tbjUHsBr6v/

Cathouse Blues - http://instagram.com/p/tbjNLOBr6l/

Blue Water - http://instagram.com/p/tbjF48Br6a/

[gldstwmn]

My vinyl copy was delivered at 2:10PM. I just checked and my email was sent out at 10:18 AM Eastern time. I was at Walmart are 1Pm and decided to check my email and my confirmation email was sent. At about 2:30 PM I clicked on the UPS link while waiting in the car at Walgreens and it said it was delivered! Then we went to United Grocery Outlet to pick up some Nonni's bread crusts to put Black Diamond cheddar spread on while I listened to the album. She Loves Him Still has some sweet flute parts on it.

Nice! Have a great weekend with the Diamond cheddar spread (love that stuff) listening to Stevie! :thumbsup:

[markolas]

I like that Blue Water snippet a lot. It's got drums and guitars on it...sounds like they really fleshed it out.

[J.Miller]

Amazing snippet of I Don't Care here: http://instagram.com/p/tbVoW-Br3w/?modal=true

I found that clip too,very Led Zep.

[gldstwmn]

Nice! I see they went with traditional Reprise labels on the discs.

Yes. That's the label from the White Album days. :nod:

[JamieSPC]

Belle Fleur: Most musically interesting so far. Banjo! Sounds like something Dolly Parton might have recorded in the 80s. LOOOOOOONG musical intro with growling, grinding bass and mirrored in the outro. "Canyon dancing, all night long."

All The Beautiful Worlds: Very "Rock A Little." Really shows Stevie's songwriting prowess. Very sophisticated chord structure and movement. Synth/EP driven, again 80s in a good way. Brilliant vocal in bridge: "Ooooooh you say you're leavin' baby!" First one of the tracks we haven't heard yet that I'd call "classic Stevie."

[gldstwmn]

She Loves Him Still - http://instagram.com/p/tbjUHsBr6v/

Cathouse Blues - http://instagram.com/p/tbjNLOBr6l/

Blue Water - http://instagram.com/p/tbjF48Br6a/

I'm dying over here! :thumbsup:

[welcomechris]

Belle Fleur: Most musically interesting so far. Banjo! Sounds like something Dolly Parton might have recorded in the 80s. LOOOOOOONG musical intro with growling, grinding bass and mirrored in the outro. "Canyon dancing, all night long."

All The Beautiful Worlds: Very "Rock A Little." Really shows Stevie's songwriting prowess. Very sophisticated chord structure and movement. Synth/EP driven, again 80s in a good way. Brilliant vocal in bridge: "Ooooooh you say you're leavin' baby!" First one of the tracks we haven't heard yet that I'd call "classic Stevie."

Send me a PM please

[JamieSPC]

I Don't Care: Hard rocker but pretty weak lyrically. Starts acoustic and rather soft, goes back and forth between electric and "unplugged" as she says "I don't mean it, I do care..." Reminds me of "Ghosts Are Gone" in the rockin' parts.

[welcomechris]

I Don't Care: Hard rocker but pretty weak lyrically. Starts acoustic and rather soft, goes back and forth between electric and "unplugged" as she says "I don't mean it, I do care..." Reminds me of "Ghosts Are Gone" in the rockin' parts.

Do you think you could share it on tumblr or something (so we can't download but can listen)

[JamieSPC]

Watch Chain: Bass/electric-driven, another one without a distinct hook/chorus. Nice scooping harmonies on the end. My opinion thus far is other than Starshine, the rockers aren't faring well, kinda bland.

Hard Advice: not as expected. Might have been inspired by the the Petty conversation but very much a love song. Great chorus, nice 12-string work. "Go write some real songs... This is all wrong."

[JamieSPC]

Do you think you could share it on tumblr or something (so we can't download but can listen)

Ah wish I could... No good way to do it. I'll stop if I'm spoiling though.

[BombaySapphire3]

Maybe it's just the snippet but the playing and production on Blue Water sounds very "Bare Trees" FM to me.

[JamieSPC]

Carousel is beautiful, mixed perfectly. She and Vanessa blend so much better than on The One. This is the kind of song you could put on repeat.

[onlynow]

http://instagram.com/p/tbj2lCBr7o/?modal=true - If You Were My Love

For some reason this link takes me to Twisted. Am i doing something wrong? Thanks for posting these!:shrug:

[JamieSPC]

Blue Water: Settles into a "Cool Change" feel. Very 70s AM radio. "I'd like to sail the sea, take you on a slow ride..." Very prominent male vocal repeats at the end but I don't recognize the voice. Gorgeous a Capella ending, "Well, I sit and I wait ... For the morning to come." This will be a favorite.

[JamieSPC]

Nice outro on Cathouse Blues with a horn section! Muted trumpet, trombone, clarinet flourishes, most out-there song she has done maybe ever.

The Dealer: Fidelity issues on the downloads aren't present on the vinyl. Nice and crisp. That's a relief. This is the only one of the ones we've already heard that I listened to all the way through because the difference between the download and vinyl were so striking.

[Hawkeye]

One song i like A LOT more with these new batch of snippets is Belle Fleur. And at 30 seconds heard at thus point Mable still sounds like my favorite. And All the Beautiful Worlds sounds like a copy of the demo, especially the back up vocals, which is exactly what that particular song calls for. nothing needed to change there.

[Wings]

If you go to randyinga's instagram page, just click on the snippets themselves. Those links all go to either Twisted or She Loves Him Still.

[louielouie2000]

Holy crap, from what I'm hearing, these clips have addressed ALL my concerns! Proper harmonies on Blue Water. Not an Adult Contemporary sound on All The Beautiful Worlds. If You Were My Love sounds like it's building to more of a crescendo in that clip. Even Watch Chain sounds awesome... something I feared would turn out sort of cheesy. I Don't Care is the big surprise of the group, though... VERY intriguing! Her voice sounds out of this world amazing in all of these clips... it's like she's woken from a 20 year vocal coma. :nod:

[JamieSPC]

She Loves Him Still: whoa, sounds like a recorder solo in the middle. The vocal is terrific, great harmonies throughout. Production similar to her single release with Lady A, "Golden." Her best closer since "Highwayman."

Overall impressions on first listen:
I'd put it after Bella Donna and TISL overall, but I find it miles ahead of IYD and he others as a "classic Stevie" album. Highlights are title track, Lady, Blue Water, Carousel, She Loves Him Still, Cathouse Blues (for sheer weirdness and novelty), and my favorite, All The Beautiful Worlds.

I think everyone is going to be pleased... It is a faithful offering for fans that have listened to lo-fi versions of these songs all these years, expertly rendered by brilliant players. It's still Stevie, so we get some clunkers (mostly lyrically), but as a vault-emptying gloss of demo material, I don't think it could be better.

[sorcerer999]

it's like she's woken from a 20 year vocal coma. :nod:

SHE HAS!!! :]

[JamieSPC]

Oh and I found the vinyl to be very consistent and well-mastered compared to the often grating downloads. Not hearing the rip distortion on the high end of her voice. Pure speculation, but Dave has released a good deal of vinyl over the last few years and I'm wondering if we've been hearing vinyl masters, which would warm up considerably on wax but would clip when compressed. It's a very cohesive listening experience, with the exception of Cathouse, which stands out only for the unusual (for Stevie) instrumentation.

[BigAl84]

does The Dealer sound better on the vinyl edition? I can't wait until Monday!!!!

[BigAl84]

sorry i just saw your previous comments. so glad it sounds better!

[J.Miller]

Unless I overlooked something,Lindsey was not in any of the photos but the rest of Rumours lineup were hmmm.

[goldenground]

Blue Water: Settles into a "Cool Change" feel. Very 70s AM radio. "I'd like to sail the sea, take you on a slow ride..." Very prominent male vocal repeats at the end but I don't recognize the voice. Gorgeous a Capella ending, "Well, I sit and I wait ... For the morning to come." This will be a favorite.

Damn. I hope this doesn't bug me as much as I think it will. I'm sure, I'll love it either way, just because I love this song and Stevie's voice (yes, even now) so much. It's just I always thought of this song as Stevie's "gypsy esque" self power/love type of song, that having a male vocal (and a prominent one apparently) sing along as a duet seems odd and out of place.

[BombaySapphire3]

Damn. I hope this doesn't bug me as much as I think it will. I'm sure, I'll love it either way, just because I love this song and Stevie's voice (yes, even now) so much. It's just I always thought of this song as Stevie's "gypsy esque" self power/love type of song, that having a male vocal (and a prominent one apparently) sing along as a duet seems odd and out of place.

I like the new snippet but if she had to drag in the tall dude from Lady Antebellum why here:shrug:

[goldenground]

I like the new snippet but if she had to drag in the tall dude from Lady Antebellum why here:shrug:

My thoughts exactly. If she had to have him sing a duet with her, 'She Loves Him Still' would have made a lot more sense. I know there's plenty here who would strongly disagree with that, but I much prefer 'Blue Water' over the latter so there's my bias lol

[MusicInferno]

Glad to hear about the better sound quality! :nod:

[markolas]

I think I'm going to love Mabel Normand and Blue Water.

[DauphineMarie]

I think I'm going to love Mabel Normand and Blue Water.

Mabel Normand is my absolute jam so that is going to probably be my favourite. I think I'm going to like Blue Water too, as well as Watch Chain (hated the demo) and maybe even All the Beautiful Worlds.

[sorcerer999]

Mabel Normand is my absolute jam so that is going to probably be my favourite. I think I'm going to like Blue Water too, as well as Watch Chain (hated the demo) and maybe even All the Beautiful Worlds.

"Watch Chain" is MY JAM off this new record! It is so much fun and will rank right up there with the best of the best Stevie "driving songs".

[DauphineMarie]

"Watch Chain" is MY JAM off this new record! It is so much fun and will rank right up there with the best of the best Stevie "driving songs".

When I heard the clip from that one instagram page, I replayed it like six times, because I was just blown away! I always thought the demo was sort of dragging, but just the short snippet made me want to groove lol :lol:

[bgsfrk]

The 24 Karat album page on Wiki says that Davey Johnstone is playing guitar on Belle Fleur and If You Were My Love. Can someone with the vinyl liner notes confirm for me?? Wikipedia isn't always the best source for info. If it's true that's really cool because he's also Elton John's guitarist. :]

[sorcerer999]

The 24 Karat album page on Wiki says that Davey Johnstone is playing guitar on Belle Fleur and If You Were My Love. Can someone with the vinyl liner notes confirm for me?? Wikipedia isn't always the best source for info. If it's true that's really cool because he's also Elton John's guitarist. :]

Unfortunately the liner notes (on the vinyl) do not specify who played what on each particular song. Maybe the CD photobook will expound upon those questions? :shrug:

[bgsfrk]

Unfortunately the liner notes (on the vinyl) do not specify who played what on each particular song. Maybe the CD photobook will expound upon those questions? :shrug:

So who's receiving their vinyl copies already? I live in California and pre-ordered from Amazon. Is it that you had to order it directly from Warner?

[michelej1]

So who's receiving their vinyl copies already? I live in California and pre-ordered from Amazon. Is it that you had to order it directly from Warner?

I ordered directly from Warner and live in California. Nothing.

Michele

[DauphineMarie]

I ordered directly from Warner and live in California. Nothing.

Michele

Nothing from Florida... If only I was still in the UK :mad::mad::mad:

[bgsfrk]

Would anyone with the vinyl mind sharing some pics please!!!:D

[Musicman408]

Alright, so the sound quality is MUCH better on the vinyl than the online videos we've seen. Will it have the same good vinyl quality on the CD? These sound fantastic now!

[welcomechris]

Can someone please send me a link to the unboxing video and short clip
Thanks

[STEVEHEDRICK]

I overlooked my email it says shipped out thursday for delivery on monday! cant wait!

[J.Miller]

I am putting up clips on instagram. My name there is broncofan37874.

[welcomechris]

Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[welcomechris]

Carousel please!! And Mabel normand!


OMG the male voices on Blue Water sucks!

[BlueDenimLamp]

OK folks, we have official word from our owner. Do *NOT* post streaming links to 24k Gold songs here on the Ledge, unless they are sanctioned by the artist. In other words, the only legitimate ones so far are the links provided by Stevie's official Instagram account, or by reputable publications such as the Elle Magazine Youtube link.

..........

[loverly13]

Does the vinyl come with an immediate digital download code? Or do we have to wait until October 7th for that? I'm getting both the vinyl and the litho package delivered to my home in PA because it's much easier than trying to get a package at my NYC apartment. If my mom could just text me the code or something so I could listen to it ASAP, that would be the best.

[BlueLight]

Does the vinyl come with an immediate digital download code? Or do we have to wait until October 7th for that? I'm getting both the vinyl and the litho package delivered to my home in PA because it's much easier than trying to get a package at my NYC apartment. If my mom could just text me the code or something so I could listen to it ASAP, that would be the best.

The vinyl comes with a download card, but I believe it may not work until either this Tuesday, or the following Tuesday when the record is officially released.

[JamieSPC]

I ordered the vinyl from WB and mine did NOT come with a download card.

[sorcerer999]

I ordered the vinyl from WB and mine did NOT come with a download card.

Jamie, check inside both sleeves. Mine was tucked away in the sleeve that housed sides 3 & 4.

[JamieSPC]

Jamie, check inside both sleeves. Mine was tucked away in the sleeve that housed sides 3 & 4.

AAAAAAAAND there it is! Thank you!

It was so stuck I had to almost tear it out. But it was there.

[JamieSPC]

And just to follow up on the download card: The URL on the card shows up on the WB site as a broken link. It baffles me how a giant media company with so many resources can bumble a release. If you don't want us to download it until 10/7, then at least have a message saying so, not a 404 error. So poor.

[olive]

And just to follow up on the download card: The URL on the card shows up on the WB site as a broken link. It baffles me how a giant media company with so many resources can bumble a release. If you don't want us to download it until 10/7, then at least have a message saying so, not a 404 error. So poor.

they probably were not expecting so much false sense of entitlement .

[Christopher]

And just to follow up on the download card: The URL on the card shows up on the WB site as a broken link. It baffles me how a giant media company with so many resources can bumble a release. If you don't want us to download it until 10/7, then at least have a message saying so, not a 404 error. So poor.

The "24 Karat Gold" digital release (MP3 download and CD) has always been stated as October 7th.

The Sept. 29 release date was only for those who pre-ordered the first run "Double Vinyl" bundle through Warner Music Store via Stevies official web site.
BTW, the "double vinyl" bundle via Warner Music Store updated the release date to Oct. 30th, which I assume is because it's actually the official street date release for "24 Karat Gold" (vinyl only) in the few remaining record stores across the U.S.

If you look carefully at the fine print of your order confirmation on the "Deluxe LP + Digital Album" bundle you will clearly see that the digital download will not be released until Oct. 7th
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/longdistancewinner/rmlAS_zps16a7577d.png

That being said, It wouldn't surprise me to see Warners, or some other site (i.e. NPR, Rolling Stone, etc.,) streaming part of the record, or its entirety next week ahead of its official release date of Oct.7th. That seems to be pretty common nowadays, plus they did it with IYD.

[olive]

The "24 Karat Gold" digital release (MP3 download and CD) has always been stated as October 7th.

The Sept. 29 release date was only for those who pre-ordered the first run "Double Vinyl" bundle through Warner Music Store via Stevie's official web site.
BTW, the "double vinyl" bundle through the Warners about a week ago changed the release date to Oct. 30th, which I assume is because it's actually the official street date release for "24 Karat Gold" (vinyl only) in the few remaining record stores across the U.S.

If you look carefully at the fine print of your order confirmation on the "Deluxe LP + Digital Album" bundle you will clearly see that the digital download will not be released until Oct. 7th
http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t118/longdistancewinner/rmlAS_zps16a7577d.png

That being said, It wouldn't surprise me to see Warners, or some other site (i.e. NPR, Rolling Stone, etc.,) stream part of the record, or its entirety next week ahead of its official release date of Oct.7th. That seems to be pretty common nowadays, plus they did it with IYD.

exactly , I don't understand this demanding people for it

[JamieSPC]

Of course I said its fine that the release date is what it is. The problem is the error page on a major release. Put up something that says "Thank you for your purchase! Try again on release date" or something. Anything else looks like neglect or ineptitude.

I run a bunch of websites for a living and anytime we release something in print, we are sure to at least have a landing page up.

I'm not really complaining (or if I was I shouldn't be)... The vinyl sounds terrific and arrived early. Works for me!

[jwd]

I am putting up clips on instagram. My name there is broncofan37874.

Thanks Jim, these songs are sounding great!!

[Jondalar]

Well, I gotta say this album is a big winner. The production, her voice and some surprised make this one of the best things she has ever done as a solo artist.

1.Starshine - great opening, as good as enchanted, great vocal

2 If You Were My Love - this may be my favorite from the album, love this, produced perfectly

3. Mabel Normand - hell no, punt this song to the moon, do not like it at all

4. Twisted - best version ever

5. 24 Karat Gold - one of my favorites from album for flow and imagery

6.Belle Fleur - interesting, good country song with depth, very early 70, like it

7. All The Beautiful Worlds - good job, another ballad on this album that works

8. Lady - nice heartfelt ballad

9. I Don't Care - not my favorite, but she changes if from I don't care to I do care at the end. It's interesting song and a good jam. Good

10. Watch Chain - really good jam, like it

11. Hard Advice - one of my favorites from album, you can understand the story and its got a great chorus, love it

12. Carousel - good song sung excellently

13. Blue Water - Love it, better than demo, one of my favorites

14. Cathouse Blues - nice bluesy song, sung very well

15.The Dealer - love the song, one of my favorites

16.She Loves Him Still - love the song, one of my favorites

[goldenground]

Well, I gotta say this album is a big winner. The production, her voice and some surprised make this one of the best things she has ever done as a solo artist.

1.Starshine - great opening, as good as enchanted, great vocal

2 If You Were My Love - this may be my favorite from the album, love this, produced perfectly

3. Mabel Normand - hell no, punt this song to the moon, do not like it at all

4. Twisted - best version ever

5. 24 Karat Gold - one of my favorites from album for flow and imagery

6.Belle Fleur - interesting, good country song with depth, very early 70, like it

7. All The Beautiful Worlds - good job, another ballad on this album that works

8. Lady - nice heartfelt ballad

9. I Don't Care - not my favorite, but she changes if from I don't care to I do care at the end. It's interesting song and a good jam. Good

10. Watch Chain - really good jam, like it

11. Hard Advice - one of my favorites from album, you can understand the story and its got a great chorus, love it

12. Carousel - good song sung excellently

13. Blue Water - Love it, better than demo, one of my favorites

14. Cathouse Blues - nice bluesy song, sung very well

15.The Dealer - love the song, one of my favorites

16.She Loves Him Still - love the song, one of my favorites

Short and sweet. Thanks! these reviews really do help us out by giving us an idea. Based on the instagram clips, I think they all sound amazing, and surpasses IYD by miles. Not too glossy or overproduced. A simple arrangement that brings out Stevie's vocals and lyrics. I'm really looking forward to All The Beautiful Worlds and Blue Water (even with that dude's vocal, UGH) Even Mabel Normand. From what I've heard so far, I really like it. Yes, it'll probably be a bunch of rambling lyrics all over the place, but it'll be nice little homage to the incoherent weirdness that was the RAL era. I dig it.

[Jondalar]

Short and sweet. Thanks! these reviews really do help us out by giving us an idea. Based on the instagram clips, I think they all sound amazing, and surpasses IYD by miles. Not too glossy or overproduced. A simple arrangement that brings out Stevie's vocals and lyrics. I'm really looking forward to All The Beautiful Worlds and Blue Water (even with that dude's vocal, UGH) Even Mabel Normand. From what I've heard so far, I really like it. Yes, it'll probably be a bunch of rambling lyrics all over the place, but it'll be nice little homage to the incoherent weirdness that was the RAL era. I dig it.

You hit the nail on head. Mabel Normand belongs on Rock a Little for sure. :( too bad it showed up here.

[MarkMc1990]

I want to hear "Mabel Normand" so bad. I neeeed to hear how she sings the "You and your friend are at odds, you are not winning, why does someone always have to win?" part!

[Jondalar]

I'm going to be listening to this album for years. It's one of her best ones. I definitely hope it isn't her last.

[tabruns]

I'm very excited to hear this album. I liked In Your Dreams and Trouble In Shangri-La both quite a bit, myself, so for me this is likely the third album in a row to be on par with her earliest solo work.

Her comments about how she has enough songs in the vault to do "another 3 albums" sounds like this is definitely not the last time she's going to do this.

[J.Miller]

Short and sweet. Thanks! these reviews really do help us out by giving us an idea. Based on the instagram clips, I think they all sound amazing, and surpasses IYD by miles. Not too glossy or overproduced. A simple arrangement that brings out Stevie's vocals and lyrics. I'm really looking forward to All The Beautiful Worlds and Blue Water (even with that dude's vocal, UGH) Even Mabel Normand. From what I've heard so far, I really like it. Yes, it'll probably be a bunch of rambling lyrics all over the place, but it'll be nice little homage to the incoherent weirdness that was the RAL era. I dig it.

All the Beautyful Worlds is pure Stevieness. Mabel Normand is somewhat like Bob Dylan's. Hurricane . The line 'I want to be your friend' in Blue Water makes me tear up.

[DauphineMarie]

I want to hear "Mabel Normand" so bad. I neeeed to hear how she sings the "You and your friend are at odds, you are not winning, why does someone always have to win?" part!

Despite Mabel's antiquated timeframe, I love her so much, and that song means more to me than anything.. For some reason or another. :shrug: Those lines are also my favourite.

[goldenground]

All the Beautyful Worlds is pure Stevieness. Mabel Normand is somewhat like Bob Dylan's. Hurricane . The line 'I want to be your friend' in Blue Water makes me tear up.

Yes! That's what it reminded me of! As soon as I heard the clip, I knew it reminded me of something, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. And 'Blue Water'. That line is pure beauty. Looking forward to it.

[BombaySapphire3]

Just heard the full Mabel Normand..I really like it and yes it did also remind me of Bob Dylan's Story of the Hurricane....Belle Fleur is also incredible..so different from anything she has done.

[MarkMc1990]

Just heard the full Mabel Normand..I really like it and yes it did also remind me of Bob Dylan's Story of the Hurricane....Belle Fleur is also incredible..so different from anything she has done.

Just heard it too.

I'm not sure if I preferred it to the demo, but it was an interesting alternative. Whereas the demo is more of a ballad, this new version has an anger and lament reminiscent of "You Can't Fix This" in my opinion.

[PenguinHead]

You hit the nail on head. Mabel Normand belongs on Rock a Little for sure. :( too bad it showed up here.

Poor Mable (Mabel?) Normand.
A very notable, eclectic song. In comparison it makes The Nightmare appear more cohesive!

I like it for the very reasons most people will hate it: it's abnormal and eccentric. It has no conventional structure of verse and chorus. It's a beautiful and frantic mess, which mirrors the life of her subject. It's not a sing-song, but more of an art song.

I can appreciate it when Stevie rocks a little too much and falls off the cliff. It's bound to happen occasionally; after all, she is a self-professed old school cliff dweller.

[Artemis]

When was the last time Stevie got as weird as Mable Normand? Not for a very long time, that's for sure. I love it!

I'll post a longer review later. All The Beautiful Worlds is sex though,

[BombaySapphire3]

Poor Mable (Mabel?) Normand.
A very notable, eclectic song. It make The Nightmare appear more cohesive!

I like it for the very reasons most people will hate it: it's abnormal and eccentric. It has no conventional structure of verse and chorus. It's a beautiful and frantic mess, which mirrors the life of her subject.

I can appreciate it when Stevie rocks a little too much and drives off the cliff. It's bound to happen occasionally; after all, she is a self-professed old school cliff dweller.

Absolutely agree ..I could think of no better song to represent where she was in that final year or so of cocaine addiction..and to me it has a Bob Dylan /Patti Smith vibe on this album.

[JamieSPC]

"All the Beautiful Worlds" has become my favorite, can't stop listening to that one.

Side 2 of the vinyl is pretty perfect, like a little EP from the past but somehow new. You've got "24 Karat Gold" (as many have said, classic Stevie in the "Dreams" vein), "Belle Fleur" (strange, strange song), "All the Beautiful Worlds" (perfect, IMO) and "Lady" (stunning). The rest of the album is good, too, but that run of 4 songs is stellar.

[goldenground]

When was the last time Stevie got as weird as Mable Normand? Not for a very long time, that's for sure. I love it!

I'll post a longer review later. All The Beautiful Worlds is sex though,

Exactly. I'm actually really impressed that she had the guts to put something like this on her album considering its not exactly commercial friendly. Surprisingly enough this is the song that has me the most intrigued; her vocals sound great on it, the music is moving, and her lyrics are endearingly all over the place. I'll admit, RAL is my favorite era, so naturally I'm a fan of all the rambling, wild craziness of it all. So happy this song was included.

"Strange things do follow when you love someone

So you put that someone in exile

How about I call you beloved exile"

:thumbsup:

[OooMissionary]

Fantastic album from start to finish. The only song I'm not quite into as a stand-alone is IYWML, but it fits well on the album as a whole. Stevie sounds fantastic.:]

[michelej1]

Do Not Post Notes About Private Messaging Songs From This Album To Each Other.

[Jondalar]

Fantastic album from start to finish. The only song I'm not quite into as a stand-alone is IYWML, but it fits well on the album as a whole. Stevie sounds fantastic.:]

That's one of the best songs!

[goldenground]

Just heard the whole song of Mabel Normand. This song is so frickin' awesome. Who would have thought RAL Stevie would translate so well now? It totally does. It's so different from anything she's done in the last ten years. This song is superb.

[KarmaContestant]

My vinyl copy just arrived at the office. With much anticipation, I opened the box and carefully slipped the vinyl jacket and it's contents out of the plastic shrinkwap.....only to discover, much to my horror, that WB really cheaped out and put the records in plain white paper sleeves.

Plain paper sleeves will scratch your records. They will leave scuff marks, more and more, the more times you slide those records in and out of them.

I hate these white paper sleeves. They will end up in the trash when I get home, replaced with scratch-free anti-static MoFi sleeves. I wish the records had come in glossy printed sleeves.

[J.Miller]

My vinyl copy just arrived at the office. With much anticipation, I opened the box and carefully slipped the vinyl jacket and it's contents out of the plastic shrinkwap.....only to discover, much to my horror, that WB really cheaped out and put the records in plain white paper sleeves.

Plain paper sleeves will scratch your records. They will leave scuff marks, more and more, the more times you slide those records in and out of them.

I hate these white paper sleeves. They will end up in the trash when I get home, replaced with scratch-free anti-static MoFi sleeves. I wish the records had come in glossy printed sleeves.

Solution : just leave it on the turntable .

[welcomechris]

Mabel Normand rocks!!!

[KarmaContestant]

Solution : just leave it on the turntable .

:laugh: It will probably stay there for a little bit, but not long. I listen to mostly vinyl, so the turntable gets a lot of action.

[J.Miller]

:laugh: It will probably stay there for a little bit, but not long. I listen to mostly vinyl, so the turntable gets a lot of action.

What kind of turntable do you have? I have a Kenwood KD-12 RB from around 1984. It was having issues with sound dropping out of one speaker or the other. I found out that if would touch the parametric controller it would sometimes fix the sound. When I ordered this album ,I also ordered a good copy of The Wild Heart. The Wild Heart played good on my system. Now I played this album at least 5 times it sounds flawless. I was taking a risk on buying new vinyl for unit that may not work.

[goldenground]

All The Beautiful Worlds is sex. That is all :lol: Seriously though, this song...I'm in love

[PenguinHead]

Do Not Post Notes About Private Messaging Songs From This Album To Each Other.

Please explain.

[welcomechris]

All The Beautiful Worlds is sex. That is all :lol: Seriously though, this song...I'm in love

Baby give that to me

:D:D:D

[WildHearted]

Please explain.

Michele was very straightforward, so I'm not sure what you're confused about, but how's this: do not converse publicly about distributing/sharing audio files of the songs via PM. :thumbsup:

[KarmaContestant]

What kind of turntable do you have? I have a Kenwood KD-12 RB from around 1984. It was having issues with sound dropping out of one speaker or the other. I found out that if would touch the parametric controller it would sometimes fix the sound. When I ordered this album ,I also ordered a good copy of The Wild Heart. The Wild Heart played good on my system. Now I played this album at least 5 times it sounds flawless. I was taking a risk on buying new vinyl for unit that may not work.

I'm using a Sony from Best Buy. PSLX300USB; it's a standard old-school component turntable, but also connects to a PC for needledrops, although I have yet to use it for that. It sounds great and has a built-in preamp, but the needle doesn't seem to be upgradeable, and it doesn't have a weight adjustment dial. But, it was 99 bucks and I've been happy with it so far. I'll upgrade it in a few years, but it's holding up well so far.

[vivfox]

much to my horror, that WB really cheaped out and put the records in plain white paper sleeves.

Plain paper sleeves will scratch your records. They will leave scuff marks, more and more, the more times you slide those records in and out of them.

It just occurred to me this morning about what I might do if the record skips. I haven't had to face this dilemma since the early 1990's. LOL So far I have only listened to side 4 because I HAD to hear Blue Water first. Every song on side four skips. The problem could be the record or the fact that I have a very old turntable.