The 24 Karat Gold Commentary's

[BlueDenimLamp]

Someone suggested a thread for all the 24K commentary's...Here it is...

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"Watch Chain"

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"Woman's Record"

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"Mabel Normand"
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"Hard Advice"

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"I Don't Care"


Feel free to add any that were missed or new ones as they pop up...

[welcomechris]

Lady

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[KarmaContestant]

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[BlueLight]

Thanks much for posting these! Stevie's camp is smart to have these posted, with song previews, on various sites.

She emphasizes that she has "many, many more songs." Which gives me hope for another album, soon! :thumbsup:

[BlueLight]

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"I think it will be a great song on stage."

YES! :]

[michelej1]

USA Today by Brian Mansfield, October 1, 2014 [click for video]

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2014/10/01/stevie-nicks-all-the-beautiful-worlds-premiere/16545251/

Stevie Nicks dips into her vault for All the Beautiful Worlds, premiering at USA TODAY.

The song is part of Nicks' 24 Karat Gold — Songs From the Vault, a collection of songs written mostly between 1969 and 1987 (two come from the mid-'90s).

Nicks recorded the album, her first since 2011's In Your Dreams in Nashville and Los Angeles, producing it with Dave Stewart and Waddy Wachtel. Most of the album's songs were written between 1969 and 1987, with two coming from the mid-'90s.

The album will come out Oct. 7 on Warner Bros., though a limited-edition double vinyl album was released Monday.


in a video about All the Beautiful Worlds, Nicks says it's one of the album's few songs for which she can't recall an inspiration.

"I can tell from the words that it was written about going to the dark side," she says. "The essence of that song is that there is a dark world, and there is a dark side."

On Tuesday in Minneapolis, Nicks began a tour with Fleetwood Mac that includes recently returned member Christine McVie.

[jkmaletic]

What she had to say about All the Beautiful Worlds hit me emotionally. Looks like there's going to be more connections on this album than I expected.

How do you do it, Stevie? Every time.

Jamie

[wheart]

Thanks much for posting these! Stevie's camp is smart to have these posted, with song previews, on various sites.

She emphasizes that she has "many, many more songs." Which gives me hope for another album, soon! :thumbsup:

Wouldn't that be frickin fantastic? If she did another album of demos? I guess it depends on her experience recording this. If she loved it and the sales/reviews are decent, maybe she will be inspired to do it again. And she's always said she gets restless in the studio and likes to work quickly so maybe getting an album done in two months might be further incentive for her. I sure hope so. :D

[BlueDenimLamp]

Wouldn't that be frickin fantastic? If she did another album of demos? I guess it depends on her experience recording this. If she loved it and the sales/reviews are decent, maybe she will be inspired to do it again. And she's always said she gets restless in the studio and likes to work quickly so maybe getting an album done in two months might be further incentive for her. I sure hope so. :D

Stevie... "These are just the best 16 songs for 2014" ...

Sounds like she wants to do more of this...If she can combine the quick recording with new or unheard songs then I think we will have something that's the best of both worlds( "IYD" & "24K" ) on the same record...FM had better get this new record done before Stevie moves on without them...

[BlueLight]

Stevie... "These are just the best 16 songs for 2014" ...

Sounds like she wants to do more of this...If she can combine the quick recording with new or unheard songs then I think we will have something that's the best of both worlds( "IYD" & "24K" ) on the same record...FM had better get this new record done before Stevie moves on without them...

Right?? She seems to have the fire lit under her feet - I really hope we get to hear the best of 2015 or 2016, too. :thumbsup:

[bombaysaffires]

I would think this kind of set up would be so much better for her --- she can do these videos, in her own HOME no less, edit them til they're just what she wants to say, and then put them out in the universe of social media and not have to do fifteen million interviews face to face over and and over and over again with every journalist on the planet. And so many journos just repurpose quotes from interviews she did with other people and make it sound like she said it to them anyway. Maybe she'll figure out there is an upside to all this tech stuff for her to use to her advantage. She can spend a couple of days doing videos, go out with FM and save her time and voice not trying to squeeze in solo interviews between shows and traveling. And if she does do interviews on tour she can talk about the Mac, and get double coverage in the press for her solo stuff and Mac at the same time with half the effort. But then again, this is our girl……

I thank Dave for all this, I really do. He showed her you don't have to be afraid of technology, and you can make it work how you want for you. I see his fingerprints all over the photo exhibition also.

[tabruns]

It seems like both her and Lindsey (and Christine?) are thinking about their legacies now. Lindsey starting putting out albums much faster than he has before. Stevie seems intent on getting her backlog of songs recorded, and fast sessions with batches of songs seems to have worked well. Christine may have rejoined Mac partially for the same reason.

[Danielle]

Recording The Album [Official Commentary]

http://youtu.be/dgXnFrIwGCM

[welcomechris]

Recording The Album [Official Commentary]

http://youtu.be/dgXnFrIwGCM

Thanks for posting

[welcomechris]

So lady antebellum IS singing on Blue Water!

[PenguinHead]

So lady antebellum IS singing on Blue Water!

I've begun to really like them now, mostly because of their association with Stevie. I never gave them any attention before. They are very talented, and groups with men and women in them are interesting to me. But I have yet to make any commitment to buy any of their albums.

[SuiteShangriLa]

I put all the commentary into one video


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[michelej1]

Antimusic, October 3, 2014

http://www.antimusic.com/news/14/October/03Stevie_Nicks_Premieres_New_Song_Watch_Chain.shtml

(hennemusic) Stevie Nicks is streaming "Watch Chain", a new tune featured on her upcoming solo album, "24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault." Nicks explains the tune is a tribute to drummer Mick Fleetwood.

"Lindsey [Buckingham] and I are American kids - California kids," says Nicks. "We didn't know anything about style. We were hippie kids, so Mick was like Mr. Style and when he came into our lives, everybody had to up our style a little bit."

"'Watch Chain' really started out as a metaphor to Mick and that whole kind of English thing with the little tiny, slightly backed shoulders and the nipped-in waist," she continues. "It was a good look, and it was a good look for women too - all the girls in my life, we all thought, 'Oh, we want to look like Mick, for sure.' So we all tried to get the same kind of jeans and little vests and silk shirts."

Due October 7th, "24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault" features a collection of lost and stray songs that Nicks has written and recorded through the years, but never made it onto an album.

[HoursAndHours]

Antimusic, October 3, 2014

http://www.antimusic.com/news/14/October/03Stevie_Nicks_Premieres_New_Song_Watch_Chain.shtml

(hennemusic) Stevie Nicks is streaming "Watch Chain", a new tune featured on her upcoming solo album, "24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault." Nicks explains the tune is a tribute to drummer Mick Fleetwood.

"Lindsey [Buckingham] and I are American kids - California kids," says Nicks. "We didn't know anything about style. We were hippie kids, so Mick was like Mr. Style and when he came into our lives, everybody had to up our style a little bit."

"'Watch Chain' really started out as a metaphor to Mick and that whole kind of English thing with the little tiny, slightly backed shoulders and the nipped-in waist," she continues. "It was a good look, and it was a good look for women too - all the girls in my life, we all thought, 'Oh, we want to look like Mick, for sure.' So we all tried to get the same kind of jeans and little vests and silk shirts."

Due October 7th, "24 Karat Gold - Songs From the Vault" features a collection of lost and stray songs that Nicks has written and recorded through the years, but never made it onto an album.

So, Stevie and all her girlfriends wanted to look like a very tall man? I think Mick looked/looks great too, but I have this horrible image of Lori and Stevie gluing beard hair on each other. :lol:

[michelej1]

So, Stevie and all her girlfriends wanted to look like a very tall man? I think Mick looked/looks great too, but I have this horrible image of Lori and Stevie gluing beard hair on each other. :lol:

I know, that was kind of hilarious.


Michele

[rubylounge]

Thanks for posting this, I really appreciate it.

[jkmaletic]

http://youtu.be/1igeNiNGBWI
Emotional reason behind Carousel. Hit home with me.

[sorcerer999]

Wow! That one tore at my heart. The song kind of takes on a new meaning now.

I was wondering if we were going to get anymore of these "commentaries". where did you find this one?

So now we still need commentaries for

"Starshine"
"If You Were My Love"
"Twisted"
"Blue Water"
"Cathouse"
"She Still Loves Him"

I hope we get all of them, eventually. :nod:

[sorcerer999]

Just found "Belle Fleur" and "24 Karat"

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[DauphineMarie]

Wow! That one tore at my heart. The song kind of takes on a new meaning now.

I was wondering if we were going to get anymore of these "commentaries". where did you find this one?

So now we still need commentaries for

"Starshine"
"If You Were My Love"
"Twisted"
"24 Karat Gold"
"Belle Fleur"
"Blue Water"
"Cathouse"
"The Dealer"
"She Still Loves Him"

I hope we get all of them, eventually. :nod:

EDIT:: Nevermind, sorcerer999 beat me to it ;)

[sorcerer999]

The commentary for "24KG" (the song) is kinda lame.

"It's about Mick and he loves that!" is basically all she's saying. Can we expound a little more, Miss Nicks? It's only the BEST song on the record! :lol:

[sorcerer999]

"The Dealer" commentary...

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[jcfree]

What a loving tribute to Stevie's Mom to re-record Carousel with herself, her neice and Vanessa, as it was her Mom's favorite. The version of Carousel on 24K Gold is beautiful, I listen to it over and over. I find it to be an emotional song for me even before I saw Stevie's commentary on how Carousel came to be included on the album. This clip of Stevie sharing this very private personal account of her Mom's last visit home surrounded by her family was truly sacrosanct.

[bombaysaffires]

has anyone found the pic of Sulamith that she's talking about in the photo booklet??

I'll have to give it a search when I get home today.

[jwd]

http://youtu.be/1igeNiNGBWI
Emotional reason behind Carousel. Hit home with me.

Wow, that was definitely choking me up. I'm surprised Stevie got through that story as well as she did.

Being Barbara's favorite song is indicative of how she must have felt about life and something I'm sure she would have said to Stevie, or anyone she loved while they were in a difficult situation. It's a very hopeful and positive song.


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[jkmaletic]

has anyone found the pic of Sulamith that she's talking about in the photo booklet??

I'll have to give it a search when I get home today.


It's in the bottom right corner of the collage page of the cd booklet. It's also in the same spot in the collage page of the album inner sleeve. Not sure if it's actually in the photo booklet though.

[michelej1]

The commentary for "24KG" (the song) is kinda lame.

"It's about Mick and he loves that!" is basically all she's saying. Can we expound a little more, Miss Nicks? It's only the BEST song on the record! :lol:

Maybe it's force of habit. Maybe most of the time when she says, "It's about Mick" everyone responds, "Oh. Say no more, Stevie."

Michele

[KarmaContestant]

So, still no commentary for:

Starshine
If You Were My Love
Twisted
Blue Water
Cathouse Blues
She Loves Him Still

[sorcerer999]

So, still no commentary for:

Starshine
If You Were My Love
Twisted
Blue Water
Cathouse Blues
She Loves Him Still

I just finished watching all the commentaries back to back that we've gotten so far. I would think they've recorded commentaries for every song, including the ones listed above that we haven't seen yet.

I'm really interested to watch/hear the rest, notably "Blue Water" as it was my favorite demo, but ESPECIALLY "If You Were My Love", because she's never really talked about this song, and I'm chomping at the bit to get more insight on this one. "24 Karat", "Watch Chain" and "All The Beautiful Worlds" are my top three songs from this record...

...but my "secret favorite" is "IYWML"...because of the atmosphere, the flawless vocal, the timeless aspect of it (you really can't pinpoint a musical era here) and the fact that, even in 10, 20, 30 years, it will never sound "dated".

So yeah...more commentaries, please!!! :nod:

[sorcerer999]

I just happened upon this on YouTube tonight...

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Strange because I've never seen this, yet it says it was published on YouTube way back in October. Surely it wasn't added to her "channel" until recently, though, because it only has about 500+ views so far.

Also interesting to note is that the link to the commentary for "Mabel Normand" has been taken off the list of videos from her official YouTube channel. The link still works, though...at least the one that's in this thread...but if you type it in YouTube search, nothing comes up. Anyone think that has anything to do with the hissy fit that Mabel Normand's great grand nephew had about the song?

[sorcerer999]

Still missing...

"IYWML"
"Twisted"
"Blue Water"
"Cathouse..."
"SLHS"

BOOOOOOO!!!

[Jondalar]

I just finished watching all the commentaries back to back that we've gotten so far. I would think they've recorded commentaries for every song, including the ones listed above that we haven't seen yet.

I'm really interested to watch/hear the rest, notably "Blue Water" as it was my favorite demo, but ESPECIALLY "If You Were My Love", because she's never really talked about this song, and I'm chomping at the bit to get more insight on this one. "24 Karat", "Watch Chain" and "All The Beautiful Worlds" are my top three songs from this record...

...but my "secret favorite" is "IYWML"...because of the atmosphere, the flawless vocal, the timeless aspect of it (you really can't pinpoint a musical era here) and the fact that, even in 10, 20, 30 years, it will never sound "dated".

So yeah...more commentaries, please!!! :nod:

If You Were My Love is one of her best atmospheric songs ever. My favorite song from her since Gypsy. I want the commentary too.

[PenguinHead]

Maybe it's force of habit. Maybe most of the time when she says, "It's about Mick" everyone responds, "Oh. Say no more, Stevie."

Michele

She loves to tell about the contextual back stories of the songs; the where and when and with who. I prefer this to her explaining the subject matter of the songs,which I don't take too seriously. Only parts of her songs are inspired by or about a certain someone or situation; most of her lyrics are usually an oblique mish-mash of two kinds of thoughts - some direct, others which only make sense in her mind: one for the way you walk, and one for the way you love me.

There is little use to ask her what a song is about; asking her about what or who inspired the song would be more productive. She has said that her songs have different meanings at different times, so they have a fluidity to them. It's her unique strength, but also her limitation, which is highlighted when she writes topical songs outside the realms of her dreamworld.

Landslide seems to be the only song that , over time, has elevated to universal/anthem status. The lyrics are personal and aren't laden with esoteric phrases (slightly so: I took my love, I took it down. She explained it as taking a box down from a shelf in her dreamworld). Accompanied by an understated arrangement, there is enough relatable imagery and simple metaphor, sung in first person, for anyone to connect with.

Her song The Second Time sounds like a failed attempt to capture the Landslide aura. But it's written and sung without any vulnerability. She sings it mostly the third person, with awkward phrasing and shifting tenses. And most people can't relate to being "used to a Hollywood living." The "second time" concept has no legs.

Opps! I just realized my train of thought ran off the tracks from the original thread subject matter. Sorry.

[KarmaContestant]

I just happened upon this on YouTube tonight...

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Score! Thanks for posting.

[michelej1]

Billboard 10/18/2016 by Keith Caulfield , Katie Atkinson

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/podcasts/7549022/pop-shop-podcast-stevie-nicks-sheryl-crow

Pop Shop Podcast: Stevie Nicks Previews 24 Karat Gold Tour & Sheryl Crow Teases Two New Albums


Welcome to the new episode of the Billboard.com Pop Shop Podcast, Billboard's weekly audio breakdown of the Billboard charts, hottest music news and year's biggest musical events. Casual pop fans and chart junkies can hear Billboard co-director of charts Keith Caulfield and Billboard.com senior editor Katie Atkinson every Tuesday on the Pop Shop Podcast, which can be streamed on Billboard.com or downloaded in iTunes (click here to listen to the previous Tuesday’s edition of the show on Billboard.com).

On the latest Pop Shop Podcast, it’s a special edition of the show featuring two superstar leading ladies of music: Stevie Nicks and Sheryl Crow!

[Nathan]

She loves to tell about the contextual back stories of the songs; the where and when and with who. I prefer this to her explaining the subject matter of the songs,which I don't take too seriously. Only parts of her songs are inspired by or about a certain someone or situation; most of her lyrics are usually an oblique mish-mash of two kinds of thoughts - some direct, others which only make sense in her mind: one for the way you walk, and one for the way you love me.

There is little use to ask her what a song is about; asking her about what or who inspired the song would be more productive. She has said that her songs have different meanings at different times, so they have a fluidity to them. It's her unique strength, but also her limitation, which is highlighted when she writes topical songs outside the realms of her dreamworld.

Landslide seems to be the only song that , over time, has elevated to universal/anthem status. The lyrics are personal and aren't laden with esoteric phrases (slightly so: I took my love, I took it down. She explained it as taking a box down from a shelf in her dreamworld). Accompanied by an understated arrangement, there is enough relatable imagery and simple metaphor, sung in first person, for anyone to connect with.

Her song The Second Time sounds like a failed attempt to capture the Landslide aura. But it's written and sung without any vulnerability. She sings it mostly the third person, with awkward phrasing and shifting tenses. And most people can't relate to being "used to a Hollywood living." The "second time" concept has no legs.

Opps! I just realized my train of thought ran off the tracks from the original thread subject matter. Sorry.

Love it, truth. And so much of it is about "the joys and pains of being Stevie Nicks," as Rolling Stone put it (I think it was RS) in an article I came across recently that was trashing a WH show.

FWIW captures the Landslide thing fairly well.

[bombaysaffires]

It's in the bottom right corner of the collage page of the cd booklet. It's also in the same spot in the collage page of the album inner sleeve. Not sure if it's actually in the photo booklet though.

I don't have access to mine, it's packed away..can anyone post a snapshot?

[jcalzaretta]

If she has a lot of songs, I hope she gives some to Fleetwood Mac and do a solo and an album with them. I would love for Forest of the Black Roses and Sanctuary to be recorded. And maybe fitting for them to re-do Fireflies for their last studio effort.