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love the song! but we don't say New Orleeenz!, it' New Orlenz! wish she had consulted me first. but the emotion is deep and profound!

someone should tell Anne Rice about this song, it is great

Several people have on her Facebook fanpage. She runs the page herself, she's very active on it.

when I had my personal page, I used to speak with her, she is really, really nice. She is working on a book about Atlantis. :) Anyway, I'm sure she would love and appreciate this song and album.

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i cheated and listened to a few tracks , louie! only the sizzl reel songs and New Orleans, you are hereby absolved buddy. i'll be in Austin in July if you wanna toast at OCH.

Somebody posted the Rolling Stone link to her page and her response was: "I've heard this. How nice."

SHAME ON YOU! :lol:

Do drop me a line when you're in Austin. I'm too old and settled to go to OCH, but perhaps we can say hi somewhere else :).

I had to laugh when I heard the way she pronounced it! Its just we are so used to how we hear it and say it that it sounds funny when someone says New Orleeenz. I was disappointed in the song; it could have gone so much deeper considering all we went through with the storm. I have been saying she should have consulted me! ;)

She probably pronounced it that way because it rolls of the tongue better when you sing it... at it sounds more dramatic? :shrug: We all know how Stevie loves her drama. ;)

I too wish the song had more lyrical depth. After all her grand proclamations we've heard for years about this tune, the lyrics definitely don't live up to the hype. Musically, it's catchy, though. It's interesting, I expected this song to be something special, and for Soldier's Angel to be absolutely an abomination. It turned out quite the opposite!

I like it a lot lyrically. She captures the spirit of New Orleans. It's not a sad song. More of a hopeful song. I really like Soldier's Angel too. That song has unique perspective and musically adds more depth to the album.

I really like this more than I thought I would. From her descriptions of wanting to get a certain New Orleans sound with the right producer, I was worried she would try to have horns or something.

As for pronunciation, she's too busy trying the English accent in "Everybody Loves You" to try to sound southern in this one. And imagine if she threw in a cajun accent.:lol:

- Jake

For some reason I'm really loving this song. It has made me want to visit New Orleans more than ever, and I actually very much want to start reading some Ann Rice- which I never have before. Suggestions?

BTW, For whatever reason I didn't realize we had any New Orleans guys on here!!!

Oh Anne Rice.

The Mayfair Witches are reallyyyyyyyy good. :blob2:

!!!! Wow oh wow, I can't wait to read an Anne Rice-penned book on Atlantis!

Interview with the Vampire is her first book in the vampire series so you should definitely start there.

The Witching Hour is a huge book about witches but it was set in New Orleans and it stands fairly outside the vampires sequence so you could start with this one as well.

Blackwood Farm is a later book in the vampire series but it doesn't rely so heavily on the built-up mythology of previous books, and its also very New Orleans-area based (and also very good).

i really didnt like this song at first but now i love it. i love how she sings higher in certain parts of the song. i have always wanted to go to new orleans for mardi gras and now i want to go even more. i just gotta get over my crazy fear of flying, ha!! it sounds like such a great place and i hear the food is amazing!

I wonder if Stevie realizes that Anne Rice moved out of New Orleans a became a born again christian. I personally wish Anne would get back to her old ways and write some more horror novels. There is nobody better.

I'm a firm believer in memorials rather than funerals. When I gather with friends to remember a lost loved one I would much rather celebrate their life than mourn their death, and in a way that's how I see this song. I have never been to New Orleans and when Katrina hit, after my sadness for the people and worry about their safety, I was very saddened that I had never seen it. The news reports made it sound like it would never be the same and I was so saddened that I had missed it. But this song is a reminder of how amazing it is and the spirit of the people have been restoring it's former glory. I think it's a very sweet song and a loving tribute to such a beautiful place.

The Witching Hour sounds legit- would love to read something set in New Orleans!

I didn't know she had been 'born again"She should have just become Catholic and maybe it wouldn't have cramped her style so much..We really have that angel and demon s*#t down .

^^^^^^^^^^ Lmao ^^^^^^^^^ :]

I'm glad that the song wasn't some maudlin thing about people drowning and looting and being stuck in the Superdome. As it is, it struck just the right chord.

About Anne Rice...I don't think "born again" is the right term. That implies a very conservative, evangelical brand of Christianity, and that isn't what Rice became involved in. I think she just became more active in her Catholicism. But I read somewhere that she had issues with their stance on homosexuality because of her son, and is no longer active.

Thanks for clarifying I've read some of her books years ago but did not follow her personal life much.It makes sense from her writings that she is Catholic..alot of practicing Catholics are pretty accepting of gays actually the church's stance is that being homosexually inclined is not intrinsically a sin just acting on it is..same for heteros if they are unmarried quite different from the almost universally homophobic" born agains"But back on topic I like "New Orleans " alot even her frank imitation of Sheryl Crows' phasing and vocal inflections on parts of the song are cute...kind of things coming full circle.

She re discovered her catholic roots and now is just a believer of Jesus Christ anne rice, Her son Christopher Rice is an excellent writer too love his books too. I instantly love this song , I can hear this song on the radio and also hear her do this live accousticly with just her and waddy the girls.

Have you missed the blitz of media attention this year since Anne has renounced Christianity, but not her faith in God? If you're on her facebook page, she rails against the Catholic church hardcore daily regarding the priest molestation scandal, the church's homophobic stance, the church's stronghold in the secular world including politics and corporations, etc.

Yeah, I remember reading about that - didn't know there was a media blitz about it, but maybe I just wasn't paying close enough attention. My brief dalliance with Catholicism didn't last long either. :laugh:

I read the Witching Hour series (Witching Hour, Lasher, & Taltos) several times a year and have for over a decade. The books are huge, expansive, overwhelming, rambling, and INCREDIBLE! Considering when they were originally written (late '80s), the taboo subject matter discussed within the books is pretty shocking. Anne Rice has had a HUGE effect on me through these books. Through discussing the most dark, hidden, shameful aspects of humanity I think she helps people understand why others act the way they do, and why we think the way we think. You'll pick up/learn something new every single time you read the books, and I've read them dozens of times. If you like very dark, gothic subject matter set in lush settings (New Orleans mainly), you'll LOVE the Witching Hour series. :nod:

I agree with you Louie about Anne Rice 100%.

I'm not sure how accurate this is. Yes she did turn very religious for awhile after her husband died, but I wouldn't call that "born again Christian" (which I equate with Baptists or the hard-right religionistas)...she more just went back to the Catholic church, which she has now left again.

Anne Rice fans: You remember when Lestat thought it was fun to be a rock star (wasn't that in Queen of the Damned?). I always thought that his music would have been like a male version of Stevie Nicks.....at least all the dark witchy songs!

I read the Witching Hour series (Witching Hour, Lasher, & Taltos) several times a year and have for over a decade. The books are huge, expansive, overwhelming, rambling, and INCREDIBLE! Considering when they were originally written (late '80s), the taboo subject matter discussed within the books is pretty shocking. Anne Rice has had a HUGE effect on me through these books. Through discussing the most dark, hidden, shameful aspects of humanity I think she helps people understand why others act the way they do, and why we think the way we think. You'll pick up/learn something new every single time you read the books, and I've read them dozens of times. If you like very dark, gothic subject matter set in lush settings (New Orleans mainly), you'll LOVE the Witching Hour series.


Louie, I love The Witching Hour, (Lasher, Rowan and her ancestors,) its my favorite of the series... I'm sure Stevie would love the all consuming devotion Lasher has for his human soul mates.

The Witching Hour series got better with each book. They are excellent. Unlike the first three books of the Vampire series, they are not self contained. You have to read the whole series. I was really disappointed that Anne did not write a follow up to the Mummy. That book was GREAT. My favorite books from her are Lestat and Interview With A Vampire. Anne lost her way though, especially after she turned Christian again. I'm not a huge fan of her Angel series or the last Vampire books.

I like Anne Rice and Stevie Nicks because they do the same thing: they take you into a whole new world. I always said Stevie was the Anne Rice of rock n roll.

She didn't like the church's attitude toward gays, among other things. Her son is gay you know and very proud of it.

Coming back to the Catholic church in no way equates being 'born again"that is purely an evangelical protestant conceit.All Ican say is thank God and the Blessed Virgin that Stevie has never been 'born again" that would have truly destroyed her art.

yeah, I've almost overdosed on the angel thing already.

Well at least their are some demons ,vampires ,witches and owls to balance them out.:lol:

If Stevie has actually the Vampire Chronicles I am suprised she hasn't written a song about the child vampire, Claudia. I can totally see her doing that.

I'd rather see her inspired by that than Twilight film for sure but can't deny that I love the Moonlight song.

Has anyone else noticed at the 36 second mark in this song you can hear Dave say "Here we Go" - I hope that's only on the stream or else it will drive me crazy. I hear it every time and this is easily my current second favorite song on the album