Rhiannon 10/24/87
 

Anyone else think this is a particularly good version of Rhiannon with the "nothing ever changes" ad lib and the way she wails Rhiaaaaanon at the end?

I've always loved that Rhiannon from the Meadowlands (although I don't define "wail" that way -- wailing is what occurs on the Wallingford 1975 recording). I also love the Landover Rhiannon (10/08/87). Have you heard that one? That show has a great Gypsy, too.

I need to dig out Wallingford. I haven't listened to that one in a long time. I don't have 10/8/87. Also since we're talking about the Post Rumours lineup, is it just me or is there a definite lack of BTM Tour shows? Do any exist?

I had one - it was the Dallas show I went to. It was a horrible copy a friend of mine made while we were at the concert, which was good IMO. Sadly, I cannot find it now :mad:

BTW if anyone (cough gldtwmn cough) wants to send me the Rhiannon with the Nothing Ever Changes ending, they could send it to [email protected] - I would be FOREVER grateful!!!!!

I like it too! I had never heard a version of Rhiannon from the Shake the Cage tour and I am pleasantly surprised and think it sounds good.

This Nothing Ever Changes version is currently up at bluewhitefire.com if anyone wants it.

And I am VERY shocked at how amazing this version is. I always expected the Tango Rhiannon's would suck because A) Stevie is lifeless on the Tango video and B) they dropped Rhiannon a month into the tour. But it just blew me away it's for sure the best post cocaine Rhiannon I've ever heard to this point (the old best was her Street Angle performances) I love the Nithing Ever Changes and in some ways this is better then the Mirage tour versions. Rick Vito for sure does a better job then lindsey with recreating parts of the studio version that I love.

same here. i thought maybe they had dropped it so short into the tour because it sucked. it clearly didn't. and so begins the beginning of the rhiannon sabbatical (-sp? too lazy to check) during that time period.
i saw them at the Forum in LA on 12-7 (or maybe it was the 8th - they played two nights) and i was surprised that there was no rhiannon, especially after just reading Rolling Stone's review of one of the first few shows that mentioned the song as one that was performed.

it depends on what angle you look at it....


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WOW. That was great. I saw them do the song on the tour and it was basically the same comatose version from the Main Road boot. The guitar work was outstanding, the vocals really tight. AND, the pace was right. The pace is the actually the biggest problem with the current versions. It's really become a dirge.
So glad to have heard this.

WOW! Fantastic. :shocked: Thanks for posting and outpointing.
Maybe the last truly transfixing performance of "Rhiannon"? Actually, that brings up an interesting question: When was the last truly great live "Rhiannon"? I know there were some pretty good ones on the SA tour, but I don't think they were this good.

I would agree that this was the last truly great Rhiannon ever. Cause shortly after this it was dropped. It was never done on the Mirror tour. It tooka freaking NOSEDIVE for the Mask tour. The Timespace tour sucked just as much as the Mask tour. Street Angel saw MASSIVe improvement over the previous 2 tours. I'd say just under this new Tango performance. The Dance vdeo isn't that impressive at all. But on some of the bootlegs for that tour she kicks it up at the end quite a bit, but for Rhiannon to be truly great I feel she has to sing it with furry the whole way through like on this tango performance. I've not yet heard an Enchanted Rhiannon, but the first four woodstock songs have blew me away (OTR, GDW, Enchanted, and Dreams) Rhiannon should be coming up so I'll get back to you there. For the TISL tour Rhiannon hit al time lows in my book. And now we're at the 2003-2004 shows. Rhiannon has a renewed energy that hasn't been seen in awhile. It's weird middle while not as great as the Street Angel and Tango Performances, it's miles ahead of the dreadful Mask, Timespace, and TISL versions.

So after all my explaining I'll go with either Tango or Street angel for last great Rhiannon. But I have a feeling Woodstock 98 might end up being the last great rhiannon, I just haven't head it yet, I'll be sure to reply to this thread when I hear it.

And I'd like to say that who knows maybe something inside Stevie will snap in the future and we might see another era of great Rhiannon's soon. I'd say the SYW tour has seen the best ever performances of Stand Back and Gold Dust Woman. And Rhiannon was definitely rocking and full of energy on most occasions.

I personally witnessed a blistering rendition of Rhiannon at Red Rocks in 1991-the first time she played there solo since RAL (she played McNichols Arena for OSOTM). I've never seen this show in circulation, in fact I don't know if it even exists.

Hmm she must have really been feeling good that night or something. I've heard 3 rhiannon's from 1991 and they all sucked to me.

I think it was the setting that contributed to it.

I don't think just the audio of that show does it justice. You need to watch the video to see how into it she really is.