Desert Angel
 

Ok....so what's wrong with this song that noone likes it? I think it blows away the other new songs she did for Timespace as well as BTM. I've been addicted to it the past week or so.

For me, its mostly the music - which I find bland and uninspired; I find that with alot of his tracks that Stevie used in the late 80's and 90's, despite him being a good musician.

I also think her voice could have been better.

All in all, I like the song and the "Where is my father . . . " lines are stunning and sung with great sentiment, but think her Klonopin side effects were apparent.

i just like the somberness of it. i'm weird that way. i love roy bittan's piano so that's a plus to me. but i think the klonopin was an advantage here because the song doesn't require that much effort vocally because of the tempo. The only exception being the "i send that to you too" and the ending when she belts out "operation desert shield!" et al...plus, for me, the music actually fits in with her style. she resorts to that 2 chord melody which
reminds me of "Dreams", main verses in "Sara" ("and he was just like...") and countless others.

i love that ending part. the back and forth of the "operation desert shield!" and the "ahhs" right along side it. i always loved her "ahs" and i think they're awesome in this song.

The music is very cheesy and I don't like her voice on it or the lyrics. Nice sentiment, but she loses me almost immediately. I reach for the earplugs when she starts screaming "Operation Desert Shield...Operation Desert Storm...Operation Desert Angel!" Blech. Give me LAHGTP anytime.

Yes, it does blow away the other songs she did for Timespace (which isn't saying much at all)...I've never heard any of the songs she did from Behind the Mask.

It's basically a really corny song. I just don't care for "rally the troops" songs in general, especially since the last 3 or 4 wars we've fought have been extremely misguided.

And yes, there's that hideous bellowing of "Operation Desert Shield! Operation Desert Storm!" towards the end.

At least she isn't Toby Keith. :)

i guess i'm just a BIG dork then.

i admit it, i'm not wild about Stevie's activism or her literal lyrics. It takes away from the mysterious quality. I think that when i listen to songs, it's more about the lead vocal over the background music. I'm bad with words today. But, in simpler terms, it's basically like you could hum the lead vocal and its those notes against the music that sucks me in.....or out.

So, she could be singing chinese during "operation desert shield" and i'd still like it.


hope that makes sense.

alright, c'mon, someone else has to like this song?!?!?

I don't agree that this song blows away the others she did for Timespace...but that's my opinion..

I personally find the song incredibly cheesy. I agree - nice sentiment..BUT it just does nothing for me...the lyrics aren't horrid - they just don't move me much...

I don't hate the song by any means - but I don't think it's one of her best...at all.

I love the entire song until this part - it almost sounds like a parody to me.

Here's my rank of the Timespace tunes:

1) Sometimes it's a Bitch (I really liked Bon Jovi in the 80's, so that must be it. Plus the vid is great - well, except for the hideous ghostly close-up at the beginning...)

2) Desert Angel

3) Love's a Hard...(never did anything for me)

Paula

I would be embarassed of a song like that.....especially since it is a tribute. I have never ever listened to it all the way through....it is that horrible.


-Curt

Gee...tell us how you really feel :laugh:


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I actually really like Sometimes it's a Bitch and can't understand why people hate that one....and I do really like Love's a Hard Game to Play....so....guess we all have our Timespace faves :D

Ok...I've listened to "Desert Angel" a couple times to refresh my memory. Stevie's heart was in the right place, but the lyrics and melody don't cut it for me.

What I really have an issue with is that Miss Nicks decided to put the song on her "Enchanted" box set. Aren't the songs supposed to be her best work? Putting "Desert Angel" on the tracklist is almost as bad as putting "Alice" on it.

(This sounds so mean-spirited once that I've posted it...I'm sure the song has a very special meaning to her.)

And just think, she excluded How Still My Love in favor of stuff like Desert Angel. :lol:

There must be something wrong with me as well, because I love the song! Always have and always will! OK, the fact that it is a tribute song does nothing for me, but I just love the flow of it, nice and mellow. And the backup vocals are really great, way out front in the mix, which I like a lot (Go Sharona and Lori!). My favorite part is at the end where she goes "ah-ah-ah-ah-aaaaaaah", such a cool Stevie-esque thing to do!

Rick

Watch it! Alice rocks! lol