The Enchanted Voice
 

Ok, so i just got in some shows from one of my trades today, and i got two upgraded shows from the "Enchanted" tour... I'm listening to the Woodstock show right now and it's just incredible.. i am stunned at how much power Stevie has lost in her voice since just 1998...Not only that, but she was hitting all the high notes and had perfect tone.. ... what happened between 1998 and 2001 that caused such a dramatic change??? i just don't understand it.. :distress: :( :shrug:

I have heard this same sentiment before, although I have not heard the Woodstock show.

Probably menopause or "pre" menopause. I know from experience what pre-menopause can do to your voice. In fact, any female singer can be hampered monthly. Vocal chords retain water just like other muscle tissue at "that time of the month."


Laura

OHMYGOSH. I MUST send you the Woodstock show...it is my most favorite Boot EVAH! HAEWAFY will have you in tears..promise! I hate that song but that version kicks some major ass. (a crying stevie points emphatically to the side of the stage as she bellows "I would have given that to YOU) so, yea...its a super show. PM me if you want it Amber.

She was pointing ay Lindsey who was at that show :nod:

Kelly's right - one of her best performances in years. :nod: Spot on - the setlist, the vocal, the performance, the venue - perfection!

BTW - I tend to agree - I don't know if it's just aging, or if she's being more cautious with her voice as of late, but generally there is a marked difference in the power of her vocals between 97/98 to 01/03/05. IMO (and Diss's too. :D )

:nod: I totally agree. There's no mistaking this. And I don't know about the menopause excuse. I don't think it ravages your vocal chords to that extent. Stevie has gotten WAY more nasaly in the past couple of years; I'm sure her damaged septum doesn't help matters either.

Hello! I've been saying that since 2001. :thumbsup:

'94-'98 (or '00) is my favorite era of her voice. Listen to Edge of Seventeen from the Woodstock show, more specifically the yell at the end of the bridge. That note that she hits, however intentional or not, is shocking. What happened in 2001 is a mystery to me and it kind of depresses me.

You're not going to cry, are you? I hear that's your new "thing." :(

My new thing, among others. :laugh: No, I'm not. I'm going to pop in the fabulous Woodstock show and listen to it instead. What a great show with one kick ass Outside the Rain.

The woodstock show is amazing. There is an awesome DVD of it too.

I love how her hair falls in her face in GDW!!!!!

I also love that scared out of her mind chick in Landslide! I think Stevie said to her (she was brought up there on accident) "could you sing to this many people - I think you could) :laugh:

The Atlanta EO17 is the best I have ever heard and I have heard some Doozies :cool:

Oh, it most definitely is. She stretches that sucker out like there's no tomorrow. One of my fave boots.

And your mention of GDW made me think of the Radio City '98 video. I love when she does that scream and then thrashes her head towards the floor and sort of hobbles away from the mic with her head down. :laugh:

yeah i think her name is andrea. her face has the look of total shock. :laugh: