Enchanted Disc 3
 

I have been listening to Disc 3 of Enchanted quite a bit over the past few days...do to some ledgies requesting that I give it another try. (I usually just stick to Disc 1...Bella Donna and TWH are DIVINE!) So here are my impressions of the songs...


1. Twisted - Well things get off to a bad start. The released version with Lindsey is fantastic. The demo is TOTALLY lacking.

2. Long Distance Winner - This is the only B/N song that I have ever heard. I like it...especially the lyrics.

3. Thousand Days - Ehh...I skip it.

4. Battle Of The Dragon - Ehh...I skip it.

5. Gold - I was expecting to really like this song...but it just seems to be lacking that extra "something" :shrug:

6. Free Fallin' - I love this song, but I'm not too crazy about Stevie's version. Almost seems monotone...:eek:

7. It's Late - LOVE this song. It almost has a blues feel to it.

8. Violet & Blue - I quite like this. It took me a few listens...

9. Whenever I Call You Friend - What a great song. Kenny and Stevie make a great team for this song...

10. Sweet Girl - This is one of my favorite Stevie songs...EVER! This is not too bad for a last minute demo, although the vocals aren't too stellar. But I much prefer the Fleetwood Mac version...I love the B-3 Organ and the three part harmonies.

11. Blue Lamp - Ehh...I skip it.

12. Gold & Braid - This has become one of my favorite Stevie songs...EVER! :thumbsup:

13. Reconsider Me - I like.

14. Somebody Stand By Me - This is one of Sheryl's best songs...and although I don't mind Stevie's version. To me Faith Hill's version will always be the best...Faith's voice fits this song so well.

15. Sleeping Angel - I'm sorry guys...as much as I have listened to this...I just CAN'T get into it. It's not bad...It just doesn't "click" with me.

16. Rhiannon (Piano Version) - Awww...Nice idea Stevie. You know that part about you "sitting down at the piano"...please don't. You should have called Christine over and asked HER to sit down at the piano while you recorded a nice piano version of Rhiannon.

I like Gold. It's got a good driving sort of beat to it. Her voice does sound a bit flat on Free Fallin', but I prefer it to the original... But I CAN'T stop singing It's Late! That song should be called It's Addictive. :)

Don't be dissin' my Sleeping Angel. That was the first Stevie song I remember hearing (watching Fast Times At Ridgemont High) and thinking, "Oh, man, what IS that?" I'd rewind the movie again and again, just to hear that little snippet in the background since I didn't have the soundtrack.

As for the piano Rhiannon... Never did like it much (with the exception of the Birds Rising demo. :laugh: ) I usually skip it on The Dance. Speaking of which, I've been waking up to the Dance the last few mornings...

You have to completely ignore John Stewart when you listen to this song. I've probably heard it 12 times, and listened to Stevie only the other 11 times. :lol:

I love disc three... though i love the songs you skip!! :laugh:

Twisted: love it, dont think much of the BLB & SN version, love this one

Gold: Love it!

Battle of the dragons & Blue Lamp: MY FAVOURITE tracks from this cd! I really enjoy these! Great songs, at one stage i couldn't get enough and just listened to the same 5 tracks from disc 3 on repeat!

Gold Braid: enjoy this one too, though i seem to find her almost pushing her voice to sing in a lower key.

Rhiannon: Nope certainly dont like this version: shall agree with goldustsongbird, let Christine do the piano!

Glad you're enjoying some of Disc 3. It is absolutely my favorite on Enchanted.

Long Distance Winner is special because it was the only Stevie song my partner liked.

Reconsider Me is a lost treasure that is a million times better than 75% of the stuff on RAL.

I love Gold because my parents played it over and over. Otherwise I might not like it.

I can't stand "Somebody Stand By Me" and haven't listened to it since '98.

I have had a lot of fun pretending to be Stevie pretending to play the piano on Rhiannon.

Sleeping Angel......well, you have a holiday weekend coming up so maybe 3 straight days will get you to love it. ;) For me, it's a total treasure and stirs my heart like nothing else.

I know...that is another reason I love it actually! :lol: :thumbsup:

ahh...see that's Songbird for me ;)

But again...I WILL TRY! But I'm telling you...your method isn't working! :lol:

Oh absolutely!! My disc three is all scratched up from mistreatment from going from one cd play to another!

Which is why I love my iPod

And I just transferred my new Christine Perfect CD over today just to make sure it doesn't get scratched up! :lol:

Ok, now i can recall some more of the songs from it:

Whenever i call you friend: for some reason this song ****s me, i dont know why i just hate the sound of the start of it... and the rest :laugh:

Sleeping Angel: cute i like it

Sweet Girl: All i do is compare it to the dance version, and it cant beat it, just sounds like sloppy seconds to my ears... (oh dear im going to get in trouble for that one)

yeah brandon...caught your review in 'who cares' magazine :rolleyes:




















:shocked: :lol: ;)

What the hell is Lindsey doing in your sig? Did big ol' mean Stevie make him cry again??? :shocked:

he apears to be pondering the age old question wtf

Fine....how much do you want?

Out of boredom, I'll give my opinions of the songs as well...

1. Twisted - I have to agree with you, Brandon, on this one. LOVE the version from Twister but this demo just stinks.

2. Long Distance Winner - This song is pretty good and is probably Stevie's strongest from Buckingham Nicks, but overall I think "Frozen Love" would've been a better choice.

3. Thousand Days - Even though I no longer count myself among the chiffonheads and my friends and I refer to la Nicks only by the name of a certain farm animal, I still really like this song. It's fast and easy to sing along to and doesn't have the overproduced quality of some of Stevie's other solo work.

4. Battle Of The Dragon - LOVE IT. One of the few Stevie songs with fairly straight forward lyrics and they are excellent lyrics at that.

5. Gold - As are most John Stewart songs, this is an excellent tune. However, I find it strange that this song is even included on the set. It's not a duet, it's just Stevie doing backing vocals and if she's going to include a song like that, I would've preferred something like "Magnet and Steel" instead. But I'm not biased or anything.

6. Free Fallin' - OMFG I hate this version. HATE IT. Pure sacrilege. Stevie never should've touched this one.

7. It's Late - Fun, catchy, but not especially memorable. :shrug:

8. Violet & Blue - Another good tune but not outstanding.

9. Whenever I Call You Friend - There's something about this song that just grates on my nerves. I can't stand it. I cringe everytime I hear those stupid "ooohhs" at the beginning. And then I skip it.

10. Sweet Girl - Meh, it's okay I guess.

11. Blue Lamp - How the hell does this one go again? (It's been ages since I listened to Enchanted) I can't even seem to recall the music well enough to differentiate it from everything else Nicks has ever done.

12. Gold & Braid - Ditto from the previous one.

13. Reconsider Me - As much as I love Warren Zevon and as much as I generally despise covers (and am not overly fond of Don Henley), I actually really like this one. Somehow it just works better with a woman on vocals.

14. Somebody Stand By Me - Good song. Powerful vocal delivery.

15. Sleeping Angel - Another song that I really like. Stevie stops just short of going off into her usual mystical BS that irritates me so much and I can actually get into this one.

16. Rhiannon (Piano Version) - I just roll my eyes and hit the stop button when I get to this point (assuming I haven't already done so upon reaching something like "Whenever I Call You Friend).

As a whole, this disc contains some of my absolute favorite Nicks offerings but since the rest of the set is pretty much a rehash of Timespace, I still don't think it was worth the sticker price.