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Originally posted by CarneVaca
No, at least not me. I find Lindsey's insights into the human condition in songs like Murrow, Red Rover and Peacekeeper to be far deeper. Illume, while I now understand what she was trying to do, is still a bit of a puzzlement to me. It's too inward-focused, considering the topic, in my opinion.
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There's no doubt that there's a great deal going on in Lindsey's newer songs, but I think this particular batch of songs is not as "deep," because they tend to take an arm's-length view of the subjects being commented on.
Something of a journalistic distance... a critical-eye rather than any type of self-reflection.
As much as I love "Murrow" and the others, this batch of songs will never touch me as deeply as some of the tracks on 'Out Of The Cradle,' because I don't come away from the listening experience feeling as if I know anything more about Lindsey the person... or even myself.
A song like "Illume"... to me, at least... possesses greater depth because it allows you a glimpse into the songwriter's psyche. It's inward-focused because it's supposed to be. And I relate to that raw emotion, that despair, and that very real desire to find a way to get thru the situation to the other side. To come away from it all having grown from the experience.
I feel the same way about "When I See You Again"... which is so stark and confessional.
Stevie is really laying herself out bare on these songs, and I can't help but be moved.
I'm not saying one writing style is "better" than the other... just that I tend to relate to the one more, and to come away from it with something more.
But hey, that's one of the great things about these two writers... between Nicks & Buckingham, there's pretty much something for everyone to love.
