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Originally Posted by louielouie2000
I really do love some of the songs on SYW... but I just don't think it's a great album. The absolute polarity of Lindsey & Stevie on Tusk was balanced out by the bridge that was Christine. SYW is like Tusk, only minus the bridge. So it comes across as combative & schizophrenic. Stevie definitely brought her best material to the table since Mirage (yes, I'm counting Behind The Mask). But it just had no relation or commonality to Lindsey's material. I think this stepping stone was one that was necessary to happen, though. I think Stevie & Lindsey needed to trip, fall, and bloody themselves up. And hopefully they'll be better for it on the next album. And I truly do think there will be one more 'next album.'  |
i disagree that Stevie's material had no commonality to Lindsey's. I do feel a genuine ongoing emotional dialogue in the majority of these 18 songs (not counting the first 3 songs because they are all about wordly concerns or media politics in the case of Murrow).
Thrown Down is the true gem on the album I do agree. Why not play it on the tour though, and why on Earth was it not a single? I honestly believe they could have a platinum single with Thrown Down had it been released in 2003 when it was still poignant for Buckingham and Nicks' relationship. It is Stevie's songwriting at its most honest, raw; emotional. Thrown Down describes the tragedy of Stevie and Lindsey being unable to reconcile their differences and reunite during 1997's The Dance. Had she debuted the song during The Dance tour ...I can only imagine the soaring success and the gossip column space it would have had.
Steal Your Heart Away feels like Lindsey's response to Thrown Down ...and it is what the title says. We suffer, our feelings from the heart, our loves and hopes of romance are cruelly dashed before we can offer any protest. In his case, Kirsten became pregnant with his son...is this correct? So no Buckingham Nicks romance revisted fortunately...or unfortunately.
Then Rappacini's Daughter [Running Through the Garden] what a rocker. Should have kept it in the tour setlist, it's a shame the Mac has only once played it live.
Destiny Rules...wow...the funny thing is I was singing that song and Mum said "Oh my God, did you write that? James you could sell that song!" I explained that it was written by Stevie Nicks and later played the studio version to Mum and she said "hm, No I liked it better when you were singing it". This is somewhat concerning as Mum said this quite honestly and went on to say she didn't like the sound of Stevie's voice on that song..."nasally"...I am not a lead singer like Miss Nicks. I play some basic piano and that's all so really she should sound better than me!
I do love SYW; esp the above songs despite my DR comments and also Smile at You (the angry demo), What's the World Coming to, Illume, Come (which Mum thinks sounds Chinese
), Silver Girl ("I wrote it about Sheryl Crow"-S.N.), Say Goodbye (live...I dislike the studio recording...same thing with Bleed to Love her) and Goodbye Baby
so...
1. Say You Will
2. Peacekeeper
3. What's the World Coming to
4. Illume (9-11)
5. Come
6. Running Through the Garden
7. Silver Girl
8. Steal Your Heart Away
9. Thrown Down
10. Bleed to Love her
11. Say Goodbye [Live]
12. The Tower (Goodbye Baby)
The dozen songs above for me are musical bliss. Excluded Smile at You because sorry Stevie - you just don't have that fiery angry passion of 1982 in your voice in 2013!