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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
This actually brings up an interesting question (though hopefully not another Ledge war):
Since so many fans seem to prefer Stevie's solo outtake of "Running Through The Garden," what we now know is a solo version of "Thrown Down," her piano demo of "Goodbye Baby," and the "angry" version of "Smile At You" (which Ken Caillat has gone on record as saying was NOT recorded by Fleetwood Mac, but rather by Stevie's solo band, and a guitarist recreating Lindsey's style -- much to Lindsey's annoyance), and since so many people dislike the "altered voices" effects in "Illume" and "Everybody Finds Out"....
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Ken's wrong, but I'll stay on point.
I prefer Goodbye Baby on the album, I think the production is perfection. I can't bear listening to her pound on a beautiful piano like a five year old who's had too much candy on the demos.
The only thing I prefer on the RTTG outtake is her voice and the duleing vocals. It has nothing to do with production, really, since they're essentially the same (but the SYW version is better). I suspect that it was intentional for the production to be plastic.
Smile At You is great and I think it blows away the angry demo, which I never liked (too much screaming). The guitar at the end makes the song for me.
The altered voices bother me, always have. However, the blame lies on both their shoulders. Stevie certainly wouldn't let him do something she didn't like to her "children."
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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
Is Lindsey not quite as in-tune with what's best for Stevie's songs as he used to be?
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I don't think either of them are, honestly, but I *shudder* to think what most of them would sound like in the hands of John Shanks or Mike Campbell. No thank you.
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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
Let me go on record as saying that, personally, I prefer Lindsey's production on all the aforementioned songs, above any of the earlier recordings. In every case.
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I do, too.