Many times for me, the redeeming qualities of a song are in what Stevie does with it vocally. If she can sing insipid lyrics with passion, it's a redeeming quality.
Welcome to the Room.... Sara - I like the way she sings "Oh, I see - welcome to the room Sara!" That's about it.
When I See You Again - I like the touch of having Lindsey sing the last part alone.
Sister Honey - "Can we still be friends? / The answer's always yes"
The Nightmare - I guess I kind of like the way she sings "Blinded by the light of the day", even if it is trite. Also "this is not the world, this is not the world"
Docklands - "sometimes I feel like I'm in a foreign land, and there's a mirror I'm looking through"
Races Are Run - I like the way she and Lindsey sound on "oooh, oooh, yeah" after the chorus
Love Is Dangerous - "Maybe it's my crossroads / maybe this is mine"
The Second Time - It's been so long since I've actually listened to this that I can't think of anything that struck me as good about it. There's probably something if I went back and listened to it again, but it's not worth it.
Silver Girl - "Sometimes she was just an actress / but you'll never really know" and the way she sings "You cannot see her soul" overlapping at the VERY end.
Illume - the verse where she kicks it up a notch "What I SAW on this journey is what LEGENDS are made of, I CANNOT pretend that the heartache falls away!!"
Gate and Garden - I guess the way she sings "Do I love you / well, I always did" although it's not that great, really.
Nothing Ever Changes - I like the bridge: "I can turn all your music on /
I can make you feel alive / I am gone but I'm never gone from you / It was just the first time / Come back!" I also like the way she sings "nothing ever changes... not it doesn't" at the end. This is song is actually OK, I guess.
Sable on Blond - "Something you don't touch / Because it hurts too much" and "Do you hold that dream in your hands each night"
Imperial Hotel - the chorus of this is OK. I like the way she sings "at the Imperial" near the end, with a little extra vigor
If I Were You - another song where I like the chorus alright.
Long Way to Go - I like the line "have fun, tell the world" and the way she sings "Oh, you are fading out"
Ghosts - "So long ago I was an innocent / It had nothing to do with age / One day they were lovers...one day they were friends / There was nothing else to say"
Fire Burning - "I understand your position / I withdraw my decision"
Alice - I like the chorus OK and the way she sings "this is ME talkin' to you"
Doing the Best That I Can - I like the way she sings "It's alright baby, I'm doing the best that I can" and "I didn't win or lose...I just threw the cards"
Sometimes It's a Bitch - "I tried to dance with what life had to hand me / My partner's been pleasure, my partner's been pain"
Desert Angel - I like the way she sings "this has always been my sanctuary" as well as "You're on the other side of the world" and "Where is my husband / where has he gone? / And where is my father? / Where is my son?"
Greta - the way she sounds on "Another lady, another time /Another heartbroken state of mind" and "Where will the kings go, where will the kings go now?"
Listen to the Rain - I like the way she sounds on the line "Listen to the rain" itself
Love Is Like a River - "I called it 'worth it'"
Just Like a Woman - eh, I guess the chorus is OK.
Kick It - the way she sings "I think that is the meaning of love / And I prefer to kick it"
Thousand Days - despite the fact that I don't like this song, I LOVE this line "But I like some kind of TIME/LIFE edition" - great comparison! I also like "And as all archangels do to you / And as all arch enemies will finally do to you, too," "Well, the sun is here today, now, and I requested a storm", and "And if the sun warms up the rain / And the rain puts out the sun."
One More Big Time Rock'n'Roll Star - "Undercover music lover" and the way she sings "When it rains, it pours / When there's no one at the door / Yes, he did send me flowers"
Rhiannon (Enchanted Version) - Stevie going faster near the end kind of gives it a little extra drama - it's hard to praise this version, though. lol
That Made Me Stronger - "Well, once more I tell the shadows of my soul to stay back"
Every Day - that little pause after "it cures the silence" - nice touch