Okay, total different perspective, on this too (and I'm referring mostly to their solo albums... obviously JMHO). I love surprises, creative artists who can renew themselves, but I'm not a huge Lindsey fan, I like him, but he definitely isn't daily in my playlist. It's mostly because I see the experimental strength of his work, but find it rather clueless. The academic value of some of his songs is high and I appreciate it, but for the rest he takes already made paths and can't go fast or far enough for me. Said that, great musician, great producer, no doubt.
About Stevie, Dissention sees her actual work as a 'pale shadow', I see it as another intriguing step on a very solid and nuanced creative path that is full of different seasons. Personally i love them all but I'm more intrigued by the twist that her songwriting had from 1987. Her songs on Tango in The Night are challenges to the listener, and she knew it, but in them there was a striking strength and a remarkable emotional violence, especially in Joan Of Arc (that I would have loved to have on the album) and When I See You Again. After the klonopin years those qualities started to rise again both in her performances and works, enriched by a different glance to the world. I mean, Trouble in Shangri La? Illume? Destiny Rules? No more fairies but life as it is? And vehiculated by different styles, that she doesn't try to mellow to please at all costs her long time fans who are more attached to her seventies/ early eighties works? That offers a great source of inspiration and emotions to me.
Romy