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Originally Posted by cliffdweller
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Well, my take on the whole deal is this: I think that of all the FM albums that feature Lindsey, Mirage was the one that he was most "forced" to participate. I really don't think he wanted anything at all to do with FM at that point and I think he resented the whole "let's get back to the Rumours groove" thing as a slap in the face to his best work on Tusk. And, frankly, it shows in his material- uninspired and derivative. Fortunately, I think Stevie and Christine's material actually did inspire him.
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So yeah, That's Alright. To me, this song showcases a perfect vocal from Stevie, I'm serious, I've never heard her voice sound more beautiful and poignant---it just SOARS! I also love the bittersweet, nostalgic sentiment winding throughout it conveying an independent, "if you love something set it free" kind of feeling. I also think it's some of Stevie's most straightforward songwriting to date.
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I hope you a find a love,
Your own designs of love
That's alright"
It's a great song.
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Originally Posted by Jyqm
I agree that this song features a fantastic Stevie vocal, and the production is perfectly understated to allow her voice to really soar. This is something they really ought to try out on tour next time around. Stick it in the stop-hugging-nobody-cares-anymore "Landslide" slot, with just Lindsey on guitar and harmony vocals. Or perform it with just the band (i.e., none of the peripheral orchestra, and no soulless back-up singers).
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never happen. Even if it did, the timbre of Stevie's voice from that time that makes the vocal so respendent is gone. If she tried it today the song would either be in a much lower key, or her vocal would be a strained bleat ala "Silver Springs" from the second leg of the SYW tour- or most likely, both.
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Originally Posted by Jyqm
Well, it's certainly got Western influences, and of course the Buckingham Nicks demo didn't have percussion, but I don't think Stevie sat down with a book on the conventions of Western music and set out to write a real traditional Western song.
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Exactly. It's a pet peeve of mine when Western or Western-tinged/influences music is characterized as "Country".