OSOTM
Well Mim, I think you pretty much nailed it. I think Stevie was so "unhappy" at the time of this album because of Klonopin and Lindsey having left FM a few years before. I think Stevie felt like there was so much more to do with Lindsey as far as her/their music goes. "In the back of her mind" she knew it just wouldn't be the same without him there. Even though she gave it a shot with BTM, she decided to call it quits not long after that album was recorded...well by the end of that tour. Keep in mind that was about 3 yrs. after Lindsey left the band. She even said later that she would never be involved with FM without him in it. When she dedicated her life to music and gave up everything else for it, I'm sure she felt like part of her dream was left unfulfilled. One other point that might be valid was that Stevie was in her early 40s then...a time for reflection for a lot of people...where have I been, where am I going etc. You have to deal with not only whats going on on the inside, but the changes happening "outside" too...and for a woman with Stevie's beauty(she still is beautiful)that can be a tough one to handle. Stevie was at a crossroads at EVERY point in her life. I think she reached for something we all do when there we feel desperate...we reach for something spiritual...something unreal. We take ourselves away from it all. Hence OSOTM...her "magic album"....to escape.
Joe
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