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Originally Posted by seekerj
Because 'light' is not what she is about. If you want 'light', there are thousands of artists out there to listen to, but not Stevie.
I personally can totally relate to the 'gloom and doom' of the Trouble In Shangri-la album. I'm thankful for it's reflection of doom and gloom, which I prefer to call 'angst'. I think it's a great reflection of life as I know it. I think you are lucky that not a minute of it is believable to you; but for some of us, it is more than believable; it reflects the angst we go through every day, and it helps us get through. It's strange, but the negativity actually does have healing powers. For me, a song like "Hold Me" helps you get through nothing, it's just something to listen to in the background.
So obviously the world needs both. Light and angst. Balance.
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To me, I listen so closely to a song like Hold Me.... I can hear the angst you describe in the vocals of this tune.. a craving... a need.... the haromonies so closely match the feelings that I derive from it... the interchange between the piano and guitar... those notes from the acoustic guitar and acoustic upright piano dancing so close to running over each other but never stepping on each other.... so Pristine... so elegant... so far from a background tune...