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Old 07-31-2013, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by mitzo View Post
People often diss Stevie's ballads except for the ones on Tusk. On The Mask I vastly prefer The Second Time to Affairs of the Heart, or Freedom. Talk about egregious, banal lyrics ("one set of doors was the colour of honey?", "poor little fool?") and cheesy production (eg. the "hoedown" lilt in Affairs, or the cornball Bond film theatrics in Freedom.
I can't argue with you about those comments. Yet, with Stevie, even her worst (written or sung) songs tend to grow on me, if only because they are so uniquely odd and off track.
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