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Old 06-17-2022, 08:56 AM
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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr View Post
And the guitar, keys and background vocals are lush and very Mirage like.
I can't take Gypsy live because the album is so specific and tight.
But you've gotta love that benefit concert acoustic version. Having two acoustic guitars front and center restores some of that Miragey lushness of the original.

How good would this have been: a live acoustic Gypsy with Stevie, Lindsey, and Christine, all three singing and Christine playing second acoustic guitar.


To me Mirage is the band's east coast "New York" album.
Yes it was recorded in France and Gypsy is a Californian tale.
But the font on the cover is in the art deco style, the track Empire State is a love song to NYC (maybe with some cynicism? I don't know), and music video and lyrics of Gypsy always make me think of the song as set in NYC even though I know different.
But as the reviewer notes the album often has a very country vibe to it, in That's Alright and Gypsy, not to mention Lindsey's cowboy get-up on stage.
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