Live Performance Battle: Gold Dust Woman

[bluecalmsea]

Favorite performance? Likes/ Dislikes?

Japan 1977:


Solo/ In Concert:


Solo/ 1981/ Bob Welch:


Solo/ 1983/ US Festival:


Tango:


The Dance:


Solo/ 1999/ Sheryl Crow:


2004/ Boston:


Solo/ 2008/ Chicago:


Solo/ 2013/ Dave Grohl/ Sound City Players:


Or other not listed?

[elle]

Wembley 2009 -



........ including guitar humping

[TheWILDheart]

This is an odd one, because Stevie has been seriously ripping up Gold Dust Woman of late.

I love the musical arrangement on the Bella Donna tour version. The more fast paced drums on the chorus are brilliant and I love the way it all builds up.

Her vocals on and passion on the recent Sound City versions have been INCREDIBLE. Same with soundstage, and I love the whole "baby, you should see me now" improv.

However, I think for obvious reasons, I have to go with the Bob Welch and friends performance.

[FierySequences]

Originally Posted by TheWILDheart

This is an odd one, because Stevie has been seriously ripping up Gold Dust Woman of late.

I love the musical arrangement on the Bella Donna tour version. The more fast paced drums on the chorus are brilliant and I love the way it all builds up.

Her vocals on and passion on the recent Sound City versions have been INCREDIBLE. Same with soundstage, and I love the whole "baby, you should see me now" improv.

However, I think for obvious reasons, I have to go with the Bob Welch and friends performance.

See, I disagree, if this was Not a compliment.
GDW is one of the few songs that gets better over the years, regardless of whom she sings it with.

Bob Welch-great show, TITN-a new version, The Dance-it gets better, yet, Soundstage-almost flawless, 2009-WOW, Sound City-almost perfection.

Hell, even the 1994 version with Bekka and the Mac is Really good. This all makes me rethink that GDW is one of the best, versatile songs Stevie has ever written. A song that can be played some 35+ years later, and still sound fresh and relevant, regardless of who the singer and players are. That is a high mark of a great composer.

[TheWILDheart]

Originally Posted by FierySequences

See, I disagree, if this was Not a compliment.

I meant it as a good thing

[GypsySorcerer]

"Gold Dust Woman" is a fantastic live song. (It's been better than "Rhiannon" live for years.) The '77 Japan version is great- I love Stevie's performance here (really sexy) - and that hair!!! The Welch one is wonderful too. And of course, The Dance version...she was like the hippie chick from yesteryear here. Back when I had the Dance on VHS(!), I used to rewind her wail over and over. And I love "shaaadow, she's a draagon!"

And recently, she's been killing it with the Sound City players....the most energized we've seen in a long time.

[elle]

Originally Posted by FierySequences

makes me rethink that GDW is one of the best, versatile songs Stevie has ever written. A song that can be played some 35+ years later, and still sound fresh and relevant, regardless of who the singer and players are.

GDW is BY FAR my favorite SN song and i think it's also hands down her best FM song all together... it is also one of the rare SN songs that i love. i hope i get to hear it live.

[Sanne2]

I love the Japan video, she looks out of it and yet still completely stunning, and the random footage of Japan add to creepy vibe of the song.