Stevie's new voice during the Dance.

[wolfontherun]

I just watched the dvd and remembered how I was so blown away by how fantastic she sounded. I was expecting the harsh ragged voice I had come to expect from her live performances, which works for her, but to hear that clear strong just a bit rough around the edges voice was just too cool.

[Tee Dee]

What surprised me (and I am gonna get killed for this comment) was that she didn't sound NASAL ... like she was singing with a nose plug on....ready to jump in the swimming pool....doing a cannon ball, of course!

[danax6]

Stevie sounds nasal?

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by danax6

Stevie sounds nasal?

Yes,. I think she sounded nasal sometimes. For example I hate that Holly Night video (from the 80s) .. she sounded like Fran Fine!! .. Ok well not that nasal but I didn't like it.

And at the Dance she sounded great!! Just compare the Dance "Silver Springs" with the Boston DVD performance.. She got a far better voice in 1997!!! I fell in love with her again.. ha haaa...

Well.. with her voice.

[Alexbt]

On the topic of the seldom used high notes... I've got a boot of Rhiannon on The Dance tour where it seems she channeled the 1975 Stevie---"Would you take me to the sky (guy?)? Dream on..." and then she has to back down for the rest.
Sounded like she was pressing a bit, but I was happy she tried.

[LiamMcConville]

Originally Posted by Alexbt

On the topic of the seldom used high notes... I've got a boot of Rhiannon on The Dance tour where it seems she channeled the 1975 Stevie---"Would you take me to the sky (guy?)? Dream on..." and then she has to back down for the rest.
Sounded like she was pressing a bit, but I was happy she tried.

Care to post?

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by wolfontherun

I just watched the dvd and remembered how I was so blown away by how fantastic she sounded. I was expecting the harsh ragged voice I had come to expect from her live performances, which works for her, but to hear that clear strong just a bit rough around the edges voice was just too cool.

...too bad it didn't last long.

[wolfontherun]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

...too bad it didn't last long.

Have you heard her voice on the current tour? She sounds incredible. There is a certain softness that is there on her slower songs I have never really heard before.

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by wolfontherun

Have you heard her voice on the current tour? She sounds incredible. There is a certain softness that is there on her slower songs I have never really heard before.

yeah the recorded stuff isnt great. Say You Will wasnt spectacular. She did some great stuff on Shangri La though. SYW sounds forced and "blah" to me.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

yeah the recorded stuff isnt great. Say You Will wasnt spectacular. She did some great stuff on Shangri La though. SYW sounds forced and "blah" to me.

She hard some soaring, blazing hot vocals though - Smile At You being the stand out one IMO. I think SYW suffered from LB's lack of imagination in production on most of her songs, though even bad LB is still good.

[aleuzzi]

Her Dance vocals were great, I thought. I was stunned by how good she sounded, considering her voice seemed to deteriorate in the late 80s/early 90s. Her then new version of Silver Springs and Sweet Girl were great. This wasn't a fluke: TIS was her best solo record after Bella Donna.

I also love her vocals on SYW. She sounds particularly good on Illume and Everybody Finds Out. In all, she has grown as a performer in ways no one had a right to expect. Bravo to her, I say.

[wolfontherun]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

yeah the recorded stuff isnt great. Say You Will wasnt spectacular. She did some great stuff on Shangri La though. SYW sounds forced and "blah" to me.

Agree. Cept on TISL there are like 4 songs that irritate me to no end, her vocals I mean, she just drones on and on with no spark, blech.

She is more consistant at least on SYW.