Browns Eyes w/ Peter and Lindsey

[jbrownsjr]

Just listening to the sample made me want to buy the whole collection.
Wow, that was so beautiful.

I guess he really did stop by those sessions.

[Mr Scarrott]

I'm listening to the "alternate" Tusk on Spotify and it's certainly my highlight! I only wish the lyrics that found their way onto the album proper could have been mixed with Peter's spine-tingling guitar. It's odd that that the only bit of Peter that we've assumed made it to the original album (the last few notes in the fade-out) has been omitted here, although something like them does appear earlier in the track.

The effect of the "alternate" version of the album is pretty disconcerting, it has to be said. After years of listening to a very disparate album and mentally trying to accept it as something approaching a cohesive whole, along comes this collection of demos, works in progress and remixes and it blows the whole thing apart again...

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Mr Scarrott

I'm listening to the "alternate" Tusk on Spotify and it's certainly my highlight! I only wish the lyrics that found their way onto the album proper could have been mixed with Peter's spine-tingling guitar. It's odd that that the only bit of Peter that we've assumed made it to the original album (the last few notes in the fade-out) has been omitted here, although something like them does appear earlier in the track.

The effect of the "alternate" version of the album is pretty disconcerting, it has to be said. After years of listening to a very disparate album and mentally trying to accept it as something approaching a cohesive whole, along comes this collection of demos, works in progress and remixes and it blows the whole thing apart again...

I'm seriously having the same problem. I'm hoping it all comes back together for me. In the meantime, I've got my interests peaked out.

[SoulDrifter21]

Yes! Brown Eyes knocked my socks off! The lyrics!

[SpyNote]

Listening to all this goodness makes the original album seem so watered down, dull. Maybe it's just the newness of it all, but I hear so many beautiful vocals and guitar parts that just weren't used. What a shame.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

Listening to all this goodness makes the original album seem so watered down, dull. Maybe it's just the newness of it all, but I hear so many beautiful vocals and guitar parts that just weren't used. What a shame.

I kind of agree. there's a lot of beauty in a lot of these takes...

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

Listening to all this goodness makes the original album seem so watered down, dull. Maybe it's just the newness of it all, but I hear so many beautiful vocals and guitar parts that just weren't used. What a shame.

I had the same reaction. And not just about Peter's magnificent fills. Christine's voice isn't tampered with here. She sings plainly and openly. Her voice in its natural state can sound like a seductive horn. That is the case here. The whole effect is stunning. I don't understand what the heck happened. I've always loved the final version of Brown Eyes, but now I'm thinking they made the wrong choice.