Demos Better Than Final Tracks?

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by bluecalmsea

I think we are on the same Stevie wavelength- Smile At You, If You Were My Love, 24 Karat Gold, Forest Of The Black Roses, and Bell Flower sit right at the top of my personal faves list. Thanks!

Also wanted to add the remastered version of Blue Water. Every time I go to the beach it's my top played song.

[seekerj]

Originally Posted by Artemis

In before everyone else: Smile At You.

Also, slightly blasphemous, Lady From The Mountains. Moonlight is a gorgeous song... but so is Lady From The Mountains.

Yes. I actually prefer Lady from The Mountains. I was disappointed that Moonlight didn't have my favorite verse ("go with her, you know you want her") with my favorite line ("you could use a dreamer somewhere on your side"). I guess Moonlight is OK, but I love Lady From the Mountains. And I especially love the slow Fleetwood Mac outtake version.

[seekerj]

Originally Posted by vivfox

The Tower contains Stevie's little girl like voice so sweet and tender and Goodbye Baby is an older woman desperately trying to sound like a sweet little girl. It just doesn't compare to the original.
I have always loved Stevie's demos over most of her released music. IMHO Stevie's best producer is Stevie herself. Even though I am the first to say I want her to ditch her slow songs and sing only fast rockers, I only feel this way when she has a band backing her. I would LOVE an album of just Stevie singing and playing the piano with Stevie overdubbing background vocals over her own. Even Sharon and Lori would have to sit this one out.

YES!!!!!!!