Grade the Dealer

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Let me know when you hear a track that suits your description, then.

I have a feeling that when the reviews for this album start trickling in they are going to be divided along the same lines as the ones for IYD were .With the older more mainstream critics giving the album glowing reviews while the younger more hipsterish ones generally panned it.I'm kind of glad I'm an oldie so I should be able to get years of enjoyment from listening to 24kG!

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I think this is an excellent summation. Last night my friend wondered why it was the single and I was thinking that since he hadn't heard the rest of the album, how is he to say whether The Dealer is a good single or bad one. It's all relative to what her choices were. Then, I found myself thinking, "but I hope it's not the best on the album."

So, that's how I feel. I liked the demo. Like the song. But hope this is just a taste and that there's stuff on there that I'll like even better.

Michele

I have sang that little snippet "yeah, you like that 24 karat gold" in my head a thousand times since Dave tweeted it. I certainly like the sound of that track a lot more than ALL of The Dealer.

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

I have sang that little snippet "yeah, you like that 24 karat gold" in my head a thousand times since Dave tweeted it. I certainly like the sound of that track a lot more than ALL of The Dealer.

Same here... I really liked the sound of that snippet, and it certainly excited me as to the possibilities for the rest of the album. That clip exhibited the characteristics of classic Stevie style that I love- layered vocals & big guitar sound.

Even though the Dealer just doesn't blow the wind up my skirt (the vintage demos never did anything for me, either), there are tracks on every Stevie album I just don't connect with. So I'm not terribly worried about the consequences of not liking the first single. After all, look how much better the rest of In Your Dreams was than Secret Love.

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

I have a feeling that when the reviews for this album start trickling in they are going to be divided along the same lines as the ones for IYD were .With the older more mainstream critics giving the album glowing reviews while the younger more hipsterish ones generally panned it.I'm kind of glad I'm an oldie so I should be able to get years of enjoyment from listening to 24kG!

I'm not terribly upset about it or anything, and I still need to pre-order the album matter of fact... but at the first listen I thought it was a leftover track from Street Angel or something. 2nd and 3rd listen I felt no real connection to the song (as I often do with her other tracks). It's just one of those ones I will probably skip. At that point that's when I started to deconstruct the mix, etc. I don't normally do that with her tunes unless I feel a certain disconnect or distance, or ambivalence about it... whatever that thing is.

[BombaySapphire3]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I'm not terribly upset about it or anything, and I still need to pre-order the album matter of fact... but at the first listen I thought it was a leftover track from Street Angel or something. 2nd and 3rd listen I felt no real connection to the song (as I often do with her other tracks). It's just one of those ones I will probably skip. At that point that's when I started to deconstruct the mix, etc. I don't normally do that with her tunes unless I feel a certain disconnect or distance, or ambivalence about it... whatever that thing is.

The thing that differentiates this song from a Street Angel song even if you don't care for the production or mixing is the vocal .I would know instantly that this is not a SA performance and not because of her being 20 years older but due to the nuances and vulnerable ache in her voice..There are some really good songs on SA but sorry the album overall contains the most zoned out and dispassionate vocals of her career.

[HoursAndHours]

Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

the album overall contains the most zoned out and dispassionate vocals of her career.

Except, I think the outtake God's Garden had some feeling behind it, and Greta, which I think was autobiographical at that point, despite the apparent subject of the lyrics.

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I'm not terribly upset about it or anything, and I still need to pre-order the album matter of fact... but at the first listen I thought it was a leftover track from Street Angel or something. 2nd and 3rd listen I felt no real connection to the song (as I often do with her other tracks). It's just one of those ones I will probably skip. At that point that's when I started to deconstruct the mix, etc. I don't normally do that with her tunes unless I feel a certain disconnect or distance, or ambivalence about it... whatever that thing is.

I don't think it really sounds like a SA track either, but I did connect with it, both as a demo and in this incarnation. Hopefully you have better luck with some of the other songs?

[MariaA37]

Originally Posted by sorcerer999

C ~ It's not a bad song, but it's not particularly a favorite of mine (at this point).

Originally Posted by xxxmx

I am truly afraid of what they will have done to IYWML because my favorite version is the simple piano demo.

I gave it a C because I always thought it was just an OK song, though I do like the duet version with Tom Petty.

And I agree with xxxmx, I LOVE the simple piano demo of IYWML.

~Maria