Love Is Demo

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

To my ears, the "Love Is" demo doesn't sound like it could be Stevie's playing.
If it had been more simplistic, then I could see it... but, as David says, there's quite a bit of sophistication to the playing, and, as much as I love her, Stevie just is not a sophisticated pianist.

As for the demo itself... I know I'm in the minority, but I vastly prefer the album version. The demo is kind of sloppy, and the vocal melody comes across as tenuous.
On the album version, Stevie's vocal is more committed and the melody of the vocal lines is stronger. I also prefer the ethereal touches in Marchand's production.

I tend to prefer polished to rough... I always have.

I agree her voice is imperfect and vastly so, but that is why I like it - that and the piano playing, which IMO is lacking on the CD cut.