Demos/alt. versions better?

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by skcin

Still searching - what era was the Mac version from?

Tango Era...it's on most of the Tango demo/alternates discs.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by EnchantedSLN

Planets of the Universe (extended version from TISL with the lyrics cut from the album take)

I think it's odd she cut those lyrics from the album version. She had 20 minutes of room to spare on the album.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by skcin

Are there songs that Stevie has released that you prefer the demo or alternate version of?

Love Is. I'm sure there are more but that one immediately springs to mind.

[EnchantedSLN]

Oh, duh... Bombay Sapphires alt version!

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

I think it's odd she cut those lyrics from the album version. She had 20 minutes of room to spare on the album.

Someone probably convinced her that it was too long to be a single. The last verse is the most powerful and defines the song, IMO so that was a mistake.

[skcin]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

Tango Era...it's on most of the Tango demo/alternates discs.

Not on the 2 I have, of course. Can you do yousendit or something? To [email protected] please & thank you.

[golden braid]

I agree with everything that has been said so far. To add to the list, I prefer the extended version of The Nightmare to the album version.

I think everyone will agree that the demo versions of Gyspy from the Belladonna days aren't good at all and the album version is 100 times better.

I love all versions of That's Alright but I really love the BN version the best.

I prefer the the alternate take of Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind.

I also prefer an alternate take/earlier version of Jane.

[GateandGarden]

I prefer the demos of "Juliet," "Unconditional Love," and "Bombay Sapphires" to the ones that made it onto the albums.

It's a tough choice but sometime I prefer "Designs of Love" to "That's Alright" as well.

[catinthedark]

Nomad
Planets of the Universe (No Light)
Designs of Love

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by dissention

-I adore the Planets demo on the Rumours reissue, it lays waste to her solo version on TISL.

Any Planets demo lays waste to that P.O.S. that is the TISL version.

[DavidMn]

I've never really been much of a demo guy for the most part, so I'd have to say that I prefer released material.

[Wild_Heart03]

Originally Posted by RavenOfRhiannon

So my contribution will be the Mac version of 'Juliet' if that counts.

On that note, would "Book of Miracles" count since it's the instrumental of "Juliet"? I listen to it all the time, it's got a magic that just surpasses the original by miles for me.

[paleshadow]

Originally Posted by EnchantedSLN

Oh, duh... Bombay Sapphires alt version!

Amen! "But that's my dream, or so it seems...Still see dreams but there are not". Never was a fan of the album version, but I love this one!

[tynan88]

I really love the unreleased version of GDW on the Rumours Re-issue.

[Hippocampus]

I'm probably missing a few but here goes.

Candlebright - The demo is so beautiful

Sorcerer - The Buckingham Nicks demo is a classic

After The Glitter Fades - I love one of the master reel alternates in which there are extra "ooohs" during the musical bridge

Love Is Like A River - I prefer the so-called RAL outtake version

Thousand Days - I'll take the RAL outtakes before the B-side version even if they're not exactly masterpieces themselves

Running Through The Garden - I agree the old outtake is better than the SYW version

Smile At You - The SYW version is the calm inside the storm

I think many of the piano demos are gems in their own right (Goodbye Baby, Planets Of The Universe, Bella Donna, After The Glitter Fades, Kind Of Woman, Sisters Of The Moon...) and while I wouldn't trade them for the album versions, I feel privileged to be able to listen to them at my leisure.