I just bought Bella Donna, and...

SortaSavageLike · #1 10-07-2005, 07:25 PM

Well, I'm not really dissapointed, but I am feeling a bit confused

. I've probably heard SDMHA, Eo17, and Leather and Lace a hundred times before, and really liked The Highwayman, Bella Donna, and ATGF the first time, but I'm sort of undecided about the other four songs. It usually takes me a few good listens before I can appreciate most music. Heck, I had to listen to to Tusk in its entirety eight times before I really "got it". I just hope this album grows on me soon.

Guess its back to Mystery to Me for a little while. Oh, and BD could really use a good remastering job. Didn't this CD come out in 1984?

Phoenix · #2 10-07-2005, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

Well, I'm not really dissapointed, but I am feeling a bit confused

. I've probably heard SDMHA, Eo17, and Leather and Lace a hundred times before, and really liked The Highwayman, Bella Donna, and ATGF the first time, but I'm sort of undecided about the other four songs. It usually takes me a few good listens before I can appreciate most music. Heck, I had to listen to to Tusk in its entirety eight times before I really "got it". I just hope this album grows on me soon.

Guess its back to Mystery to Me for a little while. Oh, and BD could really use a good remastering job. Didn't this CD come out in 1984?

Give "Outside the Rain" another chance.It has that great sort of moody quality and is very sexy . Then get a rockin live version! It will become a favorite, trust me!
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Jyqm · #3 10-07-2005, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

Oh, and BD could really use a good remastering job. Didn't this CD come out in 1984?

I'm not sure when the CD first came out, but it wouldn't surprise me if it had been one of the first in 1984. Unfortunately, though, you can take that sentence and apply to nearly every album in Fleetwood Mac/affiliates' catalogues, except the three that were just reissued.

Does anybody know how the FM/Rumours/Tusk reissues sold, by the way? You'd think if they did well enough they'd be planning some remasters for the rest of the catalogue...

Ghost_Tracker · #4 10-07-2005, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

Well, I'm not really dissapointed, but I am feeling a bit confused

. I've probably heard SDMHA, Eo17, and Leather and Lace a hundred times before, and really liked The Highwayman, Bella Donna, and ATGF the first time, but I'm sort of undecided about the other four songs. It usually takes me a few good listens before I can appreciate most music. Heck, I had to listen to to Tusk in its entirety eight times before I really "got it". I just hope this album grows on me soon.

Check out "Kind of Woman" - if you think about what she's
really saying, it's amazingly well-done. Especially at the
end where she's contrasting how being with the wrong
guy might feel like heaven - but it's not the REAL heaven
("it's to be . . . heaven . . . as CLOSE - - - as it FEELS -
to HEAVEN. I know - I know.....")

"Outside's the Rain" is also a really fun, upbeat song, and was
considered one of her best up to that point. And it's kinda complex,
and has a lot to do with how she was apparently feeling at that time.

By the way Bella Donna has not just a double but a triple meaning -
it's Italian for "Beautiful Woman," but it also is an addictive drug -
and also, it's a deadly poison.
( "Until she herself . . . became the deadliest poison -
as she grew older." )

catinthedark · #5 10-07-2005, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

Oh, and BD could really use a good remastering job. Didn't this CD come out in 1984?

Not sure - but my Mirage CD could sure use a little remastering, too.

But back to the topic at hand... Give Kind of Woman a few more listens. Well worth it... Though I know how you feel about Bella Donna as a whole. It's not my fave solo Stevie either. I actually find it a little.... drab... (*ducks!*). I find the opening notes of Bella Donna suicide inducing. I do like the song, but I often hit "skip" before I get to the first lyrics. And years of Stevie shows have made me sick of Outside the Rain, too. Uh, maybe I should just quit while I'm ahead here...

I do adore SDMHA.... and Edge...

LiquidBlue5000 · #6 10-07-2005, 08:05 PM

Bella Donna, The Wild Heart, and Rock A Little, all desperately need to be remastered... oh, and if and when they do get re-released, let's hope bonus tracks, demos, and outtakes get added to it..

Nixxxed · #7 10-07-2005, 08:46 PM

You got it at the perfect time, though. It's a very Fall/Winter album to me. So it will all make sense in the next few months, especially the dead zone after all the holidaze are over. Never fear.

You don't like "How Still My Love"? Not even the "STANDING ... in the doorway" part?

And oh, how I wish I had a new Stevie album to discover...

David · #8 10-07-2005, 09:19 PM

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And oh, how I wish I had a new Stevie album to discover...

I heard Stevie's working on a new album.

Actually, I didn't hear any such thing. I just made that up.

Nixxxed · #9 10-07-2005, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I heard Stevie's working on a new album.

Actually, I didn't hear any such thing. I just made that up.

That's funny, cuz I heard Lindsey's been working on one too.

GateandGarden · #10 10-07-2005, 09:30 PM

It was first released, in '81, am I right?

Anyway, it took me a few listens to get into it. It took me many more listens to Tusk. I can't even count how many. Tusk took a long time to grow on me, but it was worth it.

GODDESS6 · #11 10-07-2005, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Bella Donna, The Wild Heart, and Rock A Little, all desperately need to be remastered... oh, and if and when they do get re-released, let's hope bonus tracks, demos, and outtakes get added to it..

i soooooo agree w/ the remastering~ i truly love this album tho, bigtime

~

catinthedark · #12 10-07-2005, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I heard Stevie's working on a new album.

Actually, I didn't hear any such thing. I just made that up.

I think you just made my night.

AliceLover · #13 10-07-2005, 10:41 PM

The first time I heard this album and I still love it to this day. From the minute I heard highwayman I disliked it and I still do!

AliceLover · #14 10-07-2005, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by David

I heard Stevie's working on a new album.

Actually, I didn't hear any such thing. I just made that up.

Bravo!

DavidMn · #15 10-07-2005, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by SortaSavageLike

Well, I'm not really dissapointed, but I am feeling a bit confused

. I've probably heard SDMHA, Eo17, and Leather and Lace a hundred times before, and really liked The Highwayman, Bella Donna, and ATGF the first time, but I'm sort of undecided about the other four songs. It usually takes me a few good listens before I can appreciate most music. Heck, I had to listen to to Tusk in its entirety eight times before I really "got it". I just hope this album grows on me soon.

Guess its back to Mystery to Me for a little while. Oh, and BD could really use a good remastering job. Didn't this CD come out in 1984?

Well, thats a start