I Can't Wait (Live from Rock a Little tour, 10 tracks)

[skuncles]

Originally Posted by David

But that's what is so cool about it, to some ears like mine.

Oh don't get me wrong, I hear the beauty in Stevie muffing up the songs as well. I have often thought of putting together a collection called "The Worst Of Stevie" and it would be songs from concerts that didn't go so well. From the '86 New York "Stop Draggin'" to the 1983 Oklahoma "Leather and Lace" where she starts with the second verse, stops the song, says "Wait, Don's not here! Let's start this again!", to the 1989 Bristol CT, "If you f*ck with my fans...." speech, to the '01 California show where she was clearly losing her voice and tried to get thru the first few songs before telling the crowd that she's going to try and clear this up and if she can't she'll just do a Q&A thing instead. Lot's of little gems out there!

[DashingDan]

I have often thought of putting together a collection called "The Worst Of Stevie" and it would be songs from concerts that didn't go so well.

...you should include every I Can't Wait in existence (demo, studio, remixes, bootlegs, and all living memory).

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by skuncles

They are the same.

Thank you.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by skuncles

Parts of the RAL tour are a mess, the drug use was at an all time high (pardon the pun) during this tour and there are really bad performances. Check out her performance of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" from New York, it is God-awful. She's not singing so much as slurring her way thru the song.

Yep. But that show has it's moments. I love it when she sings Talk To Me and ad libs the "I'm in town" part. I often wondered if she was directing that at Jimmy Iovine.

[David]

Originally Posted by petep9000

You and I have the same ears! What's neater than her barking out "well, stop it!" before the last part of each chorus?

Or "And THIS one says!"

& then raggifying in front of Sharon's mic like Regan/Linda Blair, words concatenated in rapid succession into one giant Super-Word: "I-don't-think-you-should-ever-dooooo-that----don't-dooooooooo-that!!!!"



I mean, that isn't the worst of Stevie. That's the best of Stevie.

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by David

Or "And THIS one says!"
"I-don't-think-you-should-ever-dooooo-that----don't-dooooooooo-that!!!!"


I mean, that isn't the worst of Stevie. That's the best of Stevie.

and she gets even shaggier at Jones Beach, remember? She throws in a croaky "weeellllllllllll" into the "I don't think you should do that, don't that, don't do that" rap.

And Elescia's soulful vocals really added something to that song, didn't it?

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by skuncles

Parts of the RAL tour are a mess, the drug use was at an all time high (pardon the pun) during this tour and there are really bad performances. Check out her performance of "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" from New York, it is God-awful. She's not singing so much as slurring her way thru the song.

Absolutely!! I love the idea of "The Worst of Stevie" compilation. The Rock A Little tour was the first time I saw Stevie solo (first was with Fleetwood Mac on the Mirage tour). I was so disappointed -- I knew she could do better. Conversely, a friend who was a casual less discernable fan thought it was a great show. Given how Stevie has cleaned up, it's kind of fun to hear her being so messy during that time.