Bombshell Tonight: From The ROCK A LITTLE Work Tapes... - Page 5

mikebise · #61 06-10-2011, 09:04 PM

Well, I did live in OKC from February-April 1988 for Air Traffic Controller training (I left that job in Houston after 2 years). In OKC then, I bought Stevie's Red Rocks VHS the day of release! I was last in Tulsa in July 2001 for my job with GAP, when the big GAP in that mall was renovated/remodeled/moved. At that very mall I bought the "Planets Of The Universe" CD-Single the day of release!!!!!!!

I may have to make it up there for that ROUND of drinks one day!

I'm just glad people are reacting positively to Stevie's incredible songs!

sodascouts · #62 06-10-2011, 09:44 PM

Thank you guys SO MUCH for sharing. You embody what "fan community" is all about. YOU ROCK!!!!

SuperFleetwood · #63 06-10-2011, 10:14 PM

is there any no spoken words

HighPassion · #64 06-10-2011, 11:51 PM

Wow!!!!!!!! What a fantastic way to end a crappy week.

I'm downloading the first Priest of Nothing right now, but I'm going to wait till tomorrow to download the rest. It'll be the perfect way to relax on a Saturday morning.

Thank you so much for these Mike!! You truely are a Priest of Something

Im really looking forward to hearing the upgrades to Running Through the Garden and Battle of the Dragon!

mikebise · #65 06-11-2011, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperFleetwood

is there any no spoken words

No, "No Spoken Word" on these tapes.

There were versions on the Motherload, though.

vivfox · #66 06-11-2011, 07:34 AM

Mike, my pants(hats) off to ya for this fine collection of songs.

mikebise · #67 06-11-2011, 07:49 AM

Thanks, Viv! Your "loose fitting but not baggy" pants from your Separates???

I know all that airplane travel is exhausting...

And, Daniel, thanks as well! You will LOVE the songs!!! Yay, Stevie!!!

PenguinHead · #68 06-11-2011, 08:39 AM

Thanks for all of these fascinating tracks and outtakes. What I appreciate most is the outtake of Dial The Number. It's one of my favorite rarites. Though it's been around for a while in various incarnations, it's amazing to hear/have the final version - the one that would have been on the The Other Side of the Mirror. The background vocals are great!

Another favorite is Something Exquisite. Is the enhanced version the original version, or was it altered by an outside source?

I was hoping that Priest of Nothing would be good. It does have some good parts, but the "lyrics" blather on. It seems that Stevie sometimes does not have her lyrics set in a cohesive manner, and just rattles on with whatever words come to mind. There is a lot of emotion, but the result is unlistenable in it's rawness. Thankfully, those ramblings get pared down to more concise, structured verses. I hoped the You Like Me would have the tight structure it has on the Williams Brothers' version, but alas, no!

peer_gynt10 · #69 06-11-2011, 09:15 AM

Mike and everyone involved in this massive surprise, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your generosity to the fan community, for all the effort you've put into this and for the money you've spent! As many fans on this board have already pointed out, such generosity is a rare thing and you have made a lot of people very happy. Thank you!

blackdove · #70 06-11-2011, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by peer_gynt10

Mike and everyone involved in this massive surprise, THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your generosity to the fan community, for all the effort you've put into this and for the money you've spent! As many fans on this board have already pointed out, such generosity is a rare thing and you have made a lot of people very happy. Thank you!

Perfectly put and I agree entirely!

markolas · #71 06-11-2011, 11:06 AM

I've only downloaded a few so far, but RTTG #1 is the best thing ever.

nodmod · #72 06-11-2011, 11:42 AM

Thanks Mike for sharing these, much appreciated

gldstwmn · #73 06-11-2011, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebise

Aside from the guy who got the Motherload, there are SEVERAL individual tapes that were won and have NOT yet been shared:

"Tied Up"
"Imperial Hotel"
"If I Were You" (Original Vocal)
"Talk To Me"
"Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You?"
"Listen To The Rain" (1991 TimeSpace version)

Hopefully, those tapes will also be shared with all of us, like our Group did!

I'm pretty sure there were two seperate tapes of Imperial Hotel and I only have one.

mikebise · #74 06-11-2011, 12:37 PM

Have you gotten yours transfered?

HighPassion · #75 06-11-2011, 01:15 PM

I feel foolish for it never crossing my mind before that the whole "Priest of nothing.........." "...I thought there was a connection" could possibly be from a different Stevie song that was in the back of her mind.
I'm loving this newly discovered song! Someone needs to bring it to Dave's attention - I think he could work wonders with it. It sounds like it could've fit on In Your Dreams.

I also wanna give a big THANK YOU to jeff for all his time put into enhancing, and all those who contributed $$ for getting these demos. Next time something like this goes down, I will definitely be game for donating a little