SWS vs IYD article

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by Nico

Seeds We Sow is a beautiful album. My love for it has only grown since I first heard it, and y'all remember all my fangirling then. I have nothing but love for the ENTIRE album and now even songs I was sort of "well, it's OK" about- like "Stars Are Crazy" and SWS- have become my favorite to listen to. In fact, I find a new favorite every few weeks. It never grows boring or stale. I don't overdue the listening as much anymore, but I still get that crazy love feeling for IOOT whenever it comes on. Sooooooo much love for that song!

I own IYD and I listened to it extensively in June and I guess I'm just not made to be a chiffon-head or I don't quite get what they get but...it's sort of boring to me. I mean, it's got some really nice tunes like FWIW, IYD, WSS, "Moonlight," and YMBTO...but the others just...I can't. And even the aforementioned ones that I prefer start to get tedious for me. I definitely think it's possibly her best solo album, so that may demonstrate my overall feelings on her solo work.

To me, there is no comparison between the two. Stevie's music is something completely different and great for what it brings to her fans. And LB's music absolutely rocks my world. Love his ENTIRE new album, love practically everything he has ever released solo. I will happily critique L&O and UTS (at times) but even those two have gems of supreme beauty on them. And I couldn't begin to create a "best of" box-set for Lindsey. It's just too difficult considering how much I tend to love his albums as a whole, even the less than perfect stuff.

I don't know, Nico. I think it's just because we're fans. I really love both of the albums, but most people I know would listen to it once if I played it for them and they may say 'that's good', but they wouldn't make an effort to listen to either one again. I don't think they are doing mainstream marketable music anymore. Or maybe I'm just to immersed in it to know if I would be drawn to them as an average music lover as I once was.