Moments that bring down good songs

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Originally Posted by Phil

I would like to add "Illume" to the list because the finished version frustrates me. I believe this could have benefited from a more melodic arrangement, perhaps featuring piano, and a less monotone vocal from our girl. In other words, Christine should have been present. Such a waste.

The thing that ruins this song for me are the weird echoing of "what I saw on this journey" etc. using a distorted version of Lindsey's voice overemphasizing the words until it sounds almost mocking. One of his most bizarre and destructive production choices, I think, because it takes away from the honest emotion of a natural vocal and makes it something contrived.

If he wanted to make Stevie's tune less monotonous, he could have added a natural and melodic vocal counterpart. He could have added so much if he had just resisted the urge to make it unnatural through studio manipulation... His choice is inexplicable to me.

Another song, Say You Will, was ruined by Stevie adding cutesy kid vocals repeating that chorus ad nauseum at the end.