Silver Springs

[dontlookdown]

What a phenomenon Silver Springs has turned into. I loved that for so many years, it was impossible to get - other than as a b side 45. Then when it appeared on the boxed set - yeah! - "finally on cd".
Then.....when Stevie decided to resurrect it in 1997, I think longtime fans were a little worried she wouldn't be able to pull it off.

I remember watching the show on pbs and privately hanging onto every word as she delivered a brand new Silver Springs. How amazing it was to watch her soooo carefully sing that song in a new stronger, lower register. It was the first time I really finally admitted to myself that Stevie had gotten her voice back, and with that alone, she would be responsible for bringing her own career and Fleetwood Mac's back to a very respectable place. I was right.
That 1997 version was unbelievable and it wasn't until a few years ago that I realized it was far superior to the original studio version. The studio version now sounds a little rushed to me - almost as if Stevie had a hard time keeping up with the tempo. To me it's now what James Iha (of Smashing Pumpkins) calls "a Slow Burner".

I kind of wish they put that original b side 45 mix on the reissue. This version sounds a little sloppy and it would have been nice to have the song in it's 1977 version - like the rest of Rumours. As for it sticking out among the others, I don't think so. It's all so interesting - the fact that this music is still making an impression after so many years. What other band had been able to remain so timeless? The Beatles. Who else?