Enchanted Disc 3

[Sorcerer386]

Disc three is so great. I think if Stevie doesn't feel like making a new album, she should do another one of these and release a bunch of rarities. My breakdown:

Twisted: Bleh, but demoes usually are to me with a few exceptions, one to come...

Long Distance Winner: Great tune...should have been the lead single for B/N (what was the lead single anyway?)

Thousand Days: should have made Street Angel, i wasn't too into the song until I got into the lyrics "And if the sun warms up the rain, and the rain puts out the sun, why does the greatest love become the greatest pain..."

Battle of the Dragon: another favorite that I didn't like at first, especially due to the sort of chaotic ending, but that kind of MAKES the song

Gold: good but skippable

Free Falling: okay, I may be tarred and feathered for this, but I MUCH prefer this version to Petty's. At least she adds some variation to the melody, and I love the harmonica in it. And the ending is so cool, how she repeats random lines from the verses and bridge.

It's Late: I just like it because it's one of the few songs Stevie sings that I can sing in the same octave as she all the way through.

Violet and Blue: can't quite get into it

Whenever I Call You Friend: damn those two sing this song SO hard, it's great! You just have to get past the opening...

Sweet Girl: one demo that I actually like...The Dance is of course preferable, but one thing it has that The Dance doesn't is the repetition of the second part of the second verse, because I love when she says "YOU ASKED ME!" really hard afterward. Besides, Sweet Girl ends too quickly on The Dance. And I still can't tell if this demo is in a different key than The Dance.

Blue Lamp: It's ok.

Gold and Braid: Rocking, of course

Reconsider Me: Yes, I wish Stevie's ego hadn't gotten in the way of this song being on RAL, and it would have to have been a single/video. I'd love to see the emotion she'd put into this song.

Somebody Stand by Me: can't stand it, although I did have it on while driving one day and it wasn't too, too bad. It's just lacking Stevie-ness.

Sleeping Angel: love it, LOVE the ending, OH OOOOOOOOOOOOH's

Rhiannon Piano Demo: I was scared to death when I saw Storytellers that this was how we were gonna hear Rhiannon in concert from then on.