What did Stevie really think?

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Originally Posted by Rickypt

I'm not getting this at all. In the last 12 years, Stevie has done 2 solo albums (plus go through rehab and Lindsey has done one. What is this thing about the so-called relevant LB just because he finally released something in the last few months?

Lindsey's relevancy as an artist right now has to do with him putting out a very unconventional record followed by a very unconventional, sparse tour. It is something different for him. He's not trying to reenact something that ended 30 or 20 or 5 years ago to sell tickets. He goes out on stage, plays his show, interacts with his audience and that's that. To me, that's progressive art.
Hey, it's not that it was bad that Stevie toured with Henley or Petty or filmed a DVD with a symphony we'll never see (professionally shot, at least). It's just that IMO that's not progressive as an artist and it's really just become nostalgia and did with the Say You Will tour. She's in some kind of a rut. The woman has written thousands of songs in her career. She gave up everything for it. And now it's the same set list night after night, tour after tour with a few covers thrown in to mix it up. It's kind of like you said a while back. She's semi retired-as far as anything new goes. Hell, her last new release was nearly four years ago. We haven't even gotten a movie soundtrack single since then. If this is the way she wants it, then fine. But for god's sake, polish up and release some stuff for us that's already in the can. Do it through Sanctuary instead of big old corporate Warner's. If this is the end of the road as far as the new recordings are concerned fine. But at least throw us a bone. Say Goodbye (pun intended).