I got a promo copy of Crystal Visions today

[RavenOfRhiannon]

I don't know how many of you know, but I am a Book Buyer for a midsize chain of entertainment stores in the Western US. One of my couterparts on the Music Team gave me his promo copy of CV today. This did not include the dvd, or artwork, and it is watermarked to discourage copying.

The tracklist is the one floating around the internet and there is not much to report on the older tracks. Silver Springs is from the Rumours remaster, Dreams is the radio edit, Standback, ICW, and Planets are the album versions. (Planets is NOT the extended version). HAEWAFY is indeed missing.

Rhiannon, is good as far as live versions from the last 10 years goes. No big surprises.

The two tracks from the Melbourne shows are very nice. For those of you concerned with the repetition of EO17, let me just say that the reinterpretation for the orchestra makes the song fresh. Landslide for me has always been about Stevie and Lindsey alone onstage, her voice and his guitar. This version is probably the only solo version I will cherish. The girls on backing and the strings give it an ethereal feel that is totally different from the directness of the Mac live version.

What can I say about R&R but HELLA YEAH! I would never have pictures Stevie doing this song, but she tears it up!!


All in all, the cd will be great for those out there who don't have Enchanted or Timespace, but for the rest of us, the few new tracks give us something to hold on to.