Thoughts on ‘Sometimes It’s Bitch’

[mikebise]

I would have vomited to hear the edited single of "Edge of Seventeen" on TimeSpace. Chopping out the second verse ruins the song, and that does not belong on an official "Best Of".

The single version was on the Gap's in-store playlist in June 2002 where I work, and I just cringed to hear Stevie's song edited and forced to hear it that way twice a shift! Same the next month with "Stand Back"'s chop job!

Chris Lord-Alge did a superb job remixing many of the Classics, and I'd rather hear that than songs hacked up "for radio", as if listeners could not stand more than 3:30 a song... CLA's GLORIOUS remixing of "Rooms on Fire", with all the magic and sparkle VS. the single edit, which bizarrely slices out the beautiful mandolin after the first chorus.

Perhaps a collection with the "Radio Edits" would be nice, but not an official Greatest Hits package like TimeSpace. That's why I was glad the November 2006 "Best Of" featuring only singles edits was scrapped in favour of Crystal Visions, with the full versions, plus Stevie's FM hits sequenced in. IMO IMO IMO

Agree that "Listen To The Rain" should have been the 1st single as it was meant to be (Atlantic release # and all proves this).