I've Had Enough Time With "InYourDreams"

[mikephxaz]

I just wanted to see what everyone's thoughts are now that we've had "In Your Dreams" for a month????
With any album- when I first purchase a cd there's a rush of excitement or high expectations or unmet expectations that effect my initial opinions on the cd. These preliminary opinions start to change and take shape after a few weeks of listening. I think I now know my true thoughts about In Your Dreams.
First - thank you, Stevie...this is a thoughtful, well produced, well written album. I believe it is better than her last three albums - TISL, SA & OSOTM...If "In Your Dreams" had been the same caliber of TISL I would have been thrilled..but it exceeded it!! How it ranks with her first three cds - I'm not sure (that can be debated forever)
No one could have ever convinced me that Stevie would be re-energized to this degree. It must be due to the production of Mr Stewart. She brought up her song writing expertise to BellaDona, Rumors & Tusk levels - Moonlight, FWIW, NO, WSS, IS are classics that may never see radio play but they rank up there with true Stevie classics...I think that Lindseys involvement in Soilders Angels reminded me how "heavy" his involvement/production can take Stevie's music...(Especially in her later work - Say You Will songs, for example). Dave Stewart managed to lift her music to a lighter level but still maintaining the atmosphereic mood of Stevie's music....I love how her voice is clear and clean on these tracks...I would have wished for a little more "wild" Stevie at the end of a few of these songs...and if there had been a few "crazy Stevie" moments on IYD this would have ranked as Stevie's best work for me... What does everyone else think?????
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Stevie!!!