Stevie, Lindsey or Christine?

[elle]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I saw your post to David.

that's good.

this whole conversation got me thinking - if you take out the instrumentation, the guitar, and the arrangement, what are you left with for LB's material? the melodies, hooks, lyrics, his voice, lots of raw emotion?!

so to dissect some of that - he certainly can write a great hook, put together and perform some mind-blowing guitar parts (oh but i forget, apparently i wouldn't know that if not listening to SN and CM mac songs ), some gorgeous verses, some tight arrangements.

the raw emotion he pours into his songs and performances is unbelievable and at times downright scary.

his voice is definitely not my favorite part of LB's music, although as i already said in this thread i do like it much better now than when he was young. but my preference for male voices are more "broken-sounding" voices (like RS), or large range voices (like Bono, or Freddie Mercury), or really deep voices - like Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and most of all Shane McGowan - they can read the phonebook to me whenever they want! and Shane has that deep emotion too... just born to sing.

but i have stated a lot more about what i love about LBs music elsewhere, most recently in ongoing polls dissecting his songs by a topic in LB's forum. would love to see you adding and sharing some of your opinions there David!

[David]

Originally Posted by elle

but i have stated a lot more about what i love about LBs music elsewhere, most recently in ongoing polls dissecting his songs by a topic in LB's forum. would love to see you adding and sharing some of your opinions there David!

Hi, elle. I'll try, but I usually don't have much to say about lyrics--their poetry or their semantic connotations. Plus, I haven't bought like the last five Lindsey solo albums (!), so I'm largely unfamiliar with all that work. But if you guys talk about a song I know and love, I'll jump in.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

Hi, elle. I'll try, but I usually don't have much to say about lyrics--their poetry or their semantic connotations.

That's disheartening, because I wanted you to tell me whether One Take was about his mother's passing and if you thought he was channeling Yeats. Also, I wanted to hear you say that his voice has aged beautifully and discuss how many hours you could listen to it acapella.

Michele

[elle]

Originally Posted by David

Hi, elle. I'll try, but I usually don't have much to say about lyrics--their poetry or their semantic connotations. Plus, I haven't bought like the last five Lindsey solo albums (!), so I'm largely unfamiliar with all that work. But if you guys talk about a song I know and love, I'll jump in.

thanks, please do! whether you like or dislike the song that you know. we are trying to group his songs around topics, mostly to create some discussion and also not to poll by the overused by-the-album way. however lyrics are not the focus of those discussions - any and every aspect of the song is, so from reading some of your posts in the past i think you'd have tons of different and interesting insight to add.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by elle

but can't stand gypsy - sorry LB, i know you are proud of it).

Where is the fainting icon???

Originally Posted by michelej1

That's disheartening, because I wanted you to tell me whether One Take was about his mother's passing and if you thought he was channeling Yeats. Also, I wanted to hear you say that his voice has aged beautifully and discuss how many hours you could listen to it acapella.

Michele

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Where is the fainting icon???

Well, I don't like the Gypsy video. That might be blasphemous as well.

As for the song, maybe Lindsey should do it on his upcoming tour. I know he had the 3 guitars for AHI, but let's see how one sounds on the song. When he introduced the tune, he could tell his version of the mattress on the floor story that Stevie gave us so often on the Unleashed tour.

I will say that I am a little miffed with the song right now. Last June, I went into this room to sign a contract and the tail end of Gypsy -- the guitar solo -- was playing through the speakers as I entered. I was sure that this was a good omen. That it meant it was the right decision for me. Now, just 9 months later, that agreement went down the drain and rather acrimoniously. I feel that I was misled by FM and Gypsy both!

Michele

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Well, I don't like the Gypsy video. That might be blasphemous as well.

Nah. That's not nearly as blasphemous. I would like the video better without Stevie dancing in the leg warmers in "present day". I could deal with sticking to one era and since I love anything retro, the black and white scenes win out for me.

As for the song, maybe Lindsey should do it on his upcoming tour. I know he had the 3 guitars for AHI, but let's see how one sounds on the song. When he introduced the tune, he could tell his version of the mattress on the floor story that Stevie gave us so often on the Unleashed tour.

Oh, you're singing my song with this idea! Remember how he gave her his two cents at the end of the tour in NZ? Priceless.

I will say that I am a little miffed with the song right now. Last June, I went into this room to sign a contract and the tail end of Gypsy -- the guitar solo -- was playing through the speakers as I entered. I was sure that this was a good omen. That it meant it was the right decision for me. Now, just 9 months later, that agreement went down the drain and rather acrimoniously. I feel that I was misled by FM and Gypsy both!

Michele

Well, I can't blame you! Sucks!

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Remember how he gave her his two cents at the end of the tour in NZ? Priceless.

He should have kicked at her legs and threw his guitar at her for old times sakes.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Oh, you're singing my song with this idea! Remember how he gave her his two cents at the end of the tour in NZ? Priceless.

That's the best thing Hejira has ever done for us.

The funniest thing for me is imagining the look on Stevie's face, when he said that. But it had an impression. I bet she won't say he had his drummer call her up anymore.

Michele

[David]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Well, I don't like the Gypsy video.

Stop that!

What other rock video pays stylistic tribute to three Hollywood studios of the Golden Age: the Warner Brothers social-realist dramas, the sparkling Paramount romantic comedies, & the Fox musicals in three-strip dye-process Technicolor?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

Stop that!

What other rock video pays stylistic tribute to three Hollywood studios of the Golden Age: the Warner Brothers social-realist dramas

And what was that about anyway? I thought James Cagney was going to run out into the rain, grab Stevie and try to help her organize independent ballet dancers into a union.

And if Cagney had spoken Yiddish, would Stevie have understood him?

Michele