Straight Back....

[strandinthewind]

Originally posted by EricBliss12345
To be honest I think the studio vocals of "Straight Back" are way more explosive than on "SOTM." Even though that's a great song she doesn't really cut loose like she does on "Straight Back." In the studio version of "SOTM" I always find myself wishing that the vocals were a little more wild and projected more.

I do not hate, but really do not care for the studio version of SOTM. I think the vocal is very weak and they cut great lyrics. I think this is a song that to me is an example of LB and perhaps La Nicks and trest of FM tinkering way too much with a great and haunting paino demo. The whole song just never "takes off" for me on the record. Now live - well that is a whole other story; she took it to a height not realized on the anemic sounding vocal on the album cut. See Tusk Documentary and Mirage live concert VHS.

Conversely, compare the soaring vocals on all of the Mirage tracks for Stevie. They just shine loke a super nova to me, esp. in Straight Back, when comapred to the vocal on SOTM and, to me, Angel, which I also like but do not love.