Browns Eyes w/ Peter and Lindsey

[SpyNote]

Listening to all this goodness makes the original album seem so watered down, dull. Maybe it's just the newness of it all, but I hear so many beautiful vocals and guitar parts that just weren't used. What a shame.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

Listening to all this goodness makes the original album seem so watered down, dull. Maybe it's just the newness of it all, but I hear so many beautiful vocals and guitar parts that just weren't used. What a shame.

I kind of agree. there's a lot of beauty in a lot of these takes...

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

Listening to all this goodness makes the original album seem so watered down, dull. Maybe it's just the newness of it all, but I hear so many beautiful vocals and guitar parts that just weren't used. What a shame.

I had the same reaction. And not just about Peter's magnificent fills. Christine's voice isn't tampered with here. She sings plainly and openly. Her voice in its natural state can sound like a seductive horn. That is the case here. The whole effect is stunning. I don't understand what the heck happened. I've always loved the final version of Brown Eyes, but now I'm thinking they made the wrong choice.

[Wdm6789]

That guitar is what Brown Eyes needs. Why did they not keep that?

[elle]

this is by far my favorite song on the release so far!!!!! (without hearing everything yet)

love love love Peter's guitar, and the overall feel of this version.

[jbrownsjr]

I seriously obsessed with how good this is. It's really really beautiful!

[BLY]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I seriously obsessed with how good this is. It's really really beautiful!

It really is amazing. I'm sure it was titled "Yesturdays Tears" at some point.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by BLY

It really is amazing. I'm sure it was titled "Yesturdays Tears" at some point.

Knowing Christine, it probably was.. lol

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I've always loved the final version of Brown Eyes, but now I'm thinking they made the wrong choice.

You know, you and many, many FM fans are saying the same thing but I have to disagree. I absolutely LOVE this new old version of Brown Eyes. I know it is the best track on the deluxe version. I even cried the first time I heard it a few days ago because of its simplistic brilliance. Let us not forget the version they put on Tusk. That version of BE is 100% perfect in all its plush glory.I am very glad they gave us both versions to enjoy. The reason everyone is saying this new one should have made the cut is because it is beautiful and we have all missed Christine so greatly. But when the newness wears off I'm sure most will remember the original version as the definitive version.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by vivfox

You know, you and many, many FM fans are saying the same thing but I have to disagree. I absolutely LOVE this new old version of Brown Eyes. I know it is the best track on the deluxe version. I even cried the first time I heard it a few days ago because of its simplistic brilliance. Let us not forget the version they put on Tusk. That version of BE is 100% perfect in all its plush glory.I am very glad they gave us both versions to enjoy. The reason everyone is saying this new one should have made the cut is because it is beautiful and we have all missed Christine so greatly. But when the newness wears off I'm sure most will remember the original version as the definitive version.

This is quite possible. Lyrically and sonically, the album version is fantastic. However, what I love about this new old version is the way Christine's voice shines in its unaltered, non-double-tracked state. I don't think my enthusiasm for that, or Green's guitar fills, will wane with time.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by vivfox

You know, you and many, many FM fans are saying the same thing but I have to disagree. I absolutely LOVE this new old version of Brown Eyes. I know it is the best track on the deluxe version. I even cried the first time I heard it a few days ago because of its simplistic brilliance. Let us not forget the version they put on Tusk. That version of BE is 100% perfect in all its plush glory.I am very glad they gave us both versions to enjoy. The reason everyone is saying this new one should have made the cut is because it is beautiful and we have all missed Christine so greatly. But when the newness wears off I'm sure most will remember the original version as the definitive version.

Viv, you amaze me with such an articulated statement. The points you made were just sloshing around in my mind with no context. Let it BE two equally excellent renditions of the song! Puzzling are the choices they sometimes make, but that is part of their artistic process, not ours. Let's celebrate that alternates such as this exist and they are sharing them with us.

I'm really digging the live complication that reconstructs a set list from select performances from several locations. It makes me wish they did that with the Rumours deluxe. With that stingy issue we only got 12 songs.

[jbrownsjr]

I'm not crazy about the lyrics... but the arrangement is beautiful. And the instruments are sublime... Sonically, I love the raw vocal..

[jbrownsjr]

It could be ... that ... that was a scratch vocal.. and she was just throwing in pot luck lyrics.. just to get the arrangement down..

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

It could be ... that ... that was a scratch vocal.. and she was just throwing in pot luck lyrics.. just to get the arrangement down..

I thought the same thing about them being place-holder lyrics. But they're a bit too cohesive to be pot luck. This first version of the song seems to be written for John as an ode to forgiveness and friendship, whereas the final version, which switches from from that theme to lust and uncertainty, appears to be for Dennis Wilson. Maybe as the relationship with Dennis progressed, Christine reconceived the song...

[WayOfTheDragon]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

I'm really digging the live complication that reconstructs a set list from select performances from several locations. It makes me wish they did that with the Rumours deluxe. With that stingy issue we only got 12 songs.

I'm enjoying the Tusk tour live discs so much. The sound quality is so warm and crisp, it's like I'm floating on a cloud when I listen to it on headphones. It's an immersive and satisfying experience. I like the way the guitar and keyboards are mixed; the reverb on Lindsey's guitar sounds really nice. I wouldn't mind if they had included Think About Me, but I'm glad they included That's Enough for Me, which I'd previously only heard in a poor-quality audience bootleg from Rotterdam. A couple of the selected tracks might rank as my favorite performances ever of those songs (Landslide, World Turning, Songbird, to name a few). Even You Make Loving Fun is taken to another level due to Lindsey's guitar work. I feel that the band was at their peak in terms of their live sound during the Tusk tour.