Has Stevie's decision to not record new FM album affected the way you feel about her?

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I hate when she plays piano. I cringe.

OMG, it's awful. So embarrassing!

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

OMG, it's awful. So embarrassing!

Come on. She doesn't play piano. She plays around with some basic chords just to find a basic melody and phrasing of her poems while reciting them. That is how she writes songs. And she once wrote classic songs that way. Don't judge her on her instrument-skills. I think it is extraordinary that you can write so beautiful without ANY musicianskills. She is unique BECAUSE of that.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Come on. She doesn't play piano. She plays around with some basic chords just to find a basic melody and phrasing of her poems while reciting them. That is how she writes songs. And she once wrote classic songs that way. Don't judge her on her instrument-skills. I think it is extraordinary that you can write so beautiful without ANY musicianskills. She is unique BECAUSE of that.

I hear you. But what's cringeworthy is that she has played the piano for audiences with the expectation of applause and it's really not good. It doesn't even reach the level of competent. Yes, she is (or was) a GREAT songwriter who accomplished a lot not only in spite of but perhaps because of her musical limitations, but that doesn't mean her playing is acceptable in a concert or performance setting.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I hear you. But what's cringeworthy is that she has played the piano for audiences with the expectation of applause and it's really not good. It doesn't even reach the level of competent. Yes, she is (or was) a GREAT songwriter who accomplished a lot not only in spite of but perhaps because of her musical limitations, but that doesn't mean her playing is acceptable in a concert or performance setting.

Thank you. That IS what I'm saying...what she's playing for the camera is just so completely AMATEURISH, that she should stop. Because it's embarrassing!

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Thank you. That IS what I'm saying...what she's playing for the camera is just so completely AMATEURISH, that she should stop. Because it's embarrassing!

To her, I think it's about honesty. She is saying to people - this is how I create.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I hear you. But what's cringeworthy is that she has played the piano for audiences with the expectation of applause and it's really not good. It doesn't even reach the level of competent. Yes, she is (or was) a GREAT songwriter who accomplished a lot not only in spite of but perhaps because of her musical limitations, but that doesn't mean her playing is acceptable in a concert or performance setting.

This is exactly how I feel about it. It goes along with her pretension. It really is cringworthy.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

This is exactly how I feel about it. It goes along with her pretension. It really is cringworthy.

Thank you! Remember her cameo on American Horror Story, where she played Rhiannon to her own accompaniment for the supposedly awed would-be witches? THAT was unbearable.


That said, she has accomplished A LOT. She will be remembered as a great songwriter, unique signer, and electric stage performer. That's more than most can claim.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Thank you! Remember her cameo on American Horror Story, where she played Rhiannon to her own accompaniment for the supposedly awed would-be witches? THAT was unbearable.


That said, she has accomplished A LOT. She will be remembered as a great songwriter, unique signer, and electric stage performer. That's more than most can claim.

Her work w/ FMac and early solo work is superb! I will never take that away from her. She used to know who she was.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Thank you! Remember her cameo on American Horror Story, where she played Rhiannon to her own accompaniment for the supposedly awed would-be witches? THAT was unbearable.


That said, she has accomplished A LOT. She will be remembered as a great songwriter, unique signer, and electric stage performer. That's more than most can claim.

She did it in american horrorstory and that was so cringeworthy that I only consumed it only once. Couldn't bear it. That was a huge mistake. She also did it in that american songwriter- program. That was a lot better but still bad. As a televised performance, very poor. But the sympathy was there for her because she showed there how she writes. That was insightful and understandable.

[Macfanforever]

Yea .Shes not a piano player or guitar player as I'm not a typist in this keyboard.

[secret love]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Come on. She doesn't play piano. She plays around with some basic chords just to find a basic melody and phrasing of her poems while reciting them. That is how she writes songs. And she once wrote classic songs that way. Don't judge her on her instrument-skills. I think it is extraordinary that you can write so beautiful without ANY musicianskills. She is unique BECAUSE of that.

She does play piano. I think so anyway.

I write songs and I write the same way she does. I choose four chords for the bass part, I work out the rhythm I want the lyrics to take and I write the notes I'm going to sing, play them while singing along ...lastly I write the treble accompaniment...all on keyboard or piano.

Listen to this and tell me she can't play!

[Jondalar]

I doubt Stevie wants to remembered in a negative light but it may happen.

[secret love]

I remember complaining to my dad once about Stevie's non-participation in the new album.

He said how old is she. I said "68" and Dad basically said, at that age, with that many millions of dollars, you can do whatever the **** you want.

And it's true.

Stevie has been trotting out a speech at her shows (I went to Sacramento) on how everyone should just do whatever it is they want to do (like tour with Pretenders and sabotage the swang song of Fleetwood Mac).

Let's face it, much as when Christine rejoined I fully expected a new album to be released by now, given Stevie's excitement about her friend's return, it's just never going to happen.