Just a tune, gets lodged for the day.

[The Catdancer]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

$he really brought her A game to SYW(she hasn't had an A game since Wild Heart).

I thought RAL was a good album. Very dated with all the synthesizers and all but still a good album. TOSOTM was a reasonably good album but it went downhill from there.
I did like IYD when it was first released but when I listened to it the other day, I liked just a few songs. Sadly her A game has vanished

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by The Catdancer

I thought RAL was a good album. Very dated with all the synthesizers and all but still a good album. TOSOTM was a reasonably good album but it went downhill from there.
I did like IYD when it was first released but when I listened to it the other day, I liked just a few songs. Sadly her A game has vanished

RAL was tolerable. I'm sorry but OSOTM blew goats. It ended my fandom of her.

[The Catdancer]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

RAL was tolerable. I'm sorry but OSOTM blew goats. It ended my fandom of her.

For me it was Street Angel, one of the most horrible albums ever made.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by The Catdancer

For me it was Street Angel, one of the most horrible albums ever made.

Yeah, this album makes RAL a dream.

[soul_drifter333]

All of those albums have bad songwriting, but I least like the production on Street Angel. Next I would say is OSOTM and then RAL. Jimmy was gone so there was no one to give her constructive feedback, a least, that she would listen to. Just a mountain and coke and the hang-oners.

I recently listened to SYW after a long break and was shocked how bad her vocals are on it. The songs that I thought I liked (Thrown Down & Not Make Believe) sounded so nasally that I couldn't even listen to them. Nothing like the voice I fell in love with in the early days. But for me the absolute worse is Live In Chicago. I couldn't even make it through it even once! Her first album that was released that I couldn't even listen to. I was shocked and bewildered how bad her vocals had became. Closely followed by the live 24 Karat album (I say Hey Baby). Completely unlistenable. I still enjoy the early work, but I'm protective of my memories and stay away from anything from the last several decades.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by soul_drifter333

All of those albums have bad songwriting, but I least like the production on Street Angel. Next I would say is OSOTM and then RAL. Jimmy was gone so there was no one to give her constructive feedback, a least, that she would listen to. Just a mountain and coke and the hang-oners.

I recently listened to SYW after a long break and was shocked how bad her vocals are on it. The songs that I thought I liked (Thrown Down & Not Make Believe) sounded so nasally that I couldn't even listen to them. Nothing like the voice I fell in love with in the early days. But for me the absolute worse is Live In Chicago. I couldn't even make it through it even once! Her first album that was released that I couldn't even listen to. I was shocked and bewildered how bad her vocals had became. Closely followed by the live 24 Karat album (I say Hey Baby). Completely unlistenable. I still enjoy the early work, but I'm protective of my memories and stay away from anything from the last several decades.

It's amazing how much I loved everything she had done to a certain point, then... I just couldn't stand to listen to her solo work. SYW is somewhat tolerable, but it's just simply too nasal for me. She's so lucky she's an icon because a lot is forgiven.

[WalkAThinLine.]

Originally Posted by soul_drifter333

I recently listened to SYW after a long break and was shocked how bad her vocals are on it. The songs that I thought I liked (Thrown Down & Not Make Believe) sounded so nasally that I couldn't even listen to them.

Upon watching the Destiny Rules, I also arrived at that same realization. It's quite shocking how fast her voice deteriorated between The Dance and Say You Will. The band missed a massive opportunity to immediately follow up The Dance with another studio album. Had that been the case, perhaps Stevie's vocals would have been more serviceable.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

Upon watching the Destiny Rules, I also arrived at that same realization. It's quite shocking how fast her voice deteriorated between The Dance and Say You Will. The band missed a massive opportunity to immediately follow up The Dance with another studio album. Had that been the case, perhaps Stevie's vocals would have been more serviceable.

I really wish Christine had stayed after a 40 date tour.
Then a new FM album, and then another tour.

Skip the whole SYW.