The Story of Silver Springs - The Best Song I've Ever Written

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by David

A certain type of work, I would agree. She spends all her energies mounting big tours, interacting flashily with other acts in the studio and onstage (it’s always an “event” that seems designed for paparazzi), presenting herself in a certain light and look, and getting her name in the newspapers. She’s great at all that. The public definitely responds.

I just wish she had put half that energy into honing her craft: writing better and more varied songs, stretching herself artistically, improving her piano and guitar, incorporating more of a vision into her work besides just the chiffon faerie girl. As an artist, she is a reactionary.

I also wish she’d be more honest about her artistry. She doesn’t follow her muse so much as cater to a rather shallow audience. The only other explanation is that her muse just isn’t worth following.

Joni Mitchell. You want her to be like Joni Mitchell.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Joni Mitchell. You want her to be like Joni Mitchell.

Good point, but she could LEAAANNNNNN LIL' in that direction.

Would you imagine Stephanie Nicks with Charles Mingus?
I have a chiffon friend who told me that stevie is 10 times more talented than Joni Michell.

Joni had Wayne Shorter
Stevie and Kenny G.

So there's your spectrum..

[David]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Joni Mitchell. You want her to be like Joni Mitchell.

Point taken. And in my defense, I reread my post and thought, “That could describe Christine, too.”

If I had to sum up Stevie just for myself, I would say she made the smashing best of her skills and sensibilities, and I applaud. She was never a complete piddler or a face in the crowd (the list of piddlers in pop music in my lifetime is hundreds of miles long — people who never gave a damn about anything they were doing). As I noted elsewhere, Stevie is a model of complete self-fulfillment. She was superb at being Stevie, and in fact her more embarrassing moments were when she may have thought she was Joni Mitchell or Don Henley or Bob Dylan. Would I say that to Bob Dylan?

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by David

She was superb at being Stevie, and in fact her more embarrassing moments were when she may have thought she was Joni Mitchell or Don Henley or Bob Dylan. Would I say that to Bob Dylan?

I think you just did. (if he ever reads TL)

[David]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I think you just did. (if he ever reads TL)

I’ve heard that Dylan is an avid ledgie and frequent lurker. He’s even memorized his sign-on password.

Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran also lurk. Hi, Ariana!

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by David

I’ve heard that Dylan is an avid ledgie and frequent lurker. He’s even memorized his sign-on password.

Ariana Grande and Ed Sheeran also lurk. Hi, Ariana!

You can still make me chuckle after all these years, David O!