Soundstage aired last night - any reviews?

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

"Rhiannon" was the worst version of it I've ever seen in my life. She was singing the "Take me like the wind..." line a full OCTAVE below the standard melody. At least during The Dance tour she touched on the A and then went down to a mid level note.

I was shocked. I can see why they haven't dropped this song, like they did with "Silver Springs"- she has a range of about six notes throughout the entire song. It's a complete embarrassment.

"Beautiful Child" and "Goodbye Baby" were pretty good- especially "Beautiful Child".

I think it's time for Stevie to reconsider all the material she can't do justice to anymore- either that, or maybe it's time to retire from the stage.

Yeah, I know... blaspheme and all that crap. But youth ain't forever, and being old is not the same as being young. Joni Mitchell was able to figure it out and never did disservice to her songs like "California". Stevie needs to get a clue.

I know - as much as I like Rhiannon in general, I think she should do like Diana Ross does and do a ten minute medley of the old chestnuts and get on to the stuff better suited for her voice now. OR - unplug Dreams and Rhainnon and just do it with LB on guitar. I mean LB unplugs his stuff

YOU NEED TO JAZZ IT UP PEOPLE!!!!!!!!

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I think she should do like Diana Ross does and do a ten minute medley of the old chestnuts

Brrrrrrr. Barf. Never.

Drop the song. Sing Storms instead.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Brrrrrrr. Barf. Never.

Drop the song. Sing Storms instead.

I agree. Medleys does not always fit.
For example, I didn't like when they played at the grammies, in 19..98?

They played Rhiannon, Don't Stop and GYOW, as I remember. It was not so cool.

[dissention]

Was EOTW as good as I remember it?

[Lala]

Originally Posted by Villavic

They played Rhiannon, Don't Stop and GYOW, as I remember. It was not so cool.

As a medley????? EWwwwwwww! The Mac just is not the kind of band that should be doing corny medlies.

[dontlookdown]

Thanks to "The Tower" for one of the most brutally honest reviews I've ever read on these boards. It's about time - and how refreshing.

Yes - I wish Stevie would take Joni Mitchell's recent tours as an example. That woman has aged so gracefully and her shows are still so wonderful - even when she lights up a cigarette before she starts singing.

Joni's one of the few vocalists who I think has actually become a better singer as her range has fallen. Stevie can do it to - but I think she's gotten tired and is too attached to the old tired hits. God - remember her live version of At Last? Even Joni Mitchell was blown away but that performance.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by dontlookdown

Joni's one of the few vocalists who I think has actually become a better singer as her range has fallen.

I don't agree with this statement at all. I think Joni sounds like she's smoked 100 packs too many, and it shows in her singing. However, I happen to be an early years Joni Mitchell fan with the cutoff being about Hejira---her last great album, with the exception of Night Ride Home in the early 90's, that too is a great album. Joni had AMAZING range on Blue, and I like to think of that album as the truest testament to her vocal ability. On Blue her voice is absolutely pristene but at the same time she exudes a certain vulnerability in the risky, downright experimental approach to the vocals on many of the songs. She couldn't do that now if she wanted to, and she doesn't want to because she's closed that chapter of her life and moved on in a different musical direction.

Stevie's voice is in no way as shot as Joni's in my opinion. Sure she can't hit the high notes like she used to, but all in all I think her voice has held up rather well considering all the abuse she's inflicted upon it with substances and constant strain throughout her early years with F.M.

[strandinthewind]

I read an interview with her around the time of Stevie's TISL. Ms. Mitchell said she purposefully lowered her singing range because she had been singing out of her true range for too many years.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

I don't agree with this statement at all. I think Joni sounds like she's smoked 100 packs too many, and it shows in her singing. However, I happen to be an early years Joni Mitchell fan with the cutoff being about Hejira---her last great album, with the exception of Night Ride Home in the early 90's, that too is a great album. Joni had AMAZING range on Blue, and I like to think of that album as the truest testament to her vocal ability. On Blue her voice is absolutely pristene but at the same time she exudes a certain vulnerability in the risky, downright experimental approach to the vocals on many of the songs. She couldn't do that now if she wanted to, and she doesn't want to because she's closed that chapter of her life and moved on in a different musical direction.

Stevie's voice is in no way as shot as Joni's in my opinion. Sure she can't hit the high notes like she used to, but all in all I think her voice has held up rather well considering all the abuse she's inflicted upon it with substances and constant strain throughout her early years with F.M.

I agree they are shot equally in different ways. Joni does sound raspy. She has for years. Some of it is style, but I can't argue with the 100 packs of cigs for both.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Brrrrrrr. Barf. Never.

Drop the song. Sing Storms instead.

Definitely. I don't want a medley.