Songs that Should have Made the cut...

[Hippocampus]

This could take a while so I'll limit myself to the FM albums:

On Rumours:
-"Silver Springs" instead of "Oh Daddy"

On Mirage:
- "If You Were My Love" instead of "Straight Back"
- "Smile At You" instead of "Oh Diane"
- "Goodbye Angel" instead of the horrific "Empire State"
- Any half-finished leftover demo/idea (yes maybe even "Teen Beat") instead of "Only Over You" Ahem. Why not "Blue Monday"?

On Tango:
"Down Endless Street" instead of "Family Man"

On Behind The Mask:
- "Intuition" instead of "Stand On The Rock"
- "Victim Of Love" instead of "Do You Know"
- "Got No Home" instead of "When The Sun Goes Down"

On Say You Will:
"Down On Rodeo" instead of "What's The World Coming To"
"Space Needle" (among so many others) instead of "Silver Girl"

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Hippocampus

"Space Needle" (among so many others) instead of "Silver Girl"

Mmmm, good one. Only I'd put it in place of Say You Will to make the dark feel of the album is more consistent.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

Mmmm, good one. Only I'd put it in place of Say You Will to make the dark feel of the album is more consistent.

Dark feel? I think SYHA and WTWCT are pretty upbeat sounding.
You just want to cut that song.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Dark feel? I think SYHA and WTWCT are pretty upbeat sounding.
You just want to cut that song.

- Jake

Those songs aren't dark?

"All alone we go
All day after day
All alone we suffer
Oh, steal your heart away
It's the same old thing
In the same old way
All alone we suffer
Oh, steal your heart away"

"What's the world coming to
What they say isn't true
You can't plant no seed
Well there's only greed
I can walk anywhere
I can walk anytime
But the lone highway
Is the only way

"Every night, every day
In this house filled with shame
I can say I care
But there's no one there
There's no truth in my lies
There's no light in my eyes
And it's all I guess
That I'll ever miss"

Take away Say You Will and the album is consistent. It doesn't mean it's a bad song, but it totally disrupts the "feel" of the album.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

Those songs aren't dark?

"All alone we go
All day after day
All alone we suffer
Oh, steal your heart away
It's the same old thing
In the same old way
All alone we suffer
Oh, steal your heart away"

"What's the world coming to
What they say isn't true
You can't plant no seed
Well there's only greed
I can walk anywhere
I can walk anytime
But the lone highway
Is the only way

"Every night, every day
In this house filled with shame
I can say I care
But there's no one there
There's no truth in my lies
There's no light in my eyes
And it's all I guess
That I'll ever miss"

Take away Say You Will and the album is consistent. It doesn't mean it's a bad song, but it totally disrupts the "feel" of the album.

I said it's upbeat sounding; I wasn't referring to the lyrics.

The song SYW is consistent with Stevie's promise always to leave a bit of hope in the message. One song out of 18 giving a glimmer of hope doesn't destroy the consistency, not when the song refers to a place she remembers as being dark.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I said it's upbeat sounding; I wasn't referring to the lyrics.

The song SYW is consistent with Stevie's promise always to leave a bit of hope in the message. One song out of 18 giving a glimmer of hope doesn't destroy the consistency, not when the song refers to a place she remembers as being dark.

- Jake

Imperial Hotel is very upbeat, but it's a downer of a song.

It's just my opinion, but the song is out of place, especially when it's on an album with the likes of Come, Illume, Murrow, Goodbye Baby, RTTG, Silver Girl, and the rest of the crew. It sticks out like a sore thumb and those munchkins at the end really push it over the top.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

Imperial Hotel is very upbeat, but it's a downer of a song.

It's just my opinion, but the song is out of place, especially when it's on an album with the likes of Come, Illume, Murrow, Goodbye Baby, RTTG, Silver Girl, and the rest of the crew. It sticks out like a sore thumb and those munchkins at the end really push it over the top.

I love the sound of the kids at the end; it's like she's harking back to an innocent time when she & Lindsey were still young and dreaming together. But I know most folks here hate it.

Imperial Hotel is not a downer to me. "She knows in her heart that he will stand by her..." To me it's a better version of That Made Me Stronger. She's being a drama queen, and he's talking her down from the Ledge, like hey, things are not bad really. Get over it. The lyric "This is the path you have chosen" is far better than "You write your songs yourself." Plus the vocal kicks ass.

- Jake

[snwriter]

After the Glitter Fades is one of Stevie's best songs ever and should not be removed from BD. And Think About It is a fine song.

ANd I love Insider, but if you removed SDMHA, Bella Donna may not have been a hit and ignited her solo career!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by snwriter

After the Glitter Fades is one of Stevie's best songs ever and should not be removed from BD. And Think About It is a fine song.

Sorry, they're dull to these ears. Julia is a masterpiece that should've been on the album and Gold and Braid is one of my favorites.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

Sorry, they're dull to these ears. Julia is a masterpiece that should've been on the album and Gold and Braid is one of my favorites.

I think Julia is overrated - not her best vocal. Gold And Braid is great, but nothing can beat the live version from the HBO concert. And nothing should replace TAI or ATGF. Why mess with a perfect album.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I think Julia is overrated - not her best vocal. Gold And Braid is great, but nothing can beat the live version from the HBO concert. And nothing should replace TAI or ATGF. Why mess with a perfect album.

- Jake

It's not a perfect album to me. Those two songs drag it down, IMO.

Have you heard the 3-1-81 version from the Blue Lamp reel? That version sends shivers up my spine, it's awe-inspiring. I think it's one of her best vocals, released or unreleased. When she sings "I am free from my slavery," I get goosepimples.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

It's not a perfect album to me. Those two songs drag it down, IMO.

Have you heard the 3-1-81 version from the Blue Lamp reel? That version sends shivers up my spine, it's awe-inspiring. I think it's one of her best vocals, released or unreleased. When she sings "I am free from my slavery," I get goosepimples.

I think I have only two or three versions, & the dates are not labeled.

- Jake

[pwyll]

There is NO DOUBT....."Julia" should have appeared somewhere on a Stevie cd.

That's all I have to say.

~Bob

[GODDESS6]

i was gonna add 2 this but as i scrolled down & read all u guys posts, it seems u have covered it all!~ BRAVO!!!~

brightest stevie blessings~
jill

[DeadliestPoison]

I want "Joan Of Arc" to get albumized. Just because it's so cool sounding.

"Space Needle?" Needs to be on an album. Preferably a Stevie solo album, but hey - I'm fine with anything re: Space Needle.