Stevie's new voice during the Dance.

[aleuzzi]

Her Dance vocals were great, I thought. I was stunned by how good she sounded, considering her voice seemed to deteriorate in the late 80s/early 90s. Her then new version of Silver Springs and Sweet Girl were great. This wasn't a fluke: TIS was her best solo record after Bella Donna.

I also love her vocals on SYW. She sounds particularly good on Illume and Everybody Finds Out. In all, she has grown as a performer in ways no one had a right to expect. Bravo to her, I say.

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

In all, she has grown as a performer in ways no one had a right to expect. Bravo to her, I say.

I dont think that can be said of her at all. She's hardly changed over the years, and her voice has only lost more range. That being said, I still love Stevie.

[JazmenFlowers]

her voice was phenomenal. The Dance was the first time I had ever seen or heard Stevie. I had never seen or heard the Rhiannon of the 70s or SOTM of the 80s and I was still hooked. obvs.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I dont think that can be said of her at all. She's hardly changed over the years, and her voice has only lost more range. That being said, I still love Stevie.

I think she's changed a lot. And one of the most interesting ways she's grown as a singer-artist is in the way she responsibly deals with her loss of range. She may not be able to hit certain peaks anymore, but she restructures material to focus on her stronger lower register.

Hearing the difference Silver Spring in 1977 and Silver Springs in 1997 is merely one example of how she is able to transform old material. There is a clarity and wisdom in her voice now.

[JazmenFlowers]

^^^
I pretty much agree. the only thing I'll say about that is that she can hit some of those ~*certain*~ notes, but chooses not to.

[Little Nicki]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

^^^
I pretty much agree. the only thing I'll say about that is that she can hit some of those ~*certain*~ notes, but chooses not to.

Not exactly making a great case for how wonderful she is. She can do the songs justice but she just doesn't want to? She's robbing us showgoers blind!

Anyway, the biggest thing I noticed in The Dance is the amazing strength in her voice. Young Stevie used to be much more delicate. And when she yelled and screamed it was like a petite young woman just being feisty. On The Dance, you'd better steer clear of the psycho lady. Powerful powerful powerful. And then she lost it again after Enchanted.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

^^^
I pretty much agree. the only thing I'll say about that is that she can hit some of those ~*certain*~ notes, but chooses not to.

I think she knows she cannot consistently hit them in a live setting without hurting her voice.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I think she knows she cannot consistently hit them in a live setting without hurting her voice.

yeah, that's what I meant and I guess I forgot that maybe not everyone can read my mind. what I should have said is that she can hit certain notes, but that the times she's tried and failed have scared her to settle into a comfort zone.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

yeah, that's what I meant and I guess I forgot that maybe not everyone can read my mind. what I should have said is that she can hit certain notes, but that the times she's tried and failed have scared her to settle into a comfort zone.

I wish she would do a four night gig where she tears the shiittte out of the warhorses - does SOTM - and then takes the next year off -- I'd hock the silver to see that one!

[kathy1]

i thought that stevie's voice sounded good during the dance tour.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I think she knows she cannot consistently hit them in a live setting without hurting her voice.

Yeah. I was listening to a boot of one of the later shows on The Dance tour. She sings Silver Springs and her voice is ragged. I wince in pain at some of the notes. They sound like they hurt. That said, it's amazing that she was able to do it on the SYW tour. In retrospect, after listening to that Dance performance, I can't say I'm surprised.

[BlackWidow]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

^^^
I pretty much agree. the only thing I'll say about that is that she can hit some of those ~*certain*~ notes, but chooses not to.

...she might want to share that ability with her fans sometime.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by BlackWidow

...she might want to share that ability with her fans sometime.

I'm sure that's on her list of things to do right behind 1)change setlist 2)break out fabulous clothes 3)put out collection of unreleased demos.

[ShangriLaTroubl]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

^^^
I pretty much agree. the only thing I'll say about that is that she can hit some of those ~*certain*~ notes, but chooses not to.

I've enjoyed her hitting some of the "Dreams" notes on this tour "What you haAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaddd"...I noticed from my bootlegs she didn't do it at ALL shows, but when she did it was good.