Sound Off Interview

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

Yep! In addition (way off-topic), some writer somewhere said that it was interesting that younger Stevie's songs were "tougher" than the older Christine's. I think that's bunk too. Stevie's are the songs of someone in turmoil, who can't quite control her emotions; Christine's are tough cuz she looks at heartache... sensibly. All these different approaches are, of course, what makes Rumours the greatest album of all time.

I am not sure about the context of "tougher". So, I can't really comment knowledgeably on that. If we are just talking about lyrical content, Stevie doesn't often subjugate herself the way Christine does in her words. That's why, when you have a song like "Reconsider Me," when Stevie says that's not usually her style, I know exactly what she means. While lyrically, Christine herself would write something like Reconsider Me. Now, I'm just saying that about the lyrics. As people, I wouldn't dare say that Stevie is tougher than Chris or vice versa.

And of course, what I always say is that is what I love so much about, for instance, Think About Me. Christine makes it a plea and Lindsey jumps in and makes it a demand. I love it.

Other times I love when Lindsey's scream gives a lyric a harsher edge is when he's on Angel shouting "haunted song" and on EFO with the back ground vocals, "anywhere we can baby, anytime he can . . . " Actually, Lindsey is not rougher there than Stevie is there, because Stevie's own vocals are pretty hard-edged anyway.

As for Lindsey's romanticism, he's always had the ability for poetic imagery and melancholy. You can't deny it on Can't Go Back, for example. But these days it's a more consistent theme in all of his work and it's quite beautiful.

Michele