Most Likely to Get Dropped (spoilers)

[louielouie2000]

This is basically a repost from another thread, but I predict Storms will be dropped pretty quickly. It went over like a lead balloon. Stevie didn't seem very confident singing it, and even seemed apologetic when it was over. It's just too slow for the stage. And it's hard for me to say this, because it's one of my all time favs.

[michelej1]

Drop Oh Well. Don't count on anything being added. Just try to hold on to what you've got.

I think Storms went over well. I don't think the audience was bored. They were reverent. But it was kind of funny when Stevie said that those who don't know the song will know it after tonight. Was that an introduction or a threat?

Michele

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Drop Oh Well. Don't count on anything being added. Just try to hold on to what you've got.

I think Storms went over well. I don't think the audience was bored. They were reverent. But it was kind of funny when Stevie said that those who don't know the song will know it after tonight. Was that an introduction or a threat?

Michele

Yeah I too thought Storms went over quite well. That's the thing about opinions though, they are subjective and we could all have a different opinion of the song even if we all heard it at the same time. To me it appeared the crowd was into it and that it went over well, but I can certainly understand someone else thinking it flopped. Our sections may have just been more into it.

To be honest, I thought World Turning was the biggest flop of the night. It does not belong as a first encore song. And the crowd seems to lose interest and sits down during Mick's solo. The encore should be exciting and loud and should keep the crowd moving.

[macpai]

Originally Posted by jmn3

Yeah I too thought Storms went over quite well. That's the thing about opinions though, they are subjective and we could all have a different opinion of the song even if we all heard it at the same time. To me it appeared the crowd was into it and that it went over well, but I can certainly understand someone else thinking it flopped. Our sections may have just been more into it.

I thought it went over really well too. People were quiet because they were listening intently.

The only song I thought didn't fare maybe as well as others was Say You Love Me. Everything else had tremendous audience reaction. The crowd was really into it, and the band as a result.

[MiniLindsey]

Oh Well should be dropped. Lindsey, as brilliant as he is, doesn't really know how to play the blues.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by LukeA

That said, "Oh Well" is a mortal lock to be gone by next week.

Originally Posted by michelej1

Drop Oh Well.

Originally Posted by MiniLindsey

Oh Well should be dropped. Lindsey, as brilliant as he is, doesn't really know how to play the blues.

Anyone who thinks "Oh Well" is a blues tune doesn't know **** about the blues. (It still boggles my mind that Billy Burnette used to intro the song that way...what the hell was he thinkin'?) It's not like Lindsey's trying to play BB King or Elmore James tunes here.

That said, it's correct that Lindsey, even after all this time, has a tough time with it; however, after the clip I saw from last night, he's playing it better than ever...his guitar TONE still sucks (like a 1960's transistor radio on steriods with a serious sinus problem), but he's vastly improved his technique on the tune since 1982.

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by chiliD

It's not like Lindsey's trying to play BB King or Elmore James tunes here.

That's WHY Lindsey plays Oh Well...because it's not a blues song. He really has no place to sing the blues since he comes from a "Disneyland" background. LOL He can give that shout-out to Peter without going towards the blues.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by macpai

I thought it went over really well too. People were quiet because they were listening intently.

The only song I thought didn't fare maybe as well as others was Say You Love Me. Everything else had tremendous audience reaction. The crowd was really into it, and the band as a result.

I thought SYLM picked up as it went along. That first verse Stevie did had me disoriented. I was trying to sing along and couldn't, but things improved.

Michele

[David]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I thought SYLM picked up as it went along. That first verse Stevie did had me disoriented. I was trying to sing along and couldn't, but things improved.

I thought they were going to do "Hold Me."

They could do it as an instrumental only.

[wheart]

Originally Posted by David

I thought they were going to do "Hold Me."

They could do it as an instrumental only.

That's one of many "hits" they didn't do. I understand they're doing songs that people connect with, but don't call it a hits tour when in fact, it's not. The only way they could possibly do a true hits tour would be to bring Christine back.

[wheart]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

This is basically a repost from another thread, but I predict Storms will be dropped pretty quickly. It went over like a lead balloon. Stevie didn't seem very confident singing it, and even seemed apologetic when it was over. It's just too slow for the stage. And it's hard for me to say this, because it's one of my all time favs.

Don't kill me but I don't think Storms was the best choice for a "new" Stevie song. I love it but IMO there are others (Sisters, Angel) that would have been better. But I'm sure I'll love it when I'm actually hearing it live (assuming it's not dropped).

[jannieC]

I wish Stevie would keep her "soft" voice sometimes. What I'm hearing (on You Tube-Storms) is what I've been hearing for a while; she belts out songs (or parts of songs) that used to be sung softly. She does it on Gold Dust Woman now, too. Is it harder to sing in that raspy soft voice?

[1sttimelongtime]

I'd love to see Dreams dropped and something else (Beautiful Child, SOTM!!) put in its place.

I have not been a huge fan of Gypsy until I heard the acoustic version from one of the AHI benefits. I'd love to see it done like that on this tour.

[JbbyStew86]

How about they dont drop ANY of them?
ININW was good (decent crowd response for that song), and I hate to see it get dropped in place of a slower one. Oh Well was phenominal, I dont understand all the naysaying. IMO they should rearrange the acoustic set. Maybe even making NGBA the full band in the middle of it would save what became a series of heavy eyelid movements. I understand the appreciation of Storms being played live for the first time, blah blah blah, and it was performed well, but they could have inserted Beautiful Child and I wouldnt have noticed the difference. I realize thats almost blasphemy, but I would have put another B/N McVie cover in there instead.

[Sorcerer386]

Originally Posted by jannieC

I wish Stevie would keep her "soft" voice sometimes. What I'm hearing (on You Tube-Storms) is what I've been hearing for a while; she belts out songs (or parts of songs) that used to be sung softly. She does it on Gold Dust Woman now, too. Is it harder to sing in that raspy soft voice?

I think it's just that Stevie's range has lowered so much that what once were easy notes for her to sing soft are now notes she has to belt out in order to hit.