One year of In Your Dreams; how is it holding up?

[Ghosty]

I listened to it for a month or so when it came out, but then didn't for a while because I need a new cd player, and in the car my daughter has started taking over the music. She's at that age, so I let her. But I just dug it out the other day and have played it while in the car a few times, a few songs here or there.

I love most of it. I have not gotten into Soldier's Angel. It's an okay song, but I just never am expecting that song in the middle of this cd, so I keep skipping it. I love Italian Summer and Cheaper than Free. I have trouble not re-playing those over a few times before I pass on to the next song. I love Secret Love and am sort of over the "eww-eeee" part that always bugged me. I love it much more than the demo and can get on board with it now. I love the song IYD, FWIW, Sargasso Sea, Moonlight, pretty much the whole cd. But I don;t always get in a flow with it as it plays on. So today I am thinking when I burn a copy for myself, to rearrange it.

I think it has some amazing songs on it. I love it. I will be thrilled if the dvd ever comes out.

[Thrown_Down]

I still love it. I highly rate FWIW now, when originally I wasn't keen. I hugely dislike CTF and I'm still not a fan of 'New Orleans'. 'Moonlight', "Annabel Lee', 'Everybody Loves You'and 'Italian Summer' are epics.

[wheart]

this CD changes for me with time. At first it was so new I was just absorbing every little nook and cranny of it. Now, when I don't play it for a while and then revisit, it is forming its own little personality and mood...just like all her other CD's have with time. It's kinda cool how that happens with music. I think I'm enjoying it even more now than I did when it first came out but it has aged beautifully so far...

[StevieNicksfann]

I still rank it as one of her best albums overall tied with Rock A Little. Soldier's Angel is probably the only one I skip but it's not that I don't like it, I just have to be in the mood for it. Cheaper Than Free and Italian Summer are also songs I need to be in mood for. All the others I listen to regularly and never skip. The ones I listen to repeatedly and seem to discover some new element that fascinates me are:

New Orleans
Annabel Lee
Secret Love
Moonlight

[GoldDustGypsy]

My favorite has always been You May Be the One. This song came into my life at a very rough time so it holds a little special place in my heart <3

I could do without Cheaper Than Free and Soldier's Angel. They've never appealed to me. The rest I love and could listen to at any time.

[jkmaletic]

I still play this CD regularly in my car, and in my ipod when working out. I often wonder when/if I'lll ever get sick of it. Hasn't happened yet.

I absolutely love this record. The songs that I tend to skip over: New Orleans, Soldier's Angel, and CTF. All of the others hold special meaning for me for various reasons and memories.

1. Secret Love- Reminds me of how excited I was when I discovered WB released a clip of it online. I was at work and immediately took a break to listen to it. It also reminds me of when we were walking in to Amoeba Records to meet Stevie, as I was in the first group of 12. It was playing overhead. I remember thinking, Ok- this is it!

2. FWIW - Also reminds me of Amoeba, as we were waiting for Stevie to come out. I was beginning to get a little emotional, but we all helped each other stay calm. (Hi Becca, Dani and Lindsey! )

3. IYD - Some of the lyrics to this song reminds me of how Stevie feels about her fans. It also reminds me of all of us singing along to it with her at the unforgettable Wiltern show.

4. Moonlight- My favorite track on this record. Memories that come to mind are hearing it for the first time, with Stevie, at Sunset Sessions last feb. During the song she went around and sat right behind me. I gave her a little thumbs up and she responded with a huge smile and shook her little fists. So cool. This song is also special to me because she played it solo with the piano at the Grammy event I was able to attend in october. I remember thinking, I can't believe she's doing this!

5. Annabel Lee- Another song I heard for the first time at Sunset Sessions. I remember immediately loving the "but I see the bright eyes" part. This tune also reminds me of the great time at the Wiltern, as it was her first *new* song she performed there. We were all so so happy!

6. Everybody Loves You - I love this song because it sounds so "Eurythmics", which I find interesting to hear how Stevie's voice mixes with that type of song. I also love the way Stevie sings her parts on it. So pure.

7. Ghosts Are Gone- Reminds me of the awesome performance of it at the Wiltern.

8. You May Be the One - The lyrics to this hit home with me.

9. Italian Summer - What a glorious song. When I heard this song with Stevie at Sunset Sessions I remember thinking it sounded like a movie-type song. I was like, wow. It nearly made me cry when I was there. I held it together though.

~Jamie

[icinglover1995]

Originally Posted by mikephxaz

Yup. It's crazy what appeals to some and not to others. I LOVE Italian Summer. It should have closed the cd!

If I had to pick a least favorite it'd be Cheaper Than Free, they're right, it was a disappointing close to the album. But I love Everybody Loves You. And Italian Summer should've closed the album too. It's so powerful and it makes you dream!!!

[icinglover1995]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

I still play this CD regularly in my car, and in my ipod when working out. I often wonder when/if I'lll ever get sick of it. Hasn't happened yet.

I absolutely love this record. The songs that I tend to skip over: New Orleans, Soldier's Angel, and CTF. All of the others hold special meaning for me for various reasons and memories.

1. Secret Love- Reminds me of how excited I was when I discovered WB released a clip of it online. I was at work and immediately took a break to listen to it. It also reminds me of when we were walking in to Amoeba Records to meet Stevie, as I was in the first group of 12. It was playing overhead. I remember thinking, Ok- this is it!

2. FWIW - Also reminds me of Amoeba, as we were waiting for Stevie to come out. I was beginning to get a little emotional, but we all helped each other stay calm. (Hi Becca, Dani and Lindsey! )

3. IYD - Some of the lyrics to this song reminds me of how Stevie feels about her fans. It also reminds me of all of us singing along to it with her at the unforgettable Wiltern show.

4. Moonlight- My favorite track on this record. Memories that come to mind are hearing it for the first time, with Stevie, at Sunset Sessions last feb. During the song she went around and sat right behind me. I gave her a little thumbs up and she responded with a huge smile and shook her little fists. So cool. This song is also special to me because she played it solo with the piano at the Grammy event I was able to attend in october. I remember thinking, I can't believe she's doing this!

5. Annabel Lee- Another song I heard for the first time at Sunset Sessions. I remember immediately loving the "but I see the bright eyes" part. This tune also reminds me of the great time at the Wiltern, as it was her first *new* song she performed there. We were all so so happy!

6. Everybody Loves You - I love this song because it sounds so "Eurythmics", which I find interesting to hear how Stevie's voice mixes with that type of song. I also love the way Stevie sings her parts on it. So pure.

7. Ghosts Are Gone- Reminds me of the awesome performance of it at the Wiltern.

8. You May Be the One - The lyrics to this hit home with me.

9. Italian Summer - What a glorious song. When I heard this song with Stevie at Sunset Sessions I remember thinking it sounded like a movie-type song. I was like, wow. It nearly made me cry when I was there. I held it together though.

~Jamie

I don't know how you held it together listening to Stevie's songs with Stevie. I would've been blubbering the whole time. Or atleast, it would've taken all I had to hold it together. It's so cool that you got the chance to do something like that!

[BlueDenimLamp]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

Dave is finding a distributor for Stevie's documentary right now. We are going to to get it.

Strange...I thought Dave said WB had it...

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by icinglover1995

I don't know how you held it together listening to Stevie's songs with Stevie. I would've been blubbering the whole time. Or atleast, it would've taken all I had to hold it together. It's so cool that you got the chance to do something like that!

Thanks! I still count my blessings for all those special things I got to do last year.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by BlueDenimLamp

Strange...I thought Dave said WB had it...

He did. It's another stall tactic.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by vivfox

He did. It's another stall tactic.

If he did stalled the release.It would be a big error for Stevie when she tours.She could sell them at the shows.Also nobody knows if he used our fan videos on the dvd.

[Jondalar]

This album is holding up well. After years of criticism, I'm sure Stevie must be very happy.

[sorcerer999]

3,6,9 and 12 are the only tracks I play these days. In Your Dreams, Moonlight, Everybody Loves You and Italian Summer. All four are classic Stevie in my opinion. The rest of the album (with the rare exception of Secret Love and Soldier's Angel, which I play every once in awhile) is all filler for me. Funny how your opinion can change in a year. I thought this record was better than TISL when it was released. I have now changed my mind. As scattered as TISL is (as far as production, etc) it still holds up better for me than anything else she's done since Bella Donna & Wild Heart. Plus the Summer of 2001 was a magical time to be a Stevie fan!

...and as always, this is just my humble opinion...

[Regina]

I was at a wedding this weekend. Didn't know the people I was sitting with. But, two women started talking about Stevie. They LOVED IYD. Didn't have initial high hopes but absolutely loved it.
I was so proud;-)