Live Performance Battle: Gold Dust Woman

[drzubritsky]

The Dance, hands down for me. My only quibbles with it are Lindsey's oddly subdued playing of the lead guitar lick (a signature part of the song), and the use of Stevie's backup singers on the coda. But any version with a wail as awesome as that is a winner. I also love the way she sings the "So rock on ancient queen" line...really evoked her 70s voice and was the last hurrah for that softer, almost whispered vocal before she began singing everything from the gut with virtually no dynamics.

But I agree that with the above comments that this song has worn well as Stevie's voice has changed over the years; rarely is there a bad performance.

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by Artemis

One with Bob Welch is always going to be my favourite, those wails!

I always like to think of the amazing 1997 one as a reaction to Bekka singing it (I like that version too) sorta Stevie's way of reminding everyone who's song it is.

What wails from the bob welch version. Its a great version but it's got maybe the least amount of wails of any gold dust woman. Now that ending jam kicks ass and I loved that crazed look at times in Stevie's eye

[jcalzaretta]

Soundstage (Chicago) and the rare 1981 are amazing.

[MacShadowsBall]

Originally Posted by jcalzaretta

Soundstage (Chicago) and the rare 1981 are amazing.

Excellent choices. The best versions are ones we're Stevie's vocals are awesome!

[David]

Do you guys remember the Baton Rouge 1978 performance? I love that pooped-out quality.

And doesn't anyone like the recently released 1977 performance on the Rumours Deluxe? Nobody's been talking about any of that live stuff.

[StandbackStevie]

I prefer Soundstage Live in Chicago Version,Live at Roxy with Bob Welch,Live in Boston,Live hbo white wing dove concert 1981.Live with Sheryl Crow in central park, and Unleashed Tour 2009 Are my favs I don't care for the version she is doing recently with Dave Grohl for some reason its seems painful to watch for me.