The return of the "Gold Dust Woman" wail

[seekerj]

Originally Posted by TheWILDheart

There's always one, isn't there...

That was 16 years ago, get over it. It's only natural for her voice to deteriorate with age so for her to be able to belt it out like she did on stage in London these past 2 nights at 65 is something rather incredible indeed.

Also, just for the record, I actually prefer the Soundstage version of "Gold Dust Woman" over The Dance.

Actually I prefer any band's live version of GDW over FM's live version from any tour but the Rumours tour in 1977. FM's just gets so boring the way it just kind of drags and takes forever to die out quietly after the "she's a dragon... Gold... Dust ... Woman..." part. It's like they don't play the whole second part of the song. They just ignore it and pretend it doesn't exist; it annoys me as much as it would if they were to stop "The Chain" at the last note of John's solo. It's like "where's the rest of the song?, where's the intensity that builds to a second climax? (the first being the Stevie wail). The Sound City Players seem to be the most faithful to the album version and effectively build that intensity in the second part of the song.

[wheart]

you know, Gold Dust Woman on this tour continues to blow me away because they keep getting better and better and better. I was watching this one and thinking that I never thought this song could ever be this good on stage...that they just didn't have this kind of magic left in them but clearly I was wrong. Stevie said this tour was going to be very different from Unleashed and she was right.

[goldustsongbird]

It seems as if with every passing year, it sounds more and more like "pick up the pizzas." Cowabunga, dudes.

[Gold Dust Woman]

I love GDW (as you might have guessed from my username)... and I love the live versions too... but what I really don't like is Stevie's odd 'dancing' towards the end of the song. Seriously, what the...?! It's just become too weird and ruins the performance for me. Is it just me?

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by Gold Dust Woman

I love GDW (as you might have guessed from my username)... and I love the live versions too... but what I really don't like is Stevie's odd 'dancing' towards the end of the song. Seriously, what the...?! It's just become too weird and ruins the performance for me. Is it just me?

I love it. Very dramatic.

[Dex]

I love it too. It's weird, but I like Stevie best when she's at her weirdest. It just feels honest, and you get the impression she's really into what she's doing, which isn't something we always get from her anymore.

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by Gold Dust Woman

I love GDW (as you might have guessed from my username)... and I love the live versions too... but what I really don't like is Stevie's odd 'dancing' towards the end of the song. Seriously, what the...?! It's just become too weird and ruins the performance for me. Is it just me?

I thought she had dropped a contact.

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by Gold Dust Woman

I love GDW (as you might have guessed from my username)... and I love the live versions too... but what I really don't like is Stevie's odd 'dancing' towards the end of the song. Seriously, what the...?! It's just become too weird and ruins the performance for me. Is it just me?

I thought it was great. I wanted to go up there and zombie dance with her.

[Gold Dust Woman]

Just me then...
I liked it in the earlier live performances, especially her WWD concert, there's a video on YT somewhere and she does it then but it's more... I dunno, subtle? The phrase less is more comes to mind and I feel that way when it comes to GDW.

[MichaelaM]

No I don't really like what she does either. Kinda looks like she's having a seizure. But I get what other people are saying that at least she looks into it and not going thru the motions.

[Gold Dust Woman]

Originally Posted by MichaelaM

No I don't really like what she does either. Kinda looks like she's having a seizure. But I get what other people are saying that at least she looks into it and not going thru the motions.

To me it does look forced. That's the problem. It just doesn't look natural in my opinion. I wish she would get into the songs like she used to... but she's doing good for 65 so I shouldn't complain really.

[Nathan]

I also am not a big fan of the interpretive dance bit.

Every once in a while, it lands, but not very often.

Good performance OP, thanks for the link.