ONE YEAR of "24 Karat Gold"!!!

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

Love the album, but I do have some criticisms.

1. The lyrics to I Don't Care suck.
2. I like Hard Advice alot but she almost ruins it with stupid lyrics at the end that make the song uncoverable by other artists who could turn that song into a hit.
3. The Dealer is a great song but her vocal could of been better. There were a few moments during the initial listening of the song where I cringed.
4. Lady goes on to long.
5. She needs to tie herself, her friends and Mabel Normand together within the song. It's not a song, just a rant with stellar production. She could of written a more coherent song.

Your observations are interesting.

I agree that the lyrics of I Don't Care are unfortunately pedestrian and cliche. The song doesn't live up to its intended expectation.

I don't mind Hard Advice. It's a very "Stevie" song in terms of its peculiarity. A lot of Stevie songs are "uncoverable." That's not such a bad thing.

For sure, Lady does drone on too long. A bit of editing would have helped. The same verse and chorus drags on repetitively one too many times.

I feel that Mabel Normand is a significant stand out number in her body of work. It's more than a song -- it's an art piece. It's a rare instance of Stevie stepping outside of her staid musical conventions.

It's deceptively coherent. The middle "change sides" passage serves to distinguish two sides of the of the narrative. In a sing/talk manner she tells a story in her unique impressionistic way. Then she reiterates it in a heightened state of panicked urgency.

It's an artistic statement that challenges the listener, and takes no prisoners.