"24 Karat Gold: Songs From The Vault" album discussion episode of Phonogenics 101

[JeremyGloff]

I keep listening over and over and for the life of me I can't hear that whisper on the album version of "24 Karat Gold" - I was also the guy who never saw the "hidden picture" in those weird paintings back in the 90s lol. Where exactly in the song is this whisper? I've tried like 5 times with no luck!

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by JeremyGloff

I keep listening over and over and for the life of me I can't hear that whisper on the album version of "24 Karat Gold" - I was also the guy who never saw the "hidden picture" in those weird paintings back in the 90s lol. Where exactly in the song is this whisper? I've tried like 5 times with no luck!

If you wheel in the same glass table, you will hear it.

[mitzo]

Originally Posted by JeremyGloff

I keep listening over and over and for the life of me I can't hear that whisper on the album version of "24 Karat Gold" - I was also the guy who never saw the "hidden picture" in those weird paintings back in the 90s lol. Where exactly in the song is this whisper? I've tried like 5 times with no luck!

In the intro, when the guitar kicks in it has two parts, and it is in the second part before the vocals begin. Hard to describe. But now you guys have me thinking I imagine it but no, in my speakers it is as clear as a bell: "dah dah dah wrap her in velvet dah dah set me free set me free...." It is Stevie's voice but very distant and muffled and it blends perfectly with the music.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by mitzo

In the intro, when the guitar kicks in it has two parts, and it is in the second part before the vocals begin. Hard to describe. But now you guys have me thinking I imagine it but no, in my speakers it is as clear as a bell: "dah dah dah wrap her in velvet dah dah set me free set me free...." It is Stevie's voice but very distant and muffled and it blends perfectly with the music.

i can sorta hear her voice but nothing distinct at all like those words

[UnwindedDreams]

With the absence of representation from 24 Karat Gold in Stevie's 2023 Tour setlist, I gave this record a listen.

I can't pick up a theme from this record like I could on IYD, which was magical love, loss, and death.

I think All The Beautiful Worlds is the best song on this album. I'm shocked she never performed the title track live.

Stevie only played 3 songs live from this album. One of those had very good lyrics. Starshine is great instrumentally but the lyrics aren't worthy of applause. Belle Fleur is repetitive lyrically but the music is so good I think it was worthy of a live debut.

I don't think Stevie is as proud of this record as she is of In Your Dreams or Trouble in Shangri-La.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

I don't think Stevie is as proud of this record as she is of In Your Dreams or Trouble in Shangri-La.

Is she really “proud” of any album outside of BD and WH? Other than a select few tunes, she avoids digging too deep on any of her other ones including ignoring relatively popular hits.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by jmn3

Is she really “proud” of any album outside of BD and WH? Other than a select few tunes, she avoids digging too deep on any of her other ones including ignoring relatively popular hits.

That's a good point. She does more Fleetwood Mac songs than songs off of one Stevie album. I.E. she does Wild Heart, If Anyone Falls, Enchanted and Stand Back but for FM songs she does six!

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

That's a good point. She does more Fleetwood Mac songs than songs off of one Stevie album. I.E. she does Wild Heart, If Anyone Falls, Enchanted and Stand Back but for FM songs she does six!

Yep, exactly. She’s so locked in to the same set. I’ll give her some credit for pulling something obscure out like I Sing For the Things but if she’s going to devote 6 slots to FM, pull out something different. Sisters, Angel, That’s Alright, Seven Wonders, would all be preferable to Gypsy or the dull fest Rhiannon has been for decades.

[BigAl84]

I think it's only a treat for fans that want perhaps, cleaner versions of demos that have been circulating for decades. IMO, the album doesn't really offer anything beyond that. It's pretty evident that she instructed the team of Nashville studio musicians to stick very closely to her original demos. Vocally, it's definitely an all time low.

[Jondalar]

I do like this album.