Vegas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[strandinthewind]

I cannot remember how high she was on the Enchanted tour - err - I mean

[Nixxxed]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I will never forget one of the TISL shows I went to and many people were horrified and upset that Landslide was not in the set. A few of them were cursing her.

This happened to me also at the Houston TISL show, except person after person I passed while trekking back to the car was bitching that she hadn't performed Silver Springs (after all the pre- and post-Dance drama concerning the song).

I'm hoping the Dreams show and the tour will be two separate entities. Especially when Eye Sack climbs aboard.

Hoping.

[Nixxxed]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Me... I'm so terribly distraught over this setlist business, I'm going to burn all my Stevie albums, break my DVDs, and go on a hunger strike until something changes.

Or until dinner time. Whichever comes first.

I'll go you one better:

Burn the witch!!!!

(as my best friend always says when I start Steviebitching )

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I cannot remember how high she was on the Enchanted tour - err - I mean

I just checked stuff out on You Tube.

Enchanted tour was in the original key. However, starting with the first "Baby, you could never look me...." part- she was trying to hit the note and couldn't and then backed off it completely (Sharon was singing the same part behind her).

TISL and Vegas and Tom Petty, etc. ....... the key for the song was dropped a full third- three whole tones- down. Yeah, I remember the first time I heard it at the Universal Amphitheatre in SoCal and it was shocking.

[michelle2677]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

If Stevie did Alice on this tour, I would shut up permanantly with my complaints. But thats just me.

if stevie added THIS song, then I would start bitching



eh...glad i didn't go.

I'm off to find out what's going on with the lindsey show

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by sodascouts

I disagree with your assesment of her voice. I guess that makes me a fool in your eyes.

Sure, Stevie sounds "great" on the same old songs that she performs time after time, but why else wouldn't she sing her other hits that we all love and adore, other then for the fact that she can't hit the notes (hence, girl can't sing anymore). And just to clear things up, I TOO, am a fool once more

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

setlist sucks. I went to bed hoping I'd get up and see that something amazing had happened. damnit. well, I surely feel better about not spending $1000 on a trip out there. I've done the Vegas/Stevie show...circa 2005.

glad everyone had a great time and that Stevie was "feelin'" it. that's awesome. and can't wait to see pics and the new merch.

agreed.

OTR gone? Foolish!



BTW...We all think Stevie's vocals are "spot on" while we are there, but everytime I watch the bootleg back, her voice seems so tired and uninspired.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

BTW...We all think Stevie's vocals are "spot on" while we are there, but everytime I watch the bootleg back, her voice seems so tired and uninspired.

a bit tired on the DVD of the Feb.6,2007 Hollywood, FL show.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

Sure, Stevie sounds "great" on the same old songs that she performs time after time, but why else wouldn't she sing her other hits that we all love and adore, other then for the fact that she can't hit the notes (hence, girl can't sing anymore).

No offense, but the major flaw in that argument is... if Stevie isn't worried about the fact that she's lowered the key on every other song she sings on stage, why would she worry about lowering it on any of the others? It's not like she's desperately hiding the fact that her voice has changed over the years. All she has to do is open her mouth, and anyone who isn't completely deaf can hear that.
Hell, by that logic, she'd be better off sticking only to songs she's recorded over the past 15 years, since they're already in her lower register and the difference between the live performance and the studio recording wouldn't be so noticeable.

Here's a question for everyone... since the point was made about how low she sings "Stop Draggin'" now... would you rather she sing your favorite rarely-played/never-before-played song in a markedly lower key or not at all?

That's not asked in a snarky way, it's an honest question.

For example, if she sings "Storms" but has to lower it to a range that's not as demanding on her voice night after night, would it still be cool to hear, or would it diminish enjoyment of the song? How about "I Can't Wait" slowed down a little and sung deeper?

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

No offense, but the major flaw in that argument is... if Stevie isn't worried about the fact that she's lowered the key on every other song she sings on stage, why would she worry about lowering it on any of the others? It's not like she's desperately hiding the fact that her voice has changed over the years. All she has to do is open her mouth, and anyone who isn't completely deaf can hear that.
Hell, by that logic, she'd be better off sticking only to songs she's recorded over the past 15 years, since they're already in her lower register and the difference between the live performance and the studio recording wouldn't be so noticeable.

Here's a question for everyone... since the point was made about how low she sings "Stop Draggin'" now... would you rather she sing your favorite rarely-played/never-before-played song in a markedly lower key or not at all?

That's not asked in a snarky way, it's an honest question.

For example, if she sings "Storms" but has to lower it to a range that's not as demanding on her voice night after night, would it still be cool to hear, or would it diminish enjoyment of the song? How about "I Can't Wait" slowed down a little and sung deeper?

There are songs that she can still sing in the original key. Beautiful Child and BATB are two examples. I think she could still pull off Storms in the original key. There are a whole list of them. She could still sing Bella Donna, Angel and pretty much anything from Street Angel. We can pretty much forget about hearing anything from Rock A Little with the exception of HAEWAFY. She could still sing Desert Angel, I think. So there you go.

[strandinthewind]

I think she can sing way higher than she does now, but she thinks she cannot sustain it. Maybe she can't - who knows. All I know is Circle Dance, R&R, and the stunning BC were all way higher than where sings some of the others. So, she can do it.

[Little Nicki]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

if Stevie isn't worried about the fact that she's lowered the key on every other song she sings on stage, why would she worry about lowering it on any of the others?

She doesn't lower the key of hardly anything she does. She just changes the melody by lowering it quite a bit. I know Landslide has been lowered a whole lot and Beautiful Child was one half step down (funny that gldstwmn cited it as one that's in the original key). In fact, I am shocked that she doesn't lower everything even a half step because it would help her immensely. So I think she is worried about lowering keys, probably wanting to preserve the music the way it was and should be.

[kathy1]

does anybody have pictures of the merchandise at the shows?

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by Little Nicki

I know Landslide has been lowered a whole lot

"Landslide" is still played in its original key of E flat. On the Tusk tour, she raised the key to G, because her voice was so thrashed she couldn't hit the low notes.

and Beautiful Child was one half step down (funny that gldstwmn cited it as one that's in the original key).

"Beautiful Child" was played live in its original key of C.

In fact, I am shocked that she doesn't lower everything even a half step because it would help her immensely. So I think she is worried about lowering keys, probably wanting to preserve the music the way it was and should be.

Changing keys isn't as easy as it sounds (no pun intended). Changing keys to odd intervals can make the song sound completely different, even if it's just a half step. Oddly enough, changing the key of a song by a half step in a lot of cases drastically alters the way the song "sounds".

I think that artists should always avoid changing keys, unless it is for a complete change of the artistic landscape of the song (like when Joni Mitchell reworked her tunes for an orchestra). If one is just changing the key because they can't (or don't want to) sing the higher (or lower) notes, then don't bother.

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

She'll do TTM

I wish I had a sliver of your optimism.