Thoughts on Crystal Visions CD / DVD - Page 7

jannieC · #91 03-31-2007, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

me too. i still haven't even listened to the cd all the way through. and i got teary-eyed too ... ****in' hormones

I cracked up when I read your LJ entry because I could have written that. I am so ashamed of my sappiness.

carrie721 · #92 03-31-2007, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by jannieC

I cracked up when I read your LJ entry because I could have written that. I am so ashamed of my sappiness.

me too. god, i was squealing all through the ROF commentary. who will take me seriously as a biyotch anymore? i've got a reputation to protect.

jannieC · #93 03-31-2007, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

who will take me seriously as a biyotch anymore? i've got a reputation to protect.

I've got your back.

carrie721 · #94 03-31-2007, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jannieC

I've got your back.

thanks

you read my lj - you know what a bitch i really am.

oh, also, this was the first time i'd ever seen the IAF video. it was completely nonlinear but gorgeous. i love seeing stevie dance.

jannieC · #95 03-31-2007, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

thanks

you read my lj - you know what a bitch i really am.

oh, also, this was the first time i'd ever seen the IAF video. it was completely nonlinear but gorgeous. i love seeing stevie dance.

I think it's now called IAFIL.

The video makes no sense but it is beautiful.

Phoenix · #96 03-31-2007, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

In just a few short days, it's become my favorite "Edge" of all time.

Stevie sounds flawless, and I love the eerieness that the orchestration adds.

I feel the same way.

THE LIVE TRACKS! really make this satisfying, I have been listening to this version of Rhiannon repeatedly, and just today I played the MSO landslide for my sister, who has been exposed to all of my steviefandom for years, and she has heard MANY versions of these songs, and sad that was Her favorite version of Landslide. and I think it might be mine too. She said the songs NOW are more about where she is in her life now. Landslide doesnt sound "sad" or "scared" or "longing" anymore, it sounds Triumphant.

carrie721 · #97 03-31-2007, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by jannieC

I think it's now called IAFIL.

The video makes no sense but it is beautiful.

oh right. i can't keep up.

i think i need to watch it again!

Phil · #98 04-01-2007, 12:07 AM

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In just a few short days, it's become my favorite "Edge" of all time. Stevie sounds flawless, and I love the eerieness that the orchestration adds.

Are you for real Johnny? The instrumentation is excellent, enhanced by the orchestration, but Stevie is way off in my opinion. I can't recall a version of this song that contained a worse vocal, except perhaps for the Storytellers performance.

That said, I thought that the vocal on Landslide was supreme and yet a few members here have criticised it for various reasons. I guess this all just demonstrates our diversity, at least when it comes to personal taste.

goldie · #99 04-01-2007, 09:45 AM

Did anyone find any hidden footage on the DVD yet?

Keith · #**100** 04-01-2007, 10:35 AM

totally in love with the Edge of Orchestration... good stuff.. although my favorite is still the version from the White Winged Dove video..

And I have to admit Phil.. after repeated Bose Headphone sessions with "Landslide" I've fallen.. it is beautiful.. it's quickly moving up on my IPOD top thirty playlist..

MacMan · #**101** 04-01-2007, 10:48 AM

I wasn't a major fan of Edge of Seventeen... or maybe I didn't appreciate it all that much cause I've heard it a billion times, and have become desensitized, but I have to say - this version with the orchestra is great! I love how it adds to the whole urgency of the song (does that make sense)... Gives it a real dramatic feel. I wish you could hear it more through the song actually.

I really like all the new live tracks... Rock and Roll was recorded in Pheonix August 4, 2005. If you have the dvd, check it out - it matches perfectly. Only thing different is her yelp at the end of the song... It must have been added while mixing it.

estranged4life · #**102** 04-01-2007, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by goldie

Did anyone find any hidden footage on the DVD yet?

there is none, I looked and looked to no avail - so no 'Easter Eggs' on this DVD

Outta boredom I extracted the audio portion of Stevie's commetary of the videos onto a CDR - ****s funnier than hell.

strandinthewind · #**103** 04-01-2007, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by carrie721

me too. i still haven't even listened to the cd all the way through. and i got teary-eyed too ... ****in' hormones

OMG - I cried when I heard that After the Glitter Fades that is the actual vocal -- I was like SHEEBUS!

I also think the commentaries on the videos are hysterical.

I wish FM would do one as a group in the same room commenting on their videos

MacMan · #**104** 04-01-2007, 03:36 PM

On the Bella Donna footage the one thing that is clearly evident is her voice was completely effortless - it looks like she's hardly even trying to sing well, it just happens.

Johnny Stew · #**105** 04-01-2007, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil

Are you for real Johnny?

I wasn't make believe then, Phil, and I'm not make believe now.

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Originally Posted by Phil

The instrumentation is excellent, enhanced by the orchestration, but Stevie is way off in my opinion. I can't recall a version of this song that contained a worse vocal, except perhaps for the Storytellers performance.

The really funny thing is that the Storytellers performance, since I first heard it in 1998, had been my favorite live "Edge" ever. So go figure!

Like you said, it's all about diversity.