Worst. Editing. EVA!

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by priestofnothing

By today's standards the video is a mess, for sure.

But I'm sure her management persuaded her to film this tour because they weren't sure if she was going to Jimi/Janis/Morrison off this planet and there would ever be another tour (God forbid) after this one.

Sure it's cheesey now, but I loved it when it came out. I taped it off Showtime and watched it every morning while I got ready for work. It was a treat to have any live performances back in the day (touched up/redone or not). I'd watch this video at home in the morning and then as I was driving to work I'd listen to the Westwood One Jones Beach RAL show on cassette that I taped off the radio and I thought I was in heaven.

The world was much different in 1987. You actually had to write letters (with stamps and everything) to people to trade bootlegs and wait a month or two. And video bootlegs were virtually non-existent, so Red Rocks was a treat. Can you imagine?

LOL - I feel so "I walked to school uphill 20 miles in the snow each way".
Rock on ancient queen.

Lord Child - I am right there with ya! I can so remembering taping the radio shows, writing other fans and/or Ginny K. for information. I also remember taping VH-1 all night and then FF'ing the tape the next day to see if I got the new video I also read Rolling Stone every week and went to the PUBLIC library and researched her and them on MICROFICHE

I am such a loser

[priestofnothing]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I also read Rolling Stone every week and went to the PUBLIC library and researched her and them on MICROFICHE

Honey, I hear ya. I've done that too. And printed out copies from the microfiche reader.

[The Catdancer]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Lord Child - I am right there with ya! I can so remembering taping the radio shows, writing other fans and/or Ginny K. for information. I also remember taping VH-1 all night and then FF'ing the tape the next day to see if I got the new video I also read Rolling Stone every week and went to the PUBLIC library and researched her and them on MICROFICHE

I am such a loser

We all were back in the day I remember waiting for weeks by my mailbox to hear from Ginny (I was still in Holland back then). Getting a tape from an American show was the sh*t. I used to go downtown every day to check all the American magazines for Stevie/Fleetwood Mac and pay top $$$ for them. In the 70's I had to ask my Mom for an advance on my allowance every week Poor woman, I must've cost her a fortune.....

[rbs3676]

Originally Posted by priestofnothing

By today's standards the video is a mess, for sure.

But I'm sure her management persuaded her to film this tour because they weren't sure if she was going to Jimi/Janis/Morrison off this planet and there would ever be another tour (God forbid) after this one.

Sure it's cheesey now, but I loved it when it came out. I taped it off Showtime and watched it every morning while I got ready for work. It was a treat to have any live performances back in the day (touched up/redone or not). I'd watch this video at home in the morning and then as I was driving to work I'd listen to the Westwood One Jones Beach RAL show on cassette that I taped off the radio and I thought I was in heaven.

The world was much different in 1987. You actually had to write letters (with stamps and everything) to people to trade bootlegs and wait a month or two. And video bootlegs were virtually non-existent, so Red Rocks was a treat. Can you imagine?

LOL - I feel so "I walked to school uphill 20 miles in the snow each way".
Rock on ancient queen.

Rock on ancient queen, absolutely!

I was right there with you. Video taped the Red Rocks show from SHOWTIME and watched it numerous times every single day. The Westwood One radio show was one of my most worn out cassettes. LOL
It's crazy to think what things would have been like then to have Youtube or even the internet.
Makes me feel old? Absolutely! But I was there when it was all happening...

rbs

[jannieC]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I watched it on Showtime, too... the funny/sad thing though, is that we didn't subscribe! I could hear it perfectly, but the picture was all distorted and snowy -- about the only time I knew for certain it was even Stevie on screen, was when I'd see a flash of blond hair within all of the distortion (and I was probably seeing Waddy and Jennifer Condos at times too!).

Omg Shut UP! You just took me back all those years. I did the exact same thing. My parents did have HBO, but not Showtime.

I actually still love this video. As others have pointed out, BATB is superb- I tear up every time I watch it and I love this version of Edge. There are some great moments on this video- you really have to overlook the craxy editing.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by priestofnothing

Honey, I hear ya. I've done that too. And printed out copies from the microfiche reader.

LMAO - I'd also be sure and get like $5.00 in nickels because that is what the Library's Xerox took

[UndoingTheLaces]

I always thought it was really odd that her bangs were curly in the long shot and perfectly straight in the close-ups, not to mention the streaks of red. Looking back I think it's funny that they tried to get around all the erratic editing and stuff by saying something on the box like "enhanced with cutting edge special effects" or something like that.

Still, Has Anyway Ever Written Anything For You, Stand Back and Beauty and the Beast are all killers on this show. Plus I like the almost manic Outside The Rain where she goes high at the end of almost every line, and the transition to Dreams is perfect.

But, as much as I don't like to criticize, Edge of Seventeen scares me. I remember really liking it when the video first came out. Then I watched it a few years ago and my jaw hit the floor. She just looks so messed up. And comparing it with the amazing version that's on Crystal Visions, it's amazing to think there's what, a nearly 20 year difference? I'm so happy that Stevie cleaned herself up. It would have been such a waste if she had burned out in 87.