outtakes and demos by Christine - Page 4

Jessica · #46 08-08-2007, 11:30 AM

Thanks, Macfan. I do have those videos, anyway. I was thinking it was audio, rather than video.

macfan 57 · #47 08-08-2007, 05:55 PM

Jessica, here's "Why" from one of those Rumours rehearsals.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wffp49

Jessica · #48 08-08-2007, 06:32 PM

Many thanks!

What is the one where they aren't sounding too great and she says "Patrick" isn't helping things by refilling her glass every time it's empty? That cracks me up.

Gailh · #49 08-09-2007, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by macfan 57

Jessica, here's "Why" from one of those Rumours rehearsals.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/wffp49

thanks MacFan

Gail

macfan 57 · #50 08-09-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica

Many thanks!

What is the one where they aren't sounding too great and she says "Patrick" isn't helping things by refilling her glass every time it's empty? That cracks me up.

I'll try to find it. I know which CD it's on, but I don't know which song it is. I'll post it when I find it.

macfan 57 · #51 08-09-2007, 06:29 PM

I think this may be the track when she says, "Patrick". She sang "Dreams" in one of those Rumours rehearsals.

http://www.sendspace.com/file/jrwpeq

Jessica · #52 08-09-2007, 07:21 PM

Anything where she's singing one of Stevie's songs is a hoot. She butchers the lyrics (worse than Stevie) and doesn't even seem to be trying to sing well. I love the Rhiannon one where she starts singing "Dreams unwind, love's a state of mind" and then goes, "etc., etc." Sometimes it would be nice if Stevie did that.

nicepace · #53 08-10-2007, 07:43 AM

Remember that these are rehearsal tapes, not performances. Chris isn't performing the song, she's just roughly filling in the vocal for the purpose of the band practicing. If she were really performing she'd learn the lyrics. These rehearsal tapes were never meant to be heard by us fans.

My question is, where was Stevie during these rehearsals? Did they tell her not to show up because they were rehearsing the instrumentals and she was just the vocalist? There's another good reason for women in rock bands to play an instrument; this way they get to be a real part of the band and not just show up at the last minute to fill in the vocal.

Jessica · #54 08-10-2007, 10:14 AM

Oh, believe me, I get it. It's just a hoot. Although Chris has played and sung on Rhiannon, Gypsy and Dreams enough that you'd think she'd know the lyrics. But, since Stevie herself has been known to forget, you can't expect Chris to remember. I laugh when she sort of just sings "la la" when she doesn't know the words and the "etc., etc." was priceless. I've also wondered why Stevie wasn't there. If they were just doing a sound check, did it have to be one of her songs?

aleuzzi · #55 08-10-2007, 11:57 AM

I have yet to hear a rehearsal where Stevie sings one of Chris songs. Thar would be weird, too.

David · #56 08-10-2007, 12:26 PM

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My question is, where was Stevie during these rehearsals? Did they tell her not to show up because they were rehearsing the instrumentals and she was just the vocalist?

Dunno, but Stevie had some sort of health problem that forced the postponement of two or three weeks' worth of Mac shows at the beginning of the tour. Aside from that, I bet there was a bunch of tour rehearsing over the years that Stevie didn't show up for (& even one or two of the other members). Plus, rehearsals don't even really require everyone every time out -- not in my experience, they don't. There are times when you get more done when some of the band isn't there at all, or at least hangs out in another room.

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There's another good reason for women in rock bands to play an instrument; this way they get to be a real part of the band and not just show up at the last minute to fill in the vocal.

I rate that Stevie's biggest causal problem in the group in terms of how she was treated.

Jessica · #57 08-10-2007, 02:46 PM

You mean the tambourine is not an instrument?

David · #58 08-10-2007, 05:29 PM

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You mean the tambourine is not an instrument?

It is a proper percussion instrument. But Stevie wasn't even very good at that. If you hear a tambourine on old FM albums, it's probably Mick who recorded it (like on GYOW). For Stevie, it was just a cool prop for the stage.

Edit: Since this is Christine's forum, I want to add that Christine was an excellent maraca player, as you can hear from live versions of Monday Morning, Oh Well, & World Turning. On Monday Morning, she even had to do maracas & organ simultaneously, which is HARD.

PenguinHead · #59 08-10-2007, 06:42 PM

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Mouth like a sewer that woman

Gail

A "bad" word is all relative. I'd call it an appropriate expletive. No worse than any other members of the group...or most other people. She's overall a very classy woman. She's not a child, and its unrealistic to think that she would never utter a swear. Everybody poops. And many people swear.

Chrislit18 · #60 08-10-2007, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by David

It is a proper percussion instrument. But Stevie wasn't even very good at that. If you hear a tambourine on old FM albums, it's probably Mick who recorded it (like on GYOW). For Stevie, it was just a cool prop for the stage.

Edit: Since this is Christine's forum, I want to add that Christine was an excellent maraca player, as you can hear from live versions of Monday Morning, Oh Well, & World Turning. On Monday Morning, she even had to do maracas & organ simultaneously, which is HARD.

She also played the maracas on the Dance version of Everywhere [I only noticed that from the youtube video ive watched a few too many times

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About Stevie-she does actually know how to play guitar and piano. she played some keyboards on SYW