Thoughts about Crash

[PenguinHead]

Bless the net for enabling me to capture the audio file of Stevie performing Crash. I had to hear it after I read the news and my jaw dropped. Random thoughts caused by bouncing brain waves follow...

Whether you like the performance or not, I hope this signifies a newfound inspiration and off-the-cuff nature for Stevie. Extemely rare for her to add this song her set...and so casually. Obviously she is still inspired by other artists --I'd like to think that she could channel that energy into her own artistry.

Somewhat notable is that she currently has three cover songs in her set - Crash, Rock And Roll, and I Need To Know. I'm not complaining though; I'm usually a fan of the groups she loves, and she seems to put more passion in those songs, and she's just great at singing covers! Also, isn't it curious how she leans more towards songs by men (Circle Dance excluded)?

What's amazing to me is that she chose a song somewhat outside of her genere. Aside from that, it's a song that has a lot of complicated phrasing and structure (relative to Stevie's more typical arrangements). Her rendering is more than a little monatone, but she manages to pull it off! Judging from the sound of the audience response, they really enjoyed it. I'm sure they were all completely stunned! I know I am.