Other Side of the Mirror: The Acapellas

[GoldDustOrphan]

So far, I've been able to collect 7 acapellas (or scaled down tracks) from The Other Side of the Mirror. I thought I'd share what I have. Acapellas are the most important ingredient for remixing. Most remixer/producer/DJs rebuild a track almost entirely from acapellas. Warner is reluctant to release Stevie's acapellas to even established remixers, but they never counted on the fan component. We've been able to unearth/trade/share tracks unavailable to the professionals.

Some of these tracks reveal elements of her vocals not audible in the album mixes.

Stevie Nicks - Fire Burning - Scaled Down.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?fxdgfmavdvj

Stevie Nicks - Ghosts - Scaled Down.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?5onxthlx4yz

Stevie Nicks - Juliet - Scaled Down.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?jbm51jjqtzz

Stevie Nicks - Whole Lotta Trouble - Scaled Down.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?m1yyuhufmy9

Stevie Nicks - Rooms on Fire - Scaled Down.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?hdn1wb4z1to

Stevie Nicks - Long Way to Go - Scaled Down.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?bdttaioovjj

Stevie Nicks - Ooh My Love - Scaled Down.mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?xmyspk4mvjg

Still need the following:

I Still Miss Someone
Alice
Doing the Best I Can
Cry Wolf
Two Kinds of Love

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"I told you not to underestimate my tambourine."

[Madelow]

Hello Gold Dust--- Please forgive my ignorance, but I have a question. Is "I Still Miss Someone" a cover of the old country classic song? Or a Stevie original? Just curious. Best always, Madelow.

[LiamMcConville]

Originally Posted by Madelow

Hello Gold Dust--- Please forgive my ignorance, but I have a question. Is "I Still Miss Someone" a cover of the old country classic song? Or a Stevie original? Just curious. Best always, Madelow.

Its a cover, and its terrible.

[GoldDustOrphan]

He nailed it.
I Still Miss Someone is a cover of the old Johnny Cash song, which has also been recorded by Dolly Parton, Martina McBride, Loretta Lynn, Nanci Griffith, Crystal Gayle, Joan Baez and Linda Rondstat.
I agree with Liam about Stevie's version. A complete misfire. Rupert Hine and his Fisher Price My First Keyboard did more sonic damage to Stevie's musical palette than cocaine and Klonopin.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by GoldDustOrphan

He nailed it.
I Still Miss Someone is a cover of the old Johnny Cash song, which has also been recorded by Dolly Parton, Martina McBride, Loretta Lynn, Nanci Griffith, Crystal Gayle, Joan Baez and Linda Rondstat.
I agree with Liam about Stevie's version. A complete misfire. Rupert Hine and his Fisher Price My First Keyboard did more sonic damage to Stevie's musical palette than cocaine and Klonopin.

I enjoy I Miss Someone but you can take Somebody Stand by Me as a shared opinion of what YOU think of I Miss Someone.

[michelej1]

I have a soft spot for I Still Miss Someone. I guess the lyrics, as sung by Stevie, get to me.

Michele

[Phoenix]

Originally Posted by GoldDustOrphan

He nailed it.
I Still Miss Someone is a cover of the old Johnny Cash song, which has also been recorded by Dolly Parton, Martina McBride, Loretta Lynn, Nanci Griffith, Crystal Gayle, Joan Baez and Linda Rondstat.
I agree with Liam about Stevie's version. A complete misfire. Rupert Hine and his Fisher Price My First Keyboard did more sonic damage to Stevie's musical palette than cocaine and Klonopin.

Also, I cant wait to hear what u do with Ooh my love, I adore that song.

[Johnny Stew]

I think Stevie's vocals on "I Still Miss Someone" are sublime -- some of her best on the album, in fact -- but that's definitely one glaring instance where Rupert Hine's production was ill-suited for both Stevie and the song.

Would be awesome if there were an acapella available for "Someone," because that song is begging for someone to give it a new life.

[DashingDan]

....but listening to these vocals is painful for me? Disagree/Agree?

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by DashingDan

....but listening to these vocals is painful for me? Disagree/Agree?

No, I actually agree. I think they were definitely "sweetened" for the album.

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by DashingDan

....but listening to these vocals is painful for me? Disagree/Agree?

I can't wait to get home and out from my office firewall and listen to these. OSOTM to me is almost 'so bad it's bad' (as opposed to 'so bad it's good', like 'The Valley of The Dolls').

Just the thought of acapella OSOTM tracks make me wince. But like any trainwreck, I must have a peek..

[wolfontherun]

The color of that dress i swonderful but the pose and expression are aweful, is this pre boob reduction? cause they look enormous.

[petep9000]

Originally Posted by wolfontherun

The color of that dress i swonderful but the pose and expression are aweful, is this pre boob reduction? cause they look enormous.

That would have made a much better cover for that album. The pouting rouge face with that red dress and that hands and knees pose? Shideous.

But don't her shoes look pretty in the next pic?

[petep9000]

Home now. Well, I made it through about 3 minutes each of 'Fire Burning', 'Long Way To Go' and 'Rooms On Fire'. Amazed, am I, that someone could change so drastically in 3 years (from '86 to '89). The nasal, phlegmy, wet-sounding noise from her nasal cavity was already creeping in her vocals, sadly. Very evident on the tracks that I could bear to listen to. I feel like perhaps Stevie and the girls didn't have much fun recording this. Call it a hunch. But, I guess in retrospect of the 10 minutes of my life that I can now never get back, I'd say it was very important that we all heard these. So thanks for posting them, lessons learned all around:

Abusing prescription drugs is bad for you.

[Phoenix]

i have NEVER NEVER EVER EVER. Been able to stand fire burning. I like a few lyric lines from it, but HATE it. So The only one i listened to was Ooh my love cause its one of my favorite songs of hers, and it still sounded nice. The harmonys were especially good hearing them like that with no music. I STILL think this could sound really nice remixed. as long as its not the 17 minutes of mmmmtttttmmmmmttttmmmttttmmmmmmmmmmmtttttt drum and symbol and base thing before. I like remixes, but sometimes they take WAAAAyyy to long for a song to start.