Stevie Nicks Soundstage: Reactions and Thoughts On The Show - Page 5

estranged4life · #61 07-18-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

LMAO -- she is annoying

Tells ya what kind of talent is here in Oklahoma doesnt it, when she cannot win ANY local talent contest but she enters some TURD FLOATING competition on the Boob Tube and wins it...

All the people I knew in Checotah were similar to those of us from Muskogee - Party-heads who listened to ANYTHING minus country! Didnt want ANYTHING to do with a "country lifestyle" (aka Cow tipping, Pickup driving, Sister/Cousin marrying, Tobacco chewing. Homo-phobic, Bush loving, NASCAR loving nitwits!!!) nor be associated with it.

I cannot wait until her career dies, she becomes a washed-up hack drug-head four-time married loser, moves back in with her parents in Checotah, gets a job at the local Sonic as a car-hop so I can drive to Checotah and place an order that she delivers and so I can yell at her "I ordered a Cherry Vanilla Dr.Pepper, not a slush you BLITHERING idiot...And you didnt deliver me my fries either" and send her crying back inside!!! My LIFELONG dream!!!!

tlssln · #62 07-18-2008, 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by BombaySapphire3

Oh yeah I was thinking while watching it that she still has so much presence and charisma when she wants to ..puts most much younger girl singers to shame.

That's what I told people at work today. I'd put her up against anybody out there these days and even at 60, she'd rock them off the stage in 2 seconds.
Btw, Amazon.com has the DVD for $14.99, pre-order for anyone interested.
I smiled a lot through this show. I thought it was fantastic.

Jondalar · #63 07-19-2008, 12:33 AM

Crash and How still my love are my favorite so far.

jwd · #64 07-19-2008, 02:58 AM

Small clip of Stevie doing "Sara" from her Soundstage performance.

jwd · #65 07-19-2008, 03:03 AM

Classic Stevie.

strandinthewind · #66 07-19-2008, 09:08 AM

Okay - when she sings "ask me and I'll be theeeeerrrreeeee" in that clip, she looks like its 1977 again with her stance, expression, and gesture. WOW!

And, I love the claws out in the claws line in crash.

Thanks for posting these.

Musicman408 · #67 07-19-2008, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Okay - when she sings "ask me and I'll be theeeeerrrreeeee" in that clip, she looks like its 1977 again with her stance, expression, and gesture. WOW!

And, I love the claws out in the claws line in crash.

Thanks for posting these.

Yeah. I'll tell you what though, when they were showing previews for PT. 2 and she was doing Rhiannon, she had the top hat on I think, and she looked JUST like a picture that I have seen from her in the 70's. I was like Holy Cow, she looks so GOOD

Anyone else catch that?

David · #68 07-19-2008, 09:40 AM

I watched about four songs from Soundstage on YouTube. I hope I can proffer my thoughts here without incurring personal insult in return. After all, the very thread title asks for our reactions.

It's flashy & modern-looking (although it lacks the elegance & variety of the Dance). I saw only four numbers, but I wonder whether that strobe effect on the back screens begins to pall. The production is shot to look like television footage from a contemporary awards show on VH1 or wherever they broadcast awards shows these days. As far as the visual & iconic impression Stevie makes, it's certainly a vast improvement over those Boris Karloff years in 1999-2003. In her stance & jutting attitude, she's a lot more charismatic than she was five or six years ago. But the singing is still nothing but a sadly disintegrated once-great vocalist who used to be able -- not thanks to drugs but to youth & narcissism -- to soar & dive & pirouette vocally. I'm beginning to understand why her band always plays so stone-solid, without dropbacks or dropoffs: it's a compensatory tactic. (Waddy Wachtel really is the best possible guitar complement for Stevie because he fills in every space & often plays right over her.) As I listen to her sing these past several years, my expectations of hearing a pitch in the higher end -- say, above G4 -- are pretty constantly dashed, & this mental effect creates in me a sort of aesthetic frustration, like listening to an old standard & then not hearing a stretch of bars you should be hearing midway through. When she does hit pitch in the higher reaches, it's an unpleasant, trumpety sound to my ears. As for the guys in the band & their "sound," I don't think any of it is particularly memorable or expressive of idiosyncratic personality. When I watch them or listen to them, the only thing that occurs to me is that they're ... on the payroll.

strandinthewind · #69 07-19-2008, 10:22 AM

^^^^^^

I agree with you that vocally she is hard to take at times and in comparison of the SA (heard here)

and The Dance (Silver Springs is good example) -- though The Dance vocals were not as good IMO as the SA vocals as far as post, say, WH vocals, which IMO could be great --

When I think fondly of La Nicks' voice, I think of this (posted below) era, when I think they were best (I wanted to say splendid

) --

They were so easy and stunning (beguiling

)

Ditto for the piano demo., esp. in the harmony at the end.

Having said that, I think judged on their own, the vocals in the new Soundstage production are not bad and can be great at times, like the thrill of blinding light into a dark room coming for a second of two out of a mostly always closed window. Though I readily agree she seemingly shrieks some of the higher notes to be pitch on and that to me is hard to watch.

In the end, I think it is great she is still around and when she puts a notion to it, she can give a full on vocal and performance even though she can never IMO match the same that she gave in her youth. In a way, it is unfair to expect it or make the comparison as none or at least very few can maintain the accuracy of youth

I do, however, like the Soundstage production, think she gives a good performance, and am happy to have it.

SisterOfTheMoon21 · #70 07-19-2008, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Musicman408

Yeah. I'll tell you what though, when they were showing previews for PT. 2 and she was doing Rhiannon, she had the top hat on I think, and she looked JUST like a picture that I have seen from her in the 70's. I was like Holy Cow, she looks so GOOD

Anyone else catch that?

I totally agree!!! I can't wait for Rhiannon! She really looks fantastic.

I would also LOVE to have her skin! She has the most beautiful skin I have ever seen; it's like porcelain. I was amazed the last few times when I got to shake her hand, and you can really see it in this Soundstage too I think.

Also, something to note about her is how unique her voice is. It certainly may not be what is used to be, but you never hear anyone else who sounds like her. So many singers these days sound so similar; Stevie is so special and unique and I love that about her.

jwd · #71 07-19-2008, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Okay - when she sings "ask me and I'll be theeeeerrrreeeee" in that clip, she looks like its 1977 again with her stance, expression, and gesture. WOW!

And, I love the claws out in the claws line in crash.

Thanks for posting these.

You're welcome Jason. I can't stop watching this Soundstage footage. I'm loving everything about it. From the set, to the band, and Stevie's fired-up and inspired performance.

strandinthewind · #72 07-19-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jwd

You're welcome Jason. I can't stop watching this Soundstage footage. I'm loving everything about it. From the set, to the band, and Stevie's fired-up and inspired performance.

It is almost as if the Godess Earth Mother personage I saw in the Storytellers set (which I LOVED) -- has been replaced (grown into) this fiesty ricker with a tude. What a treat to have both!

It still has not aired here. However, I am going to Louisiana next week and it is going to air there. I am also buying the DVD.

jwd · #73 07-19-2008, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Though I readily agree she seemingly shrieks some of the higher notes to be pitch on and that to me is hard to watch.

In the end, I think it is great she is still around and when she puts a notion to it, she can give a full on vocal and performance even though she can never IMO match the same that she gave in her youth. In a way, it is unfair to expect it or make the comparison as none or at least very few can maintain the accuracy of youth

I do, however, like the Soundstage production, think she gives a good performance, and am happy to have it.

I can agree with that. I think when she goes for the real high notes, she just can't do it anymore, without having to scream or shriek to get there. But it's really not that annoying to me. Other than that I think her voice sounds awesome. And I agree with everything else you stated in your post.

jwd · #74 07-19-2008, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

It is almost as if the Godess Earth Mother personage I saw in the Storytellers set (which I LOVED) -- has been replaced (grown into) this fiesty ricker with a tude. What a treat to have both!

It still has not aired here. However, I am going to Louisiana next week and it is going to air there. I am also buying the DVD.

You need some more mini clips to tide you over? Not great quality stuff, but you get the idea. Yeah, something has definitely resurfaced in Stevie again. Thank God!

strandinthewind · #75 07-19-2008, 12:14 PM

On Sara - when she hits the higher notes, it might suit her better to sing it like she sang this, which I love:

In the end though, I think the SS Sara is great and I can't wait to hear the "clean" HD version.

Also, she looks like something out of a dream.

I hope Ms. Vicky sees this and sees that La Nicks is still fairly spritely on stage