Sirius Radio Interview on April 8th

[john214x]

does anyone have any audio/video of "HSML" on RAL tour? If not, any audio/video of RAL tour other than Red Rocks DVD and couple youtube vids i saw from Nebraska show.

[michelej1]

I'm just getting to listen. Thank you Peter!

Michele

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by john214x

does anyone have any audio/video of "HSML" on RAL tour?

Here it is from the Weedsport, NY radio broadcast in 1986. Definitely more "raw" and "emotional," as Curt said....

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5bvdgu

I have to say that I love the Soundstage Sessions performance too. There's an interesting contrast between the two, as they capture the woman at different times of her life.

During the 'Rock A Little' era, she was adrift... searching. Her life was no longer her own, and that was affecting everything, including her romantic relationships. You can certainly hear it in her voice -- she's lonely, fragile and barely holding it together, yet there's a note of defiance there.

These days, she seems to come at the song from a different angle -- with reflection and resignation about her past, but retaining that steely determination. She's no longer a thirty-something woman, but she's not ready to throw in the towel yet either. She's still a hot mama, she's stronger now, and love might still be out there.

Anyway, that's just my goofy interpretation of the two performances.

[wheart]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Here it is from the Weedsport, NY radio broadcast in 1986. Definitely more "raw" and "emotional," as Curt said....

http://www.sendspace.com/file/5bvdgu

I have to say that I love the Soundstage Sessions performance too. There's an interesting contrast between the two, as they capture the woman at different times of her life.

During the 'Rock A Little' era, she was adrift... searching. Her life was no longer her own, and that was affecting everything, including her romantic relationships. You can certainly hear it in her voice -- she's lonely, fragile and barely holding it together, yet there's a note of defiance there.

These days, she seems to come at the song from a different angle -- with reflection and resignation about her past, but retaining that steely determination. She's no longer a thirty-something woman, but she's not ready to throw in the towel yet either. She's still a hot mama, she's stronger now, and love might still be out there.

Anyway, that's just my goofy interpretation of the two performances.

not goofy at all...I think this is a very accurate summary!

[john214x]

great find.never heard this. anymore songs from this or was it a one-off?

[Tango]

Thank you MacMan! This was a terrific interview--Stevie really does sound 'confident' again. This little Fleetwood Mac "break" has been a very busy time for Stevie. The rest of the band is probably back with their families, chilling out. "What's really going to bother me is when nobody asks for my autograph." I don't think that's ever going to happen to Stevie.

I really appreciate getting to hear this! Thanks again!

[wheart]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

Yep. Saying it and doing it are two VERY different things

so very, very true. BUT maybe if she says it enough times, she'll eventually do it. At least some sort of seed has been planted in her head, I hope!! I'd be thrilled if she did just one of the songs she mentioned. It sounds like she wants to recreate the "acoustic set" from The Enchanted Tour.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

4. I think Stevie is soooo delusional because nobody around her would ever disagree with her. "Waddy, that was THE BEST vocal of Still of the Night we have EVER done, yes, yes it was!

Get outta my head! My initial reaction to this was wha' the... eff ? For the longest time I have been wondering whether Stevie has acknowledged/accepted that her voice is, um, different from what it used to be, or whether she sings in her current style on purpose. Perhaps she likes it better when her voice is projecting in that gutteral "honk" style, rather than the wispy/seductive chest voice she used on the original HSML. In recent years, especially after quitting smoking, I have heard her mention in interviews that her voice is "stronger" or more "powerful" than ever, so perhaps she equates power=good vocals. Or perhaps that's what the singing coach has told her . I wonder if, on command, she can just snap right back into singing in that Bella Donna style...

[Hawkeye]

Wow that was an awseome interview. Stevie seems unaware that this internet she hates so much has documented every single set to every single show she's ever done and she has not once removed Dreams from her set list.

I got so excited over her mentioning doing Kind of Woman AND Sable on Blonde in one sentence.

She has every reason to be proud of her Soundstage performances and I kind of agree about that How Still My Love being her best vocal ever on HSML. Its way better then the studio version and live Bella Donna Versions. Rock a Little and WH tour versions aren't really comparable for me, its like apples and oranges. But I do think that there are one or two better How Still My Loves from 2007, one of them being the version from Youngston Ohio July 3, 2007 that I think one of our legies actually captured. I would take that version to soundstage.

Funniest part of the interview was: "Does anyone Want My Autograph"

Lowpoint of the interview naturally: "That was my word you know"

[skuncles]

This was an audio only interview correct? What's up with the songs playing over the interview? Who the hell produced this??? Great interview otherwise. Although the interviewer sounds a little creepy.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

She has every reason to be proud of her Soundstage performances and I kind of agree about that How Still My Love being her best vocal ever on HSML. Its way better then the studio version and live Bella Donna Versions. Rock a Little and WH tour versions aren't really comparable for me, its like apples and oranges. But I do think that there are one or two better How Still My Loves from 2007, one of them being the version from Youngston Ohio July 3, 2007 that I think one of our legies actually captured. I would take that version to soundstage.

The HSML vocal may have been better technically, but the overall performance and mood of the song and the ending adlibs were better in Vegas. Also, Sorcerer was such a stand out in Vegas and really didn't shine on Soundstage. It wasn't bad, but was far from exceptional.

Michele

[MacMan]

This was an audio only interview... .I know, when I was recording it... and the music started to drown out Stevie I thought I did something... but nope, it's from the interview. I have a feeling what they were doing was playing back the recorded interview over the air from the previous week, and while it was playing in the studio, Larry Flick and his side kick were overlaying the music - to no great effect... It was too loud, and the wrong tunes at the wrong time.

They guy used to work for Billboard Mag apparently... He's interviewed or wrote about Stevie before...

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

Did Stevie really say she wanted to do Kind of Woman, Sable on Blond and Wild Heart??

She sang the Wild in the darkest places in your mind part of WH but flubbed it a little cause she never sings that damn song. Grrr... She talked about how complex the song would be to recreate on stage and then she swithced gears and said she would do Kind of Woman and Sable on Blond.

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

She sang the Wild in the darkest places in your mind part of WH but flubbed it a little cause she never sings that damn song. Grrr... She talked about how complex the song would be to recreate on stage and then she swithced gears and said she would do Kind of Woman and Sable on Blond.

She could practice it for 2 months first like she did for Crash That's bull****.

[wildheart048]

Originally Posted by MacMan

Here's the interview:

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Approximately 40 minutes long - big file.

Thanks so much for taping and posting this...can't wait to hear it!