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[FiercestCalmSea]

Stevienicksillusions.com has it posted

[ERigby818]

Man, I am so pissed !!! I just signed up for the free 45 day trial so I could check it out. Apparently, no aol broadband for Macintosh! I'm connected with DSL. This makes no sense to me. It won't let me view the content because "the information you requested is not currently available for mac" WTF?!?!
Sorry for the rant. Could someone please send it to me or better yet put it on their website? That would be fantastic.
-Sonia

[Gazza]

I'm missing Lindseys guitar parts already... John is rocking on the bass though.

Not sure about this. The chorus is very weird. I still prefer the "angry" version, and think I always will.

[ERigby818]

K, all my anger has melted away as I enjoy this song. Holy S--t! Sarah, Thank you so much for the link!!! I must not have seen it before my earlier post. You're awesome. And Barbara (the person who posted it on their site) if you see this, YOU RULE. Your kitties are cute too.
Wow! Wow! Wow!! I can't believe it's this amazing! I honetly didn't expect it to be this good!!! Guys, she's singing it in the SAME KEY!!!! This calls for celebration !! I love the last verse at the end "Go on save yourself..." she's doing that thing with her voice we haven't heard in a while.
No "FLAAAAMIN"...but I can live with that. This song far exceeds my expectations. Lindsey is a genius. What he's done with this song is so kick ass.
Wow. This just made my day. Thank you, thank you....
-Sonia

for posting that! it definately came out better than i expected as well!!! i can't believe how great she sounds! i can't wait to hear it at home on my regular speakers...the only minor complaint is that the "aaahhhhhs" are a little too much but that's ok....good job FM!!!

[xhector]

Thank you very much Sarah!!!
I've listened it once, I'm about to press PLAY again & do a little review:

- a totally different feel to the song we heard as a demo.. almost ANOTHER song though the melody is the same.

- it somewhat reminds me to what was done with Candlebright in TISL compared to the old Nomad. Also this arabesque-psychodelic feel! but then again yes, you were right when compared to Tango in the night.

- i think it's the most ellaborated bass line ever done by John! it sounds VERY present, at first I thought too much.. well I think that's ok, to give John this room on a song. I imagine the band playing it hard and full rocking & after Lindsey having the idea of cutting the drums and hard guitars and leaving the bass line intact. Somewhat it sounds like an "alternate version" to the one we knew.

- I love the chorus. In fact the demo was almost lacking of any chorus in my opinion, but I just got used to it. This chorus is a radical break from the verse, & I love the ethereal voices by lindsey.. the melodies remind me of.. Perry Farrell!! (Porno for Pyros, Jane's addiction)

Well it was worth the wait

héctor

[Alison]

Wow I love it. I love the guitars Lindsey put in there. I still love the demo, but this is done so well.
This is the best I have heard Stevie sing in years. She still has it folks.
I just wish I wasn't so sick right now, both of my ears are plugged and I can't even sing right now either. So when I'm better watch out.
I think this is my favorite right now next to thrown down.
Thanks to pip for sending this to me, you are always good to me.
Alison

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by Gazza
I'm missing Lindseys guitar parts already... John is rocking on the bass though.

Not sure about this. The chorus is very weird. I still prefer the "angry" version, and think I always will.

I think it needs the signature Buckingham screaming guitar and "flyyyy...to your castle in the sky" ending. I'm sorry but I don't like it.

[CarneVaca]

This is by far the best Nicks contribution, of the ones I've heard, to the new album. Lindsey went to the same place from which he pulled out "Make Me a Mask" for this one. I suspect there's a lot more going on in the song that we're not hearing because of the low quality of the file.

I especially dig the way the chorus was recorded -- it's an old panning trick Lindsey has used before. It's going to take me a while to learn to overlook the obvious grammatical goof in the chorus lyrics though.

Whoever owns that site, thank you much.

[Gypsy-Rhiannon]

Originally posted by Alison
Wow I love it. I love the guitars Lindsey put in there. I still love the demo, but this is done so well.
This is the best I have heard Stevie sing in years. She still has it folks.
I just wish I wasn't so sick right now, both of my ears are plugged and I can't even sing right now either. So when I'm better watch out.
I think this is my favorite right now next to thrown down.
Thanks to pip for sending this to me, you are always good to me.
Alison

::gasp:: Don't let 'Sir Knight' hear you say that! I am a baaad person.... hehehe

Glad you got it ok. Sorry to hear you are sick

Pip

[SmthngOfADreamr]

It's better than I ever could have expected. And I was nervous about this one! Now I cannot wait to hear what they've done with Running Through The Garden!!!

On another note, I don't understand those of you who complain that it's not like the Tusk or Mirage version. Who cares? We'll always have those versions, so I'm not sure why you would have wanted a replica to appear on the new album. IMHO this is a fantastic, and more importantly a fresh take on this song.

[secondhandchain]

After you listen to Smile at You , go and listen to Destiny Rules.
I think some of us had a concern about Stevie's voice bieng so deep. When you listen to Destiny Rules again, you have a new appreciation for it. Try it. For those of you who didn't like the low vocal, I think you'll love it now. It shows her range is still there. Once the concern about Stevie's voice is gone, Destiny Rules can be taken for what it is, a great song.

[gldstwmn]

Originally posted by secondhandchain
After you listen to Smile at You , go and listen to Destiny Rules.
I think some of us had a concern about Stevie's voice bieng so deep. When you listen to Destiny Rules again, you have a new appreciation for it. Try it. For those of you who didn't like the low vocal, I think you'll love it now. It shows her range is still there. Once the concern about Stevie's voice is gone, Destiny Rules can be taken for what it is, a great song.

I liked Destiny Rules right out of the gate.

[ERigby818]

Originally posted by CarneVaca
I suspect there's a lot more going on in the song that we're not hearing because of the low quality of the file.

I know, me too! I can't wait to hear it on a cd in my stereo. I must say it makes all the difference. I just got the promo single on cd of Peacekeeper through the radio station where I work (unfortunately I can't get any show tickets out of them though!) and blasted it in my stereo--- Boy, what an incredible difference! I must say I love this song now in a way I never thought I could...it is truly full and rich with those guitars with parts I couln't hear on an mp3, let alone on that aol first listen version which sounds like absolute crap by comparison! For those of you (like Carne) who are a little on the fence about Peacekeeper, you'll really be pleasantly surprised when you blast it in your home stereo. If anyone would like, I can post a super high quality version of Peacekeeper from the cd if you have the patience to download it. That way you can get a better sense of what it's supposed to sound like (just email me).

Anyway, back to Smile At You. I agree, it is a bit reminiscent of Make Me A Mask, which is so cool. This song has always had a really powerful bass line so it's awesome to hear that there. I wonder if they'll perform it live (can Stevie reach those notes night after night?) The new lyrics are awesome..."I can't accept her"....the chorus is awesome. I keep discovering new things about it with each listen.
-Sonia

[gldstwmn]

The "I can't accept her" lyric is in one of the original demos.