Album Speculation - Page 2

silvasprings · #16 12-01-2010, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Artemis

it was only like... 40 seconds

I quite liked it though, the strings were so pretty.

I think it'll either be totally amazing, or really disappointing. I don't see any middleground here.

That's true, I am quick to judge it considering what I've heard. The strings are nice, i just thought Dave's singing sounded to deep and Stevie sounded really really nasally.

sorcerer999 · #17 12-01-2010, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by AliceLover

I speculate that 'China Doll' will be on the album.

If it is, and she makes it better (or just as good) than the demo, I will buy it for that reason alone! Even if all the other tracks suck!

Artemis · #18 12-01-2010, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by silvasprings

That's true, I am quick to judge it considering what I've heard. The strings are nice, i just thought Dave's singing sounded to deep and Stevie sounded really really nasally.

Maybe on the actual album Dave will be replaced by Sharon and Lori, and they'll re-do Stevie's vocals so she doesn't sound... as nasally. Since it's now pretty impossible for her to be completely nasally free.

I've said nasally too often now. It's become weird.

NASALLY.

markolas · #19 12-01-2010, 08:46 PM

The snippet of "Everybody Loves You" was interesting. Not really enough to inform much of an opinion. I seem to remember some people complaining that it wasn't "rock & roll," but I couldn't care less about that.

Based on what little I've read/heard, I'm imagining it being a very "artsy" record. I'm anxious to see what "vault" song (songs?) she pulls out for this. I'd love to hear a current take on "China Doll."

jrpjr · #20 12-01-2010, 09:09 PM

i bet we wont see a record till june...i bet the first single...perhaps the ONLY single...will be mediocre at best...wont b the best on the record...no video..there will b 2 0r 3 WEIRD songs and overall it will b just fair...i say this because since OSOTM...something has been missing from her music...cant put my finger on it but some of the magic has gone...i just really hope this record is a good one and a success for her..this may be the last solo record we see from stevie nicks...she was waaaay more creative wen she was high..and her tours??? i love her to death but her tours are so boaring now..w/a 30 y/o setlist that hardly changes...unless this record is a smash..NO WAY am i gonna pay the prices to see her perform "dreams" and "rhiannon" OMG..please..not again

tilthefirefades · #21 12-01-2010, 09:21 PM

I think Lindsey was there to record a vault song, maybe If You Were My Love.

If this album is anything like TISL, I will love it. But Dave Stewart's involvement worries me, his voice is agonizing

APerfectLie · #22 12-01-2010, 11:43 PM

I'm still hoping Christian makes it on there! And Lady From The Mountain!

AliceLover · #23 12-01-2010, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sorcerer999

If it is, and she makes it better (or just as good) than the demo, I will buy it for that reason alone! Even if all the other tracks suck!

Her comments from that article she did before the tour really makes me believe that the "track from 1976...me and a little piano...I sound like a child" really has to be China Doll.

daniellaaarisen · #24 12-02-2010, 12:38 AM

"Space Needle" and "Forsaken Love." PLZ.

AnthonyMI · #25 12-02-2010, 08:02 AM

I just hope nobody asks me "why is she wearing a thong?" when they look at the cover and I have to defend her saying "ITS NOT A THONG!".

(I am talking about the TISL cover)

DallasDude · #26 12-02-2010, 09:03 PM

I think her enthusiasm re: the new music is a good sign that her heart is into it, and Dave has solid producing cred, having worked with Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and Bryan Ferry to name a few. Because he's also a musician, I think he'll have some insights similar to Lindsey. He obviously has a deep appreciation for Stevie, so I doubt he's out to have her look/sound bad.

As for the actual music, I think it will be reflection of who she is today, and not trying to capture the spirit she was some 20 yrs ago. It will not be Bella Donna. That album is an enigma for the times, and really captures a Stevie Nicks pre-superstar. She put her heart+soul into her first album because it very well could have been her last (as a solo artist.) Now, too many eyes (and hears) are on her, and too many people are part of the process.

More importantly, she is a different person than she was then. With age, she has garnered wisdom and pensive reflection, and her wild heart is less so. That is just the way time works it's spell.

vivfox · #27 12-02-2010, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by DallasDude

I think her enthusiasm re: the new music is a good sign that her heart is into it

As for the actual music, I think it will be reflection of who she is today, and not trying to capture the spirit she was some 20 yrs ago. It will not be Bella Donna. That album is an enigma for the times, and really captures a Stevie Nicks pre-superstar. She put her heart+soul into her first album because it very well could have been her last (as a solo artist.) Now, too many eyes (and hears) are on her, and too many people are part of the process.

More importantly, she is a different person than she was then. With age, she has garnered wisdom and pensive reflection, and her wild heart is less so. That is just the way time works it's spell.

For a new Ledgie, you have a lot to say. And you said it so, so well. Welcome to The Ledge!

greendaze5 · #28 12-03-2010, 09:50 AM

I'd like to have 'Call On Me For Magic' on this one.

It's a gorgeous song, and would be a good track to end off the album.

Christopher · #29 12-03-2010, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DallasDude

I think her enthusiasm re: the new music is a good sign that her heart is into it, and Dave has solid producing cred, having worked with Rolling Stones, Tom Petty and Bryan Ferry to name a few. Because he's also a musician, I think he'll have some insights similar to Lindsey. He obviously has a deep appreciation for Stevie, so I doubt he's out to have her look/sound bad.

As for the actual music, I think it will be reflection of who she is today, and not trying to capture the spirit she was some 20 yrs ago. It will not be Bella Donna. That album is an enigma for the times, and really captures a Stevie Nicks pre-superstar. She put her heart+soul into her first album because it very well could have been her last (as a solo artist.) Now, too many eyes (and hears) are on her, and too many people are part of the process.

More importantly, she is a different person than she was then. With age, she has garnered wisdom and pensive reflection, and her wild heart is less so. That is just the way time works it's spell.

Great post DallasDude, I agree with you whole heartedly

My expectations for the new record is that it will be completely different than anything she has released before (as are all her solo outings). Even the most similar perhaps are Bella Donna & Wild Heart and they too are very different animals. Each solo record has been a reflection of where Stevie was at during that time in her life, and I expect the same from this new recording. It has been 10 years, I want to know where Stevie's mind is these days and hope her writing is dripping with pearls of reflective wisdom.

I expect that it will have an artsy flair with a lot of atmospheric production to complement Stevie's whimsy side more than ever before, and a beautiful ethereal album cover that plays this side up as well.

I expect another vocal register change. (it wouldn't be a Stevie solo album without a slight change of vocal nuance)

And finally overall I expect the record will be a beautifully constructed recording that is appropriate of Stevie's iconic stature and age. Nothing gimmicky or any of the trendy collaborations that we saw with TISL (I'm not at all interested in that sort of thing anymore), just Stevie and her regular ole pals/musicians playing on a solid record that I expect will sell decent for these times and an artist of her age, but not come quite to what TISL sold, if she happened to exceed that it would be by some total fluke at this point. But more than anything, I expect this record to be an artistic success, what else could we really ask for.

DallasDude · #30 12-04-2010, 03:42 PM

While she is still under contract, I don't expect too much mass marketing from Warner Bros. They just don't promote older artists (regardless of popularity) like they did 10-20 years ago.

If they really do like the music or a specific song, I can see them using a snippet in a film, a movie trailer, or one of there many TV shows as a way to promote it. Also, fringe and older artists are often featured on the radio "stations" you hear in movie theaters now, so you may hear a song being played at your favorite multiplex. Chances of hearing her on pop radio are almost nil, but maybe on AAA or country (if indeed she has a country-tinged song on this CD.)

Because she does have a name and will be touring, I still expect her to pop-up on the TV chat shows, and to get print press as she travels from city to city. Overall CD sales will be 500,000 or less, even if she does have a hit.