In Your Dreams the song- a lot to live up to

Hawkeye · #1 02-25-2011, 04:55 PM

Stevie hasn't had the most consistent career. The pne part of it that I feel has been VERY consistent tho has been the quality of her title songs. Her title songs aren't just one of the best songs on the album, they are usually THE best song on the album. TISL, hands down best song on that album. Wild Heart, same thing and both are top 5 Stveie songs period. Rock a Little is my favorite song on Rock a Little and my current ringtone, although its definitly not as widely popular. Street Angel is my favorite song on Street Angel other then maybe Love is Like a River. Bella Donna is actually the current weakest Stevie title song both on the album its on and against the other title songs. I still love it, just less then the others.

But despite being such a strong group of songs, She has NEVER played a title song live (other then Bella Donna when she had no choice but to play her whole solo album, it was imediately dropped in the next tour.)

So In Your Dreams the song, balls in your court. You need to be at least a 9 out of 10 to be worthy of a Stevie Nicks title song. Do the 2 of you who went to the meet and greet on Saturday feel the song is worthy?

nailatixela · #2 02-25-2011, 04:58 PM

I feel more confident in the quality of the opening song as I do to the title. I do think titles songs have been good - but there have been some misses. (Street Angel) On the other hand, I really love all of the opening songs. And I really hope In Your Dreams is more of a - haha, yeah right, in your face - kind of thing, rather than some dreamy fantasy.

Pyewacket · #3 02-25-2011, 05:23 PM

"Bella Donna" is one of her absolute best songs..."Wild Heart" is right up there with it.

But from there, the Titular (yes, I said it) songs fell off. "Rock A Little" rocked very little and "Street Angel" was a slow bore. Among the songs on "Trouble In Shangri-La," the title song was good, but not the best.

Musically, "Bella Donna" and "Wild Heart" were epic with their musical shifts and un-poppy melodies. They were also both mysterious, lyrically speaking. Everything after that just seemed serviceable and standard.

Nikolaj · #4 02-25-2011, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Stevie hasn't had the most consistent career. The pne part of it that I feel has been VERY consistent tho has been the quality of her title songs. Her title songs aren't just one of the best songs on the album, they are usually THE best song on the album. TISL, hands down best song on that album. Wild Heart, same thing and both are top 5 Stveie songs period. Rock a Little is my favorite song on Rock a Little and my current ringtone, although its definitly not as widely popular. Street Angel is my favorite song on Street Angel other then maybe Love is Like a River. Bella Donna is actually the current weakest Stevie title song both on the album its on and against the other title songs. I still love it, just less then the others.

But despite being such a strong group of songs, She has NEVER played a title song live (other then Bella Donna when she had no choice but to play her whole solo album, it was imediately dropped in the next tour.)

So In Your Dreams the song, balls in your court. You need to be at least a 9 out of 10 to be worthy of a Stevie Nicks title song. Do the 2 of you who went to the meet and greet on Saturday feel the song is worthy?

You don't mean she actually performed in concert: "Kind Of Woman," "Think About It",
"Glitter Fades" and "The Highwayman" on that first tour, Hawkeye, or do you? How awesome it would be for the live versions to surface! I guess you meant the brief period where she performed "Bella Donna" on that 'very short tour'? Or maybe I just never knew!

vivfox · #5 02-25-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikolaj

You don't mean she actually performed in concert: "Kind Of Woman," "Think About It",
"Glitter Fades" and "The Highway Man" on that first tour, Hawkeye, or do you? How awesome it would be for the live versions to surface! I guess you meant the brief period where she performed "Bella Donna" on that 'very short tour'? Or maybe I just never knew!

She performed all the songs from Bella Donna except Kind Of Woman and The Highwayman. This tape is a regular in circulation. Excellent show from Los Angeles. You can also hear bad sounding quality shows from Tempe and Houston.

Nikolaj · #6 02-25-2011, 05:38 PM

^ Thanks, Viv

Oh, and your words were far too kind to me in your birthday thread, I didn't deserve it. Thank you, though. I wanted you to have the last word in your birthday thread, so I didn't reply there, but there are Ledgies who deserved your lovely comments far more than I do.
-I'm kind of a bitch, ya know!

darklinensuit · #7 02-25-2011, 05:38 PM

- Jake

Hawkeye · #8 02-25-2011, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nailatixela

I feel more confident in the quality of the opening song as I do to the title. I do think titles songs have been good - but there have been some misses. (Street Angel) On the other hand, I really love all of the opening songs. And I really hope In Your Dreams is more of a - haha, yeah right, in your face - kind of thing, rather than some dreamy fantasy.

Well for half the albums, thats one in the same! But your right. The openers are great, but in the two cases where the opener and title song differ (RAL and SA) I like Street Angel better then Blue Denim and RAL basically equal to I Cant Wait. They're the 2 best.

mikebise · #9 02-25-2011, 05:51 PM

How could you forget "Alice"? It's the de facto title track for The Other Side Of The Mirror, IMO. "Alice" is my favourite song from that album, followed by "Rooms On Fire" and "Long Way To Go".

Jondalar · #10 02-25-2011, 06:52 PM

well there are people on this site who have heard this song, what is it like? is it worthy?

baboles · #11 02-25-2011, 07:11 PM

I love her title songs as well. The extended version of "Rock A Little" is the freakin' best!

DashingDan · #12 02-25-2011, 07:24 PM

She shouldda called the album Rock a Little, The Nightmare instead. Naming it that would make the track the Nightmare more consistent with the epic title songs of the prior LPs and it would be a great foreshadowing of her next 8 -10 years.

jkmaletic · #13 02-25-2011, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Stevie hasn't had the most consistent career. The pne part of it that I feel has been VERY consistent tho has been the quality of her title songs. Her title songs aren't just one of the best songs on the album, they are usually THE best song on the album. TISL, hands down best song on that album. Wild Heart, same thing and both are top 5 Stveie songs period. Rock a Little is my favorite song on Rock a Little and my current ringtone, although its definitly not as widely popular. Street Angel is my favorite song on Street Angel other then maybe Love is Like a River. Bella Donna is actually the current weakest Stevie title song both on the album its on and against the other title songs. I still love it, just less then the others.

But despite being such a strong group of songs, She has NEVER played a title song live (other then Bella Donna when she had no choice but to play her whole solo album, it was imediately dropped in the next tour.)

So In Your Dreams the song, balls in your court. You need to be at least a 9 out of 10 to be worthy of a Stevie Nicks title song. Do the 2 of you who went to the meet and greet on Saturday feel the song is worthy?

I feel it is definitely worthy. Referring to my notes, I wrote the following about the song, "In Your Dreams"-
"Stevie said it was written about/during 9-11. About her being nervous about it. She talked about calling someone on a daily basis to help her nerves. (she didn't mention the name of the person) She also said she thought IYD was a great title for the album because it has a double meaning - being a song on the album and also , like, "In your dreams!" The song had a medium/high tempo. VERY good song."

Hope that helps.

Jamie

Jondalar · #14 02-25-2011, 10:06 PM

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Originally Posted by jkmaletic

I feel it is definitely worthy. Referring to my notes, I wrote the following about the song, "In Your Dreams"-
"Stevie said it was written about/during 9-11. About her being nervous about it. She talked about calling someone on a daily basis to help her nerves. (she didn't mention the name of the person) She also said she thought IYD was a great title for the album because it has a double meaning - being a song on the album and also , like, "In your dreams!" The song had a medium/high tempo. VERY good song."

Hope that helps.

Jamie

Well is the song country, rock, synth. I mean what is the chorus like.

SapphireSister · #15 02-25-2011, 10:09 PM

I thought it was a very good, mid-tempo song but it didn't stand out for me like the first track. Of course I will have to hear it again to give a more accurate assessment.

I LOVE her title tracks. All of them are at least one of the top 3 best songs on the album including Alice.