Trouble In Shangri-La

[bluefox4000]

I'm just of the school of thought that less is more......and that goes for any artist....not just Stevie. Otherwise it's like, Shut up goat woman...Shut up. I kid of course. I still stand by my opinion

Mick

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

I used to *HATE* Rock A Little... and now it's my favorite Stevie solo album .

While Rock A Little isn't my favourite I do love it a lot more than I did when I first heard it! It's fantastic.

As for Trouble In Shangri-La, I really, really like it. When I first bought it it took me a while to get into but when I did I found it be a very rewarding album. Other than That Made Me Stronger which I've never liked and doubt I ever will (it just plan sucks!) I think it has some of her strongest material since Rock A Little.

My top 3 tracks (Not that I don't enjoy the rest but I have a listmaking/categorising obsession):

Fall From Grace: My favourite on the whole record. It was great to hear Stevie doing close to a rock song again and I think her vocal kicks ass! This should have been a single. With a push behind it and the right remixed it could have done well on the rock charts, like Too Far From Texas did for country.

Love Changes: A hidden gem of a tune. I've been really into it lately after at first losing it in the general shuffle of the album.

Love Is: Just gorgeous. Simple and understated and the perfect song to have Sarah McLachlan on - they work so well together on it. It sounds like Sarah and yet is still so very Stevie.

I'm in the minority but... I also really like Too Far From Texas. I'm a country fan and so this stood out for me. Stevie has done country better, especially on Bella Donna, but as her take on countrypolitan pop it works well. I would have liked it even more if it had been a proper duet with Natalie though.

[Josh2003]

After all these years, I can't help but wonder what "Bombay Sapphires" would have sounded like had Stevie grown the balls to ask Sting to sing on it instead of Macy Gray.

I can imagine what it might sound like, and I think I like what I think I hear.

[mylittledemon]

well said Josh

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by Josh2003

After all these years, I can't help but wonder what "Bombay Sapphires" would have sounded like had Stevie grown the balls to ask Sting to sing on it instead of Macy Gray.

I can imagine what it might sound like, and I think I like what I think I hear.

Her voice is so deep on that song that it sounds like she grew a pair.

[bluefox4000]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Her voice is so deep on that song that it sounds like she grew a pair.

man.....Did I just have a great laugh.

Mick