does anyone have the "Love Is" piano demo?

[scottybph]

Thanks a lot!

[mikebise]

Here it is, as sonically enhanced by terrific poster Jeffd8382 ~ Jeff's amazing!

"Love Is" ~ Demo (Enhanced)

http://www.mediafire.com/?3eojgufhx8j4skf#2

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Here it is, as sonically enhanced by terrific poster Jeffd8382 ~ Jeff's amazing!

"Love Is" ~ Demo (Enhanced)

http://www.mediafire.com/?3eojgufhx8j4skf#2

Mike, you beat me to it! Thanks for the compliment...

In case anyone has missed some of the other ones I have worked on, here they are in two separate mediafire folders:

Part 1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gur55z4tdofma

Part 2:
http://www.mediafire.com/?0uh8b2kql54zo

In part 1, there is a sort of mis-filed song.. and it's an extended edit of "I Can't Wait", where the instrumental break from the album version has been worked into the "extended rock mix" (available on Enchanted).

In part 2, there is another mis-filed song.. an extended edit of "Gypsy" which really should be called the "Mike Bise version", since the idea really came from his imagination... this restores a piece which is lost in the extended version available on "The Chain - Boxed Set". The levels here have been boosted to match the sound of the remastered version available on The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac set.

Enjoy!

[mikebise]

Originally Posted by jeffd8382

In part 2, there is another mis-filed song.. an extended edit of "Gypsy" which really should be called the "Mike Bise version", since the idea really came from his imagination... this restores a piece which is lost in the extended version available on "The Chain - Boxed Set". The levels here have been boosted to match the sound of the remastered version available on The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac set.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the shout out, Jeff, but all I cared about was getting THAT WAIL of Stevie's BACK INTO "Gypsy"! As much Stevie as possible in one "Gypsy"! It was a shame it was edited out of The Chain.

[tabruns]

Eh.....the recorded version is actually better. The atmospheric "do do do"s that get added to the chorus add more oomph and substance, and the emotional pivot of the song ("so she stood in the hallway frozen....in the dark....and her heart broke down, she cried, she fell to the floor") is starker and more affecting in the recorded version.

Sometimes I get that Stevie doesn't like production because it changes how her song sounds in a substantial way (such as "Smile At You") but in this particular case I just can't hear how the piano "Love Is" is better.

[daniellaaarisen]

Jeff. You just made my life soooooooooooooooooooo much better.

[SapphireSister]

This could very well be my favorite demo of a released song in the history of Stevie Nicks. It's so beautiful it hurts...

[WideSargassoSea]

All I can say is WOW. Thank you so much for posting this! I fell in love with the live version and this is such a treat.

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by jeffd8382

Mike, you beat me to it! Thanks for the compliment...

In case anyone has missed some of the other ones I have worked on, here they are in two separate mediafire folders:

Part 1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?gur55z4tdofma

Part 2:
http://www.mediafire.com/?0uh8b2kql54zo

In part 1, there is a sort of mis-filed song.. and it's an extended edit of "I Can't Wait", where the instrumental break from the album version has been worked into the "extended rock mix" (available on Enchanted).

In part 2, there is another mis-filed song.. an extended edit of "Gypsy" which really should be called the "Mike Bise version", since the idea really came from his imagination... this restores a piece which is lost in the extended version available on "The Chain - Boxed Set". The levels here have been boosted to match the sound of the remastered version available on The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac set.

Enjoy!

If anyone is interested in searching through some other rarities and enhanced tracks, the links above are still active. Enhanced album tracks appear to have been flagged for copyright reasons and aren't available for download anymore.