IYD - Rank the Songs

[danax6]

LOVE:

For What It's Worth
You May Be the One
Italian Summer
Moonlight (did not expect this AT ALL)

And really, I would have loved Cheaper Than Free had the lyrics not been so disastrously STU-pid.

Not sure yet where the rest of the songs stand. I have to listen to them some more.

[mezzoforte]

Originally Posted by skcin

I've said it to you before, and I'll say it again:

"I'm in Italy, it's raining, look at those islands, it's still raining, it's summer, raining hard, I'm in Italy."

And I guess I should apologize to Hawkeye for yelling at him when he said it didn't do anything for him in the sizzle reel.

I honestly didn't notice those lyrics until now--hilarious.

For me, the romanticism is kind of shattered and I have to snort every time she wails, "OOOOOH, it's so romantic! HEY! It's sooo soulful!!!"
Show us, Stevie. Don't tell us.
To me it sounds like something SNL would put into a sketch with Will Ferrell in drag, or something.

[carrie721]

Originally Posted by mezzoforte

I honestly didn't notice those lyrics until now--hilarious.

For me, the romanticism is kind of shattered and I have to snort every time she wails, "OOOOOH, it's so romantic! HEY! It's sooo soulful!!!"
Show us, Stevie. Don't tell us.
To me it sounds like something SNL would put into a sketch with Will Ferrell in drag, or something.

spot on. but i still love it.

[tabruns]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

I think I'm the only person on this board that really likes CTF The lyrics are pretty rudimentary and not among Stevie's most inspired, but I think the song is really beautiful and heart-felt and a great closer for the album. AND Stevie sounds great on it, like you said.

And to answer your question above, I prefer rocker Stevie with a dash of witchy .

No, I like it too. I think the lyrics are fine. It's a really warm, heart-felt song to close out the album.

[tabruns]

Originally Posted by Bandon

I don't get it either. This is the closest she's come to the "classic" Fleetwood Mac sound in years. The song, the fabulous chorus and the big built up ending.

I think its a case of lower being relative. I think all 13 songs are amazing, but when asked to rank them I did....so the one at the bottom "Ghosts Are Gone" isn't bad - its a very good song - its just that of these 13 excellent songs its my least favorite excellent song.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by tabruns

No, I like it too. I think the lyrics are fine. It's a really warm, heart-felt song to close out the album.

I agree. Very heartfealt and please, people, lets not talk about stupid lyrics. We have had our fair share.

[TheWILDheart]

I love how everyone is finding something different in this album and not one of us can seem to agree on what the best song/worst song/next single/shouldn't have been recorded/will win a grammy tracks are

It took me a few listens, but I love the new album! I agree with those who said "Ghosts Are Gone" is a little too long...I don't really like the back end of this track and it could do with being a little shorter.

I hated "Cheaper Than Free" when I first heard it, but I think it finishes the album off well.

The 1 thing I would've done differently, is had "In Your Dreams" as track 2 and "For What It's Worth" as track 3, with no gap between "Secret Love" and IYD kicking straight in after the slightly anti-climatic end to "Secret Love". I think this would've kept the start of the album more upbeat and would really PULL the listener into the stories of the album and the journey it takes you on. I think "For What It's Worth" is a GREAT track (although not my favourite), but a little slow to get into right at the beginning of the album.

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I agree. Very heartfealt and please, people, lets not talk about stupid lyrics. We have had our fair share.

Forgotten chimpanzee. Nuff said.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by TheWILDheart

I love how everyone is finding something different in this album and not one of us can seem to agree on what the best song/worst song/next single/shouldn't have been recorded/will win a grammy tracks are

It took me a few listens, but I love the new album! I agree with those who said "Ghosts Are Gone" is a little too long...I don't really like the back end of this track and it could do with being a little shorter.

I hated "Cheaper Than Free" when I first heard it, but I think it finishes the album off well.

The 1 thing I would've done differently, is had "In Your Dreams" as track 2 and "For What It's Worth" as track 3, with no gap between "Secret Love" and IYD kicking straight in after the slightly anti-climatic end to "Secret Love". I think this would've kept the start of the album more upbeat and would really PULL the listener into the stories of the album and the journey it takes you on. I think "For What It's Worth" is a GREAT track (although not my favourite), but a little slow to get into right at the beginning of the album.



Forgotten chimpanzee. Nuff said.

I really think she deserves a grammy for this. I thought she deserved at least 4 stars from RS too and she didn't get it. I wish she would win one war with this album with the critics.

[TheWILDheart]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I really think she deserves a grammy for this. I thought she deserved at least 4 stars from RS too and she didn't get it. I wish she would win one war with this album with the critics.

Some of us still think she deserved a grammy for "Trouble In Shangri-La"

[ahafan02]

For What It’s Worth 10/10
Moonlight 10/10
Annabel Lee 10/10
Wide Sargasso Sea 9/10
Secret Love 8/10 (still hate the abrupt ending)
Italian Summer 8/10 (music sounds similar to Abba's "Winner Takes It All")
In Your Dreams 7/10
You May Be the One 7/10
Ghosts Are Gone 6/10 (good song but sounds like something Bryan Adams would do)
New Orleans 6/10
Soldier’s Angel (this years Illume...dull and repetitive) 3/10
Everybody Loves You (god awful...ruined by Dave's terrible vocals) 2/10
Cheaper Than Free (one of the worst things she's done...again Dave's awful vocals don't help) 1/10

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

whats with all the I don't know what to make's on Ghosts are Gone. Whats not to get. It's a kick ass rock song but with amazing vocals unlike Running through the Garden for example. It's almost like Led Zepplin's Kashmir, which I know Stevie has mentioned trying to emulate in her Austrailia MSO show before.

I agree it's a great rocker.

I don't know what the lyrics mean, but in my head I almost see a conceptual video of it with these groups of dead people (ghosts, corpses, mummies, zombies, I don't know) coming up to take their turn going into the light.

It's like Stevie is standing by a turnstile and as they get to her she sings the verse about them and then they can walk through and into the beyond. the boys, the girls, they all go one by one.

I can't find a rational explanation for the lyrics, but I think they are odd enough to lay the foundation for a great, imaginative video. Michele

[equeen102289]

Taking Marissa's route--

Tier One:

1. For What It's Worth
2. New Orleans
3. You May Be The One
4. Moonlight

Tier Two:

4. In Your Dreams
5. Secret Love

Tier Three:

6. Everybody Loves You
7. Wide Sargasso Sea
8. Cheaper Than Free
9. Annabel Lee
10. Italian Summer

Tier Four:

11. Ghosts are Gone
12. Soldier's Angel

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by equeen102289

Taking Marissa's route--

Tier One:

1. For What It's Worth
2. New Orleans
3. You May Be The One
4. Moonlight

Tier Two:

4. In Your Dreams
5. Secret Love

Tier Three:

6. Everybody Loves You
7. Wide Sargasso Sea
8. Cheaper Than Free
9. Annabel Lee
10. Italian Summer

Tier Four:

11. Ghosts are Gone
12. Soldier's Angel

I am soo glad that people are feeling You May Be the One. I keep coming back this song. I think it's excellent. Her vocal is perfect on this song and we can hear the muscians and I love the way the song ends (Magic). That song could be a single.

[MacMan]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I am soo glad that people are feeling You May Be the One. I keep coming back this song. I think it's excellent. Her vocal is perfect on this song and we can hear the muscians and I love the way the song ends (Magic). That song could be a single.

That song could really work live... ala If Anyone Falls... Stevie's voice and the girls on that chorus could really sound fabulous

[DarkUponLight]

I often find that songs I love on first listen quickly become annoying or even unlistenable after repeated listening, whereas songs that didn't really do anything to catch my interest on first or second spin, eventually become my favorites & most treasured. I'm finding this already with several songs on IYD. "You May Be the One" keeps moving up my list & is now in the top 3. Wide Sargasso Sea I didn't really get at first, until I realized it's a bedroom song. It fits in perfect with Danzig's "Sacrifice" & NIN's "Closer" when you're getting freaky... just sayin. But, there are still songs I haven't clicked with that may just take time to grow on me, "Everybody Loves You" mainly. But I urge everyone to put your least favorite songs on repeat 4x each, at different intervals througout the day, with different listening devices, switching between headphones, stereo speakers, car stereo, etc & force yourself to listen to them & you'd be really surprised how your view on them changes once you get a little more accustomed to the lyrics & instrumentation. You never know, your least favorite track might just end up being your favorite in the end...