Demos and Final Product

[Wild_Heart03]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

There are so many gorgeous versions of TAI.

The only demo I've heard of it is from the Rumours reissue... I didn't know there were other ones!

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by jadegypsy

Nomad!

Stevie will never have that voice again, when I first heard the BN demo i was like "is that really Stevie?!

Oh and some of the demos can be found at buckinghamnicks.net

Great pick!

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

Am I the only person who likes both??

Nope. I like them both, but the album version of Smile At You blows the demo version out of the water. Stevie really doesn't sing on the demo, she just screams a lot. I think the final version ahs some of her best vocals and the ending is just haunting.

[dissention]

The piano demo of Sisters of the Moon is GOREGEOUS. One of the best things she ever recorded and MUCH better than the album verision.

I like the demo to Love Is more than the final version. The final version is just so maudlin and cheesy.

I prefer the demo to RTTG better because the dueling vocals are awesome. I was disappointed the SYW version didn't have them, they would've taken the song into another stratosphere.

Goodbye Baby on SYW is much better than the old piano demos. I love that whisper of a vocal, it's beautiful.

[dissention]

Also, the old Wild Heart version of Destiny is miles ahead of the awful Street Angel version. No cheesy sax.

[David]

Originally Posted by dissention

Also, the old Wild Heart version of Destiny is miles ahead of the awful Street Angel version. No cheesy sax.

The "demo" of All the Beautiful Worlds is prettier than the final-release version!

Oh, wait . . .

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

No... I also like both versions of it. They each offer something different, but, in my opinion, equally cool.

I always look at it this way...at the time in her life when she recorded the angry version demo, she was just that... angry. You're not going to be able to match the intensity of the demo because IMO, it was totally an "in the moment" kind of thing. At any rate, I love them both. Same goes for POTU. I think in the demo version she seems kind of sad but on the TISL finished product, she sounds strong and incredibly powerful and at times, ticked off. I just think it's hard to compare a demo from years ago to the finished product. Living in the moment is a lot different than living in the past and I suppose it's all based on cirumstances surrounding her life as she's recording. I don't know...just something to think about

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by David

The "demo" of All the Beautiful Worlds is prettier than the final-release version!

Oh, wait . . .

You freaked me out for a second.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

Also, the old Wild Heart version of Destiny is miles ahead of the awful Street Angel version. No cheesy sax.

That's one of the few sax performances I like, along with Nothing Ever Changes and Talk To Me. Plus the harmonies at the end of the SA version are better than any of the demos.

- Jake

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by Wild_Heart03

The only demo I've heard of it is from the Rumours reissue... I didn't know there were other ones!

Oh child! I have a piano rehearsal with Roy Bittan on piano and Stevie and the girls singing live with it. It's glorious. If you have AIM, I can do a transfer to you.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by David

The "demo" of All the Beautiful Worlds is prettier than the final-release version!

Oh, wait . . .

Heeeheee.

[Lala]

Originally Posted by sands of time

where do you get these demos?!?!?!? i feel so left out

Keep your eye on http://www.throwndown.net/

It's the best way to keep track of all the bootlegs available. And there's lots of demos

[wondergirl9847]

I agree, the RTTG demo (albeit, a crappy sounding version) is miles better than the SYW version!! I like those dueling vocals too. Wish there was a better sounding copy of it somewhere.

I love any version of Smile at You, that song just kicks a$$!!! I prefer The Tower to Goodbye Baby because I've always thought the timing was off on that version...it's off beat, and not in a good way.

[shackin'up]

We are only talking Stevie's songs....

I like the demo/alternate take of That's Enough For Me more than the original.
Same with: A certain take on You'll Never Make Me Cry (not from the reissue, another one.)
I'm still wrestling with all the takes on IKINW, they all add something extra, but they're also lacking things that make the original brilliant.

And the alternate take on Eyes of the World is quite impressive, as is Brushes.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

[SIZE=2][FONT=Microsoft Sans Serif]I agree, the RTTG demo (albeit, a crappy sounding version) is miles better than the SYW version!! I like those dueling vocals too. Wish there was a better sounding copy of it somewhere.

Well, I'm not with ya here Christy:
Lindsey's guitarparts in the second half of the song still save the song for me. I never liked that demo. But those licks...whooooooooooo, they make me go