Quick Perth Thoughts

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

I saw them in Jacksonville in May 2004 and, although still a fun show, it was my least favorite performance out of every Stevie/FM show I've been to. I wonder what was wrong with her?

Well, from what I remember, They went from doing a few shows ion the north to the south, and I guess the allergy season really heats up about then, and she had some complications related to that. I was going to her birthday show in Virginia, and that got cancelled. I was out east for like a week and a half, and saw one show, Holmdel, which never shouldve happened. Then I went o a friends family renunion in Missouri and came back east fro Scranton, Hershey, and Cleveland. It sucked at the time, but I can look back and laugh now. The wosrt was driving from Philadelphia on June 1 to Scranton and finding out halfway that that show was postponed. AHHHHH

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

What, stand in one place and sing for an hour and a half, maybe spin around a few times? If there are 20-30 year olds who don't have the energy to do that, I hope they're receiving some sort of treatment.

Bob Dylan's several years older than Stevie, and he plays five shows a week when he's on tour. Springsteen's about her age, and he puts on concerts that are much longer than hers. And that includes a lot of running around and guitar slinging if he's with the band. And ****, have you seen the Stones lately?

If Stevie's at all ill, I hope that she has a chance to rest up a bit and that she feels better soon. But Christ, let's not pretend that she's performing some kind of back-breaking, soul-sucking labour standing up there. That's some damn nice work, if you can get it.

I don't know about you, but I find it exhausting traveling, sleeping in strange beds, flying, etc. It is not just her 90 minute performance. It's everything that goes into that. She is essentially on a business trip.

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by DavidMn

Well, from what I remember, They went from doing a few shows ion the north to the south, and I guess the allergy season really heats up about then, and she had some complications related to that. I was going to her birthday show in Virginia, and that got cancelled. I was out east for like a week and a half, and saw one show, Holmdel, which never shouldve happened. Then I went o a friends family renunion in Missouri and came back east fro Scranton, Hershey, and Cleveland. It sucked at the time, but I can look back and laugh now. The wosrt was driving from Philadelphia on June 1 to Scranton and finding out halfway that that show was postponed. AHHHHH

Oh my God! I would have died if I was en route to a concert and then found out it was canceled. I didn't think the Jacksonville show was that bad. My only complaint was that they canceled Silver Springs.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

Oh my God! I would have died if I was en route to a concert and then found out it was canceled. I didn't think the Jacksonville show was that bad. My only complaint was that they canceled Silver Springs.

Well, the way I looked at it was sometimes those are the breaks. I felt bad thugh that I didnt get to see her on her birthday. That sucked.

[TheBlueLamp]

Originally Posted by Phoenix

Was it at the entertainment centre? Subiaco oval? I know She doesnt "do" casinos, but that would be awsome to see her at Burswood.

It was at the WACA. The fact that Perth doesn't have a proper indoor entertainment centre anymore really annoys the hell out of me. The shows in the other cities were indoors and I think that made them just a bit better. I wondered in the middle of the show why they didn't do it at Burswood.

It has been horribly hot here the past few day. Around 35 degrees and up (Celsius), which is I think in the 90s Fahrenheit, so that may have had something to do with the tiredness.

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by TheBlueLamp

It was at the WACA. The fact that Perth doesn't have a proper indoor entertainment centre anymore really annoys the hell out of me. The shows in the other cities were indoors and I think that made them just a bit better. I wondered in the middle of the show why they didn't do it at Burswood.

It has been horribly hot here the past few day. Around 35 degrees and up (Celsius), which is I think in the 90s Fahrenheit, so that may have had something to do with the tiredness.

I don't think it has to do with being tired. She just looks like she doesn't want to be up there. Even with just watching the melbourne clips she doesn't move much at all...It makes me sad..i hope she is ok.

[TheBlueLamp]

I just remembered some other (pointless) things.

Just a couple of lyric changes. In Landslide I thought she always sang "And if you see my reflection in snooooow covered hills.....well maybe the landslide will bring it down.."

She dropped the maybe.

Fall From Grace: She sang "And now all in my dream as it all begins again"

There was another one I think during If Anyone Falls but I don't remember what it was right now.

And one more thing, maybe someone can clear this up for me. During Outside The Rain (which totally rocked last night), when she gets to what I consider the peak of the song "baby is there anyone in this whole wide world that can ever replace me!?", what does she say after that. I have never been able to figure that out from listening to bootlegs OR from hearing it live.

It sounds like "I don't think...so down...take it away". The take it away is easy to get but the first bit totally confuses me. I came away from 3 concerts thinking it was three different things! So down/Slow Down/Soda!

Slow down seems right, but I dont really hear the "L". Oh well, garbled lyrics are what I love about Stevie

[TheBlueLamp]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

I don't think it has to do with being tired. She just looks like she doesn't want to be up there. Even with just watching the melbourne clips she doesn't move much at all...It makes me sad..i hope she is ok.

I think the clips (and even the video screens) can be deceiving though. In Melbourne she was on fire. OK she didnt move around much, but the looks on her face and the way she'd smile seemed to indicate that she truly loves performing and wanted to be there.

And (again!) with the pointless info. The video screens were harsh! I had spent an hour telling my mother and sister how beautiful Sharon was, and then to see her on the video screen, it was like looking at a totally different woman. Every flaw came out.

Even with Stevie it happened. If there were no screens my whole 'tiredness' theory probably wouldn't have occured. I still would've been a bit intrigued by the giggly-ness, but I wouldn't have seen that her eyes seemed tired and stuff. I'm beginning to think she hasnt had a nose job either judging by the screen. If she paid for a nose like that, she deserves a refund!

But that's what was strange. I stood so close to Sharon. In person she's flawless. I was really close when I touched Stevie. She looked flawless then too. Maybe having huge screens is just like being put under a microscope.

During the band intros, when she got to Jana, Stevie said she was the child she never had, and dissolved into giggles. Double over too! Then she said to the audience "Ok, I know that's not that funny!" That cracked up the audience. I know I seemed concerned about the constant giggles but that one thing was a highlight in itself because I felt that at that point she totally connected with the audience, which didn't happen a lot during the concert....with her talking I mean. The songs definitely hit the bull's eye.

Before Beautiful Child she announced that she wrote this song in "nineteen........seventy-six or seventy-seven. I bet you didnt know that". I'm sure she said the "I bet.." part either in the intro to BC or Landslide, but I think it was BC, and that may not be a direct quote but that was the gist of it.

No dedication to HAEWAFY, but Landslide was dedicated to "all of you".

Yikes, what was supposed to be a single point turned into heaps of useless stuff!

[AliceLover]

Originally Posted by TheBlueLamp

I think the clips (and even the video screens) can be deceiving though. In Melbourne she was on fire. OK she didnt move around much, but the looks on her face and the way she'd smile seemed to indicate that she truly loves performing and wanted to be there.

And (again!) with the pointless info. The video screens were harsh! I had spent an hour telling my mother and sister how beautiful Sharon was, and then to see her on the video screen, it was like looking at a totally different woman. Every flaw came out.

Even with Stevie it happened. If there were no screens my whole 'tiredness' theory probably wouldn't have occured. I still would've been a bit intrigued by the giggly-ness, but I wouldn't have seen that her eyes seemed tired and stuff. I'm beginning to think she hasnt had a nose job either judging by the screen. If she paid for a nose like that, she deserves a refund!

But that's what was strange. I stood so close to Sharon. In person she's flawless. I was really close when I touched Stevie. She looked flawless then too. Maybe having huge screens is just like being put under a microscope.

During the band intros, when she got to Jana, Stevie said she was the child she never had, and dissolved into giggles. Double over too! Then she said to the audience "Ok, I know that's not that funny!" That cracked up the audience. I know I seemed concerned about the constant giggles but that one thing was a highlight in itself because I felt that at that point she totally connected with the audience, which didn't happen a lot during the concert....with her talking I mean. The songs definitely hit the bull's eye.

Before Beautiful Child she announced that she wrote this song in "nineteen........seventy-six or seventy-seven. I bet you didnt know that". I'm sure she said the "I bet.." part either in the intro to BC or Landslide, but I think it was BC, and that may not be a direct quote but that was the gist of it.

No dedication to HAEWAFY, but Landslide was dedicated to "all of you".

Yikes, what was supposed to be a single point turned into heaps of useless stuff!

I can definitely see how it can be percieving. But I think Sharon looks terrible in person. When she tries ot sing high notes her face looks like its going to explode...

Anyhoo it just stinks because when I saw her in 05 she had lots of smiles and was moving more..

[Kelly]

During Outside the Rain, this past summer, Stevie sang "if so then, take it away, take away that heart ache..take it away". I think what you were hearing was the "If so then" part. It is a pretty cool adlib but I prefer, "no one in this wholewideworldcouldeverreplace me!" She sometimes would sing that part with such conviction and venom..it made me crack up. I sort of miss it. I guess she doesnt feel that way anymore, so she her adlibs have changed.

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by TheBlueLamp

During the band intros, when she got to Jana, Stevie said she was the child she never had, and dissolved into giggles.

OMG I wanted to be the child Stevie never had. I'm destroyed!

[TheBlueLamp]

Originally Posted by Kelly

During Outside the Rain, this past summer, Stevie sang "if so then, take it away, take away that heart ache..take it away". I think what you were hearing was the "If so then" part. It is a pretty cool adlib but I prefer, "no one in this wholewideworldcouldeverreplace me!" She sometimes would sing that part with such conviction and venom..it made me crack up. I sort of miss it. I guess she doesnt feel that way anymore, so she her adlibs have changed.

Thank you thank you thank you! That has been driving me crazy for years! I definitely love that whole "no one in this wholewideworldcouldeverreplace me!" part of the song. And now I can listen to it without woundering whether she's gonna belt out "Soda!" after it

[TheBlueLamp]

Originally Posted by AliceLover

I can definitely see how it can be percieving. But I think Sharon looks terrible in person. When she tries ot sing high notes her face looks like its going to explode...

Anyhoo it just stinks because when I saw her in 05 she had lots of smiles and was moving more..

Well I've only seen these Gold Dust shows and the Fleetwood Mac 04 tour, so I'm only able to compare these shows with the FM shows. Now THOSE were a couple of sluggish not-move-very-much shows....apart from the Lasso dance and the kickarse Stand Backs!

I think Jana is the one that looks horrible as she's singing. She's cute, but when she's going for those big notes her mouth opens so wide it reminds me of a boa constrictor unhinging its jaws so it can devour something whole!

[Sorcerer386]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

I saw them in Jacksonville in May 2004 and, although still a fun show, it was my least favorite performance out of every Stevie/FM show I've been to. I wonder what was wrong with her?

Probably one problem is the weight issue she was complaining about in that interview when she was talking the Adkins diet. As good as Stevie's performances were in 1994, she seemed labored to get out the notes she wanted, and her voice sounded deeper (not that it WAS deeper, it just had more of a bass quality to it). With the weight, she probably wasn't feeling her best, and then if she was sick on top of that, her performances were likely to be hurting.

[Ghost_Tracker]

Originally Posted by Jyqm

What, stand in one place and sing for an hour and a half, maybe spin around a few times? If there are 20-30 year olds who don't have the energy to do that, I hope they're receiving some sort of treatment.

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It's not like that at all. It's a 15 hour day, or more, of travelling, interviews, phone calls, dealing with agents and executives, contracts, and just the whole entire mess, in a giant whirlwind. Plus trying to find the time to write.
Trust me, it's a full-time job, and then some. And most people would quit after the first week, or literally collapse from exhaustion.