Stevie Nicks ~ Dreams & Chains: The Anthology - Page 2

mikebise · #16 12-09-2010, 05:21 PM

Marty, "Call On Me For Magic" was recorded in 2000, not really from the Trouble In Shangri-la session, but kinda. It was written by the guy who wrote "Every Day" and Stevie recorded it for him, with a potential home for the song being on a soundtrack. I'm sure it's in the "Demos/Live/Requests" thread for downloading.

Mike, I posted that "24 Karat" in the "Demos/Live/Requests" thread back in April. A couple, actually. I have 7 completely different versions all of excellent quality, all from the Masters.

Christopher · #17 12-09-2010, 05:28 PM

Actually Mike, I think your confusing John Shanks and David Kahne. "Call On Me For Magic" is an outtake recorded during the TISL sessions, composed and produced by David Kahne, who also produced and arranged "Love Changes" with Stevie. Rumor has it that it was never intended for inclusion on TISL, but recorded for a possible animated movie or soundtrack that David had been kicking around at the time, and he wanted Stevie to sing it. Unfortunately the song never materialized until fans found it buried on David's website @ Feb. 2009 when it 1st surfaced to most Stevie fans.

It's really a beautiful vocal and different direction for Stevie - the only song that even comes close to the style and production in Stevie's repertoire is "Beauty & The Beast", but less dark. This song kinda of reminds me of a Mary Poppins or Disney tune>>> Check it out at this youtube link;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_04lkcCpPA

I haven't been able to live without this song ever since I heard it. Stevie knocks the vocal out of the park. It's superb! And It should be included in any Anthology of Stevie, just to show her range of versatility, along with the Stormy Weather live version of "At Last".

mikebise · #18 12-09-2010, 05:40 PM

Thank you, Christopher. I knew as I typed it I was getting the details mixed up. What you wrote is exactly what I heard about the song. Sorry for the SapphireSister moment (just kidding, Lindsay!)

SuiteShangriLa · #19 12-09-2010, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebise

Marty, "Call On Me For Magic" was recorded in 2000, not really from the Trouble In Shangri-la session, but kinda. It was written by the guy who wrote "Every Day" and Stevie recorded it for him, with a potential home for the song being on a soundtrack. I'm sure it's in the "Demos/Live/Requests" thread for downloading.

Mike, I posted that "24 Karat" in the "Demos/Live/Requests" thread back in April. A couple, actually. I have 7 completely different versions all of excellent quality, all from the Masters.

oh cool...thanks for the heads up...maybe i missed it or maybe i saw it and thought maybe it was one i already had. i don't like the song much but only because of the demos i already have of it. i might even have d/l'd it and forgot to add it to itunes ...i recently found a bunch of masters i had but never added them.

SuiteShangriLa · #20 12-09-2010, 05:59 PM

Call On Me For Magic has never really done anything for me. possibly because Stevie didnt write it (but i like other songs she has recorded but didnt write) or maybe its just so far from her usual style?
What is it that fans see it this?
Help me fall in love with it...its probably the only Stevie song i will hit the skip button on.
I mean ...if i can find joy in Stevie covering "I Still Miss Someone" or even "Jane"(which i know both get a lot of hate) maybe im missing something?

Christopher · #21 12-09-2010, 06:01 PM

^^
No worry, We have each others back.

Btw Mike, I love this Anthology you put together as well. My 1st though when I saw it the other day was "WOW"!

I was a little overwhelmed by it all, but it really almost has everything you'd ever want in a complete representation of Stevie's work. I know we all have our favorites, but you seem to crystallize the ones us diehards love the most. But It's gotta contain She Loves Him Still & That's Alright in there somwhere

UndoingTheLaces · #22 12-09-2010, 06:03 PM

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6. Storms - Unreleased alternate extended mix from Tusk

Where does this come from? I'm wondering if I have it but just not listed under this title. Was this the one from The Chain or the demo that's just her and the organ and drums? Or something new I may not have? I'm terribly intrigued.

This is an amazing collection.

SuiteShangriLa · #23 12-09-2010, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Christopher

^^
No worry, We have each others back.

Btw Mike, I love this Anthology you put together as well. My 1st though when I saw it the other day was "WOW"!

I was a little overwhelmed by it all, but it really almost has everything you'd ever want in a complete representation of Stevie's work. I know we all have our favorites, but you seem to crystallize the ones us diehards love the most. But It's gotta contain She Loves Him Still & That's Alright in there somwhere

i agree with 'She Loves Him Still'. this is one song that i always hope will show up on a Stevie CD. maybe its one of the vault songs she recorded for the new album....well i can dream right?!?

mikebise · #24 12-09-2010, 06:07 PM

All the versions of "24 Karat" on the Masters are just amazing. My favourite, the one I put on the anthology, is where Stevie is speaking at the beginning, her voice all dripping with cynicism:

"Ladies and gentlemen,
From the studio on the water...
Palm trees in Santa Monica...
Condominiums for a mere $800,000...
Any one of you could afford them..."

SuiteShangriLa · #25 12-09-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebise

All the versions of "24 Karat" on the Masters are just amazing. My favourite, the one I put on the anthology, is where Stevie is speaking at the beginning, her voice all dripping with cynicism:

"Ladies and gentlemen,
From the studio on the water...
Palm trees in Santa Monica...
Condominiums for a mere $800,000...
Any one of you could afford them..."

omg ok i am now searching thru that thread for this!

mikebise · #26 12-09-2010, 06:21 PM

Christopher, be happy that "That's Alright" did squeeze on there this morning as I actually worked on the lengths and all that this morning. It's a lot of work! Darn that Stevie and her amazing music! "I would suffer for the love..." Me forgetting "That's Alright" was an oversight and it was always meant to be on there. I was thinking about an outtake, but I went with the 1982 album version simply because of Stevie's beautiful voice!

"She Still Loves Him" ~ Of course, the song is the most heartbreaking, REAL song Stevie's ever written AND sang. I love JeffD's enhancing of the version I found several months ago. I just listened to it again this morning, and I think it can work. I just didn't want to go to far over the edge with sound quality, or else I'd be putting on the Rock A Little version of "Thousand Days" instead of the Street Angel one. I've made plenty of comps with lesser quality, and my goal for this one was the best sound quality. Thank Rhiannon for the Masters!

I think my fave, "Greta" will be falling off >sigh<

I mean, I just love it, but "Kick It" was actually written in the Street Angel era, so it's more representative of that time. Plus, I think "Kick It" is remembered well and loved by many fans, too.

I dunno. I'll be playing with it all weekend and have a final track listing that will fit on 6 CDs if anyone would like to make their own.

mikebise · #27 12-09-2010, 06:23 PM

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omg ok i am now searching thru that thread for this!

Mike, I just checked my mediafire and it's not on there anymore! I have no clue how it fell off!

So, I'll re-upload. Expect it by Saturday. Sorry for the slow connection.

SuiteShangriLa · #28 12-09-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mikebise

Mike, I just checked my mediafire and it's not on there anymore! I have no clue how it fell off!

So, I'll re-upload. Expect it by Saturday. Sorry for the slow connection.

i just went thru like 12 pages of that thread from end of march thru early may and didnt see it posted(i may have missed it) so yes please do re-upload it thank you!!

discokandi7 · #29 12-09-2010, 09:13 PM

im curious...what versions of Outside the Rain and Dreams did u use from the Street Angel tour? I love the sound quality of the Welcome to My World (house of blues) show, but i've always hated how they are faded in and out on that cd. If you used other verions, can u post them?

PenguinHead · #30 12-09-2010, 09:54 PM

Stevie's live duet of "Needles and Pins" with Tom Petty and Heartbreakers is a stand-out performance that is often overlooked. It was released as a single, and should have been on the Enchanted box set.