Dreams or Landslide demos or outtakes?

[LiquidDiamonds]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Well at least I'm not the only one who is not particularly fond of the album version. It's such an odd song, if you think about it. It doesn't sound like her. It really has no chorus. It's essentially a Buckingham Nicks track on a band album. It starts abruptly as an upbeat rocking song ("Say You Love Me") fades out. It's an unlikely hit single- both as a cover and a remix. I just don't hear "classic" when I hear that version.

The only version of Landslide I like is The Dance version. Why they included the original over The Dance version on the VBOFM is beyond me.

[sorcerer999]

The original version of "Landslide" just seems to "rushed" to me.

[UndoingTheLaces]

I think the autotuning of singers these days is a product of the music industry these days. I don't think it's a choice of the artists. And as younger ears get used to pitch perfect singers in pop music they start to think the occasional bum note to be more of a blemish rather than character. When Liz Phair first came out I thought her cd was absolutely brilliant. And I loved the fact that she was all about pure emotion rather than technical perfection. Her later stuff that's been autotuned to death just seems to lack the spark that her early stuff had. Even though it's still very good.

My favorite version of Landslide is from the Fleetwood Mac Live album. That version would never be released today. And it makes me sad that so many young people would hear this and think it was bad because of the way her voice cracks through it, but to me it's so emotional that it really gets me every time I hear it.

Originally Posted by UndoingTheLaces

My favorite version of Landslide is from the Fleetwood Mac Live album. That version would never be released today. And it makes me sad that so many young people would hear this and think it was bad because of the way her voice cracks through it, but to me it's so emotional that it really gets me every time I hear it.

Agree. I think her emotional timbre and soft whisper really punctuates the uncertainty she sings about. Can I sail through the changes? Can I handle the seasons? I don't know. Such vulnerability and fragility there. She had this similar effect in the '81 live Rhiannon.

I think Lindsey also overdubbed another acoustic part on the Live album. It sounds like 2 guitars and also has a 12 string sound effect with the 2 guitar parts blended together.

Originally Posted by petep9000

They had a touring guitarist with them on that tour though, no?

They did. It was Ray Lindsey. But I don't believe he was providing add'l guitar work on Landslide. From all the bootleg Tusk shows I've heard I only hear Lindsey. That's what makes me think he overdubbed another part for the Live album.

Maybe someone who was at the Tusk shows here can verify whether Ray was doing add'l guitar. Fairly certain he was only onstage for GYOW.

[Dark Angel]

This is the only outtake of Dreams I know of.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vzymzjttumd

Originally Posted by Taurus19

Does anyone know of or have any demos of these two classics? Thanks!

[Taurus19]

Thanks. I guess there aren't any others out there! Wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything.

Originally Posted by Dark Angel

This is the only outtake of Dreams I know of.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vzymzjttumd

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by Dark Angel

This is the only outtake of Dreams I know of.

http://www.mediafire.com/?vzymzjttumd

THANK YOU! I never knew this existed. Its interesting to hear Dreams in it's infancy. It has evolved so tremendously from this into what it is today...

AND since I've recently decided Dreams is the best song of all time this is particularly special for me (not necessarily the original studio version).

[David]

Originally Posted by SapphireSister

AND since I've recently decided Dreams is the best song of all time this is particularly special for me (not necessarily the original studio version).

I don't think it's the best song of all time (where does that leave Jerome Kern's "Yesterdays," then?), but it's certainly an excellent Fleetwood Mac track & a great Stevie Nicks song -- maybe even her best.

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by David

... a great Stevie Nicks song -- maybe even her best.

Yay, someone agrees (well almost) and it's not just anyone - it's David, the great!