Beautiful Child, Setlist rant, blah, blah, blah...

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

I think she was actually at her skinniest since the 80's at the begining of the SYW tour. Look at how tiny she is on opening night in the Destiny Rules doc. She must have gained 30 pounds on the SYW. Now, I think she has lost about half of it. She is still no where near how thin she was in the Spring of 2003 though.

i disagree.. i was in Columbus on opening night in May of '03... i was very close to the stage.. Stevie is much thinner now than she was back then.. this is the thinnest she has been since "The Dance"..

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

i disagree.. i was in Columbus on opening night in May of '03... i was very close to the stage.. Stevie is much thinner now than she was back then.. this is the thinnest she has been since "The Dance"..

I have to say I agree - when she twirled for SB here in Atlanta, I could see her hop bone I think she is fine at whatever weight she wants, but I think 5 or ten more pounds and she will be back to below 120, which is almost too thin for a woman her glorious age.

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

i disagree.. i was in Columbus on opening night in May of '03... i was very close to the stage.. Stevie is much thinner now than she was back then.. this is the thinnest she has been since "The Dance"..

Hmmm.... maybe it just looks that way to me because of her hair. There is something about straight (no bangs) hair that makes someone look thin in my eyes.

[diamondsnake]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I have to say I agree - when she twirled for SB here in Atlanta, I could see her hop bone I think she is fine at whatever weight she wants, but I think 5 or ten more pounds and she will be back to below 120, which is almost too thin for a woman her glorious age.

If she would stop layering and wearing Mrs. Roper dresses then she would look thin. When she wears the pants she looks like a hot, skinny thing. But when you wear 25 pounds of fabric, you look 25 pounds heavier!

[amber]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

I have to say I agree - when she twirled for SB here in Atlanta, I could see her hop bone .

Omigosh, her hop bone?! I can't wait to see her hop again! just a few more pounds, and Stevie will be hopping!!!!

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

If she would stop layering and wearing Mrs. Roper dresses then she would look thin. When she wears the pants she looks like a hot, skinny thing. But when you wear 25 pounds of fabric, you look 25 pounds heavier!

Well, not really - I mean in the 70 to mid 80's she looked thin as a rail underneath all of that and she wears the flowing chiffon over her a$$ these days when she wears the pants

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

If she would stop layering and wearing Mrs. Roper dresses then she would look thin. When she wears the pants she looks like a hot, skinny thing. But when you wear 25 pounds of fabric, you look 25 pounds heavier!

Mrs. Roper dresses???

i love Three's Company... but i have to say that i prefered Mr Furley to The Ropers

[amber]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, not really - I mean in the 70 to mid 80's she looked thin as a rail underneath all of that and she wears the flowing chiffon over her a$$ these days when she wears the pants

if you review her actual outfits, then, they were not nearly as layery. Not nearly. they were clingy and flowey. Her outfits now, the skirts have way more flounce and layering.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by LiquidBlue5000

Mrs. Roper dresses???

i love Three's Company... but i have to say that i prefered Mr Furley to The Ropers

Let me just take this opportunity to reiterate from other threads that Diss is Helen Roper and I am Stanley - which ought to fighten all of you

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by amber

if you review her actual outfits, then, they were not nearly as layery. Not nearly. they were clingy and flowey. Her outfits now, the skirts have way more flounce and layering.

On the contrary, for the Tusk tour, she wore multi layered skirts that went past her knees and whawls over them - same for RAL. I am not, however, about to start hauling out pics For the BD tour, however, she was in a multi layered mini most of the time.

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Let me just take this opportunity to reiterate from other threads that Diss is Helen Roper and I am Stanley - which ought to fighten all of you

I had you tagged for Helen back when I called you a Roper.

- Jake

[Kelly]

Originally Posted by desrtangl

I hear you on this one!!! Why, when the set list is this short, would she include these covers??? She should be singing her own things!!! And to reply to the other posts, I also agree that we will probably not hear BC again, at least solo. That seemed like something special that she did with FM and will more than likely save it to sing with them. The SYW tour was the first time in 25 years that she ever sang it live and even stated that she never thought and always wanted to sing it!!! So that, IMO, is her special FM song to sing! Likewise with Sara. Hasn't sung it live since Robin died. IMO, it was Lindsey that convinced her to sing it again...so if we ever hear it after SYW, it'll be with FM!!!
As far as other things that she could be singing solo, I too am disappointed that she added landslide. That song is so dull and burnt out, but like you all said, she HAS to play the hits for the majority- Dreams, Rhiannon, GDW, Landslide. But really, what would a stevie show be without rhiannon or gdw??? IMO, instead of adding landslide, she could have added another slower song, such as Bella Donna or Kind of Woman. She said that she wanted to do songs that she hasn't done in a long time...well there you go sister...it's slow, the key is still within her range, and people would go crazy over it...I know I would!!! Everyone has been saying for years, "when will she sing SOTM again???" Well, the key changes a bit much, the notes go to high and I just don't think she has the energy for it anymore. So, a friend and I were talking about it one day and said, hey, why not do the piano version of it??? It wouuld still be the song, but it would be slower so she can handle it, the key is a bit lower, and she wont have to put alot of energy into it!!!! I would DIE to hear a piano/acustic version of that!!!
Wow...I wrote alot....these are just my thoughts, so I'll stop now so you can give your eyes a break...LOL!!!

For the most part this thread is people expressing what they want Stevie to do. What songs they want to hear and why. The problem with that is Stevie needs to be motivated behind the song or it will be blah. She WANTED to do Beautiful Child so she put her all into it. She wanted to do BaTB, so it is incredibly heartfelt. She CHOSE Circle Dance and R and R for a reason. You or I may not understand her reason but it is probably important to Stevie, as evidenced in her kick ass versions. She connects with these covers she has chosen to do. Yea, we would love to hear a song she wrote but at this time in her life, she wants to do these other songs. Something about the lyrics in CD perhaps are speaking to her right now. Something about R and R puts her in a mood and she gives it her ALL. I would rather than have that than a half assed, self conscious version of TTM or BellaDonna. Stevie needs to have confidence behind her performance or it will not work. Landslide is one song that could have been tossed in because she had to drop a fast song. Maybe the pace was too fast for her and she was well rehearsed from Vegas with the three part harmony version of Landslide. Maybe she wants to do Landslide for some other reason. It has, in the past, reminded her of her Dad. Maybe the questions she was asking herself when she wrote Landslide, are the same ones she is asking herself now? (can I cope with these changes?) Who knows, maybe it was just an easy substitute. I tend to think there is more to the song being added than just a replacement due to the extensive photo montage she has scrolling behind the song. It is a complete retrospective of her life.

Sidenote...it is also sort of amazing how for years people have complained that Stevie never tries new things. She totally breaks out of her pattern and pulls all kinds of new things out of her ass in the last few months, from BaTB to IAF and HSML to Hotel California with Don to Circle Dance and a Zep cover. I guess she is not doing the "right" new things for some people but judging from her demeanor when performing her new stuff, I would say she is doing the right songs for Stevie.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

Well, not really - I mean in the 70 to mid 80's she looked thin as a rail underneath all of that and she wears the flowing chiffon over her a$$ these days when she wears the pants

Because she had a waist back then. Then as she started to get bigger, she wore layer after layer after layer and it made her look as big as a house when she wasn't. The worst thing to do when you're heavy or gaining weight is to wear lots of layers and cover yourself up.

[LiquidBlue5000]

Originally Posted by Kelly

The problem with that is Stevie needs to be motivated behind the song or it will be blah. She WANTED to do Beautiful Child so she put her all into it. She wanted to do BaTB, so it is incredibly heartfelt. She CHOSE Circle Dance and R and R for a reason. You or I may not understand her reason but it is probably important to Stevie, as evidenced in her kick ass versions. She connects with these covers she has chosen to do. Yea, we would love to hear a song she wrote but at this time in her life, she wants to do these other songs. Something about the lyrics in CD perhaps are speaking to her right now. Something about R and R puts her in a mood and she gives it her ALL. I would rather than have that than a half assed, self conscious version of TTM or BellaDonna.

Kelly, i kinda agree... i think she does the songs she really WANTS to do in addition to the songs the masses expect her to do... for example, she probably doesn't sing Talk To Me anymore for several reasons... i can't help but doubt it is because she "fears" performing it because she "can't hit the notes"...

[skcin]

Originally Posted by amber

Omigosh, her hop bone?! I can't wait to see her hop again! just a few more pounds, and Stevie will be hopping!!!!

I've never seen her hop bone. You & Jason are so lucky, I always miss out on everything!