Eyes of the World Demo

DownOnRodeo · #1 11-16-2003, 07:51 PM

http://www.hometown.aol.com/hlharbaugh/page7.html
This great site has the EOTW demo up.
I personally haven't heard it until now and I'm knocked out; I think I like it better than the studio version! It's not as polished, but it's got lots more echo, lots more energy (except it doesn't have that screaming guitar outro.)
I know there's a lot of EOTW fans like me here so if you haven't heard this before go check it out!

shackin'up · #2 11-17-2003, 06:58 AM

....An awesome version! I love how he's singing it. All the themes are there...sounds very Tusky to me! The only thing that's lacking is that killersolo in the end....

Thanks for the link!!

gerald

wondergirl9847 · #3 11-17-2003, 11:39 AM

I like the woah-oh-oh's!! He should have kept those in. His voice sounds so strong and great!!

BlueGrass · #4 11-17-2003, 02:46 PM

Yeah, this is awesome.

sodascouts · #5 11-17-2003, 06:14 PM

I've always hated the studio version of this, but both the live version and this demo are SOOO much better! I really think it has a lot to do with the "ooohs" and the minimization of the insipid "Eyes.... eyes.... eyes... eyes.... eyes..... eyes.... eyes.... eyes!" You get the picture, lol.

DownOnRodeo · #6 11-17-2003, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by wondergirl9847
I like the woah-oh-oh's!! He should have kept those in. His voice sounds so strong and great!!

Yep, what with this and Holiday Road, he sure was onto a winner with the 'wooah'ing back in the early 80s.

seteca · #7 11-17-2003, 09:34 PM

Thanks a lot for the heads-up on this...some really interesting demos I'd never heard before. EOTW sounds great!

strandinthewind · #8 11-17-2003, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by sodascouts
I've always hated the studio version of this, but both the live version and this demo are SOOO much better! I really think it has a lot to do with the "ooohs" and the minimization of the insipid "Eyes.... eyes.... eyes... eyes.... eyes..... eyes.... eyes.... eyes!" You get the picture, lol.

ITA agree, esp. the Mirage tour video with Stevie looking so hot and LB just belting away.

golden braid · #9 11-18-2003, 12:04 AM

I really like this demo too. I also like some of his other demos from this era like Blue Monday and Goodbye Angel. I don't understand why songs like Empire State got on Mirage and not these.

littlelies7 · #10 11-18-2003, 12:27 AM

Thanx for the link!

It really was awesome! The guitars in there were just beautiful! The lyrics didn't change much, yet the "woahs" were also really a nice addition.

Thanx again, DownOnRodeo!

CarneVaca · #11 11-18-2003, 11:42 AM

Ur.... Blue Monday!? I don't have that. Is it available for download somewhere?

Love this demo, but the official version is still tops with me. There is some gorgeous guitaring on that song. I also love the Out of the Cradle tour version, especially when he totally mangles the second verse. Priceless.

Les · #12 11-18-2003, 12:26 PM

I've always like the studio version of EOTW. It's always been a favorite song of mine. But I do like this demo too. The one demo of Lindsey's songs from the Mirage sessions that I really do prefer to the album version is Can't Go Back.

DownOnRodeo · #13 11-19-2003, 07:55 PM

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Originally posted by Les
I've always like the studio version of EOTW. It's always been a favorite song of mine. But I do like this demo too. The one demo of Lindsey's songs from the Mirage sessions that I really do prefer to the album version is Can't Go Back.

Les, is that the one available for download currently on the site I mentioned at the start of the thread? The track is just instrumental - in fact, the one Stevie rehearses to which caused me confusion re Wild Heart (having not heard Wild Heart itself). So is that instrumental track the one you mean? Or is there another, perhaps earlier demo with vocals, thats different again?