Live Album Reissue (April 9, 2021)

HomerMcvie · #1 06-24-2021, 11:59 PM

Here are two of the demos from the $100 "third disc"!

Sent to me from a former Ledgie who was banned from here.

One More Lonely Night. Christine's voice is so crystal clear. Stunning. The rightful STAR of FM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx8UZgg5TtI

Fireflies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xdOzAm78gM

Netter75 · #2 06-25-2021, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Here are two of the demos from the $100 "third disc"!

Sent to me from a former Ledgie who was banned from here.

One More Lonely Night. Christine's voice is so crystal clear. Stunning. The rightful STAR of FM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx8UZgg5TtI

Fireflies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xdOzAm78gM

Nice! They are on Spotify now too, and I expect other platforms. I agree, that One More Night demo is PERFECTION. I've been ignoring that song for years (just wrote it off into the same tepid ballad category at Never Make Me Cry) but her vocals on this are beautiful. Just re-listened to the full band version with fresh ears and have a new appreciation for it.

That Fireflies demo is... something. Interesting to hear them working it out, I suppose. Never realized how important the guitar/vocal harmonies were on that song until they were taken away. Wish they had included the duet version with more Lindsey somewhere on this set (on that note, it would have been cool if that song had more parts for all three vocalists, with it being about the whole band and everything)

UnwindedDreams · #3 06-25-2021, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Netter75

That Fireflies demo is... something. Interesting to hear them working it out, I suppose. Never realized how important the guitar/vocal harmonies were on that song until they were taken away.

This is just Stevie on piano and Mick playing, right?

I like this more than the LIVE one.

Piano bouncing through the song.

blinker12 · #4 06-25-2021, 07:10 PM

Both women’s voices sound superb on their respective songs!

I also think both of these songs could’ve used one or two more melodic ideas/hooks to push them over the top. The demo versions make that even clearer than the released ones.

I still like them though.

**jbrownsjr** · #5 06-26-2021, 08:00 AM

One More Night is beautiful in it's raw state. I've always thought it was one of her best vocals ever. However, the raw vocal on this is just simply beautiful. I love her trying to figure out the piano parts while she's singing it. What a talent Christine McVie is!!

Fireflies, I love the band version. Thank God Stevie has people help her flesh out music. this has never really been a favorite song of mine. But the full band is wonderful compared to the boring demo.

Macfan4life · #6 06-26-2021, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

One More Night is beautiful in it's raw state. I've always thought it was one of her best vocals ever. However, the raw vocal on this is just simply beautiful. I love her trying to figure out the piano parts while she's singing it. What a talent Christine McVie is!!

Fireflies, I love the band version. Thank God Stevie has people help her flesh out music. this has never really been a favorite song of mine. But the full band is wonderful compared to the boring demo.

Yes, the vocal is incredible. I LOVE anytime we hear her play like this. Her piano playing just pulls me in. I am still bitter Smile at you never made Mirage. Yes its a great Stevie vocal and song. However, Chris's piano is insane on the song. Her playing on Mirage was incredible and I miss music like this.

I like Fireflies but musically its pretty basic and repetitive (yawn). I still would ax both these songs and Farmers Daughter to add The Chain and Sisters on the album. As good as the Live album is, 2 of their best live songs from this era did not make the album. WTF?

UnwindedDreams · #7 06-26-2021, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Macfan4life

I am still bitter Smile at you never made Mirage. Yes its a great Stevie vocal and song. However, Chris's piano is insane on the song. Her playing on Mirage was incredible and I miss music like this.

I like Fireflies but musically its pretty basic and repetitive (yawn). I still would ax both these songs and Farmers Daughter to add The Chain and Sisters on the album. As good as the Live album is, 2 of their best live songs from this era did not make the album. WTF?

Smile at You demo is Chris playing piano?! I thought that was Stevie.
Wow. It's a tour de force!

Is Chris playing on this Fireflies demo?

bombaysaffires · #8 06-25-2021, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Netter75

Nice! They are on Spotify now too, and I expect other platforms. I agree, that One More Night demo is PERFECTION. I've been ignoring that song for years (just wrote it off into the same tepid ballad category at Never Make Me Cry) but her vocals on this are beautiful. Just re-listened to the full band version with fresh ears and have a new appreciation for it.

That Fireflies demo is... something. Interesting to hear them working it out, I suppose. Never realized how important the guitar/vocal harmonies were on that song until they were taken away. Wish they had included the duet version with more Lindsey somewhere on this set (on that note, it would have been cool if that song had more parts for all three vocalists, with it being about the whole band and everything)

and THAT gets to everything Lindsey has ever done for any of her songs. Her demos where it's just her playing piano are soooooo FLAT musically. He puts in lifts with guitar and/or vocal and breaks to make it more interesting. Sara is a superb example on Tusk. And if I've said it once I'll say it a thousand times, reallllllly listen to Storms...he adds so many subtle lifts and build ups to add momentum and multiple guitar layers and MULTIPLE keyboard layers from Christine. You THINK you're just listening to Stevie over his acoustic guitar, with some backing vocals sprinkled through the choruses...nope. There's a whole little orchestra of sounds and swells going on in there to give it momentum. Genius.

vivfox · #9 07-03-2021, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

One More Lonely Night. Christine's voice is so crystal clear. Stunning. The rightful STAR of FM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx8UZgg5TtI
Good demo. MUCH better than the boring released version. I might even listen to this a second time.

Fireflies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xdOzAm78gM

Boring demo. Flat and terrible vocal. I used to love Stevie's demos so much more than the recorded versions. I never want to hear this demo again. However the Fireflies demo with Lindsey singing on it is pretty good but I haven't listened to it in 2 years.

ricohv · #10 07-03-2021, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by vivfox

Boring demo. Flat and terrible vocal. I used to love Stevie's demos so much more than the recorded versions. I never want to hear this demo again. However the Fireflies demo with Lindsey singing on it is pretty good but I haven't listened to it in 2 years.

I agree. That was lackluster, to say the least!