Best Stevie Demos

jcalzaretta · #1 01-21-2011, 09:22 PM

Sure we've discussed this before. But given that Stevie's first single is Secret Love, I have been listening to some of her demos. There are a lot of great ones, but for me, three in particular that I just love

1. Forest of the Black Roses
2. Julia
3. Sanctuary

Would love to have these released some day. Just curious what others love.

Artemis · #2 01-21-2011, 09:31 PM

If we're going on all her demos - including ones that were later remade on Studio albums. I'd go with the following songs in my top ten:

1) Smile At You (Angry Version)
2) Lady From The Mountain
3) Running Through The Garden (Rock A Little / Mirror Mirror Demo)
4) Planets Of The Universe (Rumours Demo)
5) All The Beautiful Worlds
6) If You Ever Did Believe (Demo version)
7) Joan Of Arc
8) Julia
9) Rock A Bye Baby (Really love this one, oddly)
10) If You Were My Love (Mirage demo. Such a shame a high-quality version of this doesn't exist!)

henryscutter · #3 01-21-2011, 11:14 PM

ooh baby
ATB Worlds
one more tomorrow
are you mine
gold & braid
sweet girl
keep me hangin on (short, but makes me wish she did the whole song)
old fashioned/The Dance
at the fair
blue water
nomad
without you
forest of the black roses
if you were my love
sanctuary
joan of arc
mistaken love
Just to name a few

, I know there are more good ones

tilthefirefades · #4 01-21-2011, 11:49 PM

1. Planets (piano)
2. If You Were My Love (Mirage)
3. Destiny (Wild Heart)
4. Blue Water
5. Lady From The Mountain (RAL)

mezzoforte · #5 01-22-2011, 12:45 AM

1. Julia
2. Gold & Braid
3. Blue Lamp
4. The Dealer
5. 24 Karat Gold
6. Lady from the Mountain
7. Watchdevil
8. Sleeping Angel
9. At the Fair
10. All the Beautiful Worlds

ragrsrocalot · #6 01-22-2011, 07:56 PM

-If You Were My Love
-City of Hope
-Watchdevil
-Forest of the Black Roses

vivfox · #7 01-22-2011, 08:06 PM

Baby Doll
Belle Flower
If You Ever Did Believe
Smile At You (all 3 of them)
No Light
Secret love
If You Were My Love
Julia (Take 10 is my fave)
24 karat Gold
Lady From The Mountain
Dial The Number
Blue Water
Mystical Love
City Of Hope
I Call You Missing
Spinning Wheels
Sorceror
Watchdevil

and many, many more...

Meowi · #8 01-22-2011, 08:32 PM

By far my favorite.
Does anyone know what years this was recorded?

sodascouts · #9 01-22-2011, 10:54 PM

This seems more of a Stevie forum topic, but here are my top 20:

City of Hope

Sanctuary

Watchdevil

She Loves Him Still

China Doll

Love Don't Fail Me Now

Something Exquisite

The Tragedy of One's Own Soul

Love and War (Mix Down)

Starshine

At the Fair

Old-Fashioned (The Dance)

Prettiest Girl in the World

One More Tomorrow

Space Needle

Cathouse Blues

Cecelia

Christian (Spinning Wheels)

Joan of Arc

Julia

UndoingTheLaces · #10 01-23-2011, 02:21 AM

I'm surprised there's no love for Castaway. One of my favorite demos is the one from the Uncirculated Rumors bootleg. It's such a shame that it sounds like it's from a cassette that's been dragged behind a car for several miles and then soaked in warm salt water. But the harmonies she does with herself are so cool.

Matthew · #11 01-23-2011, 06:12 AM

I like these demos from RAL time:
What Has Rock & Roll Ever Done for You
Beautiful Ghost
One More Big Time Rock & Roll Star
Joan of Arc
Running Through The Garden
Love is like A River
One More Tomorrow
Tied Up in Promises
Prettiest Girl In The World
City of Hope
At The Fair
She Calls You Missing
Something Exquisite
Night Gallery

From TOSOTM:
Dial The Number
Don´t Treat Me Like A Stranger
Lily Girl
Love And War
Tragedy of One's Own Soul

From TISL:
Annabell Lee
Space Needle
Have No Heart
My Heart

And also Not Make Believe

It would be very hard to choose less songs...

Phoenixgypsy · #12 01-23-2011, 08:49 AM

The Dealer is one of my all time favs! There are some really good demos out there...but I'd would LOVE to see this on an official release!

Aussie W/Heart · #13 01-23-2011, 10:35 AM

My much loved Stevie demos are:
24 Karat Gold
Belle Flower
Knocking on doors
Blue Water
Christian spinning wheels
Forest of the Black Roses
The Dealer
Ceclia
Love is like a river
At the Fair
Night Gallery
If you were my love
Anybody Out There
Blue Lamp 2
Listen to the rain
No Light
BATB blues demo
All the beautiful worlds
Lady from the mountian
& Also all of those awesome piano demos eg sisters of the moon

sodascouts · #14 01-23-2011, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UndoingTheLaces

I'm surprised there's no love for Castaway. One of my favorite demos is the one from the Uncirculated Rumors bootleg. It's such a shame that it sounds like it's from a cassette that's been dragged behind a car for several miles and then soaked in warm salt water. But the harmonies she does with herself are so cool.

This one almost made my list - I love its groove - but it's too repetitive as a demo. I'm sure if she decided to relase it, such a problem would be dealt with, but as it stands...

vivfox · #15 01-23-2011, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by UndoingTheLaces

I'm surprised there's no love for Castaway. One of my favorite demos

I love this song too.

I laugh to myself because I change one of the words. I sing it to myself like this:
Living in a hole. Was this your world or just my darkness. Nowhere to go. You know there are angels running from the homeless.