Old vs. New "Rhiannon"

[Ghost_Tracker]

Sorry - - - Phone. Talk amongst yourselves.

I'll give you a topic:

70's style "Rhiannon" vs. current "Rhiannon,"

as performed by Stevie onstage -

which is better???



"I read the name of it in a . . . just a novel.
Realized it, thought, 'That's a really beautiful name;'
sat down, about ten minutes later, wrote, 'Rhiannon!'
We think . . . she was a goddess Queen . . .
and that her memory became the myth . . .
I definitely feel that there's a Presence!"

Yeah uhhhmmm . . . OH-kay!


Luke: "I'm not afraid!"
Yoda: "You WILL be! . . ."

[WildInTheWind]

Old old old old old. THe new ones do not even compare IMO. I LOVE 70's Rhiannons, now I can take them or leave them. Preferably would leave them for a different song she never does.

[Beachwood Mac]

Although it is easier to understand all the words in the current performances - NOTHING tops the performances from the 70's. Part of me went to those shows just to see Rhiannon.

Terry

[LikeAWillow]

Oh 70's Rhiannon hands down, there has never been anything like those and there never will be again. In the words of Mick Fleetwood, "Rhiannon those days was like an exorcism"

[Richard B]

70's all the way. Just much more youthful, raw and wild energy going on. It helped solidify her place in Rock N Roll.

Just electric.

The new ones are sung too wise and tame for the most part...but still likeable.

[SteveMacD]

OLD. Without a doubt.

[strandinthewind]

My fav. Rhiannon ever is the piano intro version on the Bella Donna tour. I am not too into the fast part, but the slow part is sublime.

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

My fav. Rhiannon ever is the piano intro version on the Bella Donna tour. I am not too into the fast part, but the slow part is sublime.

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, that gives me shivers!!

Her voice right- at- the- very- end- when she says:

"Don't go..."

AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! She is so ****ing awesome sometimes.

[strandinthewind]

Originally Posted by The Tower

Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, that gives me shivers!!

Her voice right- at- the- very- end- when she says:

"Don't go..."

AAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!! She is so ****ing awesome sometimes.

. . . and her punctuating "I'll never forget you either" while apparently crying

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

. . . and her punctuating "I'll never forget you either" while apparently crying

That whole thing is spellbinding. Her entire everything is in that intro....

Man-o-man.

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

. . . and her punctuating "I'll never forget you either" while apparently crying

I like that version except for the "SHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE islikea Cat in the dark"

[Dark Angel]

The old ones, definitely. I hate any live "Rhiannon" after 1983, though some of the RAL era ones are interesting. The best years for it were '75 - '80 though, imo.

[GarboSpeaks!]

That one from the old TV show in particular. Ummm, the 1976 show. Gawd, why am I having a mind blank right now? Tired that's why. Anyway, I love the old way she'd do "All the same, all the same" etc over and over. Just so much more fire in the old versions vs. today.
I would choose any new version in concert though over the initial recorded 1975 version.

[lbelle1214]

Love them all, but think that the 70's one is the absolute best. She put so much energy into it she looked like she needed to be carried off stage!

[golden braid]

I think just about everyone agrees that the old Rhiannon versions are way better than the new ones. I love the versions from the 70's that just rock although the piano intro is pretty too.