"In Your Dreams" movie documentary - What did you think?

[Christopher]

I'm curious, now that more fans across North America have viewed Stevie & Dave's documentary, what are peoples general impressions. It seems the reactions & general consensus on social media is that fans are loving it.

[jkmaletic]

I loved it of course. Honestly, Stevie and Dave should be proud. There was virtually no advertising for this and the theater I went to in San Diego last night was full. I heard a lady in line say, "if so and so hadnt told me about this I'd have never known!" There were people of all ages there. Everyone there seemed to really enjoy it and all of them stayed through the end credits.

I plan to see it one last time in Long Beach, Ca on sunday.

My favorite part is the Italian Summer portion.

Jamie

[FierySequences]

Glad you liked it jkmaletic, and others....I want to read reviews!

My friend actually won tix yesterday morning and wanted me to go, but I had to work. Knowing I will see Stevie tomorrow night, I wasn't too heartbroken(but I still want to see it).

My friend ended up giving the tix to a 20 yo neighbor girl. I don't feel bad, as Kaylee is a bright young lady that is a DJ. She should at least know who Stevie is. Hope her and her boyfriend enjoyed.

[vivfox]

I never thought I'd ever get to see it and I said so many times here. Saw it last night with my sister in law and I loved every second of it. I really did feel like I was sitting on the couch and observing the creative process. My S-I-L said when it was over that she really liked every song and wants to borrow the CD. I wish fans from all over the world could have the chance to view this. It's not fair that it is just the USA and Canadian audiences that get to experience this in a movie theatre. I would guess there were about 50 people in attendance. The place wasn't even half full, but then it was also being shown in 2 different cities within a half hour drive from where I saw it.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

I loved it of course. Honestly, Stevie and Dave should be proud. There was virtually no advertising for this and the theater I went to in San Diego last night was full. I heard a lady in line say, "if so and so hadnt told me about this I'd have never known!" There were people of all ages there. Everyone there seemed to really enjoy it and all of them stayed through the end credits.

I plan to see it one last time in Long Beach, Ca on sunday.

My favorite part is the Italian Summer portion.

Jamie

My opinion of the doc hasn't changed - I loved it & wanted more! Here at Denver's Mayan Theatre it was a little over half packed & everyone seemed very enthusiastic. And like you said, a few people I talked to while in line (waiting to get into the theatre and seated) just heard about it at the very last minute. The audience clapped at the end of the movie & stayed for the end credits as well. Honestly, people seemed all aglow leaving the theatre, there was a lotta love in the room for Stevie. I fell in love with Stevie all over again (as if) and "In Your Dreams". What a woman, what a spirit & light, and as always, what an inspiration she is. She is such a goofball & just so lovable and entertaining. I don't think we see this side of her so much anymore. It used to come across in the 70's & 80's radio interviews (particularly Jim Ladd's) but since she started doing more TV interviews (as promotion for records changed)into the 90's until today, she stiffened up, mostly depending on the interviewer, and her self-consciousness became somtimes too painfully apparent. But between this movie/doc and the various Q&A's she's done at screenings, we get to see Stevie's sense of humor back front & center. It really did seem to feel like the best year of her life!

[windbecame]

I thought it was pretty incredible. I was sad that Wide Sargasso Sea only seemed to get like 3 minutes devoted to it? and I really hope this goes to DVD with extra footage. I could easily sit through 3 hours or more!

[Christopher]

Also I really don't think Stevie is given enough credit for her ideas & imput on what she expects her songs to sound like in final form. She was clearly the mistress in control during the recording of this record, she has strong opinions, even if it's just about that "stupid" guitar solo in ELY!
For instance, from the doc we learn that Stevie was not happy with the outcome of "New Orleans", "In Your Dreams", & "Soldier's Angel" original recordings, and insisted they be re-recorded to reflect a certain feel/mood which she wanted to convey. She also claimed she wrote (not literally) the violin part in "Moonlight".

Some of the song segments go by very quickly, I really hope there is additional footage -especially full length videos for "Italian Summer" & "Wide Sargasso Sea" when the Video On Demand or DVD is released.

Fave moments/segments were "New Orleans", "Soldier's Angel" & "Italian Summer".
Also laughed hard when she said she basically made out traveling across the country "on the bus" with the man that "saved her life" during the FWIW segment.

More highlights: Singing "Going To The Chapel" with the girls , Telling Dave, he can have another martini once he finishes his musical part, then we'll play disco music and have a dance party. Stevie flickin the light switch on & off (like a disco party) AND LOVED Dave & her singing "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman"...to die for

[KarmaContestant]

In Your Dreams was great. It was more entertaining and far less narcissistic than I expected. I was amused at how Stevie likes to tell everyone that *this song* may be the most important song she's ever done....and then she says it about the next one, and the next one.

My favorite moment was Dave telling Stevie that she is a lighthouse in a sea of moths, because that really is true.

I'd love to hear Lindsey's thoughts on the scene from Destiny Rules being included, especially in the context that it was shown, which I found to be somewhat unflattering.

[aleuzzi]

I liked the documentary a lot. Great to see her process with David Stewart, who is as unfettered and delightfully quirky as she is.

Seeing Mick and Lindsey also made my heart beat a little faster. The fact that neither of them was interviewed or given any voice outside of the studio footage was odd--conspicuous in fact. Still, it was great to see them.

One segment I resented, however, was the whole "backstory" for her composing New Orleans. I'm sorry, but recognizing the horror those sufferers went through is one thing but deciding that writing a song for them was the way you would right the wrong is not acceptable. Did she send money? Did she help organize transportation for those people out of the hell? Did she do anything that concretely helped those people in any way? She wrote a song about wearing beads on Bourbon Street. Yikes.

What saves 90 minutes of Stevie from being a narcissistic mess is her terrific sense of humor. I loved watching her party with her friends and the crew at the end. I loved watching her draw musicians into her world, without making them uncomfortable. Her laugh is so dirty! Loved it.

[Tango]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

One segment I resented, however, was the whole "backstory" for her composing New Orleans. I'm sorry, but recognizing the horror those sufferers went through is one thing but deciding that writing a song for them was the way you would right the wrong is not acceptable. Did she send money? Did she help organize transportation for those people out of the hell? Did she do anything that concretely helped those people in any way? She wrote a song about wearing beads on Bourbon Street. Yikes.

I appreciate your sentiment, but sometimes it's best not to be so quick to judge others. For all one knows, Stevie may have donated plenty to New Orleans. She has donated during the tsumani back in 2005--which we learned from one of the fun raisers that shared that info. We know that she has worked with the soldiers, donating iPods by the thousands. She wrote a song, yes, but I would not be surprised to learn that she did something tanglible as well for New Orleans. I don't expect her to broadcast that help. Otherwise she'd be called out for that as well.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

One segment I resented, however, was the whole "backstory" for her composing New Orleans. I'm sorry, but recognizing the horror those sufferers went through is one thing but deciding that writing a song for them was the way you would right the wrong is not acceptable. Did she send money? Did she help organize transportation for those people out of the hell? Did she do anything that concretely helped those people in any way? She wrote a song about wearing beads on Bourbon Street. Yikes.

Thing is, if it had not taken her so very long, she *could* have made an impact with that song. If she would have written, recorded and released it in a matter of *weeks* after the hurricane, with all proceeds going to one of the relief agencies, there might have been a huge financial impact. It is a classic case of too little too late.

Then again, my impression from the documentary is that the song itself is a far more important and precious gift, in Stevie's mind, than any amount of money would ever be. I'm ok with that.

[HejiraNYC]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

One segment I resented, however, was the whole "backstory" for her composing New Orleans. I'm sorry, but recognizing the horror those sufferers went through is one thing but deciding that writing a song for them was the way you would right the wrong is not acceptable. Did she send money? Did she help organize transportation for those people out of the hell? Did she do anything that concretely helped those people in any way? She wrote a song about wearing beads on Bourbon Street. Yikes.

Well, aren't we pious and judgey today. And what did YOU do for the victims of New Orleans, exactly? Stevie has never made any claim that she somehow, with a wave of her fingerless-gloved hand, righted all of the wrongs in the delta city. She was inspired and wrote a song about them for them. That's all. Is there anything wrong in that? I suspect she donated money as well, but nobody knows for sure and it is honestly nobody else's business.

[FierySequences]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

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Did she send money? Did she help organize transportation for those people out of the hell? Did she do anything that concretely helped those people in any way? She wrote a song about wearing beads on Bourbon Street. Yikes.

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I didn't find your comment at all distastefull. It is an honest opinion and Question. I agree with KarmaContestant that had she recorderd/released the song right after the catasrophe for a fund raiser, of course it would be more relevant to the city and in general.

One can listen to the song now and realize that the City is so much more than "wearing beads and lace and stolling down Bourbon St." (Many Southeren/NOLA posters here can attest to it).

I think this is the big flaw I have with the NO song. "I wanna dress up...ohh...yeah..." The City, History, and Culture is Much bigger than Ms. Nicks.

Thank you all for sharing your reactions to IYD Documentary.

[AbbiJoy78]

I LOVED it. I saw the screening in Philly with my boyfriend, and while they claimed it was sold out, I saw a few empty seats. They had to add a second show at a nearby theater, shown about 15 minutes later.

Not once, did I think about how long it was or about the time. I was fully engaged and entertained with a big grin on my face for most of it. I enjoyed the backstory to all the songs. My boyfriend, who is only a very casual FM fan, was really entertained as well. I love documentaries on music and behind-the-scenes stuff, and "makings-of" albums. But to see one of your favorites so candidly, makes you feel a wave of excitement. I was thrilled watching it.

The beginning with the fans and the concert footage had my heart beating fast...it really AMPED me up to see the rest of it, and I thought that was a great opener.

"In Your Dreams" seems to be Stevie's most beloved work, and her favorite solo album. I wish I could say the same. I couldn't get into it on the whole, but only a couple songs grabbed me at first. But after seeing this, it makes me want to revisit this album knowing what I now know. It seems she is SO deep about the story behind each track. She feels SO much....she thinks her words are so meaningful. Like when she left the hotel her poem because someday it would mean something great (I paraphrase). She doesn't do this because she thinks SHE is so important and that her work is like giving a gift of the gods, but rather because she truly believes the meaning behind her poems, and the reasons she wrote them, are special in the scheme of the world. Perhaps it is to capture a moment, or to inspire, or to send a message. That is why it is so important to her; NOT because she thinks her words are coming from Jesus himself or something LOL. But rather, she just has so much belief and faith in what she feels.

It is because SHE feels so so deeply, and had so much feeling for writing each song, that I feel funny then about my initial reaction to the lyrics in a lot of these songs. How could someone with so much feeling and belief in this work, have some lyrics that left me cold and untouched" The words in New Orleans don't bring to mind what happened there, but yet I know she wanted to celebrate the city, and so she wrote those fun and simple lyrics, but still...? And this is only one example...

When people by music, they don't get this automatic vision of what the creative process was like. We don't have documentaries downloaded into our brains as we listen to a new album for the first time. You have to listen and figure out what you will take from it. I had a hard time finding that. But yet I loved this documentary, and I loved the music when I heard it in the context of the film. I truly did.

When I left, I realized I was with like-minded fans and it was like an unspoken common link between us, as some of us asked each other..."are you going Saturday!?" (FM show 4/6)

I can't wait for saturday now!

[turquoise5]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Seeing Mick and Lindsey also made my heart beat a little faster. The fact that neither of them was interviewed or given any voice outside of the studio footage was odd--conspicuous in fact. Still, it was great to see them.

I agree, and I wish we could have heard some interview segments from Sharon, Lori, Waddy, and Mike as well.