Wow Chris, I couldn't have explained much more than that! I know I owe you
an emails somewhere in this stack of 800! Also Planets Of The Universe is an
old demo that is very haunting and raw in it's demo form. It's just Stevie
and the piano. I kinda think it has more feeling that way personally. I like
Trouble In Shangri-la, but I think some of the energy and passion is
missing. A perfect example is the Letterman show. It's definitely an album
worth listening to. I also think that the tour won't be too much different
than Enchanted. It'll be pretty tame and she'll do her routine. As usual,
her collaborations on this album were great.
Love Nikki
np: John Gorka~ Baby Blues
"Dream on but don't imagine they'll all come true...Vienna waits for you" ~
Billy Joel
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of CHRIS
> TREACY
> Sent: Saturday, May 05, 2001 10:36 AM
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> Subject: Re: Question for Stevie Nicks folks only njc
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>
> The New CD, TIS-L, is wonderful, and far exceeded my
> expectations (and I really thought "Street Angel" was
> OK...love "Greta"). Anyway, the CD cooks, and the fact
> that she dug out the early demos of "Nomad" (now
> "Candlebright") and "Sorcerer" gives the album
> something really special. "Candlebright" is
> copyrighted as written in 1970, "Sorcerer" in '72, so
> she really went way back to re-vamp these songs
> (wonder if that was Crow's idea...). Rather than
> suffering from lifeless performances, the CD DOES have
> a high degree of emotion and clarity, as opposed to
> the confused "Other Side...". What's more, the overall
> sound of the music recorded here is a vast
> improvement. Somewhat of an arena veteran, Stevie's
> previous releases have suffered a little from a
> bombastic rock and roll sound that isn't always
> appropriate to her voice.
>
> The disc also features a more coherent, overall, vocal
> performance from Stevie. She stretches her voice here
> and there to reach for a higher note - it's almost as
> though she made a deliberate attempt to sing a little
> differently this time around. Due to the deepening of
> her voice over the years, she falls into a monotone
> sound that drones at you after a while, but she avoids
> this on the new CD. Can ya'tell I'm sold? If you
> listen to "The Wild Heart", nonetheless a GREAT CD,
> you can hear how ravaged her voice was becoming from
> touring and from all that cocaine slipping down the
> back of her throat. She sounds at her best now,
> considering all the damage.
>
> The letterman performance was kind of plain, but then
> again, she's on a promotional tour, and a lot rests on
> the potential success of this disc. This is her first
> effort for Reprise (w/o the Mac), as "Street Angel"
> was the last release from her own ill-fated company,
> Modern Records. The contract was signed several years
> ago at this point, and the disc took forever to make
> (and was probably VERY expensive), so I'm sure there's
> a little pressure to just 'get out there and perform'
> for the masses as opposed to being idiosyncratic and
> wailing and flailing...having seen the "Enchanted"
> tour in '98, I'm sure that Stevie will be her old self
> in front of her own audience. The promotional gigs
> serve another purpose entirely, and I think this is
> why they're sedated.
>
> This disc is to be followed by a long tour, and then
> another Fleetwood Mac Cd, then possibly a second
> "Buckingham/Nicks" project, so we'll be hearing from
> her for the next few years non-stop. I, for one, am
> pleased.
> -Chris
> NP: Buckingham/Nicks singing backup on Walter Egan's
> "Magnet & Steel"
