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I've always loved Straight Back- definitely one of my top 5 favorite Stevie-penned Mac tunes. I don't have a whole lot to say about it otherwise- it's just a great song. I put it in the same category as Sisters, Gold Dust Woman, Rhiannon, Destiny Rules, and Illume. To me, Stevie's mystical rock Mac songs are Stevie at her absolute best.
However, I don't hold any hope it'll ever be dusted off for a tour- but who knows? Sara & Sisters Of The Moon returned against all odds; Beautiful Child & Storms were some of the most unlikely tracks to ever grace a 21st century Mac stage, too. Stranger things have happened. Like Christine's return!
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Straight Back is one of those album tracks that should have made it to the stage. When touring for a new album it would be nice if each of them featured at least two of their new songs.
Christine and Lindsey typically perform at least two or more new songs. But on the Mirage tour, as well as the Tango tour, Stevie only featured only new song. Only Gypsy was performed, but That's Alright or Straight Back would have fit in quite nicely. The song seems no more vocally demanding than any other songs she sings. Even though they've thrown in some curve ball songs here and there in their sets, they are fairly conservative in their selections, pandering to casual fans whose stunted fandom may only consist of Rumours and Greatest Hits. They subscribe to a "if it works, drive it into the ground" and "people don't want to hear new songs" mentality, severely limiting their flexibility. But in this latter stage in the band's lifespan, to expect any radical shift in their manner is senseless. Mining their overlooked back catalog is not the objective now. I just hope we get one more album of new music from all five fireflies. But strangely, I don't want to see them promote it on the road in the massive scale of their current tour. I can only imagine the physical/mental toll it takes to fulfill such a demanding schedule, even though they are the consummate road warriors. In my dream they do a Dance-like move and film a special show featuring the majority of their new album, along with rarely or never performed songs from their catalog, release it as a CD/DVD.
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Straight Back is one of those album tracks that should have made it to the stage. When touring for a new album it would be nice if each of them featured at least two of their new songs. Christine and Lindsey typically perform two or more new songs. But on the Mirage tour, as well as the Tango tour, Stevie only featured new song. Gypsy was performed, but That's Alright or Straight Back would have fit in quite nicely. Straight Back seems no more vocally demanding than any other songs she sings.
Even though they've thrown in some curve ball songs here and there, they are fairly conservative and close to the rails in set lists, pandering more to casual fans whose stunted fandom may only go as deep as Rumours and Greatest Hits. They subscribe to a "if it works, drive it into the ground" and "people don't want to hear new songs" mentality, which severely limits their flexibility. But in this latter stage in the band's lifespan, to expect any radical shift in their manner is senseless. I just hope we get one more album of new music from all five fireflies. But strangely, I don't want to see them promote it on the road in the massive scale of their current tour. I can only imagine the physical/mental toll it takes to fulfill such a demanding schedule, even though they are the consummate road warriors. In my dream they do a Dance-like move and film a special show featuring the majority of their new album, along with rarely or never performed songs from their catalog, release it as a CD/DVD.
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I love Straight Back. It is a favorite because it scores perfectly in every category.
Lyrics 10 Singing 10 Harmonies 10 Music 10 Arrangement 10 Intensity 10 Mac sound 10 So many classic moments in this song. Chris backing Stevie vocally on a record is not that common. But the line "wolf on the run" gives me goose bumps everytime. The way Lindsey and Chris play off each other before the bridge is so classic Mac. Stevie's singing is calm but she turns it out in the end practically screaming STRAIGHT BACK And its one of Stevie's better writing songs. IMHO how can anyone not like this song |
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^^^ Agree with your 10/10s . I also love this song. It has a beautiful vocal from Stevie - a perfect Mac pop tune
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I love Straight Back, it wouldn't have been out of place on Bella Donna. Great vocal, great lyrics and great musically as well. Stevie knocks it out of the park on Mirage. Imagine how much better than album would be if a weaker song was substituted with Smile At You.....
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I've never been a huge fan of Straight Back, but its pretty good.
I've always felt there was a musical link between Rhiannon > Gold Dust Woman > Sisters of the Moon > Straight Back there's something about the vibe of those songs that kind of links them together. |
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I've always loved Straight Back. Love how Stevie sings it. Its just one of those awesome songs. I wish she still wrote stuff like this & sang like this too. Its a great song.
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I give a lot of credit to Lindsey because his finger prints are all over the arrangement of this song, and Ken and Richard.
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I like the "hours and hours of waiting for you" part.
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With a different arrangement, Straight Back would sound a lot like SOTM... More than it already does! Could have been very rock. I like the vocal and the lyrics but I'm not crazy about the arrangement/music.
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I love Straight Back, such an awesome song and a wasted opportunity for this song to shine in their set list.
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