Mirage Sessions

[FuzzyPlum]

I’ve just noticed how short stevies contribution to mirage is. She normally has less songs than Christine and Lindsey, but the usual argument is that her songs are so long that she ends up having more disc time than the others even though she has less songs.
This is not the case for mirage. The split is LB 5, CM 4, SN 3.
However, stevies songs are pretty short by her standards. The others have the equivalent of a whole song more in terms of time.
Mirage May have been a better album had they swapped out a Lindsey song for an extra Stevie song.

[DownOnRodeo]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Mirage May have been a better album had they swapped out a Lindsey song for an extra Stevie song.

Or Mirage may have been a better album if Stevie hadn't set the precedent of splitting her material across solo and FM albums.

[WalkAThinLine.]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

I’ve just noticed how short stevies contribution to mirage is. She normally has less songs than Christine and Lindsey, but the usual argument is that her songs are so long that she ends up having more disc time than the others even though she has less songs.
This is not the case for mirage. The split is LB 5, CM 4, SN 3.
However, stevies songs are pretty short by her standards. The others have the equivalent of a whole song more in terms of time.
Mirage May have been a better album had they swapped out a Lindsey song for an extra Stevie song.

Replace "Oh Diane" with either "If You Were My Love" or "Smile at You", and you have a far better album.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

Replace "Oh Diane" with either "If You Were My Love" or "Smile at You", and you have a far better album.

I would have replaced Empire State instead.

But it would be interesting if she had saved one of Bella Donna songs for Mirage. I'd choose Leather and Lace.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Villavic

I would have replaced Empire State instead.

But it would be interesting if she had saved one of Bella Donna songs for Mirage. I'd choose Leather and Lace.

I LOVE Empire State.

[BLY]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I LOVE Empire State.

I also love Empire State.

[Straightback]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I LOVE Empire State.

I've always been a fan of Empire State as well.
If You Were My Love--then, and on 24 Karat Gold--never did anything for me, but that's me.
Smile At You, however, I agree would have been a solid contribution.

Sadly, a lot of Stevie's "demos" that were relegated to the vault because they weren't deemed worthy enough to be released commercially ended up, ironically, devolving into something far less superior when they finally ended up seeing the light of day. I wish she would just take account of what's been buried, acknowledge them as the gems they are AS THEY ARE, have them cleaned up and released properly. No more caterwauling "Songs From the Vaults" versions.

[moon]

Hey hey! I love every song, even Empire State!
There's a time here in summer (summer in the south of the world), when I hear Mirage without a rest, and the only songs I add to the original album tracklist are Blue Monday, Teen Beat, Goodbye Angel and If You Were My Love (the Sparkly Piano version). It's definitely the perfect album!

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by moon

Hey hey! I love every song, even Empire State!
There's a time here in summer (summer in the south of the world),

Yes! It's so cool New Year's Eve in summer! I like to listen Eyes of the World while driving on the highway to the beach on New Year's morning.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I LOVE Empire State.

Oh I do like Empire State, but if you ask me to choose, I would keep Oh Diane in Mirage. That in the proposed scenery of adding another Stevie song.

Though I wonder if vynil records could include more time and songs in 1982 than what Mirage contains. I got the Queens Greatest Hits that year and it has 17 songs.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Villavic

Oh I do like Empire State, but if you ask me to choose, I would keep Oh Diane in Mirage. That in the proposed scenery of adding another Stevie song.

Though I wonder if vynil records could include more time and songs in 1982 than what Mirage contains. I got the Queens Greatest Hits that year and it has 17 songs.

Empire State kicks Diane's @ss to the curb.

Facts.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Empire State kicks Diane's @ss to the curb.

Facts.

Please share the evidences based in an empirical method of investigation for confirming facts and knowledge that has characterized the development of science.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I LOVE Empire State.

Also love Empire State