Rumours (DVD Audio) ()

This new DVD version of Rumours is a real treat. The sound is far more crisp and clear than anything you've heard before. The tracks HAVE been remixed. Some sound very different, others sound the same but so much more clear. "Don't Stop" is one that seems to have lost something. "Oh Daddy" is so much better. "Never Going Back Again" has a previously buried guitar line brought forward, thus changing the sound of the song. "Gold Dust Woman" sounds far more creepy at the end than any previous mix. Of course the real gem here is "Silver Springs". Back where it has always belonged. Also included are recollections from each member about each song. You will also hear demos of some tracks. There are photo montages from the photo sessions. The album has always been a classic, but hearing it in this new mix is like hearing it all over again for the first time. A very nice companion piece to the "Classic Albums ~ Rumours" DVD.

Trouble In Shangri-La ()

Stevie has outdone herself. "Trouble" is easily THE best thing she's given us since "Bella Donna". She tries out some new sounds with "Love Changes" and it works very well. "Fall From Grace" rocks harder than anything she's done before. The title track is one of those Stevie epics that is right up there with "Bella Donna" or "Wild Heart". "Planets Of The Universe" known to long time fans as "No Light" in demo form, is classic Stevie. The other two titles that long time fans will know are "Sorcerer" (which sounds VERY much like the original pre-Fleetwood Mac demo)and "Candlebright". "It's Only Love" and "I Miss You"; are two of the ballads and would not sound at all out of place on A/C radio. "Bombay Sapphire" is a great new age/world sounding track in which she and Macy Gray blend their distinctive vocals on the chorus. Like "Bella Donna", "The Wild Heart" and "Rock A Little" Stevie closes with a rock and roll lullbye, this time it's "Love Is" a beautiful closing track. Stevie has given us another masterpiece, long time fans will not be disappointed!!!