I was just watching a Fleetwood Mac concert called The Dance and everytime Stevie got near a microphone, I would just want to scream and/or drop to the floor . She makes me lose it and I don't even know all that much about her.

Maybe I've read one too many purplegypsy threads, or there is something truly idolworthy of Stevie Nicks.

CinisterCee said:

idolize mick fleetwood, I like her solo shit way better anyway.

CinisterCee said:

you know about edge of seventeen?

I have this album:

("Edge of Seventeen")

and this album:

("Gypsy")

CinisterCee said:

with that and Rumours you're set, but I'm no FM/Stevie expert.

oh I thought u had some sort of story related to the song "edge of seventeen"

Her work on the Fleetwood Mac, Rumours and Tusk albums was the best, imo.

All these songs are great:

Rhiannon
Crystal (altho' Lindsey sings the lead vocal)
Landslide
Silver Springs
Dreams
Gold Dust Woman
Sara
Storms
Sisters Of The Moon
Angel
Beautiful Child

Beyond Tusk her best contributions to FM were Fireflies (from the 1980 live album), Gypsy from Mirage and Thrown Down, Goodbye Baby and the title track from Say You Will.

Solo, her best works are the first two albums, Bella Donna & The Wild Heart.

later into the fleetwood mac catalog by stevie

that's alright is from mirage and i just love this song
seven wonders(tango in the night album) had the hits, big love, everywhere and little lies (which has stevie echoing the words tell me lies-great song)-----all of these songs are on comps.
no questions asked(on a few comps.)
paper doll(also on some comps.)
sweet girl(on both the dance and stevie's box set

also, the way she reworked silver springs for the dance was phenomonal


and half of say you will is stevie songs, a worthy get

I love me some Stevie Nicks. she is dope as hell. I wish she would put out another album. How did you guys feel about "trouble in shangrila"? I thought it was good but I haven't listened to it for ages now. Bella Donna is the album to own by her as well as "the wild hearts"!
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Rumour has it that there's to be a new Stevie Nicks Best Of released in May.

RockAbilly said:

Yeah, that one has grown on me over the years.

Cloudbuster said:

I love Stevie....but why? She already released a boxed set and it's not like she's had any major hits since 1991's Best Of....Not enough hits worthy of a new Best Of anyway.

If you want Stevie's best material with Fleetwood Mac, you must have the TUSK album! Beautiful Child, Storms, Angel and of course, SARA. ALL CLASSICS!

Solo wise- BELLADONNA is a must have - I'm partial b/c "How Still My Love" is one of my favorite songs.

WILD HEART is my second fave solo record and TROUBLE IN SHANGRI LA is my third.

I'm more partial to her stuff with Fleetwood Mac b/c Lindsey Buckingham produced it all...he added the magic...believe me he did - if you hear raw demos of GYPSY or GOODBYE BABY compared with the album tracks, you will know why Lindsey is Stevie's musical soulmate!

If you can get your hands on the MIRAGE Live DVD (from 1982 - the VHS is OOP but the "unofficial" DVD is on eBay) - this is A MUST HAVE...while stevie is probably in such a "coked out" state - she gives one of the most rocking performances...she will have you in a trance - I'm not kidding...the woman starts speaking in tongue. SHE rocks my world.
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purplegypsy said:

Maybe I'm crazy, but I love "Rock A Little". It's fun and upbeat at times ("I Can't Wait", "If I Were You") and very still and beautiful at others ("Some Become Strangers", " "I Sing For the Things") and then sometimes is just rocks ("No Spoken Word"). I really like every song on there and each has it's own style.

VinnyM27 said

RAL is a great record - it's just sounds very dated...you can tell it's from the 80s - if you put on BElladonna, it sounds timeless. I love NO SPOKEN WORD, I CAN'T WAIT and I SING FOR THE THINGS.
[Edited 3/28/05 15:15pm]

So, Stevie's releasing another "Best Of"?

Hmm, maybe this will coincide with her Vegas dates, and the Summer tour with Henley. I hope there are a couple new tracks!
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purplegypsy said:

Maybe that's why I like "Rock A Little"...it's vintage eighties. I would say both "Wild Heart" and "BellaDonna" compete for second place, maybe with "Wild Heart" winning out based just on "Stand Back" (not say the "BellaDonna" hit singles where anything to sneeze at).

Nick715 said:

It would have to! Unless it's not a real greatest hits and ends up being something like "Stevie Nicks Gold"/"Essentail Stevie Nicks"/Stevie Nicks: 20th Century Masters", etc. That I find believable.

VinnyM27 said:[quote]

purplegypsy said:

NOTHING EVER CHANGES, SABLE ON BLOND and WILD HEART are the three standout tracks.

purplegypsy said:[quote]

VinnyM27 said:

"The Wild Heart", based on my memory of those tracks and "Run To You" with Petty, there was sort of a contry vibe (which can really be heard on "After the Glitter Fades" off "Bella Donna").

nightbird has got to be my favorite.. i love Stevie