View Full Version : Very Harsh Rolling Stones Remark about SN
MacMan
11-04-2005, 04:50 PM
The Week in Weird (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/8758265/slipknot?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1) <---- Link
Given the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses, it's kind of surprising that Stevie Nicks would willingly plant herself amidst a veritable sea of them yet again. That's exactly what the on-again/off-again Fleetwood Mac singer did this past weekend, however, by taking a break from her Antipodean tour to present a trophy to the winner of the Stevie Nicks Plate -- a stakes race for fillies and mares that was held at Flemington Race Course in Melbourne, Australia. We're assuming that Nicks wasn't allowed to belt out her rendition of the country's national anthem, since the sound of a goat has been known to spook our equine brethren now and again . . .
Richard B
11-04-2005, 04:53 PM
Wow. That is harsh.
DavidMn
11-04-2005, 04:55 PM
(((SIGH)))) This morons opinion has no affect on how I feel about Stevie whatsoever. I lvoe her, and if some prick writer doesnt, that's his problem, not mine.:laugh:
ontheEdgeof17
11-04-2005, 04:56 PM
Harsh....even though I chuckled a bit.
strandinthewind
11-04-2005, 04:57 PM
I think the comment "the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses" is a direct slam on FM and most likely Lindsey as John and Mick are off of RS' radar.
This person is a jerk.
SortaSavageLike
11-04-2005, 04:59 PM
There hate only makes me stronger! :rolleyes: :laugh:
macfanken
11-04-2005, 05:00 PM
I think the comment "the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses" is a direct slam on FM and most likely Lindsey as John and Mick are off of RS' radar.
This person is a jerk.
Really? I thought it was kind of funny. I think all of the men in her life have been asses at some point. And the goat remark reminded me think of South Park. :lol:
amber
11-04-2005, 05:03 PM
Not only is it mean, but it's South Park derivative. Only, not funny. Tsk.
Richard B
11-04-2005, 05:05 PM
taking a break from her Antipodean tour
Antipodean? Very clever, RS.
DavidMn
11-04-2005, 05:05 PM
There hate only makes me stronger! :rolleyes: :laugh:Amen. Well said.:nod:
Johnny Stew
11-04-2005, 05:06 PM
"It doesn't matter what they're saying, as long as they're talking about you." :nod:
DavidMn
11-04-2005, 05:08 PM
"It doesn't matter what they're saying, as long as they're talking about you." :nod:I hadnt though of that. Very good.
F*ck Rolling Stone. That magazine has been a pile of sh*t for 20 years.
BTFLCHLD
11-04-2005, 05:11 PM
The Week in Weird
Given the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses, it's kind of surprising that Stevie Nicks would willingly plant herself amidst a veritable sea of them yet again. That's exactly what the on-again/off-again Fleetwood Mac singer did this past weekend, however, by taking a break from her Antipodean tour to present a trophy to the winner of the Stevie Nicks Plate -- a stakes race for fillies and mares that was held at Flemington Race Course in Melbourne, Australia. We're assuming that Nicks wasn't allowed to belt out her rendition of the country's national anthem, since the sound of a goat has been known to spook our equine brethren now and again . . . do you have a link for this?
DavidMn
11-04-2005, 05:14 PM
F*ck Rolling Stone. That magazine has been a pile of sh*t for 20 years.Although I have a big frame in my room of the 4 covers Fleetwood Mac was on
jkmaletic
11-04-2005, 05:18 PM
F*ck Rolling Stone. That magazine has been a pile of sh*t for 20 years.
:laugh: So true.
Ghost_Tracker
11-04-2005, 05:19 PM
I'm still trying to form an opinion of this beyond blind anger but -
remember the South Park cartoon? (Which wasn't that funny i m o,
but apparently some people, who consider themselves to be "true fans,"
did find it funny.) Is it possible they were referring to that and being
sarcastic?
At any rate, I think maybe they need to go back to the days when they
were calling her The Queen of Rock. I'm trying to give the benefit of the
doubt but SOMEBODY'S a horse's ass.
So how's that Nobel-Prize-in-Literature-Bestselling-Novelist thing GOING
for you, ANY-way!??? (etc. etc.) :mad:
OH, and also,
They suck.
MacMan
11-04-2005, 05:20 PM
do you have a link for this?
Check the first post in the thread, I added it.
Ghost_Tracker
11-04-2005, 05:22 PM
Although I have a big frame in my room of the 4 covers Fleetwood Mac was on
Excuse me, could you please remind me how many times the writer of
this article has been on the cover? I forget. . . . :wavey:
DavidMn
11-04-2005, 05:35 PM
Excuse me, could you please remind me how many times the writer of
this article has been on the cover? I forget. . . . :wavey:Well Cameron Crowe wrote the first article. Is that whom youre referring to?
ELIUD
11-04-2005, 05:43 PM
... remember the South Park cartoon? (Which wasn't that funny i m o, but apparently some people, who consider themselves to be "true fans," did find it funny.) Is it possible they were referring to that and being sarcastic?
I'm a true fan and I found that episode of South Park to be hilarious and one of their best.
cliffdweller
11-04-2005, 05:44 PM
F*ck Rolling Stone. That magazine has been a pile of sh*t for 20 years.
Amen. They SUCK as far as music magazines go. I'm a fan of Uncut myself :thumbsup:.
DavidMn
11-04-2005, 05:46 PM
Amen. They SUCK as far as music magazines go. I'm a fan of Uncut myself :thumbsup:.I see. I prefer cut myself.....;) :lol:
amber
11-04-2005, 05:49 PM
Remember the South Park cartoon? Is it possible they were referring to that and being
sarcastic?
Remember when I already just said that?
:laugh:
macfanken
11-04-2005, 05:50 PM
(Which wasn't that funny i m o,
but apparently some people, who consider themselves to be "true fans,"
did find it funny.) :mad:
yeah, i think it's possible to be a "true fan" and still have a sense of humor.
macfanken
11-04-2005, 05:51 PM
Does anyone remember when I already just said that?
:laugh:
Huh? Don't know what you're talking about.
:lol:
Johnny Stew
11-04-2005, 06:00 PM
I see. I prefer cut myself.....;) :lol:I'm keeping my mouth shut this time. :o :laugh:
Johnny Stew
11-04-2005, 06:03 PM
yeah, i think it's possible to be a "true fan" and still have a sense of humor.You absolutely have to have a sense of humour, about yourself and about an artist that you're a fan of.
I love me some "Stinky Vicks" (as my brother has always called her).
wondergirl9847
11-04-2005, 07:03 PM
F*ck Rolling Stone. That magazine has been a pile of sh*t for 20 years.
I hate RS with the fire of a million suns. Then, add on a million tons more HATE. :mad:
David
11-04-2005, 07:29 PM
I thought the remark in this Rolling Stone item was crass, pointless & not the least bit funny.
Sure, the goat thing was used in "South Park" (& it didn't start there because the goat=Stevie connection goes waaaay back) but it was part of a routine: embedded in a story with clever writing & quips, part of an image that the South Park guys developed & built & carried through with animation (a goat with a skirt around it).
But that's very different from just nakedly saying GOAT like that. What's funny about that? It's just name-calling, no different from writing JOAN RIVERS IS A DESSICATED MUMMY in a news item.
It's a funny age we live in: hypersensitive in some regards -- especially with all the PC revisions of old speechways -- but in other ways just as crass & cruel as it ever was. It's a huge paradox that Rolling Stone wouldn't dare print the word "chairman" or the sentence "Everyone stood his ground" (so as not to offend women) -- but would, in effect, call Stevie Nicks a goat.
The Week in Weird (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/8758265/slipknot?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1) <---- Link
Given the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses, it's kind of surprising that Stevie Nicks would willingly plant herself amidst a veritable sea of them yet again. That's exactly what the on-again/off-again Fleetwood Mac singer did this past weekend, however, by taking a break from her Antipodean tour to present a trophy to the winner of the Stevie Nicks Plate -- a stakes race for fillies and mares that was held at Flemington Race Course in Melbourne, Australia. We're assuming that Nicks wasn't allowed to belt out her rendition of the country's national anthem, since the sound of a goat has been known to spook our equine brethren now and again . . .
How odd. Rolling Stone is usually so busy licking anybody's ass who's in a thousand miles radius, it's realy bizarre to see them take pot shots like that for seemingly no reason. Id this some new "edgy" direction they're taking, or did Stevie do something to piss them off?
I'm still trying to form an opinion of this beyond blind anger but -
remember the South Park cartoon? (Which wasn't that funny i m o,
but apparently some people, who consider themselves to be "true fans,"
did find it funny.)
Oh please. Get over yourself.
johndoe
11-04-2005, 07:54 PM
Man. People, deal with it. Its a joke. And I laughed very hard at it. Stevie Nicks is an amazing singer, but some people just don't like her voice.Joy. They have a right to say that. First Amendment, folks. So let the guy have his freedom of the press, and don't try to rip apart Rolling Stone for it.
wondergirl9847
11-04-2005, 07:59 PM
I don't hate them for what they said about SN. We all joke about her goaty-ness anyways. I hate them because I back ordered the 1997 FM issue, never received it, emailed them, then they finally sent me the WRONG ISSUE and I continued to email them over and over again.....anyways, I lost $10.
HATE!!!! Oh, and they don't know sh*t about music either.
Man. People, deal with it. Its a joke. And I laughed very hard at it.
Did you also find Home Improvement funny?
They have a right to say that. First Amendment, folks. So let the guy have his freedom of the press, and don't try to rip apart Rolling Stone for it.
I think I missed the post where somebody called for the writer's arrest...
Rolling Stone has the right to print whatever they want, and everybody else has the right to point out that they're a ****ty, irrelevant magazine with piss-poor music writers. Everybody wins, right?
seeker007nmss
11-04-2005, 08:30 PM
F*ck Rolling Stone. That magazine has been a pile of sh*t for 20 years.
I agree, pure trash for quite some time now. They have hated Stevie ever since her first solo albumn. I can't stand them for other reasons, but that one will do...:nod:
David
11-04-2005, 09:22 PM
I agree, pure trash for quite some time now. They have hated Stevie ever since her first solo albumn. I can't stand them for other reasons, but that one will do...:nod:I think it's just that most of their writers didn't consider Stevie an important or extremely talented songwriter -- it's not so much hate in my view as it is "We'd rather write about Elvis Costello."
Stevie's never really been esteemed critically by the general mass of rock writers, with a handful of notable exceptions.
AliceLover
11-04-2005, 09:42 PM
its weird, usually Rolling Stone has something nice to say about Stevie or the Mac. It was pretty strange for me to read a comment like this.
amber
11-04-2005, 09:51 PM
Did you also find Home Improvement funny?
I wish I'd said that.
MirrorInTheSky
11-04-2005, 09:57 PM
I see. I prefer cut myself.....;) :lol:
*chokes on pizza* :eek: :laugh: :lol:
Me too.
michelle2677
11-04-2005, 11:15 PM
o.k..so I'm not a "true fan" because I thought the south park episode was hilarious...(I mean..you have to admit..that little patch on her hind end...and the flowy pink skirt was Phat!) *L* geesh....I guess all that money I 've spent on every single album she's put out was money down the toilet.
I'm sorry..but in my opinion regarding that-stevie could have gotten a LOT worse on southpark-(barbara streisand comes to mind) so I thought it was cute and no harm done. Hey..she looked fab regardless.
and about the RS article...:p (<---minus the "smiley part"..that is me sticking out my tongue at them.....er..yeah...anyway *L* carry on...)
Johnny Stew
11-04-2005, 11:29 PM
I'm sorry..but in my opinion regarding that-stevie could have gotten a LOT worse on southpark-(barbara streisand comes to mind) so I thought it was cute and no harm done.Compared to the thrashing that other celebs have received (the aforementioned Streisand, Rod Stewart, Sally Struthers, Phil Collins, and so on), I wouldn't be surprised if Matt and/or Trey were actually Nicks fans.
I thought the episode was hysterical and positively surreal. And you HAVE to love the fact that Stevie is a big enough "name" to still get mentioned on as hip a show as 'South Park.'
Sure beats obscurity!
Nicksluvver
11-04-2005, 11:43 PM
Well they say any press is good press, but I personally hate that they liken Stevies singing to a goat. Anyone who says that, I have contempt for! :mad:
GateandGarden
11-05-2005, 12:25 AM
I wish I'd said that.Me too! That kicked ass.
JazmenFlowers
11-05-2005, 12:26 AM
I can get along with the jokes 99% of the time. I don't find it funny - I think it's stupid, but ehh, who cares...
I think it's just that most of their writers didn't consider Stevie an important or extremely talented songwriter -- it's not so much hate in my view as it is "We'd rather write about Elvis Costello."
Ha!
No they wouldn't.
catinthedark
11-05-2005, 11:17 AM
I think the comment "the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses" is a direct slam on FM and most likely Lindsey as John and Mick are off of RS' radar.
I thought it was a reference to the horses in Australia. :shrug:
Anyway, I'm not offended by the blurb. People have said a lot worse here. Every singer has fans and detractors. This was a little harsh - I'm not sure why that was so necessary. But I have a feeling that it is a case of RS trying to be relevant and hip and cool (nice try) by saying "we think Stevie Nicks is lame and irrelevant." Whatev.
I thought it was a reference to the horses in Australia. :shrug:
Well, it was... but they were saying that Stevie would be comfortable at the horse races because she's spent "so much time in the company of horse's asses."
catinthedark
11-05-2005, 12:29 PM
Well, it was... but they were saying that Stevie would be comfortable at the horse races because she's spent "so much time in the company of horse's asses."
Duh - right. I feel like an idiot. I think I sort of skimmed that part of the blurb. :o I'll go back to the dummy corner now. Carry on...
David
11-05-2005, 12:36 PM
Duh - right. I feel like an idiot. I think I sort of skimmed that part of the blurb. :o I'll go back to the dummy corner now. Carry on...Don't do that, Cat. Let's get together to jam on some Stevie songs!
shackin'up
11-05-2005, 12:42 PM
I think the comment "the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses" is a direct slam on FM and most likely Lindsey as John and Mick are off of RS' radar.
RS-review of Elizabethtown's soundtrack said : "Standout Track: Lindsey Buckingham or Fleetwood Mac's hushed yet heated "Shut Us Down."
:shrug:
SortaSavageLike
11-05-2005, 12:45 PM
RS-review of Elizabethtown's soundtrack said : "Standout Track: Lindsey Buckingham or Fleetwood Mac's hushed yet heated "Shut Us Down."
:shrug:
Uhhh... You gotta understand. Rolling Stone is not a calm blue sea. It's a storm.
Ah, screw that. It's written by a bunch of assholes! :laugh:
michelle2677
11-05-2005, 01:14 PM
Compared to the thrashing that other celebs have received (the aforementioned Streisand, Rod Stewart, Sally Struthers, Phil Collins, and so on), I wouldn't be surprised if Matt and/or Trey were actually Nicks fans.
I thought the episode was hysterical and positively surreal. And you HAVE to love the fact that Stevie is a big enough "name" to still get mentioned on as hip a show as 'South Park.'
Sure beats obscurity!
I totally agree. Now the main reason I get ticked off when I see that episode is because my husband is rolling on the floor going.."bah...bah...bah" and I'm thinking to myself.."did I seriously marry this man?!" *LOL* but I've thought that once or twice also-that they could be Stevie fans. Oh...I forgot Sally Struthers....she got it the worst imo..ha ha....
and like I said before-the goat was.......kinda cute! :laugh: but hey-can't win 'em all ;)
I totally agree. Now the main reason I get ticked off when I see that episode is because my husband is rolling on the floor going.."bah...bah...bah" and I'm thinking to myself.."did I seriously marry this man?!" *LOL* but I've thought that once or twice also-that they could be Stevie fans.
At the very least, I don't think Matt and Trey acively hate Stevie. You can usually tell by their tone if they're going after somebody they really hate. They're much more vicious with folks like Phil Collins and Alec Baldwin. With the Stevie episode, it was just, "Haha, she sounds like a goat, and all the soldiers are excited about the goat!"
We're assuming that Nicks wasn't allowed to belt out her rendition of the country's national anthem, since the sound of a goat has been known to spook our equine brethren now and again . . .
Ha ha, kind of funny that is. Those boneheads have never liked her. But if you remember, all the reviews of her Gold Dust Tour were very positive, and I don't remember any of them mentioning a goat. :p Legendary, rocking, magical, superstar, star power, focused, and bewitching were some descriptive words used. BUT NEVER A GOAT! Baaaaaaaaaaaa!
strandinthewind
11-05-2005, 01:36 PM
RS-review of Elizabethtown's soundtrack said : "Standout Track: Lindsey Buckingham or Fleetwood Mac's hushed yet heated "Shut Us Down."
:shrug:
I think it is a reference to personalities, not the actual work. Moreover, if they liked "Shut Us Down" - Oy :laugh:
dissention
11-05-2005, 01:42 PM
The Week in Weird (http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/_/id/8758265/slipknot?pageid=rs.Home&pageregion=single1) <---- Link
Given the amount of time she's been forced to spend in the company of horse's asses, it's kind of surprising that Stevie Nicks would willingly plant herself amidst a veritable sea of them yet again. That's exactly what the on-again/off-again Fleetwood Mac singer did this past weekend, however, by taking a break from her Antipodean tour to present a trophy to the winner of the Stevie Nicks Plate -- a stakes race for fillies and mares that was held at Flemington Race Course in Melbourne, Australia. We're assuming that Nicks wasn't allowed to belt out her rendition of the country's national anthem, since the sound of a goat has been known to spook our equine brethren now and again . . .
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
That is delightfully bitchy.
dissention
11-05-2005, 01:46 PM
(((SIGH)))) This morons opinion has no affect on how I feel about Stevie whatsoever. I lvoe her, and if some prick writer doesnt, that's his problem, not mine.:laugh:
How is the writer a prick? If he had written an equally bitchy comment about Michael Jackson, no one here would have batted an eyelash.
strandinthewind
11-05-2005, 01:48 PM
How is the writer a prick? If he had written an equally bitchy comment about Michael Jackson, no one here would have batted an eyelash.
Did you just equate a pedophile and a plastic surgery nightmare to La Nicks who is neither of those things :eek: :laugh:
dissention
11-05-2005, 01:51 PM
Did you just equate a pedophile and a plastic surgery nightmare to La Nicks who is neither of those things :eek: :laugh:
You miss my general point. The writer gets called a prick and a jerk just because he wrote an unfunny but delightfully bitchy comment on Stevie Nicks. That's pretty stupid. Might as well condemn all of those who write bitchy things about celebrities as pricks and jerks, why pick and choose?
dissention
11-05-2005, 01:57 PM
Moreover, if they liked "Shut Us Down" - Oy :laugh:
Oy is right. I have half a mind to phone FYE to ask them if they dole out complimentary earplugs with the purchase of the Elizabethtown soundtrack.
strandinthewind
11-05-2005, 02:08 PM
Oy is right. I have half a mind to phone FYE to ask them if they dole out complimentary earplugs with the purchase of the Elizabethtown soundtrack.
Not only that - but I walked out of that DOG of a movie - easily one of the worst things ever made - blech!
strandinthewind
11-05-2005, 02:09 PM
You miss my general point. The writer gets called a prick and a jerk just because he wrote an unfunny but delightfully bitchy comment on Stevie Nicks. That's pretty stupid. Might as well condemn all of those who write bitchy things about celebrities as pricks and jerks, why pick and choose?
I was being persnickety :wavey:
amber
11-05-2005, 02:16 PM
You miss my general point. The writer gets called a prick and a jerk just because he wrote an unfunny but delightfully bitchy comment on Stevie Nicks. That's pretty stupid. Might as well condemn all of those who write bitchy things about celebrities as pricks and jerks, why pick and choose?
I thought it was lame because it was insulting without being funny, and also derivative. You shouldn't randomly insult people if it's not going to be funny, it makes you look like a dull turd, which is what RS is. And, I dunno, the whole thing was overly mean spirited to just be talking about how Stevie was at the cup.
And they couldn't think of anything besides the goat? But they had to say it anyway?
Lame.
I wasn't really offended, though, although it still seems clear that the guy is a prick. It's just too bad he's not better at it.
And seriously - "delightfully bitchy"? :shocked:
I thought it was "moronic, you wish you were funny, but you're not, bitchy".
Wait, wait - did you like Home Improvement? :laugh: :xoxo: JK.
Oh, and I like Lindsey's song okay.
SapphireSister
11-05-2005, 03:41 PM
How is the writer a prick? If he had written an equally bitchy comment about Michael Jackson, no one here would have batted an eyelash.
This isn't a Michael Jackson board now is it? ;)
catinthedark
11-05-2005, 07:06 PM
Don't do that, Cat. Let's get together to jam on some Stevie songs!
I waited and waited for you all afternoon over here with my tambourine. You never showed. :distress:
Serrart
11-05-2005, 08:03 PM
You miss my general point. The writer gets called a prick and a jerk just because he wrote an unfunny but delightfully bitchy comment on Stevie Nicks. That's pretty stupid. Might as well condemn all of those who write bitchy things about celebrities as pricks and jerks, why pick and choose?
I think a "delightfully bitchy" comment has to be funny, original, or insightful to work. This was just childish and pathetically uninspiring, IMO. And if it was about MJ, I'd say the same.
Romy
dissention
11-05-2005, 08:47 PM
I think a "delightfully bitchy" comment has to be funny, original, or insightful to work. This was just childish and pathetically uninspiring, IMO. And if it was about MJ, I'd say the same.
Romy
Ah, so you'd call him a prick and/or a jerk, Romy? I think not.
Serrart
11-05-2005, 09:05 PM
Ah, so you'd call him a prick and/or a jerk, Romy? I think not.
I'd call him a Rolling Stone journalist in a bad day, and would send him for Christmas The Complete Prose of Woody Allen.
Romy
Johnny Stew
11-05-2005, 09:15 PM
You miss my general point. The writer gets called a prick and a jerk just because he wrote an unfunny but delightfully bitchy comment on Stevie Nicks. That's pretty stupid. Might as well condemn all of those who write bitchy things about celebrities as pricks and jerks, why pick and choose?I don't see how anything can be "unfunny" and yet "delightful" at the same time.
If it were a cleverly crafted zing, then it would be "delightfully bitchy." But, as it is, it was derivative and devoid of any panache.
For many of us, "bitchy" doesn't automatically equate humourous or entertaining. It's not a free pass.
We expect a degree of skill and acuity.
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