Stevie's Eras

[Meowi]

Whats your favorite Stevie Era?

[Sanne2]

I voted Rumours but I also really like early to mid 80's.

[Musicman408]

Since I am a newer-ish fan, and didn't know of Stevie back in the day, I voted for the later 80's just because it's so different!

[David]

I voted Rumours but I also really like early to mid 80's.I voted early '80s but I also really liked Rumours (if that includes 1976 to 1978).

I like 1976 & 1978 better than 1977, which is pretty odd, isn't it?

[LittleCharmer]

I mostly enjoy listening to and seeing pictures/clips of late 70s-early 80s Stevie.. She seems so fun and full of ideas and creativity :) she's WIIIILD!

[fringed n fab]

I like all eras really except the SA years. By the time the Dance rolled around though she was in top form again I think. I like mid to late 80's Stevie, because of the wild hair and all the different stage clothes she wore. I liked never knowing what to expect from her and I think some fans miss that element at shows.

[vivfox]

My favorite era is the Tusk Tour to the Mirage Tour: 1979-1982.

[GypsySorcerer]

My favorite era is the Tusk Tour to the Mirage Tour: 1979-1982.

Same here. :wavey:

[daniellaaarisen]

I was torn between Rumours and early 80s-- I love both eras for totally different reasons.

[trackaghost]

My favorite era is the Tusk Tour to the Mirage Tour: 1979-1982.

I agree, although I'd include The Wild Heart in that. Stevie was never better in those four years from Tusk to The Wild Heart I think.

[BellaDonna93]

I love almost all the eras but I chose Rumours, tho I love the early 80's era that much too!

[SortaSavageLike]

Bella Donna era is sortatuskalicious. :thumbsup:
http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Off-Stage/th_dani041-2.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Off-Stage/?action=view&current=dani041-2.jpg) http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/th_dani028.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/?action=view&current=dani028.jpg) http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/th_33667337sm3.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/?action=view&current=33667337sm3.jpg) http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/th_dani007.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/?action=view&current=dani007.jpg) http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/th_promo35.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Live/?action=view&current=promo35.jpg) http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Off-Stage/th_dani039.jpg (http://s73.photobucket.com/albums/i204/SortaSavageLike/Bella%20Donna/Off-Stage/?action=view&current=dani039.jpg)

[Matthew]

Late 80´s. Best, best, best and the best:nod:.

[Meowi]

Do you think she lost the sense of etheral magic? The Rhiannon in her, The Sister of the moon in her, The Gold Dust woman?

I think Rock a Little was the dawn of a new Stevie
Anyone with me?

[CADreaming]

Eh...I don't think it's fair to group Fritz and BN together. In Fritz, they were doing all Javier's stuff... :distress:

[HejiraNYC]

Do you think she lost the sense of etheral magic? The Rhiannon in her, The Sister of the moon in her, The Gold Dust woman?

I think Rock a Little was the dawn of a new Stevie
Anyone with me?

When RAL came out, I don't recall feeling like she had suddenly changed. She just seemed a bit edgier and darker. If anything it was more like the end of an era than the dawn of a new one.

[Meowi]

Well, I guess the early 80s, were both a time of her magical style, and her female rock stuff.

[nailatixela]

When RAL came out, I don't recall feeling like she had suddenly changed. She just seemed a bit edgier and darker. If anything it was more like the end of an era than the dawn of a new one.


End of an era for sure! 1987 started the new era - and I would put that era ending right before the SA tour.

I voted early 80s...overall, tour and studio, Wild Heart was my favorite time.

[FMlex]

I went with early '80s because I'm in love with Bella Donna, her songs on Mirage, and The Wild Heart.
Loved the tours and loved the photos from those years.

Doesn't get much better than this, folks:
http://www.picpile.net/ims/pic_277ZMzMS/46531.jpg

[David]

When RAL came out, I don't recall feeling like she had suddenly changed. She just seemed a bit edgier and darker. If anything it was more like the end of an era than the dawn of a new one.I remember that you were sodden in your cups, Hejira, when RAL came out. You felt a sense of loss, a sense of utter betrayal. You felt empty inside, as if your guts had been kicked out & then stomped on in the middle of 5th Avenue.

When RAL was new, I dreamt about Stevie's opening night on tour in Japan, & the whole show was a technological phantasmagoria, like a Madonna concert -- with pillars of light, fireworks, dancers . . . the works. Opening number was "I Can't Wait."

When I saw Stevie in person (on June 29 at the Orange County Fairgrounds), I realized just how silly my dream was.

[starshine]

My favorite era is the Tusk Tour to the Mirage Tour: 1979-1982.I totally agree....plus her voice too...but I'd also add for voice WH to very 'early' RAL like '84ish......:D

[Meowi]

I praticalylly like all eras of Stevie, becuase they all had something new an different to offer. Its funny when you play something like dreams and then switch to something like ICW.

Matt

[RoseGarden]

Rumors because that time in music was magical. She looked so young and pretty. like a time in life we only live once. thought this was great.

[EnchantedKiwi]

Hmm theres something about The Dance era that I really love about Stevie, maybe it's just cause she looks so natural, and her voice was the strongest it ever was. :nod:

[louielouie2000]

Late 80´s. Best, best, best and the best:nod:.

I'm glad I'm not the only one who really loves the late '80s period. I *LOVED* how husky and seductive her voice was during that time, yet she could still hit the high notes. This was the height of her whole 'fairy tale is lost' era too, which is particularly Stevie. The one song which I think is a textbook example of all of this is Battle Of The Dragon.

I think what I like even more about this period are her sultry backing vocals. From Little Lies, to Marilyn Martin's version of Sorcerer, and especially Rick Vito's Intuition, her backing vocals during this era were perfection.

I think the group shot from Fleetwood Mac's Greatest Hits ('88) has to be one of the hottest pics of Stevie, ever, as well. She was just smoking!

I do find it a bit hard to watch live performances from this era though. The blank eyed Klonopin stare is a bit heartbreaking.

[Matthew]

Yeah, it´s really bad that she was on klonopin... but that doesn´t mean that the music was bad...

And I agree with nailatixela that when Stevie was on Betty Ford for the first time, it was end of young-Stevie-era, and when she was there for the second time, it was beginning of new Stevie-era, definitely.

[HejiraNYC]

I remember that you were sodden in your cups, Hejira, when RAL came out. You felt a sense of loss, a sense of utter betrayal. You felt empty inside, as if your guts had been kicked out & then stomped on in the middle of 5th Avenue.

When RAL was new, I dreamt about Stevie's opening night on tour in Japan, & the whole show was a technological phantasmagoria, like a Madonna concert -- with pillars of light, fireworks, dancers . . . the works. Opening number was "I Can't Wait."

When I saw Stevie in person (on June 29 at the Orange County Fairgrounds), I realized just how silly my dream was.

I wasn't as sodden in my cups :confused: as much as I was bewildered by her sudden abuse of eyeliner. I had grown used to the heavily shadowed look of her eyes for the Wild Heart, but I wasn't feeling the Cleopatra kohl eyes she was sporting in the "Talk to Me" and "I Can't Wait" videos. It was all so disconcerting... she was channeling Dee Snider in the hair department and then taking a page out of the Siouxsie Sioux look-book with her eyes. :eek:

[Meowi]

I wasn't as sodden in my cups :confused: as much as I was bewildered by her sudden abuse of eyeliner. I had grown used to the heavily shadowed look of her eyes for the Wild Heart, but I wasn't feeling the Cleopatra kohl eyes she was sporting in the "Talk to Me" and "I Can't Wait" videos. It was all so disconcerting... she was channeling Dee Snider in the hair department and then taking a page out of the Siouxsie Sioux look-book with her eyes. :eek:

Well the thing is, some of you guys are old enough to remember that. I am only a spring chicken, well whatever you want to call a 14 yr old :laugh: I probably just thought this becuase I started on the Rumours era, then to her solo stuff.

[rocknalittle]

Its really an impossible thing for me to pick my favorite Stevie Era, I love them all so much for MANY MANY reasons, but I picked the 90's! I have always been drawn to that era, Stevie's voice was just so full!

[Meowi]

Its really an impossible thing for me to pick my favorite Stevie Era, I love them all so much for MANY MANY reasons, but I picked the 90's! I have always been drawn to that era, Stevie's voice was just so full!

I believe the early 90's were quite nasty for her. Klonnopin abuse had reached its peak, she suddenly gained a HUGE amount of wait, and overall she had a massive writers block. It sad about SA, how she had to use old material - becuase she didnt have any :distress:

However, I think it became really exciting for her in the late 90's with The Dance, which I think sparked TISL!!! :laugh:

[EnchantedKiwi]

I believe the early 90's were quite nasty for her. Klonnopin abuse had reached its peak, she suddenly gained a HUGE amount of wait, and overall she had a massive writers block. It sad about SA, how she had to use old material - becuase she didnt have any :distress:

However, I think it became really exciting for her in the late 90's with The Dance, which I think sparked TISL!!! :laugh:

I love some of the songs on Street Angel! And i thought she looked pretty good in the Blue Denim video, in a weird sort of big mama way :laugh::laugh:

[Meowi]

I love some of the songs on Street Angel! And i thought she looked pretty good in the Blue Denim video, in a weird sort of big mama way :laugh::laugh:

LOL! Good positive attitude Kiwi! :blob2:

[joe]

I was torn between Rumours and early 80s-- I love both eras for totally different reasons.

same here. voted rumours but like early 80's as well.

[joe]

When RAL came out, I don't recall feeling like she had suddenly changed. She just seemed a bit edgier and darker. If anything it was more like the end of an era than the dawn of a new one.

It didn't seem like the end of that era at the time. I didn't realize it was the end of that era until a few years later - maybe when the BTM tour was over.

[rocknalittle]

I believe the early 90's were quite nasty for her. Klonnopin abuse had reached its peak, she suddenly gained a HUGE amount of wait, and overall she had a massive writers block. It sad about SA, how she had to use old material - becuase she didnt have any :distress:

However, I think it became really exciting for her in the late 90's with The Dance, which I think sparked TISL!!! :laugh:

Yea, I know that the 90's were Stevie's battle days, and she gained weight and was on a heavy amount of Klonnopin and really lost those years, but I think she sounded beautiful, and looked beautiful! The real hard and rough times, I think only made her stronger, "hints" Twisted, Sweet Girl, The Dance, Enchanted, TIS, SYW! Not to mention I have always felt that Street Angel is so looked over, I think its a wonderful album!!! Stevie pushed through and came out on top after the first part of the 90's, I think if we look back at that time in Stevie's life, its a whole lot of INSPARATION!!! ;)

[Skyveris]

My favorite era (Rumours):

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/skyveris/Stevie%20Nicks/large_fleetwood-mac-100-best-19791.jpg

Bonus: My absolute favorite Stevie hairstyle:

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk13/skyveris/Stevie%20Nicks/40783_24_122_75lo.jpg

Ahhh... I remain soulfully smitten.

-Matt

[ragrsrocalot]

Early 80's for me.

[Meowi]

I like the way she has 'transformed' through the years, whilst keeping her trademark personality.

Has anyone realised that some pics, her eyes look different? There is a picture like that with her parents.

[belladonnadream]

I agree, although I'd include The Wild Heart in that. Stevie was never better in those four years from Tusk to The Wild Heart I think. Ditto...Tusk through WH