Point Me Out To Some Good solo Stevie
 

I downloaded Edge Of 17 just because I remember liking it on the radio, but haven't heard it for a while.

If she has other stuff that rocks like this I want some more! :D

I don't want to go hogwild on solo Nicks purchases... so could you point me out to her best one or 2?

Thanks!

Re: Point Me Out To Some Good solo Stevie
 

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

If you must post, do you think you could do so without being offensive? It seems to be a habit.

Yeah, what the hell is that comment supposed to mean :confused:

Yeah Eric...tone down your comments. I'm a straight female and I even find your posts illuding to gays offensive. I don't get it--if you're trying to be funny, you're not.

EDIT--and by the way, I know a lot of STRAIGHT men who like Stevie.

I for one think its awesome to see straight guys like Stevie. Two well known Ledgies come to mind - our room admin, Johnny Stew & our Darklinensuit Jake.

Personally I dont care what your sexual orientation is, however I wouldnt slam you for it and I would hope we here could be above slamming others for theirs.

Thanks for the mention, but I'm actually gay too. :)

I confess I played it "straight" in the early days of the Ledge boards, because I was still struggling with my own issues... but those days are gone now, and I came out around 2000. (Thankfully!)

At any rate... and I don't wish to speak for Eric here... but I'm certain his motivation wasn't to bash homosexuals. His comment was meant purely in jest, in a tongue-in-cheek way.

But it is VERY cool to see the Ledgies in this thread working to make sure this is a comfortable place for EVERYONE. :)


Eric... to answer your question, you can always start with Stevie's 3-disc boxed-set, 'Enchanted.'
It was released in 1998, and is a pretty excellent overview of her solo career, with the majority of her singles, some classic album tracks, a few rare b-sides, and her soundtrack appearances.

If you don't want to invest in the boxed-set, I'd suggest either 'Bella Donna,' 'The Wild Heart,' or 'Trouble In Shangri-La'... to start off with. ;)

Regardless of his intentions, it's an extremely inappropriate and offensive comment. And unless I'm completely missing something, there's nothing funny about it...

Then you obviously didn't see his thread on the Chit Chat board... or his constant use of the F-word, Johnny.

Listen, if he wants to post, that's fine with me; more power to him. But he doesn't have to be so offensive and careless in doing so. Things would go much smoother if people could post in a decent manner.

Just my opinion, but I'm sure most feel that way. :)

Yikes, you're right... I hadn't seen that.

Thanks for bringing it to my attention. :)

I reported that thread to Janet and then proceeded to post to every other thread on that page (with a little help from a few freinds) so that it would not be visible on the first page of the Chit Chat forum. I thought it was an emabarrassment.
This person obviously needs to get attention, however there are far more positive ways to get it.

:laugh: I noticed that! I thought you might have developed carpal-tunnel syndrome after that posting frenzy. :laugh:

And I agree completely. :)

PS: Your quite welcome, Johnny; I just hope that thread gets (or got) deleted. It was appalling.

Hence the "What is you favorite fabric?" thread. It turned out okay though.:)

I don't know about the rest of you, but I reported his post to Johnny Stew because it was just so rude and inappropriate--there's no need for it on here.

I hate to do so, but I edited a few of the above posts, to remove the offending comments.
With those comments removed, if anyone wishes to further edit or delete their posts, feel free to do so... though it's not necessary.

Hopefully we can try to start with a clean-slate now.

And I thank everyone for helping to "police" the boards.
As moderators, we all try to do our best to keep things running smoothly, but some things do slip by us on occasion... so we appreciate it when Ledgies point things out to us that we may have missed. :)

Jonathan Todd, is that you? :laugh: :D :laugh:

You know I'm only kidding with you; thanks, Johnny!

*LOL*

Now THAT is mean! ;) :laugh:

THAT should get me banned!

:laugh:

As a dyed-in-the-wool 100% all-American homosexual I was convinced of ignorance by the insinuation that Stevie is connected with gays. I've prided myself on being different my whole life. While every other homo has thrown himself at Cher and Madonna, I have been quietly enlightened, worshipping only at the Church of Stevie, acting as a missionary trying to spread the word to my unknowing brothers.
Stevie I don't think is strongly connected with any one group, she sheds her light evenly across all divisions and categories. Your Stevie collection will not be the give-away that your collection of International Male catalogs & too-tight half shirts will be, so go ahead, embrace Stevie. While your at it, embrace another man. We'll never tell because we sense your issues.
Ricoh

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

All viewpoints are appreciated, but don't let this turn into a thread attacking Eric.
The situation has been dealt with. :)

Anyone else want to take a crack at suggesting some of Stevie's albums to him?

JS - Im so sorry, and you made a good point, I guess looking back I didnt really know 100% one way or another. Whereas with Jake I remember him talking about ex-women. So my apologies! But you know I dig you just the same. :)

Id recommend Eric that you maybe do a B&P or trade in for some live-Stevie. Great stuff and I usually enjoy it more than the studio albums.

I feel like such a token!
 

I don't think of them as my ex-women, gypsysara. That's not politically correct.
Let's just agree that they're psychos.:)

And Eric, I think most Stevie newcomers get into Bella Donna. I love The Wild Heart the most, but you have to enjoy the syntrh sound.
TimeSpace and the boxed set tweak a number of the songs too much for my liking, but disc 1 on the boxed set is fantastic.
The thing about early Stevie solo (and Lindsey solo) is the songs are really more about the artistry and voice than the symmetry and hit-making sound that is evident on some Mac albums. (I'll probably get blasted for that, so let me point out this is an opinion.) You have to let yourself go when you listen to Stevie solo - sort of capture your soul. If you expect every song to be Edge, you'll be disappointed.

Another tip: Buy the Stevie in Concert (HBO video) instead of an album - the songs will mean more, and several Mac songs are represented.
Some Stevie songs don't come alive until you hear them live, and then when you return to the album the songs completely reach you.


- Jake

I know an ex-psycho of my own that sounds perfect for your ex-psycho's. Maybe they should get together, and get "toke-en" LOLOL.... ~~ just kidding around. But I cant think of a better revenge than to have that guy go to anyone man or woman... however, not my worst enemy Id wish that credent person upon.

BTW, Ricoh your post had me ROTFLMAO!

I agree that this post should not bash Eric, but I'm laughing because every time I hear that fan stereotype, I think of the credits during extended Edge of 17 at RR on the video. The scene with the row of skanky spiky-haired women with the jock guys holding beer in the milk jugs and jerking their heads to the beat. It doesn't fit the above stereotype in my mind, but then again, I'm stereotyping.:laugh: :laugh:

- Jake

And 49 pages later here we are. THANK you.
:)

I've already "embraced" a couple guys in the last few weeks though. That's enough for a while, thanks. ;)

And by the way, I didn't mean any harm by the post guys (and girls, now I'm all worried about being PC). I thought it was obviously playful enough. :) Sorry for the confusion.

Now could you get to reccomending some Stevie Nicks albums PUH-LEEZE! :mad:

Just playin'. :rolleyes:

Actually the milk jugs were usually filled with grain alcohol and juice or an odorless hard liqour such as vodka. They had to pass the smell test in order to get past security. For some industrious partiers, the jugs were filled with mushroom tea. Talk about your brilliant colors. Woo.

This is going to recall that post where I mistook that sleep drug for a mixed drink:cool: :rolleyes: , but innocent that I am, I've never heard of mushroom tea before. Does not sound tasty. (And I hate vodka.)
But what do I know? Usually if I even try a safe drink, it gets spilled.:laugh: :wavey:

- Jake

LMAO! I remember that! :laugh:

Ah, the side effects of mixing tea and ExLax...

No, I don't mean I drank the stuff, I mean somebody here referred to a drug & I assumed it was a drink when I referred to it.
BTW, tea is a major cooking challenge for me, and I can stay off the exlax as long as I have real chocolate.:laugh:

- Jake

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: "Running through the garden..."

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

"...I'm sh*tting in brilliant colors...I'm running straight toward the nearest Sani-Can...too many cans, to pick from...for the urge I have to explode...open up!" :laugh:

Why is everyone so uptight about the possibility of a potential cyberland offense-I mean I know we love Stevie so we are sensitive and all but... sheesh!

For the record, I wasn't attacking Eric in my post (anymore than I was attacking myself and other homos w/ the Int'l Male and half shirt references). I thought that would be obvious when I started off by saying I was a homo who was offended that he thought all homos liked Stevie (as opposed to being a homo who was offended that he might be slandering homos!).

I never take this stuff that personally so I hope noone ever gets put out by my sarcasm (which I always try to direct towards myself as well).

My apologies Eric, and ummm....what are you doing later?

;) hehe... Ricoh

I can honestly say that I don't own any half-shirts... but I plead the Fifth on the International Male catalogs! ;) :laugh:

ROTHLMAO!:laugh:

Maria

Obviously, you haven't seen my pictures yet. :laugh:

Of course I was kidding (again) but now I must know where I would see your pictures to know why you would make a statement like that. Or. you could just tell me!
What's this thread about again? Oh yeah...referrals to Stevies music...
Bella Donna will always seem to be the definitive Stevie and best known work. A classic for sure, but The Wild Heart is my favorite. Less twang, more synthesizer (but not synth overload like Rock A Little), and more mystery and drama.
When Stevie talks about having the first and last song of an album, then filling in the rest, I think this album has classic opening and ending songs. And incredibly important in its totally irrelevant way: a great album cover, again my favorite! I think it is a great visual representation of the album, all purpley darkness and mystery.
Ricoh

TWH is my absolute favorite, too.
Perfect vocals from Stevie & the back-up singers, great mix of Guitar, synth, & piano, great lyrics, dark & upbeat sound at the same time.
I do wish Garbo would have been on it, and I won't tell you which song I wish it would have replaced. (But it's about a certain drummer who has never been tamed.)

- Jake

I am not a huge fan of early Stevie solo stuff, but I would recommend 'Trouble In Shangra-la' and 'Timespace'... I also have 'Enchanted' but I only really listen to disc three, and sometimes disc one... 'Trouble in Shangra-la' is my favorite album of hers.

'The Wild Heart' is definitely my favorite (with 'Rock A Little' and 'Trouble In Shangri-La' in a dead-locked tie for second favorite)... though most people seem to prefer 'Bella Donna.'