Rocking out to Rock a Little….
 

Listening to RAL. I loved it when it came out and still do. Yes, it was a departure from her first two releases. She was very influenced by the 80’s craze (and drugs) but I loved and love it. Her voice….some of my favorite songs by her. It brings me back which I think that’s all Stevie wanted with her music.

A much more interesting album than BD for sure.

Yeah, that's why Bella Donna was #1, and RAL sold ONE QUARTER of what BD did.

Bella Donna is a great album but a lot of it had to do with timing. Stevie was very popular and coming off big radio hits like Rhiannon , Dreams, Gold Dust Woman and Sara ……the timing was just right.

I thought sales data were not important?

Touché! :lol:

They're not, but BD is a classic album. If I was on a desert island, and could only take 20 albums, BD would be on my list.

It most definitely is a classic album.

I guess classic means boring A F.

There's something so very satisfying to me, that "you" don't get it. :woohoo:

Jokes apart, it's the second time I read the word "classic" in The Ledge this week. Now what exactly does classic mean?

The way I use the term “ it’s the best of the best” from an artist that still stands the test of time. Bella Donna’s SDMHA and EO17 are still played daily on top 40 radio stations. Same with Rumours and Fleetwood Mac’ s 1975 album. “ Classics”

It is boring a f. Good one.

It's a masterpiece.

I guess there's no accounting for taste...

Somehow I agree, although obviously there is no exact definition of classic. Yes, to me Rumours and the 1975 are classic Mac albums. But then Tusk isn't. In fact, it was categorized as experimental. So it can’t be a classic Mac. But for some, it is also timeless. However there are timeless and experimental albums that are still played on the radio. I don't think Tusk is. So it is not a classic, is it?

However, most critics, magazines gave Tusk 4 or 5 out of 5 stars, or 9 out of 10 points. That to me makes the album a best of the best which coincides with my personal opinion :) .