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Gone was the goddess with the ethereal aura
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As someone who prefers Stevie's Fleetwood Mac contributions over the solo work (at least her early Mac) that thought does provoke some reflection, but I think Bella Donna was actually a good move on Stevie's part, if only to get some of the backlog of material recorded. I liked the collaboration with the Heartbreakers and felt that it didn't take over the album's flow, although it is heard on some of the other tracks like Outside the Rain. I wouldn't have been disappointed if the solo career took a back seat after the Wild Heart and she concentrated on the group that made her a star. None of us can change history but it would have been so wonderful if Fleetwood Mac would've been able capture and expand on the direction it took with Tusk, taking some risks musically and finding their way as a collaborative team again. If they'd done that, then Mirage may have been a blockbuster and we could've seen some impressive work through the 80's, but then there were the drugs, and Rock a Little and Stevie's disastrous outing on Tango. Sigh
