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Originally Posted by shackin'up
Sorry, Stewie, but As far as I know her sound is in her voice. And I think her most "high-gloss"- albums are her weakest ones. The warmest sounding album still is bella donna. And if I heard an album with just some acoustic guitars, piano and her voice, I'd opt for that ten times earlier than such oversheening albums like OSOTM.
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Yes, Stevie's voice is the front & center focus, but I do think her album tracks have an overall sound that is part of the entire package. When the songs come on the radio, you know they're Stevie Nicks songs before she even starts singing.
I like that sound -- others, apparently, do not. Or, at least, they're itching for something "different."
My three favorites are 'The Wild Heart,' 'Trouble In Shangri-La' and 'Rock A Little'...
that's the sound I prefer. 'Street Angel' and 'Bella Donna' would be fourth and fifth, and 'The Other Side Of The Mirror' would be sixth because it
is too "high gloss."
For my ears, 'Bella' is bland. The songs themselves are great, Stevie's voice is great, but the production lacks any oomph. It's laidback, Eagles-styled, California country-pop. Production-wise, 'Street Angel' has more "muscle."
But trust me, Gerald, I'm ultimately not going to turn my nose up at ANYTHING Stevie might want to do. If it results in there being a brand new Stevie Nicks album in my greedy little hands, then I'm all for it.
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Originally Posted by shackin'up
No, it's quite possible to record an album for her. But she doesn't want to, because it's not profitable enough anymore. A damn pity. Creating isn't her thing anymore. Damn.
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I still think that's an unfair assessment. I don't think it's that she doesn't want to create at all -- I think she just hasn't yet figured out how to make an album that sounds the way she wants it to sound, without losing a lot of money in the process.