I didn't mean to suggest that she wasn't wild or amazing back then. Rock a Little is one of my favourite eras, but we know that she wasn't always happy in this period - Stevie's said so in interviews herself. In one of the MTV interviews in 1991, she stated that she was unhappy, she felt 'trapped' by the confines of the 'male-oriented music industry' and on top of all that, she was killing herself with drugs. Maybe it's just me, but yeah...there is something bittersweet about this era. The performances were incredible, but there are a little difficult to watch in hindsight.
EDIT - I found the interview. Here's the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foXZcWvHar8