Best Stevie Nicks Solo Album

[Travis]

Originally Posted by On Ice

8. Rock a Little: The moment her career changed unfortunately. She lost so many casual fans (the critical mass that took her to the top) with this record and came dangerously close to self-parody, not to mention self-destruction. What could've been a great album was ruined by about a year of unnecessary tweaking and a level of craziness that we as hard-core fans have only scratched the surface of. A bad, bad album and embarrassing tour to follow. I never listen to Rock a Little at all anymore.

As Keith said to me in another topic, it really is so interesting to see how fans are split right down the middle on certain albums and songs. For years I have always said both The Wild Heart and OSOTM were tied as being my favorite album, however, the album that I really have enjoyed the most from start to finish was and still is "Rock A Little." I have called it my favorite for the past few years now. Some critics have called it the commercial and creative peak, and the fact that she had reached such a bad point with her drug use at the time, the only place to go after RAL was detox. I guess it's the DJ in me that finds RAL to be the closest thing to a party album that we'll ever get from her. I find it her most energetic and electrifying album to date and the best one to jam to in the car (my favorite place to listen to music). It also has some of her most emotional vocals ever. And the cosmic eternal ending on "Has Anyone Ever Written ...." just beautiful. I love RAL.