Do you believe this is Stevie Nicks last solo album?

[sorcerer999]

Originally Posted by teedeerocks

Let's not forget:

I Don't Want To Know(why I came into this room)
Races Are Wheeled
If Anyone Falls(It'll be me)
Minds Are Gone
Stop Draggin' My Catheter Around

My favorite that somebody posted a long time ago was...

"Has Anyone Ever Wiped Your Ass For You"

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by sorcerer999

My favorite that somebody posted a long time ago was...

"Has Anyone Ever Wiped Your Ass For You"

Hahahaha.That will make a great weird Al song.

[BlueDenimLamp]

Last solo album??? Not a chance... There will be at least a few more...Last record with FM (if it ever happens ) yes...

[Dex]

This topic is from the In Your Dreams era. I voted "yes" just now, because I felt like being an ass,

[PenguinHead]

Why is there an assumption that if an album doesn't meet sales expectations -- aka "bombs" -- that an artist like Stevie loses the motivation to make another one? If that was the case, Lindsey and Stevie would have quit soon after the Buckingham Nicks album. The entertainment industry - movies, TV show, plays, records, books etc - is fraught with many established artists, actors, writers and producers etc, who have had bombs. It's almost inevitable if you've been in the industry for a long time; it's par for the course. True artists just brush it off and move on.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Why is there an assumption that if an album doesn't meet sales expectations -- aka "bombs" -- that an artist like Stevie loses the motivation to make another one? If that was the case, Lindsey and Stevie would have quit soon after the Buckingham Nicks album. The entertainment industry - movies, TV show, plays, records, books etc - is fraught with many established artists, actors, writers and producers etc, who have had bombs. It's almost inevitable if you've been in the industry for a long time; it's par for the course. True artists just brush it off and move on.

What are their sales expectations for this album? I don't think there really were any especially after IYDs.

[mitzo]

Surely losing money on a project and at the same time watching sales dwindle steadily over time will make most bigtime performers/recording artists a bit leery of bothering to record anymore?

|One thing with Stevie is that she seems to like to travel and tour. But that gets exhausting, and even then the crowds thin out over time.

I think recording and combining that with some innovative ideas like the IYD doc or the Polaroid selfies sales is best.

[SpyNote]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Why is there an assumption that if an album doesn't meet sales expectations -- aka "bombs" -- that an artist like Stevie loses the motivation to make another one? If that was the case, Lindsey and Stevie would have quit soon after the Buckingham Nicks album. The entertainment industry - movies, TV show, plays, records, books etc - is fraught with many established artists, actors, writers and producers etc, who have had bombs. It's almost inevitable if you've been in the industry for a long time; it's par for the course. True artists just brush it off and move on.

And whose sales expectations? What fans, Stevie, and the record label want her albums to sell are all different. Personally, I think expecting her albums to sell 500,000 copies today is unrealistic. A lot of us are stuck in sales figures from 10-15 years ago. She is a legacy artist, not Taylor Swift, which basically means she's already hit all the career benchmarks. If she sells 100,000 copies of anything, we should be pleased.

[secret love]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

just wondered what everybody thinks

Sometimes I wonder if Stevie Nicks is still writing. Maybe she has writer's block. That would explain why she chose to release an album of old songs. It would also explain why she isn't on board for a Fleetwood Mac album - because she doesn't have anything ready to contribute.

[secret love]

Originally Posted by Dex

This topic is from the In Your Dreams era. I voted "yes" just now, because I felt like being an ass,

You dickhead!

I just checked the date of the first post: yep, 2011.

ETA: Well, all the people who voted 'No' in 2011, your prediction was correct. In Yours Dreams was not the last album Stevie released.

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by secret love

Sometimes I wonder if Stevie Nicks is still writing. Maybe she has writer's block. That would explain why she chose to release an album of old songs. It would also explain why she isn't on board for a Fleetwood Mac album - because she doesn't have anything ready to contribute.

I think that 24 Karat proves getting her old demos on a real album should be priority. Screw the new stuff. 24 Karat Gold is stellar - a true dose of Stevie.

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by SpyNote

And whose sales expectations? What fans, Stevie, and the record label want her albums to sell are all different. Personally, I think expecting her albums to sell 500,000 copies today is unrealistic. A lot of us are stuck in sales figures from 10-15 years ago. She is a legacy artist, not Taylor Swift, which basically means she's already hit all the career benchmarks. If she sells 100,000 copies of anything, we should be pleased.

Why the misinterpretation? It's rather simplistic: I am not referring to a specific amount units sold. When artists put their work on the market, one would assume that they hope that it connects with the public and is successful as well, since that is one way they earn their living. Isn't that hope an expectation?

Another point, music is a business. Record companies invest in the artists and fund their product. They prefer to have their investment be profitable; they don't want to loose money. Isn't that an expectation?

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by Macfanforever

Hahahaha.That will make a great weird Al song.

Brilliant!

We all could write the lyrics...

...and in your hallway bathroom, did you ever hear me poop? Listen to me now....

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

I think that 24 Karat proves getting her old demos on a real album should be priority. Screw the new stuff. 24 Karat Gold is stellar - a true dose of Stevie.

She certainly has a lot of other demos that have so much potential. She did make a comment about the potential for another album of similar nature.

However, I suspect she has a stash of poems and things that she has written in the past recent years that are also potential songs in waiting. Why would those not be considered a true dose of Stevie?

Mining the past for abandoned gems is fine and respectable. As an artist, I would hope she would still have the inspiration for creating brand new songs. In Your Dreams had some great new "classic" songs.

[teedeerocks]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Brilliant!

We all could write the lyrics...

...and in your hallway bathroom, did you ever hear me poop? Listen to me now....

Please,don't get me started