Bella Donna Reviews

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Originally Posted by greendaze5

I remember 'Rolling Stone' giving 'Bella Donna' a poor review. The headline was something like 'Gifted Dreamer or Air Head's Delight?' They were going for the latter. Later, they also trashed 'WH' and 'RAL' (they implied Stevie was anti-feminist for writing a song like 'I Sing For The Things').

Now 30 odd years later, the same 'Rolling Stone' is lauding Stevie as a rock icon and songwriter. Go figure.

Despite her popularity, the rock press was often critical and didn't take Stevie seriously back in the day, dismissing her as a flake. Also, because Stevie stuck to her 70's-style platforms, shawls, capes, etc., she was made fun of for being uncool during the New Wave 80's. However, she's now acknowledged as a fashion icon too.

Glad that Stevie's been reassessed in a positive way.

Yeah, RS really didn't like RAL. The title of the review was something to the effect of "Stevie Nicks has lost her way".