Questions

[dudden22]

- the best lyrics? Bella Donna

- the best vocals? Wild Heart

- the best production? Bella Donna

- the best mood? Bella Donna

- the best dedication(s) Bella Donna

[KarmaContestant]

- the best lyrics? I'll give this one to Bella Donna.

- the best vocals? Wild Heart, for sure.

- the best production? Either Bella Donna or Wild Heart. Jimmy is a genius.

- the best mood? Rock A Little...'cause it's dark, a bit sinister, and feels like a thunderstorm from start to finish.

- the best dedication(s) I like the dedication from The Wild Heart, but I like the 'special thanks' from The Other Side of the Mirror the best.

[The Tower]

- the best lyrics? Bella Donna

- the best vocals? The Wild Heart

- the best production? None of them. This has always been Stevie's weakness as a solo artist. Jimmy Iovine is too spare/bar band. Rock A Little was a hodge-podge mess. While TOSOTM is a great album, Rupert Hines' production was the glaring weak point. You can't polish a turd on Street Angel. TISL was also a hodge-podge disconnect when it comes to the production.

The only person who has ever been able to successfully produce Stevie is Lindsey Buckingham. I think he should produce her next solo album .

- the best mood? TOSOTM gets my vote.

- the best dedication(s) "To L.A.- for its electricity, and its smog..." Only Stevie Nicks could write a liner note dedication to smog. I'm surprised she didn't do "To Tampax- for their snug fit, extra capacity and for making sure I was secure while horseback riding in the 'Stand Back' Civil War video." for The Wild Heart liner notes.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by The Tower

- the best dedication(s) "To L.A.- for its electricity, and its smog..." Only Stevie Nicks could write a liner note dedication to smog. I'm surprised she didn't do "To Tampax- for their snug fit, extra capacity and for making sure I was secure while horseback riding in the 'Stand Back' Civil War video." for The Wild Heart liner notes.

"They say the ****ing smog is the ****ing reason you have such beautiful ****ing sunsets."

[The Tower]

Originally Posted by dissention

"They say the ****ing smog is the ****ing reason you have such beautiful ****ing sunsets."

Not even... Smog in LA was really bad in the 70's- now it's better, though still bad. The sunsets are gorgeous when there isn't any smog- especially after a rainstorm.

[ontheEdgeof17]

- the best lyrics? TISL

- the best vocals? THE WILD HEART

- the best production? ROCK A LITTLE

- the best mood? STREET ANGEL

- the best dedication(s) TIMESPACE

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by dissention

The Wild Heart for all of those.

I'm surprised to see you pick TWH for production. I thought you hated the synth.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

WORST production is without doubt TOSOTM. So over-produced, it's like one big ole sickly cake smothered in too much icy. RAL is a case of too many cooks and Street Angel is humdrum - some of those songs needed a bit of oomph and ended up with standard unimaginative arrangements.

I think TOSOTM is too polished. But I think Rupert went for a sound - that reviewer called it a sort of indescribable keybyboard support - and he got it. I'm just not nuts for the sound, but it's consistent from a production standpoint, IMO.
TISL sounds like it has more cooks than RAL.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

RAL is one of my favorite albums, though

Mine too. My love for it just grows.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

- the best mood? Rock A Little...'cause it's dark, a bit sinister, and feels like a thunderstorm from start to finish.[/B]

Wow, other than her voice, I just don't hear dark or stormy. I think the poppy, light music combined with the gruff voice are a great mix that give a happy effect. I find TWH and TOSOTM much darker.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by The Tower

- the best lyrics? Bella Donna

- the best vocals? The Wild Heart

- the best production? None of them. This has always been Stevie's weakness as a solo artist. Jimmy Iovine is too spare/bar band. Rock A Little was a hodge-podge mess. While TOSOTM is a great album, Rupert Hines' production was the glaring weak point. You can't polish a turd on Street Angel. TISL was also a hodge-podge disconnect when it comes to the production.

The only person who has ever been able to successfully produce Stevie is Lindsey Buckingham. I think he should produce her next solo album .

- the best mood? TOSOTM gets my vote.

- the best dedication(s) "To L.A.- for its electricity, and its smog..." Only Stevie Nicks could write a liner note dedication to smog. I'm surprised she didn't do "To Tampax- for their snug fit, extra capacity and for making sure I was secure while horseback riding in the 'Stand Back' Civil War video." for The Wild Heart liner notes.

I think the production on SA sucks, and I'm no fan of Rupert's either, but I'll add that I did not care for the production of Stevie's SYW songs. I'd much prefer Jimmy to Lindsey for her next solo album. I could live with Rick doing it as well.

- Jake

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

Mine too. My love for it just grows.

- Jake

Aside from I Can't Wait and Talk to Me...If I Were You, Some Become Strangers, No Spoken Word, Sister Honey...they're some of my all time favorite Stevie songs (I would love to hear her sing Some Become Strangers now ) I just love that song even though she didn't write it..."I don't really need this in my life...why don't we forget about it?"

[Dreammms]

wild heart

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

Aside from I Can't Wait and Talk to Me...If I Were You, Some Become Strangers, No Spoken Word, Sister Honey...they're some of my all time favorite Stevie songs (I would love to hear her sing Some Become Strangers now ) I just love that song even though she didn't write it..."I don't really need this in my life...why don't we forget about it?"

Some Become Strangers is one of my favorite Stevie songs ever, even though she didn't write it. I wish it got more love. I loooooove that song beyond words, another reason I'm a huge RAL fan.

[SapphireSister]

- the best lyrics? Hands down TISL

- the best vocals? RAL (so flog me)

- the best production? TISL

- the best mood? RAL

- the best dedication(s) OSM