New Great Article that answers the solo album question!

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by joe68

Nicks said she is unsure if she'll release another
solo record.

"I really don't know what to do," she said. "I'm totally writing. I
could go into the studio tomorrow and start a solo record. I think I
get better as a writer every day because I work on it constantly. So
it's not like I couldn't do it, but ..."
Her voice trails off. Why bother when it has little chance of playing
on the radio, which means fewer people have a chance to hear the
record?

If I let it, this will totally ruin my day. What a cop out! Oh, Stevie, I am so disappointed with you right now.

[JazmenFlowers]

I don't know how I feel about this article. It seems rather depressing overall. While I think Stevie must feel some pressure about sales, etc., I agree that it has (or was supposed to be) about sharing her music with the world and giving us an "escape". Maybe she's been focusing on the business part of it too much, who knows. I think we've all learned to take these interviews with a grain of salt and move on. You can never tell what will actually take place.

As far as meet and greets, I'd like to know how in the hell you get to be part of that. That pricks me a little.

I do love that she does the handshake at the end of EO17 because it really sets her apart from other performers. And her comments about the soldiers was really nice.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by ELIUD

It sounds like her uncertainty about releasing another solo album is about not wanting to lose money on it or a tour afterward. I don't blame her. Just because her core fan base would happily shell out the money on her next record or tour doesn't mean it won't ruin her financially.

A new album wouldn't ruin her financially. Go to an small label like Sanctuary and have them release it for you. Easy as pie.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by ELIUD

It sounds like her uncertainty about releasing another solo album is about not wanting to lose money on it or a tour afterward. I don't blame her. Just because her core fan base would happily shell out the money on her next record or tour doesn't mean it won't ruin her financially. Plus she got some pretty good reviews from Shangri-la and Say You Will, maybe she just wants to leave the party while it's still a good one, not after it's too late. I'd love a new record, but I understand not wanting to risk her livelihood and respect in her field.

I personally don't think that if Stevie released an album that didn't sell well it would effect her standing on the live circuit at all. I bet plenty of people on the SYW tour hadn't bought that album. As long as she plays the old standards (Dreams etc) I don't think she has a worry about getting people to come and see her. A poor selling album wouldn't risk her livelihood at all IMO.

[ELIUD]

Originally Posted by dissention

Maybe Stevie should swallow her pride and do something out of the mainstream for once, like touring itty bitty venues and exposing herself to a wider audience that wouldn't necessarily go see her for $100 at the Fleet Center. Strip the show down from all the extravagant stuff and make it a small, artsy-fartsy show that she could tour with without worrying about paying back the promoters and breaking her bank account. One of the big reasons many artists still sell records is because they tour small venues and build up loyal followings. Stevie already has one, but she could build another one if she tried and it could result in more record sales.

I agree. But really I think Stevie's always been about making money from rock-n-roll and not about taking risks. Delivering messages to fans was nice and probably what she's most touched by, but "fortune is her life's love".

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by dissention

Maybe Stevie should swallow her pride and do something out of the mainstream for once, like touring itty bitty venues and exposing herself to a wider audience that wouldn't necessarily go see her for $100 at the Fleet Center. Strip the show down from all the extravagant stuff and make it a small, artsy-fartsy show that she could tour with without worrying about paying back the promoters and breaking her bank account. One of the big reasons many artists still sell records is because they tour small venues and build up loyal followings. Stevie already has one, but she could build another one if she tried and it could result in more record sales.

Absolutely. It's the same venues every freaking year. There are other states than Jersey, PA, Florida, and CA.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Who is feeding this crap to her anyway?

you know, I've thought this same thing. it seems that someone may have been whispering sweet sh*t in her ear

[dissention]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

It saddens me that she seems to measure how good a record is with commercial success. I'm starting to think she doesn't like Street Angel, not because it's her poorest album, but because it's her poorest selling.
Who is feeding this crap to her anyway? Stevie is never gonna be big with your average 12 year old again, she should just deal with it.
Her reaction seems to be, I'll become a nostalgia act, touring my old songs into the ground, rather than continuing to make new and artistic music. It's bull****. It makes me so sad she's essentially choosing money (which she'll no doubt make as a live act) over the artistic option (which is making music she loves no matter how well it sells).
Stevie, what has happened to you?

Precisely. Now I'm worried that we'll never get a proper version of Space Needle.

One would think that at this stage in her career, where she isn't selling millions of records but has an incredibly loyal fan base, that she would essentially say f*ck it and continue with her artistry like so many other artists her age do. You know, do something she always wanted to do but didn't because she had to worry about how it would affect sales. Record what she wants to record and get on with it. Take the high road, don't wilt and die just because record sales aren't up to snuff.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Absolutely. It's the same venues every freaking year. There are other states than Jersey, PA, Florida, and CA.

I absolutely agree. Do more shows at the House of Blues or the Whiskey or something. Lots of cool places to go. It would be so cool if she would open herself up to another audience and do smaller venues.

[ELIUD]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

you know, I've thought this same thing. it seems that someone may have been whispering sweet sh*t in her ear

Come on, don't start with the whole "this is somebody else controlling her" theory. Are we ever going to accept that she makes her own decisions? She's been exposed so many times for the material girl she is by Fleetwood Mac and by her own comments. She likes money, fancy cars and big houses. IT'S OLD NEWS. She's not perfect, but she's nobody's robot.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by ELIUD

I agree. But really I think Stevie's always been about making money from rock-n-roll and not about taking risks. Delivering messages to fans was nice and probably what she's most touched by, but "fortune is her life's love".

Very true. I just find it sad that now that she's older and won't make the money that she once did selling records, she won't bother anymore. I hope it isn't the case, but if it is, she needs to take a cue from people like Neil Young and Emmylou Harris. People who don't sell millions anymore, embrace it, and take it as an opportunity to do what they want to do and to hell with everyone else.

[MacMan]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

That totally pisses me off. I'm sorry but there are so many great artists who don't get played on the radio who still continue to make records and gain loyal fans. What a cop out. "I won't make a new album because it didn't sell as well as I had liked" sounds so childish to me. If she's proud of the music, then she shouldn't give a damn how many copies it sold. It's not like it totally bombed or got blasted by the critics.
I bet they won't play the new Paul McCartney album or the new Neil Young album on the radio either. Stevie should realise she's in a different league now; it's not about hit singles and MTV rotation for older artists because their audience isn't teenyboppers and it never will be, no matter what the music is like.

I think she will record another album again... I think she's just making a statement about the music industry and the state it's in... and to make it really dramatic she says she won't record an album again... Kind of like what Joni Mitchell has done.. Except Joni really won't do another album...

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by dissention

Precisely. Now I'm worried that we'll never get a proper version of Space Needle.

One would think that at this stage in her career, where she isn't selling millions of records but has an incredibly loyal fan base, that she would essentially say f*ck it and continue with her artistry like so many other artists her age do. You know, do something she always wanted to do but didn't because she had to worry about how it would affect sales. Record what she wants to record and get on with it. Take the high road, don't wilt and die just because record sales aren't up to snuff.

yeppers! She can't stop being creative. If she's burnt out on albums right now, why not get a book out or some drawings or something.

[Hippocampus]

Egads... I guess the Rhiannon album (or was it project?) mentioned a while ago was just another mirage or rumour... (apologies for the atrocious puns).

Then again I wouldn't put too much faith in this article. It's not like Stevie hasn't had doubts before. All she needs right now is a dinner with Tom Petty to set her straight on this "album sales" issue. Maybe we could even get a song out of it

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by ELIUD

Come on, don't start with the whole "this is somebody else controlling her" theory. Are we ever going to accept that she makes her own decisions? She's been exposed so many times for the material girl she is by Fleetwood Mac and by her own comments. She likes money, fancy cars and big houses. IT'S OLD NEWS. She's not perfect, but she's nobody's robot.

I never said someone else is controlling her. I simply said it seems odd for her to go on and on about sales instead of about how she wants to produce solid music. It just seemed so not Stevie. I was trying to say it was as if someone was feeding her crap about album sales, etc. Don't turn my comments around and get hostile.