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sparky · #76 09-17-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

I have a bit of a pet peeve with it. Growing up and to this day my dad only listens to "oldies" radio stations (50's and 60's music) and I can't stand it so it's just wrong for me to tell myself I'm a fan of oldies music. Stevie is far from my definition of oldies but to each is own.

About a decade ago, I predicted to all of my friends that one day in the next 15-20 years we would all be listening to oldies stations too. Just because no other station would be playing music we liked. And, most of my pals are now listening to "classic rock" stations, as that is where the music they like gets played. And that is oldies by another name. I don't listen to radio much at all (other than NPR) but that's where Stevie/Mac get almost all of their airplay.
Cursed by aging, I suppose.

SapphireSister · #77 09-17-2006, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

This whole discussion is pointless. La Nicks has been singing as a star since like 1974-75. Of course she must include somne of those hits in her repetoire and she does. Does that make her an odlies act? Not in my opinion. I base this on the Gold Dust Tour where she included Circle Dance and Rock and Roll in the set. Those are not her songs and she never did them before. So, in a tour with no record to support, she sang two different things she never sang before (not to mention SYWBARRS with Don H. ) -- So, the facts suggest that while she has over 30 years of material to chose from, she adds different songs to each tour set and those songs are not her hits and/or even her material.

But, people will call her what they want no matter the facts. So be it.

Totally off topic but I just watched Silver Springs from The Dance on youtube for old time's sake. That is still one of my favorite performances ever (not to mention how fabulous she sonds)! I'm the futherest thing from a "shipper" but I still wait for the moment when they finally lock eyes and she turns her mic and sings to him "never get away!!". I get chills every time.

sparky · #78 09-17-2006, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by strandinthewind

This whole discussion is pointless.

I don't think it's pointless.
It's interesting to me to hear what people think and why.

Johnny Stew · #79 09-17-2006, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

I have a bit of a pet peeve with it. Growing up and to this day my dad only listens to "oldies" radio stations (50's and 60's music) and I can't stand it so it's just wrong for me to tell myself I'm a fan of oldies music. Stevie is far from my definition of oldies but to each is own.

I started getting into Stevie in late 1985/early 1986... by that point, to kids my age (13 at the time), Stevie & Fleetwood Mac were already "oldies acts." That was fine with me though -- I always preferred the "oldies" to the "young hipsters" anyway. I related to their music better, just the way I related better to older people than I did to kids my own age.

Johnny Stew · #80 09-17-2006, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sparky

I don't think it's pointless.
It's interesting to me to hear what people think and why.

Yeah, I wouldn't say it's pointless.
I would say it is fruitless though.

SapphireSister · #81 09-17-2006, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by sparky

About a decade ago, I predicted to all of my friends that one day in the next 15-20 years we would all be listening to oldies stations too. Just because no other station would be playing music we liked. And, most of my pals are now listening to "classic rock" stations, as that is where the music they like gets played. And that is oldies by another name. I don't listen to radio much at all (other than NPR) but that's where Stevie/Mac get almost all of their airplay.
Cursed by aging, I suppose.

I still listen to the radio (although now I have XM Satellite) and the majority of time I listen to 80's stations which is the music I grew up on. I guess that would be considered oldies to some people too so my definition of oldies (50's and 60's music) is forever changing.

sparky · #82 09-17-2006, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

I guess that would be considered oldies to some people too so my definition of oldies (50's and 60's music) is forever changing.

Ding ding ding !

SapphireSister · #83 09-17-2006, 10:16 PM

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Ding ding ding !

I'm obsessed with youtube videos right now...God how classic is that SOTM Mirage performance? How come I'll never get to see that Stevie? Guess I was born a few years too late

Was SOTM released as a single?

sparky · #84 09-17-2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

I'm obsessed with youtube videos right now...God how classic is that SOTM Mirage performance? How come I'll never get to see that Stevie? Guess I was born a few years too late

Was SOTM released as a single?

It's a good one. She used that stuff all up, though.

I believe it was a single and tanked at like, 70 or something.
Somewhere around here I have a 45 and 12" of it.

MacMan · #85 09-17-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sparky

It's a good one. She used that stuff all up, though.

I believe it was a single and tanked at like, 70 or something.
Somewhere around here I have a 45 and 12" of it.

It was a single, and it did kind of tank @ 86... Here's a list of all their Hot 100 entries.

DestinyRules · #86 09-17-2006, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RockALittle250

Are you a real Stevie Nicks fan or are you just pretending to be one?

I am a real fan. I am also a realist. I also speak my mind whether you like it or not. I'm not some mindless drone who can listen to Stevie sing the phone book half assed and think it's brilliant when it's not.

When Stevie does well, I say so. When she sucks it, I say so. I was downright giddy over her rendition of "Woodstock" because she sang it with more fire under her than she has sung much of anything in a while.

Johnny Stew · #87 09-17-2006, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DestinyRules

I am a real fan. I am also a realist. I also speak my mind whether you like it or not. I'm not some mindless drone who can listen to Stevie sing the phone book half assed and think it's brilliant when it's not.

When Stevie does well, I say so. When she sucks it, I say so. I was downright giddy over her rendition of "Woodstock" because she sang it with more fire under her than she has sung much of anything in a while.

Music critics were accusing her of sounding "bored" and "listless" on stage as far back as the 'Rumours' and 'Tusk' tours, so I've realized it's all relative.

sparky · #88 09-17-2006, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Music critics were accusing her of sounding "bored" and "listless" on stage as far back as the 'Rumours' and 'Tusk' tours, so I've realized it's all relative.

I saw a bored and/or sick performance on the Tusk tour.

The birth of my cynicism, at the tender age of 14....

TheWILDheart · #89 09-18-2006, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by SapphireSister

I'm obsessed with youtube videos right now...God how classic is that SOTM Mirage performance? How come I'll never get to see that Stevie? Guess I was born a few years too late

Was SOTM released as a single?

Yes indeed it was but the single version was different. It had this stupid wirey noise all the way through it. Maybe if they had released the original TUSK version we all know and love then it might have charted higher?

TheWILDheart · #90 09-18-2006, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by DestinyRules

I am a real fan. I am also a realist. I also speak my mind whether you like it or not. I'm not some mindless drone who can listen to Stevie sing the phone book half assed and think it's brilliant when it's not.

When Stevie does well, I say so. When she sucks it, I say so. I was downright giddy over her rendition of "Woodstock" because she sang it with more fire under her than she has sung much of anything in a while.

I agree. Stevie has done her fair share of crap over the years. I can't stand 65% of Rock a Little and her stuff on tango other than Seven Wonders leaves a lot to be desired. I think Paper Doll deserved to get higher than 103 lol. However, I disagree on the oldies part. I'm 16!!! My mate Hannah who got me into Stevie is 16!! I know loads of younger fans. I think as long as Stevie keeps releasing and touring and...basically keeps active, she won't be an oldies act. An oldies act is someone who is no longer around anymore and who are remembered for the "classics". I think in years to come the fans will remember "Trouble in Shangri-La" as much as "Bella Donna" or even "Rumours". Stevie still has a lot left in her and she has moved with the times. So SSSHHHUUUUUDDDDDAAAAAAPPPPP!!!