Why is Stevie so much bigger then her female peers

Hawkeye · #1 04-29-2009, 11:42 PM

I'm talking about people like Heart, Blondie and Pat Benatar. Even you personally feel any of those people were better or are better then Stevie (even I have to admit all three have maintained their voices better) The facts still remain that Stevie consistently plays in large amphitheatres while charging double what those other female rockers are and they're all generally playing much smaller venues at cheaper prices. Heart and {at Benatar songs are all over the radio as much if not more then Stevie, so why is the demand for Stevie so much higher?

LiamMcConville · #2 04-30-2009, 02:03 AM

Fleetwood Mac

Jondalar · #3 04-30-2009, 03:56 AM

She actually had two successful careers, the others did not. Deborah Harry's solo career pretty much bombed. And Nicks style is totally original. It's a trademark that is hard to forget. Plus, the others aren't really championed as much by current artist such as Courtney Love or Sheryl Crow.

MoonWaterPoet · #4 04-30-2009, 04:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I'm talking about people like Heart, Blondie and Pat Benatar. Even you personally feel any of those people were better or are better then Stevie (even I have to admit all three have maintained their voices better) The facts still remain that Stevie consistently plays in large amphitheatres while charging double what those other female rockers are and they're all generally playing much smaller venues at cheaper prices. Heart and {at Benatar songs are all over the radio as much if not more then Stevie, so why is the demand for Stevie so much higher?

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Angel69 · #5 04-30-2009, 05:54 AM

Because she is Stevie!

Chrislit18 · #6 04-30-2009, 06:03 AM

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trackaghost · #7 04-30-2009, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

She actually had two successful careers, the others did not. Deborah Harry's solo career pretty much bombed. And Nicks style is totally original. It's a trademark that is hard to forget. Plus, the others aren't really championed as much by current artist such as Courtney Love or Sheryl Crow.

Debbie Harry isn't championed by current artists?

Come on, that's definitely not true. Acts like Santogold, Gwen Stefani, The Ting Tings even Madonna, all namecheck and say they are influenced by her.

TrueFaith77 · #8 04-30-2009, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by LiamMcConville

Fleetwood Mac

I was going to make the exact same post.

Travis · #9 04-30-2009, 08:05 AM

As much as I like the music of Blondie/Debbie Harry, Heart and Pat (though these days not so much Heart and Pat as much as I used to), I find Stevie to be the most talented out of the bunch. Also, Stevie definitely connected to people in a way I find the other ladies did not. Stevie has more of an emotional connection, and at the end of the day, that is what lasts and has lasted.

As far as hearing the other songs on the radio as much as Stevie, “if not more”, I question that. I do not hear Heart and Pat as much as I do Stevie. There are at least 4 solo songs of Stevie that still get airplay on the radio (and not just classic rock stations) Stop Draggin’, Leather and Lace, Edge of Seventeen and Stand Back. Once in a while I may hear “Talk To Me” but not as much as the 4 I listed. Pat has only 2 radio staples in my opinion, “Hit Me With Your Best Shot” and “Love Is A Battlefield.” For Heart, I only ever hear “These Dreams” and “Alone.” However, on classic rock stations of course they play more. Also, if you look at the span of these ladies careers, Stevie has lasted longer. From the time she came out with the Mac, she has had a good 12 years of mainstream success, 1975-1987. Only with 1989’s Mirror did the chart success start to decline. Blondie only had about a good 5 years of hits if I’m not mistaken and Debbie’s solo career went nowhere. I’d say Heart lasted almost as long as Stevie (though they had a lull period from 81-84 then came back with “corporate rock” and had 3 more hit albums. Pat came out when, 1979? Her success stalled around 1985 … she had one top 40 single in 1989 but then that was it. Since then, Stevie has been the only that can still sell respectable #’s. Even if TISL didn’t sell like hotcakes, it still debuted at #5. When the last time was any of these ladies had an album on the charts?

OK, that was a long ramble!

blinker12 · #10 04-30-2009, 08:11 AM

This is a great question and I've wondered about it myself.
My theory is that it's the emotional connection people make to Stevie. Her performing and songwriting style is intensely personal, mystical, dramatic. She has created her own mythology through her songs -- of ghosts, Welsh witches and angels. That stuff creates real intrigue and interest and has amassed her a fiercely devoted cult of followers eager to hear what she'll come up with next.
By contrast, singers like Pat Benatar, the women of Heart, and Debbie Harry generally chose much more mainstream material and approached it in a more straightforward way. In short, Stevie has a much stronger cult of personality.

AnthonyMI · #11 04-30-2009, 08:53 AM

mahahahahaha.

When I read the title of this post I thought "oh man, not ANOTHER "Stevie is SO fat" thread!

strandinthewind · #12 04-30-2009, 08:54 AM

Too much fried chicken.

SuzeQuze · #13 04-30-2009, 09:36 AM

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Too much fried chicken.

Omg nice sig!

My first thought was Fleetwood Mac. Second, her deeply personal songs you can just connect to. Third, that unique voice that just calls out to you and draws you in. Fourth, her image. She was fearless in creating a really unique rock and roll gypsy/ballerina image that is hers and hers alone. Fifth, she aligned herself with and played nice with the boys.