Why is Stevie so much bigger then her female peers

[Travis]

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!