Is Rhiannon and Landslide truely Stevie's best?

[tabruns]

Are we talking about iconic songs in general or what our personal favorites are? Because people here are confusing the two and they aren't the same.

Iconically I would say her songs are "Rhiannon", "Landslide" (which became iconic over the last 20 years basically), "Dreams", "Gold Dust Woman", "Gypsy", "Edge of Seventeen", and "Silver Springs" (thanks to the bravura performance of it on The Dance).

Initially "Sara" was widely considered iconic but has since faded, and I think it's because it is so rarely performed live, whereas performing "Landslide" live non-stop has elevated that song to classic status. It's interesting to hear "Landslide" referred to as a "big Fleetwood Mac hit" by people in the media because it never was a big Fleetwood Mac hit....it's just that now it's such an icon song for her that people assume it was huge.

"Stand Back" is a favorite and was a big hit, but it hasn't reached iconic level. I would say the same about "Leather And Lace" and "Talk To Me".

[Silver Springs]

Originally Posted by tabruns

Are we talking about iconic songs in general or what our personal favorites are? Because people here are confusing the two and they aren't the same.

Iconically I would say her songs are "Rhiannon", "Landslide" (which became iconic over the last 20 years basically), "Dreams", "Gold Dust Woman", "Gypsy", "Edge of Seventeen", and "Silver Springs" (thanks to the bravura performance of it on The Dance).

Initially "Sara" was widely considered iconic but has since faded, and I think it's because it is so rarely performed live, whereas performing "Landslide" live non-stop has elevated that song to classic status. It's interesting to hear "Landslide" referred to as a "big Fleetwood Mac hit" by people in the media because it never was a big Fleetwood Mac hit....it's just that now it's such an icon song for her that people assume it was huge.

"Stand Back" is a favorite and was a big hit, but it hasn't reached iconic level. I would say the same about "Leather And Lace" and "Talk To Me".

The three I mentioned I would definitely class amongst the "iconic" songs of her career, obviously Edge Of Seventeen being the most prominent amongst "unseasoned fans" of her solo work. Whenever I mention Stevie to somebody, it's 9 times out of 10 going to be Edge Of Seventeen they know. A few random songs have come up in the mix too, Sable On Blond and Highwayman having been two of the surprise curve balls people (who aren't aware of her substantial back catalogue) have thrown me.