Today I realised...

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

Somebody needs to teach these Brits how to spell proper American English!

I had a feeling he/she might be British and they spell it differently so in that case I retract my statement!

[fringed n fab]

Originally Posted by markolas

Hmm...I wouldn't call RAL a party album, or upbeat at all. The lyrics to most of the songs are really dark, and there's even something a little morose about the music & production, beneath the '80s synthesizers and dance beats.

As far as Street Angel...most of the songs are nearly incomprehensible, lyrics-wise, even by Stevie standards. But they're catchy tunes - I'm thinking specifically of Greta, Love Is Like a River, and Listen to the Rain. But if you're somebody who pays a lot of attention to lyrics (like me), the fact that they don't make a hell of a lot of sense will start to grate on you after awhile.

I don't think BD or RAL have any duds on them at all, but all the rest of Stevie's albums do, and SA has more of them than any other album, IMO. The best songs from it are on the Enchanted box set, and I much prefer the Enchanted versions of those songs to the ones on Street Angel.

We're (people like you and me) are allowed to dislike Street Angel. Right down to the pale pinkness and washed out cover photos. She looked sick because she was. I can see why she wasn't happy with that finished product. But like I said, I like a couple songs from it and I saw her on that tour.

[David]

Originally Posted by Artemis

Just how GOOD Rock A Little is!

"Imperial Hotel" has always been one of my favorites. It's as if everyone in the band -- not just Stevie -- cut loose & went wild. The song shimmers & pulsates with kinetic energy.

[TerraRhiannon]

Ouu, Rock a Little is an awesome album! Talk to Me, Rock a Little, I Can't Wait... these are some of my most played Stevie tunes!