New Great Article that answers the solo album question!

[Rickypt]

Originally Posted by dissention

Do you expect anything less from her?

No way, otherwise I'd think something was wrong with her.

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by dissention

Maybe Stevie should swallow her pride and do something out of the mainstream for once, like touring itty bitty venues and exposing herself to a wider audience that wouldn't necessarily go see her for $100 at the Fleet Center. Strip the show down from all the extravagant stuff and make it a small, artsy-fartsy show that she could tour with without worrying about paying back the promoters and breaking her bank account. One of the big reasons many artists still sell records is because they tour small venues and build up loyal followings. Stevie already has one, but she could build another one if she tried and it could result in more record sales.

Big, fat, gigantic, huge...WORD! And get Lindsey's a$$ out there too, dammit!!!!

[Hawkeye]

Originally Posted by Hippocampus

Then again I wouldn't put too much faith in this article. It's not like Stevie hasn't had doubts before. All she needs right now is a dinner with Tom Petty to set her straight on this "album sales" issue. Maybe we could even get a song out of it

Hell Yeah, Ill take another that made me stronger if it means setting Stevie straight. Tom seriously should have another talk with her, this time about album sales.

[Nightbird17]

Originally Posted by joe68

"Stevie Nicks Puts Vacation on Hold"

"I really don't know what to do," she said. "I'm totally writing. I
could go into the studio tomorrow and start a solo record. I think I
get better as a writer every day because I work on it constantly. So
it's not like I couldn't do it, but ..."
Her voice trails off. Why bother when it has little chance of playing
on the radio, which means fewer people have a chance to hear the
record?

Blah Blah Blah…… Stevie are you looking for more radio play?? From the moment your solo career was launched you were billed as “Rock’s Princess” You hooked up with Jimmy Iovine and put out two back to back albums that kicked ass. Jimmy’s out of the picture and you put out Rock a Little…..that is exactly what it did….rock a little. Do get me wrong …I love RAL and each solo effort that followed, even Street Angel…..but where is the rock ??

I got the opportunity to see you a few weeks ago. Humm…the set list was basically the same for every tour with or without an album to promote. There was something different about each song. You sounded excellent and there was real intensity to every performance. You rocked.

I think it is time you gave ol’ Jimmy a call and get your ass back in the studio for your masterpiece. You are at the top of your game right now…..Call Tom in for a duet and make it happen !

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by eclipse

and for feeding our ever increasing
"Need for Steve"

Gosh, it's nice to be appreciated

[HejiraNYC]

I guess she is probably her own worst critic. And if she feels like she has already produced her masterpiece with TISL, she is probably terrified of following it up with Street Angel Pt. II. Those lean years (figuratively speaking, of course ) in the 90's, where she was touring behind a stanky album and had become the butt of weight jokes, etc. were very traumatic. So now that she has turned herself around, she is probably afraid to go back to that dark place. She may be sounding cocky right now, boasting that she is writing better songs than ever, but perhaps this overconfidence is a device to mask the real insecurities that lie deep within. Admittedly she hasn't written a hit song in decades, so it's not like she has any laurels to rest on. I think it's easy for all of us to say that it's okay to release an artistic album that sells ten copies, but none of us have put out one of the best selling albums of all time. It's all about the ego, unfortunately.

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

It makes me so sad she's essentially choosing money (which she'll no doubt make as a live act) over the artistic option (which is making music she loves no matter how well it sells).
Stevie, what has happened to you?

Of course she's choosing money! You think she puts out albums simply for the passion of writing and the love of her fans? Come on. It's all about the money! She lives a fabulous lifestyle that she wants to continue living and that doesn't come cheap. I'm sure her idea of retirement will be pretty high off the hog. Don't get me wrong, I love Stevie to death and I am sure she does adore her fans, but she ain't stupid, she's not going to put out an album that won't get played on the radio and doesn't sell. Why go to all the work? Just for her "real devoted fans", I think not. JMO.

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I guess she is probably her own worst critic. And if she feels like she has already produced her masterpiece with TISL, she is probably terrified of following it up with Street Angel Pt. II. Those lean years (figuratively speaking, of course ) in the 90's, where she was touring behind a stanky album and had become the butt of weight jokes, etc. were very traumatic. So now that she has turned herself around, she is probably afraid to go back to that dark place. She may be sounding cocky right now, boasting that she is writing better songs than ever, but perhaps this overconfidence is a device to mask the real insecurities that lie deep within. Admittedly she hasn't written a hit song in decades, so it's not like she has any laurels to rest on. I think it's easy for all of us to say that it's okay to release an artistic album that sells ten copies, but none of us have put out one of the best selling albums of all time. It's all about the ego, unfortunately.

Damn, you're good!

[dissention]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

Of course she's choosing money! You think she puts out albums simply for the passion of writing and the love of her fans? Come on. It's all about the money! She lives a fabulous lifestyle that she wants to continue living and that doesn't come cheap. I'm sure her idea of retirement will be pretty high off the hog. Don't get me wrong, I love Stevie to death and I am sure she does adore her fans, but she ain't stupid, she's not going to put out an album that won't get played on the radio and doesn't sell. Why go to all the work? Just for her "real devoted fans", I think not. JMO.

Stevie must be one of the few veteran artists to get that memo, thankfully. Imagine how slim our pickings would be if the majority of veteran artists felt like that.

[Nightbird17]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

she's not going to put out an album that won't get played on the radio

SURE she will......TISL totally no airplay here just facts

[bikerchic]

Originally Posted by Nightbird17

SURE she will......TISL totally no airplay here just facts

She got smart.......I guess she's a slow learner.

[sparky]

I think this is about her thinking she can't get a major label deal. Like someone else mentioned, she is very sheltered from the world and probably has absolutely no idea that she could release a record on a small label and sell 200,000 copies and make MORE money than a major would get her for sales of 800,000. Plus, she is used to getting big assed advanced checks for records. We know how our girl HATES change.
No one is going to give her a big advance again. The records don't sell well enough. A major label record has to sell about 400k copies just to break even. I don't think she made any real money off TISL or SYW. Especially SYW. It didn't even sell a million copies. They probably only made money of the last 400 sold. That's MAYBE 2 bucks a record. Split 4 ways. That's about 200k a piece. Minus taxes equals about 140 if they have good accountants. Maybe another 50 for songwriting royalties. That doesn't pay her expenses for 3 months, I would think. All the money is made on the road. Making the records at this point IS all about art. And she ought to get her ass in the studio and make a record either way. Somebody needs to sit her down and explain this to her .

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by bikerchic

Of course she's choosing money! You think she puts out albums simply for the passion of writing and the love of her fans? Come on. It's all about the money! She lives a fabulous lifestyle that she wants to continue living and that doesn't come cheap. I'm sure her idea of retirement will be pretty high off the hog. Don't get me wrong, I love Stevie to death and I am sure she does adore her fans, but she ain't stupid, she's not going to put out an album that won't get played on the radio and doesn't sell. Why go to all the work? Just for her "real devoted fans", I think not. JMO.

Yeah, like Stevie hasn't got enough money to live a fabulous lifestyle even if she never toured or recorded again. Plus I imagine those royalties she'll get from Rumours and those Greatest Hits albums, will keep her more than comfortable even her last days.

Maybe it's just me, but I like to think artists are making music that they think is good, regardless of how it's gonna sell. If you think that's stupid fine, but I prefer the artistic vision over the quick buck.

God that makes me sad to think that Stevie might not record another album because she thinks "only my devoted fans are gonna hear this". What a depressing thought. I hope to god she's not really like that, but if you think that's reasonable

[Kelly]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

She doesn't want to record a solo record again, IMO. She's going to finish out her career with Fleetwood Mac.

Absolutely. The interviewer asked her about the radio thing. It doesnt sound like she said that was the reason. She doesn't want to do another album solo and probably cannot say the real reasons why.

[trackaghost]

Originally Posted by dissention

Stevie must be one of the few veteran artists to get that memo, thankfully. Imagine how slim our pickings would be if the majority of veteran artists felt like that.

It's a sad thought isn't it? I mean Parallel Lines probably sells more copies each year than the last Blondie album did.