I'm in tune with your mom. Fleetwood Mac is what the jocks and the cheerleaders at my highschool were into while I was discovering the New York Dolls and Patti Smith. Still not much of a fan, but I respect this gesture enough to give it a listen.
Every day is a good day to watch Stevie Nicks straight-up murder Lindsey Buckingham live onstage, while Mick drums in lieu of popping popcorn. EVERY day.
I grew up always wanting to be Stevie Nicks. I was the beginning of punk in the UK ( dad knew Declan McMannus- IYKYK ) but never lost my love of what I saw as her free floating wise woman spirit.
When I discovered punk at 19 in 1977, I went into pretty much year zero mode. Since I now knew what rock and roll really was, I could go back and listen to what was out there with fresh ears. I knew I didn't like Jefferson Starship and Steve Miller, but now I knew *why* they sucked. Fleetwood Mac, along with Linda Ronstadt and Warren Zevon, were the only contemporary LA rockers that made the cut for me.
Stevie Nicks attended my first college, though before I'd arrived there. I played that fuckin' album to death. The center of the world was on California during that time, between Star Wars, Fleetwood Mac, and countless other artists, it was a golden age to be a Californian. It was my youth and it was glorious.
I dunno. Fleetwood Mac was "apolitical" back in the day, but when they weren't obsessing about their various romantic resentments there was a strong theme of personal values in their music: commitment to each other, the need to remain grounded, etc. I'd say that it's less that Nicks has become political than it is that the political has puahed its way into her wheelhouse. Or Lighthouse, if you prefer.
Not me, because it came out when I was 25. It was everywhere! My dentist at the time allowed patients to bring an 8-track to play while he was working. I brought Rumours. He was already quite sick of it because I guess everyone else brought it, too.
Rumours came out right around the time my freshperson-year squeeze, who I thought was forever, dumped me over the summer. Between that and Elvis Costello, I had some mood music for the mood I was in at the time.
I tried so hard to persuade my husband to name our first daughter Rhiannon but he wasnt a fan. She got Josie instead after a british female comic we both loved. Am still miffed after 31 yrs
Wow - I was going to just play the audio and not watch the video, but I am very glad I watched it... that is some powerful imagery with the protesters and signs, and well produced. Would love to see someone do something like that to appeal to the youts - who I assume aren't really into Stevie Nicks?
Thanks Robyn. I'm saving this page for a couple more listens this week.
I'm in tune with your mom. Fleetwood Mac is what the jocks and the cheerleaders at my highschool were into while I was discovering the New York Dolls and Patti Smith. Still not much of a fan, but I respect this gesture enough to give it a listen.
Every day is a good day to watch Stevie Nicks straight-up murder Lindsey Buckingham live onstage, while Mick drums in lieu of popping popcorn. EVERY day.
I grew up always wanting to be Stevie Nicks. I was the beginning of punk in the UK ( dad knew Declan McMannus- IYKYK ) but never lost my love of what I saw as her free floating wise woman spirit.
(I think I know - aka EC, correct?)
"Silver Springs" from The Dance tour. That was a great show. I wasn't a fan of "Tusk", but the rest of it was pop gold.
Tusk. A three-album set with two good songs on it. It was named for what Lindsey Buckingham called his penis.
When I discovered punk at 19 in 1977, I went into pretty much year zero mode. Since I now knew what rock and roll really was, I could go back and listen to what was out there with fresh ears. I knew I didn't like Jefferson Starship and Steve Miller, but now I knew *why* they sucked. Fleetwood Mac, along with Linda Ronstadt and Warren Zevon, were the only contemporary LA rockers that made the cut for me.
I was in college before I knew Steve Miller was actually a person and not something created in a record company laboratory.
For me Fleetwood Mac has always been political even in the pre-Stevie era.
I am old, and yet still young.
Thank u, Robyn, and Stevie
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My cape room's temperature's barely controlled, lol. Generally I call them shawls, tho, & I knit them out of pretty wool
Stevie Nicks attended my first college, though before I'd arrived there. I played that fuckin' album to death. The center of the world was on California during that time, between Star Wars, Fleetwood Mac, and countless other artists, it was a golden age to be a Californian. It was my youth and it was glorious.
That was the golden age to be Californian.
Said golden age, of course, ended with the release of Xanadu.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanadu_(film)
Hey Now!
Also the year I met my now ex-husband, so that tracks.
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I dunno. Fleetwood Mac was "apolitical" back in the day, but when they weren't obsessing about their various romantic resentments there was a strong theme of personal values in their music: commitment to each other, the need to remain grounded, etc. I'd say that it's less that Nicks has become political than it is that the political has puahed its way into her wheelhouse. Or Lighthouse, if you prefer.
Holding out for a humidor for my fascinators.
I didn't realize being obsessed with Rumors was a rite of passage at 17. Did we all do that?
Not me, because it came out when I was 25. It was everywhere! My dentist at the time allowed patients to bring an 8-track to play while he was working. I brought Rumours. He was already quite sick of it because I guess everyone else brought it, too.
Rumours came out right around the time my freshperson-year squeeze, who I thought was forever, dumped me over the summer. Between that and Elvis Costello, I had some mood music for the mood I was in at the time.
I was kind of obsessed with Gustav Holst's The Planets & the soundtrack from Swing Kids. No I'm not well, lol
I was obsessed with Bella Donna at age 14. If you want to summon the older Gen X women, play the opening riff of Edge of Seventeen.
* POOF * You rang?! (twirls aroumd in her Gypsy dress)
Just like the white wing dove, sings a song sounds like she’s singin’, ooh, ooh, ooh…
Rumors was such a huge hit. Every girl I knew, including me, wanted Stevie Nicks hair.
I confess...my youngest daughter's name echoes the title of one of Ms Nick's biggest hits.
Naming female children after Celtic witches tends to run in this family.
I tried so hard to persuade my husband to name our first daughter Rhiannon but he wasnt a fan. She got Josie instead after a british female comic we both loved. Am still miffed after 31 yrs
We chose the Celtic (proper) spelling for one of the Land Shark pups. What is it with people who think putting a "y" in a name is cool?
Our son is a Callum. ( not colin or caylum) but I still get pointed sniffs from some family members over the double LL
We gave a not-proper version of an Irish name to my eldest. But it's the version Mr Demi's favorite uncle had.
They really want to be Welsh?
Wow - I was going to just play the audio and not watch the video, but I am very glad I watched it... that is some powerful imagery with the protesters and signs, and well produced. Would love to see someone do something like that to appeal to the youts - who I assume aren't really into Stevie Nicks?
I think my daughter would like it.