A CHOICE OF 10 SINGLES – THE BEST POP MUSIC OF 1983 In 1983, singles proved to be a much better vehicle for amusing, adventurous pop music than albums were. Whether we’re talking about the traditional 7-inch...
A considerable part of Stevie Nicks’ appeal is her ethereal manner, the witchy way she slinks and spins on stage, belting out songs like incantations, in a throaty, quaking voice. In concert Saturday night at the...
One of the “rules” of growing up is to leave behind childhood fantasies of spirits, fairy princesses and the like — unless you build a career on mystical appeal, as has singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks...
Stevie Nicks has always been two performers. At times, she is the Gothic figure of tragedy, the enigmatic witch of “Rhiannon” who swirls her diaphanous black and white capes as she dances an ancient ballet —...
When Stevie Nicks came prancing and swirling onto the Myriad Convention Center stage Saturday night to deliver a “”Wild Hearts” concert, she found herself confronted with a crowd more akin to wild...
Houston, Texas — It had been building toward this all day. First, Stevie Nicks’ personal assistant and then her road manager had issued the warning: Don’t ask Stevie about her personal life, or else. Now the...
Normally a singer with the band Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks is touring with a group of her own this year. At Colt State Park last night, she performed to a capacity crowd of about 9,000. In the context of a Fleetwood...
Arts/Entertainment: Record Guide, Pop-Rock Stevie Nicks: The Wild Heart. (Modern/Atco Records 7 90084-1.) It’s Stevie Nicks’s second solo album away from Fleetwood Mac. How’s she doing? Not too...
Stevie Nicks: Arizona’s Bella Donna comes home. Once upon a time, there lived a golden-haired princess named Stephanie. She grew up with dolls and toys and all the worldly things which make little girls happy. But...
PHOENIX, Ariz. — For singer Stevie Nicks, her success as a songwriter could be attributed to her failing eyesight. I definitely perceive the world differently than most people do,” said the most visible member of...
Stevie Nicks: The Wild Heart (Modern) — As with her first solo effort, Bella Donna, Stevie Nicks’ latest album combines cryptic and depthless lyrics with a reedy voice of both ethereal beauty and rock-hard...
Seldom has Stevie Nicks been in better voice than on The Wild Heart. Her distinctive lower-range growl has broadened and strengthened considerably; it may not be a bluesmama instrument, but it carries some emotional...
