Hi, Nikki:
Here's a recent -- and similar -- quote from Stevie Nicks that a friend
mailed to me last week. It's from an article in the May 20, 2001 New York
Times magazine, credited to Liz Welch. In it, Stevie picked five favorite
albums. The article, which was only a 1/3-page kind of sidebar thing, goes
something like this:
Five from Stevie Nicks
Tuning In
The singer picks the rock of an age
What makes a rock 'n' roll album great? According to Stevie Nicks, the former
Fleetwood Mac singer whose new solo album, "Trouble in Shangri-La," was
released earlier this month and quickly entered the Billboard Top 10, the
songs have to tell real stories. "If the lyrics are not saying something
important," she says, "it's going to be a song that you like for a couple
weeks and then never think about again." Here, Nicks lists the best rock 'n'
roll albums from the 1970's and thereabouts.
-- Note from me -- The article then gives Stevie's impressions of the
following albums:
Jimi Hendrix, "Are You Experienced?" (1967)
Crosby, Stills & Nash, "Crosby, Stills & Nash" (1969)
Leon Russell, "Leon Russell" (1970)
Led Zeppelin, "Led Zeppelin IV" (1971)
-- Another note from me -- Then the article ends with this:
Joni Mitchell, "Court and Spark" (1974)
"Nobody plays guitar like her. And the way she phrased -- she could put a
whole bunch of words into one sentence and not make it sound crowded until
you tried to sing along. Songs like 'Same Situation' tell the story of her
rock 'n' roll life, which was mine too."
-- Me, again. I'm not a big Stevie fan (sorry, Nikki!), but I do have to
admire her taste in other people's music. ;-) I'd be glad to send you my
clipping, Nikki, if you want it.
--Bob
