Stevie Nicks - Rock a Little Audio CD
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Band: Stevie Nicks
Title: Rock a Little
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD
Tracks: 1: I Can't Wait 2: Rock a Little (Go Ahead Lily) 3: Sister Honey 4: I Sing for the Things 5: Imperial Hotel 6: Some Becomes Strangers 7: Talk to Me 8: The Nightmare 9: If I Were You 10: No Spoken Word 11: Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You
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Damn it, rock a little! Maybe that's because my expectations have lowered after the uncomfortably uneven directionlessness of "Bella Donna" and the chickenbrained drone of "The Wild Heart. I thought "Rock a Little" was nicer than Nicks' first two albums, by which I mean that it sounded nicer, was a nicer listening experience, left me feeling nicer after I was finished listening to it. " "Rock a Little" feels more loose to me, even if it still sounds cold as ice; she even gets funky once or twice ("Some Become Strangers"). And I like the opening number. Still, no "Stand Back," the catchiest thing she ever did sans-Fleetwood Mac, just a lot of lyrics that never climax (Sample chorus: "Thing is/Time was/Part of me used to love you/Part of me still does/This light here/Some become strangers"), making them worth--well, about as much as "Stand Back. ".
'Rock a Little' is a real Stevie wonder
With untamed, electrifying vocals against a lush backdrop of lilting harmonies, contemporary synths, searing guitar solos and catchy beat-box drums, the result is a timeless musical gem as versatile and appealing now -- perhaps even more so -- than it was in its 1985 heyday. 'Rock a Little' is Stevie Nicks' edgiest and most emotionally passionate album to date. Equally provocative is her ability to blend her down-tempo ballads into the album's rocking mix without slowing its overall momentum. It is a testament to Stevie's gift of writing poetic prose and using her stunning instrument -- her voice -- to convey each of her songs with honest conviction and heartfelt emotion. 'Rock a Little' rocks more than a little. It rocks a lot.
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MISSING STEVIE NICKS
The opening song "I CAN'T WAIT" is a fabolous hypnotic rock song, "TALK TO ME" is a neglected pop classic, and "HAS ANY ONE EVER WRITTEN ANYTHING FOR YOU" may be definite a great love song that only Stevie at her best can sing. ROCK A LITTLE is a solid Pop-Rock Album: It show Nicks at her best. .
Totally 80s Stevie is totally rad and awesome!!!
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Summer of 1985
This album is one of my favorite of Stevie's. . Belladonna has better songs and Wild Heart is euphoric in its intentions. . . but this album was a summer staple on sun-kissed afternoons at the beach and cruising on balmy summer nights down the boulevard,being 18 and carefree. . . If I were you is my fave,Talk to me and I can't wait are a close tie for second but whole album minus The Nightmare(still HATE this song)rates as terrific (especially given the coke addled time in Stevie's precious life). This album would get five stars if both Reconsider Me and Thousand Days were included as planned and I would love to hear the first album of "dark" songs recorded for this album but ultimately shelved for this group of very good songs. If you weren't around when this was first released,I'm sorry but try it now and let it's charms enchant you today!.
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