

The energy of her performance drives the music the way you want it to. They’re smooth and full-bodied in the midrange. They open up on the top end and go down deeper on the bottom. They’re big and rich, not thin nor harsh. It’s easy to spot the good-sounding copies. 4 stars: “The Wild Heart sold to the faithful - it made the Top Ten, sold over a million copies, and spawned three Top 40 hits… if you loved Bella Donna, you would like The Wild Heart very much.”.Features a host of stellar guest musicians, including Tom Petty, Mick Fleetwood, Steve Lukather (Toto), and even Prince, though he wasn’t credited on the album.The spacious size, vocal presence, bottom end weight and (relative) warmth throughout are exactly the sound you want for The Wild Heart.This outstanding early Modern Records pressing boasts Double Plus (A++) sound from start to finish.Learn about the people, places, and events that have influenced her work-and why Nicks’ music is as powerfully alluring today as it was when you first heard it decades ago.ĭrawing from Rolling Stone magazine’s extensive archives, and his long time appreciation of Nicks, Sheffield shares the stories behind the best-selling records and the spitfire 1997 Fleetwood Mac reunion show that put the band back on top of the charts-and why Stevie Nicks still speaks to us today.

Grab your lace shawl and top hat and get ready to twirl-this is a full-throttle appreciation of the life and voice of Stevie Nicks from one of rock criticism’s most celebrated writers.īest-selling author and Rolling Stone columnist Rob Sheffield explores the music and artistry of the rock goddess who has kept generations of music lovers totally bewitched and spellbound, with such classic rock hits as "Rhiannon" and "Gypsy." With Stevie Nicks’s 2019 solo induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the time is right to uncover the stories behind the songs you love.
