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Stevie Nicks, “In Your Dreams” (Warner Bros. Records) * * * starsMasslive.com
The bewitching, beguiling, mysterious, enchanting Stevie Nicks has been busy of late, touring with her band Fleetwood Mac, touring on her own with Rod Stewart and now releasing this solo album that she’s worked on for a year with Dave Stewart, formerly of Eurythmics.
It’s nevertheless Nicks’ first new solo album in a decade, one that plays to her strengths, from singing about regrets in the opener “Secret Love,” to shimmering her way through the very nostalgic “For What It’s Worth,” and embracing every bit of her 1970’s and ‘80’s mythical image in the thickly layered “Moonlight (A Vampire’s Dreams).”
It’s always interesting to hear Nicks offer reflections of her infamously tattered relationship/enduring friendship with Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham as she does in “Everybody Loves You,” but unfortunately in this case, the track is pretty drab. And that’s a problem with several cuts on “In Your Dreams,” which aims high but frequently comes up short in terms of the songwriting.
Still – and despite the fact that so many artists have written about the city lately – her tale “New Orleans” is better than most of the others, and the tougher “Soldier’s Angel,” offers a grittier side to Nicks than she typically reveals.
Musical guests on the album include Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Stewart, Glen Ballard, Mike Campbell and others.
5 comments:
Rolling Stones three and a half star review was glowing while this three star is rather tough...
I tend to favor the songs that are more intricately layered, filled with mystical images, and/or high on drama ( Moonlight, Sargasso, Annabel Lee, New Orleans, Secret, Italian Summer). However, it does not mean I don't appreciate and love the straight on emotional simplicity of songs like You May Be The One or Everybody loves You and especially For What Its Worth. Actually, I believe it's the contrast in writing styles that gives me a greater appreciation of all her work. If that cd were all mythical images and dramatic flairs, critics would be clammoring for heart tugging, stripped down, emotionally raw lyrics. IYD provides a healthy serving of both.
My favorites are Moonlight, Everybody Loves You, You May Be the One and Soldiers Angel. Those songs are all completely different. I like the rest of the songs as well, especially Wide Sargasso Sea, New Orleans and In Your Dreams. The whole album is good. At least this guy gave the album 3 stars. However, it is really is a harsh review. Her songwriting has never been so-synched.
I'm sick of hearing the mere few say, the album "comes up short in terms of the songwriting;" I absolutely LOVE the simplicity of the songs, which is what you get when you pair Dave Stewart & Stevie Nicks as a songwriting team... I mean let's be real, were Lennon & McCartney, or, Simon & Garfunkel's songs really so much more intricate??? I think not. And the did very well. While true, as a lyrical poet, Nicks fares much better writing by herself as she always has, but, I LOVE this ENTIRE Album!
Thank you #3. You made a perfect point with Lennon & McCartney and Simon & Garfunkel. Today, artists would be ridiculed with lyrical musings such as "strawberry fields" and "parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme".
What or who gave you the inspiration to write dreams ?
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