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Rock a Little

Stevie Nicks | Format: Audio Cassette
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews) |

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Stevie Nicks is a multi Grammy Award winner and Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Her extraordinary career as a solo artist, songwriter, live performer and member of Fleetwood Mac is legendary. Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" was one of the biggest selling albums of all time. She has penned such Mac classics as "Landslide," "Dreams," "Gold Dust Woman" and "Rhiannon." As a solo artist, beginning with… Read more in Amazon's Stevie Nicks Store

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  • Audio Cassette (October 17, 1990)
  • Label: Atlantic / Wea
  • ASIN: B000002JL5
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #369,483 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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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 - Stevie Nicks

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
Stevie Nicks' "Rock A Little" is a tough one to explain. The first time I listened to this record, I didn't really think it was worth buying. Stevie's voice sounds a bit strained on the album, and you will never have to guess at what decade this collection of tracks comes from. That having been said, the songs on this album come straight from what Stevie was living at the time. She bears her soul on this record, and desperate times are apparent. Stevie sings "that was when the dream took her prisoner/and she knew the dream was over/but the nightmare was not over." A truthful testimony of Stevie's feelings of the business and her state of mind at the time. "she cries to her friend why am I so alone/he says wo baby/this is path you have chosen." The album also contains the top ten hit "Talk to Me" and the hit single "I Can't wait." Rock A Little is now my favorite Stevie album, and I do own all of her solo work. Just give Rock A Little a chance and a little thought, I think you'll like it.
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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
ROCK A LITTLE tends to take a beating from critics as a purely commercial effort--and there is some truth in that statement. But the problem with the album isn't so much Stevie Nicks as it is producer Jimmy Iovine. Iovine did a stunning job of showcasing Nicks' unique talents on her solo debut BELLA DONNA and its follow up THE WILD HEART, but with ROCK A LITTLE he seems unable to find any consistently effective way in which to present her. Consequently, most cuts from this album reek of excessive synthesizer, as if Iovine is trying to bury Nicks under layers of sound. Not surprisingly, it would be the last time he would act as her producer.

That aside, 1985 was not a particularly good year for Stevie Nicks herself, who endured a host of emotional upheavals and began to drift into serious drug use. And it shows a bit in her material. At her best, she can still fuse a series of remarkable images with her half-velvet, half-sandpaper voice--"I Sing For The Things" is a particularly good example and a very fine piece. But few of the selections here have the same memorable combination of voice, lyric, and music that graced her previous work.

But all of this is much less grim than it may sound: even with these problems running against it, ROCK A LITTLE is a solid album, and at its best it shows Stevie Nicks at her best. The opening "I Can't Wait" is a roundhouse punch, "I Sing for the Things" is classic Nicks poetry, "Talk To Me" is a neglected pop classic, and "Has Any One Ever Written Anything For You" may be a bit spotty in lyrics but it has the emotional charge that only Nicks at her best can convey. As for the rest, they aren't bad, they aren't clunkers--they're just not Nicks quite at the top of her form.

This isn't the album I would use to introduce Stevie Nicks to a new listener--it pulls in too many directions without finding a center. But it is nonetheless a good album, one that really only falls short in comparison to Nicks' previous work. Recommended.

GFT, Amazon Reviewer

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Not your usual Stevie album August 14, 1999
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Format:Audio CD
I'm probably biased, because this record was my first exposure to Stevie Nicks ever, but I think it's a great album. Yes, we now know that she was half-wacked outta her gourd on drugs and booze during this time, but that mostly likely served to give her more of an edge. Even Stevie has said that "devestation leads to writing great songs" and while her voice on this CD is not perfect, it's full of intensity. She practically shouts her way through the defiant No Spoken Word and The Nightmare. And Rock A Little and I Sing For The Things sound appropriately weary and heartfelt. There is never a doubt that she is putting everything she's got into singing the songs on this album. This IS an odd album, because at least for a while, Stevie let go of her farie/gypsy/fantasy persona and got herself an attitude....she became Stevie:Warrior Princess. She started wearing all black, teased out her hair, and spun faster and harder than she ever has before or since. If there is a downside to this CD, it's that it now feels dated. It isn't as timeless as her other albums....the music very much sounds and feels like a typical mid-80's production.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
PLEASE DIGITALLY REMASTER THIS CD
I'ts time. Please re-release and digitally remaster this album in 2012!!! Plus all of Stevie's other solo albums.. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Scottyh
Underappreciated And Full Of Surprises!
Rating this album with only four stars was really hard for me. I've been a diehard Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac for as long as I can remember. Read more
Published 5 months ago by iMike
Rocking A Little, Going 80s Pop the rest of the way
This album represented a changing point in Stevie's career, in that it wasn't as successful as her previous two, but it was still able to stand on its own. Read more
Published 11 months ago by muzikfan
Stevie creates magic with this album!
Moods/Subjects:

-Energetic
-Imaginary
-Fantasy
-Majestic
-Fascination
-Love
-Fun

I am a major fan of Stevie Nicks, and I am as... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Aaliyah Russell (LiLi)
Stevie Nicks
This was purchased as a gift and the receiver was so thrilled. Purchase came quickly, was as advertised and is being thoroughly enjoyed by the receiver.
Published 16 months ago by cybersadie
Great Album
The people that have rated this album 1-star, can't believe the positive reviews. I can't believe anyone would rate this album 1-star. Read more
Published 21 months ago by J. Reyes
Rock a Little
Fantastic, Stevie Nicks at her best. This is possibly her best album. Imperial Hotel is my favourite. She Rocks.
Published on March 19, 2010 by Richy Browne
Our Generation's Rock Godess
This is by far one of the best single-release (not a "greatest hits") albums Stevie Nicks ever put out. Read more
Published on December 28, 2009 by galway22
Damn it, rock a little!
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... Read more
Published on October 22, 2009 by Tom Benton
'Rock a Little' is a real Stevie wonder
'Rock a Little' is Stevie Nicks' edgiest and most emotionally passionate album to date. With untamed, electrifying vocals against a lush backdrop of lilting harmonies, contemporary... Read more
Published on March 29, 2009 by Lily of the Valley
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