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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better ten years later..., June 1, 2004
I have to admit that I only liked a few songs when this CD came out in 1994. I have all of her CD's plus everything Fleetwood Mac since 1975, however, I just could not get into "Street Angel" when it was first released. Listening to it today, I realized that I did not give this album a chance. I liked and still like Blue Denim, Greta, Rose Garden and Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind (which is great in the UK remix if you can get it, called Maybe Love) and still don't like Just Like A Woman. Although Stevie did TV spots like Leno for Blue Denim (which is amazing, still reminds me of Lindsey Buckingham), it was the Sandy Stewart penned Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind that became a Billboard Top 100 charter, mostly because former Los Angeles powerhouse KIIS-FM added it to their playlist. Ten years later, I really appreciate Street Angel, Listen To The Rain, Kick It and the beautiful closer Jane. It's interesting that Stevie's vocals are so clear and youthful on this record, even though she was having personal problems and has said that this was a troubled record. Considering that you can get this CD for a pretty decent price now, it's worth buying to get a glimpse of Stevie transitioning from beautiful rock queen to unhealthy and unhappy person back to beautiful rock queen. This is one artist that we need to be grateful for coming back to us.
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12 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Highly Underrated, May 5, 2001
I'm always surprised and intriqued to hear what people have to say about this cd. When it was released in '94, it was met with utter indifference by critics and the public in general. It's such a shame, because this record has some very strong work on it, and fans who were put off by the reviews are missing out altogether. As has been noted in other reviews, no, it isn't like any of her previous albums. It stands far and above as her most earthbound, grounded effort, ignoring alot of the mystical allusions and references that pepper much of her solo work. It's also her least-slickly produced effort, giving it a very rough-around-the-edges and rootsy feel. This also marks the point at which a slight change could be heard in Nicks' voice, which had grown more ragged and seemed as though it had dropped a register, adding to the previously mentioned "rough" sound the record displayed. 'Blue Denim' starts the proceedings off with a bang, and the uptempo rockers(the song style that best represents her)don't end there. Among other highlights are her tribute songs, 'Greta' and 'Jane', as well as the electric 'Listen To The Rain', the country-tinged 'Rose Garden', the gently rocking 'Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind', and one of her best ballads,'Unconditional Love'. The only missteps in my opinion occur with the unnecessary cover of Bob Dylan's 'Just Like A Woman, the overwrought 'Destiny', and the title track, which is just plain bad. Skip over those three and you've got a flawless set of songs.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My favorite Stevie Nicks album, June 2, 2008
Length:: 3:08 Mins
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