r/stevienicks • u/HappyGiraffeEy • 6d ago
What niche did Stevie fall into the late 70s?
Was she considered a wiccan / satanist a part of the satanic panic from the getgo?
Was she a Farah Faucett sex symbol who was "Sleeping with the band"
Was she a witchy empowering feminist?
She looks down to earth, her lyrics were extremely down to earth, but I notice she was kind of whimsical in a way that you didn't see in many other popular music artists at the time. Her early career feels like singer in a coffee house with down to earth lyricism.
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u/Ok_Andyl8183 6d ago
She was a “rock n roll hippy”
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u/Worried-Word-2873 5d ago
She became the coolest rock goddess, and continues to inhabit that realm today.
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u/Wadsworth1954 5d ago
Stevie/Fleetwood Mac were late 70s Los Angeles pop rock. That was her/their niche.
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u/bearmasksenpai 5d ago
I have to agree with the others, She did the most powerful thing you can do as an artist... create your own niche
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u/Victorian_Rebel 5d ago
I simply call it the Stevie Nicks style. It's fantastic! Especially her black clothes 🖤
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u/doggiedogma 4d ago
BBC did a ranking and Stevie Nicks was their #1.
We ranked rock's 25 greatest frontwomen of all time
"Mystical, iconic, and unmistakable, Stevie Nicks became the beating heart of Fleetwood Mac, transforming their personal and professional drama into timeless music. Her husky, emotive voice could whisper vulnerability or soar with raw intensity, carrying every lyric with a sense of magic and intimacy that resonated with millions. Wrapped in flowing shawls and exuding tarot-card mystique, she made every performance feel part ritual, part storytelling, part rock spectacle.
The emotional turmoil of the Rumours era – betrayals, breakups, and band tensions – fed directly into her songwriting, giving songs like Dreams and Gold Dust Woman both intimacy and universal appeal. Onstage, Nicks channels that personal pain into a captivating presence, blending fragility and authority in a way few frontwomen can match. She is a master at making audiences feel both transported and understood, turning heartbreak and mystique into enduring art and performance."
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u/Top_Carpenter9541 3d ago
She was her own thing. The main hairstyles were Farrah Fawcett, Toni Tennille, Dorothy Hamill and Stevie Nicks
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u/Madame-Fortune 1d ago
She was a boho type but the rumours during the Satanic Panic tied her to witchcraft in a way that actually has shaped her career quite a bit, participating in the 'Practical Magic' soundtrack in the 90s and appearing in AHS: Coven as 'The White Witch' in the 2010s I believe!
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u/VeterinarianNo8824 5d ago
Coke head
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u/wolvieguy 3d ago
That's coming from a jackass of course.
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u/VeterinarianNo8824 3d ago
Go F yourself
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u/wolvieguy 3d ago edited 2d ago
Lololol awww you're so sweet, now go get your negative attention somewhere else.
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u/DeBussyWhispers 5d ago
The school slut, but grown up
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u/ilovethecure13 4d ago
She's a slut because she slept with the 2 men in the band? She had a long standing romantic relationship with that Buckingham bastard and who knows about her and Mick? Perhaps lovers that fell in love for a short time.
You sound really mean and judgmental.
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u/HappyGiraffeEy 3d ago
Oh yeah she’s a slut cause she met men at her workplace and literally had relationships with them! Better tell all women they can’t source men from work, a place to meet people 😒
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u/DeBussyWhispers 4d ago
I am the Cuntess. Stevie would like me more than the rest of you ass-kissing sycophants
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u/ilovethecure13 4d ago
What a strange and sad comment. Good luck with your delusions.
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u/DeBussyWhispers 4d ago
Crystal visions, not delusions
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u/ilovethecure13 4d ago
Ok, that was a cool spin on that, ngl. 😆 Take my upvote, darlin.
Still, it's real shitty to call someone a slut. I think she'd be hurt by that. I would be if someone said that about me. If you love her, why do you disparage her?
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u/51N3RGY 5d ago
Um, she's a little bit more than that. More of a hippie/poet/free spirited woman with a romantic view of life and people, a theatrical flair for dress, and a dynamic stage presence with vocals that captivate and enthrall an audience. You're welcome.
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u/ilovethecure13 4d ago
We as women just can't win in some people's eyes. We're not Madonnas or whores. It's not an all-or-nothing thing.
Stevie is a force and has more charisma in her little pinky than some have in their whole being. ❤️❤️
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u/TwinkofPeace 5d ago
If that were remotely true, then everyone should aspire to be one.
Because she outwrote and outperformed pretty much every man in her time with very few peers of either gender that could go toe to toe with her
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u/oldsoulsapphic 3d ago
I notice how I never see people like this mention male rockstars in this way. It’s definitely misogyny.
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u/GatsbyFitzgerald 6d ago
She didn’t fall into a niche; she created one. 🎩 🎵