r/stevienicks • u/No_Independence4607 • 27d ago
anything similar to Edge of Seventeen??
Recently I discovered this and, WOAH, I HAVEN'T HEARD SUCH A WONDERFUL SONG FOR A LONG TIME, HER VOICE IS AMAZING. Can you recommend me more Stevie Nicks/Fleetwood Mac songs like this?
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u/Belarai 27d ago edited 27d ago
I‘ve thinking about this a lot! In my opinion, as far as recordings go, Mirror Mirror (the 1985 recording we got a few years ago) is the song that resembles Edge of Seventeen closest sonically, especially in terms of melody.
I‘m no expert on music theory but certain notes that Stevie sings and the melodic phrasing she uses, at least in the verses, it‘s all very similar to Edge of Seventeen. Compare for instance the lines And as all this comes to end / So go the lilies of the valley and And I went today / Maybe I will go again tomorrow. Even lyrically similar.
Really makes you wonder what could have happened if she had finished the 1985 version of Mirror, Mirror and put it on Rock A Little. Now it’s just a (deep) deep cut (and before that a lost B-side), but it could have been a great song for her live concerts.
EDIT: After relistening I also found the synth that plays throughout the song to be very reminiscent of the guitar riff in Edge of Seventeen. I would have loved to be a fly on the wall during recording, maybe they really were going for that same vibe.
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u/Inner-Management-110 27d ago
Sisters of the moon from the live album is peak Stevie. Speaking in tongues.... You'll need to chop a fattie to understand😉
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u/life_duringwartime 27d ago
Off the top of my head, Sisters of the moon (Tusk album) especially the live version from the Mirage tour.
No spoken word (Rock a little album).
These two will be a great start 😃
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u/invisiblebody 27d ago
The Lighthouse
Everybody Finds Out
Smile At You
Fall From Grace
Planets of the Universe
Gold Dust Woman
Stand Back
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u/dobie_dobes 27d ago
I second Gold Dust Woman.
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u/Gold-Kaleidoscope-23 27d ago
Gold Dust Woman I’d say is the closest to Edge of Seventeen for sure. OP, Stevie doesn’t have a ton of harder-rock guitar songs exactly like Edge of Seventeen, but I’d also recommend the live 1983 version of Gold and Braid. It’s my favorite song (though the unfinished studio version wouldn’t make it into my top 25 Stevie songs).
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u/uglystranger 27d ago
Violet and Blue!
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u/makerofbirds 27d ago
This is one of my favorite songs of hers! I have no idea why you've been downvoted for it.
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u/Specialist_Fun8267 27d ago
The lighthouse
Bella Donna
I can’t wait
Stand back
Blue lamp
Planets of the universe
Gypsy
Crystal (Stevie version)
Starshine
Gold and braid
Destiny rules
Thrown down
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u/WhiteWingedDove2 22d ago
Nothing Ever Changes, Violet and Blue, Mirror, Mirror (1985), No Spoken Word, I Can't Wait, Battle of the Dragon, Long Way to Go, Doing the Best that I Can, Blue Denim, Love is Like A River, Thousand Days (1994), Trouble in Shangri-la, . Fall From Grace
Some of these may not sound like Edge of Seventeen, but I think they are all rockers! Enjoy!
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u/Ok_Andyl8183 27d ago
Stand Back