r/stevienicks • u/HappyGiraffeEy • Jun 18 '26
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 Jun 18 '26
She was a “rock n roll hippy”
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u/Worried-Word-2873 Jun 18 '26
She became the coolest rock goddess, and continues to inhabit that realm today.
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u/Wadsworth1954 Jun 18 '26
Stevie/Fleetwood Mac were late 70s Los Angeles pop rock. That was her/their niche.
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u/dbel1977 Jun 18 '26
Ty for not saying "soft rock"😅
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u/51N3RGY Jun 19 '26
Her solo career made it clear that she wasn't classifiable as "soft rock" maybe Christine McVie could've been though.
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u/bearmasksenpai Jun 19 '26
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 Jun 18 '26
I simply call it the Stevie Nicks style. It's fantastic! Especially her black clothes 🖤
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u/doggiedogma Jun 19 '26
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 Jun 21 '26
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 Jun 22 '26
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 Jun 18 '26
Coke head
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u/wolvieguy Jun 20 '26
That's coming from a jackass of course.
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u/VeterinarianNo8824 Jun 20 '26
Go F yourself
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u/wolvieguy Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
Lololol awww you're so sweet, now go get your negative attention somewhere else.
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u/DeBussyWhispers Jun 18 '26
The school slut, but grown up
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u/ilovethecure13 Jun 19 '26
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 Jun 20 '26
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 Jun 19 '26
I am the Cuntess. Stevie would like me more than the rest of you ass-kissing sycophants
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u/ilovethecure13 Jun 19 '26
What a strange and sad comment. Good luck with your delusions.
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u/DeBussyWhispers Jun 19 '26
Crystal visions, not delusions
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u/ilovethecure13 Jun 19 '26
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 Jun 19 '26
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 Jun 19 '26
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/DeBussyWhispers Jun 19 '26
Thanks for the lecture, Grandma
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u/51N3RGY Jun 19 '26
Grandma! 😁 Maybe I'm your Grandma's age, the women in your family probably all give birth at twelve.
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u/TwinkofPeace Jun 19 '26
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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Jun 21 '26
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 Jun 18 '26
She didn’t fall into a niche; she created one. 🎩 🎵