Stevie Nicks - Trouble in Shangri-La

Rock enchantress Stevie Nicks strips off the shawls, scarves, and most of the rest of her trademark witchy esoterica for her first album since 1994's rather precious Street Angel. Seemingly more comfortable in her skin, Nicks also settles more comfortably into her croaky, lived-in voice, and is a stronger presence for it. While Trouble in Shangri-La was produced in part by Sheryl Crow, Nicks also tapped the talents of John Shanks (Melissa Etheridge) and Sarah McLachlan producer Pierre Marchand (McLachlan adds her haunting pipes to "Love Is"). Also on hand are Dixie Chick Natalie Maines (on the rockabilly-like "Too Far from Texas"), and the ubiquitous Macy Gray growls on "Bombay Sapphire," a blistering, hard-charging track that recalls the best moments of Fleetwood Mac. Other standouts on the album are the unflinching, autobiographical "Fall from Grace," recorded at punk rock speed, and the winsome "Everyday," with its elegant, soulful lyrics. --Jaan Uhelszki Amazon.com

Shangri-La is aging gracefully.

Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3NV444M2B2JBK Trouble in Shangri-La My name is Jeremy Gloff and I'm a music collector. Here are my thoughts on Stevie Nicks "Trouble In Shangri-La". June 2, 2008

Every Day in Shangri-la

I bought this CD years ago when it first came out (what was it, 2001, 2002 or so?)..... I inadvertently left it lying around and it got damaged and scratched, so for years I kept saying "I must buy a new copy of Shangri-la because it's so good." So I finally did and rediscovered a great collection of songs by Stevie Nicks, one of my favorite artists.

The best song on the album has to be "Every Day", to me at least, because of the rhythmic running up and down of Stevie's voice. It's a beatiful song that has both beautiful music and lyrics and lingers on because of the drawn out ending to the phrases. I enjoy it every time I hear it!

"Sorcerer" and "Planets of the Universe" are equally great songs with powerful lyrics and hypnotic melodies.

I enjoyed this album so much and it is very soothing to listen to Stevie's beautiful voice over and over again! November 7, 2007

Pure Shangri La

God bless this crazy witchy woman - I have loved every single thing this woman has ever done and I'm not alone. Along with legions of fans, Courtney Love, Billy Corgan, Natalie Maines, Sheryl Crow have all talked about her influence and in most cases recorded versions of her songs. Trouble In Shangri-La was her "comeback" album if you will, her first since 1994's ill fated Street Angel, which though it had all the mystique of Stevie was lacking some of the raw passion we have come to expect from Stevie. Well, that wasn't the case with this album which included Crow singing on "Sorcerer", Maines singing on one of my favs - the country twinged "Too Far From Texas", plus beautiful and poignant lyrics of the first single "Everyday." This is one album I can listen to (and did when it came out) over and over and over....

May 22, 2007

AMAZING CD !!!

I LOVE Stevie and Fleetwood, but out of all the compilations to date, this one is by far the greatest from Stevie. The mix on 'Love Is' with Sarah McLachlan is outstanding, as is 'Bombay Sapphire' and all the rest, a well rounded album worth a full listening! May 18, 2007

This album really stinks

On Trouble in Shangri-La, Stevie Nicks' voice sounds like that of a post-menopausal smoker who garggles daily with razor blades. It seems she needs to come up with some incantations to restore her decaying body or else just give it up. If you like this album you will like the lastest by Stephen Hawking... November 23, 2006

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