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Oct 6, 2014It's a good thing she dug through her back pages and finished these songs, as she's wound up with one of her strongest albums.
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Oct 6, 2014Whatever the arrangement, though, Nicks’ voice--that signature drone that’s gotten only more appealingly imperious with age--defines the music here. Her singing dominates as easily now as it ever did.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 17, 2014As a project and as a reminder of a hugely talented lyricist this is a treat. [Nov 2014, p.96]
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Oct 6, 201424 Karat Gold is Stevie at her Nicks-iest: a gold dust woman, caught mid-twirl.
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Oct 16, 2014For as much as her acolytes wish they could twirl in chiffon scarves and platforms, few remain as ageless or beyond the clock as Nicks; in that gap ripples the nostalgia that stains these songs.
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Under The RadarDec 19, 2014The result is the best sounding and most consistent collection of solo Nicks since her '80s peak. [Dec 2014, p.90]
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Oct 15, 2014Not all the material is top-shelf, and her voice is starting to show its mileage. But Nicks uses it to her advantage.
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UncutOct 6, 2014As befits a compilation of songs that weren't up to scratch the first time around, 24 Karat Gold contains a few tinpot tracks that even the Nashville boys couldn't fix. Most, too, spill over the five-minute mark. But as fresh testament from one rock's great survivors, it makes for a fascinating listen. [Nov 2014, p.82]
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Nov 25, 2014While it’s thoughtful of Nicks to dig deep into her unreleased catalog, the middle third of the album drags on a little too much as the middle five songs can, and should have, all been cut down by a minute each.
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MojoNov 6, 2014Though Blue Water is sunk by its stilted piano arpeggios, Lady, the record's other piano ballad, has real substance. [Nov 2014, p.100]
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Oct 10, 2014Unfortunately, 24 Karat is stuffed with too many stately piano-and-guitar ballads that return to the same theme of bygone romance.
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Oct 9, 2014Nothing on 24 Karat Gold comes close to classic Fleetwood Mac songs, but long-term fans will delight in hearing decently recorded versions of tracks that they may otherwise only have heard as scratchy demos.
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Oct 7, 2014We get pure Stevie--needier than some might find comfortable, but also unexpectedly wise. It’s too much for the casual listener but catnip for the devoted.
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Q MagazineOct 6, 201424 Karat Gold appeals because it's a new Stevie Nicks album that sounds just like an old Stevie Nicks album. The downside is that the modern-day Stevie faces some stiff competition from her younger self. [Nov 2014 p.110]
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