Inspired by Albumism, I’m doing my own version of Flying Solo with individual tracks. Band breakups and hiatuses are never fun, but these solo jams were defining moments in my life’s soundtrack.

Fleetwood Mac was — and still is — one of the most beloved bands of all time. But Stevie Nicks showed us here that she was ready to do her own thing — and do it amazingly well.

Not just swagger, there’s almost a chip on her shoulder when she sings “Edge of Seventeen”. I’m not saying this is how it was, but it’s almost as if she was finally able to spread her wings here. She sounded musically liberated. The song is full of iconic musical moments—from the unforgettable opening guitar riff to the “ooh baby” backing vocal refrain. But, most of all, there was Stevie shining and crooning, no longer playing second fiddle.

“And the days go by, like a strand in the wind. In the web that is my own, I begin again.”