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jbrownsjr 03-03-2017 02:34 PM

Rank Mirage
 
1. Straight Back
2. Hold Me
3. That's Alright
4. Gypsy (Lindsey's production makes this glisten)
5. Wish You Were Here
6. Eyes of The World
7. Only Over You
8. Can't Go Back
9. Love In Store
10. Empire State
11. Book of Love
12 Oh Diane

This was way harder than I thought. I kept changing my mind. Feel free to scorn me because I don't feel this is truthful for more than a few moments. (then it changes again)

24karatstevie 03-03-2017 02:41 PM

1. Hold Me
2. Gypsy
3. Straight Back
4. Love in Store
5. That's Alright
6. Book of Love
7. Wish You Were Here
8. Only Over You
9. Oh Diane (I'm probably one of the few people who actually kinda likes this song)
10. Eyes of the World
11. Can't Go Back
12. Empire State

FuzzyPlum 03-03-2017 02:44 PM

Interesting one.
Sorry Lindsey, old boy. Just being honest...

1. Gypsy
2. Wish You Were Here
3. That's Alright
4. Hold Me
5. Straight Back
6. Only Over You
7. Can't Go Back
8. Love In Store
9. Eyes of The World
10. Oh Diane
11. Book of Love
12. Empire State

bwboy 03-03-2017 03:27 PM

I LOVE:
Love in Store
Book of Love
Gypsy
That's Alright
Straight Back
Eyes of the World

I LIKE:
Hold Me
Wish You Were Here
Can't Go Back
Only Over You

I DISLIKE:
Empire State
Oh Diane

I see I am one of the few that likes Book of Love. I think this is one of Lindsey's few songs where be put his heart on his sleeve. Oh Diane, to me, just doesn't sound like a FM song to me and I don't like Lindsey's voice on it. And it's interesting to see that Stevie's songs rate so high, but I'll be the first to say Lindsey did a phenomenal job with them!

JohnL 03-03-2017 03:36 PM

1. Gypsy
2. Hold Me
3. That's Alright
4. Straight Back
5. Wish You Were Here
6. Love in Store
7. Oh Diane
8. Book of Love
9. Only Over You
10. Empire State
11. Eyes of the World
12. Cant Go Back

FuzzyPlum 03-03-2017 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bwboy (Post 1202300)
I see I am one of the few that likes Book of Love. I think this is one of Lindsey's few songs where be put his heart on his sleeve.


I think I recall Richard saying on Truth & Consequences this song originally came from him. He'd started writing the words to the song (inspired by Mary Torrey Devitto???) and then Lindsey came on board and completed it. RD described it as his most significant songwriting moment. I don't know whether this is true, perhaps Lindsey might say otherwise.

SisterNightroad 03-03-2017 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum (Post 1202303)
I think I recall Richard saying on Truth & Consequences this song originally came from him. He'd started writing the words to the song (inspired by Mary Torrey Devitto???) and then Lindsey came on board and completed it. RD described it as his most significant songwriting moment. I don't know whether this is true, perhaps Lindsey might say otherwise.

I remember that too, he wrote the lyrics inspired by the break-up with his then girlfriend whose name I don't remember but she was a TV actress who starred in one of those well-known 80's tv dramas. She left him for a South American tycoon or something to that extent, and the heartbreak prompt him to write the words, while Lindsey wad the one who did all the musical part if I remember well.

And I like Book of Love too.

aleuzzi 03-03-2017 05:40 PM

1. Gypsy
2. Love in Store
3. Hold Me
4. Eyes of the World

(The rest is good but not on the same level as the first four):

5. Only Over You
6. That's Alright
7. Straight Back
8. Book of Love
9. Can't Go Back
10. Wish You Were Here
11. Empire State
12. Oh Diane

Macfan4life 03-03-2017 05:50 PM

Wow this is hard.

Love in Store - a simple love song but the harmonies still make me melt
Straight Back - pure Stevie magic, the writing, the music, the Christine backing vocals still give me goosebumps
Gypsy - played to death but one of the best Mac songs ever - best bridge on any song
Hold Me - pure pop greatness Amazing piano and melody - great guitar solo too
Wish you were here - love it
Only over you - a dreamy love haze song
That's Alright - could almost be a country cross over
Empire State
Cant Go Back
Eyes of the World - much better live
Oh Diane
Book of Love

I love all the songs and it was hard ranking them

Wdm6789 03-03-2017 05:54 PM

Gypsy
Hold Me
Only Over You
That's Alright
If You Were My Love (if they kept working on it and cleaned it up more. I would trade Straight Back for a more polished If You Were My Love)

Roxy 03-03-2017 06:09 PM

1. Straight Back
2. Love In Store
3. Empire State
4. Book Of Love
5. Hold Me
6. Gypsy
7. Oh Diane
8. Eyes Of The World
9. Can't Go Back
10. That's Alright
11. Only Over You
12. Wish You Were Here

Kubrick2788 03-03-2017 06:25 PM

Gypsy
Hold Me
That's Alright
Book of Love
Love In Store
Can't Go Back
Straight Back
Eyes of the World
Oh Diane
Wish You Were Here
Only Over You
Empire State

This album's highlights belong to Stevie and Christine, but Book of Love is one of my favorites from any album of theirs.

WatchChain 03-03-2017 06:36 PM

"Mirage" is the most underrated Fleetwood Mac album ever recorded. It's my music box and I LOVE it!

Gypsy
That's Alright
Hold Me
Can't Go Back
Love In Store
Straight Back
Eyes of the World
Only Over You
Wish You Were Here
Book Of Love
Empire State
Oh Diane

bwboy 03-03-2017 06:45 PM

Thanks for the scoop about Book of Love, FuzzyPlum and SisterNightroad! That even explains why it doesn't 'seem' like a Lindsey song, at least lyrically.

jbrownsjr 03-03-2017 06:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kubrick2788 (Post 1202320)
Gypsy
Hold Me
That's Alright
Book of Love
Love In Store
Can't Go Back
Straight Back
Eyes of the World
Oh Diane
Wish You Were Here
Only Over You
Empire State

This album's highlights belong to Stevie and Christine, but Book of Love is one of my favorites from any album of theirs.

I love that song and the christine and lindsey ahhhhhhh's and oooooh'ss... and the guitar is great, too... hard to rank these tunes..


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