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I voted for Pre-Rumours because I love Christine's keyboard playing on the songs from her Chicken Shack recordings, the 'Christine Perfect' album, and during the five Welch-era FM albums. I also think she wrote many of her best songs during the FM Welch era (Homeward Bound, Why, Just Crazy Love, Come a Little Bit Closer, many others). I do agree that Chris's singing has gotten better as her career has progressed, and in fact I do think her singing on 'In the Meantime' is the best of her career. But Chris is a lot more than a vocalist.

To clarify a point, I have always thought that "Rumours era" really means "Buckingham/Nicks era," and that it includes the self-titled 'White Album.' To include the 'White Album' with the five Welch-era albums that preceded it would make no sense.