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Originally Posted by Ripley
First Impression.
I'm a fairly young FM fan (24) and although I've loved Rumours, S/T and Bella Donna for a decade I've actually never listened to Tusk, Mirage and TITN in their entirety before. Of course I'm familiar with most of the singles from these albums and the ones performed on The Dance though. So, I've decided to rectify this glaring omission and I've begun with Tango.
I'm sort of surprised that Christine McVie's contributions are the stand out of the entire album. Mainly because her 80's solo record is mostly unremarkable. On Tango, however, she gets in the best songs with Everywhere and Little Lies. Isn't It Midnight is a great jam and a very typical McVie song. Mystified is a bit odd with it's almost "Let's Get It On" mood and You and I, Part II is fun.
Stevie's songs lack the urgency that her material from S/T & Rumours have. Seven Wonders feels very much like a solo track and Welcome to the Room Sara is largely forgettable. When I See You Again is fantastic but far from a masterwork.
And Lindsey... *sigh*, I find his tracks on this album insufferable. I've always found Big Love to be a bit pretentious and jarring to listen to and Family Man has to be one of his worst songs. Caroline and the title track are both fairly boring. I like Lindsey but his work in the 80's is indulgent to a fault.
Overall it's a good album. I almost wish it was a follow up to McVie's self titled record because she seemed to be on quite a roll during this period. Unfortunately Nicks offers very little and Buckingham is still on a mission to prove how clever he can be.
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I hope I haven't made any enemies with my thoughts and welcome some observations from more seasoned fans of the band.
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You heard Christine's solo album before you heard Tusk, Mirage, and Tango??
I'm also 24 btw. I first got into FM in 1998 with an old cassette tape my Dad had of Rumours that he recorded from the vinyl. And I got The Dance after that and then went through the rest of the BN era albums. I got Christine's album when it came out in 2004 and I only recently heard her 80's album. I'm also a fan of Lindsey's solo work and have all of his albums. Tusk is definitely my favorite album. There's just so much different stuff on it and it's all good. 20 songs. So you have that to look forward to.
Tango isn't an album I listen to very often at all. It's got some good songs on it ...it also has a couple mediocre songs....Stevie being the main culprit, but the 80's production is a bit of a turn off. Everywhere is easily better on The Dance. I definitely disagree on Lindsey's song. Big Love is good, but I like The Dance version the best. I dig Caroline and Tango a lot though. I like Family Man too. Basically I like all of Christine and Lindsey's song and I don't much care for Stevie's songs.