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Old 07-07-2017, 12:14 AM
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Default Best and Worst Set of Songs From Each Vocalist?

Pretty simple, just pick two albums that show the best of and the worst set of songs from each vocalist. Here are my picks:

Stevie:
Best: Tusk. There is no competition, even with a strong showing from Rumours and Say You Will. She is vocally perfect on five songs that deserve to be featured on every Greatest Hits album IMO. The range of moods and emotions so effectively conveyed in each song makes them fascinating to listen to for me.
Worst: Behind the Mask. I Know her Tango songs get a lot of flak but good god... at least you can see some effort. Phoned-in vocals abound on BTM. Affairs of the Heart and The Second Time are atrocious while Freedom and Love is Dangerous are bland as bread to me.

Christine
Best: Tango. This was difficult because Christine is the most consistent band member her song stand out on most albums (especially Mystery to Me, Rumours, and Time) Tango has to win though because the triple hit of Everywhere, Little Lies, and Isn't It Midnight is almost overwhelming; capturing her versatility in three perfect songs. They would feature in every playlist I would give to someone in order to get them into McVie. Mystified is a little trite but her vocal is good on it.
Worst: Mirage.`Christine is rarely "the weak one" as far as her contributions, so I'm going with the set of songs I care about the least. As much as I adore Love in Store, it's really just for the three-way harmonies and is otherwise not a very memorable track. I can't say I'm too crazy about the others. While Buckingham McVie are performing a good rendition of Hold Me right now, I've never been too keen on the studio version and the her other two songs don't grab me at all.

Lindsey:
Best: White Album. It came close between this and Rumours but I find myself listening to his White Album songs more often. I'm abnormal in that I love Lindsey's more conventional vocals pre-Tusk and they're on full display here. Crystal is my favorite slow song of his, I'm So Afraid is his signature epic, while Monday Morning and Blue Letter are super fun to jam out to (not sure why they're played live so rarely these days), as is World Turning.
Worst: Say You Will. I don't have much to say about this one, I just could never get into most of his songs outside of Bleed to Love Her and maybe Miranda. They're not unlistenable, but leave me cold.

So what are y'all's picks for Stevie/Chris/Lindsey's best and worst sets of songs?
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"I am just one small part of forever" -Think About It (The song that got me into Stevie Nicks)

"The face of a pretty girl x1,000,000" -Isn't It Midnight (The song that got me into Christine McVie)

"The sun is bright, but not too bright to see. When the darkness comes you've got to fly into the light." -Doing What I Can (The song that got me into Lindsey Buckingham)

"I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain" -The Chain (The song that got me into Fleetwood Mac)
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