personal career/music business reflection songs - pick favorite!

[elle]

personal career-related music-business reflection songs -

the topic of these songs centers around LB's reflections, feelings and thoughts on his place in the music industry, including:

• importance and meaning of his musical career in his life
• his decisions where to go next
• complaints about his musical directions not necessarily supported by either his fellow musicians in the band or music business in general
• living the life in the spotlight
• personal commentary on his musical business journey w/ FM and solo.

unlike general political and social commentary ones, songs in this group have a strong personal element, they are not just LB's thoughts/view on industry in general (like One Take if you choose to specifically apply it to musical industry), but his feelings on his place in that industry (like Not Too Late or Underground).

here are the songs:

Bel Air Rain
Cast Away Dreams
Eyes Of The World
Not Too Late
Rock Away Blind
Seeds We Sow (acoustic)
Seeds We Sow (electric)
Show You How
Underground

since electric and acoustic SWS are 2 soundwise very different songs, with electric SWS not having added gravitas of ta-ta-tas that takes it to a more general level, the two versions were separated in this poll.

basically, any song where lindsey calls himself a visionary (did we get them all?) should probably qualify for this list - and then a few more...

[shackin'up]

This is pain. I went for Eyes Of The World, because I've loved that song since the mminute I heard it 30 years back. But Seeds We Sow (and then ofcourse the original acoustic one, because it's sooooooo much more reflective) or Rock Away Blind should have been my choice.... or Bel Air Rain. But I didn't.

[Sleepless-Child]

I'm a little lost in the middle of all of those polls, but my instinct voted here : Bel Air Rain, favorite Lindsey Buckingham song ever. Even with Fleetwood Mac. I LOVE IT, it's strong, but still very emotional, and he says "i was mistaken for a whore" in it .

[elle]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

This is pain. I went for Eyes Of The World, because I've loved that song since the mminute I heard it 30 years back. But Seeds We Sow (and then ofcourse the original acoustic one, because it's sooooooo much more reflective) or Rock Away Blind should have been my choice.... or Bel Air Rain. But I didn't.

i know how you feel... it's been like that for me too, with many of these polls - which song i love better than the other at one time or another, as opposed to which song i think is better or worse than others, or which one better fits the topic around which we tried to select this group of songs...

anyway, songs that would be in my top 4 from this selection:

• Eyes Of The World - love that LiB live version so much! that melodic guitar outro - so gorgeous... and those rocking demo jam sessions when they were working on recording the song - so much fun!!
• Rock Away Blind - for this one i have love on many different levels too - the song outro is probably my favorite part of it - and the first thing we've heard of it on lindsey's SWS album teaser released some time during the summer. and then the song on the CD... beautiful! and then the live 92Y version, although not perfect and w/o that gorgeous outro but holding a completely different and special meaning
• Seeds We Sow (electric) - so much fun!! and again, my favorite part - love that melodic guitar outro!
• Underground - another song i loved from the first time i heard it on GOS CD. probably my favorite of the newer batch of songs on GOS. the message we are talking about in this particular poll is unmistakable in this song. so vulnerable... and just pretty.

hmm... 3 of the 4 songs in this group have some incredible guitar outros that i love listening to so much.

i'll need to sit on these some more before deciding.

[vivfox]

EOTW is the only song I know so I voted for that.

[michelej1]

The only songs I don't love are CAD, Not Too Late and SWS acoustic.

Michele

[Lindsfan]

Oh, man...with the exception of Show You How, I love all those songs. As much as I'd love to pick Rock Away Blind, I went with my initial instict though, and chose Bel Air Rain. It just fits the category so well, and on top of that, it was my favorite Lindsey song for so long...from my first listen of the GOS album. Rock Away Blind is equal to it now, but Bel Air Rain will always keep it's place in my heart

[elle]

with not that many votes in, it looks really close so far. a bit surprised to see Eyes doing so well... and very happy to see RAB in the second place so far, with Underground not doing bad either, together with BAR and CAD.

[CADreaming]

My vote for NTL is based on what I thought best represented the topic. Not my favorite song.

[fairydust75]

.....I hav't to go with Not To Late, Cast Away Dreams is a very close second. Hell, they are all so reflective, very deep...

[erwk05]

you did it again eyes of the world vs cast away dreams was touch for me but I think Eyes just tipped the scale for me

[Silver Springs]

Underground.

[elle]

convincing lead for Eyes Of the World so far, followed by Rock Away Blind and Underground.

[Peestie]

I went with Underground. I really love that one. I prefer Rock Away Blind but I felt Underground is a better fit for the topic. The subtle backing vocals in Underground just make the song for me. Every time I hear them I wonder how something that isn't even in the foreground of the song adds so much enjoyment.

[elle]

Eyes Of The World with 8 votes

and

Rock Away Blind with 7 votes

are moving into the next round.


this was a poll with very even number of votes for the longest time, with
Underground ending relatively close behind the winning songs.

thanks for playing!!