Forgotten Fleetwood Mac

cantgoback · #1 02-11-2013, 10:16 PM

In response to a a conversation in the Analyzing Album Covers: Mirage, what songs/albums are most forgotten by the general public and Fleetwood Mac fans, there are plenty of songs from Mirage, the album itself is pretty unknown with the exception of songs like "Gypsy" or "Hold Me" that were big radio hits. A whole lotta albums before SN and LB joined.

redbird · #2 02-11-2013, 10:23 PM

Warm Ways and Empire State?

Blueletter18 · #3 02-11-2013, 10:39 PM

Warm Ways
Never Make Me Cry
Honey Hi
Never Forget
That's Enough for Me
Book of Love
Only Over You
Mystified
When I See You Again
Everybody Finds Out

MikeInNV · #4 02-11-2013, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueletter18

Warm Ways
Never Make Me Cry
Honey Hi
Never Forget
That's Enough for Me
Book of Love
Only Over You
Mystified
When I See You Again
Everybody Finds Out

A pretty good list, but you definitely have to take WISYA out. Haters (and a handful of defenders) love to discuss that one.

Blueletter18 · #5 02-11-2013, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeInNV

A pretty good list, but you definitely have to take WISYA out. Haters (and a handful of defenders) love to discuss that one.

Haha good point. There were a few other ones I almost included, but then I remembered that they will never be forgotten because they are too terrible to fade away (Family Man, Welcome to the Room Sara, Empire State...).

WatchChain · #6 02-11-2013, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueletter18

Haha good point. There were a few other ones I almost included, but then I remembered that they will never be forgotten because they are too terrible to fade away (Family Man, Welcome to the Room Sara, Empire State...).

Ha Ha, love this quote...."TOO TERRIBLE TO FADE AWAY".......The "What Were They Thinking List" includes:

The Second Time
Save Me
Paper Doll
Freedom
Stand on the Rock
Hard Feelings
Welcome to the Room, Sara (Frontline Baby)

AND (drumroll please).....may I PLEASE INCLUDE one Stevie Nicks solo song in this list?.....LADIES AND GENTLEMEN....the all time worst song EVER RECORDED by anyone associated with Fleetwood Mac is............"Jane" by Stevie Nicks......(children of the world, the forgotten chimpanzee)

WatchChain · #7 02-11-2013, 10:45 PM

Come A Little Bit Closer
The Derelict
Never Make Me Cry
That's Alright
Wish You Were Here
Illume
Warm Ways
Honey Hi

I know that Fleetwood Mac fanatics and Ledgies have discussed this song to death, BUT, to the general population, "BEAUTIFUL CHILD" is one of the greatest unknown/forgotten songs by the band. YES, YES, I know it was pulled out and dusted off for the SYW TOUR and the LIVE IN BOSTON dvd, but, I don't hear it mentioned or covered very much. It is simply one of the most melancholic and regretful songs ever recorded.

MikeInNV · #8 02-11-2013, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by cantgoback

In response to a a conversation in the Analyzing Album Covers: Mirage, what songs/albums are most forgotten by the general public and Fleetwood Mac fans, there are plenty of songs from Mirage, the album itself is pretty unknown with the exception of songs like "Gypsy" or "Hold Me" that were big radio hits. A whole lotta albums before SN and LB joined.

Yes, but what i think Michele was getting at is that some songs seem to be forgotten even here, where we discuss everything to death. Mirage had 3 singles, and two big hits, but even songs like "Eyes of the World" and "Straight Back" are mentioned on the Ledge with some regularity; the song that inspired this thread, "Book of Love," for whatever reason, is not.

Villavic · #9 02-11-2013, 10:45 PM

Only over you, Wish you were here (yes, plenty of Mirage).

Many of us would be more than happy to see Tango in the Night included in the setlist. It could be a perfect replacement of I'm so afraid (love it, too, but it needs a break).

FierySequences · #10 02-11-2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Villavic

Only over you, Wish you were here (yes, plenty of Mirage).

Many of us would be more than happy to see Tango in the Night included in the setlist. It could be a perfect replacement of I'm so afraid (love it, too, but it needs a break).

Yes, I was going to say Wish you were here

which (I've always thought) had a strange similarity to the opening chords of SS (dance version)

WatchChain · #11 02-11-2013, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by FierySequences

Yes, I was going to say Wish you were here

which (I've always thought) had a strange similarity to the opening chords of SS (dance version)

Sequences,
you are RIGHT !!! The opening chords to "Wish You Were Here" sound exactly like the opening to the LIVE VERSION of "Silver Springs" on THE DANCE cd. I've thought about this for years.

chiliD · #12 02-14-2013, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FierySequences

Yes, I was going to say Wish you were here

which (I've always thought) had a strange similarity to the opening chords of SS (dance version)

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Originally Posted by WatchChain

Sequences,
you are RIGHT !!! The opening chords to "Wish You Were Here" sound exactly like the opening to the LIVE VERSION of "Silver Springs" on THE DANCE cd. I've thought about this for years.

Technically, it's the other way around. The opening piano part of The Dance version of "Silver Springs" is eerily similar to "Wish You Were Here" (considering "Wish You Were Here" came first chronologically). "Silver Springs" never had that piano opening prior to The Dance...it always started with Lindsey's volume pedal guitar opening.

MikeInNV · #13 02-11-2013, 10:58 PM

I don't see too many Stevie songs making this list because even among her non-hits, there is nearly universal love (SOTM), nearly universal hate (Silver Girl), or some polarizing effect that leads to a lot of debate. For better or worse, you really don't ignore a Stevie song.

sjpdg · #14 02-13-2013, 11:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Villavic

Only over you, Wish you were here (yes, plenty of Mirage).

Many of us would be more than happy to see Tango in the Night included in the setlist. It could be a perfect replacement of I'm so afraid (love it, too, but it needs a break).

Problem is that "Tango" guitar solo is basically "I'm So Afraid" in different packaging. Not getting much on the change if that's the song that replaces it in my opinion.

michelej1 · #15 02-11-2013, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeInNV

Yes, but what i think Michele was getting at is that some songs seem to be forgotten even here, where we discuss everything to death. Mirage had 3 singles, and two big hits, but even songs like "Eyes of the World" and "Straight Back" are mentioned on the Ledge with some regularity; the song that inspired this thread, "Book of Love," for whatever reason, is not.

Right, casual fans may not know "Straight Back," but it's quite a favorite here. We are always talking about the duet with Christine, the country sound, etc.

And we also talk about songs we hate rather frequently (WTTRS, Family Man, Sugar Daddy, etc.)

Michele