Show a little respect for Christine

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Agreed. I still listen to it at least once a week. I think it's one of their best. I'd rank them as:
#1 Rumours
#2 Tusk
#3 Mirage
#4 BuckVie
#5 White Album
#6 Tango
#7 Time
#8 Behind The Mask
#9 Say You Won't

And if you add Welch/Green albums #9 falls even further.

To say McVie isn't essential means people need to go back and listen to the early albums. She's a staple IMO. And yes, SYW is such a mess.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

And if you add Welch/Green albums #9 falls even further.

To say McVie isn't essential means people need to go back and listen to the early albums. She's a staple IMO. And yes, SYW is such a mess.

I'd put Mystery to Me right after Tusk, and Bare Trees after The White Album.

And yes, SYW is a train wreck.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I'd put Mystery to Me right after Tusk, and Bare Trees after The White Album.

And yes, SYW is a train wreck.

Christine is essential to MTM as she is Tango. Killer songs, killer piano, killer vocals, killer harmonies.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Christine is essential to MTM as she is Tango. Killer songs, killer piano, killer vocals, killer harmonies.

Long live the Queen!

[SteveMacD]

1. Tusk
2. Then Play On
3. Mystery To Me
4. Fleetwood Mac
5. Bare Trees
6. Rumours
7. Future Games
8. Mr. Wonderful
9. Kiln House
10. Tango In The Night

(As of today. 4-9 change order all the time)

[luminol]

My Friday night rambles...

Christine feels like the very essence of Fleetwood Mac to me. Where would this band be without her contributions? That instantly recognizable smooth voice, jaunty keys, multiple hit songs. The ying to Stevie's yang. Her countenance and very presence within the band for so long cannot be undervalued in my humble opinion. I realize Mick and John have more years in the band than she, but without her songwriting bridging multiple eras and providing continuity they wouldn't have lasted long after PG's departure.

SYW is practically unlistenable to me. I'm sure her absence is no coincidence as to why.

I am a big LB fan and consider him critically important to their successes, but I cannot deny that Christine is truly the lynchpin of the band. Sure "it's Mick's band" and he's the showman, but he'd have no band without Christine.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by luminol

My Friday night rambles...

Christine feels like the very essence of Fleetwood Mac to me. Where would this band be without her contributions? That instantly recognizable smooth voice, jaunty keys, multiple hit songs. The ying to Stevie's yang. Her countenance and very presence within the band for so long cannot be undervalued in my humble opinion. I realize Mick and John have more years in the band than she, but without her songwriting bridging multiple eras and providing continuity they wouldn't have lasted long after PG's departure.

SYW is practically unlistenable to me. I'm sure her absence is no coincidence as to why.

I am a big LB fan and consider him critically important to their successes, but I cannot deny that Christine is truly the lynchpin of the band. Sure "it's Mick's band" and he's the showman, but he'd have no band without Christine.

Marry me?

As much as the idiots of the world worship $tevie, Christine was and is the balance that they needed. She "popped" it out, with that smooth pop voice. Thus, why she had the most hits. She balanced out the hippy chick, and the quirky guitarist, to where it all made sense, and made it radio friendly.

That said, Lindsey was the artistic, creative force behind it, pushing that pop to the next level, making it stand out as something distinctive.

$tevie is just a pop culture drone. People(for whatever reason) relate to her hippy dippy persona, spinning around(now) like a geriatric goat with a spastic colon, with less singing range than said goat.

Oh yeah, SYW blows goats. No, not that one.

[jbrownsjr]

You also look at the differences in personality between Christine and $tevie.

Christine is by no means perfect. But, she's an amazing human being compared to $tevie Nicks. One is classy, beautiful, strong, talented and the other is nasty, spiteful, hateful, and a mess.

But hey, $he $ells.

[button-lip]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

$tevie is just a pop culture drone. People(for whatever reason) relate to her hippy dippy persona, spinning around(now) like a geriatric goat with a spastic colon, with less singing range than said goat.

Oh, how would I love to understand people one day! And the reason behind that idiotic love.

[David]

Clifford Davis IS Fleetwood Mac.

[sue]

Originally Posted by button-lip

Oh, how would I love to understand people one day! And the reason behind that idiotic love.

Ah yes but that’s what makes us all different and interesting....
There is no reasoning behind love of any kind or sort...
Some people do have a BLIND love for Stevie, there’s no explaining that.

It’s their prerogative and although difficult to comprehend it’s not “idiotic”

PS I do not have a blind love for Stevie....as I’ve said umpteen times it’s the band I love.

[sue]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

And if you add Welch/Green albums #9 falls even further.

To say McVie isn't essential means people need to go back and listen to the early albums. She's a staple IMO. And yes, SYW is such a mess.

Mcvie is so essential, she holds the F Mac sound together...BUT...
I do love SYW, I find it a very complex album and still listen to it a lot.