The Ledge

Go Back   The Ledge > Main Forums > Rumours
User Name
Password
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read


Make the Ads Go Away! Click here.
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 02-26-2018, 01:48 PM
secret love secret love is offline
Addicted Ledgie
 
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 853
Default Vocalists

In my humble opinion, the best sounding vocalist in this band is Stephanie Lynn Nicks.

Yet she refuses to record her honeyed voice with LJMC.

Anyone, Lindsey, Chris, got Sheryl Crow's phone number? If she was going to replace Christine, surely she's good enough to replace Stevie. Besides, Chris is an alto. Sheryl and Stevie are both contraltos the last time I checked. And despite what someone on here claims, Stevie has a bigger range than three notes and Sheryl most definitely does too.
Reply With Quote
.
  #2  
Old 02-26-2018, 02:44 PM
jbrownsjr jbrownsjr is offline
Moderator
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 16,384
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by secret love View Post
In my humble opinion, the best sounding vocalist in this band is Stephanie Lynn Nicks.

Yet she refuses to record her honeyed voice with LJMC.

Anyone, Lindsey, Chris, got Sheryl Crow's phone number? If she was going to replace Christine, surely she's good enough to replace Stevie. Besides, Chris is an alto. Sheryl and Stevie are both contraltos the last time I checked. And despite what someone on here claims, Stevie has a bigger range than three notes and Sheryl most definitely does too.
I disagree. I think LB has the best voice. Stevie's tone quality is like nails on a chalkboard (sometimes). And Christine is very shaky at times which shakes her off pitch. LB is hoarse at times, but he sounds great live.

As for Stevie's range. Listening to her sing some of her songs is heartbreaking. Dreams is an easy example where she takes no risk whatsoever. I cringed during SOTM. She did great on GDW.

Christine was near perfect on Songbird one night, then the next very shaky.

LB for all my FMac & BuckVie shows was pretty solid. He was off pitch on Red Sun and it drove me crazy because he never corrected during the chorus. These guys act like they're old or something. lol
__________________
I would tell Christine Perfect, "You're Christine f***ing McVie, and don't you forget it!"
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 02-26-2018, 03:02 PM
aleuzzi's Avatar
aleuzzi aleuzzi is offline
Addicted Ledgie
 
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 5,983
Default

At this point, they're all uneven--each having good and awful moments.

However, Stevie consistently has volume (that's something) and is pretty predictable in her delivery. That doesn't mean I always like what I'm hearing from her.

Lindsey also has volume but he hasn't sung terrifically live in a long, long time. Much of the magic of his dry tenor has faded.

Christine live is a dice throw. Sometimes she sounds great, as she did on Little Lies from the Musicares event. Other times--egads.

................

In the studio there is no question that Christine's voice reproduces the most effectively. I'm sure she (as the others) gets help from autotune but whatever studio gadgetry is used hasn't diminished or altered her incredibly distinctive tone. Unlike LB or SN, her studio performances sound almost identical to her Rumours-era voice. I challenge anyone who would defy this.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 02-26-2018, 04:48 PM
FuzzyPlum FuzzyPlum is offline
Addicted Ledgie
 
Join Date: Jun 2014
Posts: 3,386
Default

Random list of best Fleetwood Mac vocalists in their heyday...

Stevie Nicks
Peter Green
Dave Walker
Bekka Bramlett
Lindsey Buckingham
Christine McVie
Bob Welch
Dave Mason
Jeremy Spencer
Billy Burnette

(based on 10 seconds of thinking time)


Cheers
__________________

'Where words fail, music speaks'
Mick Fleetwood
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 02-26-2018, 09:29 PM
secondhandchain secondhandchain is offline
Addicted Ledgie
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: SN KILLED, FM
Posts: 1,848
Default

Honey? Hardly! More like nose honey as in NASAL! Let's face it all of their voices have seen better days.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 02-27-2018, 12:42 PM
aleuzzi's Avatar
aleuzzi aleuzzi is offline
Addicted Ledgie
 
Join Date: May 2003
Posts: 5,983
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum View Post
Random list of best Fleetwood Mac vocalists in their heyday...

Stevie Nicks
Peter Green
Dave Walker
Bekka Bramlett
Lindsey Buckingham
Christine McVie
Bob Welch
Dave Mason
Jeremy Spencer
Billy Burnette

(based on 10 seconds of thinking time)


Cheers
10 seconds of my thinking time:

Christine McVie
Stevie Nicks
Peter Green
Lindsey Buckingham
Bekka Bramlett
Danny Kirwan
Bob Welch
Jeremy Spencer
Billy Burnette
Dave Walker
Dave Mason
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 02-27-2018, 03:53 PM
jbrownsjr jbrownsjr is offline
Moderator
 
Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 16,384
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by aleuzzi View Post
10 seconds of my thinking time:

Christine McVie
Stevie Nicks
Peter Green
Lindsey Buckingham
Bekka Bramlett
Danny Kirwan
Bob Welch
Jeremy Spencer
Billy Burnette
Dave Walker
Dave Mason
I love the way you think. But I don't think Stevie and Christine are the strongest singers. They are my favs... They've both written beautiful works.. but the best?

Bekka, Dave and Jeremy were extremely strong singers.
__________________
I would tell Christine Perfect, "You're Christine f***ing McVie, and don't you forget it!"
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 03-05-2018, 08:54 PM
StevieandChris StevieandChris is offline
Addicted Ledgie
 
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: NYC
Posts: 456
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by aleuzzi View Post
At this point, they're all uneven--each having good and awful moments.

However, Stevie consistently has volume (that's something) and is pretty predictable in her delivery. That doesn't mean I always like what I'm hearing from her.

Lindsey also has volume but he hasn't sung terrifically live in a long, long time. Much of the magic of his dry tenor has faded.

Christine live is a dice throw. Sometimes she sounds great, as she did on Little Lies from the Musicares event. Other times--egads.
I have only seen FM or Stevie solo perform since the late 2000s...2009, 2011, 2013, 2014 and 2016. I think Stevie sounded the best in 2014 and 2016. I think the one song she should retire is If Anyone Falls. It sounds terrible live.

I think the sound at the venue plays a major role too. I saw Christine and Lindsey at the Beacon last year. Christine was very difficult to understand. The two people I was with do not know her songs as well as I do and they could not understand a lot of her lyrics.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On

Forum Jump


Blues: The British Connection by Bob Brunning  picture

Blues: The British Connection by Bob Brunning

$12.99



Bob Brunning Sound Trackers Music Series Hardcover 6 Book Lot Pop, Metal, Reggae picture

Bob Brunning Sound Trackers Music Series Hardcover 6 Book Lot Pop, Metal, Reggae

$56.99



1960s Pop by Brunning, Bob picture

1960s Pop by Brunning, Bob

$5.16



Bob Brunning Sound Trackers Music Series Hardcover 6 Book Lot Pop, Metal, Reggae picture

Bob Brunning Sound Trackers Music Series Hardcover 6 Book Lot Pop, Metal, Reggae

$79.99



Fleetwood Mac : The First 30 Years Paperback Bob Brunning picture

Fleetwood Mac : The First 30 Years Paperback Bob Brunning

$7.44




All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:10 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
© 1995-2003 Martin and Lisa Adelson, All Rights Reserved