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View Poll Results: Pick 2 albums that represent Stevie at her very best! | |||
'75 Fleetwood Mac | 20 | 25.00% | |
Rumours | 56 | 70.00% | |
Tusk | 64 | 80.00% | |
Mirage | 9 | 11.25% | |
Tango in the Night | 2 | 2.50% | |
Behind the Mask (including all Post-Rumours) | 3 | 3.75% | |
Say You Will | 15 | 18.75% | |
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 80. You may not vote on this poll |
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Of course Tusk and Rumours, but 75' Fleetwood Mac deserves a special mention.
Nothing to say about Rumours, but Tusk has songs like Angel, Sara, and of course, Sisters of the Moon, one of the most representative songs of Stevie, even when they didn't performed it like others... Mirage has only three (WHY THREE!!!!!) songs, and Gypsy is iconic, but Straight Back is so strong and interesting, and That's Alright is...well, good! I think it's not the same for TITN. Yes, Seven Wonders, but the rest is an eternal discussion...Anyway, it was a poor work for Stevie. And nothing about Behind the Mask... |
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Easiest poll to predict the outcome, that I've ever voted on. I wish we could have bet millions on this one.
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Considering quite a bit of her later albums were skeletons from the unused songs closet from years gone by...so it is tough to say.
The lyrics to "The Chain" "I Don't Want To Know" "Without You" are all leftover dregs from her pre-Fleetwood Mac days "Smile At You" (as fantastic as the SYW version is, thanks to John McVie's otherworldly bass playing) wasn't even up for consideration for Mirage After Tusk her "A" material was saved for her solo albums...the only reason "Gypsy" hit hard was Lindsey's production (the best of his career, IMO). Although, as time goes on, I seem to have increased appreciation for a few of her BTM tunes ("Freedom" & "Affairs Of The Heart" especially..."The Second Time" still is an abomination on the ears). Even "Paper Doll" has taken many rungs up on the Stevie ladder in my book. Songwriting wise, her best material came earlier in her career (again IMO), since she keeps using the leftovers from pre-75 thru 78 for songs these days.
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I think most fans would agree with you on that. I almost wrote all fans, but then I knew elle would jump in with her wrench.
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I must be the only Mac fan who dislikes "Sisters of the Moon" with a passion. To me it's plodding, monotonous, and lacks a melody. "Storms" is one of Stevie's most beautiful songs, and I do like "Sara" (although overrated) and "Angel." But that's not enough for me to put Tusk at the top of my list of Stevie's best material. I gather I'm in the minority, though.
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Tusk has Beautiful Child. No other album has Beautiful Child, so Tusk represents the very best of Stevie Nicks.
Her other four songs on Tusk are absolutely sublime too. I really can't decide between Rumours or the White Album for the second choice. But then Say You Will has Thrown Down and Running Through The Garden... and Mirage has Gypsy, and That's Alright is a pretty darned amazing song too. Probably The White Album, really. Rhiannon and Landslide are a tour de force. Although Rumours has Gold Dust Woman... gaaaah.
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^^^ Well said. I agree completely, having spent some time listening through the White Album recently. As we said earlier on page 2, Stevie is also underutilized for that album, only giving lead vocals on two songs. I think it's the live versions of Rhiannon and Landslide that most standout, especially since it's the live single of Landslide from The Dance that is the radio staple today. The 1975 recording is almost never heard, so much so that when it was attached to the pony Budweiser commercial it really caught me off guard.
I also don't really understand why some people have failed to mention Dreams along with Gold Dust Woman as a superior contribution from Stevie. The studio version of that song is excellent, and even if you think it has gotten stale over the last few tours, that doesn't take away from how good the song is, how it features the vocals of all three lead singers, and how it captures the lost blues band sounds of Fleetwood Mac in the guitar. For me it resonates much more than the pop song some people on here have reduced it to and remains one of Stevie's best songs. |
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Rumours and Tusk. Tusk for many of the reasons already given. The second choice was trickier, but I had to go with Rumours because it was some of her best material and she sounded especially good on the others' material.
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Could only imagine what full Fleetwood Mac versions of: If I Were You Sable On Blond No Spoken Word Whole Lotta Trouble (during the BTM lineup?) would've sounded like. Even songs she didn't write, like "Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind", have intrigued me as to "how would it have sounded as a Fleetwood Mac song?".
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Tusk & SYW
Up front, I'm not a huge fan of some of Lindsey's work on SYW (Murrow Turning Over In His Grave...umm...ok), but the Stevie songs are some of her better recent work. I'd listen to these again before I pop in IYD on the whole. Silver Girl is the lone dud for me. Destiny Rules, Say You Will, and Thrown Down are great. Don't get the griping over Smile At You. Still a good track even if it isn't the demo version. Won't bother saying why Tusk is my other choice as it has been covered by everyone else.
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