Which two albums represent Christine's best Fleetwood Mac work?

[MacShadowsBall]

Moving on the great Christine McVie! I had to combine some Pre-Rumours era albums, as there is a limit of ten choices. Clarify your choice for those combo options.

Pick 2 albums that you feel represent and showcases Christine McVie at her very best!!

[michelej1]

Well, not Tusk. That's my only vote.

Michele

[Dreamz19]

I am probably in the minority, but I love Christine's Tusk songs.

[Artemis]

Rumours and Tango for me, the same as Lindsey.

[mitzo]

Originally Posted by Dreamz19

I am probably in the minority, but I love Christine's Tusk songs.

How could anyone not love and celebrate Brown Eyes, Never Make Me Cry, Honey Hi, and Never Forget Tonight?!

[On Ice]

This one didn't flow as naturally as Stevie and Lindsey's work. In the end I chose Mystery to Me and Tusk. Mystery to Me found Christine on the verge of superstardom that unfortunately had to wait another two years. Too bad for us because her work on this album complements Bob Welch's stellar work so well that it almost rivals the fab 3's chemistry. Of any of her pop songs, none has the exciting build up of Believe Me and Why is such an epic listening experience.

Some find her work on Tusk boring and uninspired. I disagree and hear a Christine to that point at her very best vocally and I think song writing wise, hits a pinnacle with Over and Over and Brown Eyes. Think About Me as a pop song I think is better than even the timelessness of her Rumours work. Honey Hi has the best three part harmony that was only reached once more on Tango in the Night. Ending the album with Never Forget was great homage to her pop sensibilities and effectively grounded the wildness of Tusk.


All that said, I'm a big Christine fan and she has not once disappointed me ever as a life long Mac fan, I love all of her work. Miss her gorgeous voice terribly.

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by mitzo

How could anyone not love and celebrate Brown Eyes, Never Make Me Cry, Honey Hi, and Never Forget Tonight?!

Tusk has always been one of my least favourite FM albums, and to my ear much of Christine's material on there just feels a bit weak: only Brown Eyes and Think About Me stand out, and I don't much care for either of those songs.

I was torn on this poll. Tango in the Night was a shoe-in, but choosing the second album from the others was tough. In the end, despite a fondness for Bare Trees, Mystery to Me and the 1975 album, I went for Rumours.

[On Ice]

Tango in the Night was a shoe-in

Wasn't she just amazing on Tango? Even with the 80's production, these songs sound fresh to this day and are so well written, arranged and performed that it shows just how important she is to the band.

[redtulip]

Originally Posted by mitzo

How could anyone not love and celebrate Brown Eyes, Never Make Me Cry, Honey Hi, and Never Forget Tonight?!

It's really easy for me not to like those songs. Not one of them appeals to me even in the slightest.

I voted for Rumours and Tango. Much of Christine's material doesn't appeal to me, but these albums have songs of Christine's that I do listen to on occasion.

[MikeVielhaber]

Originally Posted by Dreamz19

I am probably in the minority, but I love Christine's Tusk songs.

Me too. I voted Rumours and Tusk.

[HomerMcvie]

Rumours, and Mystery To Me!

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by mitzo

How could anyone not love and celebrate Brown Eyes, Never Make Me Cry, Honey Hi, and Never Forget Tonight?!

I like Honey Hi, Never Forget and Think About Me, but Brown Eyes, Over and Over and Never Make Me Cry are so dull I can hardly stand it. They are so stultifying as to almost obscure the value in the other 3 songs.

Michele

[Dex]

Mystery to Me was the no-brainer here. She really came into her own as a songwriter on that album.

Part of me wanted to vote for the Wlech/Kirwan/McVie albums, but much as I enjoy her songs on those albums, I actually think she was the weak link of that songwriting trio, so I find it hard to laud her work too much.

All the rest of her FM albums have a few songs I love and about as many songs I find a little too forgettable. So I really just picked Rumours at random. It's as good an answer as any, for me. But I forgot about how irritating I find Don't Stop to be. Now I kind of wish I could take it back.

For the record, I adore Never Make Me Cry. But I wouldn't say I'm a massive fan of most of her Tusk work besides that. It's all just pretty ok.

[bluefox4000]

I went with Tango and Mystery. And yes......She was weakest on Tusk. Tango is her absolute pinnacle to me.

Mick

[TrueFaith77]

Tusk!