Favorite Stevie background vocal on MAC albums..

BLY · #1 09-20-2018, 10:35 PM

Fleetwood Mac- Blue Letter
Rumours- Second Hand News
Tusk-Honey Hi
Mirage- Love in Store
Tango in the Night-Everywhere
Say You Will- Miranda

DownOnRodeo · #2 09-20-2018, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by BLY

Tango in the Night-Everywhere

Someone mentioned in another thread that one of the FM-related memoirs claims that Stevie had some issues with the recording of Everywhere. Can someone tell me what they were?

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Originally Posted by BLY

Say You Will- Miranda

Agreed.
But generally speaking I prefer all of Lindsey's post-Tango songs sans Stevie (including Peacekeeper)--with one big exception: "Say Goodbye." Particularly her harmonies on the live version (Lindsey's Soundstage, the SYW tour).

Also, Stevie always does such awesome, high harmonies on live versions of I'm So Afraid.

Maybe she should have been a backing vocalist...

Macfan4life · #3 09-21-2018, 03:45 AM

You are going to cause a fight because there was a fierce debate if its really Stevie's vocals on Everywhere. In Mick's first book he describes Stevie being outraged that she was not on the song and Christine threw it back in her face that she was never there but wanted her on the song. Stevie's voice appears to be layered into the song but others are not that convinced and its Lindsey doing his tricks.

Now my songs:
Love in Store
Honey Hi
Sugar Daddy I just love her ending "I'm not asking for loooooove"

You make loving fun - its faint but if you strip everything down you can hear Stevie with all the ooooos and ahhhhhh

DownOnRodeo · #4 09-21-2018, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Macfan4life

You are going to cause a fight because there was a fierce debate if its really Stevie's vocals on Everywhere. In Mick's first book he describes Stevie being outraged that she was not on the song and Christine threw it back in her face that she was never there but wanted her on the song. Stevie's voice appears to be layered into the song but others are not that convinced and its Lindsey doing his tricks.

Thanks for explaining that.
I don't want to be unduly controversial on the Stevie forum, but when I'd seen that mention of Stevie on Everywhere I could not for the life of me think of where she appears on the song. And after reading your explanation, I listened to the 2017 remaster on headphones at high volume, and sure enough she is nowhere to be seen or heard (just in my opinion), so I guess this might have been a case where Mick was drawing on something that actually transpired.

Although clearly the OP believes that Stevie is on Everywhere, and for the purposes of this thread I'm cool with deferring to that interpretation.

StevieandChris · #5 09-21-2018, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

Thanks for explaining that.
I don't want to be unduly controversial on the Stevie forum, but when I'd seen that mention of Stevie on Everywhere I could not for the life of me think of where she appears on the song. And after reading your explanation, I listened to the 2017 remaster on headphones at high volume, and sure enough she is nowhere to be seen or heard (just in my opinion), so I guess this might have been a case where Mick was drawing on something that actually transpired.

Although clearly the OP believes that Stevie is on Everywhere, and for the purposes of this thread I'm cool with deferring to that interpretation.

Ha I have never thought she was on this song either, I cannot hear her!

jeets2000 · #6 09-24-2018, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

Thanks for explaining that.
I don't want to be unduly controversial on the Stevie forum, but when I'd seen that mention of Stevie on Everywhere I could not for the life of me think of where she appears on the song. And after reading your explanation, I listened to the 2017 remaster on headphones at high volume, and sure enough she is nowhere to be seen or heard (just in my opinion), so I guess this might have been a case where Mick was drawing on something that actually transpired.

This actually brings up something I've given some thought to over the years. In the years of Lindsey's absence, Stevie sang, "I wanna be with you," just before Christine did in the chorus, which is obviously a departure from the album track. Here's one example from 1990, and probably the most widely available version from the Tango tour VHS.

These are probably unanswerable questions, but was this Stevie's way of putting her signature on the song since she wasn't on the album track? Is this maybe what she suggested she could add when they told her sorry, the track is finished? And then in 1997, did someone have to tell her that they didn't want her to do it this way anymore? I don't know why this sparks my curiosity so much, but it really does.

Macfan4life · #7 09-24-2018, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jeets2000

This actually brings up something I've given some thought to over the years. In the years of Lindsey's absence, Stevie sang, "I wanna be with you," just before Christine did in the chorus, which is obviously a departure from the album track. Here's one example from 1990, and probably the most widely available version from the Tango tour VHS.

These are probably unanswerable questions, but was this Stevie's way of putting her signature on the song since she wasn't on the album track? Is this maybe what she suggested she could add when they told her sorry, the track is finished? And then in 1997, did someone have to tell her that they didn't want her to do it this way anymore? I don't know why this sparks my curiosity so much, but it really does.

I have always attributed that to Stevie coming in late and off time and not knowing the words LOL
Seriously though, she is famous for coming in late or off time and IMHO that is what she was doing during the Klonopin era Everywhere's

Kyle · #8 09-25-2018, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DownOnRodeo

Thanks for explaining that.
I don't want to be unduly controversial on the Stevie forum, but when I'd seen that mention of Stevie on Everywhere I could not for the life of me think of where she appears on the song. And after reading your explanation, I listened to the 2017 remaster on headphones at high volume, and sure enough she is nowhere to be seen or heard (just in my opinion), so I guess this might have been a case where Mick was drawing on something that actually transpired.

Although clearly the OP believes that Stevie is on Everywhere, and for the purposes of this thread I'm cool with deferring to that interpretation.

I think Mick got confused in his book. I think he is referring to "Little Lies". Some people think that some of Stevie's vocals on "Little Lies" are hers and some are "Lindsey's trickery". I don't have an opinion.

My favorite is the "Hold Me" outtake.

DownOnRodeo · #9 09-25-2018, 09:05 PM

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I think Mick got confused in his book. I think he is referring to "Little Lies". Some people think that some of Stevie's vocals on "Little Lies" are hers and some are "Lindsey's trickery". I don't have an opinion.

Interesting.
I'll admit to a slight possibility that the "tell me lies" could possibly be Lindsey (ie on helium), but there's no way that the "you can't disguise" part could be Lindsey and not Stevie. There's no way to emulate that deep 80s Stevie raspy timbre, however many dials you twist or Fairlights you program.

But yes that doesn't change the fact that the track is almost entirely Chris and Lindsey.

Fleetwood Mac--the band where the girls have boys names and sing in low voices, and the guy has a girl's name and sings in a high voice. Diversity ahead of its time!

JohnL · #10 09-21-2018, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BLY

Fleetwood Mac- Blue Letter
Rumours- Second Hand News
Tusk-Honey Hi
Mirage- Love in Store
Tango in the Night-Everywhere
Say You Will- Miranda

I absolutely love her vocals on Miranda. I dont like many Lindsey songs but that is one that I REALLY do.

StevieandChris · #11 09-21-2018, 04:14 PM

My favorite is the version of Over & Over on Fleetwood Mac Live.

**jbrownsjr** · #12 09-21-2018, 04:18 PM

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My favorite is the version of Over & Over on Fleetwood Mac Live.

That's my absolute favorite. The crescendo at the end makes the hair on my arm stand up. It's so good.

**jbrownsjr** · #13 09-21-2018, 04:20 PM

FM Crystal
Rumours Oh Daddy
Tusk Never Forget
Mirage Love In Store
Tango Everywhere
SYW Say Goodbye

Jondalar · #14 09-21-2018, 10:17 PM

Brown Eyes, Honey Hi

Macfan4life · #15 09-22-2018, 10:23 AM

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My favorite is the version of Over & Over on Fleetwood Mac Live.

Oh yes! I was not counting live performances but agree with you on this one.
Being that some of the live album was "touched" do you think these background vocals were enhanced? I have heard other versions during the Tusk tour and nothing compares to this one.
Even if it is touched, its still the best background vocal.