Songs with the best trio harmonies

Wdm6789 · #1 04-30-2017, 06:16 PM

Songs where you can clearly hear all three of them on the harmonies:

Gold Dust Woman
Dreams
That's Alright
Crystal
If You Were My Love

Did I miss any? Oddly enough, it seems that the songs with the best three part harmonies are Stevie songs.

The Chain · #2 04-30-2017, 06:18 PM

Farmer's Daughter and Honey Hi stand out in my mind.

jcalzaretta · #3 04-30-2017, 06:19 PM

The Chain
Say You Love Me

Wdm6789 · #4 04-30-2017, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jcalzaretta

The Chain
Say You Love Me

You can't hear Christine that much on the album version of The Chain, I like it live much better. Say You Love Me is really good too, but Christine's voice is more prominent than Stevie and Lindsey's on the chorus.

Macfan4life · #5 04-30-2017, 06:25 PM

Studio:
LOVE IN STORE
Its almost like the Mac are a doo wop band.

Live:
Over and Over live is great

BLY · #6 04-30-2017, 06:35 PM

Say You Love Me
The Chain
Honey Hi
Beautiful Child
The Famers Daughter
Love in Store
That's Alright
Little Lies
Seven Wonders
Bleed To Love Her

Jondalar · #7 05-03-2017, 04:26 PM

Little Lies
The Chain
Love in Store

ViscountViktor · #8 05-03-2017, 04:34 PM

Oh I love the harmonies in Never Forget. Beautiful song. Honey Hi is also a standout. Wish they'd done proper harmonies on Save Me A Place instead of all Lindsey - that would have been amazing.

Farmer's Daughter and Dreams for me are the best. But there's so many, that's the magic of Fleetwood Mac.

Jondalar · #9 05-03-2017, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ViscountViktor

Oh I love the harmonies in Never Forget. Beautiful song. Honey Hi is also a standout. Wish they'd done proper harmonies on Save Me A Place instead of all Lindsey - that would have been amazing.

Farmer's Daughter and Dreams for me are the best. But there's so many, that's the magic of Fleetwood Mac.

I thought we were talking about 3 part harmonies, not just Christine and Stevie.

ViscountViktor · #10 05-03-2017, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Jondalar

I thought we were talking about 3 part harmonies, not just Christine and Stevie.

I don't follow. I was talking about 3 parts.

deribish · #11 05-03-2017, 07:29 PM

I'm happy to throw WTTRS and Sara into the mix (esp the 5.1 version of Sara, where you can hear Linds and Chris so clearly in the mix.)

i really wish IF they ever do a full FM again, that's it's stripped down raw affair, not an overly-processed, perfectly produced pop. I want to hear the three of them singing together -- not overdubbed and effected. A studio album that sounds "live and raw." It would be amazing!

SorcererJP · #12 05-04-2017, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Wdm6789

Songs where you can clearly hear all three of them on the harmonies:

Did I miss any? Oddly enough, it seems that the songs with the best three part harmonies are Stevie songs.

I think their version of ' Why' from the Midnight Special (and the '75 bootlegs) has the best harmonies. Which is a Christine song :-)

sorcerer999 · #13 05-04-2017, 05:24 PM

Gotta say thanks to all the folks out there giving "Honey Hi" some love and respect. I feel that song often gets a lot of hate from this forum...but yes, it truly is a gem and one of my favorites. The DVD 5.1 surround mix from the Deluxe Edition is absolutely SUBLIME and sheer PERFECTION in the way the three part harmony is mixed!!!

Also I agree with whoever pointed out the three part harmony on the Midnight Special version of "Why"! I get goosebumps every time I watch it and hear that vocal blend, and laugh when Christine sings "Oh yeah" at the end but then Stevie has to "have the last word" with a longer and more drawn out "Yeeeeeaaahhh..."

"Farmer's Daughter", "Say You Love Me", "Dreams", "Never Forget"...so many great 3 part vocals from their three albums in the seventies. Not much of that on "Mirage" or "Tango", sadly. But then, I'd venture to say that after the solo projects started, they really only got back together to make Fleetwood Mac albums for the sake of making Fleetwood Mac albums ($$$) and some of the vigor, excitement and "artistry" was gone in regards to them coming together as five different people with a goal to make something special. Just my opinion and two cents.

secondhandchain · #14 05-04-2017, 11:58 PM

Yes Honey Hi is one of my faves...just gorgeous. I never understood the hate on this board for it

HomerMcvie · #15 05-05-2017, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by secondhandchain

Yes Honey Hi is one of my faves...just gorgeous. I never understood the hate on this board for it

I don't hate it, but it's just a little too sugary for me. Although I do love the keyboard work on it.

Never Forget is a much better song, IMO.