Unpopular FM Opinions

[becca]

My unpopular opinion is that Fleetwood Mac has always needed a dedicated accordion player!!!

Especially on Gypsy.

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[elle]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

1. I think the 1975 'white album' is middle of the road and boring.
2. Rhiannon should have been pulled from the set 30 years ago- post Betty Ford Stevie can't do the song justice.
7. I tend to think there is more truth to Carol Ann Harris' book than fiction.
13. The material Lindsey released on his 21st century solo albums is better than most anything he ever did with Fleetwood Mac.

agree with all these.

ahhhhh let's face it, most of my FM-related opinions are unpopular!

[TheWILDheart]

1. Tango is my least favourite of the big-5 line up albums
2. Similarly, Behind The Mask is far better than Tango. At least is sounds like a BAND made that album together.
3. Having said that, "Isn't It Midnight" was Christine's finest moment
4. Ignoring Christine's return, which has been fantastic, the band sounded way better on the 2013 tour than on the current tour - Lindsey's voice is pretty much dead and has anyone else noticed Mick's druming is getting slower?
5. I love "The Second Time", "No Questions Asked" and "Paper Doll"
6. Lindsey was damn hot in the Mirage tour video, but not particularly hot at any other time
7. Mick's drum solo's and Lindsey's ridiculous "cycles" and "changes" speach make me cringe
8. "Gold Dust Woman" is the one song that Stevie has consistently nailed. Everything else has been hit and miss since about 1982.
9. I'm a much bigger fan of Stevie's first 3 solo albums, plus TISL, than I am of ANY Fleetwood Mac album
10. "Over My Head" is so dull and was an AWFUL choice of lead single
11. I do not have any interest in Peter Green at all. Fleetwood Mac didn't get interesting until "Future Games"
12. If I hear the studio version of "Landslide" ever again, I might rip my own ears off just to have something to throw at the speakers, and yet I could listen to "The Dance" version forever
13. "Mirage" is better than the white album
14. "Silver Springs" BELONGS on Rumours. It first perfectly in place on the 2002 remaster. I hate that it was tacked on at the end after GDW on the 2013 reissue
15. Christine wrote her best songs between 86 and 93. Her offerings on Tango, BTM and The Chain boxsett are all flawless, with the exception of "Mystified"
16. "Only Over You" and "Wish You Were Here" are THE SAME SONG.
17. I wouldn't bat an eyelid if Lindsey left Fleetwood Mac.

[jbrownsjr]

I like Welcome to the Room Sara. There I said it.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I like Welcome to the Room Sara. There I said it.

Wow, this changes everything.

Michele

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

5. Only Over You and Mystified rank among my favorite Christine songs.

I agree with this.

Michele

[dino]

Fleetwood Mac got a whole lot less interesting first after Bare Trees and then after Heroes Are Hard To Find, and anything post Tusk can be safely overlooked.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Wow, this changes everything.

Michele

You already disowned me because of the TV show "The Affair". I had nothing to lose.

[KenB]

1. On some days, "Mirage" is my favorite Mac album -- even above my usual favorite, "Tusk."
2. I enjoy at most 4 songs from the self-titled 1975 album. It's my least favorite of the classic lineup.
3. I like "You and I," the last song on the Tango album, better than "You and I" the B-Side which most people seem to prefer.
4. I've never seen Mac live, and don't care to -- even though they've been my favorite band for over 25 years. And I generally LOVE live music.
5. "Sara," "Rhiannon," and "Sisters of the Moon" all bore me to death.

[AncientQueen]

5. Dreams is a boring song, Stevie should not sing it live anymore.
4. TITN is crap.
3. Mystified is one of the worst songs ever recorded by any artist or group.
2. Bob Welch was a better frontman then Lindsey Buckingham.
1. FM made better music on drugs.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

You already disowned me because of the TV show "The Affair". I had nothing to lose.

There's a new S2 trailer out and I'm already depressed.

Michele

[Macfanforever]

All the time wasted in the studio over the years.
I rather have Dave S in the studio to get the job done.

[mitzo]

Behind the Mask was a great album.
Lindsey is a brilliant producer and I adore the studio trickery.
Lindsey should stick to producing and not try to write or record his own songs.

[redbird]

I genuinely like:
Lindsey's songs on Mirage. Even "Oh Diane"
"Sugar Daddy" from the white album.
some of Stevie's and Chris' songs on Behind the Mask/that era.

[Montclare]

I don't like TITN.

I love Empire State.

I like the kids' singing in SYW.

I don't think the Gypsy video is all that special. Maybe for its time, but it doesn't wow me in any way.