Best album opener and closer? Poll!!!

[diamondsnake]

Okay, what is your favorite album closer and opener from FM? You don't have to pick just one if you can't make up your mind (like me :) )

Okay here goes:

Openers: Second Hand News, Emerald Eyes, Paper Doll

Closers: Never Forget, Wish you Were Here, Second Time, Why

My all time favorites though are Second Hand News and The Second Time. I love Second Hand News, am I the only one that things this song is a little dirty? In the classiest of ways though. And The Second Time is just a masterpeice, although I know I am in the minority there.

What about Stevie solo albums? Openers: Sometimes it's a Bitch, Blue Denim and TISL. Closers: B and the B.

So I would have to go with Bitch as my fav Stevie opener and B and the B as my favorite Stevie closer.

[Sorcerer386]

Originally posted by diamondsnake
I love Second Hand News, am I the only one that things this song is a little dirty? In the classiest of ways though.

I honestly don't think there's much denying the sexual connotation in the lines "Won't you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff."

I think the best opener for an album, although this may be cheating, is The Chain from The Dance. WTWCT is my second favorite. Best closer is Gold Dust Woman.

Stevie solo the best opener is Wild Heart (unless I cheat again and say Enchanted from Disc 1 of "Enchanted"), and best closer is Love Is, imo anyway.

[Merf]

Best Opener [FM] Second Hand News- Rumours

Best Closer [FM] Gold Dust Woman- Rumours

Best Opener [Stevie] I Can't Wait- Rock a Little

Best Closer [Stevie] Love Is- Trouble in Shangri-la

[EveryHour]

Originally posted by Sorcerer386
I honestly don't think there's much denying the sexual connotation in the lines "Won't you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff."

I think it's more than safe to assume it's dirty (in a good way, mind you:D)...how about the variation on this line later in the song, "Oh, couldn't you just let me go down and do my stuff"?;)

[darklinensuit]

Remember the Saturday Night Live talk show spoof where Chris Farley sings those lines from Second Hand News as he brags that he uses them to pick up chicks?:)

Mac Opener: Second Hand News
Mac Closer: Gold Dust Woman, Goodbye Baby

Stevie Opener: ALL of them!
Stevie Closer: The Highwayman

- Jake

[macfan 57]

Fleetwood Mac openers-Emerald Eyes, Second Hand News, Over And Over

Fleetwood Mac closers-Why, Never Forget, Wish You Were Here

[HomerMcvie]

Did they ever do Emerald Eyes live? I mean any version of the band.

[4Buck]

Best Opener: SECOND HAND NEWS Rumours

Best Closers: SISTERS OF THE MOON (Single Version) Tusk Reissue or NEVER FORGET Tusk

[chiliD]

GREAT OPENERS:
Stop Messin' Round (English Rose)
Coming Your Way (Then Play On)
This Is The Rock (Kiln House)
Emerald Eyes (Mystery To Me)
Heroes Are Hard To Find (Heroes Are Hard To Find)
Monday Morning ('white album")
Love In Store (Mirage)
Big Love (Tango In The Night)

GREAT CLOSERS:
Albatross (English Rose)
Before The Beginning (Then Play On)
Show Me A Smile (Future Games
Caught In The Rain (Penguin)
Why (Mystery To Me)
Never Forget (Tusk)
Wish You Were Here (Mirage)

[ryan8472]

Fav. Opener: Second Hand News, Big Love, WTWCT

Fav. Closer: I'm So Afraid, Gold Dust Woman

[dissention]

Best Opener {FM}: Big Love - Tango In the Night

Best Closer {FM}: Goodbye Baby - Say You Will

Best Opener {Stevie}: I Can't Wait - Rock A Little

Best Closer {Stevie}: Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You - Rock A Little

[wondergirl9847]

Fave openers:

Coming Your Way
Woman of a 1000 Years
Child of Mine
Monday Morning
SHN
Big Love
The Chain (Dance)

Fave closers:

Show Me a Smile
Dust
Why
ISA
GDW
You and I, Part II

[ShamHy89]

Favorite Openers: Emerald Eyes, Woman of 1000 Years, Love in Store

Favorite Closers: Show Me A Smile, Wish You Were Here, Why, Never Forget (Christine rules at the closers!)

Shamus:)

[diamondsnake]

Originally posted by EveryHour
I think it's more than safe to assume it's dirty (in a good way, mind you:D)...how about the variation on this line later in the song, "Oh, couldn't you just let me go down and do my stuff"?;)

Has anyone ever asked Lindsey if he is actually talking about, um, going down on someone? :cool:

[skcin]

Originally posted by diamondsnake
Has anyone ever asked Lindsey if he is actually talking about, um, going down on someone? :cool:

Don't know, but I've heard that for years...

Mac: Second Hand News best opener; Goodbye Baby best closer

Stevie: TISL best opener; HAEWAFY best closer

Paula

[macmar71]

Openers~~~
Monday Morning
Second Hand News
Love In Store



Closers~~~~
Why
Gold Dust Woman
Wish You Were Here
You And I Part 2

[jadegypsy]

Openers:
FM:
Second Hand News (perfect considering they were all eachothers second hand news)
Monday Morning (bouncy)
Stevie:
Wild Heart

Closers:
Gold Dust Woman (talk about self fulfilling prophecy)
Never Forget

Stevie:
HAEWAFY (so sad)
The Highway Man

[AgainLindsey]

kickstarts!
big love
love in store
monday morning
the chain
what’s the world coming to

closers!
gold dust woman
you and I part II
goodbye baby

[Cristian]

Favorite openers
"Remember Me" from Penguin (probably their best opener ever!)
"Emerald Eyes" from Mystery To Me
"Monday Morning" from Fleetwood Mac
"Second Hand News" from Rumours
"Big Love" from Tango In The Night

Favorite closers
"Trying So Hard To Forget" from Mr. Wonderful
"Show Me A Smile" from Future Games
"Caught In The Rain" from Penguin
"Why" from Mystery To Me
"Gold Dust Woman" from Rumours
"Goodbye Baby" from Say You Will

On Stevie's albums, my favorite opener has to be "Rooms On Fire" from The Other Side Of The Mirror or the title track of Trouble In Shangri-La; and my favorite closer would be "Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You" from Rock A Little.

We could have a completely different subject about what songs SHOULD have been openers or closers. I strongly feel that "What's The World Coming To" shouldn't have opened Say You Will, or that "Bella Donna" should not have opened Bella Donna... I say those places belong to "Bleed To Love Her" and "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around"... Same with "Skies The Limit"... I do believe Behind The Mask should have been opened by "In The Back Of My Mind"; or Time... it should start with "I Do" and end with... I don't know... "All Over Again".

Oh well.




Song of the moment - Red Rover

[cliffdweller]

Opener:
SHA-- it just gets me geared up for the rest of the album, and I never get tired of hearing it.

Closer:
Never Forget--what a great way to wrap up an album, and on such a positive and hopeful note too.

[cliffdweller]

that should be SHN (Second Hand News)!! I don't know what SHA is!! :laugh: