What Stevie song is your LEAST favorite on Tusk?

[AliP]

I think that Stevie's songs on Tusk represent her greatest Fleetwood Mac effort. Since I love each one of her songs on there, it's hard for me to decide which song I like the least. So I was just curious what everyone's opinion is.

I voted for Angel. I love the lyrics and I love its rockin' vibe, but compared to the others, I decided it is my least favorite.

[amber]

Sara. My favorite is Angel. But I like them all, very much.

[WildInTheWind]

I can't vote...it's too hard!

[Serrart]

Sara, but I like them all a lot. :nod:

Romy

[face of glass]

"Angel" and "Storms" both stink to the highest heaven! :p

[David]

So I was just curious what everyone's opinion is.I vote for Beautiful Child, which is just not a favorite of mine, although it's fine in the wider context of a double album that's a sprawling series of mostly peaks & a few valleys. Certainly there's an interesting reverb thing going on on the Beautiful Child track, & the minimalism & dream-state quality of it are picture-pretty.

[trackaghost]

"Angel" and "Storms" both stink to the highest heaven! :p

Storms stinks? Surely you jest!

[face of glass]

Storms stinks? Surely you jest!
I like the track a lot. I just don't think it's the best thing she's ever done, like many other fans do. ;)

[Serrart]

"Angel" and "Storms" both stink to the highest heaven! :p

That comes from the Strindberg in you, Gaius. ;)

Romy

[SuzeQuze]

Angel is my least favorite but I still like it. And my heart is aching for all the Sara hating. :( I think I'll manage to survive though. :)

[GateandGarden]

My fave is "Sara" closely followed by "Angel." I also think that these tracks represent some of her best efforts with FM (also her three on Mirage), so it's hard to pick a least favorite. I find them all enthralling, but I chose "Sisters of the Moon." I love the lyrics, the music, the vocals--everything, but I don't listen to it as much as the others, and I find it much harder to relate to than the others. The other four remind me of some event or even some major theme in my life but "Sisters of the Moon" seems to be much more personal to Stevie and then obviously not so universal as the others.

[GateandGarden]

I like the track a lot. I just don't think it's the best thing she's ever done, like many other fans do. ;)What do you think are some of her best works? I'm always interested to know what others think are the best, particularly when they differ from popular opinion.

[AliceLover]

I voted for storms, just because I could never got into the song.

I prefer Angel on Stevies solo version MUSICALLY more than Fleetwood Mac's but performance wise it doesnt beat stevies solo version.


Jimmy

[trackaghost]

What do you think are some of her best works? I'm always interested to know what others think are the best, particularly when they differ from popular opinion.

Jimmy thinks Alice is her best and that surely differs from popular opinion.
Don't ya Jimmy?

[GateandGarden]

I voted for storms, just because I could never got into the song.

I prefer Angel on Stevies solo version MUSICALLY more than Fleetwood Mac's but performance wise it doesnt beat stevies solo version.


JimmyWait, wait! What is this "solo version" of "Angel" of which you speak? :blob1: :blob2:

[face of glass]

What do you think are some of her best works? I'm always interested to know what others think are the best, particularly when they differ from popular opinion.
Actually "Storms" is one of the few tracks where my opinion somewhat differs with other fans.
I have the usual favourites, "Landslide", "Crystal", "Silver Springs", "Sara", "Beautiful Child", "Gypsy", most of Bella Donna and The Wild Heart, the better half of Rock A Little (for some reason I've always had a soft spot for the title track of that album). And so on. Sorry to be disappointing. ;)

[GateandGarden]

Jimmy thinks Alice is her best and that surely differs from popular opinion.
Don't ya Jimmy?Well, you know it's like me and my undying love for G&G. Few really get it. :laugh: So I can understand Jimmy.

[GateandGarden]

Actually "Storms" is one of the few tracks where my opinion somewhat differs with other fans.
I have the usual favourites, "Landslide", "Crystal", "Silver Springs", "Sara", "Beautiful Child", "Gypsy", most of Bella Donna and The Wild Heart, the better half of Rock A Little (for some reason I've always had a soft spot for the title track of that album). And so on. Sorry to be disappointing. ;)It's okay. :laugh: An interesting post nonetheless. :nod: Not everyone has a soft spot for RAL or parts of RAL.

[face of glass]

Wait, wait! What is this "solo version" of "Angel" of which you speak? :blob1: :blob2:

They played it during the Bella Donna tour, I think.

[AliceLover]

Jimmy thinks Alice is her best and that surely differs from popular opinion.
Don't ya Jimmy?


Who said I thought it was her BEST, its my favorite. Theres a big difference. Get your facts stright before posting.

[GateandGarden]

Who said I thought it was her BEST, its my favorite. Theres a big difference. Get your facts stright before posting.Okay. Well, anyway, I guess I can say the same for myself. I don't think "Gate and Garden," and my other fave solo song, "Outside the Rain," are necessarily her best solo compositions, but they're my personal fave.

But Sharon did ask you. She didn't just declare it to be etched in stone and the single, ultimate truth or anything. :shrug: I didn't think she was trying to imply that you were wrong, just different, is decidedly a good thing in my book. :shrug:

[trackaghost]

Who said I thought it was her BEST, its my favorite. Theres a big difference. Get your facts stright before posting.

Sorry Jimmy :(
I don't think there's anything wrong with thinking it's her best though.

[amber]

Jimmy thinks Alice is her best and that surely differs from popular opinion.
Don't ya Jimmy?
Be nice, Trackie, he has my birthday! Oh, plus, bad taste.... :lol:

[AliceLover]

They played it during the Bella Donna tour, I think.


Yup! I thought it sounded better with more musicians. Im sure you can d/l a version off throwndown.net if you havent heard it yet.


Jimmy

[GateandGarden]

Yup! I thought it sounded better with more musicians. Im sure you can d/l a version off throwndown.net if you havent heard it yet.


JimmyCool! Sounds like it was great! :blob2:

[AliceLover]

Thanks Amber, I love you too :( :distress: :distress:

[skcin]

I went with Sara, although it was really hard to decide.


BTW - Angel was done by Stevie solo on the Bella Donna Tour and at Us Fest 1983. I believe it was taken out of the setlist for TWH tour after that show, though.

[GateandGarden]

BTW - Angel was done by Stevie solo on the Bella Donna Tour and at Us Fest 1983. I believe it was taken out of the setlist for TWH tour after that show, though.Does anyone know why? Was it not big with the audiences?

[AliceLover]

I went with Sara, although it was really hard to decide.


BTW - Angel was done by Stevie solo on the Bella Donna Tour and at Us Fest 1983. I believe it was taken out of the setlist for TWH tour after that show, though.


She also did it in Buffalo, NY and Hartford, CT. Of all people I thought you would know that Paula. :p

[bretonbanquet]

I voted for Sisters... never got on with it :distress: I'm not keen on Storms or Angel either, but then I'm not a Stevie fiend to be honest :woohoo:

I do quite like the other two, and her Mirage and White Album songs... in fact I might have to say that her Tusk songs are among my least favourites :(

God, and here I am listening to Behind The Mask :distress:

[AliceLover]

Does anyone know why? Was it not big with the audiences?


My guess was that her set was too long. For that tour she was touring for months unlikethe short Bella Donna Tour. She also dumped Enchanted, which I thought she should have kept to promote the album more. I think it did great with the audiences because she kept it all throughout the tusk tour.

[trackaghost]

Be nice, Trackie, he has my birthday! Oh, plus, bad taste.... :lol:

BUT I wasn't being horrible!!! I promise! I just meant he had an unusual favorite that's all!
Forgive me Jimmy? But I wasn't being mean, honest. :o

[amber]

BUT I wasn't being horrible!!! I promise! I just meant he had an unusual favorite that's all!
Forgive me Jimmy? But I wasn't being mean, honest. :o
Oh, no, you weren't. I was just teasing! :xoxo:

[AliceLover]

I voted for Sisters... never got on with it :distress: I'm not keen on Storms or Angel either, but then I'm not a Stevie fiend to be honest :woohoo:

I do quite like the other two, and her Mirage and White Album songs... in fact I might have to say that her Tusk songs are among my least favourites :(

God, and here I am listening to Behind The Mask :distress:


I love Behind the Mask, I think its a great CD. Right now im listening to the very best of FM.

[WelshWitchPMD]

I picked Storms. It never was a favorite of mine.

[AliceLover]

BUT I wasn't being horrible!!! I promise! I just meant he had an unusual favorite that's all!
Forgive me Jimmy? But I wasn't being mean, honest. :o


Thats ok Sharon. I think its cool that I have an unusual favorite. I think its unique in a way.

[AliP]

My fave is "Sara" closely followed by "Angel." I also think that these tracks represent some of her best efforts with FM (also her three on Mirage), so it's hard to pick a least favorite. I find them all enthralling, but I chose "Sisters of the Moon." I love the lyrics, the music, the vocals--everything, but I don't listen to it as much as the others, and I find it much harder to relate to than the others. The other four remind me of some event or even some major theme in my life but "Sisters of the Moon" seems to be much more personal to Stevie and then obviously not so universal as the others.


I agree, although I find the lyrics to Sara extremely confusing.

But I think the one line from SOTM, "So we make our choices, when there is no choice" is probably one of her greatest lyrics of all time. Easily relatable, imo, and so true.

[trackaghost]

Thats ok Sharon. I think its cool that I have an unusual favorite. I think its unique in a way.

I actually really like Alice, although it's not my fave.
I remember buying Rooms On Fire as a 7" single before TOSOTM came out, and Alice was the B-side and playing them both to death.
Ah, seems so long ago now :( Happy times!

[AliceLover]

I agree, although I find the lyrics to Sara extremely confusing.

But I think the one line from SOTM, "So we make our choices, when there is no choice" is probably one of her greatest lyrics of all time. Easily relatable, imo, and so true.

I love that line! That was only added for the live version right? I can't remember if she sings it on the album or not. Anyway that whole end verse is great. Why she never did it after two tours, who knows?

[AliceLover]

I actually really like Alice, although it's not my fave.
I remember buying Rooms On Fire as a 7" single before TOSOTM came out, and Alice was the B-side and playing them both to death.
Ah, seems so long ago now :( Happy times!


Lucky! I've always wanted to get my hands on one of those!

[bretonbanquet]

I love Behind the Mask, I think its a great CD. Right now im listening to the very best of FM.

I have a soft spot for Affairs of the Heart :nod: I thought I'd hate the album and delayed buying it for ages - I was so pleased to find I actually quite liked it, well most of it anyway :) Sorry, off topic :p

[GateandGarden]

...but then I'm not a Stevie fiend...That's a funny term. :lol:

[bretonbanquet]

That's a funny term. :lol:

One of my pet phrases :blob2:

[AliceLover]

I have a soft spot for Affairs of the Heart :nod: I thought I'd hate the album and delayed buying it for ages - I was so pleased to find I actually quite liked it, well most of it anyway :) Sorry, off topic :p


I LOVE AFFAIRS OF THE HEART! Thats such a great song for me. I like the majority of songs on that album. Freedom, Save Me, Skies the Limit, Stand on the Rock, Love it!

[GeminiCusp82]

Who said I thought it was her BEST, its my favorite. Theres a big difference. Get your facts stright before posting.

The whole TOSOTM album in my opinion is very adult contemporary..its like..ok modern records guys with hairy a$$es, help this woman out and get her back on track...drop the pills and learn to belt again...like that even happened..lol But TOSOTM had its strongpoints...Doing the Best That I Can, Long Way To Go, Rooms On Fire, Juliet..but Alice was never one of my favorites. Too 80's contemporary sounding for me lol

[bretonbanquet]

I LOVE AFFAIRS OF THE HEART! Thats such a great song for me. I like the majority of songs on that album. Freedom, Save Me, Skies the Limit, Stand on the Rock, Love it!

Agreed :) although 'Stand on the Rock' is not one of my faves, and 'The Second Time' and 'When The Sun Goes Down' are a bit uh... un-special. 'Hard Feelings' rules :nod:

[Merf]

I voted for Beautiful Child. I love it live, but as far as the album goes, the other four are just so much better.

Sara & SOTM are my two top FM songs ever, so there ya go.

[LiquidBlue5000]

I think that Stevie's songs on Tusk represent her greatest Fleetwood Mac effort. Since I love each one of her songs on there, it's hard for me to decide which song I like the least. So I was just curious what everyone's opinion is.

I voted for Angel. I love the lyrics and I love its rockin' vibe, but compared to the others, I decided it is my least favorite.

Angel is my least favorite.... it's too generic-sounding to me.. doesn't quite compare musicially and lyrically to the other songs, imo..

[Dreammms]

I love all of Stevie's songs on TUSK. I gotta think about this :laugh:

[GardenStateGirlie]

Ali dear, you're killing me with this one. It's my favorite Fleetwood Mac album of all time and I think her songs are absolutely amazing. Being forced to choose, I suppose i'll go with Sisters of The Moon. It's a great song with a beautiful lyrics and rocking music but my heart is so attached to the others (especially after seeing Beautiful Child and Sara live) that I couldn't possibly choose them.

[AliceLover]

Agreed :) although 'Stand on the Rock' is not one of my faves, and 'The Second Time' and 'When The Sun Goes Down' are a bit uh... un-special. 'Hard Feelings' rules :nod:

IMO, I think Stand on the Rock played well live, but I know there are a lot of disagreers on that one. Yes the Second Time isn't my favorite either, but overallI think its a great record.

[catinthedark]

Geez, this is like asking who your least favourite child is. :laugh:

I had to go with Angel, only because I can't listen to it over and over and over without getting sick of it. But honestly, her Tusk songs were, I think, her best example of a body of work on one album. Not a dud among them.

[chiliD]

Sara. Never have cared all that much for the studio version. The performance on the official Live album is pretty good though.

My fave of hers on Tusk (since nobody asked) is "Sisters Of The Moon".

I gained new appreciation for "Beautiful Child" after hearing them play it on the SYW tour.

[xxxmx]

i am among the many who believe that her best work was on Tusk, and all five are ranking faves... i chose Storms. i voted based on how hard my life would be if i never heard the song again.

#5 Storms
#4 SOTM
#3 Beautiful Child
#2 Angel
#1 Sara

[all the same]

Okay, you guys might think I'm a total nutsack for saying this but I think Sisters of the Moon is a totally laaaaaaammmmmmmeeeeee song! Like lamer than Amber! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Hawkeye]

All except Sara are tied for her best. And when Sara is the cleaning lady 8 minute version its a 5 way tie. But in their regular forms Sara is easily last. live SOTM takes a big lead over the rest. And I'd say Angel and BC win if we're talking studio versions. Of course alternate takes on disk 2 of Tusk makes BC suck and then Storms and SOTM and Sara are tied for 1st there.

Confusing enough? Just shows how freaking great her Tusk songs are.

[Hawkeye]

My fave is "Sara" closely followed by "Angel." I also think that these tracks represent some of her best efforts with FM (also her three on Mirage), so it's hard to pick a least favorite. I find them all enthralling, but I chose "Sisters of the Moon." I love the lyrics, the music, the vocals--everything, but I don't listen to it as much as the others, and I find it much harder to relate to than the others. The other four remind me of some event or even some major theme in my life but "Sisters of the Moon" seems to be much more personal to Stevie and then obviously not so universal as the others.

Thats weird, as far as just a song I relate to, Sisters of The Moon has to be in the top 5. Its really one of my theme songs. Just substitute him for her in the "people who love her but still they're the most cruel" and "Intense silence as she walked in the room" Now Sara, theres a song I can't relate to.

[dissention]

I like the song Sara live, but the album version is just blah to me. My least favorite, though, would have to be Angel. I have *never* gotten into it, I find it very weak.

[GardenStateGirlie]

I like the song Sara live, but the album version is just blah to me.

So I take it the 80 minute demo isn't hanging out on your playlist, eh?

[GateandGarden]

I agree, although I find the lyrics to Sara extremely confusing.

But I think the one line from SOTM, "So we make our choices, when there is no choice" is probably one of her greatest lyrics of all time. Easily relatable, imo, and so true.I love that line, too. :nod:

[GateandGarden]

Thats weird, as far as just a song I relate to, Sisters of The Moon has to be in the top 5. Its really one of my theme songs. Just substitute him for her in the "people who love her but still they're the most cruel" and "Intense silence as she walked in the room" Now Sara, theres a song I can't relate to.Well, I think it's all in how you interpret it. Many of her songs could mean lots of different things to different people, so if you take SOTM and substitute some pronouns here and there it might mirror your own life. "Sara," to me, is delightfully vague like "Gate and Garden" and I feel like I can do what I want with it in my head. So it takes on what must be an entirely different meaning for me than what Stevie herself had intended. And the heartbeat line is what does it for me. Totally seals the deal. :nod:

[GateandGarden]

I like the song Sara live, but the album version is just blah to me. My least favorite, though, would have to be Angel. I have *never* gotten into it, I find it very weak.It seems to me that there's much disagreement about "Angel." I've seen some say that those are some of her all-time best lyrics. :shrug:

[Hawkeye]

It seems to me that there's much disagreement about "Angel." I've seen some say that those are some of her all-time best lyrics. :shrug:


I think they are. I mean I can see how "some" might not really long to become part of the wind :laugh: but for me thats some of her best imagery ever.

AND vocally Stevie rocks Angel more then she had any studio version of a song up to that point. Shes smokin the song at the end.

[wondergirl9847]

Her strongest group of songs is on Tusk. Beautiful Child is my favorite Tusk song. I chose Angel...even though I love it too...I love them all.

[xxxmx]

So I take it the 80 minute demo isn't hanging out on your playlist, eh?
if there was a 24 hour long demo of Sara, i'd be set. :D

[GateandGarden]

AND vocally Stevie rocks Angel more then she had any studio version of a song up to that point. Shes smokin the song at the end."Well track a ghost through the fog, BAYBEH!!! Oooooooooooooooooooooh THAT GIRL WAS ME!!!"

[Tusk!]

Storms is my least favorite. Too slow compared to the other four songs on Tusk.

[Kelly]

I cannot believe how difficult this choice is! Stevie's Tusk songs are among my most favorite of anything she has recorded so this decision was a tough one. I went with Sisters...only because I had to chose. Live SoTM is killer and I love the song but Sara, Storms and Beautiful Child are in my top five Stevie songs of all time so....
Angel is the only other song I considered choosing but The Tusk Doc and Outtakes made that an impossible choice. I enjoy the harmonizing and interaction between her and Lindsey so much on this song! When they would sing at the same mic...wow..it puts the song over Sisters for me.
All five of her songs on Tusk are among her best lyrically and musically, imo.

[GypsySorcerer]

"Sara" is my least favorite. It drags and is too "drifty" (copyright Amber.) I love the other four. Overall, her strongest material on any Mac album, IMO.

[Rickypt]

Wow, this poll helped me realize I love all of Stevie's Tusks songs equally. In fact, I love all of her FM songs equally until we get to Mirage. There's no way to vote on this one.

[Dark Angel]

I can't choose. While Storms is my absolute favorite, I don't have a least favorite.

[ontheEdgeof17]

I voted SOTM...if anyone cares.

[amber]

I voted SOTM...if anyone cares.
I care, because it put it above Angel. :laugh:

[cliffdweller]

That comes from the Strindberg in you, Gaius. ;)

Romy

I don't get it...what does Strindberg have to do with it? You are talking about the "father of modern drama" Strindberg no?

[Moony]

I also think that these tracks represent some of her best efforts with FM (also her three on Mirage), so it's hard to pick a least favorite. I find them all enthralling, but I chose "Sisters of the Moon." I love the lyrics, the music, the vocals--everything, but I don't listen to it as much as the others, and I find it much harder to relate to than the others. The other four remind me of some event or even some major theme in my life but "Sisters of the Moon" seems to be much more personal to Stevie and then obviously not so universal as the others.
I totally agree! :xoxo:

[MC2002]

Wow...this is like Sophie's Choice. Tough one...

[Highwayman]

The problem with SOTM is that it sounds like it was cut off, like there should be another verse and chorus after the guitar solo. The practice cut off the remixed Tusk CD even sounds incomplete. And if the editing for the Mirage concert video was better, that version would be my favorite, even with the 'speaking in tongues' rock out at the end. It sounds complete.

Sara gets my vote as my least favorite from Tusk. Nice song, but the vocal is too mixed down.

As for best effort, that goes to Mirage. I would love to hear That's Alright and Straight Back live!

[mondaymornin1]

My least fav is "Beautiful Child." *yawn* :sorry:

My favorite is "Storms." But...I loooove the whole "Angel" clip from the Tusk doc!

[JazmenFlowers]

I think that Stevie's songs on Tusk represent her greatest Fleetwood Mac effort. Since I love each one of her songs on there, it's hard for me to decide which song I like the least. So I was just curious what everyone's opinion is.

I voted for Angel. I love the lyrics and I love its rockin' vibe, but compared to the others, I decided it is my least favorite.

oh my! this is a real tough one. I agree with AliP, since I HAVE to choose, I chose Angel. The song, in comparison to the others, is the weakest. Having said that, I still walk through the halls at my office singing "like a ghost through the fog..." part all the time...the harmonies are amazing too.

J

[macmar71]

Well, this was a hard one for me as I love all of Stevie's songs on Tusk. They are some of her finest works! But I decided to go with Sister Of The Moon as when I first discovered it, it was on the Mirage 1982 concert and Lindsey does his verses and come to find out he was not on the original version when I purchased my Tusk vinyl so I was a bit disappointed there but it was still a great Stevie song in my eyes. I like the piano demo floating around of it. I couldn't get rid of any of the others as they are so fitting to times gone by for me.