in descending order...

[aleuzzi]

This has probably been done before, but I'm curious to see what folks's top ten solo albums are from the member of the Rumors line-up. Pick your top ten, with 1 being the highest, 10 being the lowest. And since Buckingham-Nicks is a duo, don't use that. And as much as I love Enchanted, I'm thinking a box set's a whole different beast from an individual solo effort.

For example:

1. LB's Out of the Cradle
2. CM's In the Meantime
3. LB's Law and Order
4. SN's Bella Donna
5. SN's Time Space
6. CM's The Christine Perfect Album
7. CM's Christine McVie
8. SN's Trouble in Shangri-La
9. LB's Go Insane
10. MF's The Visitor

[ontheEdgeof17]

1. Street Angel
2. Rock A Little
3. Wild Heart
4. Bella Donna
5. TISL
6. Out of the Cradle
7. Buckingham/Nicks
8. OSOTM
9. Go Insane
10. Law and Order

[Nicksluvver]

God bless those of you who can do this now-tune in for mine tommorow-lol!

[face of glass]

Gift Of Screws
Out Of The Cradle
Law And Order
The Wild Heart
Go Insane
Bella Donna
The Other One
In The Skies
Rock A Little
Big Towne 2061 (although it isn't technically a solo, I might as well include Buckingham Nicks too then)
Billy Burnette (the 1980 album)
Trouble In Shangri-La
In The Meantime
Alone Together
Lucky Devils
The Other Side Of The Mirror
The Christine Perfect Album
Street Angel
Christine McVie

Still haven't given The Visitor or some other albums a proper amount of listens. And just now I'm trying to get familiar with those few Kirwan and Spencer solos that I received a while ago.

[Jyqm]

This has probably been done before, but I'm curious to see what folks's top ten solo albums are from the member of the Rumors line-up.

Gosh, I don't think I own that many...

Rarely, if ever, listen to: Christine McVie, Street Angel, Rock A Little

Not terrible: Ther Other Side Of The Mirror

Great, solid effort: Law & Order, Go Insane, Wild Heart, Trouble in Shangri-La

Fantastic: Bella Donna, Out of the Cradle

[macfan 57]

1. In The Meantime-CM
2. Out Of The Cradle-LB
3. Christine McVie-CM
4. Bella Donna-SN
5. I'm Not Me-MF
6. Christine Perfect-CM
7. The Visitor-MF
8. Law And Order-LB

These are the only solo albums that I have from any members of the Rumours line-up. Special mention to:

Try Me-Billy Burnette(I love this album. I would rank it #4 on the above list, just behind Christine McVie.)
French Kiss-Bob Welch(I like this one.)
Three Hearts-Bob Welch(I like this one too, especially "Come Softly To Me".)

[David]

1. Law & Order
2. Christine Perfect (a historical curiosity)
3. The Visitor
4. I'm Not Me (not so good as Visitor)

All the rest, I just sort of put away . . . .

[Karlie]

1. Buckingham Nicks (It's not exactly a solo album, but whatever.)
2. Gift Of Screws
3. Out Of The Cradle
4. Christine McVie
5. The Wild Heart
6. Bella Donna
7. The Other Side Of The Mirror
8. In The Meantime
9. Rock A Little
10. Trouble In Shangri-La

[aleuzzi]

1. In The Meantime-CM
2. Out Of The Cradle-LB
3. Christine McVie-CM
4. Bella Donna-SN
5. I'm Not Me-MF
6. Christine Perfect-CM
7. The Visitor-MF
8. Law And Order-LB

These are the only solo albums that I have from any members of the Rumours line-up. Special mention to:

Try Me-Billy Burnette(I love this album. I would rank it #4 on the above list, just behind Christine McVie.)
French Kiss-Bob Welch(I like this one.)
Three Hearts-Bob Welch(I like this one too, especially "Come Softly To Me".)


Yeah, for non-Rumors line up I really enjoy Three hearts from Bob Welch (love "Church") and I admire the Danny Kirwan re-issue of Ram Jam City. I haven't heard the Bekka and Billy duo record, but I imagine it's very listenable.

[Neal]

1. The Other Side Of The Mirror
2. Trouble In Shangri-La
3. Rock A Little
4. Bella Donna
5. Street Angel
6. The Wild Heart
7. Out Of The Cradle
8. Christine McVie
9. In The Meantime

[chiliD]

I can't limit it to the Rumours lineup, :sorry: goes against my nature:

1) Out Of The Cradle (Lindsey Buckingham)
2) Pink & Black (Rick Vito)
3) Time Traders (Peter Green Splinter Group)
4) Bob Welch Looks At Be-Bop
5) tie---Christine McVie (1984) & Jeremy Spencer And The Children
6) Midnight In San Juan (Danny Kirwan)
7) I'm Not Me (Mick Fleetwood's Zoo)
8) Lucky Devils (Rick Vito)
9) Are You With Me Baby? (Billy Burnette)
10) Trouble In Shangri-La (Stevie Nicks)

Second Ten:

11) Destiny Road (Peter Green Splinter Group)
12) Bandbox Boogie (Rick Vito)
13) Bella Donna (Stevie Nicks)
14) French Kiss (Bob Welch)
15) Big Towne, 2061 (Paris/Bob Welch)
16) There's A Heaven (Bob Weston)
17) King Of Hearts (Rick Vito)
18) Flee (Jeremy Spencer Band)
19) The Visitor (Mick Fleetwood)
20) Reaching The Cold 100 (Peter Green Splinter Group)

[CreepingDeath]

1. The Wild Heart
2. Bella Donna
3. Trouble In Shangri La
4. Rock A Little
5. Out Of The Cradle
6. The Other Side Of The Mirror
7. Go Insane
8. Street Angel
9. In The Meantime
10. Law and Order

[Sahara]

I can't put them in order of solo and band albums mixed but ...

Stevie:
1 - The Other Side of the Mirror
2 - Trouble in Shangri La
3 - Rock a Little

Just ordered Street Angel! Shame on me for not having it already, I know, but I can't wait to hear it!!

Lindsey:
1 - Out of the Cradle
2 - Gift of Screws
3 - Go Insane

And I haven't heard Law and Order. But I've seen the videos for It was I and Trouble .. :shrug: 'nuff said.

And the group:

1 - Tango in the Night
2 - Say You Will [very very close]
3 - Rumours
4 - White album
5 - Tusk
6 - Mirage

Do The Dance and Live in Boston count? If they do, they're both pretty damn high up on the list.

[Dark Angel]

1. The Wild Heart
2. Out Of The Cradle
3. Bella Donna
4. The Legendary Christine Perfect
5. Rock A Little
6. Go Insane
7. In The Meantime
8. The Other Side Of The Mirror
9. Christine McVie
10. Law And Order
11. TISL
12. Street Angel

[SteveMacD]

I'm going to limit this to a top 10, as I own WAY too many to do a complete list.

1. Alone Together -Dave Mason (quite possibly THE perfect album)
2. Out Of The Cradle -Lindsey (if only he had used a REAL drummer)
3. Christine McVie -Christine
4. Bella Donna -Stevie
5. The Visitor -Mick
6. In The Skies -Peter
7. Gotta Band -John McVie
8. Between Friends -Billy
9. Splinter Group -Peter
10. French Kiss -Bob Welch

[shackin'up]

1. Gift Of Screws
2. Buckingham Nicks
3. Go Insane
4. Bella Donna
5. Law And Order
6. LB's Soundstage
7. Out Of The Cradle
8. The Christine Perfect Album
9. The Wild Heart
10. Rock A Little

[crylove77]

I only listed Stevie and Lindsey, as I've never been interested in hearing Christine or Mick solo.:sorry:

1- Wild Heart
2- Out Of The Cradle
3- Trouble in Shangri-La
4- Bella Donna
5- Law and Order
6- Go Insane
7- Rock a Little
8- Street Angel
9- Other Side of the Mirror

Now if I were to include other, could be considered, solos, I would make BuckinghamNicks #1, current soundstage #4, Gift of Screws (that we know of) #6, and Enchanted disc 3, #7, with everthing else dropped down the appropriate notch.;)

[Miss Vicky]

Let's see if I even can come up with ten...

1. Go Insane - Lindsey Buckingham
2. Coming Home - Billy Burnette
3. Out of the Cradle - Lindsey Buckingham
4. Between Friends - Billy Burnette
5. Law and Order - Lindsey Buckingham
6. Are You With Me Baby? - Billy Burnette (I think I'm sensing a pattern here)
7. Christine McVie - Christine McVie
8. Bella Donna - Stevie Nicks
9. All Night Long - Billy Burnette
10. Billy Burnette (1980) - Billy Burnette

Honorable Mentions: Soldier of Love - Billy Burnette, Try Me - Billy Burnette, oh and I suppose Rick Vito's King of Hearts can get a mention too.

Bekka and Billy would probably be at #6, but it's a duo album rather than a solo album so I didn't count it. Oh, and the only reason Billy's other albums didn't make the list is because I don't have them yet. :laugh:

[GateandGarden]

Um, I keep putting this off because it's hard.

1) The Wild Heart
2) Out of the Cradle
3) Buckingham Nicks
4) In the Meantime
5) Gift of Screws
6) Bella Donna
7) Trouble in Shangri-La

And...I haven't heard anything else that I want to list yet. You have to keep in mind that I still don't have Christine McVie, Christine Perfect, or Go Insane yet.

[chiliD]

2. Out Of The Cradle -Lindsey (if only he had used a REAL drummer)


Same feeling I have about Rick Vito's King Of Hearts album...not just a real drummer but a complete human rhythm section (the Fleetwood/McVie one in particular, actually). Yeah, Rick's a wonderful guitarist, but that doesn't mean he's really all that great of a bass player, too. :lol:

Dave Mason could've done nicely with a human rhythm section on his Two Hearts album, as well.

[HomerMcvie]

Same feeling I have about Rick Vito's King Of Hearts album...not just a real drummer but a complete human rhythm section (the Fleetwood/McVie one in particular, actually). Yeah, Rick's a wonderful guitarist, but that doesn't mean he's really all that great of a bass player, too. :lol:

Dave Mason could've done nicely with a human rhythm section on his Two Hearts album, as well.
I never knew this..... so Dave Mason had Two Hearts, and Bob Welch had Three Hearts? What the hell is up with that?:shrug: Where's Hillary?

[shackin'up]

2. Out Of The Cradle -Lindsey (if only he had used a REAL drummer)


Now THERE'S the reason it's not my number one, and GOS is. So glad I have company if it comes to this argument. A lot of Lindsey fans say the album is brilliant BECAUSE he did everything on his own. But the album would have been better guarded to the test of time if those awful syndrums weren't there. Imagine a Mick-john-fueled version of Turn it on! ROCKANDROLLLLLL:blob1: :blob1:

[GateandGarden]

I never knew this..... so Dave Mason had Two Hearts, and Bob Welch had Three Hearts? What the hell is up with that?:shrug: Where's Hillary?Aw, I love to be associated with everything hearts. :)

You know, the Doctor from "Doctor Who" did have two hearts. How cool would that be? *pretends other people care*

[markolas]

I don't have Christine Perfect, Christine McVie, Law and Order, or Go Insane. I would like to get them, eventually, though. I also don't have any of Mick's solo stuff, and I'm not really interested in hearing it. Or that John McVie's Gotta Band thing, or whatever that is.

1. Bella Donna
2. Rock a Little
3. Trouble in Shangri-La
4. Out of the Cradle
5. In the Meantime
6. The Other Side of the Mirror
7. Street Angel
8. The Wild Heart

[chiliD]

I also don't have any of Mick's solo stuff, and I'm not really interested in hearing it.

Way to keep that ol' mind open.

[mylittledemon]

Way to keep that ol' mind open.


I have not heard any of the early Mick Fleetwood stuff. The "Zoo" era as it were. I dont think it's been released on CD, has it CHILI? My friend Mr. Bill says it's actually pretty good stuff, especially the one he "made in Africa" is what he said/

[Jyqm]

Way to keep that ol' mind open.

Yes, how dare you not want to own every single project every Mac member has ever been a part of! Actually, how dare you not be interested in hearing every album from every band ever to exist! What kind of closed-minded twit are you!

Next thing you know, you'll say you only know three languages! Well there's a half-decent history of the band written in Chinese that was published twelve years ago, and how dare you not brush up on the language in order to read it!

[jbrownsjr]

1. French Kiss
2. Christine Perfect
3. Bella Donna
4. Wild Heart
5. In The Meantime
6. Go Insane
7. I'm Not Me
8. Out of the Cradle
9. Law and Order
10. The Visitor

[chiliD]

Yes, how dare you not want to own every single project every Mac member has ever been a part of! Actually, how dare you not be interested in hearing every album from every band ever to exist! What kind of closed-minded twit are you!

Next thing you know, you'll say you only know three languages! Well there's a half-decent history of the band written in Chinese that was published twelve years ago, and how dare you not brush up on the language in order to read it!


EX-ACTLY!!!!:nod:

[chiliD]

I have not heard any of the early Mick Fleetwood stuff. The "Zoo" era as it were. I dont think it's been released on CD, has it CHILI? My friend Mr. Bill says it's actually pretty good stuff, especially the one he "made in Africa" is what he said/


The Visitor is pretty good, but, I'm Not Me is FANTASTIC!! It basically sounds like a Fleetwood Mac album that crosses incarnations..."Angel Comes Home" is the Lindsey/Beach Boys feel ala "Farmer's Daughter"/"Love In Store" (with Billy on vocals), then "You Might Need Somebody" has a Christine feel ala "Sooner Or Later" or "Behind The Mask", then "Tonight" is a rocker in a Stevie-type way, then "I Wan't You Back" is what it is, a quirky Lindsey tune that would sound just as at home on Tusk, then the title track, a Billy Burnette tune that could've found a great home on either BTM or Time rounds out what was Side 1 of the LP. Side 2 starts off with a Christine McVie-esque tune called "State Of The Art" and is obviously where she copped the riff for "Little Lies". Just gets better from there.

The Zoo's Shakin' The Cage has some "moments"...but, it is kind of disappointing overall.

Mick's Something Big album is pretty good, too...in a bluesy, yet Jackson Browne-ish kind of way.

But, I'm Not Me isn't just a great Mick Fleetwood album, but a great album that ranks right up there with ANY album.

[mylittledemon]

The Visitor is pretty good, but, I'm Not Me is FANTASTIC!! It basically sounds like a Fleetwood Mac album that crosses incarnations..."Angel Comes Home" is the Lindsey/Beach Boys feel ala "Farmer's Daughter"/"Love In Store" (with Billy on vocals), then "You Might Need Somebody" has a Christine feel ala "Sooner Or Later" or "Behind The Mask", then "Tonight" is a rocker in a Stevie-type way, then "I Wan't You Back" is what it is, a quirky Lindsey tune that would sound just as at home on Tusk, then the title track, a Billy Burnette tune that could've found a great home on either BTM or Time rounds out what was Side 1 of the LP. Side 2 starts off with a Christine McVie-esque tune called "State Of The Art" and is obviously where she copped the riff for "Little Lies". Just gets better from there.

The Zoo's Shakin' The Cage has some "moments"...but, it is kind of disappointing overall.

Mick's Something Big album is pretty good, too...in a bluesy, yet Jackson Browne-ish kind of way.

But, I'm Not Me isn't just a great Mick Fleetwood album, but a great album that ranks right up there with ANY album.


I take that back, I do have Something Big...the last one Mick put out. I enjoyed it. Any ideaRs WHY that havent released that early stuff?

[macfan 57]

The Fleetwood Mac Legacy website has 5 songs from Mick's album, The Visitor up for download this week, including "Walk A Thin Line". I like this version better than the Tusk version. Just click on SOTW on the left side of the page, then right click & save target as.

http://www.fmlegacy.com/main.html

[mylittledemon]

The Fleetwood Mac Legacy website has 5 songs from Mick's album, The Visitor up for download this week, including "Walk A Thin Line". I like this version better than the Tusk version. Just click on SOTW on the left side of the page, then right click & save target as.

http://www.fmlegacy.com/main.html


Yeah I heard the Walk a Thin Line is better than the Tusk one. I want them to be released on CD, damnit!

[DavidMn]

1. Bella Donna
2.Out Of The Cradle
3. Bob Welch's greatest hits
4.Other Side Of The Mirror
5.Wild Heart

[wondergirl9847]

1. Out of the Cradle
2. Go Insane
3. Belladonna
4. Law and Order
5. Second Chapter
6. Midnight in San Juan
7. Hello There, Big Boy
8. Trouble in Shangri-La
9. Rock a Little
10. The Wild Heart

[Richard B]

Yeah I heard the Walk a Thin Line is better than the Tusk one. I want them to be released on CD, damnit!
The Visitor was released on CD. I should know, I have it. Course it is OOP now. I'd like to see the second Mick album (I'm Not Me) on CD one of these days.

[dissention]

1. Law and Order
2. Go Insane
3. Out of the Cradle
4. The Wild Heart
5. Bella Donna
6. Christine McVie
7. The Other Side of the Mirror
8. In the Meantime
9. Rock A Little
9,872,301. Street Angel

[HomerMcvie]

Law and Order
Bella Donna
Christine McVie
In The Meantime
Out of the Cradle
Wild Heart
Go Insane
Rock Very Little
It shouldn't be on my list, but I own it, so LAST place goes to:



OSOTM:distress:

[Stephanie]

1. The Other Side Of The Mirror
2. Bella Donna
3. Trouble In Shangri-La
4. Rock A Little
5. Street Angel
6. The Wild Heart
7. Out Of The Cradle
8. Christine McVie
9. In The Meantime

[HomerMcvie]

1. The Other Side Of The Mirror
2. Bella Donna
3. Trouble In Shangri-La
4. Rock A Little
5. Street Angel
6. The Wild Heart
7. Out Of The Cradle
8. Christine McVie
9. In The Meantime
WOW. You think OSOTM is BETTER than Bella Donna??????:confused: :confused: :confused:

[shackin'up]

Yeah I heard the Walk a Thin Line is better than the Tusk one.

Believe me, that's the biggest nonsense you've ever heard.

[SteveMacD]

Believe me, that's the biggest nonsense you've ever heard.
I prefer "The Visitor" version, personally. The thing that always puzzled me is that for years after, Lindsey complained that Mick blamed him personally for the lack of sales of "Tusk," yet the first chance he got, Mick recorded one of Lindsey's "Tusk" songs for a solo album. Nothing says "you're cool with all the chicks" like somebody covering one of your songs.