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DavidMn
05-15-2006, 07:02 PM
I've always like this song for soem reason, but I know quite a few don't seem to care for it. So let's see what the masses think.:)
Miss Vicky
05-16-2006, 01:15 AM
I hate Mick, but I love that track.
Love that whole album, in fact.
Guess that goes back to not giving a damn about what's considered "cool." :shrug:
Johnny Stew
05-16-2006, 01:26 AM
I think I grinned from ear to ear the first time I heard that track. I really, really dug it and its prog-rock vibe... and I still do. :D
I've always like this song for soem reason, but I know quite a few don't seem to care for it. So let's see what the masses think.:)
"These Strange Times," I have listened to "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." I know "Shine On You Crazy Diamond." "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a friend of mine. "These Strange Times," you are no "Shine On You Crazy Diamond."
chiliD
05-16-2006, 10:59 AM
I like it. Mick plays some tasty lead guitar on the track, as well. He obviously learned how to play from some of the best...whether directly or by osmosis.
Bandmates:
Peter Green
Danny Kirwan
Jeremy Spencer
Bob Welch
Bob Weston
Lindsey Buckingham
Billy Burnette
Rick Vito
Dave Mason
Ex-Brothers-In-Law:
Eric Clapton
George Harrison
foxyluva
05-16-2006, 03:49 PM
I hate Mick, but I love that track.
Love that whole album, in fact.
Guess that goes back to not giving a damn about what's considered "cool." :shrug:
You hate Mick :eek:
Anyway - "These Strange Times" is probably my least favourite track on "Time" and it could be my least favourite Fleetwood Mac song...
Miss Vicky
05-16-2006, 10:37 PM
You hate Mick :eek:
For various reasons, yes. And have for a very long time.
foxyluva
05-16-2006, 10:49 PM
For various reasons, yes. And have for a very long time.
Goodness?!!! I think you need to resit that "Are You Evil" quiz :laugh: ;)
HomerMcvie
05-17-2006, 01:23 AM
C'mon, Mick's an idiot. Look at his business history.
foxyluva
05-17-2006, 02:43 AM
C'mon, Mick's an idiot. Look at his business history.
Mick may be an idiot (creating the "Time" version of the band is a prime example) but hating him is a really harsh comment...
HomerMcvie
05-17-2006, 02:49 AM
Mick may be an idiot (creating the "Time" version of the band is a prime example)
So we disagree. Hiring Bekka was one of the best decisions he ever made. FM had always been about reinvention, and no better choice could've been made for a vocalist, IMO. but hating him is a really harsh comment...
Well, I doubt Vicky would cut his throat. She might shoot him, but I seriously doubt she'd cut his throat!:p ;)
Hate is an easy word to throw around. I HATE going to the dentist, but my dentist is an awesome guy. Yet, I still HATE going there.
foxyluva
05-17-2006, 03:00 AM
So we disagree. Hiring Bekka was one of the best decisions he ever made. FM had always been about reinvention, and no better choice could've been made for a vocalist, IMO.
I think its great that people disagree - it makes a more interesting conversation :) I like Bekka, and I find the "Time" album to be okay, nothing great, but it has its moments. I have trouble swallowing the fact that it is FM. I kind of compare the "Time" reincarnation to the new INXS reincarnation, JD may have a fine voice but he will NEVER be as good as Michael Hutchence - not in a million years. The same thing for Bekka...
Well, I doubt Vicky would cut his throat. She might shoot him, but I seriously doubt she'd cut his throat!:p ;)
Hate is an easy word to throw around. I HATE going to the dentist, but my dentist is an awesome guy. Yet, I still HATE going there.
Yes - we all know Victoria :laugh: I still think it is a harsh comment to make though. Mick may piss you off or annoy the sh** out of you, but hating him is a strong comment to make
Miss Vicky
05-17-2006, 08:09 AM
I still think it is a harsh comment to make though.
Yeah, but when the hell have I ever been wishy-washy in expressing my opinions? "I don't like Mick" just doesn't quite convey the intensity of my feelings about him. He disgusts me. I hate him the way I hate accidentally stepping in dog sh... You get the picture.
On the other hand, the word "love" gets thrown around just as much (probably more so) and nobody seems to bat an eye.
SortaSavageLike
05-17-2006, 09:45 AM
Yeah, but when the hell have I ever been wishy-washy in expressing my opinions? "I don't like Mick" just doesn't quite convey the intensity of my feelings about him. He disgusts me. I hate him the way I hate accidentally stepping in dog sh... You get the picture.
On the other hand, the word "love" gets thrown around just as much (probably more so) and nobody seems to bat an eye.
I love Mick, like stepping in honey-scented dog **** on a sunny summer morning.
HomerMcvie
05-17-2006, 12:27 PM
I love Mick, like stepping in honey-scented dog **** on a sunny summer morning.
Yeah, that's about how I feel about Mick, except for the love part....:rolleyes:
David
05-17-2006, 12:57 PM
C'mon, Mick's an idiot. Look at his business history.It's only bad since about mid '80s. In the '70s when he set up Seedy & self-managed the group, his instincts were excellent & he did the band a lot of good.
HomerMcvie
05-17-2006, 01:22 PM
It's only bad since about mid '80s. In the '70s when he set up Seedy & self-managed the group, his instincts were excellent & he did the band a lot of good.
So you're saying he's only been an idiot for about the last 21 years. That's a loooooong time, dude!
DavidMn
05-17-2006, 05:27 PM
It's only bad since about mid '80s. In the '70s when he set up Seedy & self-managed the group, his instincts were excellent & he did the band a lot of good.Too bad that his business sense had to go downhill like that.
SteveMacD
05-17-2006, 06:38 PM
Well, nothing lasts forever. Fame. Fortune. Hairlines.
David
05-17-2006, 08:13 PM
This song moves me & even makes me sob uncontrollably.
It feels as if all of life's hopes & dreams have dissipated & left a void of regret.
I think the song grew out of one of Mick's depressions (I think Mick does suffer from exogenous depressive episodes).
Gailh
05-18-2006, 08:20 AM
Anyway - "These Strange Times" is probably my least favourite track on "Time" and it could be my least favourite Fleetwood Mac song...
Yes I agree.
I can't stand it - it drives me mad :mad:
Mick should stick to drumming - which reminds me of a joke:
Q: What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A: A drummer!
Gail
DavidMn
05-18-2006, 06:18 PM
This song moves me & even makes me sob uncontrollably.
It feels as if all of life's hopes & dreams have dissipated & left a void of regret.
I think the song grew out of one of Mick's depressions (I think Mick does suffer from exogenous depressive episodes).As Lucy says "Psychiatric help, 5 cents please.":laugh:
foxyluva
05-18-2006, 07:35 PM
Mick should stick to drumming - which reminds me of a joke:
Q: What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A: A drummer!
Gail
Ouch!!! :laugh:
SortaSavageLike
05-18-2006, 07:53 PM
Q: What do you call someone who hangs around with musicians?
A: A drummer!
Q: Who were The Beatles?
A: Three musicians and a drummer.
Gailh
05-19-2006, 02:44 AM
Q: Who were The Beatles?
A: Three musicians and a drummer.
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Gail
jbrownsjr
05-19-2006, 11:17 AM
I like it... of course i really like Mrs. Scarlett too
so bare oh so bare
chiliD
05-19-2006, 11:32 AM
I like it... of course i really like Mrs. Scarlett too
so bare oh so bare
Umm...read the album cover, it is SCARROT
David
05-19-2006, 12:04 PM
Umm...read the album cover, it is SCARROT
I think he was joking.....I laughed when I read that. jbrownsjr is such a wacky daftus!
jbrownsjr
05-23-2006, 11:27 PM
Umm...read the album cover, it is SCARROT
chili u should know me by now...
i can't read! :shrug:
DavidMn
05-25-2006, 12:36 PM
Umm...read the album cover, it is SCARROTI thought her name was Scarlett O'Hara.;) :lol:
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