Top 15 Favorite LB Songs

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Elle requested that I make one for Lindsey, so here you go.
Here's mine:
1. Trouble
2. It Was I
3. September Song
4. Shadow Of The West
5. D.W. Suite
6. Go Insane
7. Never Going Back Again
8. Second Hand News
9. Walk A Thin Line
10. What Makes You Think You're The One
11. The Ledge
12. Go Your Own Way
13.That's All For Everyone
14. Not That Funny
15. The Right Place To Fade

[FuzzyPlum]

I'll try...but I'm no more than a casual Lindsey solo fan.
Apologies in advance Elle et al...

Not really in a particular order;

The Right Place to Fade
Sick of You
Go Insane
Dancing Across the USA
Turn It On
Gift of Screws
Countdown
Wrong
Holiday Road
Loving Cup
You Do Or You Don't
Show You How
Slow Dancing
Trouble
Don't Let Me Down Again (not exactly a solo song)

[SisterNightroad]

Frozen Love
Crystal
I'm so Afraid
Tusk
Trouble
Book of Love
Holiday Road
Go Insane
Slow Dancing
Caroline (extended)
Tango in the Night
Go Insane (Live from The Dance)


Sorry, the other positions would be occupied by some Out Of the Cradle tunes if I had really listened to it... I'm almost ashamed, It's more than a year that I keep promising myself to listen to it from start to finish.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I'll try...but I'm no more than a casual Lindsey solo fan.
Apologies in advance Elle et al...

Not really in a particular order;

The Right Place to Fade
Sick of You
Go Insane
Dancing Across the USA
Turn It On
Gift of Screws
Countdown
Wrong
Holiday Road
Loving Cup
You Do Or You Don't
Show You How
Slow Dancing
Trouble
Don't Let Me Down Again (not exactly a solo song)
No need to apologize. Pertty good list for a "casual listener", though. ;)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Frozen Love
Crystal
I'm so Afraid
Tusk
Trouble
Book of Love
Holiday Road
Go Insane
Slow Dancing
Caroline (extended)
Tango in the Night
Go Insane (Live from The Dance)


Sorry, the other positions would be occupied by some Out Of the Cradle tunes if I had really listened to it... I'm almost ashamed, It's more than a year that I keep promising myself to listen to it from start to finish.
Not sure why but I've never been particually fond of Holiday Road. :shrug:

[elle]

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4. Shadow Of The West
5. D.W. Suite
6. Go Insane
7. Never Going Back Again
8. Second Hand News
9. Walk A Thin Line
10. What Makes You Think You're The One
11. The Ledge
12. Go Your Own Way
14. Not That Funny
15. The Right Place To Fade

thanks so much for starting this. i love your list and many of the songs you have on it are among my favorites too! :nod: :thumbsup:

here is my list in no particular order - having a very hard time selecting 15, but still easier than 10! i cheated a bit by coupling together some songs with similarities; either of the 2 songs i coupled could be on my list.

it's a mixture of LB's solo and FM songs, plus several of his covers i love:

LB written songs:
Walk a thin line
Second hand news
Down on rodeo
In our own time
That’s the way that love goes
Turn it on
You do or you don’t / Gone too far
The right place to fade (Twist of fate) / Seeds we sow (electric)
Underground
What makes you think you’re the one?
Red Rover / Rock Away Blind
Bleed to love her
Go Insane (both group version and acoustic)
Murrow / So afraid
Eyes of the world

Covers:
To try for the sun
Love minus zero
Satisfied mind
She smiled sweetly (GOS1 version)
The singer not the song (GOS1 version, unreleased)

Honorable mention:
She acts like you

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Excellent song picks!!! I like how you included covers, too. I think a top 5 list would have been most difficult of all, though. And I am glad that you appreciate some of the songs that I mentioned as well. I was beginning to that I was the only one who does. Phew! :p

[GypsySorcerer]

In no particular order:

1) Save Me a Place
2) Go Your Own Way
3) I Know I'm Not Wrong
4) Peacekeeper
5) Bleed to Love Her
6) Down on Rodeo
7) Shadow of the West
8) Slow Dancing
9) Gift of Screws
10) Rock Away Blind
11) Countdown
12) Right Place to Fade/Twist of Fate
13) Under the Skin
14) That's the Way Love Goes
15) Steal Your Heart Away

[Macfan4life]

Loving Cup
Frozen Love
Don't let me down again
Crystal
Wrong
Trouble
Countdown
Go your own way
Slow Dancing
Save me a place
Eyes of the world
Go Insane
Soul Drifter
Don't look down
Come

[SisterNightroad]

Not sure why but I've never been particually fond of Holiday Road. :shrug:
It's a song that works only in a certain period for me. Last year for the vacations I made a CD with summery classic rock songs and I was desperate because Fleetwood Mac doesn't have any. Then I remembered Holiday Road and I settled for it, and I have to say that it went very well between Rockaway Beach and School's Out. It's not a great song but it's one of those advertisement songs that you can't get out from your head. Here it's starting to be summer again these days, so it's Holiday Road time.

[wondergirl9847]

No order 'cept one and two.

1. I'm So Afraid
2. Red Rover
3. Shadow of the West
4. Doing What I Can
5. Love Runs Deeper
6. Under the Skin
7. Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind
8. Right Place to Fade
9.Stars Are Crazy
10. Rockaway Blind
11. Go Your Own Way
12. Go Insane
13. Time Bomb Town
14. On the Wrong Side
15. In Our Own Time

That is for....today. Tomorrow, they will change. Heh.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

It's a song that works only in a certain period for me. Last year for the vacations I made a CD with summery classic rock songs and I was desperate because Fleetwood Mac doesn't have any. Then I remembered Holiday Road and I settled for it, and I have to say that it went very well between Rockaway Beach and School's Out. It's not a great song but it's one of those advertisement songs that you can't get out from your head. Here it's starting to be summer again these days, so it's Holiday Road time.
I honestly don't think that it's ever done it for me. Wait, I think I breifly liked it when it was new, but I soon grew tired of it...

[~*BellaDonna*~]

No order 'cept one and two.

1. I'm So Afraid
2. Red Rover
3. Shadow of the West
4. Doing What I Can
5. Love Runs Deeper
6. Under the Skin
7. Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind
8. Right Place to Fade
9.Stars Are Crazy
10. Rockaway Blind
11. Go Your Own Way
12. Go Insane
13. Time Bomb Town
14. On the Wrong Side
15. In Our Own Time

That is for....today. Tomorrow, they will change. Heh.
I'm So Afarid is a high favorite of mine, though I wasn't able to fit it into my little list.

[shackin'up]

1. I Know I'm Not Wrong
2. Shut Us Down
3. I'm So Afraid
4. Mary Lee Jones
5. Johnny Stew
6. Don't Let Me Down Again
7. Gift Of Screws
8. Rock Away Blind
9. Wait For You
10. Play In The Rain 1&2
11. Loving Cup
12.That's Enough For Me
13. Go Your Own Way
14. Can't Go Back
15. Never Going Back Again

[michelej1]

Well, I wouldn't make a whole list, but I will name two songs that would be on it, that I think are not considered enough:

Time Bomb Town
Show You How

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Well, I wouldn't make a whole list, but I will name two songs that would be on it, that I think are not considered enough:

Time Bomb Town
Show You How
I forgot all about Show You How. Its a great song.

[redbird]

Not especially familiar with his solo work so:

Go Your Own Way
Tusk
Never Going Back Again
The Ledge
Say Goodbye
Holiday Road
I Know I'm Not Wrong
Don't Let Me Down Again
I'm So Afraid (live)
Big Love (live)
What Makes You Think You're The One
That's All For Everyone
Empire State
Teen Beat
Gift of Screws
Hon. mention: Miranda, Not That Funny

[michelej1]

Oh yes. I think Miranda would be on my list, for sure.

Michele

[He's So Unusual]

In no specific order:

Family Man
Tusk
Go Insane
Monday Morning
I Know I'm Not Wrong
Steal Your Heart Away
Crystal
Soul Drifter
Tango in the Night
Go Your Own Way
Save Me a Place
Big Love
I'm So Afraid
Blue Letter
Caroline

[haleyd]

I can't possibly pick an order so these are definitely not in any particular order and they are only Lindsey solo songs!

1. Cast Away Dreams
2. It Was You
3. Sleeping Around The Corner
4. Trouble
5. Slow Dancing
6. Did You Miss Me
7. D. W. Suite
8. Countdown
9. Down On Rodeo
10. Rock Away Blind
11. End of Time
12. Bang the Drum
13. That's The Way Love Goes
14. To Try For The Sun
15. You Do Or You Don't

Wow that was not easy and I feel like I had a slight mini-panic attack midway through!

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Yay! I'm not the only only one who likes D.W. Suite!! :D

[haleyd]

Yay! I'm not the only only one who likes D.W. Suite!! :D

Nope, you're definitely not, it's one of my very favorites! It's in my top 10, maybe top 7 lol. Like I said my list was absolutely in no particular order (because if it had been Down On Rodeo would have been listed in the top 2 or 3)!

[shackin'up]

Yay! I'm not the only only one who likes D.W. Suite!! :D

I love it too. I chose Play in the Rain and Loving cup from GI. There's just too much to choose from.

[elle]

Yay! I'm not the only only one who likes D.W. Suite!! :D

no you are definitely not the only one. DW Suite is definitely somewhere in my top LB songs. whenever i was picking 2 songs from GI, DW Suite is among them. picking just 15 is too hard.

[On Ice]

Lindsey has a lot of gems mixed with some missteps along the way, but I forgive him :)

1. Go Your Own Way (no matter how many times I hear it, it still sounds so fresh, like a brand new song).
2. Monday Morning
3. I Know I'm Not Wrong (would've been a great 1st single for Tusk).
4. Tusk (the height of his creative period).
5. Soul Drifter
6. I'm so Afraid
7. Don't You Let me Down Again
8. Walk a Thin Line
9. Gift of Screws
10. Wrong
11. Treason (beautiful work here)
12. Never Going Back Again
13. Big Love
14. What Makes You Think You're the One
15. Holiday Road

Bubbling Under: Doesn't anything Last (short, and very sweet), Seeds we Sow, DW Suite, Trouble, Go Insane.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Lindsey has a lot of gems mixed with some missteps along the way, but I forgive him :)

1. Go Your Own Way (no matter how many times I hear it, it still sounds so fresh, like a brand new song).
2. Monday Morning
3. I Know I'm Not Wrong (would've been a great 1st single for Tusk).
4. Tusk (the height of his creative period).
5. Soul Drifter
6. I'm so Afraid
7. Don't You Let me Down Again
8. Walk a Thin Line
9. Gift of Screws
10. Wrong
11. Treason (beautiful work here)
12. Never Going Back Again
13. Big Love
14. What Makes You Think You're the One
15. Holiday Road

Bubbling Under: Doesn't anything Last (short, and very sweet), Seeds we Sow, DW Suite, Trouble, Go Insane.
Oh. My. Gawd. You picked What Makes You Think You're The One!

[On Ice]

Oh. My. Gawd. You picked What Makes You Think You're The One!

You bet!, if it wasn't for the brilliance of Out of the Cradle, I'm sure it would've been higher. This tune was played a lot on my record player when I was in high school, loved it.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

You bet!, if it wasn't for the brilliance of Out of the Cradle, I'm sure it would've been higher. This tune was played a lot on my record player when I was in high school, loved it.
I played it a lot, too.

[Hawkeye]

1. One Take
2. Bell Air Rain
3. Gift of Screws
4. Go Insane
5. Great Day
6. Right Place to Fade
7. Wrong
8. Castaway Dreams
9. Bwana
10. Countdown
11. Time Bomb Town
12.Johnny Stew
13. This is the Time
14. D.W. Suite
15. Mary Lee Jones

[elle]

1. One Take
2. Bell Air Rain
3. Gift of Screws
4. Go Insane
5. Great Day
6. Right Place to Fade
7. Wrong
8. Castaway Dreams
9. Bwana
10. Countdown
11. Time Bomb Town
12.Johnny Stew
13. This is the Time
14. D.W. Suite
15. Mary Lee Jones

great list!! i love each and every one of these songs (and maybe just 2 of them made it on my list - just shows you how hard this is!)

[lbfan]

Top 10 Lindsey Buckingham Solo Songs
By Nick DeRiso


Lindsey Buckingham‘s career away from Fleetwood Mac began as something of an experimental lark before it finally turned into something more accessible on 1992’s ‘Out of the Cradle.’ Arriving in the wake of his split with Mac following 1987’s ‘Tango in the Night,’ ‘Cradle’ pointed to more consistent and commercial-minded work. Buckingham has continued to shape his creativity with focus and accessibility (usually playing every instrument himself) — something that couldn’t be said of some of his earliest attempts to break free from the band that made him famous. The songs on our list of the Top 10 Lindsey Buckingham Solo Songs aren’t leftover Fleetwood Mac cuts. Instead, they’re the best attempts of an always-searching artist to explore new corners in his rock ‘n’ roll playground.

10
‘Don’t Look Down’
From: ‘Out of the Cradle’ (1992)


The opening of ‘Don’t Look Down’ provides a terrific early example of Buckingham’s modern electro-acoustic style, which recalls classical nylon-string guitar. He then launches into a brilliantly layered pop confection that sounds very much like the music he made on what was then assumed to be his final Mac album, ‘Tango in the Night

9
‘Go Insane’
From: ‘Go Insane’ (1984)


At first, Buckingham used his solo projects to try out more free-form ideas (check out ‘Go Insane”s ‘D.W. Suite,’ an intriguing tribute to the Beach Boys‘ Dennis Wilson). But when he put his mind to it, Buckingham could unleash a hit like ‘Go Insane.’ Later retooled as a slow-boiling solo number at Fleetwood Mac concerts, this tale of romantic entanglement went all the way to No. 23

8
‘Gift of Screws’
From: ‘Gift of Screws’ (2008)


A classic Buckingham howler supposedly inspired by an Emily Dickinson poem, ‘Gift of Screws’ was originally recorded for Fleetwood Mac’s 2003 album ‘Say You Will,’ but it didn’t show up until five years later on Buckingham’s solo LP of the same name. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie provide a stomping cadence, but, in a thrilling moment, the song nearly comes unhinged with Buckingham’s eruptive guitar solo

7
‘Holiday Road’
From: ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ (1983)


Hard to believe this seemingly ubiquitous, deliriously fun track made it to only No. 83. Credit the use of ‘Holiday Road’ in the opening credits of ‘National Lampoon’s Vacation’ and in two of its three sequels — 1985’s ‘National Lampoon’s European Vacation’ and 1997’s ‘Vegas Vacation.’ A complete hoot, right down to the barking dog during the fade.

6
‘Countdown’
From: ‘Out of the Cradle’ (1992)


The opening lick points to some kind of anthem, but then Buckingham headfakes into this gorgeously languid lament. That complexity — which has always powered his best music, with and without Fleetwood Mac — is probably to blame for this track’s failure to crack the Top 100.

5
‘Seeds We Sow’
From: ‘Seeds We Sow’ (2011)


Forget Buckingham’s soapy relationship — musical and otherwise — with Stevie Nicks. This song, presented amid a torrent of solo guitar, is one of his rawest examinations of life’s last act. Recorded at home, ‘Seeds We Sow’ sounds like a secret shared with the listener and no one else.

4
‘Someone’s Gotta Change Your Mind’
From: ‘Under the Skin’ (2006)


Buckingham’s fabled attention to craft is shown in high relief on this towering song of sadness, a rare track on our list of the Top 10 Lindsey Buckingham Solo Songs to feature someone other than the artist himself. David Campbell’s swirling orchestration gives ‘Someone’s Gonna Change’ a sense of panoramic emotion. And that’s Mick Fleetwood sitting in on drums once again.

3
‘Stars Are Crazy’
From: ‘Seeds We Sow’ (2011)


The largely acoustic ‘Seeds We Sow,’ Buckingham’s first self-released album following a lengthy stint with Warner Bros. Records, is dominated by concurrent introspection, with ‘Stars Are Crazy’ a highlight. When Buckingham launches into the darkly emotional chorus (“Sometimes we analyze, almost apologize … wondering if the stars are crazy“), he perfectly captures the spiraling emptiness of a lost love.

2
‘Soul Drifter’
From: ‘Out of the Cradle’ (1992)


A pretty little pop pastry on the surface, this wanderer’s tale is every bit as revelatory as any of Buckingham’s more recent and far more denuded solo efforts. It’s no surprise that Buckingham is such a restless artist. But he’s never expressed those gypsy desires so eloquently, and certainly never in such an infectious setting.

1
‘Trouble’
From: ‘Law and Order’ (1981)


The endlessly fascinating ‘Trouble’ (a Top 10 hit) sets an introspective template for Buckingham’s entire solo career — even as it hurtles along on one of his most unforgettable hooks. At times, it’s like he’s in on the joke, an eternal optimist who can easily get past whatever that trouble was. Other times — as when it’s more fully explored in concert — the space between that cocksure young man and graying middle-age uncertainty becomes a chasm.

[michelej1]

^I'm very happy to have Gift of Screws included in that. It belongs back in his solo setlist. It's a very short song and can easily fit in.

Michele

[galestreet]

It was you
and
all the rest :)

[macpai]

Another toughie!

Frozen Love
Trouble
Tango in the Night
What Makes You Think You're the One
Go Insane
Never Going Back Again
Second Hand News
Go Your Own Way
Shut Us Down
Tusk
Caroline
Under the Skin
Family Man
The Right Place to Fade
Not That Funny

I feel like tomorrow I could give 15 different ones.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Another toughie!

Frozen Love
Trouble
Tango in the Night
What Makes You Think You're the One
Go Insane
Never Going Back Again
Second Hand News
Go Your Own Way
Shut Us Down
Tusk
Caroline
Under the Skin
Family Man
The Right Place to Fade
Not That Funny

I feel like tomorrow I could give 15 different ones.
What Makes You Think You're the One usually gets trashed. Personally, it is my favorite LB song from Tusk. Nice seeing it turn up your list. Thank you!

[macpai]

What Makes You Think You're the One usually gets trashed. Personally, it is my favorite LB song from Tusk. Nice seeing it turn up your list. Thank you!

I love it soooo much. Today it came up on my shuffle while I was walking. Extra bounce in my step!

[macpai]

Another toughie!

Frozen Love
Trouble
Tango in the Night
What Makes You Think You're the One
Go Insane
Never Going Back Again
Second Hand News
Go Your Own Way
Shut Us Down
Tusk
Caroline
Under the Skin
Family Man
The Right Place to Fade
Not That Funny

I feel like tomorrow I could give 15 different ones.

And I see I left Soul Drifter out ... One of my all-time faves. I don't get how my brain works sometimes.

[elle]

What Makes You Think You're the One usually gets trashed. Personally, it is my favorite LB song from Tusk. Nice seeing it turn up your list. Thank you!

What Makes You Think You're the One and Walk A Thin Line are my favorite LB songs from Tusk.

actually, they are my favorite 2 Tusk songs, period.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

What Makes You Think You're the One and Walk A Thin Line are my favorite LB songs from Tusk.

actually, they are my favorite 2 Tusk songs, period.
Walk A Thin Line is great.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I love it soooo much. Today it came up on my shuffle while I was walking. Extra bounce in my step!
It gets stuck in my head when ever I hear it, and I always tap my feet to it. It puts me a great mood if I'm feeling blue. Frozen Love and Go Insane are really good, too!

[macpai]

It gets stuck in my head when ever O hear it, and I always tap my feet to it. It puts me a great mood if I'm feeling blue. Frozen Love and Go Insane are really good, too!

Absolutely!! Which Go Insane do you prefer? I grew up with the original, but I also love the newer versions. And Frozen Love I just don't have words for.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Absolutely!! Which Go Insane do you prefer? I grew up with the original, but I also love the newer versions. And Frozen Love I just don't have words for.
It has always been the original, but I have soft spot for all of the other versions. It's such a phenomenal song. Like you said about Frozen Love it is just indescribable! An absolute masterpiece is what it is, really. I've never gotten tired of it and I play it alot. Completly amazing song. D.W. Suite is another great piece from his solo work and I like the fact that he wrote it for Dennis Wilson after his untimely death. Very classy and touching.

[macpai]

It has always been the original, but I have soft spot for all of the other versions. It's such a phenomenal song. Like you said about Frozen Love it is just indescribable! An absolute masterpiece is what it is, really. I've never gotten tired of it and I play it alot. Completly amazing song. D.W. Suite is another great piece from his solo work and I like the fact that he wrote it for Dennis Wilson after his untimely death. Very classy and touching.

Ah yes, absolutely, you definitely get that special feeling Lindsey had for Dennis in that. Wonderful choice.
I agree that Frozen Love is a masterpiece. In construction, in lyrics, in tone, just love it to bits and pieces. (Hey, I found some words! Even if I can't put the finger on how it lifts me up.)

[The Highwayman]

I'll exclude 'All My Sorrows' as Lindsey didn't write it, even though it would probably be #1 if I included it. Love that song.

1. Soul Drifter
2. I Know I'm Not Wrong
3. Trouble
4. Cast Away Dreams
5. Say We'll Meet Again
6. Say Goodbye
7. Walk A Thin Line
8. Bleed to Love Her
9. Steals Your Heart Away
10. Second Hand News
11. DW Suite
12. Never Going Back Again
13. Go Your Own Way
14. Shut Us Down
15. Monday Morning

[WatchChain]

1) Second Hand News
2) Never Going Back Again
3) I Know I'm Not Wrong
4) Countdown
5) Steal Your Heart Away
6) Monday Morning
7) What Makes You Think You're The One?
8) Blue Letter
9) Book Of Love
10) Trouble
11) Tusk
12) That's Enough For Me
13) Big Love
14) Peacekeeper
15) Go Your Own Way

[macpai]

1) Second Hand News
2) Never Going Back Again
3) I Know I'm Not Wrong
4) Countdown
5) Steal Your Heart Away
6) Monday Morning
7) What Makes You Think You're The One?
8) Blue Letter
9) Book Of Love
10) Trouble
11) Tusk
12) That's Enough For Me
13) Big Love
14) Peacekeeper
15) Go Your Own Way

Sweet list. Of course, everyone's is! But I could totally listen to this as a playlist right now.