10 Least Favourite Rumours-era songs

[TrueFaith77]

We do a lot of 10 Bests.

Here’s a challenge: 10 LEAST favourite Rumours-era songs.

I’m thinking this should be Lindsey-Stevie-Christine era and not include SYW or EP.

[BLY]

We do a lot of 10 Bests.

Here’s a challenge: 10 LEAST favourite Rumours-era songs.

I’m thinking this should be Lindsey-Stevie-Christine era and not include SYW or EP.


This is hard but the key word is LEAST.

Warm Ways
Sugar Daddy
Songbird
What Makes You Think I’m The One
Can’t Go Back
Only Over You
Caroline
Welcome to The Room....Sara
When I See You Again
You and I pt 2

[soul_drifter333]

Don't Stop
You Make Loving Fun
Oh Diane
Only Over You
Bleed To Love Her
Never Make Me Cry
Welcome to the Room...Sara
Little Lies
Save Me A Place
Paper Doll

[FuzzyPlum]

In no particular order;

Not That Funny
Empire State
Oh Diane
Sweet Girl
Book of Love
That's Enough for Me
Sugar Daddy
Make Me a Mask
Teen Beat
Goodbye Angel


Edit: sorry- decided to swap out the following and replace them with those in blue
When I See You Again
What Makes You Think You're The One
Family Man

[HomerMcvie]

I tried this morning, and was having a hard time coming up with 10 I don't like. Well, I don't remember half the titles on BTM...

So -
Storms
Warm Ways
Beautiful Child
Oh Daddy
Caroline
Half of BTM!(I love Skies and Save Me, Do You Know, and Love Is Dangerous - the rest is MEH)

[jbrownsjr]

Oh Diane
Silver Springs (Studio)
Not That Funny (Studio)
Cool Water
Dreams
Goodbye Angel
Paper Doll
Bleed To Love Her
Welcome To The Room Sara
Landslide (Live)

If I put studio, it means I love the live version.
If I put live, it means I love the studio version.

I replaced Blue Letter with Cool Water. Forgot about that clunker.

[McLamb]

Here are ten that I tend to skip....

Family Man
Goodbye Angel
My Little Demon
Never Going Back Again
Oh Diane
Save Me A Place
Teen Beat
That's All For Everyone
Walk A Thin Line
When I See You Again

[SteveMacD]

Paper Doll
Only Over You
Family Man
When I See You Again
Empire State
Make Me A Mask
Ricky
Cool Water
You & I (really, any of them)
Not That Funny (79-82 live)

[aleuzzi]

Welcome to the Room....Sara
Oh Diane
Wish You Were Here
That’s All for Everyone
Monday Morning
Family Man
When I See You Again
Paper Doll
Mystified
What Makes You Think You’re the One

[aleuzzi]

I tried this morning, and was having a hard time coming up with 10 I don't like. Well, I don't remember half the titles on BTM...

So -
Storms
Warm Ways
Beautiful Child
Oh Daddy
Caroline
Half of BTM!(I love Skies and Save Me, Do You Know, and Love Is Dangerous - the rest is MEH)

I loathe Skies more than anything else on my list but I didn’t include if because of the Rumours-era thingy....

But yeah, I hate Skies.

[FuzzyPlum]

I notice quite a few people have Paper Doll on their lists.
I think its a decent enough little song. Also, its not a MJCSL song.

[jbrownsjr]

Welcome to the Room....Sara
Oh Diane
Wish You Were Here
That’s All for Everyone
Monday Morning
Family Man
When I See You Again
Paper Doll
Mystified
What Makes You Think You’re the One

I'm de friending you!!! Wish You Were Here!!! :wavey:

[TrueFaith77]

Teen Beat
Ricky
Book of Miracles
Make Me a Mask
Welcome to the Room ... Sara
Not That Funny (Live)
Oh Diane
Empire State
That’s Alright
Sweet Girl

[HomerMcvie]

I loathe Skies more than anything else on my list but I didn’t include if because of the Rumours-era thingy....

But yeah, I hate Skies.

How could you hate anything Christine sings? Well, other than Warm Ways and Oh Daddy?:lol::lol:

[ViscountViktor]

Sugar Daddy
Not That Funny
That's Enough For Me
Only Over You
Empire State
Oh Diane
Wish You Were Here
Mystified
Welcome to the Room... Sara
When I See You Again

SN - 2 LB - 4 CM - 4

[David]

Blue Letter
I’m So Afraid
Sisters of the Moon
Love in Store
Oh Diane
Wish You Were Here
Caroline
Welcome to the Room, Sara
Book of Miracles
Ooh, My Love


(Except for Ooh, My Love, which is really bad, I’m not really counting outtake junk like Mic the Screecher or even decent throwaways like For Duster or Jam #2.)

[moon]

The least (is the same than the worse??)

- Oh Daddy
- Honey Hi
- Beautiful Child
- Storms
- I don't want to know
- When I See You Again

I only count the album songs, not the demos. And except for WISYA, I simply can't hear the other songs. I skip them. I can't write ten!

[aleuzzi]

How could you hate anything Christine sings? Well, other than Warm Ways and Oh Daddy?:lol::lol:

Those two songs I LOVE.

[aleuzzi]

I'm de friending you!!! Wish You Were Here!!! :wavey:

I don’t hate the song. I just like it less than usual for Christine song. I almost didn’t include it on the list.

Skies the Limit is the only Christine sing I hate—and I truly hate it.

[HomerMcvie]

Those two songs I LOVE.
Warm Ways just sounds SO DATED. It sounded dated in 1975! Those tom fills. :mad:

Oh Daddy is "C" material to me. It's fair, but it just lays there. I tolerated it until Mick decided(TWENTY years after it was recorded) that it was about him. I guess I loathe it now, because he THINKS it's about him!:lol:

[michelej1]

Oh Daddy. If it just stayed on the album and minded its own business that would’ve been fine. But it had to Bogart its way on stage and take up valuable space during live shows. That made me resent it.

[aleuzzi]

Warm Ways just sounds SO DATED. It sounded dated in 1975! Those tom fills. :mad:

Oh Daddy is "C" material to me. It's fair, but it just lays there. I tolerated it until Mick decided(TWENTY years after it was recorded) that it was about him. I guess I loathe it now, because he THINKS it's about him!:lol:

We have opposing views, good sir. Oh Daddy—that is classic “A” material. The song is as iconic as “Rhiannon” in an entirely different way.

[jbrownsjr]

We have opposing views, good sir. Oh Daddy—that is classic “A” material. The song is as iconic as “Rhiannon” in an entirely different way.

I'm re-friending you and de-friending David. :lol::eek::woohoo::cool:

[HomerMcvie]

I'm re-friending you and de-friending David. :lol::eek::woohoo::cool:

I'll cut a bitch. You know that!:lol:

[jbrownsjr]

I'll cut a bitch. You know that!:lol:

You know that I like it. And I'll just scream, OH DADDY...

Warm Ways and Oh Daddy are beautiful songs. And so is Carnival Begin for that matter. :xoxo:

[HomerMcvie]

You know that I like it. And I'll just scream, OH DADDY...

Warm Ways and Oh Daddy are beautiful songs. And so is Carnival Begin for that matter. :xoxo:

No, I LIKE Carnival Begin.

It's just not the second coming that you all make it out to be. I like it better than Game Of Pretend, so there's that.:p

[jbrownsjr]

No, I LIKE Carnival Begin.

It's just not the second coming that you all make it out to be. I like it better than Game Of Pretend, so there's that.:p

You should do what the first four lyrics in Carnival Begin say. :)

[michelej1]

Calumny is the real second coming if we’re talking underrated songs.

[HomerMcvie]

Calumny is the real second coming if we’re talking underrated songs.

Calumny and Northern Star were my favorite two songs from ITM. LOVED both of them.

Christine is the star of FM, not that spinny witch!

[jbrownsjr]

Calumny and Northern Star were my favorite two songs from ITM. LOVED both of them.

Christine is the star of FM, not that spinny witch!


The way she sang Calumny, uhhh. The first time I heard it gave me chills.

[HomerMcvie]

The way she sang Calumny, uhhh. The first time I heard it gave me chills.

I wish she could still sing like that.

It sucks watching your lifetime heroes wither up...preparing for the inevitable.

[jbrownsjr]

I wish she could still sing like that.

It sucks watching your lifetime heroes wither up...preparing for the inevitable.

I know what you meant. 2004 vs 2014. However, she chose to work with worn out tools and in a way her return quietly put Fleetwood Mac back on the superstar map. Their 2013 didn't do nearly what they did in 2014 2015.
In fact, the Staples show in 2013 had empty sections. And, not behind the stage. vs 8 Forum shows sold out.

[jmn3]

Sugar Daddy
Honey Hi
That's Enough for Me
Not That Funny
One More Night
Only Over You
Oh Diane
When I See You Again
Family Man
Welcome to the Room...Sara

[HomerMcvie]

I know what you meant. 2004 vs 2014. However, she chose to work with worn out tools and in a way her return quietly put Fleetwood Mac back on the superstar map. Their 2013 didn't do nearly what they did in 2014 2015.
In fact, the Staples show in 2013 had empty sections. And, not behind the stage. vs 8 Forum shows sold out.

Her return made FM's ending TRIUMPHANT!

Until the $tupid old GOAT got Lindsey fired. I'm still waiting for karma to nail her....HARD.

[BlueLantern]

Nice to see a lot of agreement in these picks. Sticking with the Rumours-lineup ('75 thru Tango) per OP's request, I'll go with these 10 worst in chrono order:

Sugar Daddy
What Makes You Think You're The One
Never Make Me Cry
I Know I'm Not Wrong
Not That Funny
Only Over You
Welcome To The Room... Sara
Family Man
When I See You Again
Mystified

[Macfan4life]

I am scratching many of you off my Christmas card list for listing Sugar Daddy and Only Over You on their list. Are you kidding me? Sugar Daddy could have been on the Heroes album. Its one of the few songs on the White Album that has the bluesy original sound prior to Buckingham/Nicks. Now that is off my chest, I will give this a whirl.

Caroline
When I see you again
The Ledge
Welcome to the room sara
Oh Diane
Book of Love
Big Love
Tusk (although I like the live version goat or no goat)
One More Night
Farmers Daughter

[Villavic]

The Ledge
That's Enough for Me
Only Over You
Caroline
When I See You Again
Save Me A Place
Goodbye Angel
My Little Demon
Temporary One
Crystal

and...
Teen Beat
Ricky
Paper Doll

[Netter75]

This is tough if we just have to stick to the Big 5 albums! (plus The Dance I suppose). Most of the songs I genuinely don't like are from post-Rumours. I will give it a go though, even if pretty much all of these songs have SOMETHING redeemable about them:

1. Ricky: Gag, probably my least favorite Christine vocal ever. Also feels like filler.
2. Family Man: Cool guitar. That's the only nice thing I can say about this one.
3. You and I Part II: Just a very fluffy, nothing song for me. It's not unpleasant but its probably the least memorable thing they ever produced. It works okay in the context of Tango but not AT ALL on its own. The only time I see it discussed AT ALL is when its being (understandably) negatively compared to You and I Part I.
4. Empire State: I guess I kind of like that it adds a twisted sort of vibe to the otherwise sterile Mirage, but I would by lying if I said I ever listened to it by choice.
5. Cool Water: I just don't get this one sorry :laugh:
6. My Little Demon: I wish I liked it more than I do. Loved all the other new songs for The Dance though!
7. The Final spots are going to have to go to some of Lindsey's Tusk songs. I'm trying HARD but they are taking the longest to grow on me (not just the production- his vocals especially.) The only ones I like are Tusk, I Know I'm Not Wrong (cool music!) and What Makes You Think You're The One.

It seems like I hate Lindsey by the looks of this list lol. I really don't, its just that when he misses with me he misses HARD. His stuff on the White Album and Rumours is some of my favorite stuff of the Macs catalog. His white album stuff in particular I think steals the show.

[aleuzzi]

I am scratching many of you off my Christmas card list for listing Sugar Daddy and Only Over You on their list. Are you kidding me? Sugar Daddy could have been on the Heroes album. Its one of the few songs on the White Album that has the bluesy original sound prior to Buckingham/Nicks. Now that is off my chest, I will give this a whirl.



Amen about Sugar Daddy, one of the best yet oddly maligned songs in the band’s catalogue. So many people with wrong opinions! lol.

[aleuzzi]

This is tough if we just have to stick to the Big 5 albums! (plus The Dance I suppose). Most of the songs I genuinely don't like are from post-Rumours. I will give it a go though, even if pretty much all of these songs have SOMETHING redeemable about them:

1. Ricky: Gag, probably my least favorite Christine vocal ever. Also feels like filler.
2. Family Man: Cool guitar. That's the only nice thing I can say about this one.
3. You and I Part II: Just a very fluffy, nothing song for me. It's not unpleasant but its probably the least memorable thing they ever produced. It works okay in the context of Tango but not AT ALL on its own. The only time I see it discussed AT ALL is when its being (understandably) negatively compared to You and I Part I.
4. Empire State: I guess I kind of like that it adds a twisted sort of vibe to the otherwise sterile Mirage, but I would by lying if I said I ever listened to it by choice.
5. Cool Water: I just don't get this one sorry :laugh:
6. My Little Demon: I wish I liked it more than I do. Loved all the other new songs for The Dance though!
7. The Final spots are going to have to go to some of Lindsey's Tusk songs. I'm trying HARD but they are taking the longest to grow on me (not just the production- his vocals especially.) The only ones I like are Tusk, I Know I'm Not Wrong (cool music!) and What Makes You Think You're The One.

It seems like I hate Lindsey by the looks of this list lol. I really don't, its just that when he misses with me he misses HARD. His stuff on the White Album and Rumours is some of my favorite stuff of the Macs catalog. His white album stuff in particular I think steals the show.

Good list. I never got “Ricky“ either. I would have included it in my list if I thought we were able to count non-album tracks and outtakes. Still, my least favorite Christine song is “Skies”— it, like “Ricky”, is so uncharacteristically below par for her.

[Macfan4life]

Amen about Sugar Daddy, one of the best yet oddly maligned songs in the band’s catalogue. So many people with wrong opinions! lol.
Here here
Sometimes this board amazes me. Its a Fleetwood Mac fan site and we all like the Mac for its sound and rhythm section (plus the Stevie fans).
Sugar Daddy sounds SO Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey's guitar is so freaking good. When the music plays it makes me want to grab my tamborine and dance like Stevie. Even the backing vocals at the end are so good. But Christine's organ playing is so freaking funky! The lyrics are so good too. It has every aspect of what makes the Mac a supergroup. So bouncy and peppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSICerQiGzs

[HomerMcvie]

Amen about Sugar Daddy, one of the best yet oddly maligned songs in the band’s catalogue. So many people with wrong opinions! lol.

Preach!
On "my" greatest hits discs, the two songs from White that always make the cut are World Turning and Sugar Daddy! SD is so cool and funky!!! Who cares about the title's subject matter!

[Macfan4life]

Preach!
On "my" greatest hits discs, the two songs from White that always make the cut are World Turning and Sugar Daddy! SD is so cool and funky!!! Who cares about the title's subject matter!
I like the subject matter. Its a love song and she draws the line of pretending to love someone for material wealth. Its a very creative way to express true love. She wants the luxury yet NO ONE is going to take her away from her man.
I dont think there has ever been a song written so creatively like this before.
My favorite line is "And if I needed whiskey, he could serve it to me neat"

[HomerMcvie]

I like the subject matter. Its a love song and she draws the line of pretending to love someone for material wealth. Its a very creative way to express true love. She wants the luxury yet NO ONE is going to take her away from her man.
I dont think there has ever been a song written so creatively like this before.
My favorite line is "And if I needed whiskey, he could serve it to me neat"

Agreed. Christine used to be the coolest. You know, back before she became a doormat for $tevie's childish whims.

[Macfan4life]

Agreed. Christine used to be the coolest. You know, back before she became a doormat for $tevie's childish whims.
What would be cool is actually serving Christine whiskey and trying to be neat and impressing her during her wild days.

[HomerMcvie]

What would be cool is actually serving Christine whiskey and trying to be neat and impressing her during her wild days.

She was always the only one I really wanted to meet.

Having said that, I have met some of my heroes(doing sound for big acts), and sometimes it's a huge letdown, when they turn out to be assh*les.

I can totally hear her telling me what a stupid f*cking shirt I'm wearing, and I'd be crushed!

[ViscountViktor]

Here here
Sometimes this board amazes me. Its a Fleetwood Mac fan site and we all like the Mac for its sound and rhythm section (plus the Stevie fans).
Sugar Daddy sounds SO Fleetwood Mac. Lindsey's guitar is so freaking good. When the music plays it makes me want to grab my tamborine and dance like Stevie. Even the backing vocals at the end are so good. But Christine's organ playing is so freaking funky! The lyrics are so good too. It has every aspect of what makes the Mac a supergroup. So bouncy and peppy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSICerQiGzs

It lacks a good chorus.

[aleuzzi]

It lacks a good chorus.

Disagreed.

The whole thing is a hook....

[Macfan4life]

Disagreed.

The whole thing is a hook....
Exactly.
You could say the same thing about epic songs Landslide or even Stairway to Heaven.
Simple pop songs with 10 words and simple chorus are extremely over rated. Songs are about music, rhythm, guitar solo, beat, lyrics and mood. You never hear anyone say...gee that song has a great chorus :)

[Macfan4life]

It lacks a good chorus.
Would you say that to Bob Dylan?
:)


What about the epic song Gypsy. How dare some cheezy chorus screw up such a beautiful song. THANK GOODNESS not all songs are like Talk to Me ;)

[HomerMcvie]

THANK GOODNESS not all songs are like Talk to Me ;)

Now there's a great chorus! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


What a POS that song is. All icing, no cake.

[Macfan4life]

Now there's a great chorus! :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


What a POS that song is. All icing, no cake.
I don't event think there is even any icing there. Just an empty plate with a few icing crumbs ;)

[ViscountViktor]

Disagreed.

The whole thing is a hook....

My problem with the song is it doesn't go anywhere. Yes it's catchy at first. But the chorus sounds the same as the verses. There is no change in instrumentation.

I know Stevie's songs also stay the same but Lindsey would always change the instrumentation throughout the song to shake things up a bit.

Exactly.
You could say the same thing about epic songs Landslide or even Stairway to Heaven.
Simple pop songs with 10 words and simple chorus are extremely over rated. Songs are about music, rhythm, guitar solo, beat, lyrics and mood. You never hear anyone say...gee that song has a great chorus :)

Of course you do! Go Your Own Way, Dreams, Don't Stop, The Chain, all songs with really famous choruses that a casual fan can pick out.

The chorus in Landslide is iconic. 'Time makes you bolder, children get older, I'm getting older too' is one of Stevie's most well known phrases. Very different from Sugar Daddy.

[ViscountViktor]

Would you say that to Bob Dylan?
:)


What about the epic song Gypsy. How dare some cheezy chorus screw up such a beautiful song. THANK GOODNESS not all songs are like Talk to Me ;)

I don't listen to Bob Dylan so no idea.

Does Gypsy have a chorus? She only sings 'to the gypsy...' once. And Lindsey varies the instrumentation enough to make it interesting as its own section.

[Macfan4life]

I don't listen to Bob Dylan so no idea.

Does Gypsy have a chorus? She only sings 'to the gypsy...' once. And Lindsey varies the instrumentation enough to make it interesting as its own section.
That was my point
You were stating that Sugar Daddy had no chorus so you did not like it. I was pointing out that some of the best and greatest songs don't really have a set chorus to repeat verse after verse.
Oddly enough your post made my point even stronger. Thank you :)

[HomerMcvie]

Sugar Daddy f*cking ROCKS. I've never understood how some people don't love it!

[ViscountViktor]

That was my point
You were stating that Sugar Daddy had no chorus so you did not like it. I was pointing out that some of the best and greatest songs don't really have a set chorus to repeat verse after verse.
Oddly enough your post made my point even stronger. Thank you :)

Nope.

Sugar Daddy does a chorus. 'When it comes to love' is the chorus.

I was saying it's not strong enough, as for the reasons I've previously stated.

[jwd]

Mystified
When I See You Again
Empire State
Family Man
One More Night
My Little Demon
Oh Diane
Can't Go Back
The Ledge
That's Enough For Me
Save Me A Place (honorable mention)

Lindsey's Mirage songs sucked. Having trouble coming up with the last two(three), so I plugged some Lindsey Tusk songs in.

[HomerMcvie]

Lindsey's Mirage songs sucked.

:eek::eek::eek:
I LOVE Can't Go Back and Book of Love! And Empire State!!!

[jwd]

:eek::eek::eek:
I LOVE Can't Go Back and Book of Love! And Empire State!!!

:laugh: different strokes. Book of Love is good. So not all of his songs sucked.

Of the five Rumours era albums, Mirage is definitely at the bottom for me.

[jbrownsjr]

Disagreed.

The whole thing is a hook....

Her chops were so good at this time. It shows.

[jbrownsjr]

:laugh: different strokes. Book of Love is good. So not all of his songs sucked.

Of the five Rumours era albums, Mirage is definitely at the bottom for me.

Something about Book of Love that is so intense. I love that song.

[jwd]

Something about Book of Love that is so intense. I love that song.

I'd say that's my favorite Lindsey song off the album. Was that released as a single? I forget.

[jbrownsjr]

I'd say that's my favorite Lindsey song off the album. Was that released as a single? I forget.

No. I think Hold Me, Gypsy, Love In Store and Oh Diane were singles.

[HomerMcvie]

:laugh: different strokes. Book of Love is good. So not all of his songs sucked.

Of the five Rumours era albums, Mirage is definitely at the bottom for me.

For me, I was at the height of my fandom when it came out.

(I've said it before...)
I'll never forget riding around with my older friends driving, and the piano intro for Hold Me would come on, and I'd scream at everyone to STFU, and CRANK THE DAMNED RADIO!!!! I was never so excited to hear ANYTHING in my entire life. So Mirage holds a very special place in my heart.

I probably even like Oh Diane then!!! Actually, I did...:lol:

[jwd]

For me, I was at the height of my fandom when it came out.

(I've said it before...)
I'll never forget riding around with my older friends driving, and the piano intro for Hold Me would come on, and I'd scream at everyone to STFU, and CRANK THE DAMNED RADIO!!!! I was never so excited to hear ANYTHING in my entire life. So Mirage holds a very special place in my heart.

I probably even like Oh Diane then!!! Actually, I did...:lol:

Mine was the White album. My introduction to FM was Over My Head. That song and the album it came from holds a very special place in my heart. Always will. Still my favorite FM album. Maybe that's why. It's when we fell in love. Still remember when I saw them perform for the first time. The Midnight Special! Damn, I was hooked! Obsessed!! Everyone has their special FM introductions they hold dear.

[HomerMcvie]

Mine was the White album. My introduction to FM was Over My Head. That song and the album it came from holds a very special place in my heart. Always will. Still my favorite FM album. Maybe that's why. It's when we fell in love. Still remember when I saw them perform for the first time. The Midnight Special! Damn, I was hooked! Obsessed!! Everyone has their special FM introductions they hold dear.

I played in my first "band" in 8th grade, in my friend's basement. Not a real band, but 4-5 of us doing the best we could at that point.

We did Over My Head, but at that point I wasn't completely obsessed. Rumours was when music overtook my life. As sick of Rumours as I am now, I owe(and blame) it all on Rumours! I taught myself guitar and keyboards(and drums) through my Rumours obsession. I guess because I burned myself out on Rumours(after I believe 10 copies - 5 8-tracks 1 album, 2 cassettes, 2 CDs). Tusk and Mirage mean more to me, now.

[ViscountViktor]

Book of Love, Can't Go Back and Eyes of the World are great.

Empire State and Oh Diane, not so much.

[jwd]

Book of Love, Can't Go Back and Eyes of the World are great.

Empire State and Oh Diane, not so much.

Oh yeah, Eyes of the World is a favorite too. So I retract my previous statement that all of Lindsey's Mirage songs sucked. :)

[secondhandchain]

:eek::eek::eek:
I LOVE Can't Go Back and Book of Love! And Empire State!!!

I don't get the Empire State hate. Those harmonies swirling around sound so much like you listened to them after you sucked the fumes out of a NYC taxi cab tail pipe. I loved it then and now. I also LOVE Mystified, those harmonies are sublime and that solo is so melodic. The song is a sleepy tropical dreamlike song. Hey it's not rocking but I like mood songs too.

[secondhandchain]

Her return made FM's ending TRIUMPHANT!

Until the $tupid old GOAT got Lindsey fired. I'm still waiting for karma to nail her....HARD.

What he said!

[HomerMcvie]

I don't get the Empire State hate. Those harmonies swirling around sound so much like you listened to them after you sucked the fumes out of a NYC taxi cab tail pipe. I loved it then and now. I also LOVE Mystified, those harmonies are sublime and that solo is so melodic. The song is a sleepy tropical dreamlike song. Hey it's not rocking but I like mood songs too.

I love whatever instrument that is, too. I forget. I think Mick gave it to him. Some strange "thumb hammer" instrument or something(hey, I knew what it was when it came out!:laugh: ).

I like the album vocal(very processed) much more than the outtakes vocal(which was shocking- when I first got the Mirage boxed set).

Mystified (which I oddly link to Only Over You - same type of song) took a long time to grow on me, but(both) eventually did. You know, like 20 years later.:laugh:

[Macfan4life]

I love whatever instrument that is, too. I forget. I think Mick gave it to him. Some strange "thumb hammer" instrument or something(hey, I knew what it was when it came out!:laugh: ).

I like the album vocal(very processed) much more than the outtakes vocal(which was shocking- when I first got the Mirage boxed set).

Mystified (which I oddly link to Only Over You - same type of song) took a long time to grow on me, but(both) eventually did. You know, like 20 years later.:laugh:
There is no comparison of Only Over You vs Mystified
OMG are you kidding me!!!!

Mystified is a computer generated mash of music and vocals. It has some great harmonies. The lyrics are pretty basic. Only Over You has amazing guitar playing and we actually hear Christine play keyboards. Christine sings how out of her mind is for someone (Dennis) yet she is not a fool. Its sort of the pretext for Ask Anybody. The song climaxes to quite a jam session. Something that the entire album of Tango never had.
Yet there you go again wanting to compare chess to hungry hungry hippos.
Clearly no comparison at all.

[secondhandchain]

While I thought Lindsey's songs sounded great and were hookey and had great harmonies, I thought they sounded too fifties. I really did not like Oh Diane. If I wanted a fifties song I would have tuned into the oldies station.

[michelej1]

Calumny and Northern Star were my favorite two songs from ITM. LOVED both of them.

Christine is the star of FM, not that spinny witch!

My two favorites as well.

[michelej1]

Good list. I never got “Ricky“ either. I would have included it in my list if I thought we were able to count non-album tracks and outtakes. Still, my least favorite Christine song is “Skies”— it, like “Ricky”, is so uncharacteristically below par for her.

I always thought it was a spoof song, but a cute one.

[tabruns]

Limiting to songs that actually made the albums

1. What Makes You Think You're The One
2. Book Of Love
3. Welcome To The Room...Sara
4. When I See You Again
5. Love In Store
6. Never Make Me Cry
7. Not That Funny
8. Eyes Of The World
9. Sugar Daddy
10. My Little Demon

[GypsySorcerer]

1. Only Over You
2. One More Night (The only two Christine songs I truly despise.)
3. Ricky (inoffensive, but annoying)
4. Welcome to the Room...Sara
5. WISYA (heinous)
6. Empire State (I concede it adds a certain darkness to the album, but I still don't like it. :lol: )
7. Silver Girl (eh)

[jbrownsjr]

1. Only Over You
2. One More Night (The only two Christine songs I truly despise.)
3. Ricky (inoffensive, but annoying)
4. Welcome to the Room...Sara
5. WISYA (heinous)
6. Empire State (I concede it adds a certain darkness to the album, but I still don't like it. :lol: )
7. Silver Girl (eh)

Silver Girl makes me want to throw the album out. :laugh:

[Macfan4life]

Silver Girl makes me want to throw the album out. :laugh:
On one of your lonely nights, I'm coming over to sing Silver Girl just for you:)

[HomerMcvie]

On one of your lonely nights, I'm coming over to sing Silver Girl just for you:)

Don't forget to bring your single note tuner, so you can accurately stay on that one note scale in which $he sings it. :wavey:

[Macfan4life]

Don't forget to bring your single note tuner, so you can accurately stay on that one note scale in which $he sings it. :wavey:
Your playing piano.....the choppy style Stevie taught you

[HomerMcvie]

Your playing piano.....the choppy style Stevie taught you

$he makes Chopsticks seem like Mozart.

Reminds me of a monkey beating it's closed fists on a piano. :D

[Macfan4life]

$he makes Chopsticks seem like Mozart.

Reminds me of a monkey beating it's closed fists on a piano. :D
It would go wonderfully with Silver Girl


She was a Silver Girl chop chop chop chop

[jbrownsjr]

$he makes Chopsticks seem like Mozart.

Reminds me of a monkey beating it's closed fists on a piano. :D

When she plays piano, I seriously cringe. She plays whole notes and sings nasal over them.

[HomerMcvie]

When she plays piano, I seriously cringe. She plays whole notes and sings nasal over them.

Her management needs to stop her. It's SO embarrassing! $he's just plain awful.

[jbrownsjr]

Her management needs to stop her. It's SO embarrassing! $he's just plain awful.

"management" :laugh:

[HomerMcvie]

"management" :laugh:

$he says $he's not the boss!

[aleuzzi]

When she plays piano, I seriously cringe. She plays whole notes and sings nasal over them.

The most embarrassing example of this was her little Rhiannon concert in American Horror Story: Coven, where paid actors had to earn their bread by pretending to be awestruck by her “abilities.”

[jbrownsjr]

The most embarrassing example of this was her little Rhiannon concert in American Horror Story: Coven, where paid actors had to earn their bread by pretending to be awestruck by her “abilities.”

It was really bad. I rolled my eyes 360 degrees for the first time ever! :shrug::sorry::D

[aleuzzi]

It was really bad. I rolled my eyes 360 degrees for the first time ever! :shrug::sorry::D

So much has been made of Christine’s diminished voice and piano playing, but no matter how true that may be, she is still clearly musical and capable. She still reaches for the notes and one can still hear evidence of that inimitable tone. The recent doc shows she can also still play piano —though probably not for long periods of time.

Stevie’s playing, on the other hand, is a travesty of musicianship. She can still belt songs (with a noticeably harsher tone) and she can still command a stage. Just keep her away from the piano!

[jmn3]

So much has been made of Christine’s diminished voice and piano playing, but no matter how true that may be, she is still clearly musical and capable. She still reaches for the notes and one can still hear evidence of that inimitable tone. The recent doc shows she can also still play piano —though probably not for long periods of time.

Stevie’s playing, on the other hand, is a travesty of musicianship. She can still belt songs (with a noticeably harsher tone) and she can still command a stage. Just keep her away from the piano!

There was that Gypsy piano performance a few years ago and it always blew my mind when comments on the video would be all “so haunting!” And “breathtaking!” No, it’s terrible. It’s a combination of her terrible keyboard skills along with the blah vocals on Gypsy that she’s been doing for 15 years.

[jbrownsjr]

There was that Gypsy piano performance a few years ago and it always blew my mind when comments on the video would be all “so haunting!” And “breathtaking!” No, it’s terrible. It’s a combination of her terrible keyboard skills along with the blah vocals on Gypsy that she’s been doing for 15 years.

Her fans like her for other reasons than music. If she and LB got back together and farted into a mic, they(goatheads) would be over the moon. Her fans are in love with the ego, shipping, etc. Much of the love has nothing to do with musicianship.

The GDW dance almost ruined a great performance for me because it was just so awkward. And she actually sounded great to me on that song.

[jmn3]

Her fans like her for other reasons than music. If she and LB got back together and farted into a mic, they would be over the moon. Her fans are in love with the ego, shipping, etc. Much of the love has nothing to do with musicianship.

The GDW dance almost ruined a great performance for me because it was just so awkward. And she actually sounded great to me on that song.

I read this post while on a call with work and it was all I could do to not die laughing at the "farted into a mic" line.

If GDW just had the jam without Stevie 'jamming' then yes I would agree, it would be great. I still prefer the tighter version that they did with The Dance and on the Say You Will Tour, but the longer version with the jam is pretty good. Her voice today works for GDW, even with its limitations. The crack dance is just painful.

[jbrownsjr]

I read this post while on a call with work and it was all I could do to not die laughing at the "farted into a mic" line.

If GDW just had the jam without Stevie 'jamming' then yes I would agree, it would be great. I still prefer the tighter version that they did with The Dance and on the Say You Will Tour, but the longer version with the jam is pretty good. Her voice today works for GDW, even with its limitations. The crack dance is just painful.

I did love The Dance version! The crackhead dance is so awkward. Like when she sings at the piano (as we discussed) and nobody says a word about how painful it is.

[HomerMcvie]

I read this post while on a call with work and it was all I could do to not die laughing at the "farted into a mic" line.



He may have stolen that line from Joe Walsh. Joe said that the record companies wouldn't care if they farted on a record, they'd put it out.

[jbrownsjr]

He may have stolen that line from Joe Walsh. Joe said that the record companies wouldn't care if they farted on a record, they'd put it out.

I swear, I've never heard that! :laugh:

[BombaySapphire3]

I swear, I've never heard that! :laugh:

it sounds like something Joe Walsh would say and he was right more than half of The Long Run sounds pretty gaseous.

[HomerMcvie]

I swear, I've never heard that! :laugh:

It's on History of The Eagles.

For any of you Eagles fans, I tell you, IT'S A MUST HAVE. Get the 3 DVD set. The first disc is the entire history up until the breakup in 1980, and the second one is from the reunification forward. The third disc is "Live at the Capitol Center, 1977"(not full length, but it's about 10 songs, and very good). The history discs are about 3 hours total running time. It's very interesting!!!

I love the damned thing so much, I'll bet I've watched it 30 or more times in the 3 or so years I've owned it. Have I mentioned that I highly recommend it?:laugh::laugh::laugh:

[jmn3]

It's on History of The Eagles.

For any of you Eagles fans, I tell you, IT'S A MUST HAVE. Get the 3 DVD set. The first disc is the entire history up until the breakup in 1980, and the second one is from the reunification forward. The third disc is "Live at the Capitol Center, 1977"(not full length, but it's about 10 songs, and very good). The history discs are about 3 hours total running time. It's very interesting!!!

I love the damned thing so much, I'll bet I've watched it 30 or more times in the 3 or so years I've owned it. Have I mentioned that I highly recommend it?:laugh::laugh::laugh:

This is the documentary that's on Netflix (or was), right? It was incredible. And though I credit Don and Glenn for including Felder, I would have paid money to see them actually record their interviews for the documentary together in the same room.

I also credit those two for not sanitizing the truth too much (can you imagine a present day Mick and Stevie sanctioned Fleetwood Mac documentary? Jesus..). Felder, who can at times seem whiny about his dismissal, really came off like he had legit concerns beginning in 1994 (not to mention Glenn threatening to kick his a$$ at the 1980 breakup) about how the Eagles Corporation profits were being split considering their original 1974 arrangement. I thought Henley and Frey came off like two arrogant pricks - they are, but at least they didn't sugarcoat it. The argument that they basically carried the band's legacy through the 80's with their solo careers is largely true, but I always thought Frey's was largely forgettable especially when compared to Henley's (though I LOVE me some cheesy 80's crap like "The Heat is On").

Anyway, even if you are marginal fan of Eagles, this documentary is WELL worth the time investment!

[HomerMcvie]

This is the documentary that's on Netflix (or was), right? It was incredible. And though I credit Don and Glenn for including Felder, I would have paid money to see them actually record their interviews for the documentary together in the same room.

I also credit those two for not sanitizing the truth too much (can you imagine a present day Mick and Stevie sanctioned Fleetwood Mac documentary? Jesus..). Felder, who can at times seem whiny about his dismissal, really came off like he had legit concerns beginning in 1994 (not to mention Glenn threatening to kick his a$$ at the 1980 breakup) about how the Eagles Corporation profits were being split considering their original 1974 arrangement. I thought Henley and Frey came off like two arrogant pricks - they are, but at least they didn't sugarcoat it. The argument that they basically carried the band's legacy through the 80's with their solo careers is largely true, but I always thought Frey's was largely forgettable especially when compared to Henley's (though I LOVE me some cheesy 80's crap like "The Heat is On").

Anyway, even if you are marginal fan of Eagles, this documentary is WELL worth the time investment!

I believe it is the same. I found a second 3 disc set in a thrift store last week for.......wait for it........$2!!!!! Two f*cking dollars!!!

Yeah, this is nothing like a FM DVD would be. They reveal many warts, and don't hide much. I think Henley and Frey are BOTH PRICKS(doesn't mean I don't love the music, though). Frey was always the boss, IMO. I can see how he felt when Don's voice became the star of the show, and got 80% of the songs to sing. And Don's always been a malcontent, according to David Geffen.

And according to Felder's book(I won a copy on an Eagle's site, years ago), Felder was the last member ever to have a full blown share of everything. By the time Walsh and Schmidt came along, that practice was over. So he was entitled to 1/3 of everything. And wasn't one of the two stars. I can see both sides on this issue. Legally entitled, yes? Should you be happy with the millions you're making, and not be a dick? Well, yes as well. I wish they'd given him one last chance(or maybe done a tour without him, to show him that they meant business). "This is it, pal. No more crying, or you're out for good". I always thought that he smoked Joe Walsh. As a guitar player myself, Felder always came up with far more interesting solos than Walsh's "Johnny B. Goode"(boring, that everyone can play) solos.