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misterbug
05-01-2003, 01:33 PM
i'll say...'empire state'. don't dislike it, just have to be in the right mood to listen to it.
BlueGrass
05-01-2003, 02:08 PM
Either "Walk A Thin Line" or "Save Me A Place." Both are pretty bland.
bootylicous
05-01-2003, 02:39 PM
FAMILY MAN! Without a doubt!
Alison
05-01-2003, 03:15 PM
Come. I hate the screatching singing, and the over done guitar solo. I didn't like it before I knew it was about that type Of "come"
Lindsey has such a nice voice, he should find it and use it more often.
I do like the begining of the song though.
Livia
05-01-2003, 03:23 PM
All of the above, except "Come," I love that song! Funny that no one's mentioned yet about it being misspelled. ;)
Ali
05-01-2003, 04:05 PM
Totally, 100%, undeniably "Family Man". I think that Lindsey just picked random words out of a hat and put them to a beat. Blecch.
jeffles
05-01-2003, 04:14 PM
Though I like most of his songs on Tusk, I didn't care for Save Me A Place. Family man I don't care for either. You and I, Pt. 2 isn't anything special either.
jmn3
05-01-2003, 04:25 PM
Empire State is bad enough. But, he peaked IMO with My Little Demon. BLAH!
wondergirl9847
05-01-2003, 04:32 PM
I don't care for Not That Funny. :distress: I love Family Man AND Empire State..that plink-plink guitaring is AWESOME!! :nod:
David
05-01-2003, 04:58 PM
I have a couple of less-than-favorite Lindsey Buckingham songs from his Fleetwood Mac years:

1. Caroline
2. Come

There's one tune, "That's All for Everyone," that didn't quite grab me during the first few years of my immersion in "Tusk." But before too long, it won me over completely. Generally, when I sit down at a piano to just fiddle around, I almost always start with "That's All for Everyone."
chiliD
05-01-2003, 05:36 PM
Choose from:

"You & I, Part II"
the studio version of "Not That Funny"
"Come" (ok, I don't hate it anymore, but it is still one of the worst of Lindsey's Fleetwood Mac tunes)
DownOnRodeo
05-01-2003, 05:51 PM
Originally posted by chiliD
"Come" (ok, I don't hate it anymore, but it is still one of the worst of Lindsey's Fleetwood Mac tunes)
Stop Press! Welcome to the other side, ChillD :D

I agree with you on You & I pt II (even though that was a collaboration of sorts between Christine and Lindsey... so they should really share the blame!)

I used to not be a fan of My Little Demon, especially how the outro solo doesn't resolve back to the major key - it used to frustrate me so much, as if the song was begging for it. But now I really like it for some reason - yet something sure got lost between the GOS idea of the song and the Dance track.
BlueGrass
05-01-2003, 05:55 PM
Yeah, I agree that my least fav is "My Little Demon."
riff_Shuffler
05-01-2003, 06:02 PM
I love Come! It's nasty, and Lindsey knows that it's nasty. He likes it that way (he said that the song definitely has a humorous side to him; I love that!)....

His WORST song IS *Empire State* - he's admitted to hating Mirage, right?! I BETCHA this song makes him quiver (and not Come). ;)

- Josh:laugh:
nae
05-01-2003, 06:04 PM
Can't stand Come, but dislike GYOW too.

Nae
Cristian
05-01-2003, 06:34 PM
Honestly there are a lot of Lindsey tunes that, to be politically correct, annoy me. I could begin with "That's All For Everyone", then go on with "Oh Diane", "Empire State", "You And I, Part II", "Caroline" and now "Come", but....


....."Family Man" stands out as possibly being one of the most annoying noises ever produced by a human voice. I can't even believe this is the same guy who wrote "I'm So Afraid". Ugh.


Song of the moment - Miranda
Sorcerer386
05-01-2003, 06:48 PM
Almost everything off Tusk (ducks and covers), Empire State and Come.
darklinensuit
05-01-2003, 06:56 PM
Red Rover (HATE the chorus)
Family Man
start of GYOW on Mirage concert video
Wrong
Trouble
DW Suite
That's all for Everyone
Oh Diane (to me the repetitive "whoa- Oh- Oh...whoah-Oh-Diane, talkin' about Diane" is as annoying as Wassamattabaybay on WISYA)

- Jake
golddustwoman77
05-01-2003, 06:56 PM
I'm definitely going with Red Rover! The chorus is just too weird.:eek:

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
Sarah
05-01-2003, 08:17 PM
Oh Diane (I used to get the hell flamed out of me on the old Ledge for this.)
Family Man
Caroline
My Little Demon
Come
Red Rover
Live versions of Not That Funny. (They were cool the first 5 times.)
Tango in the Night
You & I (pt II, I haven't listened to pt. I enough to make an assessment.)
rianbay1
05-01-2003, 08:21 PM
OH DIANE
BlueGrass
05-01-2003, 09:07 PM
I can't believe you guys are typing Red Rover.

:distress:
misterbug
05-01-2003, 09:10 PM
yeah, i'm surprised at all the votes for red rover (my roommate doesn't like it either). it's one of my favorite LB songs on the album. and i ESPECIALLY like the chorus.

i think some of his songs on mirage--esp. oh diane--were kind of tongue in cheek in their production/style--the movers and shakers at warner bros didn't want another tusk, they wanted something safe. so lindsey said, "you want safe? how about a song that sounds right out of the 50s, you conservative, nostalgic fools?"

also, i never knew there were so many anti-family man sentiments lingering about. i like that one too!
wondergirl9847
05-01-2003, 09:42 PM
Originally posted by BlueGrass
I can't believe you guys are typing Red Rover.:distress:

WHY does it make me so sad to hear that people hate this song so much? It speaks to my soul while others hate it....:(

I have to keep saying to myself that we are all different and songs speak to us in different ways...:nod:
darklinensuit
05-01-2003, 10:07 PM
Originally posted by wondergirl9847
WHY does it make me so sad to hear that people hate this song so much? It speaks to my soul while others hate it....:(

I have to keep saying to myself that we are all different and songs speak to us in different ways...:nod:

Please don't take it personally about people hating RR, I think the most artistic songs are beloved by some & despised by others. It's a demonstration of the strength of the art. Who knows why it's a strong hate from some & a strong love from others? I'm not sure of why I love some of my favorite Stevie songs, such as Lady from the Mountain and Garbo, which I'm sure rub some people harshly. And somebody posted nearby that she hates The Highwayman, another favorite of mine. Furthermore, W/out a Leg to Stand On is a favorite Lindsey song of mine, but I never see anybody here say they love it. (Sometimes I think he makes the ones I like short just to annoy me! I Know I'm not Wrong is another example.)
At least our differences keep the board interesting. The important thing is I love that I share opinions with people with passion for their favorites, the way I have passion for mine. (The down side is we also have passions for our least favorites, I suppose.)

- Jake
jeffles
05-01-2003, 10:10 PM
I'm just surprised people mentioned Caroline. i think its his best song on Tango in the Night. Its got a fantastic chorus.
macmar71
05-01-2003, 10:30 PM
I must add Red Rover to my list of dislikes
as well as Come. Other not so favorite, rather Ugh! tunes: That's How We Do It In L.A. and Time Bomb Town
wondergirl9847
05-01-2003, 10:37 PM
Originally posted by macmar71
That's How We Do It In L.A. and Time Bomb Town

"SURVEY SAYS!!!" LOL I love that part of THWDIILA!!

TBT - Oh man, I hated this song as a kid!! LOL I was like "Why is he singing like that...all herky jerky?" Now, I love it, it's a unique song, and only Lindsey can pull off a vocal of that caliber, IMO.

I love when he sings all goofy like in TBT, LA and songs like Bwana, it makes him stand out from every other singer. You know, I love listening to crooners, people with smooth, velvet-like voices, but I also love unique voices like Lindsey, Stevie, Dolly Parton (I love her silly laugh! LOL) and Gwen Stefani. You know EXACTLY who's singing when you hear these people...they can't be mistaken for anyone else and I LOVE that!! :nod:
sulamith
05-01-2003, 10:41 PM
Empire State.

????????????

Bleck.

-Sharon
Ali
05-02-2003, 12:37 AM
"Oh Diane"...oh god...I totally forgot about this one. Shows you how much I listen to "Mirage".

But how can anyone hate "DW Suite"? Yeah, it's different from most songs, but there's several parts so there's gotta be at least something to like about it.
rhianntp
05-02-2003, 12:45 AM
Hmmm... Make Me a Mask.... I love almost everything he has ever done though... the weirder the better for me
secondhandchain
05-02-2003, 01:53 AM
That's All For Everyone, Walk a thin Line....they're GREAT...DISAGREE

FAMILIY MAN EH
SAVE ME A PLACE EH

Empire State ..like it ...those guitars, cool...those harmonies, cool

Not that Funny..very cool

Come..too screechy on the chorus, but pretty good

Red Rover..I just wish his vocal on the versus were cleaner

But Lindsey is the MAN!
macfan 57
05-02-2003, 05:46 AM
Empire State
Family Man
Come
Murrow
PollyThePenguin
05-02-2003, 09:49 AM
Originally posted by nae
Can't stand Come, but dislike GYOW too.

Nae

Someone acutally DISLIKES GYOW???? Ok you have to provide some reasons!!! :distress: :eek: :distress:
misterbug
05-02-2003, 10:09 AM
my brother hates GYOW too...he says bc they play it on the radio too much.
PollyThePenguin
05-02-2003, 10:30 AM
Originally posted by misterbug
my brother hates GYOW too...he says bc they play it on the radio too much.

I have been listening to it on radio for about 25 years. Need a better excuse than that! NEXT!! :D
barb
05-02-2003, 10:48 AM
Just never liked that one. I'm not real wild about My Little Demon, either.

barb :p
nae
05-02-2003, 10:58 AM
Originally posted by PollyThePenguin
Someone acutally DISLIKES GYOW???? Ok you have to provide some reasons!!! :distress: :eek: :distress:


Well, it's not that it's a bad song. I'm just sooo tired of it, & bores the heck out of me.

Nae
EnchantedStorms
05-02-2003, 11:49 AM
Empire State and Family Man.


I've tried to like them...but no such luck. Sorry Linds. lol.


~Angela~:wavey:
misterbug
05-02-2003, 01:28 PM
Originally posted by barb
I'm not real wild about My Little Demon, either.

barb :p

i once read some fan's lyric interpretation of MLD, it said try to replace "demon" in the lyrics for another word (one describing a part of the male anatomy) while listening to the song to give it a whole new spin. :eek: hmm...i don't know if that helps you like it any better, though.
BlueGrass
05-02-2003, 01:44 PM
What's wrong with "Family Man?"

The beat is very good - that spanish guitar is awesome.

I know many of you don't like the lyrics, but I think for Lindsey it is a way of him wanting to be a "family man."

It is one of my fav songs on TITN.
seteca
05-02-2003, 05:23 PM
Thinking about it, I don't think there is a single LB song (especially LB-Mac song) that I don't like!

But if I had to choose a single song to delete from my complete collection of all Lindsey songs, it would probably be "Teen Beat".

:wavey::wavey: :wavey:
chiliD
05-02-2003, 05:36 PM
Lindsey didn't write "Teen Beat".


It is a cover of a 1959 hit by Sandy Nelson.
seteca
05-02-2003, 05:44 PM
Haha...fair enough!:) I'm sure Sandy Nelson's version is better!

Well now I can definitely say that there is no Lindsey-written song that I don't like!

:wavey: :wavey: :wavey:
The Tower
05-03-2003, 03:42 AM
"Empire State" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong"
markolas
05-03-2003, 09:54 AM
I've never heard <i>Mirage</i>, which is where a lot of his bad songs seem to be (judging from the opinions of several people here).

As much as I love the album <i>Tusk</i>, I don't really care for the song that much.

I adore most everything he did on <i>Tusk</i>, <i>Tango in the Night</i>, and <i>Say You Will</i>.
FiercestCalmSea
05-03-2003, 11:53 AM
"It's not that funny":distress: He should have taken the hint from the song title,lol..
ERigby818
05-04-2003, 08:53 AM
I love Family Man (though I hated it at first), but I like it more for overall sound than lyrics. Same with Empire State...awesome sound, lame lyrics.

I am totally in love with Come and I think it sounds awesome when he screams. It's so passionate, and he doesn't do it all the time. It's not my fave SYW song (I think Murrow's my fave), but Come rocks, imo.

That said, I Know I'm Not Wrong is one I could do without. I don't know why, but I skip it. I also skip My Little Demon. No matter how much I've tried I don't like it. He should have done a live version of Steal Your Heart Away on The Dance instead of MLD if he was gonna do a new song. I mean, didn't SYHA get released on a Dance promo cd of some sort? They could have done a great job with it on stage with Chris in 1997, imo. Too bad they didn't.

Anyway, long story short:
I'd say My Little Demon is Lindsey's worst Mac song.
-Sonia
Mad4stevie
05-04-2003, 10:00 PM
Originally posted by Sorcerer386
Almost everything off Tusk (ducks and covers), Empire State and Come.


My thoughts exactly!!
Livia
05-06-2003, 05:40 PM
My Little Demon, especially his pronunciation of "ole of my friends, ole tellin' me..."

Bleech!
Villavic
05-06-2003, 06:16 PM
I do like Empire State, Family Man and Not that funny. I don't like some Lindsey-Tusk songs, like The Ledge or I'm not wrong, but I wouldn't put them as the worst

I really don't like, and consider bad song imho, Lindsey new songs that appeared in the box set. I never heard them. And also I always jump Little Demon while paying the Dance cd. I can't wait for Silver Springs listening LD.