I absolutely love Mirage. Sure it has its weak points...but it surely beats out Tango in my opinion.

Mystery To Me is my favorite album of all, but Mirage is certainly up there in the top five.

Love In Store- this song always puts a smile on my face :D

That's Alright- awesome Stevie vocal.

Book of Love- ah ah ahs :nod:

Gypsy- not much I can say

Straight Back- Christine/Stevie harmony :nod:

Hold Me- perfect

Eyes of the World- Go Lindsey!

Wish You Were Here- Great Christine number, often overlooked!

The rest I could skip, but overall, the album really contains some great material and I love it more every day.

Shamus :)

Am I the only one who like "Empire State"?:laugh: :laugh: :eek:

~Alex

Well...let's just say that I haven't seen an Empire State Appreciation Thread...:laugh:

Current favorite album
 

Right now, my favorite album is Tusk. I just got it for Christmas, and I've been playing it pretty much non-stop. Before I got Tusk, the only time I'd ever heard Beautiful Child was live on the SYW tour. That song is amazing and worth the price of the album by itself. The whole album is amazing. If you don't own it, go buy it now!!

I bought Mirage and TITN a few months ago, and I didn't immediately fall in love with them like I did Tusk. But I do like When I See You Again...but that's another thread :D I plan to give Mirage and TITN some more play to get more familiar with them, but right now my focus is Tusk.

Nope. I like it, too. I know nearly everyone dogs it though. I don't know why. I think it's pretty cool.

Mirage is definately not bad. I really like about half of it, with "Empire State" most definately included in that half.

:nod:

I don't think any of them were infallable on this one. I really liked "Only Over You" at first but I grew sick of it really quick, but on the other hand "Hold Me" is one of Chris's best songs and one of the best FM songs in general, and "Love In Store" is pretty good too.

As far as Lindsey, the only other song of his I like is "Can't Go Back" which is cool and Beatle-y. I think he drags the album down for me in a major way, the rest of his songs are either irritating or below average. As far as Stevie, you can't argue "Gypsy"'s classic status or the greatness of "Straight back." I could take or leave the rest of the album.

Mirage has a disposition which makes it a more fluid album than more fragmented Fleetwood Mac albums like Tango In The Night. But still the quality of the songs is not always something to be highlighted. In this album, to me, Stevie does not go wrong in one single song: "Gypsy" is pop perfection (whoever's fault is this... many give merit to Lindsey's production, but someone had to write the blessed thing first, right?), "That's Alright" is a country little gem and "Straight Back" is a great rocker which also features a wonderful duet with Mrs.McVie.

Christine provides a string of poppy tunes, of which "Only Over You" is clearly the weakest. "Hold Me" is a huge favorite of mine, and a radio friendly tune; "Love In Store" features great harmonies and "Wish You Were Here" is one of those obscure favorites that one has. :)

For Lindsey I have mixed feelings. I have complained many times before about the bad quality of the lyrics to "Oh Diane", and to the awful sounding "Empire State", but "Can't Go Back" is a really strong track with great lyrics, "Eyes Of The World" is a fairly good rocker and "Book Of Love" might possibly be my favorite song on the album. I don't really know... I just feel he mixed his pop side with the experimental side he had done with Tusk, but with results that are sometimes mediocre and sometimes really good.

Overall I like it far better than Tango In The Night, but much less than the first three albums of the Buckingam Nicks era. And when you add to the mix the non-Buckingham Nicks albums, it's not even on my top 10.


Song of the moment - What Makes You Think You're The One

Re: Current Favorite Album/Mirage
 

I'm with you on this one. I've just "re-discovered" Mirage and am loving it, especially Lyndsey's songs and especially "Book of Love" and EOTW. Greatness.

that's Lindsey with an "i", sorry, no hate mail please! :laugh:

:wavey:

I'm another one who can 'take it or leave it' as far as Mirage goes.

I think Stevie's vocals on this album were great and her songs were very well produced. Straight Back continues to amaze me every time I hear it...It's a great little hidden gem. And I love the country feel to "That's Alright" and I think that's where Stevie shines best.

Christine's songs...again, standard classic Christine. Hold Me, Love In Store (Stevie sounds great in the background there), Only Over You and Wish You Were Here (love the line....wish you were here 'cause I feel like a child tonight...sigh)

Lindsey's songs however, don't flame me....but but for the most part are not his best...Oh Diane (love is like a grain of sand slowly slippin' through your hands....either he got that from Days of Our Lives or Dr. Seuss) Empire State :confused: Eyes of The World, eh...I'm in agreement with most who went with Book of Love and Can't Go Back as Lindsey's best songs on this album.

For it's time it was a good little album to listen to....but I'd still take Rumours over anything anyday.