Mystery To Me Survivor: Rounds 1-2
 

Since we've already had survivors for Bare Trees & Penguin, I thought we would try one for Mystery To Me. This album seems to be a favorite of quite a few pre-Rumours line-up fans & even a few Buckingham/Nicks fans as well. I'm biased, but I think Mystery To Me is the best Fleetwood Mac album ever.

Here are the general rules, so to speak. I'll add up the votes each morning when I first log on to the Ledge. If there's a tie, I'll leave it open until someone breaks the tie. There will be no immunity questions, just vote your least favorite song off.

Here are the songs:

Emerald Eyes
Believe Me
Just Crazy Love
Hypnotized
Forever
Keep On Going
The City
Miles Away
Somebody
The Way I Feel
For Your Love
Why

Round 1- For Your Love
 

'Somebody' needs to go.

-Lis

Miles Away
 

I like Miles Away, but something's got to go first.

Round 1: The Way I Feel
 

If there even comes CLOSE to a weak spot on this album, "The Way I Feel" is it...but that is only by close scrutiny & default. This album is just TOO good...there's no way that this "Survivor" is going to end on a good note; I fear the fall-out. :shrug:

Round 1: The City
 

Round 1 - The Way I Feel
 

Not a favorite.

For Your Love
 

Wow this is hard. I love this album.

round 1: Somebody
 

Yay! This will be a great survivor :woohoo:

"Somebody" just irritates me.

for your love
 

because it's a cover that is nothing more than "coming close" to the original.

PS: I ADORE the City!!!!

Round & Round #1: "The Way I Feel".
 

Of the 1970-1974 years I think Bare Trees is superior, and Heroes Are Hard To Find is on par.

I can't conceal that I don't really like The Way I Feel.

:eek: No way Bare Trees is superior (IMHO) :shrug: ...it has "Thoughts On A Grey Day" that excludes it, right there. :)

Plus, Mystery To Me has 3 more songs of higher quality than anything on Bare Trees...mo' music, mo' music, mo' music. :nod:

I guess, for me, the vibe of Bare Trees is so different from Mystery To Me. I couldn't imagine living without Sunny Side Of Heaven, Sentimental Lady, Spare Me A Little, Dust, Emerald Eyes, Believe Me, Hypnotized, Miles Away, and Why. OTOH, I COULD live without Danny's Chant, Thoughts On A Grey Day, The City, and The Way I Feel. I will say that these are the two best from the Welch years, BY FAR.

:shrug: I agree with ya about 95%. I like "The City" & "Danny's Chant"...a lot.

It really does nothing for me. :sorry: It's dull, and the lyrics are very trite. Not Christine's best, especially on an album with "Believe Me" and "Why."

I know. :nod: I LOVE "The Way I Feel". I think it's a beautiful song. It's my second favorite Chris song on the album.

Actually it was pretty close for me between "Miles Away" & "Somebody". I think those are Bob's 2 weakest songs on the album, relatively speaking. ;) I really hate voting anything off from this album.

Which was my point way back at the beginning. :shrug: ;)

Round 1: The Way I Feel
 

This is going to be difficult. I adore Mystery To Me.

I love Christine's piano on "The City" very rapid and a bluesy style to her chord punching

It's not as good as those you mentioned, IMO, so I'll easily give you that. About the lyrics being trite...I think a lot of her lyrics are trite but I hardly ever care because of her performances and the music and how they both move me. Two of my faves are "Everywhere" and "Only Over You" and I think they have trite lyrics but I don't care. On another, sort of unrelated note, some of Stevie's trite lyrics really bother me. Go figure. :shrug:

Okay, look--all will be forgiven if "Why" wins. Now, I don't care if "Why" technically wins or not. You are the host of this survivor so you have the power to declare "Why" the winner regardless of how the voting goes. (This was stated in a special clause in the rules that for some reason was omitted when you posted the rules but that post can be edited to include it :shrug: ). It's all on you. :laugh: ;)

"TOAGD" is two minutes long, to me it's pretty harmless and it's also at the end so it can be skipped anytime.
In my book Bare Trees benefits from its extra diversity, having three actively participating songwriters. Plus Danny and Chris (albeit just having two songs on the album herself) are at the top of their games, and it features a Welch classic in "Sentimental Lady" which is on par to his one Mystery To Me classic, "Hypnotized", IMO.

Oh, Okay Hillary. I'll remember that. :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sadly, one of my favorites "The Way I Feel" is gone. :( It just barely beat out "For Your Love" 5 votes to 4.

The Way I Feel-5
For Your Love-4
Somebody-2
Miles Away-1
The City-1

Here are the remaining songs for Round 2:

Emerald Eyes
Believe Me
Just Crazy Love
Hypnotized
Forever
Keep On Going
The City
Miles Away
Somebody
For Your Love
Why

Round 2- "For Your Love"
 

Round 1 (I mean Round 2): The City

Dude, round 1's over! :laugh: :wavey:

GAWD! See what working 4 12 hr midnight shifts does to your brain?!?! I will just change that to round two.


...and no one has called me dude before. :p

round 2: somebody
 

Sorry to see The Way i Feel gone :( Oh well, Why is going to win anyway :laugh:

2 for your love
 

Yes. These games are NEVER satisfying: :shrug: why do we play them?

:woohoo:

Round 2 - For Your Love
 

I would give the stars above?

For Your Love
 

if it were mine to give

Because my initials are SM, I guess. :woohoo:

Round 2- Forever
 

Somebody's almost the best song on here. I cant beleive in two rounds no one's voted for this album's one weak link.

Forever. I agree with Hawkeye.

Round 2: Somebody
 

I'll go with Somebody this round. It looks like "For Your Love" may go this round. I think it's a very good cover of the Yardbirds original. I LOVE "Forever". It's so relaxed & laid back.

Round & Round #2: "The City".
 

Tappity tap.