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Who has the best songs on each FM album?
Which member contributes the best songs on each album, in your opinion?
Here are my thoughts: White Album- Christine McVie (Over My Head is what really makes me pick her on this album) Rumours- Stevie Nicks (Dreams. Enough Said) Tusk- Christine McVie (She is completely underrated on this album, but I love her mellow songs on this record) Mirage- Lindsey Buckingham (I love his songs on Mirage, what is the deal with everyone saying his songs are bad on this album?) Tango- Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie (A tie. The Dance- Christine McVie/Stevie Nicks (a tie, I just can't decide!) Say You Will- Stevie Nicks (The title track and Illume are just too good!) |
Re: Who has the best songs on each FM album?
White Album- Stevie hands down
Rumours- Stevie Nicks (tough one and kudos to LB's GYOW and CM's YMLF is just brilliant) Tusk- LB (just so out there :laugh: ) honorable mention to Sara Mirage- Stevie - hands down with Gypsy - honorable mention to Hold Me. Tango- Lindsey Buckingham (TITN song is brilliant) Honorable mention to CM for LL and Everywhere The Dance - Stevie Nicks (SS with that voice and those looks - SHEEBUS!!!) Honorable mention to LB for BTLH Say You Will - LB (very tough but for me Stevie's use of her lower register made some her songs (Illume and SYW) less compelling to me - even though I still like them very very much and consider the writing stellar). |
Re: Who has the best songs on each FM album?
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Mr. Wonderful: Peter Green Then Play On: Peter Green Kiln House: Danny Kirwan Future Games: Danny Kirwan Bare Trees: Danny Kirwan Penguin: Christine McVie Mystery To Me: Bob Welch Heroes Are Hard To Find: Bob Welch Fleetwood Mac: Christine McVie Rumours: Christine McVie Tusk: Lindsey Buckingham Mirage: Christine McVie Tango In The Night: Christine McVie Behind The Mask: Billy Burnette Time: Billy Burnette Say You Will: Lindsey Buckingham |
white album: Lindsey (partly coz its true and partly coz my cd cover is signed by him!)
Rumours: Stevie/Lindsey Tusk: Stevie Mirage Lindsey TITN Christine The dance Stevie Say you will Stevie :nod: :nod: |
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White Album - Lindsey/Stevie tie...Blue Letter/ISA/Monday Morning
and Rhiannon/Landslide Rumours - Lindsey/Stevie tie...SHN/GYOW/NGBA along with Dreams/GDW Tusk - Stevie...she's at the top of her game here...Sara/Angel/SOTM/Storms/Beautiful Child Mirage - Stevie/Christine tie...That's Alright/Gypsy/Straight Back along with Love in Store/Only Over You (I seem to be the only person who LOVES this song LOL)/Hold Me Tango - Lindsey/Christine tie...Big Love/TITN and Isn't It Midnight/Little Lies are friggin GREATNESS! The Dance - Lindsey/Stevie tie...because of ISA/Go Insane/Big Love and Silver Springs/GDW Say You Will - Lindsey Yeah, I have decision issues. :( :laugh: |
White Album -- Stevie
Rumours -- Lindsey/Stevie Tusk -- Lindsey/Stevie Mirage -- Stevie Tango in the Night -- Lindsey/Chris Dance -- Stevie Say You Will -- Lindsey Krista |
Fleetwood Mac: Christine McVie and Stevie
Rumours: hard to pick...i pick EVERYONE..if i have to pick one it would be lindsey Tusk: Stevie (storms, sisters, beautiful child) - some of her best ever Mirage: Christine McVie Tango In The Night: Christine McVie Behind The Mask: Stevie (IMO everyone elses' are horrible) Time: this album doesnt count Say You Will: Lindsey - although Stevie's are a close second (lol obviously) Chris |
oh and THE DANCE = Stevie hands down!
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Mystery to Me: Bob Welch
Fleetwood Mac: Stevie (This is tough; all three had great songs) Rumours: Lindsey (for GYOW and NGBA, but also very tough) Tusk: Lindsey (no contest) Live: Stevie (Fireflies and Rhiannon alone do it) Mirage: Lindsey (Eyes of the World and Can't Go Back clinch it, though Gypsy is one of my all-time favorites.) Tango: Christine (As much as I love Lindsey's work, Christine had the catchiest tunes.) Behind the Mask: N/A (Haven't listened to it in a decade or so.) Time: N/A Dance: Lindsey (Bleed to Love Her, My Little Demon, killer versions of GYOW, Tusk and I'm So Afraid. No contest, really.) SYW: Lindsey (very decidedly) |
Yo, Wondergirl, no ties allowed. Do it again.
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HEY!!
The dude who STARTED this thread has a tie! WHY OH WHY can't I?!
LOL Alright, dangit... White: Lindsey Rumours: Lindsey Tusk: Stevie Mirage: Stevie Tango: Christine (TOUGH!!!!!!) Dance: Lindsey SYW: Lindsey Quote:
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if we're including BTM then its Christine, but only just as stevie is almost as good. rick and billy on the other hand, make me cringe.
:distress: :distress: and i forgot about Live, which is stevie without a doubt, as carne pointed out, purely on the strength of Rhiannon and Fireflies. :nod: |
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One question...have you LISTENED to Stevie's tunes on BTM? Ok, make that two...WTF is wrong with Billy & Rick? |
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac-Peter Green
Mr. Wonderful-Peter Green Then Play On-Peter Green Kiln House-Danny Kirwan Future Games-Christine/Bob Welch Bare Trees-Christine Penguin-Christine, by a mile Mystery To Me-Christine/Bob Welch(can't decide, the whole album's perfect) Heroes Are Hard To Find-Christine White Album-Christine Rumours-Christine, but Lindsey is very close behind Tusk-Christine/Stevie(it's a tie) Mirage-Christine, then Stevie Tango In The Night-Christine, by a mile. She saved this album. Behind The Mask-Christine, with Billy close behind Time-Christine, but Bekka's not far behind Dance-Christine Say You Will-Lindsey |
One question...have you LISTENED to Stevie's tunes on BTM?
are u saying u like them or u dont?? as for rick and billy, i can barely bring myself to listen to some of their tracks. what, oh what must lindsey have been thinking when he heard 'when the sun goes down'?? im sorry,its embarassing. :distress: |
I'll do the albums that I have...
Mystery To Me: I can't decide! Chris and Bob are both great...
White Album: Stevie Rumours: Christine Tusk: Lindsey (again, really hard to decide! Everyone was at the top of their games. But it really was Lindsey's masterpiece, so it goes to him) Live: Stevie Mirage: Lindsey Tango: Christine Behind The Mask: Once again, Christine The Dance: Lindsey Say You Will: Stevie |
Bare Trees~Danny Kirwan
Penguin~Christine McVie Mystery To Me~Christine McVie Heroes Are Hard To Find~Christine McVie Fleetwood Mac~Christine McVie Rumours~Lindsey Buckingham Tusk~Stevie Nicks Mirage~Lindsey Buckingham Tango In The Night~Christine McVie Behind The Mask~Christine McVie Time~Christine McVie The Dance~Lindsey Buckingham Say You Will~Very hard to decide and I will have to say on this one it is a tie between Stevie and Lindsey. |
-Future Games- Danny Kirwan (Woman of a Thousand Years is just GORGEOUS)
-Bare Trees- Hmmm... Chris and Bob have so few songs on this album, but the ones they do have rock (except Homeward Bound... I hate the vocal on that one)... So I'll say Bob Welch, because I love all of his songs on BT. -Penguin- Dave Walker :laugh:. I'm actually half serious here. I love Road Runner and the Derelict, but I'd have to say Chris' songs are the best. -Mystery to Me- WHAT A CRUEL THING TO DO, MAKING ME CHOOSE A FAVE FROM MTM!!! I love, love, LOVE all the songs on here (even Forever), so it's a tie, end of story. -Heroes Are Hard to Find- Bob Welch (But I do love Prove Your Love and Come a Little Bit Closer) -Fleetwood Mac- Christine. Stevie's songs on this album are *so* much better live, and Lindsey's are mediocre at best (except Blue Letter) on this one. -Rumours- Christine... I love all of her songs on here, and I think it has some of her best vocal work. All of Rumours is great (except Dreams... if I hear that song one more time, I'll scream), but Chris' songs really shine on here, imo. -Tusk- See my thoughts on MTM. Tusk is perfection, not one bad song on it. But, if you're making me choose.... Lindsey Buckingham. His songs are flawless on Tusk, end of story. But Stevie's are excellent too, and so are Christine's, but I'm not too fond of Honey Hi. -Live- Stevie... Rhiannon and Fireflies come to mind. -Mirage- Lindsey. I don't see why everyone hates Lindsey's Mirage songs, I think they're some of his greatest (Especially EOTW... Oh yeah :D) -Tango- Lindsey and Christine tied. Stevie's songs are alright, but I think that Lindsey and Chris save this album. -Behind The Mask- Christine's are the best. -Time- I can't really say, because I truly dislike this album, not just because it's cool to hate Time. Bekka's vocals on here make me cringe, Billy's songs get on my nerves to no end, Dave's are alright, and Chris' are kind of mediocre compared to some of her other songs. I'll have to say that I like Dave Mason's the most. -The Dance- All of them. Impossible to choose from that one. -Say You Will- DEFINITELY Lindsey. |
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"Love Is Dangerous" is pretty good, but pales in comparison to Rick Vito's own solo version. "Freedom" is ok, probably would've been better had she recorded it on a solo album with the Heartbreakers backing her...then recorded "Whole Lotta Trouble" with this incarnation of Fleetwood Mac. And, again, there are much better alternate versions of this than what was finally released. "The Second Time" is the worst piece of tripe Fleetwood Mac has ever recorded. :nod: (and by far the only "bad" song on BTM, IMEBHO) Who gives a sh*t what Buckingham thought? He didn't want to be in Fleetwood Mac anymore and at the time, I thought "good riddance". I happen to think "When The Sun Goes Down" is one of the better tracks on Behind The Mask...then again, I LIKE Zydeco music...plus, the vocal harmonies on it are amazing. The fact is that both Billy Burnette's & Rick Vito's best tunes (recorded for BTM) were left "in the can" and not released on BTM. |
Then Play On and Mr. Wonderful - Peter Green, of course
Mystery to Me - Christine for Why Penguin - Christine for Did You Ever Love Me Bare Trees - Bob Welch for Sentimental Lady. Love that song. White Album - Christine - but S&L's songs on here reach their greatest potential live :) Rumours - DEFINITELY Lindsey, ALL of his songs on that album are AWESOME. Tusk - Stevie - Sara and Angel put her over the top on this one. Live - Stevie for Fireflies and Rhiannon. Mirage - definitely Stevie. TITN - Lindsey. I may hate Family Man, but the other songs are there are much better than the infamous WTTR....S and WISYA. Blech. BTM - I guess Stevie. Haven't listened to it in a while, though. Time - Christine The Dance - counting the old ones, Lindsey. His songs shine live. SYW - tie. EFO and TD are so great, Silver Girl and Illume so bad. I love SYHA and Red Rover, but Murrow is blah. So I'll just answer with "both" lol |
Future Games - Tie, Christine and Bob. They both have the best songs on the album (Morning Rain, Future Games) and it's a toss up between them.
Penguin - Christine, hands down! Bare Trees - Probably Danny, for supplyin' the rockin' Mystery To Me - Bob, but Chris also put on some great, great stuff Heroes Are Hard To Find - She's Changing Me is one of their best songs ever, but so are the title track and Prove Your Love. Angel is also pretty good. It's a toss up. White Album - Stevie Rumours - Toss up between Chris and Lindsey Tusk - Stevie easily Mirage - Toss up between Stevie And Chris Tango - Chris Say You Will - neither of them |
Lemme add to my list...
Then Play On - Dangit...hard one...I love Danny so much...I'll go with Danny, even tho Oh Well is on this too.
Future Games - Danny Kirwan for Woman of 1000 Years alone, but all his songs are perfection Bare Trees - Danny Kirwan - PERFECTION here!! Mystery To Me - Sheesh...hard one...I'll go with Miss Christine, although Hypnotized is one of the greatest songs EVER!! Live - Stevie for Fireflies alone, plus Rhiannon. BTM - Christine because I ADORE Save Me and BTM! I do like ITBOMM and Love is Dangerous too. I haven't listened to Kiln House (yet on my new LP!!!), Heroes or Penguin enough to really know the songs. |
Yikes, this is hard.
For the earliest albums, the best songs definitely belong to Peter. On 'Kiln House' and 'Bare Trees,' I'd say they belong to Danny. Future Games: Bob Welch Penguin: Bob Welch Mystery To Me: Bob Welch Heroes Are Hard To Find: Christine Fleetwood Mac: Stevie (Excellent songs from each, but I have to go with Stevie, for "Landslide," "Crystal," and "Rhiannon.") Rumours: Stevie ("Dreams," "Gold Dust Woman," and "Silver Springs"... 'nuff said.) Tusk: Stevie (They may not have the experimentalism and adventure that Lindsey's songs have, but her contributions are utterly sublime) Live: Christine (I think her songs really come to life here.) Mirage: Stevie (Nothing on this album can match "Gypsy.") Tango In The Night: Lindsey (Hey, i had to give him at least one, right? ;) Seriously though, Christine and Stevie have their moments, but, overall, Lindsey dominates this one.) Behind The Mask: Stevie (Billy hits with "In The Back Of My Mind" and "When The Sun Goes Down," but misses with "Hard Feelings," "Do You Know," and "When It Comes To Love." The latter two songs also bring down Christine's overall contributions. Rick unfortunately isn't given enough of a chance to show his personality on this one, aside from the duets with Billy and Stevie. Meanwhile, "Affairs Of The Heart" is jangly and fun, and "Freedom" is a classic rocker. Throw in "Love Is Dangerous," and I have to go with Stevie on this one.) Time: Christine (This is, in my opinion, Christine's finest collection of songs on any album.) The Dance: Stevie (While Lindsey wins for best new song, with "Bleed To Love Her," Stevie wins with the sheer power of "Landslide" and "Silver Springs"... and, on the DVD, "Gold Dust Woman.") Say You Will: Stevie (Lyrically, this album has Lindsey's best Fleetwood Mac contributions, but Stevie wins out here too, because of the heart, soul, maturity, feistiness, and gentleness variously conveyed across her songs. She shows the most emotional range, and thus scores the most captivating moments on the album.) |
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I think "Hard Feelings" is great. Very Magical Mystery Tour era Beatles feel, mixed with your basic "Fleetwood Mac power pop". "Do You Know?": I think it is top-notch as well, a great little romantic ballad. A great pre-cursor to Christine's "new" tunes on The Chain box "When It Comes To Love": Ok, you got me there...it isn't quite up to the standard of some of the other tunes on the album, but considering the song that follows it...;) Quote:
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chili, I could grant you "Hard Feelings"... which really isn't a bad song. I just don't think it's a particularly strong one either (especially not enough to have been a single... but don't get me started!). :laugh:
And "Do You Know" is pretty and all, but I also think it's somewhat boring and doesn't really go anywhere. Of course, any criticism I have of various Mac/Mac-related songs should always be qualified by the statement that I'd still prefer it to just about anything else on the shelves... I just don't always love some of the tracks as much as the others. :nod: |
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Fleetwood Mac: This goes to Christine. I love "Over My Head", "Say You Love Me", and "sugar Daddy". And I love their harmonies together. Rumours: This IS a tough one, so I'll just say it's a 3 way tie! Tusk:This is definitely Stevie's moment. Her vocals, songs, and on tour performances shine! Mirage: Another for Christine, although I love Stevie's contributions too. The tour was awesome! Tango: This one I love Lindsey's songs the best. The title track and "Big Love" are the best. Behind The Mask: I like Billy's songs the most, "Hard Feelings" and "In the Back of My Mind" do it for me. Christine's title song is really good though. Say You Will: Because I tend to get into Stevie's music more, this goes to her, but I really believe this is her strongest group of songs on a Fleetwood Mac album since "Tusk". But I do love "Murrow" and "Say Goodbye". Joseph |
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White Album: Stevie, three of her best tunes.
Rumours: Lindsey. NGBA and SHN really do it for me. Tusk: I have to say that it's a tie between Lindsey and Stevie. Both of their songs are just phenomenal. Christine really missed it with this album, IMO. Mirage: Stevie. I'm not a fan of this album in general. Tango: Lindsey and Christine were both superb, not one clunker from each. However, Lindsey wins just because of the title track, Big Love, and Caroline. Stevie's contributions are mind-numbingly awful and quite embarassing. BTM: Christine, hands down. The title cut is a classic, IMO. Once again, Stevie wasn't in top form, but she was much better than on Tango. Time: Christine. Nights In Estoril is perfection. Bekka should stick to singing Folger's commercials. The Dance: Stevie is phenomenal. Say You Will: Lindsey. Every song is a work of brilliance. Stevie loses just because Thrown Down is unbearable. |
Wow...this is harder than it looks.
Fleetwood Mac - Stevie only had 2 songs where she sang lead (even if she did write "Crystal"), and I'm not crazy about the studio version of "Rhiannon." Out of Christine's songs, "Sugar Daddy" was a kind of a turkey...overall, I think she's done better...I love "Over My Head," though. So, I suppose I'll have to go with Lindsey for this one. I love "Blue Letter," and "I'm So Afraid," especially..."World Turning" (w/Christine) is awesome, too. I think Christine has to get an honorable mention here, though. Rumours - I really like all of Lindsey's songs here...it's kind of a toss-up between him and Stevie, I think...although, if you include "Silver Springs"...I'd definitely have to give it to her. I dunno...this one is a tie, I think. Tusk - Lindsey, definitely...with Stevie getting an honorable mention. Tango in the Night - this one's easier...since Stevie's songs suck (to be blunt) compared to Lindsey's and Christine's. I think it goes to Lindsey, though, with Christine getting the honorable mention. The Dance - Stevie definitely wins this one. I love the versions of "Rhiannon" and "Landslide" on this one better than the studio versions...and then, there's "Silver Springs" :D Say You Will - Lindsey again. His songs are brilliant on this one (and on "Tusk" and "Tango," too). |
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I'll give you that "Say Goodbye" is exceptional... lyrically one of Lindsey's all-time best. "Red Rover" is good, but it doesn't bowl me over in any major way. I don't dislike it, but it doesn't knock my socks off either. When I don't have a lot of time and I just pop 'Say You Will' in to hear a few songs, I play "Murrow," "Miranda" and "Bleed To Love Her," and the rest end up being Stevie's songs... and that's how I gauge who has the "best" songs on an album. The ones I come back to most, or find myself most moved by, hours later. Quote:
But then I guess one bad apple can spoil the whole bushel, if the apple is that unappealing to you! :laugh: I tell ya, Christopher sure knows how to get passionate discussions going with his thread topics!!! :) Quote:
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I have to disagree with the comment Dissention. Red Rover is an overrated piece of , well, let's just say it dosent do anything for me at all.
I will say that "say goodbye" is a beautiful song, and done live, it was a welcome addition to their set. Joseph |
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Now, nobody better kick me! I have two ties!
All blues albums: I have yet to listen to them. Fleetwood Mac: Christine Rumours: Stevie Tusk: Lindsey Mirage: Lindsey/Christine TITN: Lindsey/Christine BTM: Christine Time: See "all blues albums" The Dance: Lindsey SYW: Lindsey God bless! :wavey: |
white album: stevie (on "rhiannon" alone... honestly, where would the band be if that song was never recorded)
rumours: lindsey tusk: stevie (sisters of the moon is my fave FM song of all time) mirage: stevie/christine (tie; i love all stevie's tunes but christine's hold me is such a classic i couldn't neglect her) tango: LINDSEY. <3333 the dance: stevie. silver springs alone clinches this for her. and i know it's originally on rumours but whatebba. say you will: so....freaking.... difficult.... i can't do it! i can't choose! so lindsey and stevie tie. :) |
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