Is Fleetwod Mac #1 with you
 

I think for most of us, Fleetwood Mac is our favorite band considering this is a Fleetwood Mac board, but for many they just might be "A" favorite but not "The" favorite. So is Fleetwood Mac your #1 favorite band, and if not state who is.

For me there are many bands I love a lot, but none can really touch Fleetwood Mac and their solo estensions. So I answer yes they are #1 with me.

FM, totally. There are are a couple close seconds, but not really. I think the fact that they have so much variation within the band could keep me occupied for a long time.

Nope. That position is occupied by U2. :wavey:

Does it have to be a band? Fleetwood Mac is definately my favourite band.. but I love Cher just as much.. (not at the moment though, way too much into FM/Stevie...)

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No it doesn't have to be a band. Band implies everything. It could be a person. The only solo artists that top any bands for me is Eric Clapton and Paul Simon.

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Well...
 

let's just say they have been playing on my stereo systems all day long (Transferring tapes to disc. Currently transferring an early generation tape of the March 15,1980-Sydney, AU show...Next up is the 1980 Melbourne show, Great sounding "Soundboard" recordings that will now be 'lossless' recordings!) and probably will for a few more hours.

FM is my favorite band, but Tori Amos is my favorite artist overall.

I freaking love Cher.

But yeah, Fleetwood Mac and Stevie are TOTALLY my number 1. :xoxo:

Actually The Beatles have and always will occupy the #1 place in my heart - but FM is an extremely close (if not tied - with #1) second :nod:

I go through cycles where I will be really into other bands/artists for awhile, but I always come back to FM. I don't follow tours or collect memorabilia or participate in the online fan community with anyone else the way I do with this band. They're without question my favorite, and I think they always will be, even if other artists eclipse them sometimes in terms of who I'm really excited about at the moment.

There are a few others I follow steadily (Tom Petty, Sheryl Crow...) but even they don't come close. With everyone else, it's casual fandom punctuated by short bursts of major interest, usually generated by a new album or something. Like the U2 kick I'm on now, or my renewed interest in Blondie after seeing so many of you guys talk about them here.

I guess FM is my favorite band of all time. I guess. They're the only band that I've ever been truly completist with, and I can actually pinpoint my love of Fleetwood Mac as being the turning point from when I enjoyed music to when it became a true passion to me- and the main reason for that is actually because of the people I've met through the Ledge throughout the years who've showed me amazing stuff... whether it was Terri giving me my first copy of Patty Griffin's "Living With Ghosts" or Keith bringing me to Lucinda. I grew up on here in a lot of ways, and so I tie FM very closely with my maturation in my music tastes.

So. Yeah. I guess they're my favorite, because of where they brought me. But do I listen to FM very often? Not at all. I can count on one hand the number of times in the last few months I've probably listened to them... and even those occasions are just when a random song pops up on one of my iPod's playlists... (I think the only ones I even put anywhere are "Thrown Down," "Say You Will," "Twisted," "Spare Me a Little," and "I'll Tell You Now.")

My favorite artist right now is Sam Phillips. I also love Big Star, My Bloody Valentine, Jesus and Mary Chain, and Ron Sexsmith.

LOVE Martinis and Bikinis!

Yeah, FM is pretty much #1 with me.

They hit #1 with a bullet, on my favorite artists list, in 1986, and they've stayed at the "top of the charts" for the entire 19 years since. :D

Yay!!! I love Sam. There's nothing like being snowed in and spending your day cleaning the house in your undies while dancing to "I Need Love" on repeat. I mean, speaking in a purely hypothetical manner, of course.

Have you heard her newest record, "A Boot and a Shoe"? I would recommend it to anyone. It's stunning.

No I haven't. She's one of those artists I always think I should see what they're doing now because I love the album I have. I'll look into that one.

Can't tell you how many times I've said the line I left my conscience like a crying child to myself... :lol: LOVE THAT!

But "Same Rain", "Strawberry Road", "When I Fall", "Fighting With Fire"...I just love her vocals!!!

What he said. But mine happened about 10 years earlier! I've actually got SYW, Christine's ITM, and Bob Welch's "My Fleetwood Mac Years and Beyond" in an awesome three-way cd rotation right now! :blob1: :woohoo:

Hi Brian, you sexy man! ;)

Sam has put out three records since Martinis and Bikinis, and they're ALL good, but A Boot and A Shoe is simply awesome. It was my favorite record of last year, hands down. It and Fan Dance, the one she put out before the new one, are both pretty different from her previous work- they're stripped down, with much more of a focus on her vocals and the instrumentation- acoustic guitars, strings, etc. If you check it out, let me know- I'd like to hear what you think!

Sam also scores Gilmore Girls on the WB ;)

I LOVE those four songs too... "I Need Love" and "Strawberry Road" are my favorites. I also like "Signposts."

Blah blah I love Sam blah blah!!

Stevie is #1. Fleetwood Mac is #2. Same difference, pretty much. :o

Fleetwood Mac - way way ahead of the pack. Has been since I "discovered" them - almost 18 years ago. No band has ever come close.

Stevie, then Fleetwood Mac.

Fleetwood Mac and Talking Heads will forever battle for first place. I could never decide between the two. It'd be like choosing one of my children. :nod:

Nope, that would be Blondie. :wavey: Though the Mac is a *very* close second.

To be honest, though, I have a group of artists and bands that I consider myself BIG fans of. Blondie and Fleetwood Mac would be at the top, along with David Bowie, Franz Ferdinand, and Bette Midler.

Hey, Ryan, another convert. :lol:

You've got good taste, Tiff. Next step is getting some Franz, dear. :xoxo:

Isn't it funny how she was converted by GUYS talking about Blondie? :laugh:

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That's it, I'm sending Debs a letter outlining why she should fire her publicist and hire us. :p

I bet she'd write back. We can be very persuading. Just look at all the converts! :lol:

Make sure you mention the totally awesome and cute redhead that met Clem before the Cleveland show in May '04, and who was also right up front, acting like an idiot every time Debbie came near her [cough]ME[cough]. She'd DEFFINITLEY write back after hearing that. :laugh:

Yes, the proof is in the pudding, after all. ;)

Dear Union City Woman... :laugh:

Lucky ****. :thumbsup:

Best.Drummer.Ever. Give details!

...YOUR PUBLICIST SUCKS! My friend Ryan and I have, on the other hand, done so much to contribute to your continuing popularity and success.....

You continue! :laugh:

...that you will be able to buy enough peroxide to last you the rest of the decade from the proceeds we've generated thus far... ;)

Fleetwood Mac is my favorite and no one else comes close. :D

overall and for all time - yes.

Others that come close are The Police, The Motels, the 10,000 Maniacs (and NM solo) - Led Z., and a few others.

I just LOVE all of those :cool:

lol. Well, I suck with details. I was ****ing AWESTRUCK when I met him. The only things I could manage to say were "uh...uhh...UHH!$(!@#$%$#!11)!1" and "Heeeeee." I stared at my kitten-heeled pumps a lot, because I am a lame. I managed to utter "May I please have an autograph? I'm a huge fan." And he's all "Sure!" asked me for my name, and I was like "Uhh..." and then my mom pinched my shoulder and I was like "Kate! My name is Kate." And then he signed my Atomic 45 sleeve (I had it with me just in case). I'm getting it framed. :thumbsup: But yeah, he's a really nice guy, and a phenomenal drummer. One of the most awesome moments of my life.

And, just because I feel like reminiscing about the BEST CONCERT EVER, here are some hella awful pics I took at the show...

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Yeah. The security guards didn't allow us to use flash. Grrr. :mad:

. We propose that we should replace your current publicist, as we have done so much more for Blondie over the past couple of years, than he has in his whole career. All we want is our fair share, all we want it what's coming to us :shrug: :laugh:

Already got it! All For You Sophia, Take Me Out, Love & Destroy, This Fire, & Don't Start are stellar :thumbsup:.

I could use some advice on Blondie material though. Don't have any of their discs, just loose mp3s. My favorites are Maria & The Tide Is High. What would be a good start?

OMG, that second pic is FABULOUS. :xoxo:

That's so awesome that you met him, though! I would have been just as awestruck. You're very lucky. :nod:

And if reminiscing about your concert put you in a good mood, go read Chris' latest entry. That will put you in an even better mood...;)

Thanks. <3

I just read it! I'm so excited. New Blondie! And they might be touring the states!?! Well slap my ass and call me Shirley. :D

:xoxo: A girl after my own heart. :laugh: Come On Home is my favorite, I am so obsessed with that song that it's not even funny. The same could be said for all of their stuff, though. I've yet to hear one I don't like. :laugh:

As for Blondie, that depends on if you like the varied, experimental stuff or the straightforward pop stuff. If you want to jump in head first and throw caution to the wind, go with No Exit, The Hunter, Curse of Blondie, or Autoamerican. If you don't want to drown, go with Blondie, Plastic Letters, Parallel Lines, or Eat To the Beat. :laugh: