Music Video: "In The Back of My Mind"
 

Another awful production to come out of the 1987-1991 era. They show Christine singing Stevie's backup vocals. :distress:

:distress: :distress: :distress:

There are no words to describe the horror I am feeling.

:(

That should have stayed a Fleetwood Mac secret.

Very late-80s conceptual-type video. Mick playing skyscrapers, wow. I thought the young gal looked a little like his daughter. Does anyone know if it is?

Well, I sorta/kinda 'didn't mind' this tune off of the BTM album. When I caught this incarnation of FM at the Jones Beach theater here in NY, this was their opener. To be honest, I wasn't sure what to expect when the houselights went down and this creepy pulsing sound started coming (sort of reminded me of a horror movie or something, building to a climax where someone gets stabbed). There was a large screen covering the stage which was translucent but not transparent, where you could see the figures and I think I remember there were blue lights lighting it up (maybe they were differnt, can't remember). What I do remember though, is once the creepy, pulsing part was finished and it was sequeing into Rick's guitar and the 'ahhhhhhhh' vocals, the curtain/screen slowly rolled up (or down?) revealing the band with Stevie at center mic. I remember a wave of Stevie hysteria as the first 10 rows reacted to seeing Stevie there, everyone out of their seats and waving to her, snapping pics or whatever. I think she absently waved to the crowd. It was pretty obvious it was Stevie's show, even though she wasn't in a state to deliver. My brother-in-law remarked to me, "she looks sort of bloated".

I still don't think it's a bad song, particularly. Alot of production, and Stevie's vocals are numb, but I like the guitars and Christine's work on it. It's on my mp3 player, and I don't usually shuffle past it when it comes on.

I LOVE this song. It is absolutely my favorite from Behind the Mask, which is why I'm so horrified by the video.

One word: terrible.

Me thinks everybody is a little picky. Liam, if you listen a bit harder, Christine also sings a harmony on that same part as Stevie, so of course they would show her singing on it, too.

Sure, it's kind of a goofy video, but I thought it was ok.

That's definitely in my Top 5 all-time Fleetwood Mac songs...and depending on the day, maybe even in the Top 3 behind "Oh Well" & "Hypnotized".

Wrong forum. :rolleyes:

Anyway. Of the post-Rumours FM songs, this is one of my favorites (unfortunately, that's not saying a lot). I really like Rick's guitar parts and Mick's drumming here, but something always has and probably always will irk me about Billy's voice.

Yup. How did this wind up in this forum anyway? (Prob because the Billy/Rick/Bekka forum is low-traffic)

Ditto to the annoyance of Billy Burnette. I didnt' mind Rick Vito though, if only for his slide on Seger's 'Like a Rock' and the fact that he wore neat looking suits on stage.

I don't understand the lines:

In the back of my mind
You live all the time
In the back of my mind

Is this figuration? A trope of some sort?

Yikes ... I really love this song, and the blue and black edits from the TITN DVD suit the atmosphere really nicely, but the rest is ... like the Go Insane video all over again.
Only worse.

Though there's a lot to be said for Godzilla Mick. :D

How exactly is this this wrong forum? Post-Rumours is dedicated to Billy Burnette, Rick Vito, Bekka Bramlett.

I know Christine sings harmony also, but Stevie is predominant in the mix, so I don’t understand why they would intentionally show Christine during those lines. :shrug:

^ This song was done by an incarnation of the band after the Rumours lineup. That make it "Post Rumours" here at the Ledge. Doesn't matter that Stevie was still around & Bekka hadn't shown up yet.

Really? That's interesting considering it clearly says "Post-Rumours
Billy Burnette, Rick Vito, Bekka Bramlett, and Dave Mason."

Considering only two of those people are in this video, as opposed to the 5 that are listed for this forum, its obviously more logical to be in here.

Quite obviously? Get real. The Rumours Era of Fleetwood Mac is Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks. Period. BTM and Time are discussed in the Post-Rumours forum. It doesn't matter that Stevie was still around - the loss of a Rumours-era member signals the end of the Rumours lineup. There's no argument; you're just wrong.

Anyhoo, the vid blows. And the song sucks. :laugh: Well, parts of both are okay, but the overall effect is soporific :o

Incidentally, whoever thought the wobbly flying guitar was a good idea needs to be locked away.

Exactly. I'm aware of what is says, Liam, but it's common knowledge here that anything that happened from the time Billy & Rick joined up until the time LB came back is considered "Post Rumours" here on The Ledge. Take a look over there & you'll see many threads about BTM. It's not a big deal, so why make it into one? All that was said is that this belongs in the other forum.

And, just so we're clear...anything pertaining to Say You Will should technically be "Post-Rumours" as well, since Christine had left the band at that point.

I agree, but SYW wouldn't really fit in on the Post-Rumours forum, seeing as most of the discussion surrounding it centers on essentially comparing its dynamic to what it would have been if Christine was on it. ;)

That is true. :shrug: I think back then most people here were so thrilled that SN&LB were back, they started posting thing pertaining to SYW here. But I don't think anyone would disagree that Rick & Billy stuff goes in Post, would they? Like I said, it's no big deal, but it's the way it's always been.

i never knew there was a video for that song. i have never seen it.

Here's a much better video of the same song (with BTM band entact):
In The Back Of My Mind Video

Just let me say that this video was waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay better than the one Liam posted at the top of the thread. I have the sound gig videos and I don't remember Stevie looking this good in them. Also I wanted to say that on the BTM Tour this song made a great opening song at the concert. I love this song but never remember it being a single in America though.

Poor Stevie. On a scale of one to 10, I give this a 2.

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/c...lonopin1mg.jpg

Reminds me of an unimaginative cross between The Cars (only that woman is no Paulina) and Michael Jackson's "Leave Me Alone".

- Jake

I saw this in Wisconsin & I remember the screen had masks (like on the tour book). It lifted up after a long wait (and then tilted back, I think) - very dramatic. I don't like this song on the album, but I loved it as an opener. The suspense until the screen lifted was real. And the song gave Christine & Stevie the spotlight at different points, kind of introducing them and encouraging the crowd to applaud at those moments. The spotlight on Chris was intense when she did her solo & the crowd went nuts.
I recall that there was a very overweight and obnoxious older man near me who kept heckling Stevie about her weight, especially during Landslide: "Boy, those fat chicks sure can belt a tune (guffaw)!" :mad::rolleyes:

- Jake

I also remember this as the opening number and the mask screen lifting. I was so lucky when I saw this in Concord, CA as we were in the orchestra pit, so we were actually underneath it, on the stage side. So it was neat when FM came on stage before it lifted and we got very personal hello's.

I agree... Excellent opener! One of the only things I remember from the show I saw...

This brought back memories of me seeing them in Miami (on the BTM tour) ... I'm ashamed to admit that although I had been a fan of the band since the begining (of the Rumours lineup), and had been seeing Stevie live since The Wild Heart tour, I had not seen them live until this tour...and I was struck by how much it was the Stevie show...I mean the band was great, at the particular show I saw, i don't think Stevie was at her best, and she was rarely on stage if it wasn't one of her leads, but DAYAM, whenever she came out, the crowd went NUTS~and Stand Back really rawked...

Anyway, I must say that although I know I am in the minority...I kind of like this cd...I can't say that it is one of the band's best, but certainly some of the songs rock with the best of 'em...my particular favorites are Freedom and Hard Feelings...

and just one more thing...thankfully I was given a second chance, and have seen them a bunch of times since that time (meaning The Dance and SYW tours...)

Michael

Bwaaahhhhahahahahahahahahahaha! :lol:

Nice!

I forgot to chime in - I really like this song now, but it took a very long time to grow on me. That first vid posting? Yuck.

wow, um, I think that should've remained in the basement...maybe the deep tunnel in the sub-basement :shocked: :p

I want to have your babies.