Going through the scope of Fleetwood Mac, some of my favorite songs are the ones that have give a look into the writer's soul. "Man Of The World", "Before The Beginning", "The Green Manalishi", "Sometimes", "Why", "Landslide", "Dreams", "Oh Daddy", "Brown Eyes", "Gypsy", "Only Over You", "Welcome To The Room...Sara", and "Say Goodbye" I think are perfect examples of this.
But then, there were songs that just had a killer groove or just plain rocked, such as "Shake Your Moneymaker", "Stop Messin' Round", "Rattlesnake Shake", "Something Inside Of Me", "Oh Well", "Lay It All Down", "Child Of Mine", "Hypnotized", "Believe Me" (1974 live version), especially "Miles Away", "Rhiannon", "I'm So Afraid", "The Chain" "You Make Loving Fun", "Second Hand News", "Sisters Of The Moon", "I Know I'm Not Wrong", "Tusk", "Straight Back", "Isn't It Midnight", and "Save Me" come to mind.
Then there were songs where amazing for their orchestration/arrangement: "Albatross", "Future Games", "Sands Of Time", "Spare Me A Little Of Your Love", "Sentimental Lady", "Dust", "Remember Me", "Revelation", "Come A Little Bit Closer", ESPECIALLY "Say You Love Me", "World Turning", "Blue Letter", "Don't Stop", "Gold Dust Woman", "Angel", "Hold Me", "Little Lies", "When The Sun Goes Down", "Talkin' To My Heart", and "Bleed To Love Her" as examples.
The one song that I can that gives us a look into the writer's soul that has an amazing groove, rocks, and is amazingly orchestrated is "Go Your Own Way".
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On and on it will always be, the rhythm, rhyme, and harmony.
THE Stephen Hopkins
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