[Mr Scarrott]

I'm not sure why this ranking appeared in the BBC classical music magazine, but whatever.

It's better-written than a lot of these atttempts, although I don't know who the writer thought was on Time as he seems to think Christine was absent as well. BTM is higher than it deserves (I'm firmly in the "it is lucky to even make last place" camp). Putting Kiln House above Bare Trees to me at least is a little odd. The former is a bit of a rag-bag (a bit like Mirage, but which at least has a stand-out masterpiece of a song on it); Bare Trees, the differences between Welch, McVie and Kirwan notwithstanding holds together very well thematically and sounds as gorgeously, wistfully and English autumnal as the cover conveys. Tango in the Night despite its obvious flaws has a unifying sheen that for me places it above Mirage. When I'm trying to feel more intellectual and musically aware than I really am, I place Bare Trees fifth. I agree with the top four order: Then Play On might have been higher for me were it not for the Madges.