the thing is....mirage was a pretty low profile album during its time. it's not regarded as one of their classics, even according to them, as well as the critics. the white album, rumours, and tusk are the classics. each one had a special significance....unfortunately, mirage remains in those albums' shadows. i'm not saying it isn't good. i really like "straight back", "love in store", and "eyes of the world". the same thing goes for tango..."seven wonders" was a hit single but is not a classic like "gypsy." lindsey's big hit off of the album was "big love" and he's doing it. the rest of stevie's stuff could not be considered for live renditions...they didn't even do it back then. christine got more of the spotlight back then...she had "little lies", "everywhere", and "isn't it midnight", that got performed and even airplay.

it seems that most of the songs that FM does live, and i'm talking about the one's they've dusted off and resurrected, were previously done in the past. obviously, there are exceptions ("beautiful child") but if you look at it that way, the only songs off of mirage that would be performed are "eyes...", and "gypsy". From Tango, you're only going to get "big love" and possibly "seven wonders."