Gosh! I completely forgot to report back here! I'm not sure how I could've forgotten...
Anyway, last night was an equal-record hot night in Melbourne (27C, or 80F), so I naturally couldn't sleep. Instead, I threw caution to the winds, and burned the two albums as they stood (without even checking the tracks were okay - on one computer of mine "Gold Dust Woman" won't work properly about mid-way through...
) at about 3am in the morning. I then set about listening to them until about 6am (I went to sleep at 6:30am and got up for work at 8:30am...
). So, here's my opinion:
If you listen to the first playlist as I've put it down here, you'll never listen to either the Rumours or Fleetwood Mac albums again!
I was truly amazed at how a bit of thoughtful sequencing could enhance the music so much! Honestly, after listening to it, I doubt I could listen to the tracks on that playlist in any other way! If it were available to buy as an album, I'd buy it without a moment's hesitation, even given that I have both albums and the CD I burned! Basically, do yourself a favour and play my playlist!! I'd die of shock if you were disappointed!
The best way to describe it is as a gradual stroll past a black wall, with each step making for a slightly lighter shade of grey. Then there comes a point where you say, "How did the wall wind up white? It started out black!", but looking back along the wall you can see the gradual continuous change from black to white, with all shades of grey. Then you continue walking until the wall is once again black. You'll probably understand the analogy better by listening to the playlist... so do it now, dammit!!
As for the second playlist... well, I wouldn't change it, because it maximally enhances what tracks are on there the way it is. It's just that I love Tusk, Mirage and TITN a lot, so to have so many tracks from those albums missing from this playlist does make for a bit of disappointment. However, were I to play it to a friend, I'd be thinking "If you don't like this you're obviously not listening to it!" The best way to describe this playlist is similar to the other one, except that you have someone nudging you constantly as you walk, saying "Pay attention to the changing wall!" This one you won't drift off to like the other playlist, because the progression isn't quite as natural. That said, because you're a bit more alert, you should be able to kinda see where it's heading. In any case, if you're not a great fan of Mirage or TITN because they're "mixed bags", you should certainly give this playlist a go! And if you do love them, play this list anyway, at least once! Now, dammit!!
