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Originally Posted by Phil
HomerMcVie,
Please don't misunderstand me - I am fond of Mirage and I agree that Tango is definitely the most sterile, synthetic offering this quintet ever issued but that said, Mirage lacks the soul of Tusk, which of course preceded it.
That was my reaction upon first hearing Mirage and as unfair as it was to do, I guess I compared the two. Nothing could ever eclipse Tusk for me because it is my all time favourite album and of course, the styles of the albums are distinctly different but in my opinion, Mirage definitely didn't match it for quality.
I happen to adore all three of Stevie's tracks on Mirage and like most of the remaining tracks but don't consider them to be amongst the greatest of Lindsey's and Christine's output. Much of the album sounds half-hearted to these ears and yet Stevie's impassioned vocals and intense compositions lend an air of authenticity to proceedings.
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I agree with everything you said. To me,
Mirage is just sterile, formulaic, and soulless. I even prefer
Tango to
Mirage, simply because it's a better
album, and because Lindsey and Christine's songs on
Tango are exceedingly high quality. Lindsey's
Mirage songs just plain stink in my opinion (sans
Eyes Of The World), and Christine's aren't much better (sans
Hold Me). Stevie's songs were good... but don't quite match the emotion of her songs on
Tusk, or even
Tango for that matter. People may blast Stevie's
Tango contributions, but she was staggeringly raw and honest in her lyrics for
Welcome To The Room... Sara, and
When I See You Again. As a whole,
Mirage just comes across to me as disingenuous. The kids were at the top of all of their respective games (just watch videos from the
Mirage tour!!), but the album was just a phoned in middle of the road effort by burned out, spoiled rockers.