Best batch of songs?

wondergirl9847 · #1 07-19-2003, 02:44 PM

What album contains Miss Stevie's best songs? Most say Tusk showcases her best. What's your opinon? I'm just including what she wrote AND sang.

White Album:

Rhiannon
Landslide

Rumours:

Dreams
GDW

Tusk:

Sara
Storms
SOTM
Angel
Beautiful Child

Mirage:

That's Alright
Gypsy
Straight Back

Tango in the Night:

She only changed Seven Wonders, I don't think it counts. LOL
WTTRS
When I See You Again

SYW:

Illume
Thrown Down
SYW
Smile at You
RTTG
Silver Girl
EFO
Destiny Rules
Goodbye Baby

Anyone who chooses TITN will be banned as a Ledgie FOR-EVA!! LMAO!! I'm kidding.

Now, do you think that people mostly say Tusk because it's the amount of songs on the CD, or are they REALLY her best? I mean two of her most enduring songs are on the White Album, Rumours holds the only #1 song FM has had, so.....are her Tusk songs REALLY the best batch of songs?

Edited because I'm an IDIOT!!! I forgot to put SYW in the mix!! DUR!!!! LOL Yeah, SYW has more songs than Tusk, but I still think Tusk is the better overall batch of songs....there's not ONE bad song in the Tusk bunch...can't say that about SYW.

strandinthewind · #2 07-19-2003, 02:48 PM

I like them all - but I pick Mirage for many reasons including that it was my first record where I was old enough to appreciate them. Plus, these three are great in my opinion and she sounds and looks positively delicious at this time.

WednesdaysChild · #3 07-19-2003, 03:08 PM

This is the order in which I like them:

Tusk
Mirage
Say You Will
Rumours (You forgot I Don't Want to Know)
Fleetwood Mac
Behind the Mask (forgot that album too!)
Tango In the Night

I fell in love with her Tusk songs via the box set which I had before getting the Tusk album. I remember hearing the songs and how beautfully delicate they were, but strong at the same time. I had known Sara from the radio, but BC, Angel, SOM, and Storms....wow. I could identify with all those songs at that time when I had first heard them, and they've always been very special to me.

Sara--a Stevie Nicks ballad if I had ever heard one (before Leather and Lace)...must be why all the soft rock stations play it!
Beautiful Child--delicate, yet by the end, Stevie grows stronger
Angel--kind of a "take that Lindsey" song, full of strength, yet fun
SOM--if you had to pick a song that was the most Stevie-ish, this would be the one...it's very trippy, lots of imagery, it's just HER
Storms--sad but reflective...I love the percussion--reminds me of those big pipe windchimes

rhiannon1119 · #4 07-19-2003, 04:05 PM

Here is my opinion:

Tusk
Say You Will
Rumours
Fleetwood Mac
Mirage
Tango In The Night
Behind The Mask

Michelle

wondergirl9847 · #5 07-19-2003, 06:22 PM

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Originally posted by WednesdaysChild
Rumours (You forgot I Don't Want to Know)
Behind the Mask (forgot that album too!)

BTM...oops!! I just recently got that album, so it's still pretty new to me. Sowee.

I guess I kinda looked at IDWTK as a half and half thing, yes, she wrote it, but they sing it together, oh, heck, this is too technical. LOL!!

strandinthewind · #6 07-19-2003, 07:57 PM

Her BTM songs are way up there for me. I know they are not her most poular and many dislike them, but I, and a few others (with taste

), really like them. Unfortunately, the alt. versions that I have heard are like ten times better than the ones that made the record. The difference really is stunning.

strandinthewind · #7 07-19-2003, 08:09 PM

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Originally posted by trackaghost
I haven't heard the alternate versions, but I've always liked Stevie's songs on that record, particularly Affairs Of The Heart and Freedom. Although The Second Time is a bit blah.
The problem I've always had with that record though is that Stevie's voice doesn't sound that good. I know she was going through problems at that time but it shows...

I agree, she sounds "monotonal" on most of those songs, even though I still like them a lot. I lost all of my alt. versions of these songs in which I think she sounds mucg better.

Josh2003 · #8 07-20-2003, 12:45 AM

Tusk....no doubt about it.

"Storms"
"Sara"
"Beautiful Child"
"Sisters of the Moon"
"Angel"

Not a clunker in the bunch. It's a damn shame she only got five.

stevierocks87 · #9 07-20-2003, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by Josh2003
Tusk....no doubt about it.

"Storms"
"Sara"
"Beautiful Child"
"Sisters of the Moon"
"Angel"

Not a clunker in the bunch. It's a damn shame she only got five.

For real! Those Stevie songs aren't only here best, but some of the best songs EVER, IMO. WednesdaysChild summed up all the songs to a tee...my opinion exactly. Acually, Tusk is the only album where Stevie got here fair share of songs (along with Rumours I guess...). She acually has more running time than anyone. On the other hand, she sings all of 2 songs on the White Album. 2 out of 11. And its such a shame because her voice from that period was absolutely priceless and would never be heard again.....

adam

WednesdaysChild · #10 07-20-2003, 09:28 PM

I want to change my vote on the album order...it's too damn hard because I know Tusk is my fave, but I really like her voice on BTM--her songs are good, but I LOVE her backing vocals for the other songs. Grrrr too hard! I think her work on Rumours is sort of overrated because of Dreams. SYW is wonderful because I never thought I would see her on another FM album....so I don't really know what I change. Why did I give Mirage 2nd place? The songs are sort of weak and I think she just got them done in a hurry due to her solo career and Robin's illness....

Thank YOU, StevieRocks87 for that vote of confidence!

WednesdaysChild · #11 07-20-2003, 09:29 PM

Christy--sorry for all the corrections, hope I wasn't being too anal!!!

Hawkeye · #12 07-20-2003, 09:40 PM

could you edit Rumours to include Silver Springs. It HAS to count. And if it does count, Rumours is #1 Gold Dust Woman, Silver Springs, and Dreams. That's just TOO much GREATNESS. But then how could i forget the tusk songs. Beautiful Child and Sisters of the Moon are just the gretest two songs. Stroms is Beautiful, Angel is her first real rocking vocal "in the studio" The only weak link in the tusk songs is "Sara" which really isn't that weak. I love it actually but it's not AS perfectiony. Now SYW. If i take the 6 best songs from it, it wins. BUT you can't bring down Tusk or Rumours because they were made 20 years earlier. So I don't Silver Girl and Goodbye baby is quite boring. So here's my order..
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1. Rumours.
2. Tusk.
3. SYW.
4. Fleetwood Mac.
5. Mirage.
6. Tango in the Night.
7. Behind the Mask

TwoTricky · #13 07-21-2003, 07:28 AM

With the recording of Tusk...Stevie, clearly was coming into her own....and I think (this is just my opinion, i wasn't there) at that time she was coming out of her shell a bit......she lived through the whole Rumours "drama" and felt quite confident going in to the studio to record these songs........and IMO that confidence shines through with all 5 of those tracks. Which ultimately led her to her solo career...

So I would put:

1. Tusk
2. Rumours
3. Say You Will
4. Fleetwood Mac
5. Mirage
6. Tango in the Night
7. Behind the Mask

CarneVaca · #14 07-21-2003, 03:20 PM

For me it's easier to pick out the songs from each album that resonate the most. Hence:

Sara (Tusk)
Landslide (White album)
Gypsy (Mirage)
Fireflies (Live)
Rhiannon (white album)
Gold Dust Woman (Rumours)
Angel (Tusk)
Dreams (Rumours)
Sisters of the Moon (Tusk)
Storms (Tusk)

That's just the top 10. After that it would get harder. Tango and Behind the Mask songs would be at the bottom of the list. I don't like any of the SWY songs enough to put on my top 10. That could change.

EnchantedStorms · #15 07-21-2003, 11:16 PM

It's so hard, for me, to chose between Rumours, SYW, and Tusk. All three are greatness, IMO, as far as Stevie's stuff is concerned. I think I'm gonna have to pick SYW as my favorite, just because there are *more* songs on there than on Tusk or Rumours, and the only one I really don't care too much for, is Illume. Tusk I guess would be second, just for the simple fact that Storms is on there. Probably my favorite Stevie song ever.

Anyhoo...I guess my list would be:

1. SYW
2. Tusk
3. Rumours
4. White Album
5. Mirage
6. Tango
7. BTM

~Angela~