Which two albums represent Christine's best Fleetwood Mac work?

[On Ice]

Christine's songs off those two albums are just flawless

Penguin and Heroes often get lost in the shuffle. Christine's pre-75 work is just so good that it deserves a lot more attention than it gets. A song as catchy as Did you Ever Love Me ought to have been covered many times over by contemporary artists, it's that good. It's also an utter shame that Bad Loser or Prove Your Love aren't on classic rock frequent rotation.

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by On Ice

Penguin and Heroes often get lost in the shuffle. Christine's pre-75 work is just so good that it deserves a lot more attention than it gets. A song as catchy as Did you Ever Love Me ought to have been covered many times over by contemporary artists, it's that good. It's also an utter shame that Bad Loser or Prove Your Love aren't on classic rock frequent rotation.

I still think Why is one of the best songs she ever wrote. There isn't a song I can think of that captures a sort of melancholy optimism better. It breaks my heart whenever I hear it.

I also have a soft spot for Come A Little Bit Closer, which is superb.

[MacShadowsBall]

Check out the Pre-Rumours forum for Bob Welch's corresponding thread.

[Ulpian]

No one has voted for Time. It's a ropey album, to be sure, but Nights in Estoril and Sooner or Later are good; All Over Again is lovely, if a little too reliant on synthesiser; I Do and Hollywood are happy, catchy songs. They aren't her best work, but I think they're not far off par with BTM.

[Dex]

Originally Posted by Ulpian

No one has voted for Time. It's a ropey album, to be sure, but Nights in Estoril and Sooner or Later are good; All Over Again is lovely, if a little too reliant on synthesiser; I Do and Hollywood are happy, catchy songs. They aren't her best work, but I think they're not far off par with BTM.

I almost wondered if her Tango/BTM/Time songs shouldn't all be under one happy, Eddy Quintela-collab umbrella? If her first three Mac albums are, it makes as much sense that her last three be, too. Those Chris songs are very easily grouped together in terms of sound and songwriting quality.

I think, though, that her Time songs are simply too similar and overshadowed by their (albeit maybe only slightly) superior Tango counterparts to really get any actual votes. Doesn't necessarily mean people are hating on Time (although really, probably a lot of people are )

[Ulpian]

Originally Posted by Dex

I almost wondered if her Tango/BTM/Time songs shouldn't all be under one happy, Eddy Quintela-collab umbrella? If her first three Mac albums are, it makes as much sense that her last three be, too. Those Chris songs are very easily grouped together in terms of sound and songwriting quality.

I think, though, that her Time songs are simply too similar and overshadowed by their (albeit maybe only slightly) superior Tango counterparts to really get any actual votes. Doesn't necessarily mean people are hating on Time (although really, probably a lot of people are )

I think BTM and Time could be lumped together as 'good'-ish, but Tango is sublime. It stands alone. Lindsey's production and collaboration just send some already fantastic Christine songs soaring up amongst her best.

I've never really been sure what Eddy Quintela contributed to, say Little Lies etc. I'd be keen to know. Oh, though Everywhere is hers alone, so there's another reason to leave Tango out from under the Quintela Umbrella

[Dex]

Originally Posted by Ulpian

I think BTM and Time could be lumped together as 'good'-ish, but Tango is sublime. It stands alone. Lindsey's production and collaboration just send some already fantastic Christine songs soaring up amongst her best.

I've never really been sure what Eddy Quintela contributed to, say Little Lies etc. I'd be keen to know. Oh, though Everywhere is hers alone, so there's another reason to leave Tango out from under the Quintela Umbrella

Yeahhhhh. I admit I was sort of wanting to take that back a bit, almost immediately after I hit "submit". There are noticeable differences between her Tango songs and the others. But in my head I do tend to group them all together and enjoy them all for very similar reasons.

[jbrownsjr]

Nice to see Mirage getting some love. You could make an argument that this was some of her bet work as well. Some of her backing vocals on Gypsy, Book of Love and even... ack... Oh Diane... really nice touches...

I think Lindsey is under rated on this album too.

[MacShadowsBall]

Christine's Time songs are okay and all, but to me they sound more like solo songs that FM band songs. From what I've heard around here, they pretty much are!