Lineups on new songs from The Chain set

[Nicks Fan]

I love No Questions Asked. Paper Doll is good too. To me neither song is really deep or emotional but they are alot of fun to listen and sing along to.

[UndoingTheLaces]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

"Well I need you now. Well I'm broken hearted. I broke down like a little girl." (Which I took to be about the events of Aug. 7, 1987.)

Actually, I always thought this was inspired by the Bob Dylan song "Just like a woman"

"She takes just like a woman, yes, she does
She makes love just like a woman, yes, she does
And she aches just like a woman
But she breaks just like a little girl."

[UndoingTheLaces]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

I do. There's actually a better mix than the one that's on Greatest Hits floating around out there too.

Does anyone know where to find this? I would love to have a copy of it.

[ThePenguin]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

Love Shines and Heart of Stone are my favs from the "new" songs. They should have been put on an album and become singles.

Agreed. I think those songs could have been hits.

-Lis

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by ThePenguin

Agreed. I think those songs could have been hits.

-Lis

Patrick Leonard produced those songs too. I would have loved to have had an entire Fleetwood Mac album with Mick, John, Chris & Billy and produced by Mr. Leonard.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by UndoingTheLaces

Does anyone know where to find this? I would love to have a copy of it.

Here ya go:
http://rapidshare.de/files/3815635/2...ked_3.mp3.html

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by chiliD

There's a difference between "new" and "New".

"Paper Doll", "Love Shines", "Heart Of Stone", & "Make Me A Mask" were BRAND new...whereas "Goodbye Angel" & "Teen Beat" were "as is" included from the Mirage sessions. "Gypsy" was just the video's mix of the song. "Tusk" was just a remix from the master multi-track recording, as was "Isn't It Midnight". And, even a "lost gem" from the FG/BT era, "Trinity".

Despite all that, overall though, I thought the box set was poorly done.

I agree with you. While I'm grateful for the new songs and rarites that were included, the box set could have been much better. As usual, I was slightly dissappointed that there weren't more rarities. And, while the cover image of of John's penguin tattoo was interesting, the lame quotes featured as graphic images on each CD case were a terrible and lazy choice.

This band has never been very literal (reference the vuluminous notes, observations and articles contained in other artists' reissues and compilations -- often written by the artists themselves.). As such, the book contains almost nothing to read and a seemingly random bunch of photos. Information is scant and sometimes inaccurate.

The project wasn't as inspired as it should have been. The songs appear as if they just hit the shuffle button to come up with a sequence. And there's just a passing nod to their blues and middle period eras. They should have made a distinction -- is this going to be a box set dedicated to the Rumours era band? Or, is it going to be a fair representation of their entire history? If so, the song selection should have been more balanced, even if that meant another cd or two.
And what the hell was Stand Back doing there?

[UndoingTheLaces]

Originally Posted by gldstwmn

Here ya go:
http://rapidshare.de/files/3815635/2...ked_3.mp3.html

Wow!!! Thank you so much. You guys are right, this is a really good mix of this song. I've loved this song since the original came out on the Greatest Hits. I really appreciate it.

So today she said "Well, I've changed my mind...
That's a woman's right they say"

[Neb-Maat-Re]

Thanks also for the alternate NQA.

Since I started the trhead, I guess I should weigh in that I prefer Paper Doll to NQA.

It's nice to hear Stevie sing an upbeat song - that isn't about someone coming in to a room.

[Neb-Maat-Re]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

IThe project wasn't as inspired as it should have been. The songs appear as if they just hit the shuffle button to come up with a sequence. And there's just a passing nod to their blues and middle period eras. They should have made a distinction -- is this going to be a box set dedicated to the Rumours era band? Or, is it going to be a fair representation of their entire history? If so, the song selection should have been more balanced, even if that meant another cd or two.

I haven't been exposed to the whole box, just the 2 CD version. It seems from that there are glaring omissions from the 'passing nod' - namely Future Games and Bare Trees.

I'm not really familiar with those albums, but am I right that this was a period when the band was 'lead' by Danny? Is this the same on the full box - this period not represented? Is there a reason other than space for this omssion?

Edit: Put the '[/' before the 2nd QUOTE

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by Neb-Maat-Re

I haven't been exposed to the whole box, just the 2 CD version. It seems from that there are glaring omissions from the 'passing nod' - namely Future Games and Bare Trees.

I'm not really familiar with those albums, but am I right that this was a period when the band was 'lead' by Danny? Is this the same on the full box - this period not represented? Is there a reason other than space for this omssion?

Pretty much the whole FG/BT era is ignored...other than an alternate take of Bob Welch's "Lay It All Down" and a previously unreleased Danny Kirwan track "Trinity" (which they used to play in concert in those days, though).

They might as well have just released the white album, Rumours, Tusk, Mirage & the 1971 Greatest Hits together in their entirety and called it a "box set"...there was painfully seemingly little thought more than that involved in the compilation. It would've actually been a better thing to just start the remaster/re-issue project in 1992 and ****canned the idea of a box set.

[Neb-Maat-Re]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Pretty much the whole FG/BT era is ignored...other than an alternate take of Bob Welch's "Lay It All Down" and a previously unreleased Danny Kirwan track "Trinity" (which they used to play in concert in those days, though).

Thanks for that. Trinity made it on to the 2 CD version - so Bob played on that?

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

I think it has to do more with the fact that NQA is obviously about Lindsey.

"You spend lots of time alone/sometimes you spend years" (Who does THAT sound like?!?)

"Well I need you now. Well I'm broken hearted. I broke down like a little girl." (Which I took to be about the events of Aug. 7, 1987.)

A theory...but not very feasible, at least in my opinion. If subject matter --however obscured--determined what was and wasn't released, then the entire Rumours album would have never seen the light of day. I think some fans give much more creedence to the internal emotional aspects to the songs than there actually is.

If Stevie wrote a song entitled "Lindsey Is An Asshole," maybe then I could buy into why there would be some reservations.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by Neb-Maat-Re

Thanks for that. Trinity made it on to the 2 CD version - so Bob played on that?

I think that was Fleetwood/McVie/Spencer/Kirwan/McVie incarnation. Although, they certainly played it live with Bob Welch.

[Bwana]

I think the Box Set is relatively good, I definetely love the live version of Stand Back. It would have been nice to see 'Hold Me' or 'Seven Wonders' in the Box Set though.