If you had to choose: MIRAGE vs. TANGO IN THE NIGHT

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Yes, I'm surprised that there's not more . . . love in store, for Love in Store. I think it beautiful. Also fond of Can't Go Back and it possesses one of my favorite Lindsey lines.

I find the album penetrates to a very emotional core as a whole. Christine's closing songs on each side of the vinyl I played to death sealed the deal for me. Very moving.

But I love Tango, as well.

Michele

Funny, I was just thinking it was those side-closers that make the difference edging Mirage over TITN! (along with the "is gypsy on there?")

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by markolas

I listened to Mirage yesterday, and it still does nothing for me.

Well, I became a fan after Tusk was already released, so Mirage was the first album I got to anticipate, where you are rabid and checking Billboard and Rolling Stone, just for a mention of your new favorite band. And I was a student, dewy eyed. Squealed, sighed, swooned and sobbed easily, so my reaction to Mirage probably is not what it would have been if I first heard the album today. Went deeper, stayed longer than it would have at another time in my life.

Michele

[bluefox4000]

I, too, took a deep breath and cued up Mirage. For this thread. And..........Sigh.......It was bad Stuff like That's alright, Only Over You, Most of Lindsy's 50's homage, Empire state......are just AWFUL. I don't get the poll results at all. But, you, know, Music is subjective so....... ok.

Mick

[MacShadowsBall]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

(along with the "is gypsy on there?")

That's the same thing my mom says everytime I put on a Fleetwood Mac CD.

[moon]

Originally Posted by Street_Dreamer

Tango is the album who's songs made me a Fleetwood Mac fan, so it will always take precedence over albums.

Matt

Right! Well, if I must go to the actions, I knew FM for Little Lies, Everywhere and Big Love, all from Tango In The Night, when I was toooo young! Could be another reason for why I chose TITN.
Regards!

[TerraRhiannon]

No competition. The only Tango In The Night song I skip is When I See You Again.. blah. That is it.

Mirage, well, not even sure if I remember half the songs on that album. Don't care for it at all.

[Nico]

^ I'm with Terra. I don't care much for Mirage save a few songs. Whereas TITN is a cool 80's record. I love it!

[bluefox4000]

Glad to see Tango coming back a little

Mick

[Neal]

*Sigh*...

Well I read every post in the thread before voting, and I have to say every single one has a good point!

I love both of these albums depending on my mood, so I literally flipped a coin just now and Tango wins it. This time.

[elle]

tbh i don't care that much for either of these albums. i will have to actually listen to them (besides knowing just hits) before deciding on which one i like better.

come to think of it, other than all various greatest hits versions, the only FM studio album that i own is Tusk.

on the other hand, i do own every single album Lindsey released -studio or live.

[Nathan]

I think Mirage is definitely the better.

[starshine]

I voted for Mirage cause well I just think its more cohesive than Tango. Tango's to techno for me. The balance on Tango without Stevie's presence just isn't right either no matter what she was going through at that time. It wasn't right for the 'band' to have cut her out of it. Plus , I just don't like the 'feel' of Tango never have. Though I haven't played either of those LP's (or cds) in sometime now I'd play Mirage over Tango anytime. I do like Stevie's voice on Mirage better than Tango too. (& her songs on Mirage too as well). For me Tango just misses the mark but we all like different things for different reasons & thats OK.

[tabruns]

Originally Posted by MacFan92

While Tango has some of Christine's best songs, it also has some of Stevie's worst. Whereas Mirage had some great Stevie songs yet some of Lindsey's weakest material. What a tough choice I'm gonna have to go with Mirage just because I listen to it more.

I agree completely. Tango basically broke Stevie's string of Mac albums with great Nicks songs. Christine's songs on Tango though are some of her strongest ever, so that (plus Lindsey turning in better songs than he had on Mirage) help save Tango.

My take is that after Rumours each of the Mac songwriters had an "off" album: For Christine it was Tusk, Lindsey's was Mirage and Stevie's was Tango.

[Hawkeye]

Both of these albums are in my opinion the 2 weakest in fleetwood Macs 45 year history. They are interchangeable as worst and 2nd worst. But if you put a gun to my head I'd say I prefer to listen to Mirage since it has way higher peaks then Tango. Gypsy, Thats Alright and Straight Back are 3 of stevies and fleetwood macs greatest songs. Love In Store is great too, but the other 8 songs are really just crap. I just can't come to any other conclusion. Eyes of the World does a 180 live in 2004 as maybe the very best song of the SYW tour, but its part of the crap on the album. And to think this was the follow up to an album filled with 20 perfect songs. And I can't stand when people claim this album is a returm to rumours. WHAT. Mirage is nothing like rumours.

Tango on the other, actually has a very cohesive unified album feel. I like that. And almost all the songs are listenable (except You and I) but thats it, other then lstenable. and I expect more then listenable from Fleetwood Mac. And Im not even in the camp that feels these are some of christines best songs. Everywhere is an embarassment to the woman who wrote Morning Rain, Remember me, You Make Loving Fun, Why, Bad Loser and Homeward Bound. She rebounded for me on Behind the Mask at least.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

Everywhere is an embarassment to the woman who wrote Morning Rain, Remember me, You Make Loving Fun, Why, Bad Loser and Homeward Bound.

Whoa! I think Christine embarasses herself often and there are even a couple of Meantime tracks that should keep her cowering in a closet in shame -- at least the choruses should: bad, bad journey.

But Everywhere . . . I think that song reaches sublime heights. It's not even that it's one of my favorites. It's just that the little call she does, with falling tinkles just before the "I want to be with you everywhere" line is enough by itself to make me feel longing. Plants a catch in my throat. It's like aural therapy. Michele