Songs you would eliminate from and album

[elle]

Originally Posted by redbird

Christine's slower ballads tend to give me problems, not "Songbird" or "Mystified", but most of the others. "Warm Ways", "Brown Eyes", "Never Make Me Cry", "Only Over You", "Wish You Were Here". As for Lindsey I like quirkier things like "Murrow" or "Red Rover" more than middle of the road "What's the World Coming To", that song's a brand of sweet sounding straight pop that I think Christine does better. Though some of his Tusk songs give me problems ("Save Me a Place" and "Walk a Thin Line") so nobody hits a home run every time.

Of course I'm not trying to proselytize though To each their own, I just think it's fun to talk about.

yup. i kinda feel similar re Christine's slower songs vs her pop stuff.

re Lindsey i love a lot of what you call his quirkier stuff - love both Murrow and Rover - and cannot stand What's The World Coming To, so we agree there too. i consider Second Hand News an example of his perfect pop song, not What's The World.

i'm surprised about your view on SMAP and WATL though. many people seem to love one and hate the other. i'm in the "love WATL" but bored to tears with SMAP camp, but many of my LB-loving friends are all for SMAP whereas WATL is just growing on them after he did it in Chicago.

i feel validated by Mick loving WATL though.

and i have to say that out of 2 versions on Tusk deluxe reissue, i like the faster demo version with "please toe the line" in it much much better.