how come no one likes Welcome TTRS

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I've always wondered if there really is a longer version of the mix on 'The Chain' boxed-set, which is listed as an "edited alternate mix."
You'd think that it would have surfaced by now, if it existed.

That song was the perfect candidate for a great, lengthy tour de force club remix.

Yup.

- Jake

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Please not this again!
The last thread on this song went on for, like, 40 pages!
Johnny Stew will explain just why he thinks the song is greatness.
Then CarneVaca and Gaius will say how useless Stevie was in the mid 80s.
Then a debate will start up on who is better, Stevie or Lindsey and 40 pages later nothing will be resolved!
Let’s just say a lot of people don’t like this song, but there are plenty of people who do.
Different strokes for different folks and all that.
Okay?

LOL! Ain't that the truth!!!

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by dissention

I think it's funny to hear people who love WTTR...S say Family Man is crap. Quite ironic, actually.

Yeah, gotta agree here. They BOTH suck!

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

And I also LOVE Caroline the other Lindsey song bashed from this album.

Yeah, I was surprised to hear that song dissed. We all have our tastes, of course, but IMHO that's my fourth favorite.
My breakdown of Tango, for the small number of people who might care what I think:
Favorite: Little Lies
Pretty good - Big Love, Seven Wonders, Caroline, TITN, Everywhere
Tolerable - Mystified, Isn't It Midnight, You and I Part II
Absolutely wretched: WTTR....S, WISYA, and Family Man.

Obviously not my favorite album.

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by CarneVaca

Caroline may have been the first song I fell in love with on this album. It was the first song that truly clued me in to what Lindsey was trying to do. Sonically, it is wonderful. The lyrics are kind of blah.

"Dusty fury on the mountaintop" - I love that! OK, perhaps some of the other lines are a little "get out the rhyming dictionary and find something that works"-sounding, but that one is great, IMHO.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by sodascouts

My breakdown of Tango, for small number of people who might care what I think:
Pretty good - Big Love, Seven Wonders, Caroline, TITN
Tolerable - Mystified, Isn't It Midnight, You and I Part II
Absolutely wretched: WTTR....S, WISYA, and Family Man.

Obviously not my favorite album.

Ummmm...and "Little Lies"??

And here's MY breakdown of Tango, for an even LESS number of people who might care what I think:

Wonderful: Big Love, Everywhere, Isn't It Midnight, Mystified, Little Lies
Pretty good: Caroline, Tango In The Night, Family Man
So-so: Seven Wonders, You and I, Part II
BARELY Tolerable in the BEST mood: When I See You Again
Absolutely wretched under any circumstance: Welcome To The Room...Sara
Should've made the album: You & I, Part I, Book Of Miracles, Down Endless Street
Glad it was only a B-side: Ricky

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Ummmm...and "Little Lies"??

My favorite. I meant to put it at the top.... ah well. Duly edited.

P.S. I also added in Everywhere (hint, hint).

Should've made the album: You & I, Part I, Book Of Miracles, Down Endless Street
Glad it was only a B-side: Ricky

With these I agree. You may now rest easy.

Let me add to that:
Should've made the album: Juliet (of course this would mean BOM stays off) and Joan of Arc.

[Hawkeye]

OK Il do the Tango break down

GREAT- Tango in the Night, Little Lies, Family Man, Caroline

Really Good- Seven Wonders, Big Love, Everywhere

OK- Isn't It Midnight

Bad- Mystified, WTTRS, When I See You Again, You and I

[goldie]

Just gotta add my two cents - better late than never - and say that I love WTTRS!!!!!! One of my faves of hers.

[sparky]

Poor Dougb - you had no idea ! Now ask why people don't like WISYA. Then some real fur will fly.

I'm no fan of the WTTR...S. Like I have said before, the lyrics are incoherent, the vocal is off. Sounds like she thoughtlessly strung lyric scraps of ten different songs together. I think it is one of her three worst songs ever. But, of course others love it !

[Cristian]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I have the "Family Man" 7" single, the 12" maxi-single, AND the cassette-single... and you can't have any of 'em!
*neener-neener-neener*

I seriously don't understand how can you survive being the owner of that number of versions of that piece of crap. It's the most HORRENDOUS song ever recorded by anyone related with Fleetwood Mac in any possible way, a terrible shame on the people who accepted that Lindsey just had to put it on the album, and a pity for me because I bought the album and I hate that thing.

Ah, rant of the day... Feels so good.


Song of the moment - Sara

[Cristian]

I might as well take my turn and do my fast analyisis of Tango songs... for the infinitely small number of people who actually care...

Favorite - Isn't It Midnight
Very good - Little Lies, Big Love, Seven Wonders, Everywhere
Good - Tango In The Night, Mystified
Blah - You And I Part II, Welcome To The Room... Sara, When I See You Again
Bad - Caroline
Astonishingly bad - Family Man

Except for "Book Of Miracles/Juliet" which should have been added to the setlist, I don't think any of the other B sides was strong enough to be part of the album in the first place.


Song of the moment - Sara

[darklinensuit]

Originally Posted by Cristian

I seriously don't understand how can you survive being the owner of that number of versions of that piece of crap. It's the most HORRENDOUS song ever recorded by anyone related with Fleetwood Mac in any possible way, a terrible shame on the people who accepted that Lindsey just had to put it on the album, and a pity for me because I bought the album and I hate that thing.

Ah, rant of the day... Feels so good.


Song of the moment - Sara

I agree, and it's a blight on the otherwise great VBOFM album.

- Jake

[dissention]

Originally Posted by darklinensuit

I agree, and it's a blight on the otherwise great VBOFM album.

- Jake

Surely you're joking. That travesty "No Questions Asked" is on it, you know. One of her worst songs.

[darklinensuit]

And my Tango breakdown:

Favorite: Seven Wonders
Great: WTTR...S, Little Lies, Tango In The Night, WISYA
Pretty Good: Isn't It Midnight (Needs more lyrics), Big Love
So-so: Mystified, You & I Part II, Caroline
Barely Tolerable: Everywhere
Wretched: Family Man

- Jake