What song do you use to introduce Fleetwood Mac to your friends?

[MiniLindsey]

Live version of Come.

[blinker12]

It depends on the friend. "Music snob" types tend to like Lindsey's stuff better. "Tusk" will usually do the trick.

For everyone else, either "Silver Springs," "Gypsy" or "Sara" -- the Stevie triumvirate.

[StevieNicksEO17]

Originally Posted by Villavic

THAT'S MY POINT!!!!!

I mean, I don't choose the most popular songs. Maybe I do for old enough guys who can remember Dreams or Don't Stop. But I try to choose songs with more cool sound, you know

I mean, specially when I meet young people I play for them TUSK, and they really like that sound! Or the Stand Back live intro!!!!

I also play for them Silver Springs from the Dance dvd, and just to show them the eyes between S&L during the "never get away" part, but that's just to show them the feeling and explain the old soap opera

But to show them a cool sound... TUSK!!! and Stand back live!!!

My friends would NEVER understand the whole Silver Springs from the Dance thing...They would just think they were looking at each other singing a song...

[amber]

Originally Posted by StevieNicksEO17

My friends would NEVER understand the whole Silver Springs from the Dance thing...They would just think they were looking at each other singing a song...

I think mine, too. however, one girl i was friends with did happen to love silver springs after she heard it...she never saw the vid. though.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by MiniLindsey

Live version of Come.

yep.
and i'm so afraid-live after that.

Not that funny-live impressed alot of alternative-rock-addicts. Not those slick poplovers like Homer.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

yep.
and i'm so afraid-live after that.

Not that funny-live impressed alot of alternative-rock-addicts. Not those slick poplovers like Homer.

Would you believe that when I'm not listening to FM, that I mostly listen to Hank, sr; Johnny Cash; and Bob Wills? About the ONLY pop I listen to anymore- IS FM.
Slick poplover? Indeed!
But yeah, punk sure don't pull my trigger!

[ontheEdgeof17]

I just give them Rumours to listen to. Little effort on my part, but they seem to enjoy it some....No one in my circle will ever be a fanatic, though.

[Little Nicki]

Originally Posted by StevieNicksEO17

When I'm introducting them to Stevie, I just let them hear EO17, since that would be the one they would know!

:/ Whenever I do that, my friends go "Hey...isn't she that old chick in Destiny's Child's Bootylicious video?"

[wondergirl9847]

Originally Posted by amber

I don't really do that. But the other day when my friend visited, I said "you have to see this" and showed him Chain from Mirage DVD.

It depends on the person, I suppose, and what they like. I agree with The Chain from the Mirage concert for those people who are all "They are soft rock. That's not rock and roll."

Yeah, well, listen to THIS! Also, play any version of ISA, GYOW and Come. They'll be all "Woah."

My mom went to a couple of FM SYW shows with me and a week or so ago, she yells out at me, as she's driving away, "I want a Fleetwood Mac CD!!" as Don't Stop was playing on the radio. She is obsessed with that song. LOL

I let a gal at work listen to The Dance one time and when she brought it back to me, she went "Track 5, OMG, I listened to it over and over again."

Yes, folks...that would be ISA.

[amber]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

It depends on the person, I suppose, and what they like. I agree with The Chain from the Mirage concert for those people who are all "They are soft rock. That's not rock and roll."

Yeah, well, listen to THIS! Also, play any version of ISA, GYOW and Come. They'll be all "Woah."

My mom went to a couple of FM SYW shows with me and a week or so ago, she yells out at me, as she's driving away, "I want a Fleetwood Mac CD!!" as Don't Stop was playing on the radio. She is obsessed with that song. LOL

I let a gal at work listen to The Dance one time and when she brought it back to me, she went "Track 5, OMG, I listened to it over and over again."

Yes, folks...that would be ISA.

Some people i know have found Big Love very impressive as well, all that sound, one man playing guitar!
I like how now, my dad's all "I was watching that concert on PBS - Man, that guy is a helluva guitar player!" (my dad got into college on a music scholarship, so appreciates that kind of thing)
And during Xmas vacation, I finally played Insider, live, for my mom. She actually said:
"I wouldn't mind having a copy of that! Yes, Amber, that is an unusual and beautiful harmony. I didn't hear the words, but they sound so passionate!"
YAY!

[nightbird28]

Let me think here. I've used to convert my friends. "If you ever did Believe" I used on a girl in 8th grade. She loved practical magic. "The Chain" I used on my girlfriend she loves the dance version the best. "Miranda" I used on my girlfriend's grandmother. She started singing it in the car. "Trouble in Shangri La" I used to get him to like Stevie nicks again since he hadn't heard an album of hers since 1981.

[Moony]

My friends & family all pretty much hate Fleetwood Mac (bitches!). But whenever I did try to get them into FM...I usually played The Chain ..and then something like the live version of Rhiannon or Tusk.

[golddustwoman77]

I have had success with showing them The Dance video version of "Silver Springs" and older (1975-1977) clips of "Rhiannon." This just sucks them in. They are always like "that is soooo powerful and emotional; I can understand the band's attraction now." Also, my best friend loves the "unusual" stuff on the Tusk album. She like "The Ledge" the best. I think "The Chain," "Go Your Own Way," and "Second Hand News" would be good to share with people. They are upbeat, have awesome guitar, and great lyrics. I think that most people would hear these songs and like them, because they have those "immediate-like" qualities.

[jwd]

Originally Posted by Villavic

What song do you use to introduce Fleetwood Mac to your friends?

If I had to do that at this point in my life, or should I say their career, something is wrong.....oh so very drastically wrong!

[saraforscarlett]

I've personally tried with The Chain on several occasions, with no luck at all whatsoever...

I've had greater luck with Silver Springs at least one time and a 1975 Rhiannon performance.

But the absolute best way has been.....


Drum roll....

To show Lindsey wearing his kimono and the afro!