Christine's songs pre Buckingham-Nicks - Page 2

louielouie2000 · #16 11-28-2009, 12:18 AM

I don't know if her pre '75 songs were better, but I sure seem to prefer them. She seemed to have more soul... and was definitely more mystical. I think she gave up that part of herself when Buckingham-Nicks joined. She just became too polished after '75 too.

Here are some of my all time favs, in no particular order:

Why
Prove Your Love
Did You Ever Love Me
Remember Me
Dissatisfied

PenguinHead · #17 11-29-2009, 11:25 PM

I like Christine's songs from all versions of Fleetwood Mac. But what I really like is how -- in the 1975-1977 era -- her older songs were performed live when they got the "Buckingham/Nicks" treatment.

I love hearing how they performed:
Get Like You Used To Be
Why
Believe Me
Spare Me A Little

I can only speculate what many of her other older songs would have sounded like if re-interpreted by the Rumours era line up.

PenguinHead · #18 12-02-2009, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Gailh

I think thr songs themselves on Penguin were good but with a Rumours era production they could have been better

Gail

Wow...that would require a very sophisticated time warp machine.

Once I compiled all her pre-rumours band songs for a friend, and she loved it. I did too. It was like a great Christine McVie album that never was.

nicepace · #19 12-03-2009, 08:47 AM

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Once I compiled all her pre-rumours band songs for a friend, and she loved it. I did too. It was like a great Christine McVie album that never was.

I have that album too. I agree, it's a great one. Did you burn the songs in chronological order, or make an attempt to "sequence" it, the way a real record might be sequenced?

**jbrownsjr** · #20 12-03-2009, 12:09 PM

I don't think I've ever heard Believe Me in 1975-1977... is there such a thing?

David · #21 12-03-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I don't think I've ever heard Believe Me in 1975-1977... is there such a thing?

Check out your rumours tour rehearsal stuff, you ol' git.

**jbrownsjr** · #22 12-03-2009, 04:49 PM

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Originally Posted by David

Check out your rumours tour rehearsal stuff, you ol' git.

Why David, that's the nicest thing you've ever said to me

vermicious knid · #23 01-06-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by PenguinHead

Once I compiled all her pre-rumours band songs for a friend

The other week, I went to iTunes, to see about doing just this. Well, they basically have none of them!!! I literally found zero pre-BN songs. Fie!

**jbrownsjr** · #24 01-06-2010, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by vermicious knid

The other week, I went to iTunes, to see about doing just this. Well, they basically have none of them!!! I literally found zero pre-BN songs. Fie!

Doesn't surprise me..

jaycee · #25 01-10-2010, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by chriskisn

Ah you mean a comparison between pre-sugary sweet pop crap or sugary sweet pop crap? (oops I know I shouldn't annoy the Christine fans as this is the Christine forum).

With a couple of exceptions I'd take her pre-BN stuff any day. It was real music without the sweetness.

Wait a moment... aren't you the person that tried to justify Time as being a good album?

Admittedly I can't comment on Time, as I've never listened to it, but I'll still say that your opinion is completely invalid and worthless.

Harmless (I assume) joking aside, I've only heard a few songs of Christine's from pre-Rumours on Selections From 25 Years - The Chain, but they're certainly beautiful! But more than from the Rumours era? I need more evidence... fortunately, Mystery To Me and Heroes Are Hard To Find are making their way over to me from the UK soon, which is a start...