DISCUSSION: Lindsey's songs from Tango in the Night

MacShadowsBall · #1 11-04-2010, 01:41 PM

Here's the 2nd Tango in the Night discussion thread for Lindsey.

Songs up for discussion
1. Big Love
2. Caroline
3. Tango in the Night
4. Family Man
5. You and I Part II

tilthefirefades · #2 11-04-2010, 01:59 PM

If Christine didn't put forth such damn good songs, Lindsey would be the winner on Tango. Caroline and Tango in the Night are amazing songs. Big Love is good, but I do like the full band version better. Family Man is also a very good song to me, as is You and I part II. Just like Mirage though, some of the demos are far better than what made the cut.

EnchantedKiwi · #3 11-04-2010, 02:13 PM

ewwwww family man

**jbrownsjr** · #4 11-04-2010, 02:26 PM

I vote for Tango. It just has that masterpiece quality to it. The vocals, the singing, the crazy percussion, the signature John McVie, Christine's synths.. the oooo oooo oooo's by LB and CM...

Having said that.. I know a lot of people hate Family Man.. but the guitar solo and the carribean sort of feel makes me feel all warm inside when I listen to it...

Silver Springs · #5 11-04-2010, 02:46 PM

I don't think I could name a single song on Tango that I don't like. Each song adds to the deliciously atmospheric and intricate album, that I feel sounds its best when listened to in a relaxing and darkened room. Lindsey's songs are definitely my favourites however, because they add a much needed sharpness to the somewhat smooth procession of the songs which is helped along by the soft and silky temper of Chris' vocals.

bluefox4000 · #6 11-04-2010, 03:35 PM

Lindsey's Song's

Big Love- Love this. In fact I love this much more then the acoustic version. I love the urgency of it. I love him dueting with himself on the ooh-aah's love the whole thing.

Caroline- Love this song musically. so hot. lol. The lyrics suck though. Stagey lazy, cagey. whatever it is.

Tango in the Night- Words cannot express my love for this. I must repeat this song like six times a day no joke. Only gripe is that it ends when Lindsey's into that great solo.

Family man- yea........next

You and I, Part 2- I noticed a lot of lukewarm responses to this. Not me. I love it. Makes me happy. I know i've stated my opinion of this song before. but.....screw it

Mick

TerraRhiannon · #7 11-04-2010, 03:43 PM

Tango is a wonderful album in my opinion. But everyone had a hit and miss. For me, Lindsey's is Family Man. I've come close to deleting it off my iPod because it comes on way too often when I have my iPod set to shuffle and I can't really change it because I'm barreling down the highway at 120 km/h.

His best TITN song is Caroline. First time I heard it, I played it 20 times in a row. It's just so damn catchy and I love how he sings it, to me it's kinda ultra sexy.

night-rider · #8 11-04-2010, 03:53 PM

Big Love: I used to not like this as much as the acoustic, but it definitely grew on me. Definitely. DEFINITELY.

Caroline: I dig the beats, it makes me feel like I'm in the jungle, especially with the ooo-ing at the beginning.

Tango In The Night: I DIG IT ALL. Especially Lindsey's solo at the end, it just rocks.

Family Man: I could take it or leave it, but I am a sucker for salsa type songs. And that acoustic solo makes me so happy inside.

You And I (Part II): Again, the salsa factor. It's a very cheery song, I played it a ton before I left home for college.

This is such a hard one to judge, I love this whole album, especially Lindsey and Christine's songs! Family Man is the weakest for me, though I still like it...I remember first hearing it and being like "Hmmm...interesting..."

MissLadyLoki · #9 11-04-2010, 04:37 PM

At first, I didn't care for these songs, but over time, they're actually grown on me.

1. Big Love- The studio version is fun and hilariously 80's, but the acoustic one rocks too
2. Caroline- It's cool musically, but the lyrics are unintentionally funny in many ways
3. Tango in the Night- Like everyone else said, sweet solo! Even my dad, who's a Machead too and doesn't really care fot TITN, digs this song
4. Family Man- Next song, please
5. You and I Part II- Musically, i don't really care for it, but I've come to appreciate it more lyrically when I heard that, in many ways, it hints at Lindsey's leaving the band, sort of how the album's former title, The Last Tango, hints at that too

chiliD · #10 11-04-2010, 04:50 PM

Lindsey's never really been that great of lyricist, so I don't even really factor that in.

Big Love - Like it...prob my fave of his on the album

Caroline - ok...good, not great...never been a fan of electronic (sounding) drums...don't know how much of the drumming(?) on this IS Mick or if this was just pulled directly from what was to be Lindsey's solo album.

Tango In The Night - Another "ok" song...cheezy way out by tacking on the "I'm So Afraid" guitar solo.

Family Man - The Latin beat & the nylon string acoustic guitar solos make this for me...yeah, the lyrics are cheezy, but so?

You & I, Part II - Thanks to Stevie's BAD songs on the album, they keep this from being the worst song on the album. Should've just written Christmas themed lyrics and they'd have a good song for the holidays. "You & I, Part I" is far superior (well, it's basically a whole different song)

It wasn't until Lindsey finally released Out Of The Cradle that it was pretty obvious that he'd kept the direction of his solo album intact for those 5 years from the time TitN was finished and OotC was done. You can almost see which songs from OotC he had to rewrite to replace the songs that were used here.

Big Love - Doing What I Can
Caroline & Tango In The Night - This Is The Time
Family Man - Surrender The Rain
You & I, Part II - Soul Drifter

vivfox · #11 11-04-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by tilthefirefades

Big Love is good, but I do like the full band version better.

Anthony, this is the full band version.

vivfox · #12 11-04-2010, 06:44 PM

Songs up for discussion
1. Big Love
2. Caroline
3. Tango in the Night
4. Family Man
5. You and I Part II

Big Love-very good song in 1987 and has stood the test of time.

Caroline-My favorite Lindsey track on this album.

Tango in the Night-excellent song but I wish I'm So Afraid was not tacked on to the end.

Family Man-I always really liked this song. I love when he sings, "mother, father, brother," and his backup vocal says, "mo ther fa ther mo ther fa ther."

You and I Part II-this song totally sucks. I skip it everytime.

**jbrownsjr** · #13 11-04-2010, 07:07 PM

My 85 year old grandmother loves You and I part 2. Her and my gramps used to sing get so happy when it came on.. so i love it!

Silver Springs · #14 11-04-2010, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

My 85 year old grandmother loves You and I part 2. Her and my gramps used to sing get so happy when it came on.. so i love it!

I like it too. It's a fun little song to go out on, even if it's ever so slightly less atmospheric than the rest of the album. It's still worthy of its place. Actually, it was probably the first song on the album that I memorised lyrically because it's so catchy.

vivfox · #15 11-04-2010, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Springs

I like it too. It's a fun little song to go out on, even if it's ever so slightly less atmospheric than the rest of the album. It's still worthy of its place. Actually, it was probably the first song on the album that I memorised lyrically because it's so catchy.

God help me. I'm gonna force you to eat a bowl of chili.