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View Poll Results: Which Era of Christine's Songs Do You Like The Most?
Pre Rumours 14 36.84%
Rumours Era 18 47.37%
Post Rumours Era (Starting with BTM) 6 15.79%
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Old 05-26-2007, 04:51 PM
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Default Which Era of Christing Songs Do You Like The Most?

I know I don't post much in this forum, but I do love Chris's songs. Her voice is very powerful and her songs are amazing.

I was just curious as to which era of Chris's songs do you like the most? Pre Rumours, Rumous or Post Rumours (starting with BTM).

I think I like her Post Rumours songs the best. Her TIME songs are classic for me.

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Old 05-26-2007, 07:42 PM
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Pre Rumours.... From Chicken Shack to the White album she's almost Perfect
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You mean powerful emotionally?
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Pre Rumours. To me, that includes the White FM album. So yeah, that was all vintage Christine for me.
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Well, I picked "post Rumours", but I just LOVE Christine's voice -- period! From her Chicken Shack days through In the Meantime, her voice was just unique and amazing and astonishing and...... She could read out of a phone directory and still sound awesome!!!

And really, I think her voice has actually IMPROVED with age, starting with the early 80s (Mirage, her self-titled solo album, etc.) And even In the Meantime -- who would have thought the woman singing those songs was age 61!?!?!?! LOL (And yes, Christine is the reason I LOVE the Time album!)

Okay, enough silly rambling for now.....

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Gosh, this is a tough one. I love all the eras for different reasons. I chose the Rumors-era (which I thought included the white album) because she was, at this time, most consistently excellent; but I can't imagine how impoverished my listening experiences would be without "Remember Me," "Why," "Prove Your Love," "Crazy 'Bout You Baby" (live-in-studio from Madison Blues), "No Road is the Right Road," and her many great Chicken Shack songs and performances.

And then there's "Hollywood," "Temporary One," and every song on ITM...

Damn, I love the music she's given us. Simply put, FM would not have endured past the early 70s without her.
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And just because I feel like it, I'm gonna' praise the lord we have "Sugar Daddy"--my all-time favorite Mac tune.
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I went for Rumours because although I love her work on Mystery to Me I think her songs on TITN are fantastic.

Even her work on Time was great although the album itself was a bit odd the lady just can't help writing great pop songs for grown ups.

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I had to say Rumours era 1975-1987. Although most of her career is pretty solid I think Lindsey's production and that particular band's dymnamics added something extra as evidenced by the incredible string of hit singles she enjoyed during those years .Her consistency was amazing.
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I voted for Pre-Rumours songs, but I could have easily voted for the other two choices as well. She's been incredibly consistent over the years. There are no bad eras of Christine McVie songs. I totally agree about her voice though. It's gotten better with age. She struggled a bit during the early 1970's, but started improving around 1973 or so. Her vocals on ITM are my favorite ever.
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I voted for Pre-Rumours because I love Christine's keyboard playing on the songs from her Chicken Shack recordings, the 'Christine Perfect' album, and during the five Welch-era FM albums. I also think she wrote many of her best songs during the FM Welch era (Homeward Bound, Why, Just Crazy Love, Come a Little Bit Closer, many others). I do agree that Chris's singing has gotten better as her career has progressed, and in fact I do think her singing on 'In the Meantime' is the best of her career. But Chris is a lot more than a vocalist.

To clarify a point, I have always thought that "Rumours era" really means "Buckingham/Nicks era," and that it includes the self-titled 'White Album.' To include the 'White Album' with the five Welch-era albums that preceded it would make no sense.
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I like the best Chris´ songs in Tango, BTM and Time. So I voted for Post Rumours.
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I think it's crazy that we have a tied vote right now. Just goes to show you how consistant Chris's work has been over the years.
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I think it's crazy that we have a tied vote right now. Just goes to show you how consistant Chris's work has been over the years.

Yes she can't seem to help writing good songs

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This was hard, but I went with pre-Rumours. But really, ALL her songs are good. She really is a consistently good songwriter.
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