the pure essence of an album

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2. The Ledge - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
3. Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
4. Save Me a Place - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
5. Sara - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
6. What Makes You Think You're the One - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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8. That's All for Everyone - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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11. Angel - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
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13. Brown Eyes - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
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17. Beautiful Child - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
18. Walk a Thin Line - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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20. Never Forget - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine

swear to god youll thank me later

oops

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2. The Ledge - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
3. Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
4. Save Me a Place - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
5. Sara - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
6. What Makes You Think You're the One - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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8. That's All for Everyone - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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11. Angel - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
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13. Brown Eyes - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
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18. Walk a Thin Line - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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20. Never Forget - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine

Tusk is my favourite album of all time but of the remaining tracks I'd definitely cut 'Save Me a Place' - 'Walk a Thin Line' does the same sort of thing better.

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3. Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
4. Save Me a Place - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
5. Sara - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
6. What Makes You Think You're the One - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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8. That's All for Everyone - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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11. Angel - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
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13. Brown Eyes - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
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18. Walk a Thin Line - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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20. Never Forget - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine

my first post was itt!

^cool Rev. i hope you're still proud of it!

xp in general: i really think there's a tension here between the title of the thread ("the pure essence of an album") and the suggested procedure. not so much the whittling away (necessarily painful, but i'm cool with that), but the fact that we're to whittle away what we think the "worst" remaining track is. or let me put it in more straightforward terms: i don't think the procedure of removing the songs we just don't like is a way for us to collectively arrive at the "essence" of an album. for example, on led zep iv, "stairway to heaven" is probably my least favorite track. but it would be one of the last tracks i would remove in trying to get at the essence of the album. similarly, i can totally get why someone might not dig "tusk" or "storms", but i like to think even these people would think the former to be one of the signature tracks of the album, and as for the latter, yeah, it's a little languid and doesn't "rock", but its naked, lo-fi, at times tune-less intimacy is exactly the kind of thing you'd find on this album and no other by this band.

(but yeah i'll admit my username strips me of any claims to objectivity)

i think i proposed this thread-type originally (though i cant find that thread)? and like DEFINITELY its some hyperbole but like i feel you, i like storms too!

the casualness with which people cut things is pretty great

I for one never followed the 'worst' line of thinking, or maybe took it as "the worst in terms of fitting the pure essence criteria." I actually think there are probably some very good albums whose 'essence' song might be among the worst tracks! Like, "Four Sticks" might actually be it for Zoso.

the casualness with which people cut things is pretty great

― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, August 9, 2013 5:04 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I for one never followed the 'worst' line of thinking, or maybe took it as "the worst in terms of fitting the pure essence criteria." I actually think there are probably some very good albums whose 'essence' song might be among the worst tracks! Like, "Four Sticks" might actually be it for Zoso.

― Doctor Casino, Friday, August 9, 2013 5:06 AM (13 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

OTMZ

Yeah, Doctor C, it was clear to me from your comment on Five Years that you were thinking about this in exactly the right way.

But instead of acknowledging you, I chose to pout, harrumph and take my ball home because some of the other boys were being mean to songs i like.

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3. Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
4. Save Me a Place - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
5. Sara - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
6. What Makes You Think You're the One - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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8. That's All for Everyone - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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11. Angel - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
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13. Brown Eyes - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
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18. Walk a Thin Line - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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20. Never Forget - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine

I keed, I keed

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3. Think About Me - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
4. Save Me a Place - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
5. Sara - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
6. What Makes You Think You're the One - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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8. That's All for Everyone - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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11. Angel - Fleetwood Mac, Nicks, Stevie
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13. Brown Eyes - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine
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18. Walk a Thin Line - Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham, Lindsey
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20. Never Forget - Fleetwood Mac, McVie, Christine

― No longer active (Moka), Fri

David Sylvian - Secrets of the Beehive

1. September
2. The Boy With The Gun
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4. Orpheus
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8. Let The Happiness In
9. Waterfront
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actually, missed one. should look like this now:

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4. Orpheus
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8. Let The Happiness In
9. Waterfront
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4. Orpheus
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8. Let The Happiness In
9. Waterfront
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(Hint to next person: Let the Happiness In)