ooohmissionary
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 February 2014 22:31 (ten years ago) link
In the interview I linked Nicks insists the idea of letting Buck take over the song was intentional; I dunno. To me it sounds like she had two minutes of material and he had to flesh it out on his own.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, February 3, 2014 10:28 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Yeah, that's what I thought from listening to it again. It sounded as if she'd recorded the vocal up to a point and Lindsey was like "well, Stevie's not around and we have to finish this track, so..."
Thing is, I actually really don't mind the song. I just think the vocal isn't up to snuff and could have been so much better... but it's kinda obvious why it is the way it is.
― Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Monday, 3 February 2014 22:36 (ten years ago) link
I might be wrong but the last bit of anarchy in "Isn't It Midnight" sounds like an excellent attempt to lengthen the song (and he gets cowriting credit).
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 February 2014 22:39 (ten years ago) link
So yeah, all the singles on this are brilliant, basically. The title track being my 'deep cut' choice, and at least one song ('When I See You Again') that really could have been much more.
Duds for me: 'Caroline' (not much of a song), 'You and I, Part II' (sounds like a corny office Christmas party tune)
Don't know why I haven't listened to this album for so long, but feeling at least glad I listened to it again tonight.
― Toni Braxton-Hicks (Turrican), Monday, 3 February 2014 22:42 (ten years ago) link
Nowhere near my favorite FM album, in fact, probably my least favorite of the 1975-87 run. Christine seems to have brought the most quality to the record, and I think LB & SN suffered fatigue from saving their best material for their solo records.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 3 February 2014 22:59 (ten years ago) link
"4.4 Who is "Emmiline," in "Seven Wonders?" (Stevie Nicks)
This song was written by Sandy Stewart. Sandy's demo had thelyrics "you held the line," but Stevie heard it as "Emmiline."As to who or where Emmiline is, Stevie has been quoted as sayingthat she made it up.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Monday, 3 February 2014 23:00 (ten years ago) link
for which she got "additional lyrics by" credit!
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 February 2014 23:01 (ten years ago) link
xp Stevie apparently turns misheard things into song lyrics all the time. Edge of Seventeen is from a conversation with Tom Petty's wife who, with a very thick southern drawl, had actually said "age of seventeen".
― Johnny Fever, Monday, 3 February 2014 23:04 (ten years ago) link
xp Hot Chip have also covered Everywhere. And Classixx do great work with Seven Wonders. Balearic innit?
― What is wrong with songs? Absolutely nothing. Songs are great. (DL), Monday, 3 February 2014 23:06 (ten years ago) link
"Everywhere" is far and away my favorite on this, though Buckingham's solo live version of "Big Love" is great too. However, the album isn't that great. Mirage a lot more consistent.
― Dominique, Monday, 3 February 2014 23:11 (ten years ago) link
^^^ agree
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 February 2014 23:14 (ten years ago) link
kicking myself for not picking up a nice-looking LP of this one last week (came back to the store a couple days later but it was gone, alas). Haim alone is gonna cement it as the 2010s' essential Mac album.
― col, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:11 (ten years ago) link
I in 2014 or most other years would out in Tusk before Mirage or Tango, but Tango and Mirage are both awesome and the only reason I might not reach for either is that they are so fussy and trebly it hurts. Which on other days is a pair of good things! Love Buckingham's stuff.
At least a third of "Say You Will" is the Bucky solo show, too. I love how the band just can't do anything without him at this point, and he has to reluctantly sacrifice solo tracks to the Mac gods.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:11 (ten years ago) link
Yeah, a lot of stuff (well some stuff) that was on the Gift of Screws bootleg wound up on Say You Will. I really wish "Someone's Gotta Change Your Mind" had...not that the solo LB version is weak in any way, but I might've liked to have heard it fleshed out even a little more by Fleetwood Mac.
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:15 (ten years ago) link
I love Say You Will. It's got some of Nicks' very best performances and songs.
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 00:19 (ten years ago) link
In the interview I linked Nicks insists the idea of letting Buck take over the song was intentional
ooh, which song alfred - I'm confused
― the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music (stevie), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 11:11 (ten years ago) link
"When I See You Again"
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 11:52 (ten years ago) link
Ah, gotcha - thanks
― the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music (stevie), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 11:54 (ten years ago) link
Am I missing a bit? I don't think that song's mentioned in the piece you linked.
― the "Weird Al" Yankovic of country music (stevie), Tuesday, 4 February 2014 11:56 (ten years ago) link
Then Play Long on the mysterious case of the disintegrating band: http://nobilliards.blogspot.co.uk/2014/11/fleetwood-mac-tango-in-night.html
― agincourtgirl, Thursday, 27 November 2014 16:12 (nine years ago) link
That's really great!
― you fuck one chud... (stevie), Thursday, 27 November 2014 19:09 (nine years ago) link
ooh
― föllakzoidberg (electricsound)
missionary
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 27 November 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
This has, weirdly, developed into my favourite Fleetwood Mac record. Even 'Caroline' and 'You and I, Part II' have grown on me.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Sunday, 1 January 2017 18:34 (seven years ago) link
9. "Welcome to the Room...Sara" (Nicks) – 3:37 7
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Sunday, 1 January 2017 18:53 (seven years ago) link
How did seven wonders get no votes
― monotony, Sunday, 1 January 2017 22:27 (seven years ago) link
Was wondering that myself, the two mcvie masterpieces are impossible to deny, though
― a but (brimstead), Sunday, 1 January 2017 22:54 (seven years ago) link
Family Man sorta robbed here
― Wimmels, Monday, 2 January 2017 02:13 (seven years ago) link
"Isn't it Midnight" is an astonishingly brilliant song. Can't believe it got no love here.
― beamish13, Monday, 2 January 2017 05:01 (seven years ago) link
Yeah, the votes for Welcome To The Room are baffling. Probably Stevies worst song on a Fleetwood Mac album. Undeniable as Christine's two mega hits are Ive probably listened to Caroline or the title track most by choice. Tango (the song) is just so fantastically overblown with those long held chorus notes and the I'm So Afraid pt 2 outro solo.
― Dan.S., Monday, 2 January 2017 12:19 (seven years ago) link
"Welcome to the Room...SARA!" reminds me of this all-time thread: A thread for Steve n.'s list of songs that his boss sings
― brekekekexit collapse collapse (ledge), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 14:01 (seven years ago) link
FRONTLINE BAYBY
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 15:23 (seven years ago) link
All the songs that got 0 votes are incredible, IMO.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 19:11 (seven years ago) link
I remember listening to Tango In The Night (the song) as an eleven year old and wondering if that was what heavy metal sounded like
― There shouldn't be a thread for Dennis Perrin tweets (stevie), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 19:58 (seven years ago) link
Also the version of I'm So Afraid on the sublime 1980 live LP
― There shouldn't be a thread for Dennis Perrin tweets (stevie), Tuesday, 3 January 2017 19:59 (seven years ago) link
*etta james voice* at last
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/fleetwood-mac-unearth-rare-tracks-for-tango-in-the-night-reissue-w462942
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 January 2017 21:57 (seven years ago) link
yessssss
― niels, Wednesday, 25 January 2017 22:06 (seven years ago) link
TAAAAANNNNGOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 January 2017 22:07 (seven years ago) link
hoping the remastering here is as revelatory as mirage's
― who is extremely unqualified to review this pop album (BradNelson), Wednesday, 25 January 2017 22:09 (seven years ago) link
Kind of a dick move to make the 12-Inches exclusive to the big box.
Still, YAY!
― "I must believe that my charm was not in my ass." (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 25 January 2017 22:21 (seven years ago) link
At least I'LL have remastered versions of "Down Endless Streets" and Y&I Pt. 1.
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 25 January 2017 22:27 (seven years ago) link
There seems to be a combined version of both parts of 'You & I', which I'm eager to hear.
― Working night & day, I tried to stay awake... (Turrican), Wednesday, 25 January 2017 22:31 (seven years ago) link
http://pitchfork.com/news/71658-fleetwood-mac-share-unreleased-early-version-of-seven-wonders-listen/?mbid=homepage-more-latest-and-video
― just sayin, Friday, 17 February 2017 10:49 (seven years ago) link
hey Brad Nelson, nice review of the Tango re-ish.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/22976-tango-in-the-night-deluxe-edition/
― nomar, Monday, 13 March 2017 04:11 (seven years ago) link
"Big Love" FTW. What a weird song. I've heard five interviews with Lindsey where he can't even describe the damn thing. The Pitchfork description of it as austere and detached gets closer. This is a man way removed from real life and emotions trying to reconnect from his mansion. Usually that kind of thing probably results in total crud but here it's fascinating.
― yesca, Monday, 13 March 2017 06:32 (seven years ago) link
I don't know if this has been linked elsewhere but I happened to watch it last night and it's amazing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBSWt0b4K8E
― nate woolls, Monday, 13 March 2017 09:45 (seven years ago) link
OOOHAH
― The burrito of ennui (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 13 March 2017 11:20 (seven years ago) link
That Pitchfork review was excellent
― Dysphagia Nutrition Solutions (stevie), Monday, 13 March 2017 12:13 (seven years ago) link
yeah great stuff, Brad. beautiful writing
― flopson, Monday, 13 March 2017 14:59 (seven years ago) link
also ty for this great trivia
She howls her way through “Seven Wonders,” a song written mostly by Sandy Stewart. (Nicks receives credit because she misheard “All the way down you held the line” as “All the way down to Emmiline”; for Nicks—and I don’t disagree—sometimes accident and authorship are indistinguishable.)
― flopson, Monday, 13 March 2017 15:08 (seven years ago) link
Stevie mishears a lot of things. "Edge of Seventeen" exists because she misheard Tom Petty's wife say "age of seventeen."
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Monday, 13 March 2017 15:12 (seven years ago) link