Buckingham was so handsome.
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
To clarify: I broke ties *first* based on which song got more total votes, but in the case of the above, since they both got 70 points and 3 votes, I looked to see which was ranked higher on somebody's ballot...
At 1 minutes 48 seconds this HAS to be one of their shortest tracks ever, right?
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:44 (eleven years ago) link
I dig "That's Enough for Me," but it's pretty slight, imo, and not just in length. On the other hand, this seems about right -- it would probably crack my top 60.
― Neil Jung (WmC), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
#55: "Coming Your Way" (Danny Kirwan, 1969) - 71 points, 4 votes
http://caelumetterra.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/dannykirwan-petergreen-1.jpg
Track link: http://youtu.be/V7XCwC6WdJs
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
Incredible that these amazing songs are only picking up three votes
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:54 (eleven years ago) link
I love the way this song feels, and I especially love the drumming... What an amazing way to start an amazing record (Then Play On).
xpost - So true, Ismael, but it just makes you realize what an insane body of work this band put up over the years... And also how narrowing down to 20 is next to impossible.
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 14:58 (eleven years ago) link
Three Kirwan tracks in the first six songs rolled out was a surprise to me!
I sometimes wish that Kirwan had had his own David Gilmour (see Syd Barrett) to give us at least a couple of timeless solo albums. I realize that I've never heard "Trinity" by him, and wonder if it's any good...
― dlp9001, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:10 (eleven years ago) link
How many other bands' catalogs can boast of a juxtaposition like the last song and this next song?
#54: "Seven Wonders" (Sandy Stewart, 1987) - 76 points 4 votes
http://www.afterelton.com/sites/www.afterelton.com/files/2012/05/Stevie-Nicks-Rigoletto.jpeg
Track link: http://youtu.be/CIaSUNYzRDI
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:13 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ I voted for the 12" remix!
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:13 (eleven years ago) link
I voted for it, too ;-)
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:18 (eleven years ago) link
Musically, "Seven Wonders" is so great. However, Stevie is so barely there and slurring words all over the place that it's hard for me to embrace like I do some of her others (I still voted for it, though, based on the track itself).
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:27 (eleven years ago) link
This is a very pro-Christine board, and I love it for that, but witchy Stevie is undeniable, too!
#53: "Sisters of the Moon" (Stevie Nicks, 1979) - 76 points, 4 votes
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30400000/Stephanie-Lynn-stevie-nicks-30458015-2219-2560.jpg
Track link: http://youtu.be/yQgiznVzh2Q (this is the single version, which I prefer)
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:28 (eleven years ago) link
that is my least fav track on tusk
― just sayin, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:31 (eleven years ago) link
Lindsey's solo toward the end is a scorcher.
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
I sneaked my twentieth place to Sisters, even though it's a little stupid, because I adore the production. The guitar solo at 3:42 is blistering too.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:33 (eleven years ago) link
I love the menace that Mick and John convey, too.
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:34 (eleven years ago) link
Oh I always forget about "Sisters of the Moon", but it's a hot one, isn't it?
― JessFlip, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:37 (eleven years ago) link
#52: "Show Me a Smile" (Christine McVie, 1971) - 87 points, 3 votes, 1 number one vote
http://www.fmlegacy.com/Graphics/CM%20Photos/Christine%20McVie%2003.jpg
Track link: http://youtu.be/j5fv_Xingso
Ironically, it's really difficult to find photos of Christine actually smiling!
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
Awesome! This was my #1.
― cwkiii, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
Thank you two other voters. :)
Some fan I am. I didn't know "Blue Letter" and "Seven Wonders" were covers!
― Mr. Snrub, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
Going back quite a few posts, I always hear echoes of "Rhiannon" in "Sisters of the Moon". Someone said on one of the Tusk threads that it has a Zep quality to it. It would not sound out of place on Presence.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:51 (eleven years ago) link
It's much more pleasant to listen to than Presence
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
The sweet sounds of Lindsey's mind beginning to unravel...
#51: "Not That Funny" (Lindsey Buckingham, 1979) - 87 points, 5 votes
http://totallywould.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/lindseybuckinghamtusklindsey.jpg?w=640
Track link: http://youtu.be/1Fi3NGwnE3c (live version with some amazing barking from L.B.)
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, July 24, 2012 11:51 AM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Good call... Both choruses rely on that root > minor 6 progression, but "Sisters" has more of a stomp to it.
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
To recap so far:
#60: "Sands of Time" (Danny Kirwan, 1971) - 57 points, 3 votes#59: "Dragonfly" (Danny Kirwan, 1971) - 62 points, 3 votes#58: "Blue Letter" (Richard & Michael Curtis, 1975) - 63 points, 4 votes#57: "Warm Ways" (Christine McVie, 1975) - 70 points, 3 votes#56: "That's Enough For Me" (Lindsey Buckingham, 1979) - 70 points, 3 votes#55: "Coming Your Way" (Danny Kirwan, 1969) - 71 points, 4 votes#54: "Seven Wonders" (Sandy Stewart, 1987) - 76 points 4 votes#53: "Sisters of the Moon" (Stevie Nicks, 1979) - 76 points, 4 votes#52: "Show Me a Smile" (Christine McVie, 1971) - 87 points, 3 votes, 1 number one vote#51: "Not That Funny" (Lindsey Buckingham, 1979) - 87 points, 5 votes
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
TOP 50 BRING IT
― Johnny Fever, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:13 (eleven years ago) link
Welcome to the top 50!
#50: "I'm So Afraid" (Lindsey Buckingham, 1975) - 90 points, 4 votes
http://www.mtvhive.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/fleetwood-mac-1975-cr-fin-costello-640.jpg
Track link: http://youtu.be/t4deOtlzvL4
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:17 (eleven years ago) link
Too Low! (I should have voted)
― Jeremy Spencer Slid in Class Today (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
I love this song, too, and I'm regretting not having included it. How many other Mac songs do you hear harmonized twin lead guitars in? (Which is one of my favorite things in the world, musical or non-.)
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:19 (eleven years ago) link
Thin Lindzzy
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:20 (eleven years ago) link
My no.3 in the end (I went in big on frazzled, paranoid Mac)
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:21 (eleven years ago) link
God, the full-neck harmonic stuff he does!
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
Rest in peace, Bob!
#49: "Keep On Going" (Bob Welch, 1973) - 96 points, 4 votes
http://www.bittenandbound.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Bob-Welch-Fleetwood-Mac-suicide.jpg
Track link: http://youtu.be/cHdM1Nh3mDA
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
Wow! "So Afraid" = shockingly low! My first to appear; I had no idea that Lindsey set a precedent for Gold Dust Woman.
― seapluspluspunk (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
^^^ One of the reasons I said upthread that I see the s/t and Rumours as companion pieces--the similarity in tone/structure of their closing songs... And I like the closing song of the s/t more ;-)
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:30 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah so do I
― seapluspluspunk (loves laboured breathing), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
glad everyone else sees it
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
#48: "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" (Christine McVie, 1972) - 102 points, 4 votes
http://images.yuku.com.s3.amazonaws.com/image/pjpeg/4db1693d3aaacc9304e99a0124b84f77f74d2ffe.jpg
Track link: http://youtu.be/ToMLmNre2pU
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vrNtkC6rU0
Does any more footage of this show exist? It must exist.
― Ismael Klata, Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:44 (eleven years ago) link
#48 and #49 are fine songs, but they feel a little slight in comparison with most of the others on the list so far...
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
#47: "Monday Morning" (Lindsey Buckingham, 1975) - 109 points, 5 votes
http://jackyso.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/fleetwood-mac.jpg
Track link: http://youtu.be/dwtKof6G5iw
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
That live "I'm So Afraid" is amazing, Ismael!
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 16:54 (eleven years ago) link
Mick Fleetwood killing it in that pic.
― Get wolves (DL), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
I love Lindsey's look of extreme skepticism... As if he has any room to talk given some of the fashions he's sported over the years.
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:06 (eleven years ago) link
And is John grabbing Stevie's ass or what?
wouldn't you?
― a regina spektor is haunting europe (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:08 (eleven years ago) link
Sure, but I'd look a bit happier about it than he does!
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
#46: "Book of Love" (Lindsey Buckingham, 1982) - 109 points, 5 votes
http://payload38.cargocollective.com/1/1/50219/3065253/photo-8.jpeg
Track link: http://youtu.be/pMTUPwJTRcI
― Clarke B., Tuesday, 24 July 2012 17:11 (eleven years ago) link