'sara' vs. 'gypsy' vs. 'dreams' vs. 'rhiannon'

This is one of the best threads on the entirety of this board, just saying. I'll be quiet now, but this one is a doozy.

Okay last post for tonight, but Fleetwood Mac are the best band in the universe. I don't care if it's Lindsay or Christine or Stevie singing. It doesn't fucking matter. It just doesn't fucking matter at all. I've made a special exception for New Order just to do this post, because everyone knows New Order are Bimble's fave band. I made a special exception. I even overrid the Beatles. THANKING U.

I want lots of friends who love Fleetwood Mac. If you don't like them, well...

Had I seen this poll I would've voted Rhiannon, just because I've been playing it quite a bit recently.

^^^ this is good

OH yeah, damnit. Oh yeah. She can kick the shit out of any rock and roller that happens to get into a 400 mile radius. Just sayin'.

I've just had a complete and total Fleetwood Mac moment. Thanks iatee. Can't believe some of the original "Gypsy" video is in that. It's almost too much.

And then you can play the studio version of Gyspy and almost triumph over the whole of life. You can almost transcend death. You know I went to a graveyard this morning in the sunshine and it was so beautiful it's like pins & needles in my heart.

But yeah, Fleetwood Mac.

Madness.

Inconceivable alternate reality, from that article linked above:

"Well, "Tusk" wasn't MY album. "Tusk" was mainly Lindsey's conception, dream, everything he ever wanted to do. Everybody just figured that for whatever his reasons were, it was important that he do that and we just sort of sat back and let him do it. I don't mean to sound blase or anything. I was there. I just didn't have very much to do with it. Because if I had had much to do with it, it wouldn't have been a double album and it wouldn't....it wouldn't have been crazy."

I pledge allegiance to the Buckingham guitar solo at the end of Gypsy, I promise. He can get an honorary Brit award or something, for that. Right?

Dreams > Gypsy > Rhiannon > Sara

― (*ﾟーﾟ)θ L(。･＿･)　　　°~ヾ(･ε･ *) (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:45 AM (1 year ago)

starting to think Gypsy=Dreams>Rhiannon>>>>>>Sara

I just listened to gypsy! like 3 seconds ago!

what the hell is wrong with sara!!

fuckin nothing is wrong with sara

Seriously Tusk is beyond stanning. If anything its better than its ILM rep.

― ❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉Plaxico❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉❉ (I know, right?), Monday, 11 May 2009 03:09 (1 year ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C4EGaNrAp4

^^^ first public performance of "rhiannon"

<3 you forever for this!

It's amazing that on the demo she already found the right vocal melody for "Gypsy." It's almost identical to the released one.

omg @ rhiannon right there

dreams and rhiannon both all time faves of highest order, while sara and gypsy both bore me to no end. think Fleetwood Mac only band to really hit these extremes for me

never saw this thread but i would've voted for "Gypsy." never really occurred to me but i'm not that big on Stevie Mac -- generally prefer both the FM hits by other singers and her solo stuff

i don't think i voted, but dreams

i would have voted for "gypsy." it's something in her delivery.

you know:

"so i'm back
to the velvet

uuuunderground"

little lifts of smoke

oh hell, "rhiannon" for all time. wish i'd voted.

and thanks for that live version, aero! too fast & tough, but still so great.

i voted for sara and id do it again in a heartbeat

id do it a thousand times over

never change

i would have voted for "gypsy." it's something in her delivery.

― preschoolin' life (BradNelson), Tuesday, July 5, 2011 5:01 PM (15 minutes ago) Bookmark

People slag the bridge in that tune, but for me what makes the song is the way that Stevie ends on a lower note for each line of the first half while Lindsey's arpeggios imply the rest of the band is climbing for something; then in the second half, she ends on the same note three times before reaching for that last high one. It's spine-chilling.

now i am reading hilariously written interpretations of the lyrics to "sara" online

Though the years were hard, her years with Lindsey, at least at the start, were basked in a joyful love, one that shined and gave off this promised light of happiness. Behind this light, though, was another source, this one more emotional and intense, such as the flames of a fire.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKIC_Kza4Ek

^^ this version of gypsy almost makes me want to vote for it. but, no, its sara! sorry guys!

i was watching Stevie duet w/ one of the competitors on The Voice last week and she flutters her fingers while performing even more than any impression of her could ever hope to convey

dreams vs. sara was tough for me

okay maybe "sara" is correct. i have been listening to "storms" a lot lately, too; the quality of stevie's voice on it is so ;_;

I believe the Rhiannon youtube revive proves that song #1

i have been listening to "storms" a lot lately, too; the quality of stevie's voice on it is so ;_;

"storms" is my favorite fleetwood mac song and is better than any of these okay sorry

this poll is vicious but right now i could listen to the little ascending guitar bits in the chorus of 'gypsy' forever.

well not the chorus. whatever that section is. the 'to the gypsy that remains' bit. what is that! why does it only appear once!

i kinda think these are the four best fleetwood mac songs

"storms" is my favorite fleetwood mac song and is better than any of these okay sorry

― preschoolin' life (BradNelson), Thursday, July 7, 2011 12:49 PM (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

hey me, you're an asshole and an idiot. the answer is either "sara" or "gypsy"

Sara for sentimental reasons but gypsy would be my pick as that song is so uplifting and great to sing along to. Silver springs is up there too

sara vs dreams for me. very difficult