It's a great album even if it is effectively Buckingham-Nicks 2. I think it probably suffered critically and commercially at the time for lack of reassuring Christine McVie input.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Friday, 9 May 2008 15:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Is it one CD or two?
― Kevin John Bozelka, Friday, 9 May 2008 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link
One, but it's as long as Tusk.
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Friday, 9 May 2008 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link
I find myself skipping around a lot, though.
Of the first three songs I think only "What's The World Coming To" is relatively weak, and I love "Illume" - although yeah it's not one of the best Stevie songs here (but "Silver Girl" is by far the worst). "Murrow Turning Over In His Grave" is insane and weirdly compelling.
Also I love how the production can sound both classicist and unhinged. "Red Rover" is astonishing for this in particular.
The quality of Stevie's work is what really astonishes, I think. She was the weak link on Tango In The Night I reckon - imagine how much better that album would have been if her three songs had been "Thrown Down", "Everybody Finds Out" (which even sounds a bit Tango-ish) and "Goodbye Baby"? Okay, I know some of you love love love "Seven Wonders" but come on...
― Tim F, Friday, 9 May 2008 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
It does suffer from lack of Christine. Not bad though.
― DavidM, Friday, 9 May 2008 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
I so want to get this album but don't. Does anyone know what Fleetwood/Buckingham album Somebody's gonna Change your Mind is on? I'd vote for that if it were here.
― I know, right?, Friday, 9 May 2008 19:21 (fifteen years ago) link
That's on the unreleased Gift Of Screws if memory serves, much of which turned up on Say You Will without any audible change. My favorite track from GoS is the title track, which is a really weird setting of part of an Emily Dickenstone poem with a very driving power-pop tune.
― dlp9001, Friday, 9 May 2008 21:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― ILX System, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
i went for running through the garden in the end.. it's like edge of seventeen, but older
― electricsound, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 23:07 (fifteen years ago) link
speaking of which, I wish "Everybody Finds Out" was better than it is; it's 20 years from being a sequel to "If Anyone Falls" or "Stand Back."
― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn, Tuesday, 13 May 2008 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
"Bleed To Love Her." I enjoyed seeing Lindsey perform it on his "Under The Skin" tour.
― Fitzcarraldo, Wednesday, 14 May 2008 02:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― ILX System, Wednesday, 14 May 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm rediscovering this album and its is actually pretty great
― baaderonixx, Wednesday, 4 June 2008 12:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Buckingham whispering "together together together" beneath his guitar on "Thrown Down" = CHILLS
― Exile in lolville (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 18 February 2012 17:54 (twelve years ago) link
^^^^^
Love this album so much.
― Tim F, Saturday, 18 February 2012 21:02 (twelve years ago) link
Illume (9-11)
― i think you'd be cool to meet. i bet we'd have a lot to talk about (buzza), Saturday, 18 February 2012 21:28 (twelve years ago) link
Odd to see this thread revived today - I was making up a Fleetwood Mac best of for my car yesterday and put 'Say You Will' and 'Everybody Finds Out' on there. They weren't sounding too good tbh, very harsh production next to everything else. And far too loud.
― Ismael Klata, Saturday, 18 February 2012 22:19 (twelve years ago) link
But more importantNight by nightShe watched it all come in to play
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 11 August 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link
thrown down ;_;
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 20:06 (one year ago) link
like a barricade ;_;
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 20:10 (one year ago) link
Maybe now he can prove to her ;_;
― Tim F, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 20:40 (one year ago) link
that he could be good for her ;_;and they should be together (together together together) ;_;
― flamenco drop (BradNelson), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 21:03 (one year ago) link
Faith is a hard thing to hold on toSomething inside you says I don't have to
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 21:12 (one year ago) link
Listening to "Destiny Rules" now, I wonder if it's about her affair with Tusk engineer Hernan Rojas, (described in the book Get Tusked) with whom she went to Chile for awhile.
"Silver Girl" is by far the worst
I like it better than "Silver Springs"!
Best Lindsey - "Peacekeeper"Best Stevie - "Everybody Finds Out"
― Halfway there but for you, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 21:13 (one year ago) link
This is their joint best album with Tusk
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 21:14 (one year ago) link
And yes Thrown Down is clearly perfection even though the track I listen to the most is Smile at You (which taught me that maybe I don't really have a problem with Stevie's voice when she goes all big and husky after all)
― you can see me from westbury white horse, Wednesday, 7 September 2022 21:15 (one year ago) link
The important thing is that apparently most of the songs Nicks wrote fresh for the album; they weren't part of her stash (like "Running Through the Garden" and "Goodbye Baby" (which I like!).
― Malevolent Arugula (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 7 September 2022 21:24 (one year ago) link