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Fleetwood Mac — Sara
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nate917
(2,815 miles from home)
Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 09:32
 
 misterbearbaby wrote:
Anything by FM from Penguin on (post Danny Kirwan) is overcommercialized pop crap- they had stuck their heads into the machine fully at that point. Bare Trees was probably their masterwork. You gotta climb into the WayBack Machine and compare and contrast to the Peter Green blues era, especially Then Play On and Kiln House. The Good Stuff.
 
OK, I think we've pretty much run the "only Peter Green Era Fleetwood Mac is Acceptable" bullshit into the ground now.  Another way of saying the same thing without the hackneyed arrogance might be something like "I prefer the blues."  And that's fine.  I would add a couple things, though.  First, a lot of the Peter Green era blues you extoll had roots in 50s (and earlier) R&B songs that themselves were the pop of their eras, and some of it was crap, too.  Blues and pop are genres that have sometimes walked hand in hand.  It is enough, I think, simply to reject the crap regardless of its genre.

As to the rest of Mac's catalogue, I would note that only some post-Green Mac was pop crap.  To be sure, "Sara" is arguably the paradigm of such crappiness — I personally think it belongs in everyone's secret list of songs that you actually question Bill's judgment for ever playing.  But Lindsay Buckingham actually had many non-Stevie moments of tuneful songwriting and accomplished guitar playing (Bill might suggest that "Bleed to Love Her" is a good example), and I never get tired of that.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Apr 14, 2012 - 08:51
 
I know I am going against the grain but I think when it comes to Fleetwood Mac all of their popular songs are their best! This one included!

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 17:16
 


Everybody in my hotel room loves this song...  and this whole album...

 

LizK
(Houston, Texas)
Posted: Mar 13, 2012 - 17:16
 
Anything by Stevie.....

tclodes
(the ether)
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 03:37
 
Not the best song ever guys, I agree.
But not too shabby at 5:30am, while I sip on coffee and try to snap out of it.
Nice job Bill!

CamLwalk
(Albany NY)
Posted: Jan 10, 2012 - 03:27
 
I was just reading about The Night of a Thousand Stevies!

misterbearbaby
(Marina del Rey, California)
Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 08:29
 
Anything by FM from Penguin on (post Danny Kirwan) is overcommercialized pop crap- they had stuck their heads into the machine fully at that point. Bare Trees was probably their masterwork. You gotta climb into the WayBack Machine and compare and contrast to the Peter Green blues era, especially Then Play On and Kiln House. The Good Stuff.

unclehud
(300 feet above the planet)
Posted: Dec 09, 2011 - 08:23
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Seems like Bill's on a FM kick lately. Don't care for Stevie. 3
 
She destroyed a great band, and this song's all the evidence anyone needs.


Steve
(In The Shadow Of The Superstition Mountains)
Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 16:34
 
 peter_james_bond wrote:

I finished your sentence. {#Wink}

 
Point taken. I'm just not a fan of this era of FM.


peter_james_bond
(West Of The Burg)
Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 16:32
 
 Steve wrote:
This is a patently absurd comment.
 
I finished your sentence. {#Wink}


Steve
(In The Shadow Of The Superstition Mountains)
Posted: Nov 07, 2011 - 16:21
 
 jagdriver wrote:
B-O-R-I-N-G
 
This.


netskink
(Durham, NC)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 08:45
 
 Cynaera wrote:
It was a winter morning - snow on the ground, clear sky, and glitter in the air. I was with my friend, and we took a turnoff just before the overpass almost on the outskirts of this small town.  The road went down and around, stopping by the edge of a frozen stream that once ran through the center of town but was rerouted years ago. She parked the car, turned up the stereo, and skated on that frozen pond to this song.  It was a peaceful, magical interlude that will never happen again. I can't listen to "Sara" without remembering that snapshot in time...{#Sunny}
 
Very nice visual

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 08:44
 
Man this is a great song!

Andy_B
(aboard MV "Horizon," east coast Fla)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 08:36
 
Timeless classic.  Solid thumbs up,... maybe both thumbs!

Alexandra
(Here and Now)
Posted: Aug 05, 2011 - 08:33
 
I remember buying the piano sheetmusic to this when it came out, and spending a whole afternoon learning how to play AND sing at the same time. {#Good-vibes} Good times.

ziakut
(A place with air, water and chocolate.)
Posted: Jun 03, 2011 - 08:22
 
 jagdriver wrote:
B-O-R-I-N-G
 
Couldn't have said it better myself. Fleetwood Mac has their place in R & R history...but no thanks.

bbHappy
(39.991323, -105.261375, elev. 1654m)
Posted: Jun 03, 2011 - 08:19
 
{#Puke}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: May 02, 2011 - 19:00
 


excellent...

 

(former member)
Posted: May 02, 2011 - 18:58
 
Saw what's left of Fleetwood Mac last year.

As Stevie was up there, gamely running through the usual tunes (hers and the band's) I thought, jeez, here's a woman who had the best of times/the worst of times. Immensely famous in the 70s/80s/90s with all the drugs and hangers-on and business deals and touring and life experiences... What's that like, I wonder, to look back on as she's in her later years?

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: May 02, 2011 - 18:55
 
 stratrjb wrote:
Simply Beautiful!
 
Yuppers

kurtster
(sometimes the statue and sometimes the pigeon)
Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 03:19
 
Might just be a dreamy kinda morning.  CJ and da Fish, to this.  Might be worthy of an unscheduled wake and bake.

jagdriver
(Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise)
Posted: Feb 28, 2011 - 15:37
 
B-O-R-I-N-G

treatment_bound
(Duluth to Madison)
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 09:41
 
 ROSSinDETROIT wrote:
We saw them in 1979 when they were touring to support this release.  Got lost on the way to Cobo Hall & missed seeing Men at Work open.  
  
I think you got lost in your time machine as well, since Men at Work's first album didn't come out until April of '82 (& you heard "Who Can It Be Now" non-stop that summer).  They then went out on tour supporting Fleetwood Mac, who were promoting Mirage.




Rooney
(Near Paradise)
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 09:41
 
 ScottFromWyoming wrote:
Seems like Bill's on a FM kick lately. Don't care for Stevie. 3
 

Yeah.

stratrjb
(middle coast)
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 09:37
 
Simply Beautiful!

bbHappy
(39.991323, -105.261375, elev. 1654m)
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 09:36
 
Fleetwood F***ing Mac. {#Arghhh}{#Ass}{#Fight}{#Fire}{#Skull}{#Frustrated}{#Wall}

bluecshells
(Texas)
Posted: Jan 28, 2011 - 09:35
 
An all time favorite song.  I love this one and always will.  Very pleasant to hear today. 


Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal)
Posted: Nov 26, 2010 - 09:24
 
It was a winter morning - snow on the ground, clear sky, and glitter in the air. I was with my friend, and we took a turnoff just before the overpass almost on the outskirts of this small town.  The road went down and around, stopping by the edge of a frozen stream that once ran through the center of town but was rerouted years ago. She parked the car, turned up the stereo, and skated on that frozen pond to this song.  It was a peaceful, magical interlude that will never happen again. I can't listen to "Sara" without remembering that snapshot in time...{#Sunny}

ScottFromWyoming
(Powell)
Posted: May 19, 2010 - 08:55
 
Seems like Bill's on a FM kick lately. Don't care for Stevie. 3

sirdroseph
(Tokyo)
Posted: May 19, 2010 - 08:55
 
Oh man, this is soooooo good!!!!{#Notworthy} 10!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lrobby99
(Wisconsin, USA)
Posted: May 19, 2010 - 08:53
 
Never a real FM fan, but wonderful tune here.

eddief
(Los Angeles)
Posted: May 19, 2010 - 08:52
 
Positively timeless.

peter_james_bond
(The Burg)
Posted: May 19, 2010 - 08:52
 
Drowning in a sea of love...where everyone would love to drown...{#Notworthy}

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Apr 17, 2010 - 14:38
 
 kurtster wrote:
Saweeeetness !!!!
 

Yeah, this is a sweet song...  love it...





On_The_Beach
(Vancouver BC, Bud)
Posted: Mar 17, 2010 - 00:32
 
 BigPete wrote:
An absolutely beautiful piece of music from a hugely underrated album. I think that if Tusk was released as a two record set rather than three it would have been a much bigger record. However, I don't think that it has a single weak song.
 
Three-record set? You musta had some really good drugs back in the day!  ; )


ambrebalte
(Beijing)
Posted: Jan 12, 2010 - 23:47
 
 bairdc wrote:
yes - just did the same thing - hypnotic 
A stop-and-listen song for me.
 

 

totally agree - dancing at home and singing along, makes me happy and very alive

bairdc
(missionary ridge)
Posted: Dec 12, 2009 - 14:35
 
yes - just did the same thing - hypnotic 
A stop-and-listen song for me.
 


BigPete
(Halifax, Nova Scotia)
Posted: Nov 11, 2009 - 05:04
 
An absolutely beautiful piece of music from a hugely underrated album. I think that if Tusk was released as a two record set rather than three it would have been a much bigger record. However, I don't think that it has a single weak song.



evansdad
(CT)
Posted: Nov 11, 2009 - 04:50
 
Great to hear this again...

(former member)
(hotel in Las Vegas)
Posted: Oct 10, 2009 - 16:57
 


 This song is good for the ears...



kurtster
(Area code 216)
Posted: Aug 08, 2009 - 15:49
 
Saweeeetness !!!!

peter_james_bond
(Lunenburg, NS)
Posted: Aug 08, 2009 - 15:43
 
 a2 wrote:
A stop-and-listen song for me.
 
Me too, one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac tunes.


jnhashmi
(South Pasadena/Los Angeles)
Posted: May 05, 2009 - 12:09
 
Just recently grew to like this song. Before it was just FM radio background flatness. I appreciate it more now. It's a good one.

reindeer
(The Constitution State)
Posted: May 05, 2009 - 11:50
 
This album, and this song have been favorites of mine since it was released.
It brings back good memories for me.  Thank you Bill.  {#Smile}

dc_zee
Posted: May 05, 2009 - 11:49
 
 Buzzardcheater wrote:
my wife calls her the Goat Girl.  She does kinda bleat.
 

I used to have a fear-fantasy of Stevie and Julio Igleses singing a duet...'Of all the goats I've luhhhhhhved before...."

Boston_Ed
(Boston)
Posted: May 05, 2009 - 11:46
 
Gorgeous classic. So is Stevie.

a2
(Michigan)
Posted: May 05, 2009 - 11:45
 
A stop-and-listen song for me.

keller1
(In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 20:32
 

8.  Stevie just kills me with this.

Interesting ... one of the early tunes playlisted, then hardly ever played.

If I have one beef about RP's programming metholology, it's that ... there are a lot of great tunes like this one buried in the library that get played too rarely or not at all.



Buzzardcheater
(Austin, TX)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 20:31
 
my wife calls her the Goat Girl.  She does kinda bleat.

Tim_in_N_FL
(Florida)
Posted: Jan 30, 2009 - 20:29
 
 ROSSinDETROIT wrote:
We saw them in 1979 when they were touring to support this release.  Got lost on the way to Cobo Hall & missed seeing Men at Work open. 
Always a favorite band and always will be.
 
Who, Men @ Work?{#Doh}  JK...its late and I'm punchy.  Great music from FM during this era...for sure.