Isn't It Midnight (no guitar)
This song is so dominated by Lindsey's guitar that its hard to imagine or even isolate other features in the song. The song is all Lindsey's but is it really? This song is all bass too. Of course Chris's singing and lyrics are amazing too. I have always said this should have been the first single from Tango. The world was dying to get a new Mac song in half a decade. This song would have been played to hell and made the top 10 easily.
Go John Go https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4S7...&start_radio=1 |
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By the way, does anybody know the story behind the single cover? https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...itmidnight.jpg |
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I have always thought IIM would have fitted perfectly on an 80’s action move soundtrack. It would have been great on Top Gun or a Beverley Hills Cop film. It could have been released as an earlier single but I get why it wasn’t. If it had it would have likely done well on the charts.
Regarding the cover art…..I thought maybe it was another painting hanging in Lindsey’s house, but it seems the original is in the Louvre. Anyway, by the time of its release Lindsey was long gone. |
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https://i.discogs.com/R8n9AHNzP7Tmz8...0/LmpwZWc.jpeg |
There are obvious parallels between Tango In The Night and the BuckVie album. Too Far Gone reminds me of Isnt it Midnight. Its obviously a Christine song. In 86/87 she got Lindsey to beef it up with his guitar playing. Similarly, for TFG she asked Lindsey if she could use his riff for her song. In both cases they are the 'hard rocking' songs from their respective records. Though IIM is the far better song overall. The lyrics for TFG are a bit too flimsy and throw-away.
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The pop radio singles were waiting in the wings. As the lead single would have blown everyone out of the water. THIS is Fleetwood Mac! I think in early 1988 it peaked at #50 in Scottland. |
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Does the bass line not sound like something Lindsey would have wrote? Lindsey had an overly creative hand in the making of this album. Not taking anything away from John but the whole song minus the lyrics seems to be a Lindsey creation. Anyone get that vibe?
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I do get that vibe . This is very much a Lindsey influenced tune. I do think it’s John on bass. This is the only track that I have heard so far as “acoustic “ that I’m not really digging it. |
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Lindsey included Shut Us Down and Trouble. Christine should have included some solo songs, too. |
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