OK, so I got hold of Penguin...
...so, remind me - what's so bad about this album?
I do find some aspects of the mix a bit odd, but otherwise I'm enjoying it. |
Great album isn't it!!
I don't think I have ever heard a fan say a bad thing about "Penguin" - it just seems to be the reviewers... My favourite's are "(Im A) Road Runner" "Did You Ever Love Me" and "Revelation" I would definately recommend "Heroes Are Hard to Find" if you don't already have it... |
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My favorite songs are all of Christine's songs & "Caught In The Rain", which is one of my favorite FM instrumentals. |
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Other than that...I think the album is great. Christine was hittin' her stride songwriting wise, as was Bob Welch. My biggest criticism of the album is that even for LP timing standards, it is a short album. They could've included a couple of more songs, if they'd had them. My favorite part of the album...listening for Peter Green's guitar playing on "Night Watch"...it takes a bit to hear him the first couple of listens through, but once you pick him out, he seems to JUMP right out of the mix. |
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I wish I'd been in a band where Penguin was the "weakest effort". Quote:
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I guess he wasn't the last one that who had that happen. |
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Having had a couple of listens on headphones the thing I've noticed is that some parts really do to JUMP right out of the mix. Looking forward to a decent blast on the stereo - once the wife's thesis is finished! |
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I agree that apart from Dave Walker's songs (I cant see what he was doing in FM - bit like Dave Mason) most of the other stuff is fine. Christine was just beginning to develop her song writing skills. Nighwatch is my favourite. Gail |
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There goes my last hope..... |
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Fleetwood Mac should be a five piece band with no Daves! :laugh: Gail |
I love Penguin. I remember first listening to it and being genuinely excited by the quality of the songs, especially "Remember Me" and "Night Watch." I also think it's mixed better than Mystery--a little more echo and some distance from the microphones, maybe?
The band and critics tend to dismiss the album because no one wants to discuss Walker or why he was ever in the band. I suppose it's easier to write the whole thing off than consider the LP song by song which, when done, is actually quite a collection. Yeah "Road Runner" stinks--but is it's presence there enough to bash the entire record? I agree with chilD that the one genuine complaint here is the record's too short. If the band were short on material, I simply don't see why Chris couldn't have used one or two of her backlogged songs (We now know, for example, "Spare Me" was written one or two year prior to its being recorded on Bare Trees..."It's You I Miss" and "Gone Into the Sun" from Madison Blues set could be likely candidates) to fill in some spots. |
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