Heroes Are Hard To Find appreciation thread

DavidMn · #1 03-12-2006, 04:46 PM

Now I know the people that come to Pre-Rumours wont feel this way for the most part, but it seems to me that this album sometimes gets the short shrift. I mean everybody talks about how great Mystery To Me and Future Games are, and rightfully so, but it's like sometimes people forget HAHTF. I wonder sometimes if it's that it came out right before Lindsey and Stevie joined and it got swept under the rug sorta? Oh well, I love the album!! Let's hear it for Heroes!

aleuzzi · #2 03-14-2006, 02:32 PM

I know what you mean, Dave. HHTF is underrated.

However, I myself have mixed feelings about the recording. The songs are, in my opinion, some of the strongest in the pre BN songbook. "Prove Your Love" and "Bermuda Triangle," for example, are worth the price of the cd. Still, there's a certain lack of energy there. Chris's vocals on "Prove Your Love" are almost listless; she's almost inaudible on "Come a Little Bit Closer." Many of Bob's tunes sound WAY better on the live Sausalito and Hampstead recordings.

I guess I'd say HHTF is a stronger, more mature recording on paper than Mystery, Future Games, or Bare Trees. It's just the execution of these songs is strangely lacking something...

DavidMn · #3 03-14-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I know what you mean, Dave. HHTF is underrated.

However, I myself have mixed feelings about the recording. The songs are, in my opinion, some of the strongest in the pre BN songbook. "Prove Your Love" and "Bermuda Triangle," for example, are worth the price of the cd. Still, there's a certain lack of energy there. Chris's vocals on "Prove Your Love" are almost listless; she's almost inaudible on "Come a Little Bit Closer." Many of Bob's tunes sound WAY better on the live Sausalito and Hampstead recordings.

I guess I'd say HHTF is a stronger, more mature recording on paper than Mystery, Future Games, or Bare Trees. It's just the execution of these songs is strangely lacking something...

Thank you!! I was worried I wasnt going to get any replies!

**jbrownsjr** · #4 03-14-2006, 02:56 PM

See Christine Forum..... This is at the top of my list... I love Bermuda Triangle, Angel, Bad Loser, Prove Your Love, Born Enchanter

this album is tight and has a lot of variety////

and it's haunting

chiliD · #5 03-14-2006, 04:05 PM

Heroes... was the first Fleetwood Mac album released after I'd gotten a job at a record store (and therefore, the first Fleetwood Mac album I bought with my employee discount). So, it has some sentimental value above & beyond being a really good album.

When it first came out, I wasn't all that enamoured with "Silver Heels" (except the "If I could sing like Paul McCartney" line) or "She's Changing Me". But everything else was great. Over time, both of the aforementioned songs leapt up my "like 'em" list. For MANY years, "Bermuda Triangle" was my #2 favorite Mac tune (nothing will ever top "Oh Well")...it has dropped a bit since then, but it will never drop from the Top 10. My initial faves of the album were "Angel", "Born Enchanter" & "Bad Loser" (as well as the title cut which I thought was a "can't miss" hit single.)

This just seemed like a great follow-up to Mystery To Me. The only real downer about the album is all the crap they had to go through just to get the album made & released. It just makes me wonder what it would've sounded like had Bob Weston still been on board.

macfan 57 · #6 03-14-2006, 04:50 PM

I LOVE Heroes. It's my second favorite album from the Bob Welch era & it's among my top 5 Fleetwood Mac albums of any era. It has a spacy, jazzy, very cool sort of feel to it. My favorite songs are "Come A Little Bit Closer", "Prove Your Love", "She's Changing Me", "Bermuda Triangle", the title track & "Born Enchanter". There's really nothing on the album that I dislike. I think it's the most underrated Fleetwood Mac album. I LOVE Christine McVie & Bob Welch together.

PenguinHead · #7 03-16-2006, 01:18 PM

Heroes is certainly the dark horse of the1971-1974 era. The band was pretty burned out by then -- from constantly changing line-ups and dewinderling finanances. Still, they managed to irk out a decent album.

I actually like the cover, sans Mick's rib cage. It looks like a style precurser to the Fleetwood Mac/Rumours albums.

"Prove Your Love" is one of my favorites -- a great overlooked song from Christine. I recall an interview many years ago, when Christine was asked if she had any songs she wished she could re-record. She mentioned "Prove Your Love." She specifically noted that she could have sung it better and it wasn't recorded properly.

Hard Road · #8 03-27-2006, 12:01 AM

Heroes is actually in my top five FM albums. At first I was not to sure about it but it slowly grew on me. I consider it a pre-cursor to Tusk. Musically it is the most varied of any Fleetwood Mac album in my opion. The styles on this album are all over the place. A proper remastering and bonus tracks would be very nice!!!!

**jbrownsjr** · #9 03-27-2006, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Hard Road

Heroes is actually in my top five FM albums. At first I was not to sure about it but it slowly grew on me. I consider it a pre-cursor to Tusk. Musically it is the most varied of any Fleetwood Mac album in my opion. The styles on this album are all over the place. A proper remastering and bonus tracks would be very nice!!!!

dream on huh!?

DavidMn · #10 03-27-2006, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Hard Road

Heroes is actually in my top five FM albums. At first I was not to sure about it but it slowly grew on me. I consider it a pre-cursor to Tusk. Musically it is the most varied of any Fleetwood Mac album in my opion. The styles on this album are all over the place. A proper remastering and bonus tracks would be very nice!!!!

Interesting. I like your opinions.