Time: Your favorite songs, grouped by singer

[moon]

Originally Posted by WatchChain

Time.

The Fleetwood Mac album that I never had time to listen to.

Hahahaha
You are losing a good one!

Of course my vote goes for Christine, as I like all her songs on this one

[David]

Originally Posted by moon

Hahahaha
You are losing a good one!

Of course my vote goes for Christine, as I like all her songs on this one

There were many fans who never listened to Time because they just refused to — no Stevie, no time.

So 2018 rolls around and there’s Stevie singing this song with Christine, and what do those people all think? Imagine someone like Mike Bise — who wouldn’t have listened to Time if his life depended on it. He must have had no idea what Stevie and Chris were singing. They were probably doing frenzied lyric searches on their phones.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by David

There were many fans who never listened to Time because they just refused to — no Stevie, no time.

So 2018 rolls around and there’s Stevie singing this song with Christine, and what do those people all think? Imagine someone like Mike Bise — who wouldn’t have listened to Time if his life depended on it. He must have had no idea what Stevie and Chris were singing. They were probably doing frenzied lyric searches on their phones.

EXACTLY why that tour was almost vindication. At least the initial concerts showed Fleetwood Mac was more than the five (or six) albums. Especially a song from Time.

Plus, that’s the third song from that album I got to see live.

[WalkAThinLine.]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

EXACTLY why that tour was almost vindication. At least the initial concerts showed Fleetwood Mac was more than the five (or six) albums. Especially a song from Time.

Plus, that’s the third song from that album I got to see live.

Up until the 2018 tour, "Blow by Blow" and "Dreamin' the Dream" were the only songs the band played live. Both of these were played on the Another Link in the Chain tour, but "Blow By Blow" was the only one that was played on a regular basis. We obviously got "All Over Again" for the 2018 tour, but the band essentially pretended the album never existed for over 20 years.

[aleuzzi]

I chose Christine’s songs because they’re all well-crafted and effectively sung. Her voice was in really fine form at this time. I don’t dig the tinny keyboard, but even with that layer of sound, a song like Hollywood shines.

But I have to admit: two of the Billy tunes are really, really good: Talkin’ to My Heart and Got It In for You. He sounds better on Time than anywhere on Mask. I credit Bekka for being the right vocal partner…

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I chose Christine’s songs because they’re all well-crafted and effectively sung. Her voice was in really fine form at this time. I don’t dig the tinny keyboard, but even with that layer of sound, a song like Hollywood shines.

But I have to admit: two of the Billy tunes are really, really good: Talkin’ to My Heart and Got It In for You. He sounds better on Time than anywhere on Mask. I credit Bekka for being the right vocal partner…

Billy and Bekka sounded so good together. It's a shame the Time lineup never got more of a chance to shine.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Billy and Bekka sounded so good together. It's a shame the Time lineup never got more of a chance to shine.

They should have never hired Dave Mason. Time with Christine, Billy, and Bekka would have been unified and fresh. Mason’s songs and presence just confused things, left an absurd mark on the proceedings..

[WalkAThinLine.]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

I chose Christine’s songs because they’re all well-crafted and effectively sung. Her voice was in really fine form at this time. I don’t dig the tinny keyboard, but even with that layer of sound, a song like Hollywood shines.

But I have to admit: two of the Billy tunes are really, really good: Talkin’ to My Heart and Got It In for You. He sounds better on Time than anywhere on Mask. I credit Bekka for being the right vocal partner…

I found Billy's songs on Time to be a massive step down from his work on Behind the Mask. Country rock isn't a genre I really enjoy, and Time veers far too heavily in that territory. The cheesy synths actually have some charm, and I actually the raucous "Blow by Blow" more than most people.

I agree that McVie's voice was still in very fine form, and she delivered some very fine songs, with "I Do", "Nights in Estoril", and "All Over Again" being my favorites.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

I found Billy's songs on Time to be a massive step down from his work on Behind the Mask. Country rock isn't a genre I really enjoy, and Time veers far too heavily in that territory.

In fairness to Billy, those songs weren’t written for a Fleetwood Mac project. These were written when he was focused on his country solo career. Deborah Allen had already released her version of “Talkin’ To My Heart” in 1994. He was brought back in time for the tour.

That said, I wish he would have done a psychobilly song.