Your Thoughts On Mystery TO Me

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

I'd keep the Post Rumours forum the same, except I'd add anything regarding Say You Will into that forum. SYW is NOT the Rumours line-up.

DEFINITELY!!!

Over on the Allman Bros site, they have forums for nearly all the ex-members as well as individual forums for the current members. Some forums are so infrequently posted to, you can hear crickets...but then it's like that in non-Rumours & Stevie Nicks sections here. Others, such as the Duane Allman, Dickey Betts & Gregg Allman forums are almost impacted they're posted to so often (kind of like the Stevie Nicks forum here)

So, if that's not too unwieldy, it might work here in a slight different form.

Here's a suggestion of the forums:

Current band (Post-Dance, SYW)
The Rhythm Section (Mick & John...from beginning to now)
Lindsey Buckingham (solo)
Stevie Nicks (solo)
Mini-Mac (Neale Haywood, Brett Tuggle, Taku Hirano, the singers, ex-Minimac'ers i.e. Lenny Castro, Isaac Assante, etc)

Past incarnations:
Before The Beginning (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Levi Set, Boilerhouse, Peter B's Looners, The Cheynes, etc)
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac featuring Jeremy Spencer (1967 through Kiln House; PG, JS & DK solo)
Middle Mac (1971-1974, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Dave Walker solo)
Rumours lineup (1975-1987, 1997, Buckingham Nicks)
Post-Rumours (BTM, Time...RV, the two BB's, Dave Mason solo)
Christine McVie (solo)

Chit Chat

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by chiliD

DEFINITELY!!!

Over on the Allman Bros site, they have forums for nearly all the ex-members as well as individual forums for the current members. Some forums are so infrequently posted to, you can hear crickets...but then it's like that in non-Rumours & Stevie Nicks sections here. Others, such as the Duane Allman, Dickey Betts & Gregg Allman forums are almost impacted they're posted to so often (kind of like the Stevie Nicks forum here)

So, if that's not too unwieldy, it might work here in a slight different form.

Here's a suggestion of the forums:

Current band (Post-Dance, SYW)
The Rhythm Section (Mick & John...from beginning to now)
Lindsey Buckingham (solo)
Stevie Nicks (solo)
Mini-Mac (Neale Haywood, Brett Tuggle, Taku Hirano, the singers, ex-Minimac'ers i.e. Lenny Castro, Isaac Assante, etc)

Past incarnations:
Before The Beginning (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Levi Set, Boilerhouse, Peter B's Looners, The Cheynes, etc)
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac featuring Jeremy Spencer (1967 through Kiln House; PG, JS & DK solo)
Middle Mac (1971-1974, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Dave Walker solo)
Rumours lineup (1975-1987, 1997, Christine solo, Buckingham Nicks)
Post-Rumours (BTM, Time...RV, the two BB's, Dave Mason solo)

Chit Chat

I think Christine should have her own solo forum. If Buckingham, Nicks & the rhythm section can each have their own forums, then so should Christine.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

I think Christine should have her own solo forum. If Buckingham, Nicks & the rhythm section can each have their own forums, then so should Christine.

Right...good catch...I was going to do that, but forgot to change it before posting. Then work got in the way and I didn't get around to editing my post.

There...edited.

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Right...good catch...I was going to do that, but forgot to change it before posting. Then work got in the way and I didn't get around to editing my post.

There...edited.

That's better. I thought you were dissing Christine.

[nicepace]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Past incarnations:
Before The Beginning (John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Levi Set, Boilerhouse, Peter B's Looners, The Cheynes, etc)
Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac featuring Jeremy Spencer (1967 through Kiln House; PG, JS & DK solo)
Middle Mac (1971-1974, Bob Welch, Bob Weston, Dave Walker solo)

The "Before the Beginning" section needs to include Chicken Shack and Christine's solo career of '69.

I am having trouble figuring out whether I think Kiln House should go in the Peter Green Fleetwood Mac section or whether it should go in the Middle-Mac (I like that expression). On the one hand, it belongs in with the rest of Jeremy's work; but stylistically it is not much like the earlier albums of the PG era. Then again, stylistically it's not much like the Mid-Mac either. I think I'd vote to put it in the Mid-Mac just because it was released in 1970.

But I think I'd let Jeremy decide. :)

[ryan8472]

Originally Posted by nicepace

The "Before the Beginning" section needs to include Chicken Shack and Christine's solo career of '69.

I am having trouble figuring out whether I think Kiln House should go in the Peter Green Fleetwood Mac section or whether it should go in the Middle-Mac (I like that expression). On the one hand, it belongs in with the rest of Jeremy's work; but stylistically it is not much like the earlier albums of the PG era. Then again, stylistically it's not much like the Mid-Mac either. I think I'd vote to put it in the Mid-Mac just because it was released in 1970.

But I think I'd let Jeremy decide.

I would put Kiln House in the "Middle Mac" category, simply based on the fact that Peter Green was not on the album.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by nicepace

The "Before the Beginning" section needs to include Chicken Shack and Christine's solo career of '69.

Hence the "etc".

Originally Posted by ryan8472

I would put Kiln House in the "Middle Mac" category, simply based on the fact that Peter Green was not on the album.

You're overlooking the "featuring Jeremy Spencer" aspect of that first category. THAT's why I included Kiln House in that category.

[PenguinHead]

No one has mentioned the lost track from Mystry To Me -- the Bob Welch song "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait." Many early issues list this song and also include the lyrics. It was, however, replaced, seemingly at the last minute with the cover song "For Your Love."

Has this song ever surfaced anywhere?

Also, is there any info on the set list for their aborted tour? Regarding live performances from that album, I'm only aware of:

Hypnotized
Why
Miles Away
Believe Me

[macfan 57]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

No one has mentioned the lost track from Mystry To Me -- the Bob Welch song "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait." Many early issues list this song and also include the lyrics. It was, however, replaced, seemingly at the last minute with the cover song "For Your Love."

Has this song ever surfaced anywhere?

Yes, Bob recorded it. It's on his solo album, Three Hearts. Christine sang backing vocals on the track.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by PenguinHead

No one has mentioned the lost track from Mystry To Me -- the Bob Welch song "Good Things Come to Those Who Wait." Many early issues list this song and also include the lyrics. It was, however, replaced, seemingly at the last minute with the cover song "For Your Love."

Has this song ever surfaced anywhere?

Yes...Bob Welch re-recorded (and retitled) it for his Three Hearts album. It's called "Don't Wait Too Long".

I think adding "For Your Love" was a good idea. It's a great version. Bob said in his first Q&A, that his own version of "Good Things..." wasn't much different than the MTM version. With that being the case, to me, FYL fits the whole MTM vibe a bit better.

My LP copy of Mystery To Me has "Good Things..." listed on both the cover & lyric sheet; since I bought the album within a week of its release.

Maybe if Rhino/WB Special Products gets off their collective asses and finish the rest of the catalogue remasters, we might get to hear the original "Good Things..." as a bonus track. (one of the songs that SHOULD've been included on The Chain box)

[Neb-Maat-Re]

Originally Posted by chiliD

DEFINITELY!!!

Mini-Mac (Neale Haywood, Brett Tuggle, Taku Hirano, the singers, ex-Minimac'ers i.e. Lenny Castro, Isaac Assante, etc)

How about Alt-Mac - Todd Sharp, George Hawkins, anyone else who has appeared on more than one solo project or in place of a regular Macster?