Which album represents Bob Welch's best Fleetwood Mac work?

[MacShadowsBall]

I've done the Rumours era crew, so I thought in honor of Bob Welch, he should have one also.

Pick the one album that you feel represents and showcases Bob Welch at his very best!!

[chiliD]

The obvious & knee-jerk response would be Mystery To Me, but, I think both Penguin & Heroes Are Hard To Find have both seemed to grow in stature as the years move along. I'd almost give it a 3-way tie among those three.

He had a great start with the title cut of Future Games and "Lay It All Down" has seem to get better over time, as well (including the alternate version on The Chain box. "Sentimental Lady" was great, but I didn't think "The Ghost" lived up to the expectations laid down after Future Games (plus, I think Bare Trees was really Danny Kirwan's album to shine...too bad he lost it on that subsequent tour).

[Dex]

This is hard. Like Christine, Bob Welch was pretty solid across the board. But I had to vote for MTM. He doesn't have to share quite as much space on that one, and shines all the more.

[aleuzzi]

Mystery is an obvious choice. But those Heroes songs live, particularly "Bermuda Triangle" and "Angel," are pretty amazing and represent, to my ears, the best Welch ever sounded in the band. But only live. Somehow, the studio performances on Heroes (with the exception of Bad Loser) sound a tad anemic.

Also, Bob's Future Games work is amazing. Amazing. The title track is such a classic and Lay it All Down is so such a great hard driving R&B tune.

[HomerMcvie]

IMO, Mystery To Me represents FLEETWOOD MAC's best work!

[louielouie2000]

Over the years the title track from Future Games has slowly crept into being my favorite Mac song of Bob's. It's really one of the most epic Fleetwood Mac tracks of all time. I've listened to the song a thousand times, but every single time it's still a transcendental experience. However, Lay It All Down might just be my least fav Bob Mac tune.

Like ChiliD, I really do love Penguin and Heroes Are Hard To Find almost as much as Mystery To Me. They're all sonically gorgeous albums. I do think his MTM work edges out his other FM contributions, though.

[redbird]

I like more of Bob's songs to a higher degree on Heroes than on Mystery. But my most favorite of his songs are pretty spread out.