Which album outside of the Rumours lineup had the best Christine songs?

[Macfan4life]

Originally Posted by WalkAThinLine.

Of all the Welch era albums, Heroes are Hard to Find might be my least favorite, but McVie's contributions are absolutely stellar, particularly "Come a Little Bit Closer" and "Prove Your Love"

You are so correct. Why is her best song. Mystery is the best Welch album but Chris's contributions to Heroes are definitely stellar.
The decision is do the 4 excellent songs override the best Mac song ever?

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

You are so correct. Why is her best song. Mystery is the best Welch album but Chris's contributions to Heroes are definitely stellar.
The decision is do the 4 excellent songs override the best Mac song ever?

Is it? It might well be. I’m sure there’s a poll somewhere.
I’d posit….
Why?
Man of the World
Go Your Own Way
The Chain
Landslide
Sara

Not sure there’s really anything outside those.
But I think maybe Why would get my vote.

[nicepace]

I don't visit this board all that often any more. With Christine gone, well, you know. (Sniff.)

But then once in a while, out pops a ten year old thread that just soothes me with a wave of nostalgia.

I have to say if I were going to answer this question on sheer quality of material, I'd go with Bare Trees, with just two songs. Just about everyone puts "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" high up on their list of favorite Christine songs, but personally I will never stop advocating for "Homeward Bound" belonging up there, too. Super piano work, a real rock feel, a more aggressive vocal than you usually get from Chris, and a song that's not about love for a man (for once) but about love for home. In a lot of ways it stands alone in her catalog. Great guitar work, too.

[dougl]

Originally Posted by nicepace

I have to say if I were going to answer this question on sheer quality of material, I'd go with Bare Trees, with just two songs. Just about everyone puts "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" high up on their list of favorite Christine songs, but personally I will never stop advocating for "Homeward Bound" belonging up there, too. Super piano work, a real rock feel, a more aggressive vocal than you usually get from Chris, and a song that's not about love for a man (for once) but about love for home. In a lot of ways it stands alone in her catalog. Great guitar work, too.

The live version of “Homeward Bound” on the remastered version of Bare Trees from the 1971-1974 box set is amazing!

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by dougl

The live version of “Homeward Bound” on the remastered version of Bare Trees from the 1971-1974 box set is amazing!

It’s unbelievably good, isn’t it? Danny’s guitar is blistering and Christine’s voice there is so much more assured and cool than the album version.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by nicepace

I don't visit this board all that often any more. With Christine gone, well, you know. (Sniff.)

But then once in a while, out pops a ten year old thread that just soothes me with a wave of nostalgia.

I have to say if I were going to answer this question on sheer quality of material, I'd go with Bare Trees, with just two songs. Just about everyone puts "Spare Me a Little of Your Love" high up on their list of favorite Christine songs, but personally I will never stop advocating for "Homeward Bound" belonging up there, too. Super piano work, a real rock feel, a more aggressive vocal than you usually get from Chris, and a song that's not about love for a man (for once) but about love for home. In a lot of ways it stands alone in her catalog. Great guitar work, too.

The instrumentation is impressive—searing guitar; crisp effective piano parts; very groovy organ layered over that, too. The backing track sounds a lot like Janice’s Full Tilt Boogie Band.