National Treasures - The Singles Collection Thread

[The Gutless Wonder]

Thank you Porco! James didn't mention the Lindsay Buckingham influence for nothing! And what's cringeworthy about the lyrics??? It's a fabulous song and should have been a single!

[Mr.Selfdestruct]

Originally Posted by Littlesue

What?? Albatross is one of my fave songs, can't hear anything similar in Glasnost

Both are on Now That's What I Call Lift Music.

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Mr.Selfdestruct

Both are on Now That's What I Call Lift Music.

Oi! Both class songs young man!

[Littlesue]

Originally Posted by The Gutless Wonder

Thank you Porco! James didn't mention the Lindsay Buckingham influence for nothing! And what's cringeworthy about the lyrics??? It's a fabulous song and should have been a single!

Well that would be fine if Albatross was in the era of Lindsay Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac

[The Gutless Wonder]

Originally Posted by Littlesue

Well that would be fine if Albatross was in the era of Lindsay Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac

Still pretty much the sound JDB was aiming for. It was THAT interview in Guitarist mag in 2004 () where James spoke about it. Might not have been Buckingham who played on Albatross but I think Glasnost bears a few similarities to it.

[dolphin]

They should have been selective with the choice of singles and made room for album tracks so JFPL could be represented and we could have had one or two of the better tracks from Lifeblood. Classics like Yes and NSAF could have got on too.

[The Gutless Wonder]

It's a collection of the singles though so there wouldn't be much point in putting album tracks on it I would have thought.

[UEF]

Seriously, what is the point of this? Money making scam for all the shoebox owners.... for the rest of us....?

[tzb]

Originally Posted by dolphin

They should have been selective with the choice of singles and made room for album tracks so JFPL could be represented and we could have had one or two of the better tracks from Lifeblood. Classics like Yes and NSAF could have got on too.

They could have, but it would kind of defeat the object of releasing a singles collection...

[Dancing Kirby]

Yeah, what some are forgetting is that Sean has already said that Sony will be putting out one of these every ten years, so it stands to reason that we're a decade or two away from 'The Ultimate Collection' or 'The Very Very Best Of'.

Then we can have No Surface All Feeling, Yes and PCP. But not Glasnost.

[Karen]

Originally Posted by Littlesue

Well that would be fine if Albatross was in the era of Lindsay Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac

That's one thing that annpys me about being a Fleetwood Mac fan - the fact that Peter Green often forgets forgotten.

[Dancing Kirby]

Originally Posted by Karen

Peter Green often forgets forgotten.

You shouldn't hold that against him, we're all guilty.

[Industrial Symphony No.1]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

what some are forgetting is that Sean has already said that Sony will be putting out one of these every ten years

Well someone needs to sit Sony down and tell them that since the advent of downloads the days of single collections have gone out the window.

[Midlands_Junk]

Originally Posted by Takk

I think Lifeblood would have been better without singles as a more arty, less commercial endeavour.

Aye, that would have worked if Nicky hadn't described it as 'an album of singles'

[Karen]

Originally Posted by Dancing Kirby

You shouldn't hold that against him, we're all guilty.

Shame really, as he was such a gifted musician and he did give Fleetwood Mac their band name.

Anyway, I've ordered the box set, with the DVD. I was expecting it to be quite expensive, so I was pleasantly surprised at the affordable price tag.