Gads, what a horrible choice to have to make! I guess 2nd place goes to Peter and Bob and Stevie and Chris and...
He's an excellent, innovative producer...he adds a certain coolness
His guitar style is awesome. Also, the way he produced and shaped FM over the years is undoubtedly brilliant. Give the man a lot of credit: he's awesome!
He's better than the rest!
Um...Innovative, incredible guitarist, 'n' all that stuff... :)
He's an incredible musician and he ain't too bad to look at either!!!!! I love his music and it has gotten me through some very rough times in my life!
He is Fleetwood Mac. Not to say that all of the others aren't. He is captivating, exciting, and an awesome singer, songwriter, guitarist, and most of all he is soooooo sexy!!
His guitar playing has always mesmerized me. I think he is one of the best acoustic players I've ever heard.
He was the heart of the band in its best period.
I love all his songs. He made Fleetwood Mac what they are.
He's so sexy...he writes great stuff
I feel he is by far the most talented musician I have ever heard! From his Buckingham Nicks project to Out of the Cradle, his solo music is the most inventive and his production genius is second to none.
He's an outstanding musician. He was the brains behind the hit making.
He looks so hot in that tan linen outfit with vest and hat a la 'Hold Me' video. Oh, yea, his voice and guitar too!! Hee hee hee
He is the best thing that ever happened to Fleetwood Mac.
A tossup between Lindsey and Peter Green. What makes the both of them so beautiful is their ability to take a song and pump authentic emotion into it, instinctively. What I love about Lindsey is his free-lance finger picking style and hyper-drive voice.
He is a supreme guitarist and he is so sexy...to me he was Fleetwood Mac.
He is not afraid to try new things musically, especially with his voice which is very underrated. His song 'Teen Beat' on the The Chain box set is at once hilarious and rocking.
Probably one of the most underrated guitar players, along with say, Steven Stills. Blues, rock, folk and acoustic; all played with a skill that shines on every recording.
Incredible guitar versatility and energy (particularly from '73 to '80)
I really enjoy his sound--he's a musical genius!!! I feel he is responsible for what most of us today would call Fleetwood Mac.
His writing and sound is different than anyone else on this planet. It is from the heart and he is not afraid to take a chance.
He is a studio wizard, knowing what little sounds to put where, he has the most honest/emotional voice of the group. Whatever he is saying conveys so much emotion and he is my main reason is his guitar playing. Knopfler and Clapton are great, but I do not think that they are nearly as versatile or moving/exciting as LB.
Guitar playing style, great live performer, music arrangement, and production...
Lindsey is a brilliant musician with a real drive to push his musical boundaries. Fleetwood Mac really benefited from this and are still good but not nearly the inventive outfit they were when he was involved. Plus, he has great hair.
I believe that while every member is absolutely important to the band, Lindsey really was the architect of the band's sound, as well as the group's best songwriter and a hell of a singer and guitarist, too.
Lindsey is truly unique and I like his singing and song writing. It's as simple as that.
He's not afraid to take chances with his music. He can pick an acoustic guitar like no one else I've ever seen. He's a talented singer, songwriter, guitar player and producer. He has gorgeous blue eyes. He puts on one hell of a show with Mac and solo.
I feel he was the prime creative force behind the band's best work.
He is a genius, a great singer, a great songwriter, and quite simply, very cool.
He kicks ass! He could write better songs in a coma than Eddie Vedder, Gavin Rossdale, or any of these alternative idiots can.
Lindsey Buckingham has mastered a mysterious art in his ability to compose lyrics and music which speak for our souls better than we ever could. His songs mirror our own lives -- our light and our darkness, our hope and confusion, our love and our fear -- especially when joined by the other great players of Fleetwood Mac. And this, after all, is the truest measure of an artist.
I think he has the best song writing skills of the band and also has a great voice.
Well, I'm kind of biased...
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He has a passion for what he does. Not that the others don't, it's just that Fleetwood Mac is very much a part of him. He always looks happiest when he's playing with the band. In short, he's the essence of Fleetwood Mac.
He is the most charismatic of the group and along with John McVie is the backbone of the band.
HELD THEM TOGETHER!
He Rips.
He's my idol, my hero, etc. He was very nice to me when I met him in Toronto (July 19, 1995). An incredible man, very giving of his time.
He's wacky and big.
HE IS THE HEARTBEAT OF FLEETWOOD MAC , AND ALSO THE ONLY GUY I KNOW WHO'S AS CRAZY AS ME.
I like drummers. And he's the spit of my mate Crofty. And you can always spot his playing.
He is SO COOL!!! I wanted to name my son Mick Fleetwood but my husband wouldn't go for it..All the members from the Rumours albums are favorites of mine.. I am so very very happy to see them together again! What a gift!
He's cool....ummmm he's awesome at the drums... and it looks like he has a lot of fun doing it too....
He is a drummer. I'm a drummer too. I pick up a lot of tips from listening to the music.
What would the band do without him???
He stuck around
I think he's a very talented Drummer. ..and his facial expressions are dramatic.
he is an enigma
Watching him play the drums has always put a smile on my face.
He is an original member.
He has kept the group together for so long
He's the most loyal member of them all....... and because I play the drums myself
Creative input. His playing on Tusk and Hypnotized, need I say more!
I rate him highly as a blues guitarist
He was one of the best I ever heard...
He was THE MAN, wasn't he? Nobody could replace old Greeney.
Amazing guitar style.
I liked the blues incarnation of the band the best and Green is often overlooked for his contribution to guitar playing in general and the English blues movement particularly. His work on the early albums is at times extraordinary.
He wrote the best songs, he was their best guitarist, and he had a good voice (not as good as some later members though).
He provided the early inspiration for a great blues-rock band, and influenced many guitarists and bands.
I love his bluesy feeling and he wrote some the greatest songs: Green Manalishi, Man of the world, Oh Well! etc. etc.
He's got one of the most powerful voices and the sweetest guitar-sound I've ever heard in my whole life.
He's rated (and rightly so!) among the top guitarists of all time. His passionate writing, singing, and playing of the blues and rock-oriented material is simply out of this world. His songs are never boring, and I could listen to him play for hours on end.
Just listen to 'Oh Well part 1 + 2' what a great opus. The strength, the emotion, the feeling he put in his songs, guitar playing and his vocals, make him one of my favorite musical performers ever. Oh yeah, don't forget about: 'Black Magic Woman', 'Green Manalishi'(I'm not worthy), 'Man of the World' ( the saddest song ever!!),'Rattlesnake Shake', 'Sandy Mary' to name but a few. Peter Green changed my life: he made me feel the blues and turned me into blues pioneers as Robert Johnson etc.
He is just one of the all time most brilliant guitarists. So much feeling, so few notes. If he makes B.B. shiver...! He's been through so much and at last come out of the tunnel.
Next to Hendrix, he is the greatest electric guitar player who ever lived.
For the guitar playing of course but the 3 man guitar format of the original mac comes in second.
He is the best guitar player white black or blues or rock as far as I am concerned.
I feel he is probably one of the greatest guitarists in the world. Of course all of the people and musicians that played a part in FM are quite unique people.
Greatest guitar player in the world of all time.
He is a genius.
He is the father of the FM
One of the great 60's blues guitarists.
Talent, soul, spirit, voice.
Because . . . this fragile legend is one of the finest guitarists ever. Each note he plays comes from within. But, he's back and doing great. Just what many of us have been praying for.
Peter Green plays with soul. No self indulgence. His tone is sharp. Simply the best.
How does one best describe Peter Green? ... Passion, Grace and Fire! -- Peter Green is simply the finest blues guitarist I ever heard. His deeply emotional approach to music makes an immediate impact to the listener. His guitar playing is unparalleled -- tone, clarity, economy and precision. This man also possessed a soulful, powerful voice and excellent song writing abilities. His sudden, angst-ridden departure from Show-Biz in 1970 robbed us of true genius. It is surprising that most people are unaware of his talent and contribution to the music world. His awesome talent can best be heard on "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" (1967), "The Original FM" (1968), "Then Play On" (1970), or "PG's FM Live at the BBC" (1995). Of later solo works, try "The End of the Game" (1970) and "In The Skies" (1979). I was very happy to see that "The Man of the World" is playing on once more ...
He is one of the best white blues players in the world.
Much like Gram Parsons turned me on to Country Rock, Peter has turned me on to the Blues. I'm sure it's no coincidence that all three of us are Scorpios.
First, he started the band! Second, as a blues guitarist myself I think Peter was/is the finest bluesman England ever produced (sorry, Eric) And finally, The Songs, c'mon without Peter we'd have no Rattlesnake Shake or Man of the World.
There would be no Fleetwood Mac without Peter.
There has never been another guitarist, or musician, to play with such intensity and soul.
Real bluesman
He was the most sensuous and down to earth guitarist of his era.
He founded the group and is one of the four or five best guitarists ever.
There is a depth and a kind of pain to the music. The pain is evident in the way he plays and sings on those songs, and it's absolutely enthralling!
He was Fleetwood Mac
As John mcVie said: there's no one like him
Without him there would be no Fleetwood Mac; this website wouldn't exist. He is without a doubt one of the finest guitarists of that era. Mr. Green was also a fantastic songwriter
He is THE best guitar player of of his generation. I love his lyrics too.
"Man of the world", "Black Magic Woman", etc., brilliant!
Not only is he an incredibly gifted song writer, and without a doubt one the greatest guitarists of all time, He will be recognized in the future to be one of the greatest "composers" of our age
Just listen to his passion and power on guitar (and voice) on "Drifting"
He is bigger than life!
He defined artistic passion with his playing. You could feel his pain in his words and music. A "true" artist who never "sold out"
Learned my best blues riffs from listening to his playing. He had a quiet but very likable candor and seemed to be somewhat of a child prodigy.
His singing style is mystical and very soothing.
His songs were so melodic.
He could write some of the most beautiful and meaningful things like, 'Dust', or anything on Future Games...truly worth more than he is given credit for.
In spite of rather loose lyrics, the songs written by Kirwan were outstanding. The man could get some tone out of that Les Paul! He and Peter Green complemented each other wonderfully.
Danny Kirwan was a brilliant guitarist and in his first years with Fleetwood Mac, he was sooo sexy.
I really think Kirwan has been vastly underrated as a guitarist and songwriter. His best work with the band is on Future Games and Bare Trees, and he made some great contributions to the band when Peter Green was still at the helm. I really miss hearing Bob Welch music as well. I like all the incarnations of FM, but my favorite period was with Kirwan and Welch.
I guessed I'm kind of biased...he's my mum's cousin.
His music was ethereal and he was/is very talented.
best singer/songwriter
His voice and guitar playing is so lyrical and vulnerable...yet not without strength and dignity. Woman of a Thousand Years and Bare Trees and Tell Me All The Things You Do are stand-outs for me.
Great guitar player. Peter Green is also my favorite band member
He's the best singer, a great guitarist, and his compositions are so SPOOKY!! "When you say" is awesome!
I love his songs especially on Bare Trees.
His musicianship and haunting melodies
He is a hero.
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...because although her personas is that of mature adult, she is not staid or stodgy, oddly enough. Also, her piano playing is as gently rocking & ingratiating as her voice.
She has the most unique voice...great tunes and great voice
She has a beautiful voice and a sleek, sophisticated style.
Underrated!!!
Well, others are awesome, but Christine makes a lot of my favorite music!
She carries the band through good and bad times on record.
She is a great singer and songwriter. Her songs hold a lot of meaning.
I want her to "Hold Me" because she'd "Make Lovin' Fun"
The woman has been writing and singing great songs for over 20 years, what other reason do you need to like her. She's done great things since she started.
I like her voice, but I also like Stevie too.
Christine and Stevie are tied in my books because they sing all the best songs!
I like Christine and John because I think they were a cute couple!
She had the most beautiful, heavenly, sexy voice that almost makes me cry every time I hear "You Make Loving Fun".
I don't know why, but I have always liked her style.
Her voice gets even more beautiful with age.Stevie and Christine are equal in my book because of Stevie's writing.
To me, she is the personification of class and always uncompromisingly & genuinely herself.
She writes the most incredible songs--lyrically & musically a joy to hear. She has one of the best, most soothing, & certainly most unique, voices in pop music...and she can rock! Or she can play the blues. Or she can do a ballad like nobody else. As a singer/songwriter, she's the entire package. She can probably make a sneeze sound pleasing.
Christine McVie is my favorite member because of her many talents she brings to the group. She helped redefine the image of women in Rock and Roll in that she is not exceptionally flashy.
She seems to really mean it. Her songs are not always so perfect. Sad Beautiful. Cool.
The songs she writes are the prettiest, in my opinion, and her voice is just beautiful.
She's the one stable person in the group! Plus, she's the most talented. Look at the range of her music over the years.
She plays awesome keyboards, is really a cool personality, and can sing beautifully.
She held the group together through so many years and changes in personnel, and her contributions were consistently good on every album.
Her music helps me get through some days. She's the best singer around.
I love her songs and she has a great talent for the piano.
I love her lyrics and the sound of her crystal blue voice.
She is underated.
She is a very wonderful lady
Seems that most of her songs have a nice, upbeat quality to them...Stevie is good also, but I tend to get depressed after listening to her songs.
Christine is the most unique musician I've ever heard. She has an absolutely haunting voice. Mick is right up there as well. There isn't a more creative drummer in the business
Her soulful singing, and her songwriting touch me.
She seems to be a great asset to the band and I don't think she gets much credit.
I admire her singing, songwriting, and personal strength. She's a beautiful person.
I never knew before what a cool voice she had!!!
Her voice is outstanding and she has instrument talent
I think she has the prettiest voice and she writes songs everybody can understand.
Her voice is constant and unchanging and I love the songs she writes.
She's beautiful, has a unique voice-and a kind heart.
She's such a talented songwriter/singer/pianist. Her songs really reach you. She and her style are totally attractive and unique. Her songs get stuck in your head...I hope to someday have half of Christine's talent.
Elegant, piano playing goddess. Love her voice to death. Everyone knows who Stevie is, but what about Christine?
>From the quotes I have read of hers, she seems to have a great sense of humor.
I love and respect with them all, but for some reason I seem to connect with her in a profound way. I adore her music and her presence.
Whenever I hear her voice, I immediately think of the times when I was growing up...and many fond memories of my childhood and things such as that, listening to the radio and hearing her Fleetwood Mac songs. To me, she is and will always be the true voice of Fleetwood Mac, although I love Stevie and Lindsey and everyone else very much...she is just very dear to me that way.
I really can relate to Christine's songs. Her voice is somewhat haunting, and very mysterious. I also like her unique style of singing, constantly changing notes without missing a beat.
Christine has a haunting voice and her songs are so emotional, you can't help feeling something when you listen to them.
I also like Christine, because she looks exactly like my spanish teacher
Her song "Songbird" was my wedding song
Because of her Beauty, Grace and Heart
Her songs and voice are what takes Fleetwood Mac to the next level. Her songs leave a lasting impression in your head and heart. If there was one person from Fleetwood Mac I would like to meet it would be her. What can I say, I dig her.
Three words: Christine Christine Christine.
Once you get past "The Chain" and "Landslide", her songs are at the top of my list of favorite FM songs
As she is just the greatest. She is my inspiration for all of my music, and I just wish to God I could play piano like her
Christine has proven her worth as a member of Fleetwood Mac. Her singing, in my opinion, surpasses that of Stevie Nicks (although Nicks is undeniably good in her own right) She is also a talented keyboardist. As a soloist, she more-than-deserves to be successful...
I think she has held the band together over the years, although the fame goes to Nicks and Buckingham. Her singles "Say You Love Me", "Don't Stop", "Little Lies", "Over my Head", and "Spare me a Little of Your Love" really define the Mac.
I fancy her. mmmmm Christine McVie 4 me!
Her voice is brilliant, and relaxing, her song-writting ability is outstanding and her piano.... Let's put it this way, I play the piano, have an alto voice, and try and do both at the same time, I don't succeed!
Great songwriter & musician and my favorite mac song all seem to written by her
Her Voice Is The Most Beautiful Voice Ever!
Christine is really a key member in creating that very well known Fleetwood Mac "sound" along with Lindsey, many of her songs are definitely instantly recognizable as a Fleetwood Mac song
I cry everytime seeing her sing SONGBIRD
She has an excellent voice and is beautiful and nice to her fans and I *love* her !!!!!
Two of her songs on her solo album helped to change my life
Her voice, her voice, her voice...
He's steady and solid.
Because he's honest and forthright and has been so devoted to the band through the years. John also has a great sense of humor.
No one plays the bass as he does.
He's the best bass player ever and even now he is still really good looking.
As one of the founding members, he is not preoccupied with being in the spotlight. He just wants to play incredible music with the best bass lines in the business. He drives FM's songs to their fullest and adds so much from the shadows.
He is the consumate bass player. he doesnt have to be in front, just next to the drums to make the best rhythm section in music!
Because he is an amazingly talented bass player, and he is funny, too. He's happy to take no credit whatsoever (like a lot of bassists). Except in his case, he deserves a lot.
I want his arm...the one with the penguin on it.
I want a penguin tattoo, too
He was the single most influence for me taking up the bass guitar. He is an all-time great bassist
John McVie is one of the most underrated Bass players ever, and he is the BEST Bass player ever. And he's just so cute!
I think John is the best Bass player there has ever been. He just has a way of making the songs really work. And he just happens to be a very good looking man!
Her voice is incredible and very captivating. She is very deep....She is a goddess.
Stevie is the first person I readily identified with Fleetwood Mac. She is such a compelling presence and poetic songwriter that she connects with you in ways I can't begin to describe. Plus, her songs on Tusk were masterful!
Seeing her in concert with FM or solo was/is truly life altering.
She's got style and class. Her music is poetry and her voice is very unique.
Isn't it obvious? (John Kinney, Author of the
She is so darn talented!...She is the FREAKIEST...unforgettable vocals
Her music has meant so much to me. When I feel depressed her voice puts me in a good mood. I think her music is very spiritual.
I love her voice, the way she looks, and the things that she sings about.
Because even in your darkest hours, her voice comes to you like an angel turning your nightmares into your greatest dreams...and she's hot!!! :)
Her songs truly speak to your heart. It's like somebody you know is singing these songs.
I love her music...but I love Lindsey, Christine, Mick and John too!!!!!
She is by far the most charismatic honest and talented performer there has ever been. She pours her heart and soul into her music for everyone to witness. There will never be another woman like her.
"Fingers find the ivory keys and a song begins to begin, like a wolf on the run. And you will find while in the wind something that you lost; the dream was never over, no, the dream was only lost...."
Most of my experiences were with Stevie. I had the wonderful opportunity to meet her and be in a video with her. She is a wonderful lady.
No song writer possesses her originality, intensity or style.
It's kind of a tie between Stevie and Christine, because they're both excellent singers and songwriters.
I've always liked her a lot since I was 4 years. old. She was my childhood idol!
I love her romantic and haunting visions that she portrays in her songs.
She is the most intriguing. She can really captivate an audience.
She's a Witch, and so am I! Also, I love her voice, and it is what helped me develop my own without fear of being too strong or too weak. A very inspirational woman!
...because of all the dreams and storms I have suffered through in my life-- "I have never ever been a blue calm sea."
She's made up of this magical soul essence that pours out of her when she performs. She's like no one else. Although I know a lot of people slag her, I think it's because they can't relate on a level of passion that she communicates. It makes some people uncomfortable, so they dismiss her as hokey or flaky.
Her presence on stage & in her music. She is just an amazing talent. Maybe its my perception but I don't think she gets enough credit for her solo work. The record company doesn't seemed to promote it much at all & her CDs don't get the credit they should.
Exceptional songwriting and haunting vocals. Truly magical in performance and quite a nice lady in person.
It's hard to say exactly why she is my favorite member of the Mac. I've just always loved her and her writing. I even have an original pressing of Buckingham Nicks.
There aren't enough hours in the day...
I love her voice and the way she could be so sick and still sing so great like on "Gold Dust Woman"; my favorite song...
The first time I heard Rumours my favorite songs were all by Stevie. I have NEVER heard a song of hers that I didn't like. Interestingly, when I first heard Bella Donna I hated it. It's now my second favorite Stevie solo lp after The Wild Heart.
She sings every word of her songs like it's the last life raft on the Titanic! I read this in some magazine article, and I loved it. It so true!
Her lyrics rock. I'm only 15 years old, but I relate to everything she writes about. I would give anything to just talk to her. She is a beautiful person inside and out. There's just too much to say about Stevie.
Her music has helped me through the rough times.
Her voice is on great turn on and her songs can send you on a wild trip alone.
She has a very unique voice, and dresses neat.
The SONGS, The LOOK, The VOICE, The STORIES, The INTELLIGENCE, The WOMAN!
I learned to know Fleetwood Mac from his Elmore James blues-riffs when I was deeply involved with all that blues thing. So I listened to some more FM-albums, expecting more of that stuff. Hmmm .. but it was "Kiln House" - and it got me out of the blues.
He's just too cool.
He's simply fantastic person!
His voice touches my heavenly heart I think he's cute, he makes my heart go pitter patter in the night, I wish I could put my ear to his chest while he's singing to see how he does it !! (really !!)
I like his Elmore James style.
I liked Bob's smokey blues style of singing (and writing for that matter). He was present during my favorite FM lineup, which included Danny Kirwan. Peter Green would be my second favorite - an unbelievably talented musician. I don't know, Nicks and Buckingham always sounded like The Archies to me.
He has very articulate songs and his music (Fleetwood Mac & solo wise) are just wonderful.
He embodied the post-blues/pre-Buck Nicks era, and was really cool!
No reason....he's just cool...
He was very kind to me at a concert in Austin, Texas during a concert at The Armadillo World Headquarters. I had been into FM since Kiln House, and Mystery to Me was my favorite record. French Kiss had just come out, and I had listened to it hundred times. His performance inspired me to be more serious about my own music.
He has a unique voice...very hypnotic.
His R & B / Jazz influence & mellow talk style singing helped re-define Fleetwood Mac & Bob Welch's status in difficul t early 1970's. As Fleetwood Mac's first American member, Bob Welch managed to keep Fleetwood Mac alive during their legal battles in the U.K. by acting as their lead frontman & manager during 1973/74. He also wrote most of the album, Fleetwood Mac / Heroes Are Hard To Find (1974, Reprise), which became Fleetwood Mac's first top 40 U.S. hit album.
He helped FM through a confusing time. He's also a good songwriter.
He saved the band and wrote awesome songs.
His work is always thought-provoking and well-written and produced, a true artist
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