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Track Listings
| 1. Albatross [Lee Ranaldo Band featuring J Mascis] |
| 2. Landslide [Antony] |
| 3. Before The Beginning [Trixie Whitley] |
| 4. Oh Well [Billy Gibbons & Co.] |
| 5. Rhiannon [Best Coast] |
| 6. Think About Me [The New Pornographers] |
| 7. Angel [Marianne Faithfull] |
| 8. Silver Springs [Lykke Li] |
| 9. Gold Dust Woman [Karen Elson] |
| 10. Storms [Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy] |
| 11. Straight Back [Washed Out] |
| 12. Thats All For Everyone [Tame Impala] |
| 13. Sisters Of The Moon [Craig Wedren with St. Vincent] |
| 14. Dreams [The Kills] |
| 15. Gypsy [Gardens & Villa] |
| 16. Tusk [The Crystal Ark] |
| 17. Future Games [MGMT] |
Editorial Reviews
On August 14, 2012, Hear Music/Concord will release Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, a striking 17-track collection of Fleetwood Mac covers from a diverse band of creative forces that draw upon every era of the influential groups 45-year history. It includes daring contributions from Lee Ranaldo featuring J Mascis, Antony, Trixie Whitley, Billy Gibbons & Co., Best Coast, New Pornographers, Marianne Faithfull, Lykke Li, Karen Elson, Matt Sweeney and Bonnie Prince Billy, Washed Out, Tame Impala, Craig Wedren with St. Vincent, The Kills, Gardens & Villa, The Crystal Ark, and MGMT.
Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac was produced by esteemed film and television music supervisor Randall Poster and Gelya Robb, the creative team behind 2011s highly acclaimed Rave On Buddy Holly (Fantasy/Concord); which debuted in the Billboard Top 20 and earned a Grammy nomination.
Known for his work with directors Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson and Todd
Haynes among many others, Poster was inspired to craft this loving tribute by his lifelong affection for Fleetwood Mac and encouraged every artist to make each song their own.
Just Tell Me That You Want Me: A Tribute To Fleetwood Mac was produced by esteemed film and television music supervisor Randall Poster and Gelya Robb, the creative team behind 2011s highly acclaimed Rave On Buddy Holly (Fantasy/Concord); which debuted in the Billboard Top 20 and earned a Grammy nomination.
Known for his work with directors Martin Scorsese, Wes Anderson and Todd
Haynes among many others, Poster was inspired to craft this loving tribute by his lifelong affection for Fleetwood Mac and encouraged every artist to make each song their own.
Customer Reviews
“ The bluesy and distorted "Oh Well" seems to have been made for Billy Gibbons, and his cover is much less energetic, but just as punchy. ”
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
40 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Format:MP3 Music
Just let me begin by stating that I love Fleetwood Mac, and I love many of the bands on this compilation. With that said...
This tribute album is a missed opportunity. JUST TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME is a 17-track record full of cover versions of (mostly) indie bands laying down their take on the iconic Fleetwood Mac. Most of the music here is reverently faithful to the master tracks; those hoping that Best Coast and the New Pornographers were going to bring their own indie sensibilities to Fleetwood Mac will be disappointed by these bands sticking so close to the original. Alternately, Fleetwood Mac fans eager to here some of their favorite songs transformed won't find much interesting here either.
Antony's cover of "Landslide" is a pretty solid disappointment; it is a fairly straight rendition of the song, but it only serves a missed opportunity. The Smashing Pumpkins' cover of the song during the 1990's and the original outshine the track here. The bluesy and distorted "Oh Well" seems to have been made for Billy Gibbons, and his cover is much less energetic, but just as punchy. Best Coast's "Rhiannon" is fine, but it's pretty limp and bland compared to Fleetwood Mac's original; at its worst it sounds like a karaoke version of the song. The New Pornographer's "Think About Me" adds a few synthesizer riffs to an otherwise faithful cover. Aside from a few country-guitar rips, Karen Elson's "Gold Dust Woman" is an already familiar trip.
There are a few artists who provide good treatments to these songs. Swedish singer/songwriter Lykke Li takes "Silver Springs" and gives it a reverb-drenched eerie feel. The song that was initially a B-Side to "Go Your Own Way" serves as one of the best tracks here. "Straight Back," as performed by Washed Out is given a great 80's new-wave gloss. Craig Werden and St. Vincent's duet of "Sisters of the Moon" reworks the song to meet their sensibilities with fantastic results. MGMT's "Future Games" is perhaps the strangest cover of all: in typical MGMT fashion, the band has used an "everything and the kitchen sink" approach to the song. It's a much more robotic take on the homegrown stylings of Fleetwood Mac, and it's at least worth taking a peek at.
The most disappointing thing about this collection is the lack of variety that these bands bring to the table. Most of these tracks are faithful covers that simply fail to reach their original counterparts' quality. I would have preferred to have these bands rework them completely than play it so safely. Because it doesn't really service Fleetwood Mac or the bands performing on this tribute album, it's hard to recommend JUST TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME to anyone. I suppose that hardcore fans of Fleetwood Mac would find some enjoyment out of this collection, but not enough fresh life is breathed into these songs to really warrant a purchase.
Additional Release Information:
Digital versions of the album include "Hold Me" and "The Green Manalishi." These tracks aren't particularly strong enough to recommend the digital copy of this album over the material one, per se, but I suppose if you are a big fan of either of those songs, you'll want to opt for the MP3 version.
This tribute album is a missed opportunity. JUST TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME is a 17-track record full of cover versions of (mostly) indie bands laying down their take on the iconic Fleetwood Mac. Most of the music here is reverently faithful to the master tracks; those hoping that Best Coast and the New Pornographers were going to bring their own indie sensibilities to Fleetwood Mac will be disappointed by these bands sticking so close to the original. Alternately, Fleetwood Mac fans eager to here some of their favorite songs transformed won't find much interesting here either.
Antony's cover of "Landslide" is a pretty solid disappointment; it is a fairly straight rendition of the song, but it only serves a missed opportunity. The Smashing Pumpkins' cover of the song during the 1990's and the original outshine the track here. The bluesy and distorted "Oh Well" seems to have been made for Billy Gibbons, and his cover is much less energetic, but just as punchy. Best Coast's "Rhiannon" is fine, but it's pretty limp and bland compared to Fleetwood Mac's original; at its worst it sounds like a karaoke version of the song. The New Pornographer's "Think About Me" adds a few synthesizer riffs to an otherwise faithful cover. Aside from a few country-guitar rips, Karen Elson's "Gold Dust Woman" is an already familiar trip.
There are a few artists who provide good treatments to these songs. Swedish singer/songwriter Lykke Li takes "Silver Springs" and gives it a reverb-drenched eerie feel. The song that was initially a B-Side to "Go Your Own Way" serves as one of the best tracks here. "Straight Back," as performed by Washed Out is given a great 80's new-wave gloss. Craig Werden and St. Vincent's duet of "Sisters of the Moon" reworks the song to meet their sensibilities with fantastic results. MGMT's "Future Games" is perhaps the strangest cover of all: in typical MGMT fashion, the band has used an "everything and the kitchen sink" approach to the song. It's a much more robotic take on the homegrown stylings of Fleetwood Mac, and it's at least worth taking a peek at.
The most disappointing thing about this collection is the lack of variety that these bands bring to the table. Most of these tracks are faithful covers that simply fail to reach their original counterparts' quality. I would have preferred to have these bands rework them completely than play it so safely. Because it doesn't really service Fleetwood Mac or the bands performing on this tribute album, it's hard to recommend JUST TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME to anyone. I suppose that hardcore fans of Fleetwood Mac would find some enjoyment out of this collection, but not enough fresh life is breathed into these songs to really warrant a purchase.
Additional Release Information:
Digital versions of the album include "Hold Me" and "The Green Manalishi." These tracks aren't particularly strong enough to recommend the digital copy of this album over the material one, per se, but I suppose if you are a big fan of either of those songs, you'll want to opt for the MP3 version.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
By JBT
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I think this is a really good collection of stevie nicks/fleetwood mac covers.
These are indie lo-fi interpretations of mostly stevie nicks penned tracks.
Not sure why the producer felt compelled to leave out christine mcvie and lindsey buckingham from the track list?
big love, brown eyes, i know i'm not wrong, over my head, you'll never make me cry, not that funny, hold me.....
For those omissions i give it three stars but the artists and tracks on this records are good.
These are indie lo-fi interpretations of mostly stevie nicks penned tracks.
Not sure why the producer felt compelled to leave out christine mcvie and lindsey buckingham from the track list?
big love, brown eyes, i know i'm not wrong, over my head, you'll never make me cry, not that funny, hold me.....
For those omissions i give it three stars but the artists and tracks on this records are good.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By Steve Agosto
Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase
If you're a fan of the artists on this album, then it's probably must have........I didn't care for it at all, Except for ZZ Top doing Oh Well this album pretty much sucked and was a waste of my money...I got caught up in the hype.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars
I listented to it once ...
It was just okay. They were not the best Fleetwood Mac songs. The artists weren't great. I listened to it once but was not eager to listen to it again. Read more
Published 28 days ago by NPE
4.0 out of 5 stars
Buckingham-less, yet better than the earlier tribute album
You may recall that in the late 90s, a "big label" tribute album to Fleetwood Mac was released called "Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours". Read more
Published 1 month ago by Paul Allaer
1.0 out of 5 stars
it takes a lot of effort to screw something up this badly
Doing a Fleetwood Mac tribute album and doing it successfully should be a fairly easy thing to do. Pick a Fleetwood Mac hit (there are PLENTY of them), get some talented no-names... Read more
Published 1 month ago by J. Klingbeil
5.0 out of 5 stars
Daughter loves this album
go this for my daughter since she is a music fan and loves some of the groups that pay tribute to Fleetwood Mac. Now if I can only get her to listen to the originals.
Published 2 months ago by Steven Van Benthuysen
1.0 out of 5 stars
Wow, it really is that bad
I love Fleetwoood Mac, and I love when great new bands and even great older bands pull amazing covers together as a tribute. I bought this album based upon that love. Read more
Published 3 months ago by P. Vilevac
3.0 out of 5 stars
Better than expected
When I plunked down the $13 to get this at Starbucks I had no expectations. I was pleasantly surprised, though not overwhelmed. Read more
Published 3 months ago by T. Brent Stephens
3.0 out of 5 stars
DO NOT BUY ON CD!!!
OK, the music is pretty decent. As some other reviewers have pointed out, there are hits and misses, but if you want to hear modern interpretations of songs you already know, this... Read more
Published 4 months ago by jcargle
4.0 out of 5 stars
had my own copy and was impressed so I sought this out as a gift
I'm not a big fan of 'tribute' albums...consider most as 'professionals doing karaoke versions' of other [eoples songs. Read more
Published 4 months ago by richard d. foizey
4.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting takes on good songs
Most of these songs are so good that they deserve to be re-interpreted. And most of them are worth hearing. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rock monster
5.0 out of 5 stars
love them!
I haven't given this yet since this this is a Christmas gift and I am sure she will love it! Great CD with all the compilation of the other artists' Love Fleetwood Mac
Published 5 months ago by mom
