Fleetwood Mac - Bare Trees

Gorgeous album...

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A hidden gem

This is a very overlooked album from the "middle years" of Fleetwood Mac. Post British Blues band and yet pre mega super band with Stevie and Lindsey in the lineup. The album does feature Christine McVie who delivers big with Homeward Bound (nothing like the Simon & Garfunkel song) and Spare Me A Little Of Your Love. Perhaps the main attraction on this album is an earlier version of Bob Welch's Sentimental Lady which he would record as a solo artist for a hit a few years later. I like this early version better as it sounds more stripped down or "bare" compared to the slick production it was given for a late 70's sound. Sentimental Lady is mostly what Welch has become known for over the years, but he delivers another great song here with a sort of brooding yet still upbeat track called The Ghost. His smoky, almost Kermit-like vocals work very well in the songs he is featured in. Danny Kirwan get the title track as well as a great acoustic number called Dust. This is one of the best tracks on the album, and I've been surprised that it doesn't show up on compilations. Really, I've only ever seen Sentimental Lady appear anywhere else, and I think that's a travesty because all of the songs I've mentioned in this review deserve to be heard. The album only pales in comparison to some of the enormous hits produced by other Fleetwood Mac albums. If you didn't know who this band was and had nothing else to compare it to, I think it would stand to be received much more favorably. I have always regretted seeing this album lost as a sort of middle child in the Fleetwood Mac family. It deserves much better. For a start, it should be listened to and judged on its own merits; not compared to other Fleetwood Mac albums. July 1, 2008

A fine recording

This is the first Fleetwood Mac recording that I listened to, and it captured me immediately, way back when. In some ways, it's an oddity -- between the earlier blues-band and the later breakout popsters, it captures some of the finest playing and songwriting Mac has ever produced. I particular like Christine McVie (or Perfect, if you prefer, not sure when she switched names), her husky controlled voice works so well on several of these tracks.

Highly recommended. April 23, 2008

Darker Fleetwood Mac

Lovely guitar work and moody melodies make this very different than the Fleetwood Mac that would soon surface with personnel changes. I like Bob Welch's work on this one. February 19, 2008

Very nice Mac album

This album has a very nice feel. It features three of the five Mac members (the McVies and Fleetwood) you know from the Rumours album, with Bob Welch and Chirstine McVie taking the primary vovcal roles. October 20, 2007

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