Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac

Given their monumental legacy, it's hard to imagine that the so-called "classic edition" of Fleetwood Mac essentially came together casually over chips and margaritas at an L.A. eatery; the then-obscure duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks (whose own mid-'70s debut album had initially gone almost straight to the cut-out bins) became the crucial axis of the legendary band without so much as a formal audition. As the eponymous title suggests, the 1975 Mac realignment seems like a fresh start, though tracks like Christine McVie's smooth-jazz inflected "Warm Ways" hearken back to the Bob Welch/Bare Trees/Heroes Are Hard to Find era. But it's Buckingham's compelling, updated take on '60s California folk-pop, informed by the mystique of Nicks's proto-New Age song-sorceress presumptions, that breathed new life into the veteran, chameleonic band on now-familiar songs like "Monday Morning" and "Rhiannon." His chemistry with McVie is no less powerful, yielding such Mac staples as their collaboration "World Turning" and suffusing her "Over My Head" with nervous, insistent guitar rhythms. This deluxe, remastered edition features the significantly different single mixes of "Say You Love Me," "Rhiannon," "Over My Head," and "Blue Letter" (the latter previously unissued), as well as the moody, also unreleased studio workout "Jam #2." Parke Puterbaugh's newly penned liner notes offer concise, thoughtful insights into the genesis of one of rock's greatest, if most unlikely, rebirths. --Jerry McCulley Amazon.com

wtb download =/

This album is really . Rumors imho, but sadly, Amazon has yet to rip it for download.

PLEASE PROVIDE THIS FOR DOWNLOAD

Thank you =^.^= July 25, 2008

A good additional for any real fans of the Mac

I bought this CD specifically for 'Monday Morning' and the original rendition of 'Rhiannon' and I was not dissapointed. While this isn't their *best* work in my opinion (See 'Rumours' for that!), the music is great...as I say in the title, a good additional for any true fans of Fleetwood Mac! July 10, 2008

Mistaken Identity

I intended to purchase the MP3 for Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac (white cover). When I clicked to buy the entire album, the Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac came up, whatever that is. I downloaded the latter by mistake and it IS NOT the Fleetwood Mac that I have in vinyl. In my opinion, it's junk. January 13, 2008

Welcome Stevie and Lindsey!

Here is the point of Fleetwood Mac's legacy where Stephanie Lynn "Stevie" Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are inaugurated into the band. They are the second and third American overall members(Bob Welch was the first and just left to pursue a solo career). Also at this point,the band reached the peak of their popularity which would rapidly increase with 1977's Grammy-winning RUMOURS,this album's follow-up. Nicks and Buckingham,songwriters themselves,were a musical team before joining FM. They are still in the band today with drummer Mick Fleetwood and bass guitarist John McVie(John's now-ex-wife,Christine Perfect McVie left the band before recording 2003's SAY YOU WILL). Now for the songs:MONDAY MORNING,composed and lead vocal sung by Buckingham,begins the 2002 ultimate compilation THE VERY BEST OF FLEETWOOD MAC. WORLD TURNING isn't too bad(vocals by Buckingham and CPM). CPM does a great job on OVER MY HEAD(composed by CPM and Eddy Quintela). CPM awesomely performs SAY YOU LOVE ME. You also get encores(the single versions recycled for GREATEST HITS) of OMH and SYLM. I'M SO AFRAID,by Buckingham,is pretty cool. The live version,which is a clone of TANGO IN THE NIGHT from the 1987 album of the same title,appears on TVBOFM. Of course,there's the megahit RHIANNON,composed and sung by Nicks. There's a single version of RHIANNON on this disc also which also appears on GH. The other songs are great. Nicks and Buckingham later went solo,although Nicks' solo outings were more successful then Buckingham's. CPM even went solo with her 1984 hit GOT A HOLD ON ME. Nicks' solo hits include STAND BACK,LEATHER AND LACE with ex-Eagle Don Henley,STOP DRAGGIN' MY HEART AROUND with Tom Petty,THE EDGE OF SEVENTEEN,TALK TO ME,I CAN'T WAIT and ROOMS ON FIRE. Buckingham hit the Top 20 with his 1984 solo hit GO INSANE,from the album of the same title. If it hasn't happened already,both Nicks and Buckingham are eligible for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame since their solo careers both began in 1981. Buckingham's solo debut didn't garner any major hits. Nicks' solo debut album BELLA DONNA spawned LAL,TEOS and SDMHA. Her sophomore effort THE WILD HEART,released in 1983 was a commercial success as well. This album,released in 1975,originally bore(the LP label) a view of Sunset Boulevard,known as "the Burbank label". The Warner Bros. headquarters building was located in Burbank,California. This album would later be re-issued,with its original catalog number and original track line-up still intact,on a solid white,peach or tan label,which would last through the vinyl phaseout which began in 1989. June 13, 2007

Classic Album

Great, classic album leading up to Rumors. A must have for any true Fleetwood Mac fan. January 19, 2007

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