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Fleetwood Mac

July 29, 2010 12:02 AM

've been on a ridiculous Fleetwood Mac kick lately; I have no idea why.

I've been obsessed with "The Chain" for a while. I think it's a fantastic song. Everything about it--from the music itself, to the lyrics, to the interplay between all the different verses, to the great bass-based breakdown--is just awesome. This is a good live version of the song:

And they're clearly such a bunch of ridiculous people.

I was first exposed to Fleetwood Mac through, not surprisingly, The Smashing Pumpkins. Pisces Iscariot, the Pumpkins' collection of b-sides and rarities--and still one of their best releases, I think--had a cover of "Landslide" on it. You can hear it here:

I remember one time I was listening to that album in the living room of the house I grew up in, and my mom was hanging out in there, too. And she heard that I was listening to the song, and she said something like "I recognize this, but it's different." And I told her that it was a cover of a Fleetwood Mac song, knowing that Rumours was one of the LPs she had. She said something about how she thought the original was better. Over ten years later, I have to say that I agree with her:

I realized that I didn't own any of Fleetwood Mac's albums, so I decided to buy one. I figured Rumours was the obvious choice, so that's the one I bought. I've been listening to it for a few days, and I have to say that it's really good. I admit that it's a little dated--you can practically smell the polyester and cocaine (does cocaine have a smell? I have no idea.). But it's still really good. There are all of the big hits like "The Chain" and "Go Your Own Way," but I think my favorite song is "Never Going Back Again." And I have to say that I like "You Make Loving Fun," too, although I admit that may be a more ridiculous choice.

There are some duds, too. I don't care for "Song Bird" or "Oh Daddy" or "Don't Stop," but overall, this thing rocks. I recommend it highly, and I think it's time to get more of the Mac for my collection.



1 Comments


tRJ said:

You should also acquire Fleetwood Mac and Tusk, those being the albums that came before and after Rumours, respectively.

July 29, 2010 8:36 AM



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