Before Buckingham and Nicks, there was Peter Green. And Danny Kirwan. And Bob Welch. And before Rumours, they made some great records.
First of all, I have to confess that the title I chose for this article is probably a bit unfair. Since at least the late seventies, the Fleetwood Mac that the world has come to know and love is the model that has sold buttloads of records under the creative leadership of Lindsey Buckingham and the somewhat mysterious onstage persona of their resident "Witchy Woman" Stevie Nicks.…
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26 - tony
You have yet to "correct" the complete absence of Christine McVie in your article, hardly an "insignificant innacuracy."
It's as bad forgetting Graham Nash in a review of Crosby Stills and Nash. Until you've corrected this, your article won't hold up as accurate or responsible journalism. Sorry.
27 - Glen Boyd
I've gotten no shortage of grief about leaving the former Christine Perfect out of this article -- as you no doubt can see by the comments here.
My explanation for this is simply that I wanted to focus on the various guitarists who played in the band before FM "hit it big" with Rumours. I certainly do recognize Christine's role and her significance to Fleetwood Mac though, both than and now. I guess I just never realized how, umm "vocal" her fan base is. Trust me, should I ever revisit this subject, Christine will not be left out again. As it is, the article I wrote just is what it is. Hopefully I imparted some sense of the band's history, with or without the venerable Ms. Christine. Thanx for the comment.
-Glen
28 - Douglas Mays
"Then Play On" is one of the greatest albums ever made in rock history. In my top 25 for sure.
Of course the reformed Fleetwood Mac comes out in the mid-70s. Oh gosh. What is this commercial pop dreck? Then in 1977 (Rumours tour), I was given tickest to see the band at our local coliseum (Seattle). What the hell, I will go.
Of course I watch and listen with the plan of just sitting on my hands. I don't applaud for this stuff. But as the show went on, I was amazed. The show was excellent. Sure, they played their pop songs but it came across with so much more texture and substance than one might detect from their pop radio status.
I was jumping up and down making noise as if it were Led Zeppelin. They did play "Oh Well" to keep us hardcore types happy. Only about 10% of the audience recognized the song.
Kudos to Fleetwood Mac from beginng to end.
best,
DM