![]() ![]() After that barnstorming opener, Buckingham lies back a bit, contributing only two other songs - a cover of Richard Curtis’ “Blue Letter,” the second best up-tempo song here, and the closer, “I’m So Afraid” - while the rest of the album is given over to the wily spirits of Nicks and McVie, whose singles “Rhiannon,” “Say You Love Me,” and “Over My Head” deservedly made this into a blockbuster. Surging with a pushily melodic chorus and a breezy Californian feel, the song has little to do with anything the Mac had done before this, and it is a positively brilliant slice of pop songwriting, simultaneously urgent and timeless. ![]() It could have all been too mellow if it weren’t for the nervy, restless spirit of Buckingham, whose insistent opener, “Monday Morning,” sets the tone for the rest of the album, as well the next few years of the group’s career. As soon as the Californian duo came onboard, Fleetwood Mac turned into a West Coast pop/rock band, transforming the very identity of the band and pushing the band’s other songwriter, keyboardist Christine McVie, to a kindred soft rock sound. ![]() In fact, in retrospect, it’s rather stunning how thoroughly Buckingham and Nicks, who had previously recorded as a duo and were romantically entangled in the past, overtook the British blues band. Still, there’s no denying that 1975’s Fleetwood Mac represents not just the rebirth of the band, but in effect a second debut for the group - the introduction of a band that would dominate the sound of American and British mainstream pop for the next seven years. ![]() When they were led by Bob Welch they often flirted with pop, even recording the first version of the unabashedly smooth and sappy “Sentimental Lady,” which would later be one of the defining soft rock hits of the late ’70s. It’s unfair to say that Fleetwood Mac had no pop pretensions prior to the addition of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks to the lineup in 1975. Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino – Warner Bros.įLEETWOOD MAC : EXPANDED EDITION features a newly remastered version of the original album along with single mixes for “Over My Head,” “Rhiannon,” “Say You Love Me.” Also included is a second disc with an alternate version of the complete album comprised of unreleased outtakes for each album track, plus several unreleased live performances from 1976. Fleetwood Mac – Fleetwood Mac (1975) įLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 03:26:44 minutes | 3,96 GB | Genre: Rock ![]()
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