The music of Fleetwood Mac (4 of 7)

Album: Tusk (1979)

Sara - Fleetwood Mac



Brown Eyes - Fleetwood Mac

Over & Over - Fleetwood Mac

Tusk - Fleetwood Mac

That's All for Everyone - Fleetwood Mac


How do you top the biggest selling album of the 70s? Well Fleetwood Mac didn't try to. Tusk (1979) was more experimental and didn't sell as well as Rumours (1977). Although it is probably one of their most underrated albums, which they spent a long period of time on, costing over a million dollars to record. It was the most expensive rock album made up to that point.
Fleetwood blames the album's relative failure on the RKO radio chain playing the album in its entirety prior to release, thus allowing mass home taping. In addition, Tusk was a double album, with a high list price.


Listeners, thoughts on the album? Which are your favorites from Tusk?

The music of Fleetwood Mac (3 of 7)

Album: Rumours (1977)

Stevie Nicks on the experience of making the album:

"Go back and think of your really serious passionate relationship of your life that completely falls apart. You don't see that person the next day. With us we spent 15 hours in the studio, and everybody is completely upset, and go home, and be back to work 10 hours later, in that room, in a tiny room"

Gold Dust Woman - Fleetwood Mac

Stevie Nicks:

"Gold Dust Woman is a little bit about drugs, it was about keep on going, it was about cocaine. Since I haven't done any cocaine since 1986 I can talk about it now"

Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac




Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
(I prefer the cover by The Corrs)

Stevie Nicks:

"Dreams was hopeful, it saw the break-up coming, but it was hopeful that we would be okay. Unlike Go Your Own Way which was not hopeful we would be okay. (...) I don't make up stories, they have to be real"

Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac

Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

Songbird - Fleetwood Mac

You Make Lovin Fun - Fleetwood Mac

I Don't Want to Know - Fleetwood Mac




This album is unquestionably a highlight of the 1970s. At the time, Rumours was the biggest-selling pop album to date. The only problem is the songs may be too familiar through their repeated exposure on radio. Listeners, any thoughts on the music? Which are your favorites from Rumours?


Quotes:
Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1997)

Monthly links from the blogosphere: February

Josh lists 10 Things to Know Before the Oscar Ceremony

The Film Pasture Podcast ask, Do the Oscars Still Matter?

Alex Withrow briefly reviews every best picture winner

Nostra got to interview Paul Verhoeven

Shala at Life Between Films calls for film recommendations in her London In Genres blog-a-thon. The deadline for entries is March 3rd.

Mette's Snubathon blog-a-thon runs until Feb 23rd. If you want to join, hurry on over.

Sati (as usual) noticed details in The Master that I completely missed.

Dan Heaton asks, Can Star Wars Still Be Original?

David questions Should John Williams Return For Star Wars VII?

Jessica explores Motifs in Cinema 2012: Aging

Bonjour Tristesse has been covering the 2013 Berlin film Festival

Andina picks her favorites from Django Unchained soundtrack

Pete reviews the new British comedy I Give It a Year (2013). The trailer looks pretty funny.



Ben Stiller's Die Hard 12 Sketch

Erin at Riffs And Reviews asks, Is It A Classic Because It’s Actually GOOD?

Steph reviews Pan's Labyrinth

Dusty gets ponderous: Why I Still Think Pulp Fiction Sucks

Jaina reviews the beautifully shot indie movie Another Earth (2011)

Steven continues his auteurs series with a look at Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Lisa Thatcher reviews Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959), a film on my 2013 blind spot list.

Niels continues his Hitchcock Marathon with a review of Strangers on a Train (1951). Another classic I have on my blind spot list.

Eric reviews Amores Perros (2000). Also on my watchlist for 2013.

Ruth's Valentine special: Spotlight on 14 Favorite Movie Couples



Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Push The Sky Away is my favorite album of 2013 so far.
I'm also enjoying the new album The Flower Lane - Ducktails (2013)

Toren at The Ashtray Says shares his favorite songs of 2012, and includes a spotify playlist

The music of Fleetwood Mac (2 of 7)

Album: Fleetwood Mac (1975)

Landslide - Fleetwood Mac



Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac

Over My Head - Fleetwood Mac

Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac

Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac

Warm Ways - Fleetwood Mac




The groups 10th album, and first number one album in America. It is often referred to as the White Album, in reference both to the album's artwork, and to The Beatles' own self-titled album. The first Fleetwood Mac LP to feature Lindsey Buckingham as guitarist and Stevie Nicks as vocalist, after Bob Welch departed the band in late 1974. The album was ranked No. 183 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Definitely one of my favorites by Fleetwood Mac. Listeners, any thoughts on this record?

The music of Fleetwood Mac (1 of 7)

Album: Albatross Need Your Love so Bad (single) (1969)

Albatross - Fleetwood Mac/Peter Green







Album: Then Play On (1969)

Coming Your Way - Fleetwood Mac







Album: Future Games (1971)

Show Me A Smile - Fleetwood Mac




Woman of A Thousand Years - Fleetwood Mac






Album: Bare Trees (1972)

Sentimental Lady - Fleetwood Mac/Bob Welch







Album: Penguin (1973)

Caught in the Rain - Fleetwood Mac







Album: Mystery to Me (1973)

Hypnotized - Fleetwood Mac





Listeners, any thoughts on the music of Fleetwood Mac? Have you listened to their albums? Which are your favorites by the group? The next six Sundays, expect Fleetwood Mac music posts, as I look at their career.