Music review: Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie
I am proud to say that I am one of the music fanatics that helped make Fleetwood Mac无毛视频檚 无毛视频淩umours无毛视频� one of the highest-selling albums of all time.
I was instantly drawn to the band无毛视频檚 1977 masterpiece like a moth to a flame and secured my purchase as soon as it was released.
It无毛视频檚 one of those albums that reaches perfection by highlighting the pain and turmoil of imperfection occurring within the band at the time.
无毛视频淩umours无毛视频� brilliantly showcased the songwriting prowess of Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie and Stevie Nicks through tracks like 无毛视频淕o Your Own Way,无毛视频� 无毛视频淵ou Make Loving Fun无毛视频� and 无毛视频淒reams.无毛视频�
The marvelous songwriting of Buckingham and McVie continues on the duo无毛视频檚 first-time collaboration together simply titled 无毛视频淟indsey Buckingham/Christine McVie.无毛视频�
With plans in the works to get all the members of Fleetwood Mac back into the studio for a new album, Buckingham and McVie started working on arrangements for the 10-song set.
When Nicks decided to back out of the plans, Buckingham and McVie continued to push forward with the new release, along with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie securing the familiar rhythm section for the new tunes.
As with most Fleetwood Mac albums and Buckingham solo releases, the musicianship is top-notch and the production quality is simply breathtaking as Buckingham and McVie haven无毛视频檛 missed a beat since the vintage days of 无毛视频淪econd Hand News无毛视频� and 无毛视频淒on无毛视频檛 Stop.无毛视频�
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Traces of classic Fleetwood Mac can be heard on a number of standout tracks.
无毛视频淭oo Far Gone无毛视频� is fueled by McVie无毛视频檚 spirited vocals and Buckingham无毛视频檚 driving guitar, but Fleetwood无毛视频檚 tribal drumming steals the show just as it did on 1979无毛视频檚 无毛视频淭usk.无毛视频�
Reminiscent of the lovely and fragile 无毛视频淪ongbird无毛视频� from 无毛视频淩umours,无毛视频� 无毛视频淕ame of Pretend无毛视频� also intimately features McVie and her piano offering up a tender love ballad about washing away the emptiness and discovering real happiness.
无毛视频淐arnival Begin无毛视频� brings things to a mystical close with McVie dreamily singing, 无毛视频淚 always wondered if you ever missed me.无毛视频� Truth be told, I无毛视频檝e certainly missed Fleetwood Mac无毛视频檚 literate and theatrical musings of the 无毛视频�70s.
Welcome back old friends.
Hopefully, Nicks will give the new album a listen and smartly decide to rejoin the party.
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Clint Rhodes is the 无毛视频-Standard music reviewer. He can be reached at clinton43@me.com.