When considering a list of Fleetwood Mac albums, it's easy to focus on Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. After all, the band's biggest successes arrived thanks to the alchemy the pair provided to a lineup already featuring a stellar singer-songwriter in Christine McVie. Together, they sold millions of albums. Scratch that: tens of millions.
Still, the stalwart rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie has led Fleetwood Mac (with a quite varied group of collaborators) to a hit album in every decade from the '70s through the '00s. This is the rare group that has enough hardness (in the blues-smarts of co-founder Peter Green and in the spindly creativity of Buckingham) to attract the average rock music fan; enough magical mystery (think Bob Welch's dreamy sides, or the gauzier stuff by Nicks) to attract the fanciful; and a dollop of old-fashioned pop (Christine McVie) to lure in the rest.
In many ways, they were the perfect concoction for FM radio. Throw in the juicy melodrama of their lives (from Green and Jeremy Spencer's legendary flame-outs to those Rumours-era dalliances), and it's still somewhat surprising that any of it turned into great music. As you'll see in the following list of Fleetwood Mac Albums Ranked Worst to Best, however, it very often did.
Founded in London in July 1967 (by ex-Bluesbreakers members, Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood), 'Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac' instantly became a major force in the UK blues scene, along with their eponymous first album. Wonderful' & 'Then Play On' the driving force of Peter Green had deteriorated as he lapsed into a personal crisis. Listen to Love in Store (Early Version; 2016 Remaster) by Fleetwood Mac. Join Napster and play your favorite music offline. From the album 'Mirage (Deluxe Edition)' by Fleetwood Mac on Napster. Listen to albums and songs from Fleetwood Mac. Join Napster and access full-length songs on your phone, computer or home audio device. A band with a long and convoluted history, Fleetwood Mac was originally conceived as a heavy blues outfit in the tradition of John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers.
The songs that Fleetwood Mac performs on this album are more like early rock and roll music from the '50s to early '60s. True the album does start off with the Elmore James number 'Madison Blues' but the rest of the album contains some classic early rock and roll songs. Among them include 'Great Balls Of Fire', 'Tutti Frutti' and 'Keep A Knocking'. Fleetwood Mac 's debut LP was a highlight of the late-'60s British blues boom. Green 's always inspired playing, the capable (if erratic) songwriting, and the general panache of the band as a whole placed them leagues above the overcrowded field.
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When considering a list of Fleetwood Mac albums, it's easy to focus on Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. After all, the band's biggest successes arrived thanks to the alchemy the pair provided to a lineup already featuring a stellar singer-songwriter in Christine McVie. Together, they sold millions of albums. Scratch that: tens of millions.
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Still, the stalwart rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie has led Fleetwood Mac (with a quite varied group of collaborators) to a hit album in every decade from the '70s through the '00s. This is the rare group that has enough hardness (in the blues-smarts of co-founder Peter Green and in the spindly creativity of Buckingham) to attract the average rock music fan; enough magical mystery (think Bob Welch's dreamy sides, or the gauzier stuff by Nicks) to attract the fanciful; and a dollop of old-fashioned pop (Christine McVie) to lure in the rest.
In many ways, they were the perfect concoction for FM radio. Throw in the juicy melodrama of their lives (from Green and Jeremy Spencer's legendary flame-outs to those Rumours-era dalliances), and it's still somewhat surprising that any of it turned into great music. As you'll see in the following list of Fleetwood Mac Albums Ranked Worst to Best, however, it very often did.
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