Fleetwood Mac is a band of two halves, both presided over by the towering figure of Mick Fleetwood after whom the band was named.
The early band until the mid 70s was a blues band, the latter, a rock band and both enjoyed significant success in spite of
numerous line-up changes and controversies. In their many forms, Fleetwood Mac released more than 15 studio albums, ten compilations
albums, had many Top 10 hits and participated in numerous sell-out world tours.
Fleetwood Mac formed in 1967 when British blues guitarist Peter Green decided to start his own band with Mick Fleetwood after they
both left, for different reasons, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. Fleetwood Mac's self-titled debut album (1968) was a straight-up
blues album, very different than the sound they would later become famous for. The laid back, harmony driven guitar work of Danny Kirwan
would begin to steer the band's sound away from stripped-back blues. Kirwan was only with the band for a short time, joining Fleetwood
Mac in 1968 and leaving in 1972. During this time founding member Green began to suffer from schizophrenia, meaning he eventually left
the band and spent time in several mental institutions. This left Kirwan to shoulder most of the songwriting responsibilities. The stress
eventually took its toll, and after an alcohol-fuelled fit of temper Kirwan was fired by Fleetwood.
In 1970 Christie McVie joined husband John in Fleetwood Mac, but it wasn't until Lindsey Buckingham and his then-girlfriend Stevie Nicks
joined in 1975 that the band began to see international success. The new line-up released a second self-titled album Fleetwood Mac (1975)
(also called the White Album), which produced several Top 40 hits including "Over My Head", "Landslide" and "Rhiannon (Will You Ever Win)".
Fleetwood Mac's seminal album Rumours was released in 1977 and spun some of the band's best known singles, including "Dreams", "Gold Dust
Woman", "Don't Stop" and "The Chain". Rumours is one of the most critically acclaimed albums ever -- it was ranked No.25 on Rolling Stone's
list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time -- and is also the 12th highest selling album of all time, with more than 30 million copies sold
since its release.
In 1979 Mick let Buckingham take the reins for the band's third album since the Buckingham-Nicks duo came on board (the twelfth studio album
for Fleetwood Mac as a band). As a result of Buckingham's desire to introduce the new sounds of punk and new wave to the band's sound, Tusk
(1979) was much less mainstream in sound and production. However it did spawn a couple of Top 10 hits, most notably the title track "Tusk".
After touring Tusk and following a short break, the band were back with a new studio album, Mirage (1982). The album peaked at No.5 on the
charts in the US, spinning several hits including "Hold Me" and "Gypsy". After an 18-city tour Fleetwood Mac went on hiatus to allow members
to pursue solo careers.
Nicks, Buckingham and Christie McVie all released successful solo albums and toured singly during the band's five year hiatus, before returning
to the studio to record 1987's Tango in the Night. This album would be the last with the current line-up and although it wasn't as successful
as Rumours, Tango... did produce several hit songs ("Everywhere", "Little Lies" and "Seven Wonders"), and reached No.1 in the charts (hitting No.1
on three separate occasions in the UK during 87 and 88). Buckingham left after Tango... as he refused to go on tour to promote the album.
Fleetwood Mac released Behind the Mask in 1990, but without Buckingham's highly stylized sound the album flopped. After ...Mask, both Nicks
and Christine McVie left the band to concentrate on their solo careers, leaving only Mick Fleetwood and John McVie behind. Although Fleetwood Mac
would release three more studio albums with different vocalists, songwriters and creative minds involved, they never came close to achieving the
same success again. To most people, it remains the "classic" line-up -- Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and
Mick Fleetwood -- that they think of when they think of Fleetwood Mac.
CD 1
01 - Monday Morning
02 - Dreams
03 - You Make Loving Fun
04 - Go Your Own Way
05 - Rhiannon
06 - Say You Love Me
07 - I'm So Afraid (Live 1997)
08 - Silver Springs
09 - Over My Head
10 - Never Going Back Again
11 - Sara
12 - Love In Stone
13 - Tusk
14 - Landslide
15 - Songbird
16 - Big Love (Live 1997)
17 - Storms
CD 2
01 - The Chain
02 - Don't Stop
03 - What Makes You Think You're The One
04 - Gypsy
05 - Second Hand News
06 - Little Lies
07 - Think About Me
08 - Go Insane (Live 1997)
09 - Gold Dust Woman
10 - Hold Me
11 - Seven Wonders
12 - World Turning
13 - Everywhere
14 - Sisters of the Moon
15 - Family Man
16 - As Long As You Follow
17 - No Questions Asked
18 - Skies The Limit
19 - Paper Doll
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