Winhara

I’m just listening to Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits and it blows my mind how many songs I recognize but had no idea that it was a Fleetwood Mac song. As much as Fleetwood Mac got it’s name from the original rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie I think most people think of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks when they think of the band.  I did a little reading and didn’t even realize that FM had a lot of life long before Buckingham and Nicks even entered the picture.  Led by guitarist Peter Green in the 60’s who was a famous blues guitar player they had a few hits and he actually wrote a little song called Black Magic Woman…you know that song that made Santana famous…no big deal.  Anyways he left the band in 1970 approx. 13 years before I even existed and faded away, which I think is totally Rock and Roll. After that there was a bit of a transition period and then between ‘75 and ‘87 is when FM did the most damage.  Most people know the drama of this version of FM and how everyone was sleeping with everyone and the crazy tension between the band members especially during the Rumours album.  That shit aside because I really don’t know that much about FM (or care to know), the thing I find most fascinating is that they were one of the few bands that survived through two very vey different era’s.  After listening to the Greatest Hits it’s amazing to hear Hit Songs from the same band that sound so very very different.  If you take a song like Landslide and play it side by side with Little Lies there is a 10 year difference in the songwriting not to mention there were 3 different song writers in the band during this period…not to mention 3 main singers.  What the hell is that!  I guess it just goes to show that if you have a hit song, it’s a hit song.  It doesn’t matter if Stevie Nicks is singing it or Lindsey Buckingham (or the the writer of “Little Lies” herself, Keyboardist Chistine McVie).

Fleetwood Mac, you have some wicked little tunes!

Songs to listen to:

Name-Songwriter

Rhiannon-Stevie Nicks

Sara-Stevie Nicks

Don’t Stop-Christine McVie

Little Lies-Christine McVie

Go Your Own Way-Lindsey Buckingham

Tusk-Lindsey Buckingham (this song is wicked)