Lucky they redeemed themselves with Tango In The Night. it's simply just an average album for a bloody excellent band. But they really didn't impress me this time and it would've been a good album for your average band but for the Mac, it's in reverse. I was spoiled by 'Fleetwood Mac' and 'Rumours' I wanted greatness ever since.
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It really did hurt for me to write such a not nice review on this band who are my absolute fave ever, especially regarding Stevie Nicks. 'Mirage,' though, released in '82, seems like a combination of (1) a rehash of what the group members once felt personally and musically 5 years ago, plus (2) an attempt-on Buckingham's part, at least-to be trendy/new-wavey, per 1982. Only Over You is the only decent track of hers on the album because it's the only one that shows any form of emotion. Christine McVie failed to impress me here. A HUUUGE let down when you compare it to Gypsy, and some of the tracks that appeared on her solo album and the album she was working on at the time. Trach 3, "That's Alright," is soooo country/folk style and that's fine if you like that sort of thing, but the Mac had seemed so much more poprock than country and then there was this shambles thrown on?! Now I love Stevie Nicks as much as the next person-actually probably more-but I was so disappointed by this track of hers. Those two have always been able to wrap their voices around each other, whether it's backing or lead vocals, and there's some of that on this album, which is nice.īut that being said there are some bloody awful songs here. Lindsey's vocals sustain throughout the album on each of his tracks, most notably heard on "Oh Diane." Beautifully sang, he also shows off his great voice when singing with Stevie. Lindsey churns out the first few words of every sentence which gives it a really nice touch. The fourth track on the album "Book Of Love," is probably his best, with it's great chorus. Then there's Lindsey Buckingham, the only member who seems at all interested. "I still see your bright eyes." An extrememly meorable tune with great vocals from the lady herself, nice backing vocals from Lindsey "lightning strikes, maybe once, maybe twice," and that great little guitar solo at the end really make the song. A firm favourite with Mac fans, it's rumoured to have been inspired by many things, including the death of Nicks' best friend Robin. The standout song of the album is most definitely Gypsy. maybe something for their upcoming solo projects? After the success of her debut solo album Bella Donna, this is particularly believable for Nicks. Half the time it seems like McVie, Nicks and Buckingham would much rather be doing or singing something else. The party seemed to be over for the band after their phenomenal success in the mid and late 70s.
It seemed like the band had been wrung dry of every drop of creativity after the emotional experience of Rumours and the ambitious project that was Tusk. I found that the only saving grace on this album was Lindsey Buckingham and the song Gypsy by Stevie Nicks. It took five years until the band would release another album, 1987’s Tango In The Night.Some people were disappointed by "Tusk," in 1979, the Mac's follow-up to their 1977 smash "Rumours." I was pretty impressed by it. For me, none of the albums after Tusk quite had it. And Buckingham admitted, “On Mirage, I was treading water, saying, ‘Okay, whatever,’ and taking a passive role. It followed a three year hiatus in which three group members had released their debut solo efforts. Christine McVie shared, “ Mirage was an attempt to get back into the flow that Rumours had. Mirage is the 13th studio album by Fleetwood Mac, released on June 18th 1982. Overseas, the album would reach the top 20 in several countries and “Oh Diane” was a top 10 hit in the UK.ĭespite the album’s success, members would later admit that the band was in a steep decline at the time. The album still found success, spawning three top 30 hits in the US including the #4 “Gyspy”. The success of Nicks' Bella Donna, however, made record executives anxious to get Fleetwood Mac back in the studio – and the result was Mirage.īut relations between members got so bad that the director for the video of the album’s lead single “Hold Me” would describe the atmosphere as “a fucking nightmare”, adding that four of the members “couldn’t be together in the same room for very long”. It spent 5 weeks at the number 1 spot in the US (their third and final chart-topper) and reached the top 20 in several other countries.Īfter touring for their previous album Tusk, the band was exhausted and relations were strained, so the group went on hiatus for a year as Nicks, Buckingham and Fleetwood each released their debut solo albums. Mirage is the 13th studio album by British- American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released in June of 1982.
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