ill the real Fleetwood Mac please stand up?
In 1975, it did.
The 1975 album Fleetwood Mac was a remarkable success, both commercially and artistically, leaving the record company clamoring for more. While it slowly ascended to #1, the bandmembers were bombarded by the media, becoming superstars to a nation but alienated from one another. Meanwhile, their next album took ages to complete. Amid personal strife, including the breakup of both couples, horrendous studio difficulties, and numerous distractions caused by their sudden high profile, the five bandmembers found it next to impossible to nail down a final product. All the while, the public waited and waded through a sea of rumors while anticipating the record's release. By the time it came out, Rumours was guaranteed to be huge. Still, it transcended even the most optimistic expectations when it took control of the album chart's #1 position in May 1977 and remained there for the rest of the year, garnering a total of thirty-one weeks at the top position. For its problems as much as for its music, Fleetwood Mac was a band that everyone could relate to.
"Over My Head" was the first single issued by the three-men, two-women lineup. Looking back from today's perspective, it stands out among their other singles simply because it isn't hindered by their personal problems. It is also unhampered by Buckingham's overwrought constructivism (unlike the album Tusk ) and Nicks's good-witch, bad-witch antics ("Sisters of the Moon," "Gold Dust Woman," etc.). Christine McVie's songwriting is as smooth as her voice, and "Over My Head" bubbles along with a realistic optimism and a rhythmic lilt that resembles flowing water.
- Thomas Ryan, American Hit Radio,
Prima Entertainment, 1996.
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Will Fights
I hear a phone ringing in the background of the outro.... is that really there??
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