Knowing that the album has “Monday Morning” (Buckingham), “Rihannon” (Nicks) “Over My Head” (McVie), “Landslide” (Nicks) and “Say You Love Me” (McVie), it might be imagined that it was an instant hit.
(It had also been the name of the old blues band’s very first album in 1968.)įleetwood Mac came out in July of 1975. It really was like a new band, so maybe that’s why they did what most new bands do…they titled their first album the name of the group. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks gave Fleetwood Mac an almost completely new sound. The two women got along great, and Fleetwood Mac began their last major phase. Prior to the final “yes”, Stevie met with Christine McVie, because Mick Fleetwood wanted her approval too. Eventually, Mick offered Lindsey a job, and he accepted as long as his girlfriend and partner Stevie Nicks could also join. Lindsey Buckingham was introduced to Fleetwood. When Mick Fleetwood checked on Sound City Studios as a possible location to record (the band had moved to L.A.) he heard a track from the album Buckingham Nicks played as a demonstration of the studio. Fleetwood Mac had some minor success with their albums and songs like “Hypnotized”, but never really broke through. She left her band Chicken Shack (real name) to officially join Fleetwood Mac in 1970.Ī major addition to the band was singer-songwriter and guitarist Bob Welch. It’s of note that prior to joining Fleetwood Mac, Christine Perfect (her real name) had twice been voted Britain’s Female Artist of the Year. Christine had married John McVie in 1968. The lineup changed several times, except for Mick Fleetwood (drums), John McVie (bass), and Christine McVie (keyboards & vocals). According to Mick Fleetwood, Green had gotten past his problems and had been leading a life of painting, fishing, and playing acoustic guitar.)ġ970 to 1974 was a major switch for Fleetwood Mac to a Rock/Pop sound. (Update: Peter Green passed away in his sleep on July 25th, 2020 at the age of 73.
He left the band in 1970, and that was the end of phase one. Unfortunately, Peter Green suffered from mental problems that may have been made worse by his taking LSD. They were a blues band from 1968 into 1970, and were popular in Britain, with songs like “Oh Well”, “Albatross” (a #1 instrumental), and “The Green Manalishi”. Green (an excellent Blues guitarist & singer-songwriter) had replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, and decided to start his own band with fellow Bluesbreakers Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. The song was written by Mac founder Peter Green. They did the hit version in 1970, but it was first done by the English band Fleetwood Mac in 1968.
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