If it weren’t for him and Nicks, Fleetwood Mac would never have become, well, the version of the band that made them all rich and famous. Love ‘em or loathe ‘em for that reason, but without them the fame and fortune that afforded them all careers is undeniable.
First off, he could play like a summuvagun. Secondly his studio productions are brilliant.
A few years ago I tossed Rumors onto my CD player just for the hell of it. I’d forgotten how damn good the production values were. That alone doesn’t mean anything without good material, and they had some excellent tunes that didn’t get the overheavy rotation on what was then “radio”, or even worse, the classic rock formats streaming etc. now.
First off, he could play like a summuvagun. Secondly his studio productions are brilliant.
A few years ago I tossed Rumors onto my CD player just for the hell of it. I’d forgotten how damn good the production values were. That alone doesn’t mean anything without good material, and they had some excellent tunes that didn’t get the overheavy rotation on what was then “radio”, or even worse, the classic rock formats streaming etc. now.