Fleetwood Mac
The death of former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch has sparked an intractable argument in Punch HQ. Some of us reckon Fleetwood Mac are brilliant, others hate them with the passion of a thousand suns.
It may or may not be divided down gender lines.
So, where do you stand. Fleetwood Mac: timeless or tuneless?
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Fleetwood Mac released their album Rumours today in 1977. Got a favourite or most hated Fleetwood Mac song from this album? Share it below.
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DocBud says:
“This is classic California pop”. Yeah, from a UK blues band. It is listenable pop but as far as I’m concerned there is only one Fleetwood Mac, and that had Peter Green playing lead guitar. Christine Perfect is one of the greatest female vocalists of all time. Read more »
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stephen says:
Mac-fan. Since 1980 I ‘ve been goin’ alphabetical. Just finished Steely Dan, now it’s time for Supertramp. That’ll do me I reckon. Read more »
All the signs are there we’re about to be asked to fork out hundreds of dollars to see the latest we-spent-all-the-royalties-in-the-80s tour from a band that should have retired years ago.
Bloggers are talking about it, a reference to them has shown up on the Ticketmaster website, and people are Tweeting it so it must be almost true. That’s right - it looks like Fleetwood Mac is coming to a winery near you.
It’s time to dig out the knee rug, fill up the thermos, stock up on olive tapenade and bread sticks and rock out man.
Continue reading "You can go your own way - to the retirement home" »
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Bill Steamshovel says:
Tory, you make a good argument, but you really undercut it by using Lily Allen as an example, especially paying $72 to see her. Recently I paid $40 to see Helmet. I paid $42 to see Slayer over 15 years ago. I paid $70 to see Megadeth, along with Soulfly… Read more »
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Paullie says:
Hey! AC/DC are still producing new music, which morally entitles (obliges?) them to keep touring. Agree with the rest of your article, though. Read more »
It first happened to me in Newcastle, England. Sitting around a coffee table of a friend’s student flat someone played ‘The Chain’.
We’d been awake most of the night drinking and laughing and after about ten minutes they played it again.
The very next day I went out and bought all the Fleetwood Mac I could find.
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bella says:
OK - Maybe they are not for everyone, but I love Fleetwood Mac. They were the sound track to my wedding to my loving husband. I have been on the Preferred Seating box office waiting list for tickets, and I just booked myself 4 tickets in the front row from… Read more »
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Chris says:
RT - it’s not often I slag off people’s music tastes, actually that’s not true I do it all the time, but I just have to say that even though you’re entitled to your opinion - you’re wrong. Rumours is the best shit ever. All killer, no filler. Actually I… Read more »
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