Despite the inclusion of "Oh Diane", I still have to go with Lindsey on this one. "Can't Go Back" and "Book of Love" encompass some of Buckingham's most melodic songwriting, and the latter features some of the best harmonies on the entire album. "Empire State" is a very quirky song that works well when not taken seriously. The simplistic vibraphone chimes never fail to make me smile and the lap harp work is rather impressive. "Eyes of the World" probably has the best use of the Pachelbel's Canon chord progression in all of existence and has an amazing guitar solo to boot.
The only dud here is "Oh Diane", but I may have softened a little on this song in recent months. I no longer think it's the worst song Fleetwood Mac has ever done.
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