Love letter to FM (blog)
 

http://www.gentletyrants.com/2007/06/25/fleetwood-mac/


Fleetwood Mac
Published by gentle rob June 25th, 2007 in rocky


Dear Fleetwood Mac,

So far my summer has been filled with many good things. It is during this time that I have a little more free time which I can use to do various things, such as eat snow cones, go swimming, and dive a little bit into film and music history. I seemed to have done this before: I go to the orem public library and get cds that are deemed as classic, knowing that these things are good for me. You see, I had the unfortanate upbringing of parents (bless their heart) who mostly severed ties with their musical histories and replaced them with healthy doses of Michael McLean and EFY tapes. As a result, I have little appreciation for anything “classic”, and somehow instead prefer indie bands trying to acheive that classic sound.

So it was during one of these kicks that I picked up Rumours. Let me first say that the thing is genius. I had heard most of the songs before, but they had been fragmented, used as campaign theme songs, background music on a Chevy commercial. Taken out of context they lose the urgency that is found on the album, all the more powerful because I know that it is the sound of a band trying to stay together.

So thanks, you guys may just be the valuable link that connects me to a past that has previously seemed out of reach.

Plus, Stevie Nicks was a babe.

Rob