[FM mentioned in this Guardian article from October 13]
Paul Lester , theguardian.com, Wednesday 23 October 2013 07.52 EDT
http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...heinous-to-hip
The musical evolution of cool: from heinous to hip
Whether it's Phil Collins or
Fleetwood Mac, acts that used to be a joke are now being hailed as gods, says Paul Lester
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Inspiring covers is one thing; but actually exerting an influence is quite another. Queen have been newly accepted by the criterati but they haven't – pace the Darkness, and maybe some of Muse's output – influenced any bands. Who sounds like Queen? On the other hand,
Fleetwood Mac have had the double-whammy seal of latterday approval: they've had journalists fawning all over them, and countless groups (Haim being the most successful example) striving to replicate that deathlessly immaculate west-coast-pop sound. I've been writing the New Band of the Day column for six and a half years and I'd venture that the most frequently cited influence – way more than the Beatles, Stones or the Velvets – would be the Mac, although I'd concede that this might be because I seek out purveyors of deathlessly immaculate west coast pop.