Corporate Rock
I was feeling nostalgic and I started downloading 1980s songs and I came across Send Her My Love by Journey. I forgot how much I loved that song. It is my favorite Journey song. Just love the hook. Anywho, one thing led to another and I watched Journey's Behind the Music. In the Behind the Music Journey talked about the curse of being labeled Corporate Rock. I did some more research on them and found out that critics didn't like them at all because they were Corporate Rock." I also found out that they have outsold Fleetwood Mac. Their Greatest Hits alone has sold 15 million copies. Escape sold 9 million. Frontiers sold 6 millions. They had a few other albums sell 3 million a piece.
Anyway, I never ever heard Fleetwood Mac labeled as Corporate Rock. i have heard of Heart, Starship, Boston, Foreigner and even the Eagles being labeled as Corporate Rock, but not Fleetwood Mac. I wonder if that is because of the oddness of Stevie and Lindsey. Does their quirkiness throw the band off in people mind? Did Tusk derail any thoughts of Corporate Rock? Tango in the Night could of been a Corporate Rock album, but it's not really referenced as one. It does have own sound that makes it a little unique.
I just find the whole thing a bit odd, especially because of the success of Rumors. Unlike, Heart or Journey, they haven't been ripped to shreds by the critics. Critics pretty much like them even though their music sales like corporate rock. There is a quality that just sets them apart.
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