The only way that Mirage was aping Rumours was in approachability. Rumours is instantly beautiful & identifiable. Tusk is initially very esoteric & challenging to listen to. Mirage was simply dumbing Fleetwood Mac down for the masses following the "failure" of Tusk. I think that's why I just don't like Mirage. I think they alienated their hardcore fans in order to try and play to a wider audience at the cost of creativity and forward motion. It was backpedaling in an almost sneering manner.
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