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Originally Posted by David
Chris & Stevie were buzzed over more in Fleetwood Mac than Lindsey was (although the critics' contingent loved him).
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I got a kick out of those 1975 Los Angeles Times reviews I posted where they praised Christine and complained about Lindsey's showiness. Thank goodness he grew out of
that! Stevie wasn't even a factor for the reviewers at the time, although one did call Lindsey by her name.
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Fleetwood Mac's music is predominantly sedate (when not bland) rather than explosive, but the inclusion of some earlier, blues-based material, while adding a bit of fire, spotlights the band's two unreconcilable sides: the stately, purposeful qualities of McVie on one side and, on the other, the rougher, rather ordinary guitar and vocal work of Lindsey Buckingham, whose long turn in the macho rock-star role tends to eclipse his cohorts' more noteworthy elements.
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Nicks' lead guitar is competent but unremarkable and is accompanied by incongruously showy moves, a combination whose effect is blustery rather than powerful.
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It's fortunate, then, that Christine McVie is on hand to lend dignity and musical dimension to the proceedings. Her rich keyboard work and superb singing imbue all the band's music with a sense of quality which is its real saving grace. On the slightly accelerated ballads that are her forte, the music attains a grace and character which further highlight the mainstream of the Mac's other side.
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Michele