Adele's Fleetwood Mac Influence

[face of glass]

I don't think this borrows from Gypsy that heavily, though there are similarities. But since Adele wrote the song with longtime Stevie collaborator Rick Nowels, I think any Mac influence comes mainly from him.

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by face of glass

I don't think this borrows from Gypsy that heavily, though there are similarities. But since Adele wrote the song with longtime Stevie collaborator Rick Nowels, I think any Mac influence comes mainly from him.

It basically sounds like Gypsy sped up & transposed with a different melody on top, to me. The instrumentation is EXTREMELY similar.

[bombaysaffires]

Originally Posted by face of glass

I don't think this borrows from Gypsy that heavily, though there are similarities. But since Adele wrote the song with longtime Stevie collaborator Rick Nowels, I think any Mac influence comes mainly from him.

good point, though I'd say the Stevie influence not FM influence, since Rick didn't write anything done by the Mac

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

good point, though I'd say the Stevie influence not FM influence, since Rick didn't write anything done by the Mac

Everybody Finds Out was co-written by Rick Nowels, just sayin'...

[lilyfee]

I was listening to the album today and I definitely see a certain FM influence in some of the songs. I love Adele but I don't think her lyricism is as strong as any of the FM songwriters. I think it's more in the way the instruments "service the song" as Lindsey might say. Aside from the huge pop hits, many of her songs have the bare minimum of instrumental in the background, and what's there really seems to count. It's very Lindsey to me, although in a very different style.

I see a Lindsey-type "FM influence" in Million Years Ago, in the guitar strumming and raw voice. There was another one I noticed as well but I've forgotten which one it was.

[Macfanforever]

Don't forget that Adele will be on NBC tonight at 10PM.

Enjoy...............................................................

[Missy]

Haven't heard it yet though I know that Adele is a FM fan.

*just thinking I could imagine Adele singing Edge Of Seventeen.

I actually hear a lot of Sinead O'Connor in Adele's songs with the impassioned, emotional delivery. And the R&B singers of course.

One Direction have a new song called 'What A Feeling' that is supposed to sound like Fleetwood Mac. Harry Styles was seen at their show this year of course. One Direction have taken sounds from a lot of classic bands that were around before their fans were born. I hope that the fans are at least aware of the influence and it encourages them to listen to that music.