New CD - 18 Tracks

[jwys_soapbox]

Originally posted by chiliD
That's another point...IF Tango supposedly has a "dated" 80s sound...how could it make one think of the 70s??? I don't understand that logic? Are you saying that you view Fleetwood Mac strictly as a 70s phenomenon?? If so, then you're seemingly agreeing with my point that their last gasp of creativity ended in 1979 and they continue to this day to reap current glories on past accomplishments.

I meant that Tango appealed to me in such a way that it whetted my appetite for more to the point that I started buying the older albums. This, in turn led me to other artists with a like sound (America, Eagles, etc). As for creativity, I would disaggree that it ended in 79. I've always thought LBs Tusk songs (and his L&O LP--with the exception of Trouble) sound unfinished and sketchy. If anything, they are a devolution (that's a word from the 80s ) for the band to a demo sound. It WOULD be a stoke of creativity if LB could make those songs of his sound polished instead of raw. To me they are like the difference between a beautiful poem painstakingly composed and refined to the final diamond and a term paper written the night before the due date. In retrospect, I see the 80s as a period of great creativity for FM (and particularly LB) as he discovered and experimented with new tools (effects, synthesizer, etc) to help him flesh out the great sound he always had the potential to create, but had been impeded by lack of resources. When I listen to pre-Tango music, I hear a band developing towards the apex that Tango reporesents in my mind. When I hear Cradle, I hear LB straying from it (recreating the intricate arrangments of the instruments, but toning the rhythm section way too far down). Meanwhile, FM, with BTM and Time, I hear the band breaking down into blandness (with the exception of the song Behind the Mask). With the gift of screws songs, I'm hearing LB returning to that Tango sounds (i.e. intricately arranged music with an awesome rhythm section sound) and simultaneously exploring a sound I've never heard but that I welcome because the more familiar sound accompanies it (like having a favorite meal intersperced with with foods I've yet to try but am willing to try because I still my favorite food on the table)--Red Rover.

It's not that I don't respect your opinion or anything, it's just that I love the album so much that I feel the need to make others love it as much as me. I'm sure you've met someone who's not as crazy as you are about the Mac and you've felt the urge to make them love it, but to no avail. After all, what's not to love?

John