False Things You Believe About Fleetwood Mac

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FLEETWOOD MAC DID NOT RELEASE ALBUMS BETWEEN GREEN'S DEPARTURE AND NICKS/BUCKINGHAM INCLUSION
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The beginning of the 1970s and Peter Green's departure marked the end of the original Fleetwood Mac and the beginning of the most successful version of the band, after a few years of irrelevance. With Green and Jeremy Spencer, Fleetwood Mac was a successful blues band. With Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, the band reached even greater heights commercially and critically as an arena rock band. Between the two distinct versions of the band, there was a half-decade period that most fans have forgotten.

Not only did the remainder of the band release albums during this limbo state, but they released more studio albums (six) than they did with Green (four) or with the classic lineup of John and Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Nicks, and Buckingham (five). In their first post-Green album, Kiln House, the group returned to their roots in classic 1950s rock, similar to that of Buddy Holly and Gene Vincent, as told by Ultimate Classic Rock. The album sold poorly, and Spencer would leave soon after.

Their next album, Future Games, saw keyboardist and singer, Christine McVie, officially became a member of the group. Wife of John McVie, Christine had contributed to Fleetwood Mac since their second album. Again, the album failed to capture the audience and was panned by critics. Their next four albums were more of the same until Nicks and Buckingham joined for their 1975 self-titled work



Not a single mention of Bob Welch, even though he dominated this period. This is very disappointing.
Future Games was panned by critics??? was it???