Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits rerelease

[Andy Man]

Originally Posted by bwboy

I agree that Love in Store should have been included. There was certainly room for it. I suspect the preponderance of Christine and Stevie songs are why those two songs weren’t included, and a desire to include more Lindsey songs were why Oh Diane and Never Going Back Again were placed instead. I get it.

No question - Love In Store was a hit and should be on this. I, too, agree that it (and a few other Christine singles) were sacrificed so that Lindsey could have more of a presence; however, this is a classic case of revisionist history. If a title is "Greatest Hits", then the product has been clearly defined - it's about hits, and, without question, Christine was the hit maker in Fleetwood Mac.

That's why I still believe that the best FM compilation is 2002's "The Very Best Of Fleetwood Mac" - it's not confined by being a singles collection and, aside from a few questionable track choices (edits of the live versions, going into BTM era songs) and a few omissions (ex. "Isn't It Midnight"), it's a wonderful listening experience both in terms of sequencing and mastering.

Those suggesting that this new GH release is linked with an upcoming reunion may be on to something, though I happen to think it's only because there's been an uptick in interest in "Silver Springs" recently online and Warner/Rhino wants to capitalize on this.