Fleetwood Mac is just so good!

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Originally Posted by carrie721

why are you so mean, sharon???

Are you saying this because I spelled "off-topic" with only one "f"? :'(

Originally Posted by tdfwiner

I just thought I'd point out that a large chunk of the Beatles best work probably wouldn't exist if it weren't for the Beach Boys. Pet Sounds was a major influence on their post-Revolver work, especially SPLHCB. They were also a MAJOR influence on Lindsey.

Very true although Brian Wilson was in turn inspired by The Beatles. Didn't he in fact make his masterpiece Pet Sounds because he wanted to make a better album than Rubber Soul (or was it Revolver)?

Originally Posted by David

In that sense, Fleetwood Mac is one of the most noticeable artistic heirs of the Beatles & the Beach Boys.

My own view is that I don't see how it's even possible (or at least how it's likely) to be drawn to Fleetwood Mac's work from 1977 to 1987 & not to find anything to like in the George Martin Beatles productions. They have so much in common in terms of methods (for example, employing instruments in ways for which they weren't specifically designed), tracking philosophies, even sounds. But I've always held a view that is a personal quirk: To adore Fleetwood Mac without being aware of Mac's Beatles-inspired track-building creativity is to miss the fundamental strength of the Mac from that period.

Interesting. Thanks for that David. I always wondered how influenced Lindsey was by The Beatles. I know he did that George Harrison cover but I was sure there was more of an influence than that. Do you know if he, or any of the Mac, ever spoke about it?