Just going through an ‘actually checking out their albums’ phase (beyond Rumours) and realising properly how amazing they are. Kinda obsessed with Tango In The Night at the moment (totally reminds me of being a little kid) and am excited about moving on to Tusk which I’ve dipped my toe into.
It’s weird really, 'cos on the one hand they have this whitewashed blues / M&S advert connotation, but on the flip they were a group of amazing characters all on a crazy musical/drug/love journey.
Also, there’s this FM rarity (or maybe it’s just Peter Green) that I need to find but can’t remember the name of. It’s a piano ballad and I think the first lyric is ‘I’m a man of action…’ Might have been a live version. I heard it as part of some CD boxset about ten years ago.
Yeah, they’re a pretty great band. I love Tango, but it does have some shite on it (family man and the sequel to sara being the main offenders). Tusk is probably my favourite effort of theirs, especially the Lindsey Buckingham stuff. Mirage is also well worth the listen as it has their best tune:
yeah, great band (DiS doesn’t agree lol)
Check out Stevie Nicks stuff also, it’s p good
I haven’t delved too deep into their catalogue but I think I prefer when Peter Green was around - he was a wild element with a different agenda maybe? You get that interesting tension in the music. Again, I’m an absolute dilettante so I’m probably quite wide of the mark!
Sometimes I wonder if Sara is my favourite song ever. Apparently there’s a version that basically goes on forever. So in for that if it actually exists. She wrote it with it’s namesake sat next to her, which is crazy.
Saw them last year or the year before. Absolutely brilliant night.
I’d go for their first album for sure. But as I say I’m not well-versed, so if there’s a later album of theirs you think is essential I’ll check it out!
