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The group's history was tortuous already, and the new arrivals introduced a new dynamic, with Nicks dressed in flowing chiffon and channelling the spirit of the "old Welsh witch" her phrase in her hit " Rhiannon ". But the album on which that song appeared, the eponymous Fleetwood Mac , proved the band's breakthrough, hitting No 1 in the US and selling over 5m copies. The recording of its follow-up, Rumours , saw the soap opera at its most lurid: Fleetwood had discovered that his wife was having an affair with his best friend; bassist John McVie and keyboard player and singer Christine McVie had split up after eight years of marriage, and Nicks and Buckingham's relationship kept hitting the rocks — all this played out in a blizzard of cocaine.

I'd sit around and crochet or draw while they were out there working stuff out. She is modest about her own songwriting abilities.

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Nicks contributed " Dreams " to Rumours an upbeat song about splitting up directed at Buckingham , which became the group's only US No 1 hit single, while Buckingham was responsible for the evergreen "Go Your Own Way" a venomous kiss-off directed back at her , but she insists that "Christine wrote most of the hits for the group — she was the major pop songwriter, not Lindsey or me.

Nicks always thought she was supposed to be the person in the band who "spreads a little fairy dust here and there", and it was a painfully literal interpretation of that role that saw her succumb to addiction in the years that followed the huge success of Rumours and subsequent albums, such as Tusk.

In she was admitted to the Betty Ford Clinic because of her coke habit, but then became hooked on the prescribed tranquilliser Klonopin for a further eight years.

She had entered into a relationship with the Eagles' Don Henley and then dated Mick Fleetwood before briefly marrying Kim Anderson in , the widowed husband of her close friend Robin Anderson, who had died of leukaemia — an episode she has subsequently described as "insanity". Now clean and sober, she also insists that she is happily single, but until not so very long ago the flame she carried for Buckingham still burned. There is, for instance, a song on In Your Dreams called "Everybody Loves You", co-written by her collaborator on the album Dave Stewart but based on one of 40 poems in her journals that she concedes is about Buckingham.

In February last year, Buckingham, Fleetwood and John McVie went into the studio to record a handful of new songs, but Nicks was in mourning for her year-old mother Barbara , who died after a battle with pneumonia in late December Did that really just happen? In her absence from the studio, Buckingham said he'd try to look at things through her eyes — "and I said: And they really do sound like I was there. I mean, maybe it was going to be track one on our second album, which we were actually making when we joined Fleetwood Mac.

Nicks isn't sure exactly how all this new material will manifest itself. More important than this, though, was that Buckingham and Nicks were able to relax in each other's company. We laughed and we laughed — and we probably cried a couple of times. It was very cathartic.

And I think that we came a long way during those four days. The result is that the band promise they won't just be going through the motions when they hit the road this year — unlike last time around. The audience is going to see a very different Fleetwood Mac up there — we talked about how we really need to appreciate what we have and who we are and how far we've come.

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I said to Lindsey: Way to go, Lindsey Buckingham! For sentimental fans, the highlight of any Fleetwood Mac show is still that point at which Buckingham and Nicks join hands together on stage: Or as Nicks herself puts it: Then, there are they really great songs like Flight of Kings and We All Look Elsewhere Make sure you listen to that song all the way, there 's a full verse-chorus-verse-chorus before it suddenly becomes fantastic.

The band has a few nics to the polish, but the overall style is really great-- it's somewhat light-end but somehow with enough emotional power to make what would be a mediocre style its own strength their 3rd CD showed where the style can come up short when it lacks the depth. The singer has a good voice, even if he has certain cracks and imperfections in his singing, his voice is perfect for the style. But then there are two songs which suddenly make this one of the best albums ever. When I was first introduced to the band, I quickly latched onto Say the Word, and for good reason.

The song packs such a huge amount of raw power and it's well polished to boot; it's easily my 4th favorite song-and I rank things obsessively. I also noticed Headlights, but it didn't impress me too much. Now I can't figure out why. Headlights is a masterpiece of such unimaginable greatness I can't begin to describe it.

It is the utter epitome of the "bittersweet" emotion, an emotion made so powerful by being a combination of both Happiness and Sorrow, the two most powerful emotions to begin with. And this song accentuates that feeling beautifully. It begins with more of a slow sad feel to it, but not the hopeless kind of sorrow there are so many shades of sorrow but rather the soft, weeping caress.

Then it speeds up in the second chorus, but not in the RJA's "Your Guardian Angel" kind where a slow song morphs into a fast one which was well done in that song Rather, this is a subtle increase in speed and volume. The song is just so wonderfully complex, so heart-wrenching and incredible, with fantastic vocals to boot. His voice manages to be flawless for this song; a friend has told me he's electronically assited, and while I don't know the truth of this I can say it doesn't SOUND electronic at all, and that's ALL I care about.

So, with my 1st and 4th favorite song on one album and many other good pieces, Albatross becomes phenomenal. This is a great album. Years later, I'm still listening to it. The only thing criminal about this band would be not knowing them. This is among the best christian rock albums I've heard in a long time. It spans the sounds from light rock and BonJovi sounds to one song my favorite that sounds very much like Chevelle "The Poet".

This cd would seem hard to follow but they made another just as good when the recorded "The Silver Cord" last year.

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Those who like these sounds will not be disappointed. I really enjoy listening to this album. The lyrics and song's tones resonate with me in a way I didn't expect. I didnt like this cd quite as much as the Silver Cord, but it was pretty close. There were some great lyrics and sound and I love Matt's voice.

A great cd for any hard rock fan out there. Shipped fast and came in great shape. Happy with this purchase! MP3 Music Verified Purchase. I first heard this album from my boyfriend and found myself humming the songs. I asked him who it was and the album so i could buy it for myself and i fell in love with it.

This is yet another great release from Tooth and Nail records. The first 6 tracks are super and the others aren't bad either.

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