![]() ![]() What brings it all together is an almost mystical chemistry, wrought from grueling personal drama and heartbreak that they somehow found a way to turn into some of the most beloved rock & roll of all time. Our list of the band’s 50 greatest songs pulls from all these eras. They began as a vehicle for the blues visions of tragic genius Peter Green, continued through fascinating, often overlooked, transitional records during the early Seventies with Jeremy Spencer, Danny Kirwan and Bob Welch, and hit an astonishing peak when songbird Christine McVie, mad drummer Mick Fleetwood and ultra-reliable bassman John McVie hooked up with the Southern California songwriting team of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. Days and nights would just go on and on.”īut the soul of the Mac’s magic has always been their songs. Huge amounts of illicit materials, yards and yards of this wretched stuff. “Parties going on all over the house,” John McVie told Rolling Stone in 1977, recalling the making of their classic Rumours LP. Through it all, there’s been brutal romantic blowups and historic levels of drug use. (Even in the back of your… even in the back of your mind.Fleetwood Mac have been rock’s greatest soap opera for five decades - from their Sixties origins in the English blues-rock scene to their Seventies reinvention as California rock superstars through their smooth Eighties hits and right up to today. ![]() ![]() Wo… are the children are they hopelessly enchantedīlame it on my… blame it on my… blame it on my Just one more chip off an already broken heart Somehow, while the studio version is the one that made the cut, this rendition could have easily taken its place! + Wild Heart lyrics + It’s got a folksy, almost country kind of feel to it and it sounds like Stevie as she was meant to be heard young, wild at heart, and wonderfully imperfect. Fun Fact: This demo of ‘Wild Heart’ was recorded from the Bella Donna Rolling Stone photo shoot. ![]()
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