Genre : Blues/Transatlantic/Pop
Latest Release : Say You will
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Fleetwood Mac has been a band marked by controversy, changing lineups, and musical progression that kept them relevant and growing. First they would conquer Europe before moving to the United States and becoming a trans-Atlantic band that would be destined to sell millions Fleetwood Mac tickets and millions of albums, some reaching platinum and some remaining uncertified as popularity waned.
The group began as the backing band for John Mayall. Then the group was known as the Bluesbreakers. The Bluebreakers altered their lineup to include Peter Green on guitar, Mick Fleetwood on drums, and John McVie on bass. The trio played in the studio in their free time and impressed Mayall. Soon Green convinced Fleetwood to join the group with Mayall's blessing and he recruited John McVie, going so far as to name the group Fleetwood Mac to encourage him. McVie preferred the almost guaranteed paycheck from selling concert tickets as Mayall's back musician though.
Fleetwood Mac moved forward without McVie, collaborating with Jeremy Spencer on guitar and Bob Brunning as the bassist. Brunning joined knowing that if McVie changed his mind, he would be replaced. McVie changed his mind in about a month and the name finally made sense again. The group was an all blues group that was tremendously successful selling tickets to shows and selling their self-titled debut album in their native UK.
The group expanded with the second album, Mr. Wonderful, adding some horns and a keyboard in the studio with session musicians. The record was released but the first tense moments arrived when Fleetwood Mac added guitarist Danny Kirwan because Spencer did little to contribute to Green's songs. The group had grown into one of the marquee acts in Europe. The ease with which they sold concert tickets in Europe did not cross over to the United States though.
The decision was made to transition from an all blues group to a rock and roll group, thanks in large part to Kirwan's ability on the guitar. The musical move was difficult enough, but then the group had to deal with label troubles with a floundering Immediate Records. They ended up signing with Warner Bros. over Apple Records. By 1969 the group was perhaps the most popular group in Europe, easily selling Fleetwood Mac tickets wherever they went, but still struggled to garner as much respect in the United States.
Things got worse when Green's mental state quickly came loose after begin duped into taking LSD in Germany. By 1970 he had left the group, leaving a huge void in the lineup. Fleetwood Mac was in danger of permanently disbanding and leaving Black Magic Woman their only solid hit in the U.S. Instead Christine McVie joined as the keyboardist and vocalist. Then Spencer left the group. Bob Welch would replace him on the guitar and as a singer. The lineups began to change often for the group as they struggled for cohesion in recording sessions and while performing before fans with concert tickets.
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These hard times saw one platinum album, Bare Trees in 1972, and two gold albums, Future Games in 1971 and Mystery to Me in 1973. It was not until 1975 when the lineup finally found some consistency with Americans Lindsey Buckingham as the guitarist/vocals and Stevie Nicks as the lead singer in addition to the UK lineup of Christine McVie as the keyboardist/vocals, John McVie as the bassist, and Mick Fleetwood as the drummer, that Fleetwood Mac was able to settle into a period when they could sellout tickets for big shows and reach platinum certification repeatedly.
The breakthrough album was Rumours. The album went platinum 19 times according to the RIAA and 10 times according to the BPI. Singles like Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Dreams, and Don't Stop carried tremendous radio play and even helped the album win the Grammy for Album of the Year. For the next 12 years Fleetwood Mac was a powerhouse selling tour tickets and platinum albums.
The albums would start out as Buckingham solo projects and morph into grand group affairs. Eventually a schism cracked the group's foundation. Buckingham withdrew from Fleetwood Mac, refusing to tour and sell tickets to promote 1987's Tango in the Night. He and Nicks had choice words and the magic was seemingly over.
Once again the band lineups began to alter. For four years Rick Vito and Billy Burnette joined as guitarists and for vocals. In 1992 Vito and Nicks left and Bekka Bramlett took her place as the lead singer and Dave Mason joined as the guitarist and vocalist. The lineup would remain until 1996. Behind the Mask (1990) was the only album to reach any certification until 2003. Though popularity began to escape the group, they still managed to move enough Fleetwood Mac tickets to keep the groups name alive.
Though the group constantly teetered on the edge of dissolution, the key members kept finding ways to work with each other, even Buckingham. By 2006 the group of the seventies and eighties was set to reunite. Nicks, Buckingham, John McVie, and Fleetwood would whittle Fleetwood Mac down to a very successful four-member group that could make a huge impression touring with Fleetwood Mac tickets.
Fleetwood Mac will begin working on a much anticipated album in October of 2008. Early rumors had Sheryl Crow joining the oft-changing lineup to replace Christine McVie, but the rumors have been denied by Stevie Nicks. Instead, the Fleetwood Mac will start the recording session with its current members (Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Lindsey Buckingham) and is negotiating a deal with Wal-Mart for the exclusive release of the new album.
The release of a new album will mean that the band that rocked out through three decades and has endured band and personal breakups and make ups will be back on the road and Fleetwood Mac tickets will soon be available for a new generation to enjoy the classic rock and roll and that influenced so many of today's artists. The tour is expected to begin in early 2009 with the release of a new album following soon after.
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These hard times saw one platinum album, Bare Trees in 1972, and two gold albums, Future Games in 1971 and Mystery to Me in 1973. It was not until 1975 when the lineup finally found some consistency with Americans Lindsey Buckingham as the guitarist/vocals and Stevie Nicks as the lead singer in addition to the UK lineup of Christine McVie as the keyboardist/vocals, John McVie as the bassist, and Mick Fleetwood as the drummer, that Fleetwood Mac was able to settle into a period when they could sellout tickets for big shows and reach platinum certification repeatedly.
