Fleetwood Mac

Behind The Mask

One of the Best FM albums ever- check it out!

Review Score:

(8/10)
This is perhaps the most underrated Mac album ever made. It also in my opionion has one of the best covers of any of their albums. The "loss" of Lindsey B, who I consider to be a musical genius, did not hurt the appeal of the band at all during this period. In fact BTM is a much more satisfying effort than Buckinghams swan song, Tango in the Night, which was overly techy and has to many synthed vocals, as well as some very weak Stevie material. In contrast, BTM sounds like a band refreshed. And sounds like a real BAND effort with all members pulling their own weight. Both new additions, Rick Vito and Billy Burnette blend in well, play well, write well and sing well. Excellent collaborations ensue between Christine McVie and Burnette and Nicks and Vito. Nicks sounds better than she has since Mirage, her voice finally dried out from quitting drinking. Christine, as always, is in fine form and contributes some of her finest songs and best vocal performances ever. There is really not a weak song here, but highlights are "Skies the Limit", "BTM", "In the Back of My Mind" and "When the Sun goes down", a country rock romp by Vito and Burnette. It's a shame this lineup did not record more albums as they were a fine unit. Buckingham deserves all the credit he gets, but the Mac did just fine without him also.

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