Fleetwood Mac

Mirage

No Mirage

Review Score:

(10/10)
After the highly experimental Tusk was released in 1979, Fleetwood Mac would not release another studio album until Mirage in 1982. The album marked a return to the Southern California sound that they created on their first two albums together. Tusk is a great album, but was missing was the vocal interplay between the vocalists, especially Lindsay Buckingham and Christine McVie. They pair up for some great numbers together including the album's biggest hit, the sprightly "Hold Me" which ranks as one of the best songs in their catalog. Ms. McVie provides the bouncy "Love In Store" and "Only Over You" which is about her relationship with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. Mr. Buckingham is in fine form on the deep "Book Of Love" and the fun "Oh Diane". Stevie Nicks was the unquestioned star of the band at this time after the release of her hugely successful solo debut, Bella Donna. But she doesn't coast here with the exceptional "Gypsy" particularly standing out. Mirage was a return to the top of the charts, peaking at number one in the fall of '82. It would be the last time they would hit number one until their big comeback with The Dance in 1997.

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