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| The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac Released 2002 |
But, when I woke up there she was. The Welsh Witch. The Gypsy. The Twirling Bird.
A 60-something Stevie Nicks was on the cover of Weekender with Fleetwood Mac in tow for the first show of their 2013 reunion tour.
I didn't even know what a Bella Donna was, but I bought her solo album on cassette when it came out and rationalized it because of Stevie's duet with Tom Petty on Stop Draggin' My Heart Around. And, at that point, we were all on the Edge of Seventeen or at least wanted someone who was.
So, I would begin the first run of this journey to The Very Best of Fleetwoood Mac, Disc 2, chosen because there wasn't enough energy for a two-CD excursion and it was kicked off by The Chain and Don't Stop. Just on Disc 2 alone, the other gold and platinum numbers from these two collections include Second Hand News, Gold Dust Woman, and World Turning.
Because this compilation is not chronological, it becomes absolutely certain that Fleetwood Mac and Rumours deserve their classic status and the rest of of the material no matter how many copies it sold was just OK. It's not bad; it's just not Rumours or Fleetwood Mac.
Gypsy (Mirage) is an infectious earwig that burrows in and makes you sing "You see your gypsy ..." when it should just be kept inside your head. Or, not.
Little Lies (Tango In The Night) and Hold Me (Mirage) are too consciously pop for their own good. Much of the rest just runs together, no matter who the singer.
When was the last time you went to a party and someone pulled out Tusk?
When was the last time you went to a party and someone pulled out Tusk?
For the record, Dispatch critic Curtis Schieber gave that evening's concert a positive review and a call out to Gypsy. He probably won't admit it, but he can't get it out of his head either.
Song for the Soundtrack: Gold Dust Woman (It can't be The Chain every year.)
Running Data for Thursday, April 4
4 Miles
44:54
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