What do 50% of Fleetwood Mac do when they get to play by themselves? Well, I say 50% as in the writing process, but recording wise they are all here apart from Stevie.
First thing I notice with opening track, Sleeping Around The Corner – other than it sounds like a Mac outtake – is how ruff Lindsey’s voice is. Feel About You is a nice laid back tune with Christine singing. In My World, which I do believe was a single, is more what I was expecting from these two. A good catchy song with a sing-a-long chorus, and that stuck-in-the-west-coast vibe. Red Sun is next, and the thing that grabs you is how much better the songs sound with Christine singing. Love Is Here To Stay closes out Side 1 and it sounds as though it’s been lying around since the Rumours days.
Flip over and what could be the best song on the album – Too Far Gone opens things up nicely. Great tune with Lindsey actually playing some guitar. I’m gonna skip the next three tracks as they are basically three more laid back west coast tunes, but the last song, Carnival Begin, is very reminiscent of really old Fleetwood Mac. It has a very bluesy vibe with a great vocal from Christine. And that’s that!
Just a nice chill out record.
6.5/10 from The Grooveman.
