Buckingham Mcvie

I've been a fan of Fleetwood Mac & co for a long time. I wasn't sure what to expect from this album, which is essentially an FM album minus Stevie Nicks, but to my surprise I do enjoy it. Certainly, there are some weak points, but overall this is an impressive collection of songs from incredibly talented musicians. Both McVie and Buckingham contribute some solid music, and (mostly) solid lyrics. As far as McVie goes, I feel that Red Sun is her strongest track on this album, followed by Carnival Begin. Too Far Gone is nice, if a little generic. Feel About You and Game of Pretend are my least favorite, respectively. Game of Pretend starts out with potential, but the chorus is overly saccharine for me. Feel About You has a fun feel to it, but also a little bubblegummy. Buckingham contributes his trademark guitar, layered chorus vocals (yet not so overly produced as some of his previous work) and an energy that can't be denied. My personal favorite track on this album is Lay Down for Free, followed by Love Is Here To Stay. I like In My World and On With The Show, but they do get a bit repetitive after a while. I was a little disappointed to see Sleeping Around The Corner on here, as it was released as a bonus track to one of Lindsey's earlier solo albums, and would've preferred entirely new music. I'm giving this album five stars as it is a solid body of work, from artists that are late 60's and early 70's in age; very impressive to have such a modern, reinvented feel to these tracks, and I think it sits quite comfortably in the latter 2010's. Certainly, aspects of it are reminiscent of their work from a few decades ago, but without being overtly so. I'm pleased that Buckingham and McVie decided to make an album, even without Stevie Nicks (who seems more concerned about making money than her art these days - they're all worth millions so how much more money do you really need?), and if you get a chance, check out the short documentary of the making of the album. It's nice to see the members of FM relaxed and enjoying what they do, without the intense drama that usually ensues when Nicks and Buckingham are in close proximity to each other. Do yourself a favor and give this album a listen!

I'm giving this 5 stars. It has all the brilliance of the very best Fleetwood Mac album. It could have, should have been a Fleetwood Mac album. If you can make one without Christine or Lindsey, why can't you make one without Stevie? Stevie's my girl. She's the superglue of the live shows. Having just seen Buckingham-McVie in concert, I can testify that the quintessential Fleetwood Mac vocal harmonics do not exist without her. That being said, This Album solved all those issues and you can be assured you will not miss Stevie on this album. There's none of that "I dumped you but I miss you dynamic", which is to say there's no rotten baggage in the way between Lindsey and Christine. So what you get is feel good, catchy singalongs that pop with mostly the stellar rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. There are no downers here. I purchased the LP format because I had read one review which said they were unhappy with the compression quality of the CD. As I wanted every morsel of this masterpiece, I sprung for the LP. I eagerly tore open the box upon arrival, like I was a kid again, coming home with Rumours and plunking it on the turntable and cranking it all the way up. Basically, this album Blew My Mind. Oh, and you get a free Auto Rip download so you can play it digitally wherever, whenever. So it's a two-for in a way. IF you are a Mac fan, this Is A Must Have. If you are a 70s fan of the Mac, I strongly suggest buying the LP so you can feel like you stepped out of the DeLorean back to say, 1975 when you first heard Lindsey. Go see Buckingham McVie in concert too. At the beginning it was just the two of them, and I burst into tears hearing his acoustic guitar. He is my favorite guitar player of all time. He played his heart and soul out and left it on the stage. I strongly recommend this album.

Along with Lindsey & Christine is Mick Fleetwood & John McVie. So, it Sounds Like Fleetwood Mac Without Stevie & Lindsey Singing Most of the Songs. Good CD.

I've listened through this CD four times since it arrived in my mailbox yesterday. Each time, I find myself enjoying it even more than before. Out of ten tracks, there's only one ("Game of Pretend") that I'm ambivalent towards. And I'd go so far as to say that Buckingham/McVie contains some of the best pop tracks Lindsey has ever done. Christine sounds as good as she ever has, which is pretty damned good. Her best cuts here include "Carnival Begin" (closing with a superb Buckingham guitar that's exactly the type of collaboration any partnership collection from these two must contain). "Too Far Gone" is punctuated by quirky drum breaks. "Red Sun" has a sing-along quality that keeps building toward an irresistible "la-la-la" refrain at the end. "Game of Pretend" contrasts with the rest of the album by resting mostly on the shoulders of Christine's vocal and piano. Her voice is up to the challenge, and so is her piano playing. The lyric, unfortunately, is not as strong as the performance. As welcome as Christine's return is, the real surprise for me here is Lindsey. Most of his contributions have a bouncy optimism that's somewhat atypical of his past work. There are exceptions, but songs like "Sleeping Around the Corner" and "On With the Show" are smiles set to music. While I like ALL of Buckingham's entries, my current favorite is "Lay Down for Free". At 40 minutes, the album flies by -- one of those that ends long before you wish it would. Now, had this been a Fleetwood Mac with a few Nicks cuts on the order of "Say You Will" or "Thrown Down", it would have been one hell of a band epilogue. Stevie's loss, unfortunately. Her presence is missed, but not all that much, which makes one wonder just how key she was to Fleetwood Mac's success beyond offering a compelling visual focal point.

An exceptionally well-done project from Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, this album is thoroughly enjoyable from beginning to end. Mr. Buckingham has turned in his best work since 1982's "Mirage" album. Ms. McVie, as always, shines brightly. All of her songs on this release conjure up wonderful memories of songs from the past. Here, "Feel About You" has all the thrills of "Remember Me" [from 1973's "Penguin"], "Hold Me" and "Love In Store" [from "Mirage"], "Got A Hold On Me" [from 1984's "Christine McVie"], "Everywhere" [from 1987's "Tango In The Night"], "Skies The Limit" [from 1990's "Behind The Mask"] and "I Do" [from 1995's "Time"]. On "Red Sun", I'm reminded of the warm and lovely "Nights In Estoril" [from "Time"] and the charming "Did You Ever Love Me" [from "Penguin"]. "Too Far Gone", one of my favorite tunes here, takes me right back to the joy of Ms. McVie's and Mr. Buckingham's first collaboration, "World Turning" [from 1975's "Fleetwood Mac"], as well as to Ms. McVie's "Bad Loser" [from 1974's "Heroes Are Hard To Find"]. "Too Far Gone" is so good, it would not have been out-of-place on Ms. McVie's excellent album "In The Meantime" from 2004. "Game Of Pretend" harkens back to the intimacy of "Come A Little Bit Closer" [from "Heroes Are Hard To Find"]. This album's closing (and best, in this reviewer's opinion) track, the magnificent "Carnival Begin" is a start-to-finish delight, evoking the chills of "Why" [from 1973's "Mystery To Me"] and "The Smile I Live For" [from "Christine McVie"], as well as Mr. Buckingham's "I'm So Afraid" [from "Fleetwood Mac"]. "Lindsey Buckingham / Christine McVie" is a must-have for all fans of Fleetwood Mac, and for fans of the solo projects from Mr. Buckingham and Ms. McVie as well.

Being born in America in the 1970's, I was just old enough to experience the new and improved Fleetwood Mac. They were everywhere then. I was not only exposed to them by radio, but also my father had "Rumours" in 1977. It all seemed fitting as my parents had officially divorced in 1976. So, even as a small child, I picked up on the fractured relationships bit in the music/lyrics. Flash forward to the 1980's. I have a clear memory of "Mirage" and "Tango in the Night", and all their singles and videos. But, I also became aware of Lindsey Buckingham, particularly with 1984's "Go Insane" album (which, along with "Law and Order" I would buy on compact disc in 1989). I was also aware of Christine McVie's self-titled solo album that same year, as she had a big hit with "Got a Hold on Me". Flash forward to the 1990's. I regretfully bought 1990's "Behind the Mask" album. However, Buckingham's "Out of the Cradle" in 1992 was excellent. All that year and the next, I lamented to anyone who would listen that that album should have been a smash success. Then you had the reunion in 1997. In the 2000's I was surprised to get "Say You Will" from Fleetwood Mac, and I have to say that it didn't live up to my expectations. However, Buckingham started a late career renaissance with 2006's "Under the Skin", followed rather quickly with "Gift of Screws" in 2008. In the 2010's another Buckingham solo album, 2011's "Seed We Sow" had me believing, at that point, that I didn't need Fleetwood Mac anymore. Yet, in 2013, we got an EP of four songs, and then Christine McVie returned. I am fully aware that this new album was supposed to be a new Fleetwood Mac album (and, in fact, it is, as the whole band is here except Nicks). I thought it was an interesting move to NOT name it a Fleetwood Mac album. I mean, "Behind the Mask" without Buckingham was labeled a Fleetwood Mac release. "Time" without Buckingham or Nicks was labeled a Fleetwood Mac released. And "Say You Will" without Christine McVie was also labeled a Fleetwood Mac release. So? Perhaps the band felt uncertain about the material presented here. Safer bet to just label it Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie. And what about the music? I always try to be objective. I always try and listen to everything I have by an artist before commenting on their latest piece of work. All I can say is this new album is just okay. Maybe three and a half stars at best. As far as a first attempt with Christine McVie, it's decent. It shows promise. The band just seem a little rusty here. It's like McVie came back, toured, and wrote some rough drafts, and Buckingham, being current and polished from his last three solo albums, attempted to rescue the material here. I know I'm going to get blasted here for saying so, but I preferred Buckingham's songs more than McVie's. For some reason McVie's songs just didn't grab me like her old songs still do. Buckingham, on the other hand, has continued to progress musically, due to his ongoing solo career. Again, I do believe Buckingham should just move on now. His solo music is far more interesting to my ears than reconstituted Fleetwood Mac music. I noticed that of the ten tracks, only two are solely written by McVie, and only three share co-writes between Buckingham and McVie. I get the impression that this album is more of a Lindsey Buckingham solo album with Fleetwood Mac members, but it lacks the inventiveness and sparkle found on Buckingham's last three solo albums. So, what you get is a mish-mash, underbaked outing by four Fleetwood Mac members wondering which musical direction to take. I liked the following: "Sleeping Around the Corner", "Feel About You", "In My World", "Red Sun", "Love is Here to Stay", "Lay Down for Free", "On with the Show" and "Carnival Begin". I really wanted to like this album, but after repeatedly listening to it, I felt it just didn't do what it was supposed to do--wow me. Here comes the second blast. I don't own all of Christine McVie's solo work, or her albums with Fleetwood Mac before 1975. In my typical closing section with album ratings, I have put 'n/a' when I haven't heard and/or don't own an album. This is how Lindsey Buckingham/Christine McVie compares with both artist's previous works: Fleetwood Mac: 1975 Fleetwood Mac: Four and a Half Stars 1977 Rumours: Five Stars 1979 Tusk: Four Stars 1982 Mirage: Three and a Half Stars 1987 Tango in the Night: Three and a Half Stars 1990 Behind the Mask: Two and a Half Stars 1995 Time: N/A 2003 Say You Will: Three Stars 2013 Extended Play: Three and a Half Stars Christine McVie: 1970 Christine Perfect: N/A 1984 Christine McVie: N/A 2004 In the Meantime: N/A Lindsey Buckingham: 1981 Law and Order: Three and a Half Stars 1984 Go Insane: Three and a Half Stars 1992 Out of the Cradle: Five Stars 2006 Under the Skin: Four Stars 2008 Gift of Screws: Four Stars 2011 Seeds We Sow: Four Stars 2017 Lindsey Buckingham Christine McVie: Three Stars

It's extremely rare that two extraordinarily talented people with the long success history of Lindsey & Christine put out something totally original, while still keeping a stronghold on the roots that made them so popular. First of all, the songs are musical gems, full of unique melodic twists and turns, and, yes, they are catchy. Essentially, because John McVie and Mick Fleetwood play backup, this is essentially a Fleetwood Mac album without Stevie Nicks. I rightfully adore Stevie (who doesn't?), but listening to Lindsey & Christine's voices blending together totally on their own will make you realize what a huge part of the Fleetwood Mac vocal sound come from them. Both alternate songs & perform together on others, singing and sounding spectacular, complimenting and contrasting one another. Christine lifts Lindsey up, and he grounds her & brings a bit of funky rock. The lyrics on the songs are not the most ingenious, but they fit perfectly soundwise, so I'm not going to quibble about that. On another note, it's really nice to see two older folks (he's 67, she's 73!) who are still vital, sexy, and high-functioning. Wrapping it up, this is the best CD I've bought in years.

I understand why this wasn't called a "Fleetwood Mac" album. First there's all the interpersonal drama that we all associate with that name and apparently is still there. And there's the pressure and expectations that would go along with calling it a FM album. I also understand why therefore Lindsey has sometimes said when asked "Of course we never considered calling it a Fleetwood Mac album, what could possibly make you think that?" But that doesn't change what this is, which is: a Fleetwood Mac album. This is, finally after 30 years, a real followup to Tango in the Night (which was pretty close to being a Buckingham/McVie album itself). As with any musicians with a long career, you can pick out predecessors to these songs in their earlier works: to stick with the Tango in the Night comparison, I think "Feel About You" has some of "Everywhere" in it, "In My World" sounds a bit like "Caroline" plus an obvious "Big Love" homage, "On With The Show" has some "You and I" going on. But these songs stand on their own, too. The two songwriters have always worked well together, and this is a fine example of their work. The music is great as you'd expect, the always-steady rhythm section of Mick and John keeps things moving... If you ever thought "I wonder what Fleetwood Mac would sound like today", this is it. Definitely recommended to any FM fan.

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Grandissima sorpresa questo nuovo lavoro che esce con l'inedita line-up Lindsey Buckingham-Christine McVie e che suona, anzi direi è, come un disco dei Fleetwood Mac, non fosse altro che per la presenza alla batteria di Mick Fleetwood e al basso di John McVie. L'album si pone idealmente come un perfetto seguito di Tango in the Night e per me, che ho amato moltissimo quel lavoro dell'ormai lontano 1987, è veramente musica per le orecchie. Lindsey è lontano anni luce da certi barocchismi sperimentali dei suoi lavori solisti e Christine è decisamente ispirata come non mai, anche lei lontana dai toni quasi monocorde delle sue prove soliste. Tutti i pezzi suonano in perfetto stile FM. Da incorniciare il pezzo di chiusura Carnival Begin, con la chitarra di Buckingham in gran spolvero. Un disco che sembra uscito dai tempi del vinile, complice anche la durata sotto i 40 minuti, e che chiunque apprezzi i migliori Fleetwood Mac non potrà mancare (malgrado l'assenza di Stevie Nicks)

Estoy más que impresionado con la calidad de este disco. No es un disco de Fleetwood Mac, pero no tiene nada que envidiarles a los mejores discos de la banda. Suena refrescante! No se echa de menos que no esté Stevie Nicks, es más, se podría decir que su ausencia es esencial para que la capacidad compositora de Lindsey Buckingham y Christine McVie se haya desarrollado en plenitud. Uno de los discos recientes que más me ha gustado. Recomendable sin ninguna duda, principalmente para los amantes de la música previa a los 90.

Jak przystalo na czlonkow formacji Fleetwood Mac, nagrano kolejna bardzo dobra plyte. Niestety, ostatnia z udzialem Cristine McVie. Dziekujemy za caly repertuar wspanialych kompozycji. Spoczywaj w pokoju.

When I heard Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie of Fleetwood Mac stardom were going to collaborate on a duets album, I was in awe. I love both of them to pieces and together they have written and concocted some of the greatest songs of all time. However, this isn't a 'duets album'. Let me make that clear first of all. It's a Fleetwood Mac album. Just without Stevie. It features legendary Mick Fleetwood on percussion and John McVie on catchy bass, however no Stevie Nicks. And ultimately, as much as I adore the Gold Dust sorcerer, this album is still amazing, despite her noted absence. The sound of it, I'm sure we can all agree, is a little more 'modern' and 'poppy' than their usual stuff, but hardly far from what we're used to. Every song is still enriched with that 'Mac-y' sound, and the lyrics of Buckingham and McVie still shine through as meaningful, not that overplayed, ambiguous crap we here endlessly these days on the radio. So, I'll go through the album song by song, and ultimately rank everything else with it. 'Sleeping Around The Corner' - Personally one of my favourites from the album, and a great - though perhaps there were better choices - album opener. Avid fans of the mighty Buck may remember this as a bonus track from his previous album, 'Seeds We Sow'. This version has another bridge, as well as, of course, Christine's vocals. Though, NOTE: I should make it clear there's a slightly disappointing lack of their vocals 'coming together' in this album. It's usually one singer or the other, occasionally with Lindsey's tone-altered 'ooh's and 'ahh's over the top. Nevertheless, 'Sleeping' is a very catchy track that should get you in the mindset for the next 40 glorious minutes of your life. 'Feel About You' - Okay, so this is probably one of the weaker tracks on the album. It's still a very catchy tune, but the lyrics are a tad bland and the song is probably the most 'generic' from the album. However, despite that we still get our first insight into Christine's still-on-point vocals. I feel the whole album isn't meant to be taken completely seriously. It's a bit of fun. And it delivers. 'In My World' - The first track we EVER heard from this album, and arguably thus, the most played. It's just brilliant. 'Quaint' is definitely the word you'd use to describe it, but boy, the lyrics are MONUMENTAL. Just take a close listen to them and you'll relate to them in some way, it's one of Lindsey's highest points in the last decade or so, and from the arrangement to the lyrics, there's little I could ever want to change. Even featuring background 'ooh's reminiscent of the 'Tango in the Night' era of the Mac saga. 'Red Sun' - My second fave from the album, and one of the songs to feature more McVie/Buckingham fusion. Again, it's catchy, brilliant, and a song I would never want to skip. The chorus alone is so tranquil. 'Love Is Here To Stay' - Probably the song that most encompasses the whole story behind this album; Lindsey and Christine's love for eachother as musical gods, and how that led to this very point. Here we see Lindsey's slightly huskier tone, and there's not much more I can say other than it's a good song, if a little bland at times. 'Too Far Gone' - I ADORE this tune. It's catchy from start to finish, features a nice guitar lick from Lindsey and amazing drum work from Fleetwood himself. To historians of the Mac, you may hear a distinct similarity to the 1975 White Album tune, 'World Turning', which is, again, outstanding. I cant fault how this is essentially a more modern version of that because it's still a great tune, and I listen to this on a daily basis. Trust me, this will likely be in your top 3. 'Lay Down For Free' - A song with a strong message that Lindsey will not 'lay down for free' - He will keep on going, and with a message like that, the song only has to be as good, right? Well, the short answer is yes. 'Game of Pretend' - Finally a trademark Christine song! Instantly settling back into the more quiet and powerful track, 'Game' is the kind of tune to rival the likes of 'Songbird' and 'Over & Over'. So refreshing to hear that pure Christine come through. Only a shame we don't hear much more of it. 'On With The Show' - Again, fitting straight in with the entire story of the album, this song is a change back to familiar, slightly pop-rockish roots, and an almost bittersweet reminder that our time with the album is almost up. 'Carnival Begin' - An odd name for an odd song, is all I can say. It must be said, this track is my least favourite from the whole album, but don't think that means it's bad. It's a much slower, but more guitar-heavy song, slightly experimental (I could see it among the tracklist of 1979's 'Tusk', if I'm honest) and overall, probably 6.5-7/10 worthy. So there you have it. I would DEFINITELY suggest buying this, if only to update your journey of Fleetwood Mac through the years. This could very well be the last album to feature even TWO of the band's members, let alone FOUR. The absence of Stevie's earth-shatteringly beautiful and haunting lyrics, along with her bogglingly powerful voice are missed at first, but as you continue through this Homeric Odyssey of music, you'll begin to find that thought disappear, until eventually, by the time 'Carnival Begin' has come to a close, you'll be saying, 'Stevie WHO?'