Their "mainstream" pop, lacking much soul, has nonetheless produced a few small treasures. Certainly a bit overrated, but at the same time capable of maintaining a remarkable balancing act between banality and soft-rock insight. It must be acknowledged that the self-titled LP from 1975, along with the famous "Tusk" and "Rumours," are small classics in their genre. The rating refers to their post-1974 period. I don’t consider or care for the earlier Fleetwood, even though I’ve listened to them; the rock-blues of the late sixties and early seventies has never excited me.
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