Fleetwood Mac "Mirage" LP
(Warner) 1982 made in Spain
cat. num. 56952
#rock #pop rock
Love In Store | 3:14 |
Can't Go Back | 2:42 |
That's Alright | 3:09 |
Book Of Love | 3:21 |
Gypsy | 4:24 |
Only Over You | 4:08 |
Empire State | 2:51 |
Straight Back | 4:17 |
Hold Me | 3:44 |
Oh Diane | 2:33 |
Eyes Of The World | 3:44 |
Wish You Were Here | 4:45 |
Fleetwood Mac retreated from the insular strangeness of Tusk and returned to straightforward pop songcraft for Mirage. Boasting a glossy, friendly production that makes even the lesser numbers pleasant and ingratiating, Mirage nonetheless suffers from a lack of substance. Rumours had raw emotion to give it a core, and Tusk had Lindsey Buckingham's runaway ambition. For its part, Miragesounds as if its sole goal is to sustain Fleetwood Mac's popularity, and while there may be a handful of terrific songs -- notably the hit singles "Gypsy," "Love in Store," and "Hold Me" -- it simply isn't as compelling as the group's previous three albums.