Fleetwood Mac - The Dance - Music & Performance - CD

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac's landmark Rumours album, the classic Fleetwood Mac lineup (Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, John McVie and Stevie Nicks) have reunited for an MTV special, national tour and this new album. Drawn from 3 intimate performances on a Hollywood soundstage, the Dance features superb new versions of classic Fleetwood Mac material, as well as several new songs. Key tracks: "The Chain," "Bleed to Love Her" and "Silver Springs." U.S. tour begins in September.

Two years after the Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks/Christine McVie-less incarnation of Fleetwood Mac crashed and burned, their classic '70s lineup reunited for an MTV Unplugged session and an accompanying tour. Although it's likely that the reunion was for monetary purposes, it made creative sense as well -- no members were as compelling solo as they were with the group. Despite this, the Unplugged-styled setting wasn't ideal for a reunion, since the group decided to devote nearly a quarter of The Dance to new material, inevitably resulting in unfair comparisons to their warhorses. Since there's so much new material, The Dance can't be a truly nostalgic experience either, because the new songs interrupt the flow. Not that they're bad -- both Buckingham's gentle "Bleed to Love Her" and nervy "My Little Demon" are first-rate -- but they aren't given the full-fledged production they deserve. Similarly, the older songs suffer from the slightly hollow unplugged production. All the hits are performed in nearly identical arrangements to the originals, with the exception of Buckingham's solo "Big Love" (an improvement on the original) and the addition of Tusk's marching band to "Don't Stop," which makes the differences all too apparent. Much is the same -- McVie and Nicks sound terrific, and the band is tight and professional -- but Buckingham has lost some of his range, which undercuts some of his songs. Still, that isn't enough to prevent The Dance from being an entertaining listen; it just isn't a substantial one. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi

Performer	Fleetwood Mac
Music genre	Rock
Music subgenre	Pop
Media format	CD
Original release date	1997
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	17
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Track listing	The Chain, Dreams, Everywhere, Rhiannon, I'm So Afraid, Temporary One, Bleed to Love Her, Big Love, Landslide, Say You Love Me, My Little Demon, Silver Springs, You Make Loving Fun, Sweet Girl, Go Your Own Way, Tusk, Don't Stop
Record label	Reprise / WEA
Composer	Fleetwood Mac
Songwriter	songwriter
Track name	The Chain
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N