Less of a musical mixed bag than Roxy Music, despite my
affection for both groups, Fleetwood Mac is another fine band that never fails
to put out an album with at least one reputable track on it. Certainly, Rumours and Tango in the
Night more than help reinforce this position - both are peppered with hits that garnered an
ample amount of airplay – yet, despite the obvious ones, there are still a good
number of less prominent numbers to counter the poorer ones. I’m thinking about the likes of “Caroline”, “Isn’t
It Midnight”, and “You and I, Part II”, all of which wondrously complement the
best known “Little Lies”, “Everywhere” and “Seven Wonders” as the hidden
charms that they are, and offsetting the dull and uninspiring “Mystified”, “Welcome
to the Room…Sara”, and “When I See You Again.” But despite the lackluster build of the latter three, it still is a good album all around. A-