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Mirage

Fleetwood MacAudio CD
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)

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  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Warner Bros / Wea
  • ASIN: B000002KXO
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (83 customer reviews)
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The party was pretty much over for Fleetwood Mac by 1982; the blockbuster pop classics Fleetwood Mac and Rumors were mid-1970s memories, 1979's Tusk had been a grand experiment but a commercial bust, and Stevie Nicks had already launched a solo career. Still, that didn't mean Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, and Christine McVie couldn't continue to write engaging, appealing pop in their sleep. Mirage has a handful of high points any Mac fan would appreciate, from Buckingham's soulful "Book of Love" to Nicks's twirl-inducing "Gypsy" to McVie's catchy "Love in Store." Overall, the Mac's magic touch seems usurped by a band merely going through the motions--but those motions still resulted in a few worthwhile moments. --Peter Blackstock

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars REMASTER THIS CLASSIC -- SOUND IS AWFUL! November 9, 2004
Format:Audio CD
This needs some treble in it and the volume is so low that it sounds muddy and never grabs your attention!

Come on Warner Brothers -- shine up this dusty classic!
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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated album by a band with impossibly high standards December 16, 1998
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Format:Audio CD
Since the glorious resurrection of Fleetwood Mac and the success of "The Dance" I have returned to the albums I haven't listened to in a long time. "Mirage" is not considered to be their greatest work, indeed Lindsey Buckingham's own comments tend to be negative. But this is a band which has recorded at least three genuine classic albums (Fleetwood Mac/Rumours/Tango in the Night). So I think it is time to re-evaluate "Mirage" and to appreciate its qualities. It begins wonderfully with Christine McVie as reliable as ever. Whereas "Tusk" sounds like a collection of solo material, they are at once sounding like a band again. "Love in Store" is catchy and full of wonderful Buckingham Nicks harmonies. A couple of strong Lindsey Buckingham songs and Stevie Nicks' memorable and moving "Gypsy" lead into "Only over you". This is not one of the album's highlights. It smacks of an attempt to recreate "Songbird" and doesn't live up to the task. "Empire State" is weak and "Straight Back" sounds lacklustre and overproduced. "Hold Me" however finds Christine and Lindsey bringing things back into focus. 16 years on and it's still a striong song. And then there is "Oh Diane". Apparently Lindsey hates it, but I will always remember fondly it as the first Fleetwood Mac song I ever heard when it was issued as a single here in the UK. A simple, old fashioned love song which is underrated, as indeed is "Mirage". It's still Fleetwood Mac for heaven's sake. There are more good songs on this than on most albums, so let's enjoy it for the many fine moments it contains.
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24 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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Fleetwood Mac's "Mirage" album was the second album to follow-up their landmark late 1970's release "Rumours". "Rumours" was a huge commercial success that was built on the raw emotion of the band members. . The story of Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" is well documented. During this time, Christine and John McVie's marriage was falling apart - as was the long term relationship between Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. One common thread I have noticed about the core members is that they tend to wear their hearts on their sleeve. When emotions ran high,Mac was at their best. The emotions that were running through the band were the catalyst for this effort. Following "Rumours", Fleetwood Mac went in a very different direction and released what was much more of an experimental album - "Tusk". "Tusk" did have its moments from an artistic standpoint, but didn't have the commercial sales of "Rumours". On "Mirage", Fleetwood Mac attempts to move back to the mainstream formula that worked in the late 1970s - however the band doesn't abandon all of their experimentation. This album does produce some good music - the only drawback is that this album lacks the raw emotion that "Rumours" had.

One thing why I feel the emotion might be lacking is that Fleetwood Mac brought in outsiders to collaborate with the songs that were written on this album. It's not that Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie are going to abandon all of their songwriting - one of the three members will collaborate on each of the tracks. However, there isn't one track in which there is a joint collaboration among the three. You can make the argument that the band was going through the motions of recording together. However, given the talents of Fleetwood Mac - they are still able to find a way to gel things together. It was during the early 1980s where the members of Fleetwood Mac were beginning to branch out as solo artists - and each was finding some level of success. It almost seems like Fleetwood Mac was already fragmented - and that this album was a bit "forced". It's also worth noting that Fleetwood Mac would not record together another studio album for another 5 years following "Mirage". The influence of the outside artists is not bad - but I think it does take away from the raw emotion. Songs that have the outside influence are: "Love in Store" (Christine McVie with Jim Recor); "Book of Love", "Oh Diane", and "Empire State" (Lindsey Buckingham with Richard Dashut); "Hold Me" (Christine McVie and Robbie Patton), "Wish You Were Here" (Christine McVie with Colin Allen).

As mentioned above, the band does not abandon the idea of experimentation. For starters - if you want to hear Fleetwood Mac with a bit of a country-edge, listen to the track - "That's Alright". Fleetwood Mac is able to pull this off very well - especially with Stevie Nicks on lead vocals. I've never thought that Lindsey was a very strong songwriter, he does have strengths in a lot of other areas. In particular, when it comes to background vocals, I feel Lindsey Buckingham is the best in the business. "That's Alright" is a great example on how Lindsey's background vocals blend in beautifully. It seems that on Stevie Nicks tracks, she finds a way to blend Lindsey's voice in - and does it very well.. There almost is a magic when this duo works vocals together. It's good on "Mirage" that we hear more of this.

Two Lindsey Buckingham and Richard Dashut tracks also show some more experimentation. The songs "Book of Love" and "Oh Diane" are retro-style tracks that aren't like anything heard from Fleetwood Mac before. While "Mirage" has a lot of 80s type tunes (i.e. "Hold Me" and "Gypsy"), it is good that it also has some tunes like these two tracks. Both "Book of Love" and "Oh Diane" sound like late 1950s tracks. In fact, I think Lindsey does a tremendous job on the lead vocals of both of these tracks. "Oh Diane" could easily have been a song played on 1959 radio and nobody would bat an eyelash. While not my favorite track "Empire State" sound like a tune that could have easily been played in early 1980s dance clubs. Finally, the Christine McVie penned track "Only Over You" 'gives inspiration to Dennis Wilson" has almost an R&B influence to it.

This is the album that contains two of Fleetwood Mac's biggest hits. There is "Gypsy" that features Stevie Nicks on lead vocals. Once again, Stevie writes a song and finds a great way to get Lindsey's background vocals in - listen to the end when Lindsey sings "Lightning Strikes - maybe once - maybe twice" - that's real good stuff. The other big hit on this collection was "Hold Me". This is a terrific duet between Christine and Lindsey - I wish there would be more duets like this. Other songs that are very good and worth a listen are "Eyes of the World" - this is a Lindsey penned track and he is in excellent form on his guitar. "Can't Go Back" is another Lindsey penned track and has a very catchy beat. "Love in Store" is the opening track and features Christine on lead vocals, but both Stevie and Lindsey will also contribute some vocals.

The CD liner notes feature all of the lyrics to all of the songs. Each song includes all of the songwriting credits. There are also all of the studio and engineering credits included. I think its also worth noting that Fleetwood Mac produces all of the sounds on this album - although they might have collaborated with outside songwriters, they don't bring in outside musicians. I think the serious Fleetwood Mac fan will like this album, but it will take a few listens before it grows on you. It's still not Rumours - overall I'd give it 3 1/2 stars.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Underrated
This is really a very decent effort from the Fleetwood Mac gang but -- for whatever reason -- it doesn't seem to be much in vogue. Give it a whirl. You may like it. Or not.
Published 1 month ago by Michael Reger
3.0 out of 5 stars By far, not one of their best.
Old songs we never hear on radio.
Love this group and they have so much out there, and I thought nothing would be bad coming from them. Read more
Published 2 months ago by BeardedYoda
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent comeback
yet another fleetwood mac comeback studio album.the album is a delightful collection of songs with a couple new hits mixed in. Read more
Published 3 months ago by NY Adirondack Man
5.0 out of 5 stars Mirage by Fleetwood Mac
Some of their best songs are on this one, but then... I LOVE ALL Fleetwood Mac's MUSIC !! * Oh Diane ... not much play time here in the U.S. Read more
Published 3 months ago by DianeMarie
5.0 out of 5 stars Mirage
I'm a fan of Fleetwood Mac I'm enjoying the Ablum very much it brings back many wonderful memories from my teenage years
Published 3 months ago by Denise M. Bristow
5.0 out of 5 stars Fast delivery. Like new!
I am very pleased with this CD, it sounds great, no skips. This is one of my favorite albums ever. Stevie Nicks can get a little country.
Published 4 months ago by Alan Hawkins
5.0 out of 5 stars Very under rated
Every song here is very good with many great tunes. This is almost as good as Rumours (this one does not have a stinker like Oh Daddy) and is as good as Tusk or Fleetwood Mac. Read more
Published 9 months ago by MJH
5.0 out of 5 stars Fleetwood Mac
I have always been a big fan of Fleetwood Mac. I had the original long play albulm, but saddly it got destroyed in a flood. Read more
Published 12 months ago by RAYMOND J. FERNEKES
5.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 stars... almost 30 years later, sounding like a "best of"
I must admit I hadn't listened to this album in many, many years. But for whatever reason I put this in my CD player the other day, and I was floored by what I heard. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Paul Allaer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, in need of some remastering.
"Mirage #1 (1982). 3 years after the great "Tusk", album, "Mirage" came out. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks had just released their first solo albums in 1981. Read more
Published 18 months ago by ScottE
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