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Boy, were they ever: Replacements Dave Mason (Traffic) and Bekka Bramlett (Delaney and BonnieвЂ™s daughter) would be gone within a year, but not before seeing Time fail to chart in the U.S., something that hadnвЂ™t happened to Fleetwood Mac since 1968вЂ™s Mr. The record - produced by (whoops) Dashut - features neither Stevie Nicks nor Lindsey Buckingham, for the first time since 1974вЂ™s Heroes Are Hard To Find. вЂњTHESE STRANGE TIMES,вЂќ TIME (1995): LetвЂ™s just say expectations had to be lowered for Fleetwood MacвЂ™s 16th release. Spoiler alert: This isnвЂ™t DashutвЂ™s only appearance on our list. Some of the blame for this particular mess can be laid at the feet of co-writer Richard Dashut, who apparently had a better touch on the other side of the glass - having co-produced every Fleetwood Mac studio album from 1977-87, not to mention a pair of BuckinghamвЂ™s more highly regarded solo efforts. They are about as New York as a screw-top bottle of Napa chardonnay. It bears mentioning, too, that this is coming from one of the bands that absolutely personified the California sound, the California lifestyle, the California look вЂ¦ the California ethos. Sorry, check that again - another paean to New York City with a disco beat вЂ¦ several years after the disco fad had become passe. Check that - another paean to New York City with a disco beat. Just what the world needed: Another paean to New York City. вЂњEMPIRE STATE,вЂќ MIRAGE (1982): After indulging in the sprawling, wildly expensive, weirdly effective double-album experiment called Tusk, Fleetwood Mac back slid into a comfy retro vibe for Mirage - and thatвЂ™s no where better illustrated than this song. Her absence brings into high relief the templated feel of moments like вЂњSilver Girl,вЂќ something that makes the album seem longer than Tusk - and a whole lot less interesting. She only appears as a backup singer on three tracks, all of which were originally done for the Buckingham solo project. It didnвЂ™t help that Say You Will was the first Fleetwood Mac recording not to feature songs from Christine McVie since 1970вЂ™s Kiln House. Also, at more than four minutes, this string of narcissistic, witchy-woman cliches just goes on and on - as does this endless fill-the-CD project, which could have been cut in half and been a better effort. вЂњSilver GirlвЂќ is a pastiche of NicksвЂ™ worst tics: SheвЂ™s coquettish when she means to be lonesome, whiny when sheвЂ™s trying to be winsome. вЂњSILVER GIRL,вЂќ SAY YOU WILL (2003): Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were apparently at work on a side project when their songs suddenly morphed into the newest Fleetwood Mac album - and this is an example of that process failing to produce something measurably different from the worst of their solo work. Weston, itвЂ™s worth noting, eventually ended up getting fired after sleeping with drummer Mick FleetwoodвЂ™s wife, starting a string of inter-band affairs, counter-affairs and counter-counter-affairs that would ultimately spark a creative zenith with 1977вЂ™s Rumours. YouвЂ™re going to need it.вЂќД«are Trees eventually went platinum anyway, but that was on the strength of a pair of songs that came from elsewhere: Bob WelchвЂ™s original version of вЂњSentimental Lady,вЂќ later a solo hit, and Christine McVieвЂ™s вЂњSpare Me a Little of Your LoveвЂќ - which became a concert staple in the mid-1970s. The word was, upon running into his replacement Bob Weston, Kirwan said: вЂњGood luck. WhatвЂ™s with early Fleetwood Mac and flameouts? It had only been a months since both Peter Green and Jeremy Spencer had vanished from the band. Also of little surprise: This would be the final Fleetwood Mac project for composer Danny Kirwan, who was starting to act increasingly erratic. Filled with directionless, noodle-y solos and - though I guess this is no surprise - an oceanic, echo-filled group of вЂ¦ chants. вЂњDANNYвЂ™S CHANT,вЂќ BARE TREES (1972): Dig that crazy wah-wah! Dude, no. If you were like us, you bought these records for the lacy mysteries of вЂњGypsy,вЂќ the pop perfection that is вЂњSpare Me A Little of Your Love,вЂќ or the dark sexual danger of вЂњBig Love.вЂќ But then, you found tucked away inside songs like these вЂ¦ Throw in a bizarre offering from Danny Kirwan, and youвЂ™ve got a stunning list of misfires from a band that nevertheless reeled off an unbroken string of albums which earned at least gold status between 19. ItвЂ™s interesting to note, however, that as the band continued forward for years with Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and Stevie Nicks, youвЂ™ll find three of the four represented in the list we ultimately compiled - and the maddeningly inconsistent Buckingham shows up twice. After all, more than dozen different songwriters have moved through the bandвЂ™s ranks.

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When looking for entries by Fleetwood Mac in the our Sucks Series at Something Else!, there was plenty of blame to go around.