After a full Memorial Day weekend of riffs, solos and all-time rock anthems, Houston’s Eagle has officially wrapped up The Eagle 500. RELATED: 100 Greatest Guitar Solos Of All Time The countdown featured the 500 greatest classic rock songs of all time, chosen by the people who know them best: Houston’s Eagle listeners. Over the […]
Most bands break up after one bad romance. Fleetwood Mac turned relationship disasters into one of the biggest albums ever made. By 1976, the band looked doomed. Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were at war after their romance exploded. Christine and John McVie were divorcing. Mick Fleetwood’s marriage was collapsing too. Cocaine was everywhere. Recording […]
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My little brother and I live a thousand miles apart, but one way we’ve been able to bridge the gap has been our love for music. Every now and then we come up with ideas to share the music we love with each other: One such idea was creating a list of “no skip rock […]
Replacing a lead singer can make or break a band. Some groups find lightning twice, while others lose the sound that made them famous. It’s one of rock’s toughest challenges — and fans never forget how it plays out. RELATED: Journey’s Farewell Tour Faces Turmoil from All Sides From arena rock giants to cult legends, […]
‘I Don’t Want To Know’ by Fleetwood Mac has a unique and somewhat surprising place in the band’s history, especially given the emotionally charged atmosphere surrounding the creation of their legendary 1977 album Rumours. While many of the album’s songs are deeply tied to the interpersonal breakups within the band, this track actually predates much […]
When Fleetwood Mac released ‘Tusk’ in 1979, it surprised fans and critics alike. Coming after the enormous success of the band’s 1977 album Rumours—one of the best-selling albums in music history—the group faced enormous pressure to follow it up with something equally commercial. Instead, they delivered one of the strangest and most experimental singles of […]
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘You Make Lovin’ Fun’ is one of the brightest, most uplifting tracks on the band’s classic 1977 album Rumours. Written and sung by Christine McVie, the song provided a warm burst of optimism on an album otherwise fueled by heartbreak and fractured relationships. McVie penned the track about Fleetwood Mac’s lighting director Curry […]
October has played host to some of rock’s most defining moments. It’s the month The Who released Tommy, Elton John dropped Goodbye Yellow Brick Road and Def Leppard made their live U.S. debut. Rock legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Lindsey Buckingham and Tommy Lee all celebrate birthdays this month, while fans remember the losses of Tom Petty and […]
‘Silver Springs’ is one of the most emotional and enduring songs in Fleetwood Mac’s history, though its journey to recognition was complicated. Written by Stevie Nicks in 1976 during the sessions for the band’s landmark album Rumours, the song was a deeply personal reflection of her breakup with Lindsey Buckingham. Nicks penned the lyrics as […]
Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Gypsy’ is one of the most beloved tracks from the band’s 1982 album Mirage, and it holds a special place in Stevie Nicks’ catalog as both a deeply personal and hauntingly beautiful song. Written by Nicks, ‘Gypsy’ reflects on her pre-fame days and the simple lifestyle she once lived before Fleetwood Mac’s meteoric […]
When Apple Music dropped its list of the Top 500 Most-Streamed Songs of All Time, it was clear: today’s charts belong to modern pop, hip-hop, and algorithm-approved anthems. But buried in the shuffle, a few classic rock tracks held their ground — not as nostalgia, but as proof that great songs can’t be contained to […]
Mick Fleetwood is a pivotal figure in rock music, known primarily as the co-founder and drummer of Fleetwood Mac. His influence stems not only from his musicianship, but also from his resilience, leadership and vision that helped shape one of the most successful and enduring bands in rock history. RELATED STORY: Sparks Notes: 38 Special […]