Fleetwood Mac’s legacy is often considered in broad strokes. The turbulent romantic relationship (and subsequent breakup) of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. The timeless music on (and tawdry intra-band drama associated with) 1977’s blockbuster LP “Rumours.” The group’s many moments of debauchery and complex romantic entanglements. The ambitious 1979 double LP “Tusk.” How the group weathered many lineup changes, including a tour with Neil Finn and Mike Campbell after Buckingham was asked to leave the band.
In other words, Fleetwood Mac is often considered synonymous with drama. And while there’s no denying that the band’s history possesses as many twists, turns, and curveballs as a soap opera, the group wouldn’t be such an object of enduring fascination without its songs — and the songwriters behind them.
