Tango In The Night ()

Tango In The Night, released in 1987, and coming off of a five-year hiatus for the band, embodies all that was great about The Mac's previous 4 offerings. While not as emotionally charged as Rumours, not as innocent as Fleetwood Mac, not quite as experimental as Tusk, and not as subtle as Mirage, this album is a winner. Tracks like "Caroline," and "Big Love" show a knack for catchy melodies and rhythms that is Lindsey Buckingham's trademark, while others such as "Little Lies" and "Everywhere" ride that familiar wave of emotion we've come to expect from Christine McVie.

Stevie Nicks turns in a competent, if not entirely commendable effort. "When I see You Again" is her best track on the album, it clearly gets its message of lost love across. Perhaps the two most intruiguing tracks on the album, "Mystified" and "You and I, Pt. II," (both collaborations between Buckingham and McVie) show that the band could still collaborate in the best sense of the word, and produce beautiful results.

Given the chance to sink in, Tango In The Night surely will. This is an album that shows off every single strength this great band possesses. The imagery of Stevie Nicks. The sweet lingering emotions put forth by McVie, and the production, arranging, and guitar work by Buckingham. However, at this point in time, inter-band relations weren't at their peak, so these strengths couldn't be *FULLY* realized like they were in Rumours or Fleetwood Mac.