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Reviews Submitted by NICK
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NICK has contributed 19 reviews to The Penguin: Everything That is Fleetwood Mac:

Rumours (DVD Audio) (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
A CLASSIC RESTORED AT LAST!
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM,HANTS,ENGLAND, March 20th, 2005

THIS ALBUM IS THE MAC'S FLAGSHIP & AT LAST WITH MODERN REMASTERING IT SOUNDS AS CRISP & AS FRESH AS EVER. FULL MARKS TOO FOR THE INCLUSION OF SILVER SPRINGS. BREATHTAKING & SUPERB...

Alone Together (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
Wow! I'm still scratching my head!
Review written by Nick (caswelln@coudert.com), December 24th, 2004

I just unloaded 400 plus LPs to a young vinyl junkie here in NYC. Some of those LPs just had to be replaced. 'Alone Together' by Dave Mason was one of 'em! More later . . .

Fleetwood Mac Live (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
COOL...
Review written by NICK, August 20th, 2004

THOSE WHO LOVED THE DANCE YOU MUST GET THIS,THIS IS THE DANCE TURNED UP TO ELEVEN!! FOR PURE SHIVERS DOWN THE SPINE LISTEN TO STEVIE NICK'S VOICE ON THE VERSION OF 'RHIANNON(WILL YOU EVER WIN)'ON HERE ITS HAUNTING,CHILLING & EXCITING ALL AT ONCE...

Behind The Mask (3/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.0)
LACKS LINDSEY,S INTENSITY BUT NOT BAD.
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM,HANTS,ENGLAND, August 17th, 2004

IN THE WAKE OF TANGO,THIS ALBUM WAS QUITE POORLY RECIEVED BUT ITS NOT TOO BAD,BUT THEY SOUND LIKE A PARODY OF FLEETWOOD MAC,THE TIME ALBUM WAS BETTER THAN THIS.

Fleetwood Mac (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
A CLASSIC MILESTONE IN ROCK HISTORY...
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND, August 17th, 2004


WHEN LINDSEY & STEVIE JOINED THE MAC, SOMETHING MAGICAL HAPPENED BETWEEN THEM & THE REST OF THE BAND. CONSIDERING THIS ALBUM WAS RECORDED IN 3 SHORT MONTHS THE CHEMISTRY ON THE SONGS IS REMARKABLE. SHEER MAGIC,SHEER POETRY & CLASSIC FLEETWOOD MAC.

Fleetwood Mac (4/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.0)
FROM THIS FLEETWOOD MAC WAS BORN...
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM,HANTS,ENGLAND, August 17th, 2004

TO EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO HAS THIS ALBUM,GO & LISTEN TO AGAIN.WHEN I RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS ON CD,I WAS QUITE SHOCKED TO HEAR HOW COUNTRY & FOLKY IT IS.THE FLIPSIDE OF RUMOURS & AN UNDISPUTED CLASSIC...

Enchanted (4/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.0)
A FEW MAC SONGS WOULD'NT HAVE GONE A MISS!!
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM,HANTS,ENGLAND., August 16th, 2004

UP UNTIL WE GET THE DEFINITIVE STEVIE MAC & SOLO BOX SET WILL HAVE TO DO, BUT THERE IS FAR,FAR TOO MUCH OF BELLA DONNA & THE WILD HEART, IF SOME OF THESE HAD BEEN DEMO'S OR ALTERNATE VERSIONS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE REWARDING. BUY THIS FOR CD NO.3.

Greatest Hits (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
A GOOD INTRO FOR NEW FANS...
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM,HANTS,ENGLAND, August 16th, 2004

THIS IS A MUCH BETTER COMPILATION THAN THE RECENT UK VERSION'VERY BEST OF'.AFTER I BOUGHT TANGO,THIS WAS THE ALBUM THAT MADE ME GO OUT & BUY ALL THE MAC & STEVIE NICKS ALBUMS I COULD FIND,

Time (4/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.0)
A SHAME NO ONE HAD -TIME- FOR THIS ALBUM.
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM HAMPSHIRE ENGLAND, August 15th, 2004

OK SO EVERYONE MISSED LINDSEY & STEVIE BUT THIS TURNED OUT BE A GOOD ALBUM IT HAD AN EAGLES FEEL TO IT AND CHRISTINE GAVE US SOME OF HER BEST SONGS EVER JUST LISTEN TO HOLLYWOOD & SOONER OR LATER OR BEKKA ON WINDS OF CHANGE... PURE MAC MAGIC.

Street Angel (2/5.02/5.02/5.02/5.02/5.0)
LOOKING BACK ON STREET ANGEL...
Review written by NICK, August 15th, 2004

APART FROM THE BEAUTIFUL HAUNTING TITLE TRACK(MY FAVOURITE STEVIE SONG EVER) THERE IS NOT MUCH ON OFFER HERE ALL THE INGREDIENTS WERE THERE BUT SOMEHOW IT DIDNT QUITE GEL TOGETHER I TRIED SO VERY TO LIKE THIS ALBUM A SHAME SINCE MIRROR WAS SO GOOD.

Bella Donna (2/5.02/5.02/5.02/5.02/5.0)
BETTER WAS TO COME...
Review written by NICK, August 14th, 2004

I THINK THAT STEVIE WAS HAVING TROUBLE FOCUSING WHILST RECORDING THIS ALBUM, BUT LIKE THE LATER STREET ANGEL THIS ALBUM SEEMS TO BE ALL OVER THE PLACE, GOOD SONGS INDIVIDUALLY BUT TOGETHER DONT MIX WELL...

The Wild Heart (3/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.0)
BETTER THAN BELLA DONNA BUT ONLY JUST...
Review written by Anonymous, August 14th, 2004

STEVIE SEEMS MORE FOCUSSED HERE, NIGHTBIRD,SABLE ON BLOND & BEAUTY & THE BEAST ARE CLASSIC STEVIE BUT THATS ABOUT IT., THANK GOD SHE REDEEMED HERSELF WITH ROCK A LITTLE...

Rock A Little (4/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.0)
BETTER THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM, HAMPSHIRE , ENGLAND, August 14th, 2004

EVEN THOUGH THE SNYTHS MAKE THIS ALBUM SOUND DATED BY TODAYS STANDARDS THERE IS MUCH TO ENJOY, I CANT WAIT IS AN 80s CLASSIC WHILE ROCK A LITTLE STILL SOUNDS WIERD, NO SPOKEN WORD IS STILL A CHILLING OMINOUS SONG EVEN TODAY & THE FINAL TRACK IS SHEER...BEAUTY A VERY DIVERSE ALBUM, VERY MUCH OF ITS TIME BUT STILL HUGELY ENJOYABLE.

The Other Side Of The Mirror (4/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.04/5.0)
A VERY UNDERATED ALBUM.
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM ENGLAND, August 14th, 2004

TO ME THIS ALBUM IS ONE OF STEVIE'S BEST , ROOMS ON FIRE IS A ROCK CLASSIC & ALICE IS STEVIE WRITING FROM THE HEART. OOH MY LOVE IS VERY EMOTIONAL & LONG WAY TO GO IS A KICKING ROCK ANTHEM TO ME THIS WAS HER BEST ALBUM UNTIL SHANGRI-LA.

Say You Will (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
WORTH THE 16 YEAR WAIT!
Review written by NICK from FAREHAM,HANTS,ENGLAND, August 12th, 2004

TO EVERYONE WHO DOESNT LIKE THIS ALBUM TAKE YOUR MODERN FAKE PLASTIC QUICK BUCK POP AND BEGONE!! THIS ALBUM IS AN INSTANT CLASSIC,THE BAND STILL LEAVES MODERN WANNABIES STANDING...

Tango In The Night (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
STILL THE TANGO PLAYS ON.
Review written by Nick from FAREHAM HAMPSHIRE ENGLAND, August 10th, 2004

THIS ALBUM IS STILL FRESH COOL & VIBRANT IT IS PERFECT FOR THOSE LONG SUMMER NIGHTS OR FORTIMES WHEN YOU NEED TO BE ALONE UNLIKE OTHER ALBUMS OF THE LATE 80s TANGO STILL STANDS THE TEST OF TIME.

Mirage (3/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.03/5.0)
THE ONE NO ONE REMEMBERS...
Review written by Nick from Fareham, Hampshire, England, August 9th, 2004

WHILE RUMOURS & TANGO ARE MUCH BETTER ALBUMS, THERE IS SOME TREASURE TO BE FOUND HERE. GYPSY, CANT GO BACK & WISH YOU WERE HERE ARE CLASSIC MAC AT THIER BEST. BUT THE ALBUM LACKSTHE SHINE OF THE BEST MAC ALBUMS. GOOD BUT NOT GREAT...

Rumours (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
TRULY DESERVES ITS STATUS AS A LEGENDARY ALBUM...
Review written by Nick, August 2nd, 2004

LINDSEY HAS ALWAYS SAID THAT THIS ALBUM WAS IGNORED IN FAVOUR OF RUMOURS:THE RECORD SALES,WELL SORRY LINDSEY BUT 30 MILLION PROBABLY WOULD'NT CARE ABOUT HOW MANY COPIES SOLD.THIS ALBUM CONSOLIDATED THE NEW LINE UP & TOGETHER MADE A TRULY TIMELESS LP.

Christine McVie (5/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.05/5.0)
CHRISTINE ON TOP FORM.
Review written by Nick from FAREHAM ENGLAND, August 1st, 2004

A FINE ALBUM FROM ONE OF ENGLAND'S MOST TALENTED ARTISTS. CHRISTINE McVIE HAS CRAFTED A BEAUTIFUL ALBUM WITH SONG THAT RIVAL THE BEST OF HER MAC WORK MY PERSONAL FAVOURATES ARE THE CHALLENGE, THE SMILE I LIVE FOR & WHO'S DREAMING THIS DREAM...AN UNDERATED GEM.