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Fleetwood Mac - Heroes Are Hard to Find Audio CD

A fair review of the Fleetwood Mac "Heroes Are Hard to Find" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Fleetwood Mac reviews here, or go back to the Fleetwood Mac tabs.

Fleetwood Mac Band: Fleetwood Mac
Title: Heroes Are Hard to Find
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Release Date: 1990-10-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Heroes Are Hard to Find 2: Coming Home 3: Angel 4: Bermuda Triangle 5: Come a Little Bit Closer 6: She's Changing Me 7: Bad Loser 8: Silver Heels 9: Prove Your Love 10: Born Enchanter 11: Safe Harbour

The return of the "Real" Fleetwood Mac!
During the planning of a 1973 U. The release of Heroes Are Hard To FInd was a triumph for the band after an unbelievable two year period of upheaval. S. tour, Mick Fleetwood's divorce forced him to withdraw and the band agreed to postpone. Clifford Davis, the band's manager, claimed he owned the name Fleetwood Mac and booked the tour using a horrible London bar band. The real Fleetwood Mac sued and won, moving to Los Angeles to record this triumphant album. Listening to it from the perspective of appreciating the work of FM to come back at all and with a such a swagger in Christine McVie's title song was thrilling then and now. Unfortunately, the under recognized Bob Welch left the band after completing the excellent promotional tour. His unique style and songwriting were all over this amazing record. His dreamscape reworking of Elmore James' Coming Home, rhythmic Bermuda Triangle and jazz infused Born Enchanter gave a very diverse sound anchored by Christine's classic Come A Little Bit Closer. A very under recognized album by a gifted Fleetwood Mac line-up that deserved greater appreciation and a longer career.


HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND (REPRISE RECORDS/1974)
But this aural "heaviness" adds a depth to the music that encapsulates his otherworldly vision more so than any other Mac album. REVIEW: Although enlivened with some sloppy horns and a whisper of orchestration: the dark, mysterious underpinnings of "HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND" bears the unmistakable stamp of guitarist Bob Welch. That's not to say "HEROES" is all menace and no fun: the sly humor of "Silver Heels", the gentle coda "Safe Harbour", and the rollicking title track helps to alleviate the somber atmosphere while keeping an eye on the American pop charts. It's unfortunate that this was to be Welch's last recording with the group, but he does go out on a high note by showcasing the full range of his songwriting capabilities. No matter it it's country-tinged rock ("Silver Heels"), melodic pop ("She's Changing Me"), heavy metal ("Angel"), excursions into the supernatural ("Bermuda Triangle" and the haunting "Coming Home" in which he apes Jimi Hendrix a la "Third Stone From The Sun" - a move that makes it my favorite track), or a stab at soulful jazz (the superb musical interplay on "Born Enchanter"): almost everything he does works extremely well in the atmospheric context of this LP. Even Christine McVie's composing seems to be infected with Welch's mysterioso sensibilities: as the cool textures of "Prove Your Love"; the dark, pounding venom of "Bad Loser"; and the sweeping "Come A Little Bit Closer" (the latter sounding a bit like a Jim Steinman composition without all of Steinman's overblown lyrical pomposities) are of a piece with Welch's cryptic musings. "HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND" remains an obscure gem in the Mac canon (albeit one that deserves a lot more recognition and praise than it has gotten). And even though it did make the Top Forty album chart: it's a downright shame that "Come A Little Bit Closer", "Angel", and the title track weren't hit singles. But perhaps sure-fire success wouldn't have prompted Bob Welch to quit, and thus the future potential of guitarist Lindsey Buckingham and vocalist Stevie Nicks may have never been fully realized. HARSH LANGUAGE: none. VIOLENCE: only the tragic loss of life mentioned in "Bermuda Triangle", and the aural weirdness of "Coming Home". SEXUAL REFERENCES: none in particular - only the ins-and-outs of romantic love. Although some might be taken aback by the semi-nude cover photo shot even though it is certainly not meant to cause any offense in its illustration of the record's title. DRUG REFERENCES: none.


HIGHEST BILLBOARD ALBUM CHART POSITION: Number 34

HIT SINGLES: None.


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guess you had to be there . . . .
Christine McV. This lp and it's cut 'Come a little bit closer' , a FM standard of 1976-77, was one of the few bright spots,musically, of what was a very dark and lethargic period in American popular music. 's hypnotic piano playing and hauntingly vulnerable vocals on that tune specifically and on the rest of the work,generally, make this a solid catalog buy for any serious collector . . . CML.


"IF I COULD SING LIKE PAUL McCARTNEY..." BOB & CHRISTINE ON TOP
christine perfect's songs has never been so good, very consistent songs, nice fender rhodes, very balance, her voice sounds so fluid and she teamed so well with bob welch, too bad that was their last album under this line-up that i loved so much, best line-up for me (with peter green of course). this is such a beautiful album.
"prove your love" is wonderful. bob welch is on top with "silver heels" and references to sir paul and etta james, his guitars are so tasty, the harmonies are as perfect as christine, and his voice very rockous, mick fleetwood is as always very solid, what a great drummer, sober, but you feel him. the atmospheric songs of bob welch are incredible, i don't understand why he's not like a superstar.
anyway, this album is amazing and remind me a bit of "future games" and the song "bright fire".
it's also the first time bob doesn't have a guitar partner. and the new production sounds probably as good as martin birch. the only thing is that warner should remaster all the albums from that period with bonus, then it would be pure heaven. .


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