Christine McVie: An Appreciation

For many years. I considered Christine McVie the weak link of Fleetwood Mac. I don’t think that is a lot to be ashamed of. I discovered them in the 80s. Lindsey Buckingham is one of the coolest men on the planet. Stevie Nicks might be ‘the’ coolest woman on the planet. McVies solo releases were not nearly as rock oriented It wasn’t the Say You Will album that convinced me otherwise. (I am a fan). It is that the McVie heavy Tango in the Night has become a favorite of mine. I have spoke about this at length but while 1987 was nearing peak music creativity in almost every genre (U2, Public Enemy, Prince, Boogie Down Productions, Anthrax, Guns N Roses, Husker Du, Sonic Youth, REM, the Smiths, Roseanne Cash, Steve Earle and Dwight Yoakum all had albums of note), and Fleetwood was making some of the least adventurous music. Yet, Tango is surprisingly solid, even finding a spot in one of the more memorable television ads of the year. Additionally, the 2017 self titled album she did with Lindsey Buckingham has become a favorite I have really begun to enjoy McVies position in Mac, her various Mac contributions, the Winwood assisted “Got A Hold On Me” and so on. Whatever damage the overplayed, unpunk “You Make Loving Fun” caused, by the time of McVies death in November of 2022, I was able to realize what a real loss it was.