Reviewed by Null
This album is full of great acoustic ditties by a duo that were soon to help propel Fleetwood Mac from a very popular British band to a full-fledged global sensation. If you are a fan the latter version of Fleetwood Mac, then this album is a must have. The vocal warmth of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks is undeniable. I won’t go through the whole track list, because if you enjoy one of these songs, you’ll like all of them. Warm. Creamy. Analog.
There are, however, two thigs that are endlessly baffling about this record. The first is a more recent conundrum, while that latter has troubled me since childhood.
The first astonishing fact is that this album has not been re-released since it was initially birthed in 1973. This is a baffling fact considering that it is an album by one of the most popular, and top-selling, songwriting duos in the world. Isn’t Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours one of the bestselling albums of all time?
The second issue that has puzzled me since childhood is this: Does Nicks have a shirt on? If so, is it airbrushed off? If not, was her nipple airbrushed out, or just barley hiding in the shadow? This question has confounded me for decades.
Only recently, I discovered that this issue was addressed in an interview. As Nicks tells it, she was asked to take her shirt off. She didn’t want to, but Buckingham reminded her that “this is art.” I guess Wikipedia is good for something. However, one can understand why Nicks would be reluctant to remove her shirt in an industry full of hairy men, when even her boyfriend, Buckingham, was more than eager to flaunt his bare chest.
After all these years, I finally received an answer to part of the question. However, one question still remains: Where is the nipple?
If you can find a copy, pick up this album. It’s very good. Hold the album cover in your hands and ask yourself, “Nipple?”
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