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LEGACY: A TRIBUTE TO FLEETWOOD MAC
Pass the crackers: Legacy: A Tribute to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is the newest cheesy tribute album on the charts. The roster of contributors who celebrate the 25th anniversary of Rumours--which include Jewel, Shawn Colvin, Matchbox 20 and Elton John--is an impressive roster of pop talent. Legacy, however...
Legacy does not offer a definitive answer. Rather, the result is a schizophrenic hybrid of attempts. No artist convincingly emulates Nicks; no artist successfully reworks her material. While this is fodder for lite-radio DJs (You can hear them breathlessly plug the tribute: "Can you believe it's been 25...
The contributors, veritable modern czars of pop, try to capture Stevie Nicks' exuberance, but almost completely ignore her contemplation. As a result, Legacy sounds artificially happy and at times, difficult to listen to. The band Tonic sounds cheerful in singing "I'm just second-hand news." As the Irish band...
But even with an all-star cast of 1990s pop sensations, the legacy of Legacy is dubious. It leads us to realize that even 25 years and numerous drug rehabilitations later, the best band to do Fleetwood Mac is still Fleetwood Mac. And it makes us wonder if our parents...