Fleetwood Mac Won’t Stop & Why - Part B (EP14)

In Part A (Episode 10), Paul & Dave Derringer discussed the first seven years of Fleetwood Mac.  In this Part B episode, with help from Special Guest Kathy, The Derringer Brothers debate the five albums released by the classic Fleetwood Mac line-up consisting of Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, John McVie, and Mick Fleetwood.

In addition to providing the world with some great music, this line-up of Fleetwood Mac - the classic five - also unwittingly became a textbook example of a dysfunctional musical family, a band full of discord, strife, heartbreak, and palpable angst.  The classic five increasingly couldn't work together - they couldn't even be in the same room with each other, but the world demanded (and continues to demand) that they each put on a brave face and go out there to give the people what we want.

Taking the band up to the present, Paul & Dave also briefly note Fleetwood Mac's ever evolving line-up and their intermittent releases after the classic period.  Don't worry, The Derringer Brothers keep it upbeat and brisk.  At the end, they weigh in on whether or not Fleetwood Mac "Jumped the Shark."  They also introduce the listeners to a new Derringer Discoveries category of musical output: what it means to "Cross the Rubicon."

The songs discussed in this episode can be found at Fleetwood Mac Won't Stop Playlist B.

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Stay for the post-episode bonus track and hear Dave talk about the volcanic water given to him by Paul during the recording of this episode.  They also include another snippet of the digital single Music Box Killer  by Ho Jo Fro, the same band behind the Derringer Discoveries' theme song, Your Sister's Room.  Support a struggling group of musical misfits by including their songs on your favorite playlists and sharing with your friends.  Sharing is good and encouraged.