9 April 2021
Almost no other rock band was bigger than Fleetwood Mac in the mid-to-late 1970s. Sure, they’d been going strong for roughly a decade by then; however, it was the inclusion of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham (following the departure of Bob Welch) on 1975’s self-titled tenth LP that took their mainstream appeal to the next level. Of course, 1977’s
Rumors was even bigger, while 1979’s experimental double album,
Tusk, continued their creative prosperity (despite being considered a commercial failure at the time).
Naturally, the greatness of that trilogy meant that the band’s debut concert recording, 1980’s
Live, was as highly anticipated as it was enormously satisfying. Comprised mostly of material from the 1979 – 1980