Comments on: Speaking of Fleetwood Mac

By: John Cramer

John Cramer — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:30:47 +0000

I hear them in all these songs, maybe a little because you pointed it out for me, but I imagine that had I listened to these songs on my own I may have picked it up as well. And admittedly it is much more obvious in the YLT track. Funny, as much as I tend to hate indie rock, I actually kinda of enjoyed these songs.

Having said that, the vocals on the first song sound tired and lazy in a bad way, which is something that would get him fired in FM. And overall, none of these bands hold a candle to FM when it comes down to it, and sorry, but I include YLT in that critique. I guess you could chalk that up to the “duh” category.

By: mrshl

mrshl — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:26:01 +0000

Agree the second tune doesn’t have an obvious FM analog like the other two, but when it comes out of the first chorus, it really sounds like a Fleetwood Mac song to me. Not a particular track, just their M.O.

Of course, part of it is her voice and the surreal, dreamy haze of the song. Which gets upended by the straight-up Death Cab/Rilo Kiley ending. I could have done without that.

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:55:42 +0000

The first and last videos sound like Fleetwood Mac (or at least Buckingham/Nicks era Fleetwood Mac) mostly because of the chord progressions. The Midlake song lifts its bit from “You Make Loving Fun.” And the bass line in the Yo La Tengo song is obviously just stolen from “Gypsy,” but what else are you going to do there, straight quarter notes?

The second video doesn’t really sound like Fleetwood Mac to me. Though, I grant you that the singer’s voice has a vague resemblance to Nicks.

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:01:53 +0000

Love this post. LOVE it! YLT appear to be content paying homage these days. And McVie? Exactly. What would Gypsy be without his anchor of a bass line? Nothing, I tell you.