[Old School Hound]

OSH, speaking of Christine McVie—-and I know this is off the original topic—-but is anyone more underrated than her? Lead vocals on way more Fleetwood Mac hits than folks realize, but when you think of Fleetwood Mac most folks go straight to Lindsay Buckingham (a musical genius) or Stevie Nicks (great also). But McVie was right there with them.

I've been a FM fan since the early and mid-'70's. Seen them live several times. First time I went to see them I was expecting Stevie Nicks to steal the show. Not even close. Buckingham is the star of a FM live show. Great guitarist/entertainer. A real show-stopper!!!

Now, for me, Christine McVie has always been the sound of FM . I go back to the pre-Buckingham - Nicks era.  Bare Trees was an excellent album, and was one of the earliest Mac albums I listened to. Starting with Bare Trees, and continuing with the self-titled FM album,then Rumours, and Tusk, Christine's voice was the one that I most associated with FM.She was, indeed, the band's secret weapon and , I think, the band's soul.

VH, you have given me an idea for a new music thread. I hope you'll join me in the discussion when I start it.