Black Magic Woman: The Best of Fleetwood Mac — Fleetwood Mac

This isn't the sun-drenched California pop most associate with the name Fleetwood Mac; this is the sound of a band deeply immersed in the shadows of the British blues boom. It is a world of sustain-heavy Gibson Les Pauls, weeping slide guitars, and a rhythm section that hits with a heavy, unhurried thud.

The atmosphere is thick with the smell of stale beer and the quiet desperation of the late 1960s London underground. Each track feels like a snapshot of a band trying to push the boundaries of the 12-bar blues into something more psychedelic and haunting.

Moments Worth Listening For

The haunting, sustain-heavy opening notes of Black Magic Woman that feel like a warning

The sudden, frantic tempo shift in Rattlesnake Shake that transforms a groove into a workout

The delicate, almost fragile guitar interplay on the instrumental Albatross that mimics a bird in flight

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Where This Album Departs

How does Black Magic Woman: The Best of Fleetwood Mac sound next to the rest of Fleetwood Mac's catalogue?

This album stays in step with the catalogue across the board — no axis departs enough to be worth its own note. Hover the dots to see where each one sits.

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