Today (June 24, 2009) is the 67^th birthday of drummer Mick Fleetwood who is best known as one of the founding members and namesake of the band Fleetwood Mac. The band is not necessarily remembered best for their 80s material since they formed in the late 60s and their most successful album, Rumours (going an incredible 19x platinum), was released in 1977. My favorite incarnation of the band is the lineup from 1975 to 1987 which primarily included Fleetwood along with Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, John McVie and Christine McVie.

Fleetwood Mac did release two solid albums in the 80s (in 1982 and 1987) and each has a song that I particularly remember. From the 1982 album Mirage, I have always really liked the song "Hold Me." So this week's first Flashback Video is "Hold Me" by Fleetwood Mac...

Then from 1987's Tango in the Night album, I remember the song "Little Lies" getting lots of airplay on Top 40 radio that year. Mick Fleetwood was drumming on all of the band's great songs and is the only member still present in the band who has been there from the very beginning. So to celebrate his birthday, this week's second Flashback Video is "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac...

Fleetwood Mac has disbanded and reunited in different forms over the years and is currently touring together in 2009 (without Christine McVie). There is no firm plan to record a new album yet, but that will hopefully come after this tour has completed. I am a big fan of Fleetwood Mac and though the 80s songs are a small part of their catalog, I wanted to take this chance to recognize them in at least this small way.

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