Hi,
My name is Surjo and I'm a professional musician. The songs you're hearing (hopefully) are from m debut album 'The Key Has Turned' which you can buy here.
The album being heard today is Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' which holds pride of place in the top 10 highest selling albums of all time, which is quite a feat in every way. It's the follow-up to the band's self-titled album, with new members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks playing major roles in steering the band away from what had been their traditional hunting ground of strict blues and then rock. Recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios, the album contains a wonderful array of incredible melodies and sounds and thoughts, and a sound which definitely must have been cutting edge for 1975.
My name is Surjo and I'm a professional musician. The songs you're hearing (hopefully) are from m debut album 'The Key Has Turned' which you can buy here.
The album being heard today is Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' which holds pride of place in the top 10 highest selling albums of all time, which is quite a feat in every way. It's the follow-up to the band's self-titled album, with new members Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks playing major roles in steering the band away from what had been their traditional hunting ground of strict blues and then rock. Recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios, the album contains a wonderful array of incredible melodies and sounds and thoughts, and a sound which definitely must have been cutting edge for 1975.
The first song in the album is 'Second Hand News' which starts off with a 16th note pounding bassline on a very easy going melody, with Buckingham and Nicks giving us a taste to what their vocal combo sounds like. The snare is panned to the left which is just such a 70s thing. Though I think that's two mics with one of the mics on the right hand side and the louder on the left side, and there are some really distorted guitar sounds being used for some fills. The lyrics talk about being put in the backburner of love with the passage of time. Very easy-going and easy-listening too.
'Dreams' starts off with way more pump in the kick drum, bass and control in the overall sound. The melody is far more harnessed and I thought that maybe Christine Mcvie might have written this but as soon as 'crystal visions' appeared in the lyrics I knew it was a Stevie Nicks masterpiece. Look, some songs just need to be heard to get to the real quality of it, and 'Dreams' is definitely one of those. It is very very listenable.
'Never Going Back Again' has Lindsey Buckingham written all over it, what with the signature acoustic tone and all the accompanying guitar work. Almost a lullaby in it's delivery. Since there are 6 lines of words in the whole song, there is just a whole lot of ambiguity in the song but that doesn't take away from the fact that it is an amazing palette cleanser between the two songs it is kept.
'Don't Stop' is a straightforward rock groove with a slow driving bass line and a shuffle to keep it running. The lyrics sound generic now, with the positivity that our jaded society looks at an aberration rather than the norm, but I'm sure it brought a lot of smiles to the folks listening to the song in the mid 70s, I know that the music is strong enough to bring about positivity now. Pretty killer solo and the way it ends into the chorus is such a smooth yet powerful transition.
'Go On Your Way' has all the aspect of music which I enjoy, a cool bass line, and driving interesting rhythm, a brilliant vocal melody and a cool guitar solo to top it all off. The song is about a dysfunctional relationship, and given that the entire album was written when there was a lot of personal stresses on all the relationships in the band, it's any one's guess where the words are being directed. One of the gems of the album for me for sure.
'Songbird' has Christine Mcvie's singing and excellent piano work adorning what is a beautiful song and an incredibly lilting melody. The song is a love song, and a really good one at that. Just listen and absord man, no need for me to spew rhetoric.
'The Chain' is the only song in the album which was written by all members of the band, and what a song it is, full of haunting melodies and powerful words, almost like a tribal chant in some of it's simplicity and choice of notes. The words are about the uncertainty that some love faces. The breakdown into the bassline and what follows is one of the most enjoyable moments in my career as a listener of music.
'You Make Loving Fun' starts off with a Clav riff, for a whole lot of cool points, but this album has already overshot the cool point maximum. The lyrics are speaking of good love, which marks a welcome change in direction in the album. There's a lot of musical diversity in the song, and a pretty nasty guitar solo to boot.
'I Don't Want To Know' has the most straightforward 1-5-4, 4/4 rock progression in the album so far. We come back the undecided love topic that is the undercurrent of the entire album. Probably the most underwhelming song in the album for me, but that's needed too.
'Oh Daddy' has a pretty haunting melody and the words are definitely metaphorical, or atleast they could be. The slower movement leads to more time for some cool acoustic guitar work to support the main melody.
'Gold Dust Woman' has Stevie written all over it. Interesting chord choices, and a lot of effects put into the song. It sounds like the song that I just want to soak the music in, and look at the words a whole lot later since I haven't bathed in the feeling of the music enough yet. The lyrics are, well in two words, the lyrics are Stevie Nicks, just embodies her persona.
A damn good album, and it passes by quicker than a hiccup. Must listen.
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