Fleetwood Mac

Fleetwood Mac began as a British blues band in 1967 under Peter Green, whose guitar tone on 'Albatross' and 'Black Magic Woman' rivaled anyone in the genre. The band's transformation came in 1974 when Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined, bringing California pop songwriting to the rhythm section of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie. Rumours, recorded as the band members' personal relationships disintegrated, channeled romantic chaos into pristine pop-rock, selling over forty million copies. The album's production, layering Buckingham's experimental guitar techniques with Christine McVie's warm keyboards and three-part harmonies, set a standard for studio polish. Buckingham's subsequent work on Tusk pushed into new wave territory, proving the band could be adventurous within a mainstream framework. Nicks' mystical persona and solo career added another dimension to the band's mythology. The interplay between three distinct songwriters — Buckingham, Nicks, and Christine McVie — gave Fleetwood Mac a versatility that kept them relevant across decades.