MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, British Blues
Document Summary
Show me the way: the advent of the big album. The eagles abandoned their country rock approach for harder rocking, more mainstream style. Fleetwood mac soon took big album phenomenon even further. Started out as british blues band in late 60s. Stevie nicks and lindsay buckingham joined in 1975. Style changed to focus on mainstream rock and ballads. One effect of quest for mega hit album within recording industry was to encourage a conservative attitude. Resulted in record companies being less willing to take risks on bands that might be interesting but only likely to sell 350k records. This 350k figure had been acceptable only a few years before. Modern critics feel record companies killed the spirit of rock music when they became obsessed with the big album. By mid decade, different rock styles began to blend. Mainstream rock moved back toward more unified style. Combination of subgenres from first half of decade.
