Tango in the Night by Fleetwood Mac
Style: Soft Rock, Pop Rock
Release: 1987
Length: 44 min.
Round: Soft Rock
The best Fleetwood Mac albums are generally considered to be Rumours, 1975, and Tusk. However, real fans wouldn't pass up Tango in the Night, a surefire addition to their catalogue, and their most underrated. It should be a classic album among classic albums, because it has a great amount of classic tunes by the band.
Upon the first note, “Big Love” made me aware that this would be one of Fleetwood Mac's underrated classics. It's sense of pop and dancable rhythm is carried into the mysterious “Seven Wonders,” a classic among classics. However, “Everywhere” is where the real fun begins. The amazing, soothing song of utter romance. “Caroline,” the fourth track, is like a jungle beat with a mystic history, carried by Fleetwood Mac's aura and Lindsay Buckingham's unique voice. So mystic. This mysticism is carried on into the next fantastic tune, the title track called “Tango in the Night.” A perfect name for this beautiful melody. It starts with a very atmospheric intro, and goes on into a more complex, almost experimental tune akin to “Tusk.” The best track here. Now I spoke plenty about mysticism in this album, but I didn't know there would be a track called “Mystified.” And personally, I was a bit mystified upon playing it. I mean, with this atmospheric production, how is Christine McVie's voice not mystifying? Next comes another classic, “Little Lies.” Hilary Duff did a pretty cheap cover of this. I mean, with the sweet melody, the familiar Fleetwood sound, and all three vocalist working together, who can blame people for loving this tune? Who can blame me for saying this song is nearly impossible to maker a better cover of? Next comes “Family Man,” a jumpier tune that doesn't quite live up to the quality of the other tunes, but is still worth it for some cool guitar and Lindsay's voice. I mean, Fleetwood Mac is a band that knows how to make any song good. “Welcome to the Room... Sara” is next. Stevie carries it this time, like she did in “Sara.” Quite romantic, quite pretty, this is another underrated classic among classics. The next track is “Isn't it Midnight?” With a title like that, I expected something very soft. Nope. I got a hard rocking tune of fast beats. I expected Lindsay to take this. Nope. It was McVie. I remember thinking she'd be the last person to take it. Nope. She was the first. Overall, she does a great job making her voice fit the song by doing just what she would always do. For a total shift in pace, “When I See You Again” as sung by Nicks came. It was a soft, very folksy kind of tune. Filler, but fine. The album ends with “You and I, Part 2.” The first part's a B-Side. The aura and fashion of the song is a perfect ending to Fleetwood Mac's album, carrying the same feel that fans love while carrying plenty of the atmosphere that this album has.
In conclusion, Tango in the Night is an underrated classic that should be up there with Tusk, above Tusk. The album is one of the best of 1987, and it's albums like this why I love '87.
95/100. This is the first album from the soft rock list I've heard, but there's a cgood chance this'll be on top.