Fleetwood Mac: Then Play On (Reprise)
John Morthland, Rolling Stone, 27 December 1969
Nowadays Fleetwood Mac is stepping out on its own. Tired of being another British blues band, the group has said goodbye to Elmore James and is moving into the pop-rock field. On this album, they fall flat on their faces.
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