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When Fleetwood Mac cut 1974's HEROES ARE HARD TO FIND, the band had been winnowed down to a quartet. American singer-songwriter Bob Welch rounded out the British trio of John McVie, Mick Fleetwood and Christine McVie. Having just won a court battle with an old manager to keep the rights to the band's name, the Mac recorded eleven songs that took them far beyond their blues roots. Welch and Christine McVie split all the songwriting and the result was a record populated by murky songs (Welch's "Angel," and "Bermuda Triangle") with occasional shards of wry optimism shining through (the title track and "Come A Little Bit Closer," both penned by McVie).
McVie and Welch occasionally swapped places. Welch gives his normally drawling vocals a brighter, Beach Boyish tone on "She's Changing Me" and Christine McVie takes the mike for the sinister rumblings of "Bad Loser." HEROES was Welch's last album with Fleetwood Mac, and the brooding style of singing and composing that he brought to the group helped redefine its sound, paving the way for Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, who joined the Mac on their next album.
Live Recording
Recorded at Angel City Sound, Los Angeles, California in July 1974.
Fleetwood Mac: Bob Welch (vocals, guitar, vibraphone); Christine McVie (vocals, keyboards, Arp string synthesizer); John McVie (bass); Mick Fleetwood (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Pete Kleinow (pedal steel guitar).Q (7/93, p.106) - 3 Stars - Good - "...the experimental side [of the band] continues to appeal, with some songs almost sketches--melodic murmurs in the murk of dense, moody guitars and lyrics dealing with dreams, spells and mysteries. An understated but still interesting sideshow..." Heroes Are Hard To Find Music Heroes Are Hard To Find Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Great Old Fleetwood Mac!
This is the last of the Bob Welch Fleetwood Mac albums and I'm partial to Bob. So, that's why I think it's one of their best. It stands up well to Then Play On, Mystery to Me, Bare Trees, and Future Games.
Submitted by robertapotter (DuPont, WA, USA) 
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Bringin' the goods under pressure
Being that they were fighting for their careers in the courts, Fleetwood Mac came through with an EXCELLENT album of "space pop". From the horn-laded soulful title cut by Christine McVie that opens the album (why it wasn't a radio airplay staple at the time is a mind-boggler), to Bob Welch's "Safe Harbour", an obvious nod to Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green's instrumental "Albatross", the album takes one on a journey into many stylistic realms. Welch perfects his spacy jazz tinged songwriting ("Angel", "Coming Home", "Bermuda Triangle", "Born Enchanter"), a style he'd been contributing since he joined the band. Christine McVie continues her usual magnetic love songs in the same style that she'd soon find major success with ("Prove Your Love" & "Come A Little Bit Closer"...featurng the late Sneaky Pete Kleinow on pedal steel guitar). Welch & McVie even found that they were influencing each other's songwriting...with McVie's Welch-sounding "Bad Loser" and Welch's McVie-sounding "She's Changing Me". There's no filler here...a strong album throughout.
Submitted by Steve (Long Beach, Ca)
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Hot on the heels of 1973's superb MYSTERY TO ME, Fleetwood Mac returned the following year for the last time with Bob Welch and an album of largely forgettable music. Christine McVie's title track and "Come A Little Bit Closer" save the album from being a total loss. Aside from "Bermuda Triangle", Welch's six tunes here are possibly the weakest he ever wrote. "Angel", (not the song of the same title that appeared 5 years later on TUSK) "Silver Heels" and "Born Enchanter" are shining examples of a songwriter that's running out of steam. It's easy to see why the band parted company with him after the release of this record.
Submitted by Chuck K (Essex, IA, USA)
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