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 Good sounding, well produced generic pop/rock Jul 23, 2010
The "classic" Fleetwood Mac line-up released just five recordings during its decade plus of existence. The first four are excellent and although none sounded better than Tango this is my least favourite. Tango is very much a child of the eighties and, as such, several of the songs do sound dated (Little Lies, Family Man). I find that I can play nearly any FM song from any other album in the band's repertoire and it will not sound out of place in 2010. Play almost any song from Tango and it will scream out "late eighties." To me Tango In The Night is for the most part well played, well produced and great sounding generic pop/rock. I like the title song, Nicks' Seven Wonders and McVie's rocking Isn't It Midnight. Big Love is a sensational song. Sadly, other than the one song, Stevie's contributions are not up to her normal high standards. This is not a CD that I'll be revisiting soon
 The Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac Lineup Goes Out With A Bang Apr 19, 2010
After the false comeback of Mirage it didn't take much to figure out what it was Fleetwood Mac were doing wrong. Basically they'd gotton stuck in a rut and it was starting to drag their sound down to a huge extent. Six years later the regrouped and,for better or worse on the personal situations of the band members they came out with this album that musically and commercially re-invented Fleetwood Mac as completely contemporary artists. In the years since their previous album there had been a lot of electronic overkill in a lot of genres of pop music and the result is a lot of criticism of the music strictly on that basis that I do and don't always agree with. Either way you look at it the appeal of this albums production is that the new elements introduced to the music such heavier electric keyboards,echoplexes and other studio effects work to enhance the basic sound this lineup of Fleetwood Mac always held to. Not only that but in comparasin to before the songs on this album are incredibly strong. There's no irony at all that this album was realeased on the 10'th year anniversary of their breaktrhough album Rumours and in terms of content I have to say: if the two Fleetwood Mac studio albums released between that and this were never made this would've been an excellent follow up. Buckingham's strong "Big Love" opens the affair with a beat heavy dance-rocker that sets the tone for much of the rest of the album. The uptempo songs on this album borrow as much from funky dance/pop as it does the California pop/rock the band made famous. Those two find their way onto two of the albums best songs and happily it's biggest hits on Christie McVie's two showstoppers "Everywhere" and "Little Lies"-both moodily ridden pop classics with enough soul in them that ten years later Chaka Khan even covered the former of those songs on herEpiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1. Buckingham's "Caroline","Family Man" and the upeat HEAVILY dance influenced "You And I,Part II" are his additions to that flavor in this album wheras his more experimental title song is somewhat memorable but it just a little too dark and minor chorded to fit 100% correctly. Perhaps because of her drug problems at this point Stevie Nicks' contributions here don't exactly find her at her best. Most of them are soft tunes such as "Seven Wonders","When I See You Again" and the more uptempo "Welcome To The Room...Sara". They fit in with the album musically but Stevie's brittle and damaged voice on these songs won't be very appealing even for fans of her vulnerable vocal style. Even with that mild weakness this is the stronger of Fleetwood Mac's 80's albums and one of the musical highpoints of their career.
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 Tango In The Night Jan 29, 2010
This is A easy listen project from Fleetwood Mac.The best song is Seven Wonders preformed by Stevie Nicks.
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 three solo artists. Dec 24, 2009
I have only recently been introduced to Fleetwood Mac, and, so far, have only listened to this album and the exceptional 'rumours' album 10 years previous to this. This is a completely different album, more of an '80s style, and I feel that the three songwriters of the group could easily have written their songs for respective solo albums. My opinions on the songs has little bias, as I know nothing about the writers Buckingham, McVie and Nicks.
Buckingham contributes my favourite track to the album. From reading other reviews, my opinion is contentious, but I don't care. 'Family Man' has a catchy melody and I love the flamenco like guitar refrains. It is silly in a really joyful way and the track really uplifts me. His other contributions vary. 'Tango in the night' is a clever little ditty, with atmospheric verses and a fantastic chorus with really powerful guitar power chords. 'Caroline' didn't appeal to me at first, but I can't seem to get the chorus out of my head. Great melody line on the chorus.
'Big Love' I just don't like. I know I'm in a minority, but I just can't enjoy the stocatto sections and the melody and lyrics seem trite to me.
McVie seems to have that silken voice I really like and her voice is really suited to the ballads she sings here. I knew 'Everywhere' before the album of course, and I love the twinkly ambience produced. This is a beautiful track. 'Little lies' is more of a group effort with lots of harmony vocals from the group and I love the melody, it is timeless. 'Isn't it midnight' is more rocky, but only a bit, it is still dominated by McVie's melodic voice and has a great melody.
Buckingham and McVie also collaborate on songs and the results are always winners. 'You and I Part 2' (where is part 1, a b-side or previous album maybe??) is such a sweet song. It, like 'family man' has a simple feel good factor and Buckingham sings with great joviality. What a great tune. 'Mystified' is another ballad in McVie's style and she sings it beautifully. I love the harmony vocals on the title. I have to say the lyrics make me gag, too 'pretty darling' for me.
So that leaves Nicks's contributions. And they are diabolical. I am sure she was talented, and had a nice voice, as I enjoyed 'Dreams' which I think is her singing (?) Her voice sounds like it was ripped apart and shredded, then stuffed back into her throat. I understand from what I read, that she was in rehab, and therefore only wrote two songs for the album (and sings a third), well, with respect, I think she shouldn't have bothered, as she ruins an otherwise near perfect album. The chord progressions and backing tracks in 'Seven Wonders' and 'Welcome to the room...Sara' are appealing, but as soon as her voice comes in, it completely destroys the songs.
I left the song 'When I see you again' until last. Oh my Word. This really is the worst thing I have heard in ages. McVie should have sung it, and it may have been half decent. When Nicks starts singing over the acoustic arrangement, her voice is so exposed and it is foul. But when we get to the chorus and her repetition of 'what's the matter baby', it is so bad it just makes me wonder why they put this on the album, as it is so blatantly bad. I always have a good laugh towards the end of the track (if I ever get that far), when she seems to stop singing for no good reason and the repetitious guitar carries on and Buckingham finishes the song. I think she probably just walked off!
Most people who defend Nicks here are probably doing so out of loyalty to the band or because they are so familiar with the songs.
A lovely album with very catchy songs, marred by Nicks's songs, Best track: Family Man.
Worst Tracks: Nicks
another total classic Aug 25, 2009
yes my friends, this band has done it again. any doubt that this band lost it after tusk will be comforted after one listen of little lies. or seven wonders. the album is total cheesy 80's pop....it sounds very dated and hasnt aged as well as some of their other releases. but its still the same magic. my lord...only fleetwood mac could produce a song like everywhere. yes, some of stevies contributions are blah. much has been said about welcome to the room sara and when i see you again...and to be honest these tracks are perfectly acceptable as filler. but stevie nicks kills it on seven wonders. this album seems to me, most of all like a lindsay buckingham solo album, except listenable and actually good. sorry lindsay. its not rockabilly or summery rock, but more 80's synth pop.
a weird, dated, awkward, totally sappy and corny album but its very wonderful nonetheless and stands strong alongside rumors and tusk.
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