Mr. Wonderful

Rock · 1968 · 12 tracks · 41m

Mr. Wonderful

A raw, mono-recorded document of British blues. Fleetwood Mac's second album swaps California pop for distorted vocals, weeping guitars, and smoky brass.

Blues purism

Smoky brass and distorted vocals crowd these raw, mono-recorded tracks. It feels like standing in a cramped, beer-slicked London club while weeping blues guitars howl directly into your chest.

Mr. Wonderful · vs · Fleetwood Mac

Dive Bar+2.0σ

A thick, sweat-soaked dive bar energy dominates the record, steering the band away from their usual studio polish and into a raucous, horn-fueled tavern atmosphere.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 41m

01

Stop Messin’ Round

2:22

02

I’ve Lost My Baby

4:18

03

Rollin’ Man

2:54

04

Dust My Broom

2:53

05

Love That Burns

5:04

06

Doctor Brown

3:46

07

Need Your Love Tonight

3:28

08

If You Be My Baby

3:53

09

Evenin’ Boogie

2:42

10

Lazy Poker Blues

2:36

11

Coming Home

2:41

12

Trying So Hard to Forget

4:47

Moments Worth Waiting For

05Love That BurnsThe weeping, agonizingly slow guitar vibrato on 'Love That Burns' anchors the album's most brooding and somber performance.

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