Everybody in the band was personally at their worst...by the time we did Tango in the Night, everybody was leading their lives in a way that they would not be too proud of today. A rare example of an internationally-assembled global pop machine in the pre-internet age, have been responsible for some of the biggest and best pop songs of the 1970s and 80s, embracing new styles and distilling them to their essence. More recently, weve seen their records go from low-key hipster vanguard in the Hollerboard era, to literally inspirings entire sound. And now every time Im in a record store theres some NYU student buying (). Despite this, Tango In The Night STILL contains gems that for whatever reason, never got played out. Maybe people never got past the singles? Its their second best-selling album to date (after Rumours), but in hindsight, probably their best. Lindsay Buckingham was reluctant to contribute, convinced he should be focusing his efforts toward a solo career, and Stevie Nicks was generally, uhh pre-occupied around the time of these sessions, only contributing to a measly three tracks, and aside from Seven Wonders, theyre pretty forgettable compared to past behemoths like Gypsy and . With Stevie on the bench, Christine McVie gets to really shine, and shes responsible for the records four best songs: Isnt It Midnight is perfect coked-up Corvette night drive music, Mystified is a slow, freewheeling blues-tinged number reminiscent of some of the better album cuts, and enough has already been said elsewhere about Little Lies and Everywhere,easy contenders for the two best songs in the bands entire oeuvre. Caroline, You And I, Pt II and Family Man have all aged pretty well too. And then theres the Rousseauian artwork, quite possibly the real miracle of thiswhole unlikely package. How they didnt end up with something like or for their record sleeve in April of coked-the-fuck-up 1987 is beyond me. Its the perfect visualization of the DX7 arp that opens Everywhere, sorta bland yet alluring enough to tickle my curiosity as a kid and make this reissue worth buying again in my thirties. Completely remastered 30th anniversary pressing on 180g black vinyl, recommended.
- 180g black vinyl pressing
- remastered audio
- printed inner sleeve w/ full album lyrics
- limited edition
- original release year: 1987
- music label:Warner Bros. 2017
