"Sisters Of The Moon," Fleetwood Mac

[tozion]

This was a single from 1979's Tusk although it was a major chart underperformance for the group at the time peaking at #86 on the Hot 100. It's a brilliant song, but just a little too risky for a radio release. It was harder, darker, and less melodic than their big hits. The guitar riff in the chorus is amazing. Stevie wrote the song about the torment she experienced when Fleetwood Mac became huge and yet with all the fans and concerts, she still felt completely alone and had so many personal issues to deal with.

[duh5]

I adore this song. Stevie's work with FM is pretty much flawless. But I don't think this was a good single choice. I actually think "Angel" would have done better with a good radio edit.

Also, the radio version of "Sisters Of The Moon" was awful. To me, it sounds like they pushed Stevie's vocals back, and pushed the bass forward, and it really ruins the song. I think that might have also hurt it's chart performance.