Today we’ll listen to the first hit from the reconstituted Fleetwood Mac  – “Rhiannon” from the big selling self-titled album that made the band a household word. Here’s what to listen for.

1. The playing is extremely precise. This is one of the records that led to the modern production techniques of today, but remember this was done without a DAW. The precision came from playing or singing it over and over until you got it right (ah, the good old days!).

2. There are 4 guitars playing throughout: a low string guitar toward the left, the riff guitar towards the right, a harmony riff guitar and a strummed guitar. These enter in varying amounts throughout the song as needed keep it interesting. Take notice that all guitars have basically the same sound, yet they all work extremely well together.

3. The vocals are about perfect, and the doubled background vocals on each side are gorgeous. There’s a nice long plate verb on them which also sounds great. You can see why this record was such a huge seller.