Fleetwood Mac retreated from the insular strangeness of Tusk and returned to straightforward pop songcraft for
Mirage. Boasting a glossy, friendly production that makes even the lesser numbers pleasant and ingratiating,
Mirage nonetheless suffers from a lack of substance.
Rumours had raw emotion to give it a core, and Tusk had
Lindsey Buckingham's runaway ambition. For its part,
Mirage sounds as if its sole goal is to sustain
Fleetwood Mac's popularity, and while there may be a handful of terrific songs -- notably the hit singles "Gypsy," "Love in Store," and "Hold Me" -- it simply isn't as compelling as the group's previous three albums. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine