# I love Fleetwood Mac but I would not call them “classic rock.” (Spin-off discussion) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [August 4, 2024, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fleetwood-mac-but-i-would-not-call-them-classic-rock-spin-off-discussion/1005236 "2024-08-04T07:41:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 11
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fleetwood-mac-but-i-would-not-call-them-classic-rock-spin-off-discussion/1005236/11 "2024-08-04T08:30:25Z")
99% of people when asked to name a Fleetwood Mac song would probably pick one from _Rumours_. And if not _Rumours_ then something from the eponymous _Fleetwood Mac_ album (probably Rhiannon or Landslide or Say You Love me). How weird for people to think the _Fleetwood Mac_ album wasn’t the first “Fleetwwod Mac” album. Why? Because they were basically a different band musically (and some members) with the same name. Very few would pick “Oh Well, Pt. 1” as emblematic of Fleetwood Mac. Indeed, it is not emblematic of them at all (even if it is good). ETA: This seems to be a sort of “Ship of Theseus” argument. When is the ship not the original ship? --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fleetwood-mac-but-i-would-not-call-them-classic-rock-spin-off-discussion/1005236)._