Ken Caillat

A lot of the reviews rip this book for the writing. I guess I've read enough true crap that the writing here didn't bother me for the most part. When I can slog through something like [b:Against All Things Ending|6237780|Against All Things Ending (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, #3)|Stephen R. Donaldson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327934886s/6237780.jpg|6420503] or [b:Stephen King shot John Lennon|6562238|Stephen King shot John Lennon|Steve Lightfoot|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1251977401s/6562238.jpg|6755076] books of similar pain, this one comes out smelling like roses.

Is it stunning in its word and language choice? Hell no. It's a recording engineer writing about making an album. So, consider the source, then enjoy the ride.

And it's one hell of a fun ride.

Some say Caillat is too full of himself. Yeah, okay. When you come out of nowhere and help craft one of the greatest albums of all time, let's see you stay all humble as you recount the tales. He deserves some glory.

Overall, for me, this was a fascinating book that looks into the people that created Rumours, Fleetwood Mac's crowning achievement. It was a fascinating time in the band's history, in American history, and obviously in that particular year of Caillat's life.

Personally, I truly didn't mind the side trips into his personal life. The book would have been pretty damn dry if it just covered the music.

Go get the book. Put on Fleetwood Mac's self-titled album, then Rumours and soak up California in 1976. It's a fun time to be alive.… (más)

Being a long-term Fleetwood Mac fan, especially of the “Rumours” line-up, I was familiar with who Ken Caillat was, but didn’t know any great details about his contribution to the band’s recording career. I’d seen his name alongside Richard Dashut’s on album covers, but names were all they amounted to.

Therefore, it proved interesting to learn more about Caillat and Dashut’s roles “behind the scenes”. It’s kind of like reading a well-known story, except with it being from another perceptive, it’s simultaneously a new story.

While other reviewers have stated their dislike of events outside the recording studio, such as Caillat’s encounters with the opposite sex, I feel this gives a fuller picture of what was going on. Although the book is about making the “Rumours” album, this is also Caillat’s personal story. Therefore, I see nothing wrong with him recalling his personal adventures. In fact, it makes for a fuller story. Besides, readers can always skip this if uninterested.

The most appealing parts of this book are the times Fleetwood Mac – either as a whole or as individual members – spent in the studio. How they spent hours perfecting their songs, what they did to improve them, the conflicts between members, etc., all make for fascinating reading.… (más)