The opener to the greatest Fleetwood Mac Album in my opinion. Emerald Eyes sets the tone beautifully as well as providing the lyric line that would become the album's name' Mystery to Me'. This album was full of Bob Welch's sleepy song constructions, Santana guitar licks, Latin Acoustic Jazz workouts and touching country pop songs from Christine McVie. Emerald Eyes isn't the best song on the album, closing track Why is, but it has gorgeous opening of mystical piano chords and BB King styled guitar wails. The strong eastern tinge to the Piano chords, the jazzy tempo as well as the flamenco styled solo gives a World Music feel adding to the spookiness of the track.
The transcendental chorus singin of 'Find Emerald Eyes in the Night' are backed by dynamite drums that sound just like mortars going off in timed detonations. The track sparkles with these cacophonous drum echoing like eyes 'gleaming shiny and bright as if covered in silver', while the bass drum crackles and the bass guitar bubbles along to create a sense of Demonic blues.
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