Fleetwood Mac's second studio album Mr. Wonderful was released in 1968. Similar to their debut, it is a mix of original songs and blues covers. It is the first album to feature contributions from keyboardist Christine Perfect (later Christine McVie), who would join the band in 1970. There was also a horn section used on a number of songs. Although it sold well in England, the album received mixed to negative reviews at the time of its release and reviews since have consistently been negative.
Though all of Green's songs are worth panning if we had the time, Spencer's limits, fully exposed on this record, are the biggest contributor to making this an abomination--was Spencer such a dope that he didn't realize four of his songs start with (and are based around) the same exact Elmore James riff or did he just not care?--even though the album's problems run deeper than any other album I've reviewed this year. The horn section makes little sense on these songs and the production, which also renders all the vocals foggy, makes them sound so unlistenable they might as well have been done by a fifth grader. C-
