Most reviews don't rave about this album, but I will. You can't compare this to Rumours, as we are talking about a different decade. 1982 saw a different sound in music, and this album is representative of that type of commercial sounding music. Mirage though is still a classic album, and nearly every track is beautiful. LOVE IN STORE is the opening track and it has a great chorus, a good example of McVie's work. Buckingham's efforts on the album might be weak but they are still excellent as they are well crafted with strong choruses (eg. BOOK OF LOVE). Mirage is my most played Mac album after Rumours - that says something! HOLD ME is a classic, who could forgot the desert video for it? There's even a song on the album that reminds me of SONGBIRD - yep, listen to WISH YOU WERE HERE. Please dont expect another Rumours. Just bear in mind that was recorded in the 70's. This was recorded in the 80's. Sounds change!