None of the songs here are particularly terrible, but simply average due to a half-hearted all-round performance. McVie's work this time round seemed to fuse with Welch's songwriting, and so results in a mostly unvaried sound which proves blander as the minutes progress. Unfortunately, the work of these two new members seems quite forgettable when you consider the greatness of previous albums. The same could be said for newcomer Dave Walker, who had even less input into the album's production with vocals on two tracks and a well-rehearsed harmonica performance on one. Whilst this replacement was credited with a mere one song (the closing song, which just so happens to be one of the album's distinctive highlights), it manages to eclipse every song before it simply due to sheer instrumental talent and a knack for pristine songwriting. Unlike its predecessing albums, Penguin is focused mostly on songs which McVie and Welch had written seemingly moments after Bob Weston's appearance. Whilst Kirwan would be replaced swiftly by Bob Weston, much of the album's songwriting came from McVie and Welch, both of which had a fair amount of input in the band's previous few records. However, the loss of Danny Kirwan was perhaps the first bit of proof that the band were verging on losing innovation and originality, and Penguin shows this more than its predecessors. By the time 1973's Penguin was released, both fans and critics of Fleetwood Mac were probably used to unexpected line-up changes occurring around each consecutive album's release.
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