I mentioned on another thread that I never hear this song anymore. Thank you Figarosmom!

I loved this song. I was reading Carlos Castaneda at the time and they reference The Teachings of Don Juan when they sing about the guy in Mexico flying without a plane. So it did garner my attention.

Sets a great mood.
The vocals & guitars are really good sounding.
Always liked the song, however, I never liked the drum sound. The snare sounds like a cardboard box.
I always wondered what it would sound like if they put as much emphasis on the drum sound as they did the guitars.

The leader of the band was Mick Fleetwood and he thought he was great. But that is why the drums are as they are. Who's going to tell him he could d[ better?

But, the sound?
I think that was more Bob Welch. Martin Birch was the coproducer, but his work with Iron Maiden, Rainbow, & Whitesnake don't reflect that soft, boxy drum sounds.
I didn't care for Welch as a producer. His best stuff was produced by someone else. Sentimental Lady was produced by Lindsay Buckingham, after the record company rejected the version Welch produced. So, it's not just me.
He was doing a LOT of drugs in those days. Probably negatively affected his ear & judgment.

...the "rubber band drum sound". A lot of Eagles records have some truly dreadful drum sounds. And these are really well-engineered records otherwise, but the drums sound like someone's just hitting a bunch of suitcases.

Believe it or not, Mick Fleetwood played that same two-bar pattern over and over for the entire song with no variations. I always wondered why they didn't just make a tape loop instead. Bob Welch's delivery is pretty cool, though. It's a really spooky song, especially when it comes to the lyrics.