Never, ever has a full-on, cocaine-fueled, marriage-destroying spiral of chaos and betrayal, back-biting, drama-soaked saga of things falling apart at the seams sounded so good. It's like all the members of Fleetwood Mac took everything that was going horribly wrong in their lives, poured it all into a creative distillation machine and made something so phenomenally good, they achieved the creative equivalent of the alchemical philosopher's stone. They quite simply turned lead into gold.
@jennhurl Жыл бұрын
This 👏👏👏
@sallybannister6224 Жыл бұрын
You got that down and 100% right and true , all of it ......
@2869may Жыл бұрын
WELL SAID...!!!
@flubblert Жыл бұрын
What music publication do you write for? LOL! 👍
@OroborusFMA Жыл бұрын
@@flubblert "Never, ever has a full-on, cocaine-fueled, marriage-destroying spiral of chaos and betrayal, back-biting, drama-soaked saga of things falling apart at the seams sounded so good" sounds like it was lifted from a Rolling Stone review - but it's totally accurate!
@michaelfried3123 Жыл бұрын
This album is all killer, no filler! A true classic that should be in everyone's collection.
@Greg-io1ip Жыл бұрын
It's in the same realm of Pete Townsend's Empty Glass, a complete and amazing album itself.
@AU88 Жыл бұрын
There’s not a single cut that’s even average. I’m hard-pressed to think of a better top-to-bottom album.
@cynthiasmith5144 Жыл бұрын
It’s in mine.
@seanslaughter5483 Жыл бұрын
The Album Rumors is one of those rare records that every track is a certified hit. I highly suggest listening to the entire album a true masterpiece.
@79BlackRose Жыл бұрын
A handful of the songs were hits.
@Greg-io1ip Жыл бұрын
Same era as Pete Townsend's Empty Glass. Both fantastic all the way. No scratches on the vinyl because you played the whole sides. And wanted to listen again after!!
@chrisw3421 Жыл бұрын
A lot of emotion because there were 2 couples both breaking up during the recording of this instant classic. This song is soooo good!
@stevedahlberg8680 Жыл бұрын
💯
@vickiconley3638 Жыл бұрын
Yes it's a great album
@francesthompson593 Жыл бұрын
There is no banjo, it is Lindsey Buckingham finger plucking the guitar. Lindsey is a brilliant guitarist!
@tofargone16 Жыл бұрын
thanks. i was hoping someone would point that out.
@distillerycats_clt1587 Жыл бұрын
It is a resonator guitar, similar to and sometimes called a Dobro-often used in Bluegrass. Dobros typically have a square neck and ar played with a slide or metal bar. Resonator guitars have a rounded neck, are often used in blues, with or without a slide.
@Zopf-international Жыл бұрын
....And should be mentioned much much more in the music world when people talk about guitarists. ✌
@GetSoberWithMe Жыл бұрын
Always loved the country sound it had...seen an interview they were talkn they were influenced by country/folk
@chrisisaac9007 Жыл бұрын
N one of the most recognisable singers, excellence
@christianwilliamson9752 Жыл бұрын
Guys. This album is in the top ten selling of all time. Every track is great. I'm 54 my aunt bought this record for me in 1977 and I still have it😊
@christianwilliamson9752 Жыл бұрын
Yeah Cornish. I was 8 when I got this. I liked kiss and the Beatles. This one was amazing.
@karamelqueen1 Жыл бұрын
My brother had this album, he had a kick ass stereo. I listened to it all the time. Classic!! ❤️
@kerrysmith759810 ай бұрын
I have been through 3 cds ( over played. scratched etc...) of rumours and bat out of hell Some things even though irreplaceable, thank God can be replaced
@briarpatch720 Жыл бұрын
no music collection on this planet (or any other for that matter) is complete without the "Rumors" Album. "Gold Dust Women" one of my personal faves...
@2869may Жыл бұрын
"Gold Dust Woman"....!
@ALD56 Жыл бұрын
It's hard to understand exactly how HUGE this band was mid to late 70s if you weren't there. They may have stepped far away from the early more British bluesy stuff with Peter Green, but it was still a talented collection of musicians and songwriters in all the different iterations. But when Buckingham Nicks joined them years after Green left, they went to number 1 with their first album and put out 5 multi platinum albums in a row. This album actually achieved "Double Diamond" status, selling over 20 million in the US. The band had definitely been successful before Buckingham Nicks joined, with a few hits and decent album sales, but nothing like this.
@steve9199 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget the Bob Welch era between Peter Greene and Buckingham/Nicks. It wasn't as long of a collaboration, but they did give us the song, "Hypnotized".
@woodyheywood8792 Жыл бұрын
Buckingham's is an unreal guitar player....so underrated .
@telebender Жыл бұрын
No denying the rhythm section of Fleetwood & McVie. Groove monsters!
@TexasMagnolia Жыл бұрын
This album continues to be a Top Selling Album! A must own…A must research the background! Lynsey Buckingham’s “plucking” makes his guitar very distinctive.
@christianmarler2253Ай бұрын
This was the third era of Fleetwood Mac, each marked by personnel and stylistic changes. This is the era that was the most commercially successful, and it cemented Mac's iconic and legendary status in rock history.
@scottstewart5784 Жыл бұрын
Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, the two main vocalists in this song, were breaking up, so the live versions of this classic are charged with emotions between the two former lovers. Lindsay is a plucker as a guitarist.
@EchoesDaBear Жыл бұрын
This whole Rumours album is a masterpiece!! Gold Dust Woman, Go Your Own Way, Don't Stop, Dreams, Songbird...all are essential listenting! LOVE the bass on this track! John McVie (bass) & Mick Fleetwood (drums) are one of my all-time favourite rhythm sections.
@kramerbassplayer Жыл бұрын
Don't forget 'you make loving fun'
@lindabergman31279 ай бұрын
Absolutely right 🔥🔥🔥
@lindabergman31279 ай бұрын
@@kramerbassplayer and Landslde😂
@kramerbassplayer9 ай бұрын
@@lindabergman3127yes!
@Cosmo-Kramer Жыл бұрын
Back in the day, everyone had this album. If you lived in the suburbs you were issued it. It came in the mail with samples of Tide.
@WinteryMix84 Жыл бұрын
😂❤
@jacksmith4460 Жыл бұрын
I'm a Metal head (with eclectic tastes) , the lead at the end in this track is my favourite guitar tone of all time, its just amazing, goosebumps every time
@flubblert Жыл бұрын
Somebody done told you wrong.. whoever put down this era of Fleetwood Mac. This lineup of the band contains some of their most popular and classic songs... in all of rock for that matter. Downright iconic. Check out "Dreams" or "Rhiannon" next.
@joshcopley9039 Жыл бұрын
One of the best produced albums of all time.
@cherylwoodward Жыл бұрын
I remember when this album came out. It was a monster and it was the top rated album for a year or more. Every hit they released off of it kept it in the top spot week after week, month after month.
@stevebuckland2053Ай бұрын
Yep. I remember that summer, EVERYONE played it, all of the time. Driving around with this and Hotel California blasting, was the life as a teenager.
@oldskool4612 Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest LP's ever released. It warrants a full listen. Great reaction gentlemen 😊
@SpikeMatthews Жыл бұрын
No banjo - an acoustic guitar plucked to sound like a mandolin. I am in love with the bass line in this song - pure filth!
@gjp8734 Жыл бұрын
Love this album. One of those rare albums where there isn’t a weak song. Brilliant.
@happymethehappyone8300 Жыл бұрын
Proof that when one digs deep enough,, TRUE hidden treasures can be found,, Fleetwood Mac "Hypnotized" & "Dragonfly"..TRUST ME!!
@JamesSteele-jb5km Жыл бұрын
Back in '77, on my tenth birthday, my father came home from a long day at work and proceeded to put a gift by my bedside so that I could wake up in the middle of the night to see it. I got up a few hours later and in the dark with my flashlight I opened up the greatest gift I have ever received for any event (but I didn't know it at the time). It was two albums (records) of the Eagles Hotel California and Rumors from Fleetwood Mac. I fell in love with both, listened to them non-stop, and to this day, I still have them sitting on my shelf and play them as much as any music I have acquired since then. This was my introduction to the music scene and the rest they say, is history. Thanks Dad!!! You were one of a kind!!!
@elizabethfunka98626 ай бұрын
I love your story! My parents really influenced my interest in music as well. . .
@sharona25626 күн бұрын
What a great Dad!
@jeffk.9075 Жыл бұрын
Peter Greene's Fleetwood is special and exists in its own bubble. The self titled album and the Rumors albums are in a class by themselves in all instances. They just gelled perfectly even though by the time of Rumors they could barely stand the sight of each other. Everybody was divorcing each other but they still managed to write one of the best selling albums of all time.
@georgetaxi8179 Жыл бұрын
I would continue with the rest of this record. It's considered one of the greatest in classic and one of the best selling. No doubt you heard a few tunes on this record.
@melvinwomack3717 Жыл бұрын
I've always loved how they sang that shit together it just made the song so big 💥
@luisasheldon2010Ай бұрын
I was a teenager back in the 70s, so I have been listening to Fleetwood for most of my life. I love listening to this music with you. Would love you to react to Silver Springs.
@actuariallurker9650 Жыл бұрын
One of the best "production values" on any album in history- a masterpiece front to end
@raymcarthur3870 Жыл бұрын
Great Reaction as always but you really need to do this entire Album it’s a masterpiece!
@gailjohnson5950 Жыл бұрын
Don't forget about "Hypnotized" from the early FM with Dave Walker on vocals. He was only with them short while, but certainly left his mark.
@genecase9464 Жыл бұрын
The later Fleetwood Mac was a 70's hit making machine. Much like the Eagles, they appealed to just about everyone and sold a ton of records. Nothing crazy like Yes or Led Zepplin. Just solid songs that were played evry 15 minutes on both AM and FM radio!
@bernakeene126 Жыл бұрын
I was waiting patiently for you to get to Fleetwood Mac, stick with them as the are incredible!! Stevie Nicks ( the lead female vocalist) is nothing but amazing..her voice is like no other and she has a big catalog on her own when she left the group! She is worth checking out. The album "Rumors" is genius. So many incredible songs, depicting the romantic break up between band members..mostly Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham ( lead guitarist and vocalist). They both wrote and performed songs about the other..keeping the fans fasinated and wondering how they would be able to perform such songs live in concert...but they did and it was amazing...i have personally seen them twice in concert and never disappointed. Great rabbit hole to go down.
@Lionize728 Жыл бұрын
I thought it was equally amazing that Christine McVie could write songs about having an affair on her husband John and him playing bass on them!
@tommythompson9565 Жыл бұрын
"mesmerizing" is not an overstatement for this album. And the self-titled one right before this one is just as good.
@TexasMagnolia Жыл бұрын
This is the Legendary Fleetwood Mac! The addition of Stevie Nicks and Lynsey Buckingham. Stevie’s songwriting is magical. Please react to: Gold Dust Woman
@lesblatnyak5947 Жыл бұрын
Just so ya know every song on this album got a lot of air play for about 4 yrs. Arguably one of the greats.
@annewoodard6803 Жыл бұрын
This entire album, this is the Fleetwood Mac I love. The older stuff is cool and vibe-y, but these are the songs that made Fleetwood Mac icons. With Nicks and Buckingham, they made music that will move you until the end of time.
@mr.snicker-doodles7081 Жыл бұрын
Vibey..?? Peter Green, one of the greatest and most influencial musicians of ALL time was vibey...??? Oh boy..
@guystephens2881 Жыл бұрын
I often wonder what would have happened if they would have never went to that party. both peter and danny were never the same.
@clifton8929 Жыл бұрын
The bass solo was done by John McVie never get enough love on this song. and Lindsey Buckingham coming in on the vocals and his banjo & guitar playing is a standout also. This is (I think) the only Fleetwood Mac song written by all the members together.
@williamdemerchant7295 Жыл бұрын
Imo, it's the song's centrepiece.❤ it!
@alexakl6445 Жыл бұрын
Love everything about this song, especially John McVie's base line. And, yes, Mick Fleetwood's drumming performance is superb!
@SoulForty5Music Жыл бұрын
One of my favorites... Later Fleetwood was more pop/rock and less blues.. But they killed it
@kathyrams Жыл бұрын
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac is a totally different vib. I love both.
@jmalfatto7004 Жыл бұрын
That's a dobro, which does sound a bit like a banjo but is a type of guitar.
@kenwelch198 Жыл бұрын
I always thought it was a mandolin.
@Nebu814 Жыл бұрын
What’s always cool to watch is when you see people reacting to a song and you know there’s a part coming just to see the reactors jammin then you see a smile or a pause. That is reall fun to watch
@MrAitraining Жыл бұрын
Rumors is a perfect album. Run it all
@doncapito3465 Жыл бұрын
Another album where every song is great
@markburnham7512 Жыл бұрын
When Rumors was released it became the main LP that was used to audition sound systems at the popular stereo stores, not unlike "Stairway to Heaven" at the guitar stores.
@tektoniks_architects Жыл бұрын
One of the truly great albums of the 1970's. The stories behind the music are as amazing as the music itself....which is brilliant.
@susanhoh14146 ай бұрын
Rumor's was a solid album with every tune delivering great music. Possibly one if not the greatest band from the 70s.
@MoMoMyPup10 Жыл бұрын
Adding Stevie Nicks on vocals and Lindsey Buckingham on guitar (a couple, kind of) to the band elevated this band into superstardom, and this album is the reason for it. Every song was a radio hit, and it was record breaking at the time. Everyone today knows who Fleetwood Mac is because of these two.
@robertrosello1964 Жыл бұрын
Every song on this album is great, this is one of the top selling albums of all time
@stevedahlberg8680 Жыл бұрын
I already see it's been mentioned in the comments, but this is considered to be one of the most iconic albums in rock music. You really should do the entire album in order. Everything on it is fire and everything on it we heard on the radio at some point. It's just one of those amazing albums. And it's certainly not considered to be later Fleetwood Mac by most people. Obviously it's not a debut album so it's later than their earlier stuff, but it is a famous album. For a reason
@christianmarler22535 күн бұрын
Your joy brings joy to many others. Count me among the many.
@2869may Жыл бұрын
This album was ALL OVER the radio...! Many songs from it got air play...! CLASSIC ALBUM...! In the top 20 for sure. (maybe 10)
@jacqueline4514 Жыл бұрын
One of Fleetwood Mac’s best!! This was one of the CD’s I bought for my 77 year old Mother for Mother’s Day; we were singing it a few weeks before. She said she forgot about the song; HOW? 😂. She was thrilled and has been driving around playing the Rumors CD ❤❤❤
@elmerkilred159 Жыл бұрын
There are certain bands that come together in specific places and times that create music so great, that their music will last long after they are all gone. This is one of those groups. It's like they somehow hit the music lottery jackpot in 1974, and they rolled in it into the 1980s. If it weren't for Lindsey's over inflated ego, it would have gone on for a lot longer.
@johntremmel3949 Жыл бұрын
They sold a bazillion of those “rumors “ albums and live they were fire🔥
@julianmallach348 Жыл бұрын
The later Fleetwood Mac left the earlier version eating dust. Pure Genius.
@kevinclarke6943 Жыл бұрын
They were one of the most transformed bands over the years, from the early Peter green era right through to the most current which you are listening to now. This album was made when there was turmoil amongst the whole group, split ups divorces etc etc and yet they managed to put together one of the most iconic albums ever. Both the early Peter green and the more current with Lindsey Buckingham and stevie Nicks are all great listens. Fantastic band
@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv8 ай бұрын
This album was everywhere late 70's, one of the best selling albums of All-Time.
@cblchildrenspython5 ай бұрын
Hearing this song the first time as a kid, still listening to it today. Still rocks
@Ozarks420 Жыл бұрын
The whole album is a must. I thank the lord all the time for Fleetwood Mac.
@JohnMckinney-l3uАй бұрын
One of the most iconic songs ever what a incredible band
@marlew6629 Жыл бұрын
Yup. This is a legendary album. Easily in the top rock albums of all time.
@carol-mariefleming8689 Жыл бұрын
Ok, now you're hitting my favorite band. I love all lineups, but this one is truly special. You can say what you want about Peter Green, who I love, and Bob Welch, who I also really loved, but you cannot deny the chemistry of Fleetwood Mac with John McVie, Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham & STEVIE NICKS. Please go down this rabbit hole! Thanks for appreciating The Chain. 🔥
@MrDirty-if7gc Жыл бұрын
I'm glad you gentlemen checked this out, right on!
@AirplayBeats Жыл бұрын
That was a banger!!!
@anthonyblakely399 Жыл бұрын
This album is a banger!!! And this album put Fleetwood Mac in the Limelight with newcomers Christie McVie, Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham who are lead singers/songwriters. Lindsay plays the Banjo. Electric guitar. Acoustic guitar. Christie McVie plays keyboard. Stevie Nick is the front woman and songwriter.
@davidstephens6462 Жыл бұрын
The sound your hearing as a banjo is actually a National metal body resonator guitar with an old school horseshoe pickup. The sound is a blend of the pickup and the guitar mic’d acoustically. Then ran through some dynamics processing with spring reverb and some modulation. Most likely a slow phaser or chorus/flange.
@zebjohnson5580 Жыл бұрын
Coolest break -up song ever 🤘✌♥️ Rip Christine McVie🙏💞
@hudahekizzy84023 ай бұрын
Brilliant song by a brilliant band. Glad you liked it as much as I do, thanks for the reaction.
@jodifox22837 ай бұрын
The chain is pure excellence and masterpiece. I use to listen to it on repeat over and over again. Love it ❤ thanks for a great reaction guys.
@barbaraharris76024 ай бұрын
My favorite Fleetwood Mac song. I had in cassette tape.
@herrzimm Жыл бұрын
Rumors is one of those very RARE albums where not only is every track a clear "instant classic", but it is so darn good that it becomes not JUST a "measuring stick" for other groups after it, but also becomes such a HUGE inspiration that you constantly hear people talking about it for DECADES about how much they learned just listening to it.
@craiger991gm Жыл бұрын
This would definitely be a candidate for a whole album listen. It is a masterpiece created from the ashes of their personal lives like a pheonix.
@angelagraves865 Жыл бұрын
Excellent choice!
@thorzzz1z Жыл бұрын
They really are two different bands, when they switched things up, but I love them both
@tamifaulkner4103 Жыл бұрын
This a top notch album. I don't know who you have been listening to, but this album is great from end to end.
@PaulMathias19 ай бұрын
Man, they don’t make music like that anymore. True craftsmanship.
@deborahcornell171 Жыл бұрын
"Haunting" & "Atmospheric" are the words this song always conjures up for me. Same can be said for "Gold Dust Woman". Witchy is another good word for THAT one (in the best way possible). Hope you do it! 💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙💫💙
@stevegirardmedia2255 Жыл бұрын
I really liked the old FM band... more blues-based. But I freakin' loved this lineup of the band... banger after banger. You guys are just scratching the surface! Best to you both...
@KillDozer44 Жыл бұрын
she has such a unique voice
@kathyjaissle6791 Жыл бұрын
One of the best albums ever and one of my absolute favorites! And Chain is one of the best songs on the album!!!
@jaywillingham4085 Жыл бұрын
Man you guys bringin a little tear to my eye. Just found you a few days ago. Hope ya'll know what it means for us old school folks to see younger people appreciating great music. Its truly a dying art in such a throw away world.
@waterlec8718 Жыл бұрын
I'm SO GLAD there's people like you two great guys who TAKE the Time to journey down this musical road.. You guys are awesome and are thoroughly benefitting from the journey while we get to watch YOU go through what WE did when we first heard this 💕💕💕✅✅✅
@johnbordach4195 Жыл бұрын
The soundtrack of the late 70's, centered around one girl named Stevie. This incarnation of the band changed perceptions o rock.
@kraig7777 Жыл бұрын
I'm new to your channel but I already knew you'd like this because I saw how fast you keyed on great drummers and their beats. This is one of the best selling groups of all time and it's named after the drummer lol you know they're gonna have some good beats!
@ARain6500 Жыл бұрын
They always opened their shows with this song.
@joannparker1977 Жыл бұрын
I call this genre bohemian/gypsy. This whole album. So unique. This came out when I was in high school.
@TheRoxyloxyАй бұрын
I *think* I heard in an interview that this song started out as just a big jam session. I was 8 when this album was released. It is my all time favorite! I still listen to it almost daily! ❤
@jgtheultimatesjaygipson4364 Жыл бұрын
The second half of that song was used as the Formula1 theme tune in British TV from the 70's until some of the 90's 👌👍
@eliteautoworksmd Жыл бұрын
If you liked that might as well do whole album it is killer....
@MapManLK Жыл бұрын
A brilliant piece of work, "The Chain." Great fun watching you guys listen to this.
@SaltyarmyKB11 ай бұрын
One of the greatest albums ever made. Relationships gone wrong, can sound so right.
@Ninang363 Жыл бұрын
I was a freshman in high school when this album came out and it was the biggest thing on the planet at the time. In retrospect it is a good album and this is one of the better songs off of it
@alanmaxwell3104 Жыл бұрын
Now you have stumbled on an album that is , as a whole, EPIC... you can't find a bad song on this album
@harveybojangle475 Жыл бұрын
This is the classic lineup of FWM that most people know (with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham), and the one that produced almost all of their hits. It’s also the longest running version.
@bluecalix Жыл бұрын
This song is a fascinating piece of the Fleetwood Mac puzzle. As has been well documented, the band's two couples were in the middle of break ups. AFAIK it's the only one credited to all 5 members. Apparently they took pieces of different half written songs from Buckingham, Nicks and C McVie, and then the driving ending done by the other McVie and Fleetwood. A lot of people read into the lyrics that even tho they were all tearing apart, The Chain (their music) would keep them together. In many ways this album (Rumours) is in the conversation for best album of all time. Every track is a killer, three different songwriters all hitting their stride at the same time yet producing a cohesive whole, a band that can kick ass musically, amazing harmonies and one of the best recorded/produced albums of the analogue era.
@JayTor2112 Жыл бұрын
The album before this, the self-titled one, is kind of overlooked in favor of Rumours, but it's almost as good imo. The first album from this era of FM, with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham. "I'm So Afraid", and "Rhiannon" are highlights. They had a few "tansitional" albums between the the Peter Green era and this one, where they were morphing from a blues band into a pop-rock band, with a few different members, like Bob Welch.
@BClarke Жыл бұрын
I think a lot of people appreciate their early era, but few would disagree that this is their considered their classic lineup. IMO, it’s certainly where they got their highest heights musically.
@Gashouse69 Жыл бұрын
Iconic band, iconic album!
@billmorris83589 ай бұрын
Rumours is one of THE greatest albums ever recorded. There is not a single dud on it!
@tonygreene3941 Жыл бұрын
Great album, a true masterpiece from the 70’s. God we were spoiled, every week it was this, or the new Zeppelin, or the new Who, or the new Skynyrd or the new Supertramp, or the new Black Sabbath, Aerosmith, ZZ Top or…..you get the picture , y’all got a lot of work to do🤣🤣
@jenniferfoster1692 Жыл бұрын
I've been listening to them since Rumours, when I was in grade school. We'd play the whole album and dance and sing along. I also associate this song with a really heartbreaking but powerful scene in The Guardians of the Galaxy 2. One of their best out of many incredible songs.