Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: February 4, 1977
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B000002KGT
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  DVD Audio  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (263 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #840 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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With the pop sense of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks now leading the band, Fleetwood Mac moved completely away from blues and created this homage to love, Southern California-style. Each songwriter makes his or her presence known: Nicks for her dreamy, mystical reveries ("Dreams," "Gold Dust Woman:); Christine McVie for her ultra-catchy slogans ("Don't Stop"); and Buckingham for his deceptively simple pop songs ("Second Hand News," "Go Your Own Way"). "The Chain," written collectively, is the Mac at their most dramatic. But it's the ensemble playing, the elastic rhythms, and lush harmonies that transform the material into classic FM fare. --Rob O'Connor

Product Description
Japanese only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD - playable on all CD players) pressing. Warner. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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55 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Album Went Its Own Way, May 16, 2003

By	D. Mikels "It's always Happy Hour here" (Skunk Holler) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

Often the passage of time diminishes the quality or aesthetics of a piece of art; the art (particularly music) becomes "dated." Many recordings from the Seventies--songs that were phenomenally popular--today come across as stale, corny, or contrived.

Anyone remember "You Light Up My Life"?

Such is not the case with Fleetwood Mac's masterpiece, RUMOURS. The energy, emotion, passion, and musical mastery of this album is just as compelling today as it was in 1977. On top of that, today's technology only makes listening to RUMOURS even more of a pleasurable and spellbinding experience.

For me, having been a college student when this album was released, each track from this troubled band is a wondrous trip down memory lane. Among my favorites: "Dreams"; "Don't Stop"; "Silver Springs"; "You Make Loving Fun." And "Go Your Own Way" is musical nirvana, a glimmering, golden rock 'n roll keeper.

The inner turmoil Fleetwood Mac was experiencing when RUMOURS began shattering the Billboard charts received as much publicity as the album itself. Despite the band's dysfunction--or perhaps because of it--members Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie, Mick Fleetwood, and John McVie were hitting on all musical/creative cylinders. As a result, RUMOURS is timeless, ageless, and enthusiastically recommended.
--D. Mikels

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love, anger, jealousy, heartbreak, spite and even more..., May 5, 2006

By	Matthew G. Sherwin (last seen screaming at Amazon customer service) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

As countless people before me have written and said, this is undeniably one of the greatest albums put out by any rock band--ever. I played it endlessly when I was in junior high--so much so I practically wore the grooves off the record! I got the CD early on and after so many years in my CD collection this remains one of my favorites.

Yes, the band was going through some tough times when they produced this music--and maybe that DID help them to produce such a great set of songs here. However, despite all their internal struggles, you'd just never know of it by simply listening to the songs, the overall smooth flow of the song set, and the electricity and energy of the songs and the way they are performed. The CD boasts numerous classic rock songs such as Christine McVie's "Don't Stop;" Stevie Nicks' "Dreams;" Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Your Own Way;" a song written by the band called "The Chain;" and a song I always liked personally, "Second Hand News" by Lindsey Buckingham.

The quality of the sound is excellent, even after all these years of playing this CD on several different CD players. I love the way the liner notes are so nicely done. You get great photos of the band and the lyrics are there along with the song credits.

This CD remains-and will remain-as timeless as the best of the best of the rock CDs. The songs deal with relationships between lovers as well as the entire range of emotions that come about when people are in love, together or be it unrequited. Indeed, Q magazine included this album as one of the "Best Relationship Albums Of All Time." When you listen to this album and the incredibly thoughtful way with which the songs are performed it will truly touch a nerve in you!

This CD is highly recommended for fans of rock, pop, and classic rock. If you fit into one of these fan groups, as I certainly do myself, you can't go wrong with this CD.

37 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN THE FIRST TIME!, June 4, 2001

By	L. Hemphill "enchanted216" (Wilmington, DE United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (DVD-Audio Surround Sound) (DVD Audio)

Rumours is my favorite album of all time. Hearing this DVD was BETTER than hearing Rumours for the first time. I bought a DVD player just so I could hear this DVD! It would have been well worth the money for "Silver Springs" alone. My scratchy old 45" pales in comparison to the beautifully haunting version on this production. The album was remastered especially for DVD, and the sound is absolutely incredible. I heard sounds and voices that disappear on the album. The sounds in "Gold Dust Woman" are chilling. And the harmonies, my God, the harmonies! If "Songbird" doesn't make you cry, you have no heart! In addition to the songs from the album, there is a "Making Of..." which is pure gold to any Fleetwood Mac Fan. I cannot gush enough. I'm in love all over again! Go out and by a DVD player and this DVD. You won't regret it!