Fleetwood Mac Rumours CD

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 What more can I say
Reading the previous reviews for Rumours by Fleetwood Mac there is really not much else I can say. The album is pure 100% masterpiece. "Kailan" may be a fan of Fleetwood Mac (or however he spells it) but hasn't the slightest clue the genius behind this album. My only complaint might be why didn't they include "Silver Springs", my all time favorite Fleetwood Mac song, on the record.
Submitted by Janet (Palm Harbor, Fl)
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 So this is their destination. What about after this?
Fleetwood Mac have been working hard, starting as a blues act and continuing after that as a pop act. The heat and fire of that transition led to the creation of this album, during which they argued for a month about the proper tuning of a piano. Sounds silly, right? Serious artists arguing about how a piano should sound? It's true, though. They really did fight over something that trivial. But don't the ends justify the means? I must admit, their personal conflicts created the perfect environment for "Rumours" to emerge out of, and considering how much in top form they are musically, it sort of makes you realize just how worthless all of those stories of the conflicts are. We don't care what they went through to make it! Van Gogh cut off his ear for his art. Creation of masterpieces through personal turmoil is as old as the dawn of time. With this in mind, let us take a look at the music itself. It appears to be the perfect break-up album. "Secondhand News" is a song about another lover intruding on a couple's life, but trying to find a way around it anyway. "Dreams" talks about disillusionment and the idea that, if you're lucky, you just might survive. "Never Goin' Back Again" is kind of self-explanatory. "Don't Stop", the song that was Bill Clinton's theme when he was elected to President, is about pushing forward to find that perfect time, that perfect place, just beyond this h***hole of a present. Forgive the implied use of the h-word. And throughout the rest of the album, the theme is consistent. No matter where you look, you can see the emotion and power of these songs come from the experience of breaking up. It sort of makes sense, now, when you remember all of those stories. Life imitates art imitates life, and here that idea is shown again. And it was a multiplatinum hit because of it. Can't argue with history, I guess.
Submitted by Galen (Anchorage, AK, USA)
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 Rumours - A True Masterpiece
As an aging former hippie music has been an absolute must every day from the time I bought my first 45 (remenber those?)Throughout the 60's and 70's I often purchased albums based on a single cut. In the case of Rumours it was "Go Your Own Way" that first drew my attention. What a great surprise to find that there was not a single loser on the entire album. Every cut is a gem on its own, and combined they make some of the best 40 minutes of listening one could ever want. I've always told my kids that Dad has his list of what are the absolute essentials in every music library: Surrealistic Pillow, Led Zep 4, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, Sgt. Pepper's (natch), Disraeli Gears, Dark Side of the Moon, Leftoverture, Quadrophenia to name a few. These are the albums that will always truly represent a band at their finest moment. Rumours must be included in this list. It is as close to being a perfect album as anyone could ask. Vocally, instrumentally there is no flaw. There's been so much documentation done about the internal conflicts that these 5 incredible artists were going through during this time-frame that it doen't need rehashing. It's simple enough to say that Christine, Stevie and Lindsey's vocals were as awesome on this album as anything put on vinyl up to that time. The instrumental arrangements were perfect on every cut: Lindsey, John and Mick were synched on every note. And the arrangements ! Nothing more I can add to what millions already know. Lots of music that was popular during an era cannot stand the test of time (trite but true). Rumours is one of the few that will always be timeless. Listen to it now and it sounds as fresh as it did the first time. A true masterpiece in the music universe.
Submitted by Thomas (North Carolina)
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 Universal and undisputed classic
It was, 'kailan fleetwood' fan who inspired me to write this. Your spelling is fine Kailan but your allegiance is questionable (getting both Fleetwood AND Mac wrong). Being quite so short, strong and clear in your judgement, I hope will make people realize the legitimacy of your '...review' if opting to buy/listen to it. 'Overestimated', 'bad', 'not their best' would seem too negatively biased even from an enemy. Are you saying the song's just don't appeal to YOU or that the album is universally rubbish and why, and why this album over others (if there is a worse album in your opinion) or are you just a bit black and white extreme? Do you feel your words are helpful to its target audience? I don’t always like commercial stuff by bands I like, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to inform potential listeners of this, especially if most listeners actually might like it. There are numerous timeless classics, still known by new generations today on the album. Statistically, it is unlikely that so many independent and professional reviewers (or punters buying the album) can all be so wrong or conned. It is on the same level as Simon and Garfunkle's 'Bridge...' and Queen's '...Opera', and probably higher than Led Zep ‘IV’, Purple’s ‘In Rock’, Manfred Mann’s ‘the Roaring silence’, Rush’s ‘2112’, ‘ELO’, ‘Roxy Music’ and perhaps a dozen others if comparing similar genres of music or durability and memorability from any genre. I would recommend this album wholeheartedly to anyone of any age or musical taste and challenge them not to like at least some songs after a couple of hearings, e.g. ‘Second hand news’, ‘Go your own way’ and ‘Oh daddy’. I am a child of the 70’s/80’s and ‘quite like’ Fleetwood Mac, (i.e. not offended by an opinion of them one way or the other) but this is a classic loved by the vast majority across the spectrum.
Submitted by stephen.owen (London)
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 Classic of the highest order
It was, 'kailan fleetwood' fan who inspired me to write this. Your spelling is fine Kailan but your allegiance is questionable (getting both Fleetwood AND Mac wrong). Being quite so short, strong and clear in your judgement, I hope will make people realize the legitimacy of your '...review' if opting to buy/listen to it. 'Overestimated', 'bad', 'not their best' would seem too negatively biased even from an enemy. Are you saying the song's just don't appeal to YOU or that the album is universally rubbish and why, and why this album over others (if there is a worse album in your opinion) or are you just a bit black and white extreme? Do you feel your words are helpful to its target audience? I don’t always like commercial stuff by bands I like, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to inform potential listeners of this, especially if most listeners actually might like it. There are numerous timeless classics, still known by new generations today on the album. Statistically, it is unlikely that so many independent and professional reviewers (or punters buying the album) can all be so wrong or conned. It is on the same level as Simon and Garfunkle's 'Bridge...' and Queen's '...Opera', and probably higher than Led Zep ‘IV’, Purple’s ‘In Rock’, Manfred Mann’s ‘the Roaring silence’, Rush’s ‘2112’, ‘ELO’, ‘Roxy Music’ and perhaps a dozen others if comparing similar genres of music or durability and memorability from any genre. I would recommend this album wholeheartedly to anyone of any age or musical taste and challenge them not to like at least some songs after a couple of hearings, e.g. ‘Second hand news’, ‘Go your own way’ and ‘Oh daddy’. I am a child of the 70’s/80’s and ‘quite like’ Fleetwood Mac, (i.e. not offended by an opinion of them one way or the other) but this is a classic loved by the vast majority across the spectrum.
Submitted by stephen.owen (London)
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