Fleetwood Mac - Rumours CD

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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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 Extra Baggage
Besides the outstanding music,the extra baggage it carries makes it all that more interesting
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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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 Classic album.
It should be a law that everyone who claims to be an artist, should know how to sing and read music. Then someone should go to their homes and look at their music collection to see if they have this album. If they don't have it or their greatest hits album, NO RECORD DEAL FOR YOU!
Submitted by Ron (Los Angeles, CA.)
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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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