How Fleetwood Mac Wrote "The Chain"

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  • @Kylora2112
    @Kylora2112 4 роки тому +1640

    Producer: "Umm, guys, I don't think you can write an entire album fueled entirely by drugs and infidelity."
    Fleetwood Mac: "Hold our cocaine."

  • @coolstorybro2359
    @coolstorybro2359 5 років тому +3631

    If queen and Elton John movies are being made..Fleetwood Mac definitely needs one. You know how big that’s be

    • @prac2
      @prac2 4 роки тому +149

      lots of drama, lots of drugs

    • @carolf2077
      @carolf2077 4 роки тому +63

      Yes! Definitely. I would go see the opening weekend and I never do that.

    • @mrods999
      @mrods999 4 роки тому +47

      Cade Reddington honestly, no. not that i have anything against those movies but after bohemian rhapsody was released, it just bred a bunch of people who claimed queen/freddie mercury/bo rhap (the song) were the best things to ever exist and every other piece of modern music is trash. it’s annoying as hell and i don’t want to see the same thing happen to fleetwood

    • @renlessard
      @renlessard 4 роки тому +19

      Even the early incarnations as Peter Green went crazy and Jeremy Spencer left to join a cult

    • @jacobmillen751
      @jacobmillen751 4 роки тому +8

      @@renlessard yes i really want to see a movie about early fleetwod mac

  • @alisterfolson
    @alisterfolson 6 років тому +5220

    They need to have a big-budget movie about them

  • @lorenpeterson5255
    @lorenpeterson5255 7 років тому +3541

    "Rumors, an album written for and by people cheating on each other."

    • @jamespeeler6229
      @jamespeeler6229 5 років тому +63

      Loren Peterson “Bill Clinton let us know who he was right away.”

    • @cazwydrzynski7080
      @cazwydrzynski7080 5 років тому +5

      ​@JimoI mean I guess but Bob Weston had an affair with Fleetwood's wife

    • @johnsutton1293
      @johnsutton1293 4 роки тому +6

      It is Simply a "Raw Version" about Human Beings, Life, and just trying to get through each day together for a Purpose..... Not One Person can say: "I never Made Mistakes" or " I wouldn't do this" ? You don't know what Life is going to throw at You ! Like FM, You pick Yourself Up, take care of some problems ( addictions) and go Your own way... But the Music is a Lesson to Survive and Deal with Mistakes without having a "Crutch"...... I was 16 yrs old when this 1977 masterpiece came out ! Had been a huge fan from the beginning (1975) to the end (after Music Cares" debach", and Stevie said: : "It's either Me or Him" in early 2018.... Things could have been worked out for 1 more year and a proper closure for the fans. Things Happen to People who have over 100 million in the Banks ?

    • @yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186
      @yeetyeetonthestreet-colinm1186 4 роки тому +1

      James Peeler LMAO

    • @pathust3881
      @pathust3881 4 роки тому +3

      WHATS YOUR POINT? PEOPLE LOVED THE TRUTH AND PAIN OF ITS REALITY.ITS A PART OF LIFE MOST PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO.

  • @nateyoung189
    @nateyoung189 7 років тому +3872

    "Mind you, they did make some of their best music back then."
    "Rumours?"
    "No, it's all true."

    • @blakevickrey
      @blakevickrey 7 років тому +4

      Nate Young 🤣

    • @fishhedz
      @fishhedz 7 років тому +16

      That's just bad. I love it.

    • @danieltaylor4016
      @danieltaylor4016 7 років тому +42

      Michael Jackson's "Off The Wall".
      I'll say he is...he's off the planet.

    • @juderex8921
      @juderex8921 7 років тому +33

      Gotta love the Concords.

    • @melaniekaweck3433
      @melaniekaweck3433 7 років тому +1

      Say you will way better than rumors

  • @BubbaZen10
    @BubbaZen10 7 років тому +4110

    Lot's of coke, and Stevie and Lindsay being very pissed at each other. Love and hate and drugs, and voila, a masterpiece. (don't try this at home. your results may vary)

    • @LoriUren
      @LoriUren 6 років тому +16

      You got that right!

    • @TimothyReeves
      @TimothyReeves 6 років тому +56

      Love and hate and drugs and great musical talent. That last one is key.

    • @nkenchington6575
      @nkenchington6575 6 років тому +5

      Lots, not Lot's.

    • @matthewmalpeli
      @matthewmalpeli 6 років тому +10

      I once witnessed Stevie Nicks stumbling out of the stage door of an entertainment complex with white powder dusted around her nostrils.

    • @HolleWalle
      @HolleWalle 6 років тому +12

      I'm surprised they managed to stay together for so long, coke is no joke, people who have a problem with it are very volatile and the fact that they could all come to agree and create amazing music proves they had lots of dedication

  • @ZaZa-kp9gt
    @ZaZa-kp9gt 6 років тому +1533

    Forgot to add that Mick was sleeping with Stevie behind Lindsey’s back too.
    They were a mess.
    The chain is one of the most dynamic rock songs of all time. Never gets old

    • @rla1000
      @rla1000 6 років тому +109

      Re Mick/Stevie, not that simple, and "behind Lindsey's back" is a mischaracterization. Buckingham and Nicks were so on-again/off-again - mostly off - even well before the affair, which was late 70s. As I understand it, Buckingham and Nicks were not a "couple" during the Nicks-Fleetwood episode.

    • @noahcaroppo6264
      @noahcaroppo6264 5 років тому +54

      They broke up in 1976 and the affair with Mick started like in october or november 1977

    • @pirbird14
      @pirbird14 5 років тому +48

      @@rla1000 And Lindsey was boinking every groupie who could find her way back stage.

    • @slbarbieri1725
      @slbarbieri1725 5 років тому +10

      @@pirbird14 lindsey was in a long term relationship with Carol Harris who he met in Sausalito.

    • @usfanlovesjiwoo1978
      @usfanlovesjiwoo1978 4 роки тому +28

      Nope, according to both stevie and Mick, they hooked up AFTER stevie and lindsey broke up.

  • @youguessedit995
    @youguessedit995 5 років тому +725

    Fleetwood Mac literally gave a shout out to their coke dealer in the liner notes of Rumours. That pretty much sums up how they wrote it.

    • @whatevershebrings
      @whatevershebrings 4 роки тому +21

      Oh, you better believe Warner Bros footed those expenses! Just the cost of doing business...

    • @gordonm6108
      @gordonm6108 3 роки тому +13

      They wanted to, but he was killed before it was released.

  • @JBluver18
    @JBluver18 5 років тому +1838

    It’s 2019 and we still don’t have a Fleetwood Mac biopic. We are truly living in the worst timeline.

    • @auto1nfanticid3
      @auto1nfanticid3 5 років тому +49

      maybe if they were gay.

    • @ronniejdio9411
      @ronniejdio9411 5 років тому +7

      @@auto1nfanticid3 zing

    • @ronniejdio9411
      @ronniejdio9411 5 років тому +38

      I dont want a biopic
      I wanna netflix series

    • @trex8930
      @trex8930 5 років тому +16

      It will never happen. Not now. They wouldn't allow it. You'll have to wait until until they are all long gone

    • @fozzieatdetourbillnye5514
      @fozzieatdetourbillnye5514 5 років тому +1

      T Rex Why wont they allow it?

  • @dddevvonnn
    @dddevvonnn 5 років тому +230

    This song genuinely gives me the chills every time I listen to it

  • @RastaSaiyaman
    @RastaSaiyaman 7 років тому +1869

    You could have used the footage of the Mirage tour where you see Lindsey and Stevie screaming the lyrics at each other with rage filled looks.

    • @yuvaltop4801
      @yuvaltop4801 7 років тому +41

      Do you have a link for a video??

    • @cindyslavik5391
      @cindyslavik5391 6 років тому +78

      Yuval Top ua-cam.com/video/dGykwC0fdJ4/v-deo.html

    • @olakinrimisi6053
      @olakinrimisi6053 6 років тому +140

      The way they look and scream at one another is breathtakingly visceral. Probably the best representation of the music.

    • @RobertJRoman
      @RobertJRoman 6 років тому +14

      RastaSaiyaman & Cindy Slavik,
      Wow. Thank you for introducing me to that. That was something.

    • @joncampos5551
      @joncampos5551 5 років тому +3

      @@cindyslavik5391 yeah tried to watch. Couldn't stand the vocals.

  • @rachelsrooms
    @rachelsrooms 5 років тому +992

    nobody:
    lead singers in the 70s: T A M B O U R I N E

    • @theycallmewoodstock1756
      @theycallmewoodstock1756 4 роки тому +9

      Drummers:I AM THE DRUMMER NOW!

    • @VerendumGames
      @VerendumGames 4 роки тому +8

      its cuz white folks didnt have rhythm and the singers had to keep time somehow

    • @kf8575
      @kf8575 4 роки тому +34

      @@VerendumGames give it a rest with the racism please.
      Know your place.

    • @chaoticproductions3922
      @chaoticproductions3922 4 роки тому +3

      Ken F OOF CALM DOWN EVERYBODY

    • @coolfred9083
      @coolfred9083 4 роки тому +11

      @@VerendumGames Ugh what has this got to do with race?

  • @prefeiturademarica1
    @prefeiturademarica1 6 років тому +704

    I think this story could become a movie called "The Chain", telling how they recorded this album in all this trouble between them...

    • @eldridgecoutinho2674
      @eldridgecoutinho2674 5 років тому

      Please!

    • @camerondailey2627
      @camerondailey2627 4 роки тому +6

      If they do I hope they don't fucking ruin it like Hollywood does everything else, then they pat themselves on the back and give an award to Bohemian Raphsody for best editing when it had some of the most God awful editing of any movie the entire year.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 4 роки тому

      Queen rocks

  • @antoniusk8893
    @antoniusk8893 4 роки тому +223

    Fleetwood Mac is like the high school of bands: tons of drama, bad relationships, filled with people acting like they like each other

    • @KevinStriker
      @KevinStriker 2 роки тому +2

      Joke, I know, but I honestly believe Mick Fleetwood is that type of guy who likes everybody after reading his autobiography.
      Except maybe Bob Weston

  • @dan5609
    @dan5609 7 років тому +331

    "How can I ever change things that I feel?" Is such a good question

  • @jefffiore7869
    @jefffiore7869 4 роки тому +91

    It always amazed me how in a dark time in the bands lives, they came out with the greatest album of their career, channeling their pain into their music

  • @katebushisjesus
    @katebushisjesus 7 років тому +474

    stevie’s ‘the chain’ demo is so beautiful.

    • @hiall4571
      @hiall4571 5 років тому +5

      silver starlet witch opening verse is heavenly

  • @hollyfrostpointers7926
    @hollyfrostpointers7926 4 роки тому +54

    The bondage they felt, enslaved to each other, not able to be apart. Amazing song

  • @ostrich_dog
    @ostrich_dog 4 роки тому +148

    "We've all been through breakups"
    Me, always been single:
    :(

    • @pathust3881
      @pathust3881 4 роки тому +7

      Stefano,so sorry you dont have a partner.Be kind &honest.Be yourself and dont settle for less.Stay strong.Be happy with who you are,and what you want,and love will find you.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 4 роки тому +3

      Love will find a way

  • @morganboutwell8231
    @morganboutwell8231 6 років тому +23

    Just the fact that they stayed together because of how well they made music despite everything else. True inspiration.

  • @matthewpeterson5146
    @matthewpeterson5146 5 років тому +468

    So we get a Queen documentary, but no Fleetwood Mac. I am not Happ

  • @spockmcoyissmart961
    @spockmcoyissmart961 5 років тому +141

    Christine didn't get the credit she deserved until she went and created her own album.

    • @ahill4642
      @ahill4642 5 років тому +22

      Her "Songbird" is one of the most beautiful songs, ever. She contributes lots. They all do.

    • @jefffiore7869
      @jefffiore7869 4 роки тому +4

      @@ahill4642 Yea she was an amazing singer.

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 роки тому +8

      and even then Stevie's solo albums were huge hits as well. Stevie was a great song writer ....period. CMV is good, but lets not get it twisted and act like Stevie was given credit she didn't deserve. Stevie is one of greatest song writers in rock history.

    • @spockmcoyissmart961
      @spockmcoyissmart961 4 роки тому +27

      @@YouAreMySunshine2 nobody is taking credit away from stevie by complimenting christine.

    • @safiya2412
      @safiya2412 4 роки тому +5

      Christine is not getting much credited but she is the one carrying the band.

  • @TheRisingIcarus
    @TheRisingIcarus 6 років тому +16

    Might be one of my favourite songs of all time. The build up in the end is amaaaazing and they've just put so much feeling in it

  • @italian4fun
    @italian4fun 5 років тому +150

    The Chain is the perfect anthem for Fleetwood Mac. This line up of band memebers has been rocking for almost 45 years now and has definitely shared the most success. Hopefully they'll work out their differences with Lindsey and the fab 5 will be back together again!

    • @pathust3881
      @pathust3881 4 роки тому +2

      Stevie is the BITCH THAT BROKE UP F.M.SOOO JEALOUS OF LINDSEYS HAPPINESS.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 4 роки тому

      Get happy

    • @jeffwatts1126
      @jeffwatts1126 Рік тому +4

      Well, that comment didnt age well. But I would like to see Stevie and Lindsey to put things aside and the 4 remaining band members play a tribute show or tour for Christie

  • @adammarsh956
    @adammarsh956 3 роки тому +20

    Their best song hands down amazing & an almost flawless classic album

  • @kittiwhieldon4329
    @kittiwhieldon4329 2 місяці тому +2

    The way you break these songs down makes me love them all over again. Thanks.

  • @pringlescan81
    @pringlescan81 6 років тому +11

    Lindsey Buckingham is such an underrated guitarist... Another great video! Keep making these “Behind the Song” videos. I NEED MOAR!!

  • @themrttttoo490
    @themrttttoo490 5 років тому +9

    Sounds like a testament to the professionalism of these guys. They were able to withstand the emotional pain they inflict on each other until they have worked together to pour their hearts into great album. That universal message was the result communicating the emotional pain.

  • @Ayden_B
    @Ayden_B 3 роки тому +46

    “An album by and for people cheating on each other”- John Mulaney

  • @andycopland3179
    @andycopland3179 6 років тому +20

    Thanks for this, I paused right at "iconic bass line" and just grabbed my acoustic to do a cheap imitation of it. Such a tune that builds and builds.

  • @zdvxr
    @zdvxr 3 роки тому +26

    Right now I can’t get enough Fleetwood Mac, Beatles and Beach Boys.

  • @shanebailey340
    @shanebailey340 6 років тому +9

    "The Chain" is definitely a song of two halves. One is the upbeat, driving rock and roll that had been at the epicenter of FM's muse almost since day one. HOWEVER, the eerie harmonies, the spare keyboard, throbbing bass/drum arrangement and EXPLOSIVE guitar solo blend together to paint a picture of vitriol, melancholy and anger, moreso than anything else they've released. The two halves should let each other down, but the opposite happens: they build each other up. The naggingly insistent drums mesh with the bass and keyboards to create a rock-solid melodic hook, while the guitars and particularly the vocals, dissonant and discordant even in their harmonies, rip apart that melodic hook bit by bit, until nothing is left but bloody pot shots, anger and spiraling rage. When they sing "The chain will keep us together", what they SEEM to mean is "I carry this chain and you can't have it, asshole!"

  • @Dethroan
    @Dethroan 7 років тому +531

    I think an analysis of White Rabbit by Jefferson Airplane is right up your alley

    • @bluecollarlit
      @bluecollarlit 6 років тому +4

      dethroan great idea!

    • @sierra3644
      @sierra3644 6 років тому +1

      yes!!

    • @wombatjack3634
      @wombatjack3634 5 років тому +1

      dethroan wait no more

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 роки тому +2

      JSS was a trash band. lol
      I mean they were not all the good imo, just had a drug song based on Alice In Wonderland. Pretty much nothing aside from that song was interesting about that band.

    • @chrischampagne4307
      @chrischampagne4307 4 роки тому +1

      One pill makes you larger

  • @macjrc
    @macjrc Рік тому +1

    Great insight my man. This was my first album bought with my own money in 1976. Been listening to The Chain for decades but never put that together like you did. Makes perfect sense! They def were held together by an unseen chain ( thank god for us they were) and it was magical. Miss you Christine ❤

  • @bryanmcnulty2398
    @bryanmcnulty2398 7 років тому +229

    A video on the making of London calling album by the clash would be cool

  • @marsdeat
    @marsdeat 5 років тому +44

    I just did the maths, and as of 2019, Fleetwood Mac has spent 36 of the past 42 years (since Rumours) with broadly the same lineup as on Rumours ("broadly the same" here meaning either all 5 of them, or 4 out of the 5, with or without additional members to compliment them)... That chain really did keep them together, I guess...

  • @tommonk7651
    @tommonk7651 7 років тому +11

    "Rumours" - one of the greatest pop rock music albums of all time. Interestingly, it came out the same year as the Eagles' "Hotel California". Wow!! That was a helluva year for music. McVie and Fleetwood are a tremendous rhythm section!!

  • @musiciseverywhere5878
    @musiciseverywhere5878 5 років тому +266

    That great how they re-cycled the bass line from a different song... very eco-friendly move

    • @joellemills9398
      @joellemills9398 5 років тому +4

      Music is Everywhere 😂😂😂

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 роки тому +10

      Yea a bass line off a song off of their own album (Nicks and Buckingham). Queen did this too with Stone Cold Crazy, Freddie wrote that song and performed it with a band he was in before Queen. Recycled it for Queen, and became a hit.

    • @YouAreMySunshine2
      @YouAreMySunshine2 4 роки тому +6

      @@joellemills9398 It was their own song, though. Not someone else's song.

    • @reblfleur3923
      @reblfleur3923 4 роки тому

      LMAO

  • @victorstok3502
    @victorstok3502 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you, thank you. I'm a musical teacher and a fan of Fleetwood Mac since Rhiannon. I like The Chain very much but never knew everything bout its backgrond. Thanks!

  • @jacobschultz7201
    @jacobschultz7201 6 років тому +4

    This channel is gold :) the research and argumentation is thought out so well. I don't care what music you're talking about; with this video quality I'll watch all your vids without hesitation

  • @andrewjohnson6301
    @andrewjohnson6301 5 років тому +22

    God only knows how they stayed together but I'm glad they did

  • @sherrieleastreaminglivemus2408
    @sherrieleastreaminglivemus2408 7 років тому +298

    the most underrated guitarist ever.

    • @philrod1
      @philrod1 7 років тому +15

      Underrated by whom? Lindsey Buckingham is an awesome guitarist and singer. When he left the band, he had to be replaced by *two* people: Billy Burnette and Rick Vito.

    • @AtheistsAreActuallyTheistsProo
      @AtheistsAreActuallyTheistsProo 6 років тому +10

      His solo music is absolutely phenomenal

    • @TommyLourdes-singer-songwriter
      @TommyLourdes-singer-songwriter 6 років тому +1

      No one underrated him. Ever. I mean he's no Lil Wayne but who is..?
      🥴.. I use this emoji for all occasions!

    • @dwightschrute9693
      @dwightschrute9693 6 років тому +2

      Agreed x72928374802

    • @seanburke5805
      @seanburke5805 5 років тому +1

      I don't think Lindsey was underrated at all! He was FANTASTIC! AND STILL, AND ALWAYS WILL BE! 💯❣️ BY KIMMY HAWK..

  • @Grillmouth
    @Grillmouth 7 років тому +734

    3:32 much more vague now??? Vagg??

    • @kinggriffin4279
      @kinggriffin4279 7 років тому +38

      right? i've never heard that before.

    • @hatuletoh
      @hatuletoh 7 років тому +35

      I had to play it back again to make sure i really heard what i thought id heard. I wonder about these yt narrators sometimes--the words they mispronounce, and the way they mispronounce them...azz if pro-gram to mim-ick hue-mon speech...message 404! File Not Found!

    • @YomiAderin
      @YomiAderin 7 років тому +2

      VeganJam Vagabond maybe?

    • @carterfroman31
      @carterfroman31 7 років тому +41

      I think it's how some Canadians say it.

    • @girv98
      @girv98 7 років тому +41

      Canadian Accent

  • @GROOVYJOJO
    @GROOVYJOJO 4 роки тому +11

    The demo of the chain was beautiful....great song any which way...i enjoy hearing raw versions simplicity is beauty💐💐💐💐💐💐💐

  • @BluePlunger
    @BluePlunger 7 років тому +756

    I NEED that Pink Floyd video

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  7 років тому +85

      It's coming soon enough, trust me!

    • @BluePlunger
      @BluePlunger 7 років тому +8

      cant wait!

    • @boydudeman
      @boydudeman 7 років тому +24

      Please do Dogs.
      Please.
      It's so under appreciated.

    • @falseprophettv6370
      @falseprophettv6370 7 років тому +10

      How about the beatles

    • @jaynixon3129
      @jaynixon3129 7 років тому +12

      BoyDudeMan I agree! That whole album is underappreciated. Animals is quite the masterpiece with such dark and erie themes of betrayal and the faults of the system accompanied by beautifully crafted music of the same nature. The impact of that album has struck a chord with me ever since my first listen and even rivals Pink Floyd's more popular works.

  • @TheVidSquids
    @TheVidSquids 7 років тому +68

    Your work is so well put together. By far one of my favorite channels!

  • @WisecrackJax
    @WisecrackJax 7 років тому +104

    I love Fleetwood Mac. One of my all time favorite bands. Please do a video on Rush or Metallica please!

  • @MisterWillow
    @MisterWillow 5 років тому +6

    This song always has and will stike me down by its intense beauty. Thanks for your insights Polyphonic.

  • @magdalenatomova9820
    @magdalenatomova9820 3 роки тому +33

    If you love the stories behind the album's creation and the "soap opera" that it has become - I would HIGHLY recommend the book Daisy Jones and The Six - a book about rock and roll, sex, drugs, love, inidelty and destruction (in the late 60s and 70s). As you can imagine it is hugely inspired by Fleetwood Mac

  • @arvindhmani06
    @arvindhmani06 7 років тому +1

    This is the channel I always wanted to watch. Can't wait to hear more about classic rock from someone as well-informed as you. Looking forward to it!!

  • @polarsken6906
    @polarsken6906 7 років тому +182

    please do something about the velvet underground? love you videos! always makes me exited!

  • @jomy10-games
    @jomy10-games 5 років тому +18

    We learned about Rumours in school. It was our teacher's favourite album.

  • @oldman3821
    @oldman3821 7 років тому +32

    I always loved "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mac. And I love the beautiful Stevie Nicks.

  • @amyklemley
    @amyklemley 6 років тому +3

    This is a REALLY good piece. I have been a diehard Fleetwood Mac fan for 40 years...yet you reported things I had never heard of. You breakdown of what components went into this song is first rate--the repurposing of other tunes and lyrics. I'm interested in more detail on how this developed. Stevie's demo is beautiful and haunting as it is. I wonder why she'd donate it to the cause.

  • @Tqman43
    @Tqman43 Рік тому +4

    The only record I bought three times. First on vinyl, then on cd. Third time living abroad missing it so much

  • @Chudman00
    @Chudman00 7 років тому +318

    Do something about Pink Floyd, I always love your classic rock videos

  • @sappho1939
    @sappho1939 4 роки тому +42

    If anyone is intrigued by their story, u should read "Daisy Jones and the Six" by Taylor Jenkins Reid....the book is loosely based of the band

    • @MsCaitor
      @MsCaitor 4 роки тому +6

      Ishika Handa just finished the book, such a good book. It's also based off of the band "the civil wars" and how they suddenly broke up.

  • @rjjeffreys
    @rjjeffreys 5 років тому +1

    You really do your research, and express your opinion based on much more than just your extensive music background. Well done, and I am now Subscribed!

  • @Dobiegal
    @Dobiegal 5 років тому +6

    I can imagine the glares of hatred between each other as they recorded the final take.

  • @91364Steve
    @91364Steve 3 роки тому +1

    One of my favorite songs, and I so immensely appreciate your commentary on it. You have a great channel. Keep up the good work.

  • @mckinneydermot
    @mckinneydermot 5 років тому +11

    amazing! this guy can really tell a story, his voice is great. Apart from that his analysis is superb. Thanks for sharing this

  • @sreejatagupta2942
    @sreejatagupta2942 7 років тому +1

    Cannot thank you enough for coming up with this video, Polyphonic!

  • @paisleyprincess7996
    @paisleyprincess7996 6 років тому +20

    Rumours. Best album ever. The Chain...best song ever.

  • @bookemdano9105
    @bookemdano9105 6 років тому +21

    The Nicks demo was a great version as well.

  • @1000niamhs
    @1000niamhs 5 років тому +59

    Okay picture this: a musical written around Fleetwood mac music

    • @ninawonacott5182
      @ninawonacott5182 4 роки тому +1

      That would be amazing. Like Across the Universe

  • @Tahad2401
    @Tahad2401 7 років тому +18

    You're one of the most amazing content creators on this site. Simply calling it a UA-cam channel doesn't do it justice.
    With that being said, I hope you'll do a video on Kyuss/Sleep/Qotsa or just Stoner/Desert Rock in general sometime!

    • @Fivehe
      @Fivehe 7 років тому +3

      Yeah Qotsa/Kyuss seem well known but too rarely discussed/analyzed

  • @lizucavictoria
    @lizucavictoria 7 років тому +7

    I've been sleeping on this band for too long. thanks for the video.

  • @diegosanchez894
    @diegosanchez894 5 років тому +1

    there are very few songs that give me goosebumps, but that bass riff is one of them.

  • @lesliestipe2197
    @lesliestipe2197 7 років тому +23

    When you're through with Pink Floyd, how about some REM; Mike Mills bass playing (nonconventional compared to most bass players) and their use of rounds (of 3) especially in their choruses. Other possibilities; Modest Mouse, Frank Zappa and The Who. Awesome channel!!! Really enjoy your videos and appreciate the time and effort you put in them.

  • @l.salisbury1253
    @l.salisbury1253 2 роки тому +1

    3:05 - this version can be fount on the 2020 Record Store Day edition of this album...

  • @jkbuckeye1
    @jkbuckeye1 4 роки тому +5

    The Chain is absolutely my fav Fleetwood Mac song

  • @patriciaowen9491
    @patriciaowen9491 4 роки тому +1

    As a HUGE Fleetwood Mac fan, with a big Stevie Nicks fan for a mother, I really appreciate the analysis and new info I gained watching this. Thank you for doing such a great job!

  • @blucu001
    @blucu001 6 років тому +12

    Would love to hear an episode on Tool’s music, they’re notoriously cryptic but cover a wide array of topics ranging from personal issues to politics and to religion.

  • @tjwash2
    @tjwash2 5 років тому +2

    This song and Never Going Back Again are by far my favorite songs on the most excellent album. Brilliant.

  • @jamiecunningham1565
    @jamiecunningham1565 6 років тому +2

    Bro, only just discovered your channel, might I say your work here is second to none. I would happily declare myself a rock/metal historian as I have great knowledge on the music I live by. You obviously know your stuff and present it in such an outstanding way it really is classy, keep em coming,something on Journey maybe?.......or Dave Mustaine???
    Thanks, I've subscribed also.
    Jamie.

  • @jimsy5530
    @jimsy5530 7 років тому +50

    That no one member was as important as the whole was why Peter Green insisted the band be called fleetwood Mac, and why he was so annoyed when it was first named Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.

    • @stephaniecuellar3192
      @stephaniecuellar3192 7 років тому +3

      Jimsy
      Well put. l always got the impression there was a centering around Mick, and the fluidity of this band, now on its' 15th (?) incarnation.
      To me it will always be the coming together of the musicians as the links of the Fleetwood Mac chain.

  • @lukecarmody2446
    @lukecarmody2446 5 років тому +6

    I think chains has to be in the top 5 songs of the 1970s the bass and guitar solo just amazing it's the one thing that gripped me to the song

  • @lester6415
    @lester6415 5 років тому +1

    This was the first video from Polyphonic I watched.
    Now I'm hooked!

  • @mariela994
    @mariela994 5 років тому +5

    One of the absolute best songs in music history

  • @coolwipp10
    @coolwipp10 7 років тому +1

    Absolutely brilliant, yet again. Well done!

  • @jimmyfranklin3862
    @jimmyfranklin3862 4 роки тому +3

    That Demo with Nick's lyrics is incredible

  • @Akasidneyblack
    @Akasidneyblack 7 років тому

    Dude, killer stuff, I already loved this song, but knowing this makes it so much better. You've got another Patron my friend, keep up the good stuff!

  • @HiroForever
    @HiroForever 4 роки тому +7

    The live version ‘82 of The Chain is NUTS

    • @jayceewriter7826
      @jayceewriter7826 4 роки тому

      Live from LA? If so, you’re not kidding. It’s staggering and Lyndsey is on 🔥

    • @mishelen1194
      @mishelen1194 3 роки тому

      I watch it almost daily lol 🤣

  • @cesarherrera1926
    @cesarherrera1926 5 років тому +1

    The build up was probably one of the best things I've ever heard in a song true beauty everything sounds perfect

  • @haileyrae3426
    @haileyrae3426 6 років тому +60

    I had my volume low and thought he said “Stevie’s frustrations with f*cking him” instead of buckingham lol

  • @beanyrich2764
    @beanyrich2764 5 років тому +1

    I LOVE BOTH OF THE SONGS THE FIRST AND THEN THE REMAKE. BEAUTIFUL.

  • @thor3659
    @thor3659 7 років тому +36

    Man you keep surprising me every video you put out. Keep up the good work!

    • @guitarplayer2846
      @guitarplayer2846 6 років тому

      He told us exact;y what we knew when we listened to it. I'm still waiting for "How Fleetwood Mac Wrote "The Chain"". The magic is the ability to put your best and your darkest thoughts and emotions into cohesive poetry and combine it with music from the heart and soul.

  • @dougarnold7955
    @dougarnold7955 5 років тому +1

    That was a Beautiful critique... thanks. I always loved this song.

  • @noelj.leyrer9612
    @noelj.leyrer9612 5 років тому +463

    Imagine someone uploading a video in 2047 called:"how Cardi B made "i like it""

    • @MarkoVeselic
      @MarkoVeselic 5 років тому +35

      No.

    • @Slammatoro
      @Slammatoro 5 років тому +46

      That will be the day that I die

    • @tjwash2
      @tjwash2 5 років тому +1

      Noel J. Leyrer 😂

    • @garo7839
      @garo7839 5 років тому +6

      Hopefully, I'll be dead by then.

    • @Lililililili333
      @Lililililili333 5 років тому +1

      a mega jolt reshell honey, everyone watching this particular video will get the reference

  • @ronstewart4660
    @ronstewart4660 7 років тому

    I have been buying courses from the Great Courses for years!! I highly recommend that anybody who likes to learn visit their site!!!! As far as this video, absolutely fantastic writing! Keeps the viewers attention and interest and at the same time uses many contrasting ideas to 'glue' the thoughts together, much like a covalent bond. Well done!

  • @sherrieleastreaminglivemus2408
    @sherrieleastreaminglivemus2408 7 років тому +56

    "stepped into the canyons of my loneliness" it sure does feel like that, don't it.

  • @jebbie2595
    @jebbie2595 6 років тому +1

    *Not sure how I stumbled across this video but it's good. I'm a big fan of FM & Stevie Nicks. So much so that I named my daughter Rhiannon. I enjoyed your analysis. Just subbed to your channel & look forward to finding more gems on subjects I love.*

  • @caammm88
    @caammm88 7 років тому +253

    Who else would love him to do a video on one of the following:
    Genesis/Peter Gabriel
    Black Sabbath
    Dio
    Joy Division
    Rush
    Yes

  • @viadharmawheel
    @viadharmawheel 6 років тому +1

    Well done. I always knew there was more to this song and you have analyzed it well.

  • @JohnDoe-dh8xc
    @JohnDoe-dh8xc 7 років тому +29

    Would love a video on The Dead Kennedys

    • @Polyphonic
      @Polyphonic  7 років тому +10

      I've actually got a DK video in the works now!

    • @JohnDoe-dh8xc
      @JohnDoe-dh8xc 7 років тому +1

      Polyphonic Awesome! No one ever discusses them

  • @rogernewsom8774
    @rogernewsom8774 6 років тому

    I'm about 3 vids deep in your collection. I really dig what you're doing. Well done!

  • @melomania2637
    @melomania2637 7 років тому +742

    How Tame Impala wrote 4 albums completely alone in his bedroom.

    • @austinjamesfr
      @austinjamesfr 7 років тому +6

      Melomania agreed! please!!

    • @Bare_Minimum
      @Bare_Minimum 7 років тому +79

      You just wrote the entire essay in 1 sentence. Nothing else to say.

    • @amaurylannes
      @amaurylannes 7 років тому +27

      *Kevin Parker

    • @melomania2637
      @melomania2637 7 років тому +22

      Tame Impala is Kevin Parker

    • @DanSainz
      @DanSainz 7 років тому +22

      Melomania Well, he had a shit ton of gear there’s your answer

  • @kylegrossi8175
    @kylegrossi8175 6 років тому

    dude, this is the best channel on youtube. thanks for all the great content

  • @filmishit
    @filmishit 3 роки тому +5

    Thank you Guardians of The Galaxy, for introducing me to this masterpiece. The soundtrack of the film is a masterpiece.

  • @The_Instamis
    @The_Instamis 6 років тому

    You are my favorite channel right now. Keep up the fantastic work.