One of the best Albums ever written. They were all breaking up, cheating taking way to many drugs and destroying themselves and each other all while writing this album. The pain, love and despair of them all runs right through thus whole album.
Someone once asked "What if we locked people who hate each other in a room and only fed them guitars, pianos, and cocaine" and Fleetwood Mac was like “First of all fuck yes!” And Rumours was born.
They didn't even record any of the tracks on this song together. The engineer had to splice them together with a razor blade because these people wouldn't work in the same room together.
I was about 15 when this came out and still remember all of the lyrics to the entire album but I couldn’t tell you what I did yesterday 😂. One of the best albums of all time for me!! Amazing band!!
Best. Breakup. Song. Ever. The live version, with Stevie and Lindsay staring daggers at each other and spinning incredible riffs as they fling their venom is an all-time classic.
That Break in the middle of that track is forever linked to Formula 1 to a certain generation of Brits as it was used by the BBC for its coverage, just the instrumental part, it sits perfects over F1 cars screaming around a track
One of the few bands that sounds as good, if not BETTER live. The live version of this song is incredible for the interplay of emotions of the band as they’re playing.
Listening to Rumors is the auditory equivalent to being a peeping Tom to a band ‘s couple private break ups, adulterous behaviors and relationship disenagrations
I remember one comedian's comment in a bit.... something along the lines Taylor Swift sings songs about bad breakups and ex boyfriends... Stevie Nicks makes her ex play guitar while she sings about his infidelity. Anyhow... Fleetwood Mac has been around since the 60s and the lineup kept changing except for 2 of the founding members... Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (McVie being the Mac in the band name). The mainly final lineup in 1975 (When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were recruited) was: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and his wife Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks.
Lindsey Buckingham has an amazingly strong, clear and expressive voice as well as being a fabulous guitarist. They had four or 5 of the best albums ever and you gotta immerse yourselves in them for hours.
THE bassline to end all basslines. This rhythm section of John McVie and Mick Fleetwood were solid as individual musicians. Together they were one of the best to do it. Always perfection in the pocket
Fleetwood Mac had sooooo much inner-band drama. And they would sing songs while glaring at each other. But instead of letting it tear them apart they dove into it, owned it, sang about it, and that is sooooo effing mature... Love this song. The Chain is the Band... them... the group... Never Break The Chain even if you don't love me now.
The Chain represents the trouble Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were having in their relationship. "If you don't love me now, you will never love me again". Sounds like an ultimatum.
The song is made up of pieces songs the individual members had written. Lola My Love Lindsey Buckingham, Keep Me Safe by Christine McVie, a bass line John McVie used to warm up to. I can’t recall where Mick Fleetwood’s drum part came from. Stevie went home from their day of jamming and wrote the lyrics, which were a little bit angsty. The took all the great lines from her lyrics and created a less sobby song into one of the best songs in rock.
Lindsay Buckingham is a musical genius .... he writes and sings like no one else. This song gives me chills every time I hear it ... the chain holds them together ... whether it is a chain of gold or of iron is a matter of perspective.
This is about the break up of Lindsay Buckingham (lead vocalist here) and Stevie Nicks doing echo vocals. You have to see them interact doing this live.
My husband and I spent a month listening to Rumours on 8 track in the summer of 1977. It was the only tape we had that summer. We were 17🤣❤️I still know every word.
That’s Lindsey Buckingham singing lead. He’s also ranked the 99th best guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. If you want to really see what he’s all about watch the live performance of Big Love from their concert show called The Dance. He is famous for finger-plucking instead of using a guitar pick.
This is one of my all-time favorites. I love that there is an undercurrent of danger, the song gets quiet and then breaks into a controlled chaos that comes off almost like begging, a prayer, and hope all in one.
You can't beat the three-part harmonies on the verses, with Lindsey Buckingham, the guitarist (is the guy) then Stevie Nicks, and Christine Mcvie (on keys) singing harmony. The song is about the band. During the recording of Rumours, Stevie and Lindsey broke up from a long relationship, and Christine McVie, divorced her husband John (the bass player) and they couldn't break the chain because they were in the middle of creating an amazing album that is one of the best-selling albums of all time. The three vocalists all wrote songs, and the most reliable hit-maker was actually Christine McVie. You should check out You Make Loving Fun which she wrote and sang off Rumours.
I always thought Christine won this album. Stevie and Lindsay could throw it back and forth at each other, but John didn't write songs, so we only got Christine's side there. 😂
This song in England is synonymous with the BBC's motor racing coverage, my mind is automatically catapulted straight back to Murray Walker and the 70s/80s! 'Rumours' is definitely my desert island choice, never get bored with hearing it. My favourite song is "Go your own way" - the lifespan of a whole relationship rolled up in one song - perfectly bittersweet.
You need to watch the concert video from 1997 called “The Dance”. This song opens the concert and it’s phenomenal to watch their performance and musical brilliance.
The version in 1982 in Malibu is even better. Lindsey singing this to Stevie, Stevie screaming back, and it's like watching too people rip each other's heart out on stage.
This album was massive in the late 70s and is still on Billboards top 200 chart , sitting at 33 today , about 45 years after its release. I would check out their other female singer, Christine Mc Vee, who passed away about a year ago, check her out in the song Songbird. She has a beautiful voice .
The courage and honesty to not only write this song as a group going through what they did but then go onstage and put it out there for the world to see continues to amaze me.
Yassss!!!! When I listen to it with my headphones on my iPad, when it gets to the build up, I put it on full blast, especially when I’m watching the live version from ‘The Dance’.
One of the best albums EVER! All the songs are good, most of them are great. The dynamics of this band will never be recreated. All the emotions they all were experiencing were thrown out there and crafted in to music gold
To me, Fleetwood Mac created their own genre of music. You can hear many influences in their work, but they wove them together into something unique and timeless.
The Chain is really holding the whole band together. There was multiple breakups within the band at the time, they could have easily have been done after the first or second album with Stevie and Lindsey on it. This is their only song that credits the entire band as song writers. They each had elements of the song they were working on and put them all together for The Chain. That's why it sounds like it's different songs.
Stevie wrote the lyrics and the song is about the demise of the relationship between her and Lindsey. The reason the entire band is credited is because "The Chain" is a conglomeration of previously rejected material from the band that was literally stitched together by cutting and splicing tapes of other compositions together by the studio engineers.
@@allengator1914 Technically yes, in the beginning. But what it became was their commitment that that band was bigger than their personal differences and if they just kept holding together with the music at the center bonding them, they would be able to continue making great music. Pretty sure I heard that in an interview at some point. If not, ok.
@@stuckinarkansas1 I heard the same thing. I also read that Stevie brought the lyrics to the band and said something to the effect of "I wrote something that I think expresses how we all feel" suggesting that perhaps there was dual meaning from the beginning which was not uncommon for Stevie's lyrics.
@@keithbond9423 Nah. Stevie wrote a song called The Chain - it's a baby don't leave me song. It's on the Rumours Deluxe album. Lindsey asked for the lyrics in the chorus (If You Don't Love Me Now) . At the time Stevie said he was ripping the heart out of her song and didn't care. Later she revised her story that she gifted them all the lyrics. Lindsey wrote the verses - kind of obvious with the all the damns - Damn you love, damn your lives.
The Chain is their music, their shared love for music, their common incredible talents as a band. They all knew they were making great music even when their personal relationships were crashing and burning all around them. But their love for music was the chain that kept them together because they knew how incredible their music was.
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac together. They had a love hate relationship which produced some of their best songs. Lindsey sang and played lead guitar in this one!
mick fleetwood wanted ONLY lindsey to be in the band but lindsey said ''NO. stevie comes with me into the band or i don't either."" mick got smart real fast. lol
I play that little bass riff all the time at church in the morning before rehearsal when I am just warming up. Since the rest of the worship team is all under 30, none of them have any idea who Fleetwood Mac is.
Despite their relationships breaking up, this was a Grammy Award winner and most successful album. And kept together anyway and put more albums. Crazy stuff
I remember seeing a live video of this. The looks they were giving each other were priceless. You could feel the tension. Good thing looks can't actually kill.
One of the best albums ever. John McVie is regarded as one of the GOATS of bassists. I can name plenty of my father's favorite bands. He loved Fleetwood Mac and especially Stevie Nicks. She can't only sing but a very beautiful woman. This is also one of my moms favorite bands too. And she's not as much as a music person as my dad and myself. Music is my personal therapy. So deep connection with most songs. If you can I would recommend Landslide or Gypsy. Much love ✌️💙✌️💙 from Virginia love your take on these songs. I'm a music historian so I've used your channel to remind me of bands I forgot about like Simply Red
The Rumors albulm is the first music I ever remember hearing in my life. I was born in 84 and my mom was a huge Fleetwood Mac fan. I finally got to take my mom to see them when they toured a few years ago. Worth every penny and something neither of us will ever forget.
Lindsay Buckingham is an incredible guitar player and vocalist. The live versions of "Big Love" and "I'm So Afraid" from The Dance reunion show in 1997 are unbelievable
Sorry… but Lindsey Buckingham sang the lead. A song he wrote for Stevie when they were breaking up. You should watch the live version… will give you chills
I had Fleetwood Mac Rumours on 8-Track if anyone remembers those. I played that tape many, many times. This song puts me in that time in that car. All of Rumours is great and you can listen to all of it with fast forwarding. Such a great band with so much going on in the undercurrents between the members it's a wonder they made it at all. Sometimes I wish I was Black Pegasus hearing these tunes for the first time today.
Nothing or no one sounds like Fleetwood Mac ... That's what all the Greats in every genre have in common. All artists have the same basic notes but manage to take what has come before and find something original. It's absolutely amazing when you think about it 🤔 CREEKSQUAD 💕🍄
The Chain is my MOST favorite FM song. Just LOVE EVERYTHING about it! I've read that it was put together from a few song fragments that they connected up together. That's why every band member is listed in the writing credits. The last part from the "dirty" break onward just makes me ecstatic!❤❤❤😊😊
The bass solo and build was used for the Formula 1 opening music in the UK, an iconic sound that i'm sure will bring back the memories of many Brits, you can almost hear Murray Walker in the mix!
MIck Fleetwood: Drummer, John McVie: Bassist. Christine McViie: Songwriter/Keyboardist RIP. Lindsey Buckingham: Guitarist extraordinaire. Then there's Stevie Nicks: No words describe her other than THE BEST!
So Fleetwood Mac Mark 2..lol Originally "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" naturally with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie but with 3 guitarists: Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, and The Legend that was one of the greatest Blues guitarists in the World: Peter Green. Peter lost it by' taking acid. Danny became a drunk and Jeremy joined a Cult in THe USA so Fleetwood Mac re-invented themselves with a transatlantic line up which we all know.
@@Isleofskye and it took ONLY one guitarist in lindsey buckingham to make fleetwood mac into the band EVERYONE knows. fleetwood mac part 1 was a glorified garage band at best.
@@joelanderos23 You're insane. Peter Green was, regularly, voted in The Top 5 Guitarists in the World. Lindsey was 87th n The Rolling Stone list. I need to say no more. They played The Blues not commercial music per se,
@@Isleofskye yup, he was a pretty good blues garage band guitarist. The old Fleetwood mac never had any kind of success on the record charts. They came out with "black magic woman" BUT it was Santana that made the song popular.
I love this song. My sister got to see Fleetwood Mac live in concert, I was a few years too young but wow.. I was so jealous! LOL.. now I'm happy for her. I love Stevie Nicks and this song is absolutely phenomenal.
This lineup is phenomenal, the way Stevie and Christine's voices blend and complement each other and work with Lindsey Buckingham is magic. One of the best albums EVER.
Their relationship was front and center in their music. Please watch and listen to the live performance of " Silver Springs", 1994 I believe. You'll see her " haunting voice". It's perfect. Love your reactions! ❤❤❤
I saw them live just after this album was released at the Philly Spectrum in '77. The headliner was Loggins and Messina. The Amazing Rhythm Aces started the show and Fleetwood mac was the opener for Loggins and Messina. They blew the roof the place! Two standing ovations and encores.
The story behind the Rumours album is crazy. They are all in the middle of break ups, the songs are about those break ups and the emotion on the akbum, and even moreso concert is palpable
One of my top albums as a teen! I am 61 years old and I just love their music still. Just went to see Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel at US Bank Stadium recently. Great concert! They both still can bring it! I wish Fleetwood Mac was still around. 🙂
Stevie and Lindsey had an on again off again relationship for many years. And many of their songs reflect that. Especially "Silver Spring"!!! Magnificent band and music!!!🎶🎼🎵🎹🥁🎤🎸🎧🎙💜💜💜💜
I've heard this track countless times and not once did I associate it with 'chain gang' but now that you brought it up, I can't unhear it. Brilliant addition BP.
I hear this song as a woman/man who is speaking to their spouse during a divorce/break up. They are saying I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain, the chain being the promise to each other to always stay together, but there's no love being felt. At the end they say over and over, "chain.. keep us together ".
Highly recommended watching the live versions of these songs after the studio, especially the older ones from 70’s/80’s. Not only does it show off the talent the musicians but a lot of the time the live version offers a unique nuance to a song based on how that artist is feeling on that particular day, and it makes it feel more powerful.
This is a song Lindsey wrote to Stevie. The satisfaction of hearing her have to sing that she said in private she would "never break the chain" must have been amazing. As a song writer I can't imagine the satisfaction in Linsey after watching Stevie chose drugs and other dudes over him. Making her sing this on tour to him every night must have been glorious.
One of the best Albums ever written. They were all breaking up, cheating taking way to many drugs and destroying themselves and each other all while writing this album. The pain, love and despair of them all runs right through thus whole album.
The chain was the only thing keeping the group together.
It’s crazy how good this album turned out to be with all that gut wrenching drama
Best synopsis I have seen. Been a Fleetwood Mac fan since a teenager back in the 70's and had a crush on Stevie.
With each other !
How many are still alive ? Does anybody know ?
All but Christine.
Someone once asked "What if we locked people who hate each other in a room and only fed them guitars, pianos, and cocaine" and Fleetwood Mac was like “First of all fuck yes!”
And Rumours was born.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Perfect!!!❤
Dude, I'm dyin'...DYIN'!!!
Damn that’s insightful ! I love it and it’s true !
They didn't even record any of the tracks on this song together. The engineer had to splice them together with a razor blade because these people wouldn't work in the same room together.
Sounds like you’d also get ABBA, since they were also couples splitting up
Rumors is one of the few LPs you can play every track over and over
for like 5 decades at least....
@@ConspiracySmurf yes!!
I was about 15 when this came out and still remember all of the lyrics to the entire album but I couldn’t tell you what I did yesterday 😂. One of the best albums of all time for me!! Amazing band!!
@@ConspiracySmurf Still have it in my car. I wore out cassettes of it till they invented the CD, now I wear those out, albeit more slowly. ;)
I have for sure!
Best. Breakup. Song. Ever. The live version, with Stevie and Lindsay staring daggers at each other and spinning incredible riffs as they fling their venom is an all-time classic.
This was the only song on the album with a song credit to all the band members. Pure gold!
This song was actually about not breaking up the band. The band is the chain.
The chain is holding the band together. No matter how bad their personal relationships are, they will never break up the band.
And they all contributed to the song
Stevie & Mick came close to breaking it 😢
The broke up soon after they finished this album
@@lindakingsley-gx2td Not true.
@@irishgrl Several times - then broke it forever in 2018.
That Break in the middle of that track is forever linked to Formula 1 to a certain generation of Brits as it was used by the BBC for its coverage, just the instrumental part, it sits perfects over F1 cars screaming around a track
Murray Walker shouting along is just amazing memories of that song!! 🙂🙂🙂
Agreed reminds me of Senna and Murray walker on a Sunday eve!
Yep. Every time, just Murray Walker in my head ❤
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I just made a similar comment. Should have known I wouldn't be first.
"Damn your love, Damn your lies" best line. And the bass bridge ❤
Rumors is still considered one of the best albums of all time.
RUMOURS - look at the bloody cover.
R.i.p. Christinee Mcvie. She had a voice of an angel. You are missed, but your music lives on.
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She was a good performer and a great songwriter. Your music lives on. ❤
One of the few bands that sounds as good, if not BETTER live. The live version of this song is incredible for the interplay of emotions of the band as they’re playing.
Rumours is one of the 5 greatest albums ever made critically and commercially a magnificent piece of music creativity
Go on then give us the other 4 ?
All their relationships were falling apart when they made this album, but "The Chain" that holds them together is their music.
That was the 70’s. Total creativity with numerous changes. We were so damn spoiled.
so glad we were!!
Rumors is one of the best albums ever written and performed.
Listening to Rumors is the auditory equivalent to being a peeping Tom to a band ‘s couple private break ups, adulterous behaviors and relationship disenagrations
And their ability to pull though it all
With Mick Fleetwood stuck in the middle, poor guy 😅!
I remember one comedian's comment in a bit.... something along the lines
Taylor Swift sings songs about bad breakups and ex boyfriends...
Stevie Nicks makes her ex play guitar while she sings about his infidelity.
Anyhow... Fleetwood Mac has been around since the 60s and the lineup kept changing except for 2 of the founding members... Mick Fleetwood and John McVie (McVie being the Mac in the band name).
The mainly final lineup in 1975 (When Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were recruited) was: Mick Fleetwood, John McVie and his wife Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks.
@GhostWatcher2024 and then making them do it over and over again on tour. This song live you can see the raw emotion.
Trials and tribulations of their own relationship. You should watch the live video of this song, you can see the raw feelings of Stevie.
Lindsey Buckingham has an amazingly strong, clear and expressive voice as well as being a fabulous guitarist. They had four or 5 of the best albums ever and you gotta immerse yourselves in them for hours.
THE bassline to end all basslines. This rhythm section of John McVie and Mick Fleetwood were solid as individual musicians. Together they were one of the best to do it. Always perfection in the pocket
I have told people you could play the first 3 or 4 notes of the bass at the bridge and I would know it.
For real. It's amazing and it catches you off guard. It takes the song from this chill place to full rock. So powerful.
Mick’s autobiography is WILD (the first, out of print one)
Yea the drums carry the tempo through the whole song. And carry it well.
That outro section that starts with the bass was used as the theme tune for Formula 1 motor racing on British tv
Fleetwood Mac had sooooo much inner-band drama. And they would sing songs while glaring at each other. But instead of letting it tear them apart they dove into it, owned it, sang about it, and that is sooooo effing mature... Love this song.
The Chain is the Band... them... the group... Never Break The Chain even if you don't love me now.
The Chain represents the trouble Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were having in their relationship. "If you don't love me now, you will never love me again". Sounds like an ultimatum.
Also Christine & John. They all had input in creating this song.
I have heard Stevie say that it was about the band staying together through all of the personal struggles.
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@@irishgrl, I believe Mick and his wife were also having problems. Everyone in the band was breaking up.
The song is made up of pieces songs the individual members had written. Lola My Love Lindsey Buckingham, Keep Me Safe by Christine McVie, a bass line John McVie used to warm up to. I can’t recall where Mick Fleetwood’s drum part came from. Stevie went home from their day of jamming and wrote the lyrics, which were a little bit angsty. The took all the great lines from her lyrics and created a less sobby song into one of the best songs in rock.
@@irishgrl
Christine was seeing Dennis Wilson, the Beach Boys' drummer. The song, You Make Loving Fun is about him.
Lindsay Buckingham is a musical genius .... he writes and sings like no one else. This song gives me chills every time I hear it ... the chain holds them together ... whether it is a chain of gold or of iron is a matter of perspective.
This was one of the must have albums then and now.
1970s GOLD BLACK PEGUSUS The 70s rocked their DONKEYS OFF HERES a small peace of proof
One the rare albums where every song is great!
This is about the break up of Lindsay Buckingham (lead vocalist here) and Stevie Nicks doing echo vocals. You have to see them interact doing this live.
Yep, I remember it well, especially when it was still fresh.
Also Christine & John.
It's great music, lyrics and composition. But don't sleep on Christine McVee's haunting, ethereal background vocals. RIP
She was always my favorite 🌹❤️🌹❤️🌹
Check out Gold Dust Woman. Same album. The whole album is GOLD.
Waylon Jennings did a great version of that waaay back ‼️ I still have it on vinyl ☮️
My husband and I spent a month listening to Rumours on 8 track in the summer of 1977. It was the only tape we had that summer. We were 17🤣❤️I still know every word.
That’s Lindsey Buckingham singing lead. He’s also ranked the 99th best guitar player of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. If you want to really see what he’s all about watch the live performance of Big Love from their concert show called The Dance. He is famous for finger-plucking instead of using a guitar pick.
He should be higher than 99.
@@PSBFAN1991Exacty - that’s BS and rankings are really just BS
Rolling stone rag is a joke.
I just love watching him play the banjo(?) on the song 'Say You Love Me' sang by Christine also from The Dance Tour.
@@JohnRichards-hh5dzExactly. Rolling Stone is a joke
This album was the soundtrack of my pre-teen years and I've never tired of a single track. RIP to Christine McVie, our Songbird.
The only track that has every single member singing vocals.
Including John and Mick??
This is one of my all-time favorites. I love that there is an undercurrent of danger, the song gets quiet and then breaks into a controlled chaos that comes off almost like begging, a prayer, and hope all in one.
You can't beat the three-part harmonies on the verses, with Lindsey Buckingham, the guitarist (is the guy) then Stevie Nicks, and Christine Mcvie (on keys) singing harmony. The song is about the band. During the recording of Rumours, Stevie and Lindsey broke up from a long relationship, and Christine McVie, divorced her husband John (the bass player) and they couldn't break the chain because they were in the middle of creating an amazing album that is one of the best-selling albums of all time. The three vocalists all wrote songs, and the most reliable hit-maker was actually Christine McVie. You should check out You Make Loving Fun which she wrote and sang off Rumours.
I hardly ever hear that song any more. It is all Stevie, Stevie, Stevie.
I always thought Christine won this album. Stevie and Lindsay could throw it back and forth at each other, but John didn't write songs, so we only got Christine's side there. 😂
This song in England is synonymous with the BBC's motor racing coverage, my mind is automatically catapulted straight back to Murray Walker and the 70s/80s!
'Rumours' is definitely my desert island choice, never get bored with hearing it. My favourite song is "Go your own way" - the lifespan of a whole relationship rolled up in one song - perfectly bittersweet.
You need to watch the concert video from 1997 called “The Dance”. This song opens the concert and it’s phenomenal to watch their performance and musical brilliance.
The passion in that performance is breathtaking-I've never seen anything that approached it. Definitely a must-see.💜☮
I agree. You can practically see Stevie and Lindsey spitting venom at each other. So sad to see but spectacular to watch at the same time.
The version in 1982 in Malibu is even better. Lindsey singing this to Stevie, Stevie screaming back, and it's like watching too people rip each other's heart out on stage.
@@douglassnyder214 You're absolutely right-I was thinking of the '82 version and got the two mixed up. Every body should check out the 1982 version!
that's a great performance, but I prefer the 1982 live version. A lot more passion (hurt, bitterness, anger, etc.) in the delivery imho.
One of the best Rock and Roll songs ever written and produced in my humble opinion.
This album was massive in the late 70s and is still on Billboards top 200 chart , sitting at 33 today , about 45 years after its release. I would check out their other female singer, Christine Mc Vee, who passed away about a year ago, check her out in the song Songbird. She has a beautiful voice .
"Little Lies" was also fire.
The courage and honesty to not only write this song as a group going through what they did but then go onstage and put it out there for the world to see continues to amaze me.
There were three lead vocalists in this band...keep going with this LP and you will see why this LP is so great!
🌸 this is one of those songs that you turn up all the way when you're driving in the car.
every time I have listened to it...for the last 45 years!! WOW...just hearing myself say that freaked me out for a sec
It was the intro music for Formula 1 for a reason :)
Yassss!!!! When I listen to it with my headphones on my iPad, when it gets to the build up, I put it on full blast, especially when I’m watching the live version from ‘The Dance’.
One of the best albums EVER! All the songs are good, most of them are great. The dynamics of this band will never be recreated. All the emotions they all were experiencing were thrown out there and crafted in to music gold
To me, Fleetwood Mac created their own genre of music. You can hear many influences in their work, but they wove them together into something unique and timeless.
This has been one of my favorite albums since it came out
This whole album is amazing, from start to finish. It never gets old!! ❤❤
The Chain is really holding the whole band together. There was multiple breakups within the band at the time, they could have easily have been done after the first or second album with Stevie and Lindsey on it. This is their only song that credits the entire band as song writers. They each had elements of the song they were working on and put them all together for The Chain. That's why it sounds like it's different songs.
Stevie wrote the lyrics and the song is about the demise of the relationship between her and Lindsey. The reason the entire band is credited is because "The Chain" is a conglomeration of previously rejected material from the band that was literally stitched together by cutting and splicing tapes of other compositions together by the studio engineers.
@@allengator1914 Technically yes, in the beginning. But what it became was their commitment that that band was bigger than their personal differences and if they just kept holding together with the music at the center bonding them, they would be able to continue making great music. Pretty sure I heard that in an interview at some point. If not, ok.
@@stuckinarkansas1 I heard the same thing. I also read that Stevie brought the lyrics to the band and said something to the effect of "I wrote something that I think expresses how we all feel" suggesting that perhaps there was dual meaning from the beginning which was not uncommon for Stevie's lyrics.
@@keithbond9423 Nah. Stevie wrote a song called The Chain - it's a baby don't leave me song. It's on the Rumours Deluxe album. Lindsey asked for the lyrics in the chorus (If You Don't Love Me Now) . At the time Stevie said he was ripping the heart out of her song and didn't care. Later she revised her story that she gifted them all the lyrics. Lindsey wrote the verses - kind of obvious with the all the damns - Damn you love, damn your lives.
The Chain is their music, their shared love for music, their common incredible talents as a band. They all knew they were making great music even when their personal relationships were crashing and burning all around them. But their love for music was the chain that kept them together because they knew how incredible their music was.
Probably my favorite Fleetwood Mac song.
If someone put a gun to my head and made me choose, I would say "Go Your Own Way"
@@stevenwoodward5923, another Lindsey song about his breakup with Stevie!
i would have to agree but man it’s tough
Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined Fleetwood Mac together. They had a love hate relationship which produced some of their best songs. Lindsey sang and played lead guitar in this one!
mick fleetwood wanted ONLY lindsey to be in the band but lindsey said ''NO. stevie comes with me into the band or i don't either."" mick got smart real fast. lol
Find the live concert version of this, PLEASE. Lindsay and Stevie are spitting daggers at each other most of the song. YOU MUST see this live.
I STILL REMEMBER THE DAY THIS ALBUM WAS RELEASED AND ALL THE ROCK STANTIONS WERE PLAYING IT OFF AND ON ALL DAY !
Love Fleetwood Mac. Thank you for appreciating great music!
They are 🔥
I play that little bass riff all the time at church in the morning before rehearsal when I am just warming up. Since the rest of the worship team is all under 30, none of them have any idea who Fleetwood Mac is.
You need to show them Fleetwood Mac!
Despite their relationships breaking up, this was a Grammy Award winner and most successful album. And kept together anyway and put more albums. Crazy stuff
I remember seeing a live video of this. The looks they were giving each other were priceless. You could feel the tension. Good thing looks can't actually kill.
Every song on this album is pure gold.
The end was the BBC,s formula 1 intro music
I was scrolling to see who would mention that... congrats, surprisingly you are the first I have seen!
One of the best albums ever. John McVie is regarded as one of the GOATS of bassists.
I can name plenty of my father's favorite bands. He loved Fleetwood Mac and especially Stevie Nicks. She can't only sing but a very beautiful woman.
This is also one of my moms favorite bands too. And she's not as much as a music person as my dad and myself. Music is my personal therapy. So deep connection with most songs.
If you can I would recommend Landslide or Gypsy.
Much love ✌️💙✌️💙 from Virginia love your take on these songs. I'm a music historian so I've used your channel to remind me of bands I forgot about like Simply Red
❤Fleetwood Mac, and the memories it brings
The Rumors albulm is the first music I ever remember hearing in my life. I was born in 84 and my mom was a huge Fleetwood Mac fan. I finally got to take my mom to see them when they toured a few years ago. Worth every penny and something neither of us will ever forget.
That ending bass and guitar change up always reminds me of The Cure.
My favorite parts of this are when you forget to react, forget the channel, and just get lost in it. That's pure, that's why I watch reactions
Lindsay Buckingham is an incredible guitar player and vocalist. The live versions of "Big Love" and "I'm So Afraid" from The Dance reunion show in 1997 are unbelievable
This is the song you need to see live, the actual venom coming from them as they stare daggers across the stage...amazing performance.
Rumours. Top 10 album of all time. Hit after hit.
I can't hear this without thinking RIP Murray Walker. I always expect to hear his voice when the music fades out at the end.
Sad but beautiful song about the end of love. One of the best Albums ever!
Not a male; that was Christine McVie who was the keyboard player and a brilliant songwriter and singer in her own right.
RIP Songbird.
You are missed.
Sorry… but Lindsey Buckingham sang the lead. A song he wrote for Stevie when they were breaking up.
You should watch the live version… will give you chills
@@AnastasiaBeaverhausen319BUT, you can hear Christine McVee's haunting, ethereal background vocals
@@kathynicholson103 all three singers sing backup/harmony.
The stank face when the bass line kicks in. :D
Played this album for 3 years while training as a Nurse in the RAF, brings back so many fantastic memories.❤️
Black Pegasus is like "there isn't a Fleetwood Mac reaction that I haven't enjoyed." I'm like "just you wait BP, there will be a lot more."
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Just watched "Tusk" by Fleetwood Mac performed at Universal Studio. It's on my play list for dusting out the house.
The guitar solo was used for the introduction of Formula One racing programmes for years.
I had Fleetwood Mac Rumours on 8-Track if anyone remembers those. I played that tape many, many times. This song puts me in that time in that car. All of Rumours is great and you can listen to all of it with fast forwarding. Such a great band with so much going on in the undercurrents between the members it's a wonder they made it at all. Sometimes I wish I was Black Pegasus hearing these tunes for the first time today.
Nothing or no one sounds like Fleetwood Mac ... That's what all the Greats in every genre have in common. All artists have the same basic notes but manage to take what has come before and find something original. It's absolutely amazing when you think about it 🤔 CREEKSQUAD 💕🍄
The Chain is my MOST favorite FM song. Just LOVE EVERYTHING about it! I've read that it was put together from a few song fragments that they connected up together. That's why every band member is listed in the writing credits. The last part from the "dirty" break onward just makes me ecstatic!❤❤❤😊😊
Fleetwood's harmony is incredible!!!
I'm 50 years old. Love all kinds of music. This is in my top 5 favorite songs of all time. Wurd.
The end riff is iconic.....
The bass solo and build was used for the Formula 1 opening music in the UK, an iconic sound that i'm sure will bring back the memories of many Brits, you can almost hear Murray Walker in the mix!
Haha, was going to say the same thing. Patiently waiting for the F1 bit to come in... Lol
@@DabbaRanx Just waiting for Murray to poke Mansell on his sore bit! 😂😂😂
MIck Fleetwood: Drummer, John McVie: Bassist. Christine McViie: Songwriter/Keyboardist RIP. Lindsey Buckingham: Guitarist extraordinaire. Then there's Stevie Nicks: No words describe her other than THE BEST!
So Fleetwood Mac Mark 2..lol
Originally "Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac" naturally with Mick Fleetwood and John McVie but with 3 guitarists: Danny Kirwan, Jeremy Spencer, and The Legend that was one of the greatest Blues guitarists in the World: Peter Green. Peter lost it by' taking acid. Danny became a drunk and Jeremy joined a Cult in THe USA so Fleetwood Mac re-invented themselves with a transatlantic line up which we all know.
I've always found Stevie's voice to be annoying on its own, but when she and Lindsay harmonize... ~chef's kiss~
@@Isleofskye and it took ONLY one guitarist in lindsey buckingham to make fleetwood mac into the band EVERYONE knows. fleetwood mac part 1 was a glorified garage band at best.
@@joelanderos23 You're insane. Peter Green was, regularly, voted in The Top 5 Guitarists in the World. Lindsey was 87th n The Rolling Stone list. I need to say no more.
They played The Blues not commercial music per se,
@@Isleofskye yup, he was a pretty good blues garage band guitarist. The old Fleetwood mac never had any kind of success on the record charts. They came out with "black magic woman" BUT it was Santana that made the song popular.
I love this song. My sister got to see Fleetwood Mac live in concert, I was a few years too young but wow.. I was so jealous! LOL.. now I'm happy for her. I love Stevie Nicks and this song is absolutely phenomenal.
This lineup is phenomenal, the way Stevie and Christine's voices blend and complement each other and work with Lindsey Buckingham is magic. One of the best albums EVER.
Ending of this song is used over here in the UK as the theme for Formula 1 racing 🏁 great song, great album, great group . Great review 👍🏻🔥❤️🇬🇧xxx
Their relationship was front and center in their music. Please watch and listen to the live performance of " Silver Springs", 1994 I believe. You'll see her " haunting voice". It's perfect. Love your reactions! ❤❤❤
yes!! Live Silver Springs!!
Stevie nearly screaming “You will never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you” while staring daggers at Lindsey is an epic moment.
I saw them live just after this album was released at the Philly Spectrum in '77. The headliner was Loggins and Messina. The Amazing Rhythm Aces started the show and Fleetwood mac was the opener for Loggins and Messina. They blew the roof the place! Two standing ovations and encores.
This album is one of the best of all times. Saw them live in LA twice in the early 80s. They sound even better live. Such a strong performance.
The male lead singer/guitarist is Lindsey Buckingham. Personally one of my top 3 guitarist of all time.
Ahh. To be in high school in the 70s (my sis was class of '77 and I was '79). This album was EVERYWHERE and it seemed everyone had it.
Male singer = Lyndsey Buckingham! FIRE guitar plater too!!!
The story behind the Rumours album is crazy.
They are all in the middle of break ups, the songs are about those break ups and the emotion on the akbum, and even moreso concert is palpable
One of my top albums as a teen! I am 61 years old and I just love their music still. Just went to see Stevie Nicks and Billy Joel at US Bank Stadium recently. Great concert! They both still can bring it! I wish Fleetwood Mac was still around. 🙂
We supported this music when it was new and made them rich.
Stevie and Lindsey had an on again off again relationship for many years. And many of their songs reflect that. Especially "Silver Spring"!!! Magnificent band and music!!!🎶🎼🎵🎹🥁🎤🎸🎧🎙💜💜💜💜
I've heard this track countless times and not once did I associate it with 'chain gang' but now that you brought it up, I can't unhear it. Brilliant addition BP.
You need to see them perform this live...Stevie and Lindsey on stage singing to each other through hate, yet still love.
One of my favorite songs of many on this album.
Fleetwood Mac is a band one can truly call amazing.
yeah, BP...that outro is FREEKING FIRE!
The end guitar bit was used in the UK for the F1 opening theme tune and still reminds me of motor racing x one of my dad's favourite songs xx
I hear this song as a woman/man who is speaking to their spouse during a divorce/break up. They are saying I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain, the chain being the promise to each other to always stay together, but there's no love being felt. At the end they say over and over, "chain.. keep us together ".
Highly recommended watching the live versions of these songs after the studio, especially the older ones from 70’s/80’s. Not only does it show off the talent the musicians but a lot of the time the live version offers a unique nuance to a song based on how that artist is feeling on that particular day, and it makes it feel more powerful.
This is a song Lindsey wrote to Stevie. The satisfaction of hearing her have to sing that she said in private she would "never break the chain" must have been amazing. As a song writer I can't imagine the satisfaction in Linsey after watching Stevie chose drugs and other dudes over him. Making her sing this on tour to him every night must have been glorious.
Damn!