Rumours Music Cd

Mac - Rumours

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Rumours      Artist : Fleetwood Mac      List Price : $18.98 USD        Your Price : $13.99 USD      ProductGroup: Music      Release Date : 1990-10-25      Studio : Warner Bros / Wea      Label : Warner Bros / Wea      Avg. Customer Rating : (256 reviews)

Reviews Customer Reviews for Rumours      It's No Rumour, This Album Is A Masterwork.      Rating:      A definite change from the group's blues past, Rumours is the second album released by the band featuring the classic line up which included, female singer-songwriters, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie. The two girls contribute a number of songs here as does the band's front man, Lindsey Buckingham. This line up is seriously different from that of the original group. Originally a blues outfit, things almost got out of hand for the band when guitarist Peter Green left due to metal illness. Instead of calling it a day, they continued on while changing their sound to reflect the growing California soft rock scene. While Green was indeed a blues guitarist, Buckingham took on his role but as a more conventional pop-rock player. This does not mean that Buckingham couldn't play well: just listen to his solo on "Go Your Own Way" for proof that he is still a master of the fret-board. Even though they are presented as well-produced soft rock numbers, the songs often have deep-meanings. The lyrical complexity of "Oh Daddy", and "Gold Dust Woman" rival that of a lot of progressive rock. This was somewhat rare as alot of soft rock from the 70s had superficial lyrics to match the gloss of the production. And when it comes to 70s soft-rock, Fleetwood Mac was the cream of the crop. Many bands were very much inspired by Mac's sound and approach to songwriting but few, however, reached Mac's height. Maybe it was because they were the best at what they did or maybe it was because of the reputation they had already built as a blues group but Fleetwood Mac quickly became one of the most popular groups of all time. Rumours alone has sold countless copies and is on many "best of" lists. Fleetwood Mac has rightfully taken its place amoung the giants of rock-n-roll even if it took them years and several line up changes to do it. The fact that this band made it through such hardships is what really makes them rock greats.     Customer Reviews for Rumours Cd      A Classic      Rating:      This is a classic album--really the best of Fleetwood Mac. We had it as a record as a kid and it was time for me to own it. A great one!