When he joined Trent Reznor and Queens of the Stone Age at the grammys a few years back, it was actually really freaking cool (especially for the crap fest that is the Grammys). But of course the ONE live act I was interested in seeing was cut off at the very end of the show lol.
Oh My Gosh It is absolutely true I cannot believe it If this is a coincide, this must be the closest thing ever to divine intervention Surely, God loves Fleetwood Mac
I'm loving these vids Justin, they are like having a chat with a friend down the pub who is similarly enthusiastic about music. In fact when I saw you on TV the other night chatting to the old folks getting a band together I thought for a moment " oh it's my mate Justin" :-)
@@mattiemclean9882 It's like comparing The Red era of King Crimson with the Discipline era. There may be 2 familiar faces, but the music was so different.
Christine McVie was a master pianist but also a fantastically complex songwriter, beautiful singer, and with Stevie Nicks and Lyndsey Buckingham the greatest harmonies in the history of music
Bob Welch is criminally under appreciated - both his solo work and his work with Fleetwood Mac. It is a disgrace he wasnt inducted into the RRHOF with all the other characters.
He was great ,Silver Heels is one of my very favs with him during his time with the band and Hypnotized,that song got a lot of attention for the band before they went Buckingham Nicks
@@VIDSTORAGE Thanks for mentioning these songs. Just had a listen and really enjoyed them, especially Hypnotized. I hope Bob felt proud of his achievements. He was obviously an incredible talent, sadly overshadowed by the stardom his successors helped bring to the band. RIP Bob Welch
@@anthonywallace3830 YO MAN cool stuff !, Was that a first time listen to those or were you familiar with them already ? I wish I could hear all of everything for the first time again ,,Bob Welch Era is so unique and sort of esoteric I think also,, Bob did have a good solo career afterwards ,,his album French Kiss is great ..
My brother, born 58 and I, born 63, of course had common favorites in music. But when the year 1977 came, we had begun to slide apart musically. Then came Rumors. We played this record over and over again. It was the last time we experienced the joy of music together. One of the best albums ever made ...
Whenever I hear "Dreams" it takes me back to when I was a little kid in the 70's and its a powerful fond nostalgic emotional memory. Stevie's haunting vocals and Micks solid drumming and the whole Fleetwood sound, they can do no wrong.
Started out listening to Rumours and Tusk, but completely fell in love with Kiln Houses, Future Games and even Buckingham Nicks. Every iteration of this band is/was special and beautiful in their own way. Always a staple for long drives.
They’re an incredible band and I revisit their best stuff regularly. It borders on being criminal that no one has converted their story into a movie. To say there’s a tale or two there is somewhat of an understatement.
It's one of the few bands that truly listen to what one another are playing. John McVie's bass lines are extraordinarily on the mark, know just what to play to fill things out. This can be said for all the members of the band. You can tell they really loved crafting music.
love that you mentioned Mark Knopfler as on of your favorite guitarists. Such a longtime fan of some of his solo stuff and the Dire Straits catalog. He really invented his own sound, and made finger picking so appealing to try out!
Your titles always give the impression that you're going to trash the artist... and then you give a lovely tribute to them 😀. I see what you're doing, Hawkins!
'Tango In The Night' is my banger album, never feel the need to skip a track on it, which is my test of a banger and ironically I had a "friend" who jacked while listening to Fleetwood Mac... !
The clip at 8:38 is from a Fleetwood Mac tribute act that I've totally forgotten the name of - but they do sound like the real deal. Love the videos, just found the channel tonight.
There’s something magical about FM’s hits. I love the minimalist guitar flourishes Buckingham provides to accentuate those songs (where he plays a more Joey Santiago style). Other things that made them very unique- the band’s best singer was the ‘quiet one’. And their non-hit songs were extremely weird and experimental. The only other super successful band I can think of from that period whose non-hit material was as strange and off-kilter as FM would be ‘The Cars’. There was something oddly (almost subversively) dark about both those bands. That ‘darker’ element becomes more conspicuous once you’ve fully explored their catalogs
I only "discovered" Peter Green a few years back and he quickly became my favourite guitarist of all time. The sheer emotion in his playing, the sense of discovery of finding some amazing live tracks. Such a short period of time and yet so prolific in that time. BB King apparently said he was 'the only one who gave him cold sweats'. I honestly believe Green Manalishi is in with a shout of being the first metal song ever which is quite fitting saying as it's basically the soundtrack of a mental breakdown. Heard Ozzy on Broken Record Podcast talking about how they used to go and watch Fleetwood Mac and so that's good enough for me to assume an inspiration!
My dad always said this was the best road-trip album when I was a kid. So we listened to it quite a bit when traveling the western US. It’s one of the rare things I actually agree with him!
It’s impossible to separate the personal relationship aspect from Rumors. Two couples within the band were breaking up, one of those half-couples was sleeping with the drummer… and they were writing songs about it and playing on them collectively, as it was all happening! Those things are inextricable from the music because it’s what inspired the music to begin with and we’ve all heard and read about it for decades now.
No shame in loving " Dad Rock". You're keeping the music relevant to people who may not otherwise hear it. Again...one of the many reasons yours is the best channel ever. ❤❤❤❤
When I was a teenager, I had a relationship with a drummer. He was older than me and his taste in music was more mature than mine. Over the four years we had together, I learnt a lot about music and really appreciating the little nuances. Whenever I hear (and sing) Fleetwood Mac Rumours album, I think back to my childhood with happy memories. I also thank him (and Mic Fleetwood) for making me want to become a percussionist. 😎💕
As a member of a successful FM tribute band, I can honestly say that the appreciation for Fleetwood Mac's music spans all genders, cultures and ages. Perhaps this is truly the era of "Dad Rock" more so than current popular music. Keep up the great work on your channel Justin. You are insightful, inspirational and entertaining, a rare talent today.
I enjoy you’re observation of Rumours Justin, and you are so right that it’s the music first. But with this album, the love dynamics are the soul of the album. Without the implosion of John and Christine’s marriage, and Lindsay and Stevie’s relationship, this would not exist. And isn’t that surely the essence of great art, when that raw pain (or joy) move’s the creators to express themselves. And don’t forget Mick Fleetwood’s position too, where although married, with young children, perhaps he too was developing feelings for Stevie at this time. (they did later get together) But THEN, they went on with purpose to hold it all together and express themselves so well. And as adults, we can understand and connect with all these emotions because they are so universal. Even the name, “Rumours”, relates to the gradual understanding of each member of the band what was going on around them. REST IN PEACE Christine xxx
My dad introduced me to fleetwood mac, over 20 years ago, when I was in high School. I still listen to them. their live show on dvd "The dance" is still incredible....and there they do Silver spring. I absolutely love that song.....and it's all better live
I love Fleetwood Mac. Definitely one of the most colossal bands whose influence crosses genres incredibly. I’d love to hear you talk about the Buckingham Nicks record that preceded Rumors. One of the most gorgeous records to have been produced at the time and beyond.
Grew up listening to WLS-Chicago so FM was certainly an integral part of my 70s childhood. In the 80s, Tango in the Night was in constant rotation (1987) in the Cochrane Lounge at the student union at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne during my year abroad as an undergraduate. Consequently, I am a big fan of dad rock and FM. They are a great band.
Once again we agree. I would spend every summer in the mountains, with my family, as my dad worked for the Forest Service. All I did was read books and listen to music all day. My Fleetwood Mac cassette was worn out by the time I went back to school. Good times.
Mr. Buckingham is a totally under-the-radar-legend (regarding the broad public). Love his work! He and the band created timeless masterpieces, extraordinary well produced/recorded albums. ❤️🔥
Justin Hawkins drops wisdom on us so reliably. It's important in all the parts of your life to distinguish between what's interesting and what's important.
Thanks for reminding me how great this album is, it is just a blast to listen through the whole thing again. I would love to see another episode of "Dad Rock Greats" about Led Zeppelin or maybe a second one about Dire Straits! :D
I grew up with Fleetwood Mac. I loved both their first album and Rumors. While it really isn't our business what they went through or were going through, those experiences did inspire them to create great music. They were pretty open about what was going on with them (at least later on). What impressed me was despite all the craziness of drug inspired lyrics (Stevie mentioned - some paraphrasing - that Gold Dust Woman was about the loads of nose candy they were doing and how she thought death might be imminent if it continued) along with all the affairs going on, they still managed to tour together and keep their fans happy. Most bands wouldn't have survived this and it does speak to their professionalism. Thanks for covering them.
Danny kirwan and Peter green are one of the best guitar duos in rock. Head and shoulders above the yacht rock the band would go in after mystery to me.
I was six when Rumours came out, we had it on 8-track, thank goodness my Mom always had a great and eclectic taste in music. I literally just relived the best part of my childhood in the 70s, the music! Thank you for the walk down memory lane, you passion for such a wide range of music is plain to see xo
A truly incredible album. Just one of the best albums of any genre ever. I might have even sampled it a bit. I listened to it constantly while my dad was succumbing to terminal cancer and it has an additional weird resonance now.
This is a wonderful day finding your CZcams channel ! It's so interesting- love the music appreciation and music lessons especially. Please keep putting up more videos! You are just fantastic! Such unique content too! Love From Ireland
What is interesting to me is Christine, her voice is the epitome of Brittishness, in my humble opinion and stevie , georgeous wild american fireball. It is like the perfect melding of US and Britain .
Rumors is an all time legendary album from start to finish, I am also a big peter green fan from bluesbreakers to fleetwood mac and don't forget john mcvie was in both he is a legend to.
Rumours is such a great album its just evocative of an era and will forever be of that era Justin id love you to do a review of one of my favourite album ..carol Kings ,Tapestry xx
My favorite part j Hawkins podcast is when he figures out what the song is doing on his fret board onda fly...right Infront of everyone. His talent is genius. I eat my heart out.
I like the Buckingham -Nicks iteration, but am a Peter Green freak. Born in 72, I have been in love with Dad-Rock my whole life. I'm not adverse to contemporary music ( Nick Cave and Jason Isbell are two of my favorite writers, singers, and musicians) but In the era of Poison and even Guns and Roses, I preferred Traffic and The Band.
My Dad bought it a year or two after it came out. All us kids loved it. As much as we loved ABBA. My mother played the cassette of ABBA Greatest Hits Vol 1 so much, the tape wore out. So Dad bought another copy. That was played to self destruction as well. SUGGESTION : I'd love to hear Justin's take on ABBA's Greatest Hits Vol1 .. and Vol2. Something a bit different
These are just delightful videos. They remind me of great music I haven't heard in a while, and Justin's commentary is always good-natured and amusing. Bravo!
I’m a little late to the show and I won’t sift through over 500 comments to see if someone already mentioned this, but the late Eva Cassidy’s cover of Christine’s “Songbird” is absolutely breathtaking. Not better, just magical in it’s own way.
On a coach down to Blackpool one summer in the late 80s, as was traditional for Glaswegians at the time, the driver played Tango in the Night on a loop. My previous knowledge of Fleetwood Mac being limited to the I'd Rather Jack song. It's cemented itself as a major childhood memory, passing woodland and hills whilst Christine McVie sings songs that have become firm favourites.
I too had to live my teenager--hood through Stock, Ache and Waterboard - no wonder we all went back to 1960s,1970s music even though it wasn't technically 'ours'.
I have no clue who the Reynolds Girls are but your bit on them has me rolling…I had Rumors on cassette and played it on one of those big old recorders and I carried it around playing Fleetwood Mac at 12 years old…love your vids ✌🏻
Fleetwood Mac is what results from truly talented musicians (no free-riders) working hard to express their feelings. Man, I love it when percussionists treat their instruments as real instruments as opposed to glorified metronomes.
Danny Carey comes to mind when I read this comment. "I dont like when I see pieces of tape and weights on a drum skin when you could just tune your drums and let them sing" or something to that effect.
The clip of I Don't Wanna Know at 8:38 is a fantastic tribute band called Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. I've seen them several times and they're always amazing.
I found my mum and dads cassette in a box in 1986' with rumours on one side and ELO's 'new world record' on the other.They had dubbed it with side B first which meant It started with 'The Chain' gave the album a different buzz. Regardless I was really blown away, all killer no filler.
Great emotive songwriting and cool voices and performances and sounds and an interesting group dynamic that comes through the music. Heart is one of the greatest rock bands ever for probably for some of the same reasons I suspect.
I was lucky enough to know Judy Wong, long time secretary for Fleetwood Mac and got to go to a party with just me Judy and the band it was great and there all really nice people I especially got on well with John. cool guys. RIP.
You Make Loving Fun was about FM's lighting director who Christine was seeing at the time Rumors was recorded. That made for a tense time in the studio between Christine and John.
One of my favourite bands and biggest influences as a songwriter. There are very few albums I consider pretty much flawless, but Rumours is certainly one of them. Incredible tunes, incredible performances, incredible production. A masterpiece.
This is a fantastic channel, and I’m super impressed with your presentation style Justin. Only one thing on this one - I actively *love* knowing the external context of what’s going on with the band when listening to the fragments in time that the album was representing. For instance - ‘Be Here Now’ - the maligned coked up 3rd oasis album - is a masterpiece imho purely because when I think of them addled up to the eyeballs going ‘Yeah one more’ with yet another key change on all around the world, it makes me laugh 😂 But I do get it - timeless music is timeless music too 👍
The story and the struggles behind Rumours is fascinating, which to me, enhances my love for the album. I just picked up Mick Fleetwood's autobiography "Play On" from 2014. My missus read it first and loved it. I hope to start reading it myself soon
I was born in 75 so we're about the same age. My parents had this record and I'd hear them play it over and over. Odd thing was my dad was having an affair with a woman and her husband was having an affair with my aunt, my father's sister. I remember being at picnics and birthday parties for my cousins and there was some weird shit going down. I was too young to know all the details but let's say there was a lot of "hanky panky" going on. Three marriages were broken up from the stuff that happened. So this album is really almost a narration of that time period for me. Jealousy and mistrust are relationship killers and my dad suffered from both.
OMG Justin, you continue to kick ass with your humble, but terrifyingly insightful, reflections on the music of our lives. Thank you so very much for putting yourself out there unapologetically, and breathing levity, depth, and further life into our collective musical soul. You really nail home that the clown is usually the smartest m'fer in the room. Keep it up Sir and thank you for your hard work!!
Great harmonies, great catchy beats, great writing, great vocals, great drums, great guitars...... etc. Infectious is the term I believe. I still give Rumors a spin now and then and it never gets old.
Saw them in Dublin a few years ago. They were awesome. Stevie and Christine just fantastic, Neil Finn and Mike Campbell on guitar, Mick Fleetwood still awesome. It was one big sing along. a fantastic night out. Everyone knows the songs. Just awesome. Seeing the Eagles this year for the third time. Another three hours of the hits. You can't beat 70s rock.
hey "Rumors Of Fleetwood Mac" made it into the video, my favorite tribute band. Fleetwood Mac are a VERY rare band just n the fact tat they have 3 great songwriters when most bands that have ever existed dont even have one, as well as three great singers. and "Go Your Own Way" is one of my all time favorite drum songs.
I obviously can't speak for everyone, but I quite like a little insight into the relationships between band members and things that were potentially happening at the time, as it gives you a further insight into the music and what potentially helped craft it. I remember you saying in a previous video about recording Hot Cakes, and how you felt some of it wasn't some of your best work as it was when you all got back together and things were a little tentative. It helps us fans/listeners gain a better understanding and a further involvement in the music 😁
Fun story, my girlfriend and I and a few other friends went to go see Stevie Nicks in concert round 1995ish at the Saratoga Performing arts Center (SPAC) Saratoga N.Y.. About an hour before the show and before we showed up, a Micro Burst (NewYork tornado) blew through the place and tore up the area where the performance was to take place. Show was cancelled. But hanging around the tour busses we got one of the Roadies to guarantee us some free tickets, if we showed up at the Buffalo show the following day. I couldn't make it but my girlfriend went with her friends and not only did she get to get into the show, but they also got to go back stage and meet Stevie and the band. Very very cool of her. I must say. I still to this day kick myself fir not being able to make that Buffalo show.
this is one of my favorite bands was very lucky in the late 70s I was working Front Desk at the Astor when I checked them into their rooms. i love this band so much when I go to karaoke with my friends on the weekends I sing with live band karaoke at the hard rock Cafe Down Town Chicago I Always get a request for gold dust Woman And go your own Way .
Lindsey is so underated not just as a guitarist but as a vocalist. Go your own way is an absolute masterpiece
When he joined Trent Reznor and Queens of the Stone Age at the grammys a few years back, it was actually really freaking cool (especially for the crap fest that is the Grammys). But of course the ONE live act I was interested in seeing was cut off at the very end of the show lol.
Not at all, he is a very rated guitar player as well as songwriter and vocalist...e.g. just check out some covers of the Guitar Player magazine
the live version of "Big Love" really shows his talent.
1000%!
Justin is SO on brand, that when he puts down his phone at 7:49, it sounds like the start of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams". Brilliant.
Hahaha it really does
And my response to it was "NOW HERE I GOOOOO AGAAAIIIN!"
Oh
My
Gosh
It is absolutely true
I cannot believe it
If this is a coincide, this must be the closest thing ever to divine intervention
Surely, God loves Fleetwood Mac
I'm loving these vids Justin, they are like having a chat with a friend down the pub who is similarly enthusiastic about music. In fact when I saw you on TV the other night chatting to the old folks getting a band together I thought for a moment " oh it's my mate Justin" :-)
😂 Yeah I do that kind of thing too. You get to know hosts a bit more on a CZcams format.
The peter green lineup and song "oh well" is unbelievably great
25 minute live versions of rattlesnake shake: perfection
I find the Peter Green line up a totally different band to the Buckingham / Nicks line up. But, they are both amazing in their own way
“Man Of The World”, “Albatross”, “Black Magic Woman”, “The Green Manalishi (With A Two Pronged Crown)”… There’s a load of amazing Green-era songs.
@@mattiemclean9882 It's like comparing The Red era of King Crimson with the Discipline era.
There may be 2 familiar faces, but the music was so different.
for anyone who hasn't been introduced to it - go listen to the 1970 live in boston album.
The Chain is one of the best songs of all time!Incredible song and band!
That frigging bass line in the bridge doooood
Christine McVie was a master pianist but also a fantastically complex songwriter, beautiful singer, and with Stevie Nicks and Lyndsey Buckingham the greatest harmonies in the history of music
Bob Welch is criminally under appreciated - both his solo work and his work with Fleetwood Mac. It is a disgrace he wasnt inducted into the RRHOF with all the other characters.
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I so agree! RIP Bob.
He was great ,Silver Heels is one of my very favs with him during his time with the band and Hypnotized,that song got a lot of attention for the band before they went Buckingham Nicks
@@VIDSTORAGE Thanks for mentioning these songs. Just had a listen and really enjoyed them, especially Hypnotized. I hope Bob felt proud of his achievements. He was obviously an incredible talent, sadly overshadowed by the stardom his successors helped bring to the band. RIP Bob Welch
@@anthonywallace3830 YO MAN cool stuff !, Was that a first time listen to those or were you familiar with them already ? I wish I could hear all of everything for the first time again ,,Bob Welch Era is so unique and sort of esoteric I think also,, Bob did have a good solo career afterwards ,,his album French Kiss is great ..
One of the best albums ever made to listen from start to finish regardless of genre
My brother, born 58 and I, born 63, of course had common favorites in music. But when the year 1977 came, we had begun to slide apart musically. Then came Rumors. We played this record over and over again. It was the last time we experienced the joy of music together. One of the best albums ever made ...
Whenever I hear "Dreams" it takes me back to when I was a little kid in the 70's and its a powerful fond nostalgic emotional memory. Stevie's haunting vocals and Micks solid drumming and the whole Fleetwood sound, they can do no wrong.
Started out listening to Rumours and Tusk, but completely fell in love with Kiln Houses, Future Games and even Buckingham Nicks. Every iteration of this band is/was special and beautiful in their own way. Always a staple for long drives.
The Chain is an incredible Fleetwood Mac song. Love the end of that track.
“Rumours” should be issued to kids at school as part of the Arts curriculum,before their minds are corrupted by syndicated radio and tv
Kids don't watch TV or listen to the radio
They’re an incredible band and I revisit their best stuff regularly. It borders on being criminal that no one has converted their story into a movie. To say there’s a tale or two there is somewhat of an understatement.
It would need to be a TV series, a movie wouldn't be long enough.
OMG Just found out you guys are coming to the ISLE OF MAN!!!! YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HAPPY YOU HAVE JUST MADE ME!!!!! SEE YOU IN JUNE!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
It's one of the few bands that truly listen to what one another are playing. John McVie's bass lines are extraordinarily on the mark, know just what to play to fill things out. This can be said for all the members of the band. You can tell they really loved crafting music.
LOVE the rhythm section in Mac
love that you mentioned Mark Knopfler as on of your favorite guitarists. Such a longtime fan of some of his solo stuff and the Dire Straits catalog. He really invented his own sound, and made finger picking so appealing to try out!
An amazing band personally don’t feel like Lindsey Buckingham is spoken about Enough he’s an amazing guitarist
He's criminally underrated and the 80s had a ton of guitar parts influenced by that iconic delay tone in Dreams.
Frozen Love solo...mind blowing!
He is marvellous. His solo albums are great too.
He should be spoken of in the same breath as all the other guitar greats. Wonderful writer and technically great.
The fact that when he left he had to be replaced by two guitarists speaks volumes
Your titles always give the impression that you're going to trash the artist... and then you give a lovely tribute to them 😀. I see what you're doing, Hawkins!
Yes, I noticed that also.. Hawkins is one classy fella
It’s clickbait with a happy ending.
Yeah it drives me absolutely mad but oh well he clearly enjoys it and it probably adds a multiplier into the view count or something.
Me too, he does it a lot
Trust me he'd rather not be engaging in this kind of cheap clickbaiting but the internet is what it is.
'Tango In The Night' is my banger album, never feel the need to skip a track on it, which is my test of a banger and ironically I had a "friend" who jacked while listening to Fleetwood Mac... !
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The clip at 8:38 is from a Fleetwood Mac tribute act that I've totally forgotten the name of - but they do sound like the real deal. Love the videos, just found the channel tonight.
That tribute is Rumours of Fleetwood Mac
There’s something magical about FM’s hits. I love the minimalist guitar flourishes Buckingham provides to accentuate those songs (where he plays a more Joey Santiago style). Other things that made them very unique- the band’s best singer was the ‘quiet one’. And their non-hit songs were extremely weird and experimental. The only other super successful band I can think of from that period whose non-hit material was as strange and off-kilter as FM would be ‘The Cars’. There was something oddly (almost subversively) dark about both those bands. That ‘darker’ element becomes more conspicuous once you’ve fully explored their catalogs
I only "discovered" Peter Green a few years back and he quickly became my favourite guitarist of all time. The sheer emotion in his playing, the sense of discovery of finding some amazing live tracks. Such a short period of time and yet so prolific in that time.
BB King apparently said he was 'the only one who gave him cold sweats'. I honestly believe Green Manalishi is in with a shout of being the first metal song ever which is quite fitting saying as it's basically the soundtrack of a mental breakdown. Heard Ozzy on Broken Record Podcast talking about how they used to go and watch Fleetwood Mac and so that's good enough for me to assume an inspiration!
Have you head Judas Priest’s version of The Green Manalishi?
My dad always said this was the best road-trip album when I was a kid. So we listened to it quite a bit when traveling the western US. It’s one of the rare things I actually agree with him!
Why is he right when you’re so wrong?
It’s impossible to separate the personal relationship aspect from Rumors. Two couples within the band were breaking up, one of those half-couples was sleeping with the drummer… and they were writing songs about it and playing on them collectively, as it was all happening! Those things are inextricable from the music because it’s what inspired the music to begin with and we’ve all heard and read about it for decades now.
No shame in loving " Dad Rock". You're keeping the music relevant to people who may not otherwise hear it. Again...one of the many reasons yours is the best channel ever. ❤❤❤❤
'Dad' rock is a slap in the face to every father! It's used as an slur!
@@DMSProduktions The father will outlast the kids, no need to worry.
@@zootsoot2006 Quite possible!
@@DMSProduktions I totally agree, kind of like the term 'boomer'. The intent is to insult. Disrespectful.
@@mikelundquist4596 Yup!
When I was a teenager, I had a relationship with a drummer. He was older than me and his taste in music was more mature than mine. Over the four years we had together, I learnt a lot about music and really appreciating the little nuances. Whenever I hear (and sing) Fleetwood Mac Rumours album, I think back to my childhood with happy memories. I also thank him (and Mic Fleetwood) for making me want to become a percussionist. 😎💕
As a member of a successful FM tribute band, I can honestly say that the appreciation for Fleetwood Mac's music spans all genders, cultures and ages. Perhaps this is truly the era of "Dad Rock" more so than current popular music. Keep up the great work on your channel Justin. You are insightful, inspirational and entertaining, a rare talent today.
I enjoy you’re observation of Rumours Justin, and you are so right that it’s the music first. But with this album, the love dynamics are the soul of the album. Without the implosion of John and Christine’s marriage, and Lindsay and Stevie’s relationship, this would not exist. And isn’t that surely the essence of great art, when that raw pain (or joy) move’s the creators to express themselves. And don’t forget Mick Fleetwood’s position too, where although married, with young children, perhaps he too was developing feelings for Stevie at this time. (they did later get together) But THEN, they went on with purpose to hold it all together and express themselves so well. And as adults, we can understand and connect with all these emotions because they are so universal. Even the name, “Rumours”, relates to the gradual understanding of each member of the band what was going on around them.
REST IN PEACE Christine xxx
My dad introduced me to fleetwood mac, over 20 years ago, when I was in high School. I still listen to them. their live show on dvd "The dance" is still incredible....and there they do Silver spring. I absolutely love that song.....and it's all better live
It's one of the very few albums where every track is brilliant and they all blend perfectly together. A classic that will never lose its appeal.
I love Fleetwood Mac. Definitely one of the most colossal bands whose influence crosses genres incredibly. I’d love to hear you talk about the Buckingham Nicks record that preceded Rumors. One of the most gorgeous records to have been produced at the time and beyond.
Grew up listening to WLS-Chicago so FM was certainly an integral part of my 70s childhood. In the 80s, Tango in the Night was in constant rotation (1987) in the Cochrane Lounge at the student union at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne during my year abroad as an undergraduate. Consequently, I am a big fan of dad rock and FM. They are a great band.
Once again we agree. I would spend every summer in the mountains, with my family, as my dad worked for the Forest Service. All I did was read books and listen to music all day. My Fleetwood Mac cassette was worn out by the time I went back to school. Good times.
Mr. Buckingham is a totally under-the-radar-legend (regarding the broad public). Love his work! He and the band created timeless masterpieces, extraordinary well produced/recorded albums. ❤️🔥
Justin Hawkins drops wisdom on us so reliably. It's important in all the parts of your life to distinguish between what's interesting and what's important.
Thanks for reminding me how great this album is, it is just a blast to listen through the whole thing again.
I would love to see another episode of "Dad Rock Greats" about Led Zeppelin or maybe a second one about Dire Straits! :D
One of my all time favourite bands ❤️
I grew up with Fleetwood Mac. I loved both their first album and Rumors. While it really isn't our business what they went through or were going through, those experiences did inspire them to create great music. They were pretty open about what was going on with them (at least later on). What impressed me was despite all the craziness of drug inspired lyrics (Stevie mentioned - some paraphrasing - that Gold Dust Woman was about the loads of nose candy they were doing and how she thought death might be imminent if it continued) along with all the affairs going on, they still managed to tour together and keep their fans happy. Most bands wouldn't have survived this and it does speak to their professionalism. Thanks for covering them.
The Talent of Lindsay Buckingham was the driving force of the second version of FM
Danny kirwan and Peter green are one of the best guitar duos in rock. Head and shoulders above the yacht rock the band would go in after mystery to me.
I was six when Rumours came out, we had it on 8-track, thank goodness my Mom always had a great and eclectic taste in music. I literally just relived the best part of my childhood in the 70s, the music! Thank you for the walk down memory lane, you passion for such a wide range of music is plain to see xo
A truly incredible album. Just one of the best albums of any genre ever. I might have even sampled it a bit. I listened to it constantly while my dad was succumbing to terminal cancer and it has an additional weird resonance now.
This is a wonderful day finding your CZcams channel ! It's so interesting- love the music appreciation and music lessons especially. Please keep putting up more videos! You are just fantastic! Such unique content too! Love From Ireland
What is interesting to me is Christine, her voice is the epitome of Brittishness, in my humble opinion and stevie , georgeous wild american fireball. It is like the perfect melding of US and Britain .
They have one of the greatest drummers ever ❤
Rumors is an all time legendary album from start to finish, I am also a big peter green fan from bluesbreakers to fleetwood mac and don't forget john mcvie was in both he is a legend to.
Rumours is such a great album its just evocative of an era and will forever be of that era Justin id love you to do a review of one of my favourite album ..carol Kings ,Tapestry xx
My favorite part j Hawkins podcast is when he figures out what the song is doing on his fret board onda fly...right Infront of everyone. His talent is genius. I eat my heart out.
I like the Buckingham -Nicks iteration, but am a Peter Green freak. Born in 72, I have been in love with Dad-Rock my whole life. I'm not adverse to contemporary music ( Nick Cave and Jason Isbell are two of my favorite writers, singers, and musicians) but In the era of Poison and even Guns and Roses, I preferred Traffic and The Band.
RIP, Christine 🕊 a true legend. You should do a cover of 'Songbird' because you sounded magnificent without trying. ❤
The fact that the band made an album of this quality while in the middle of imploding is a god damn miracle
But maybe that’s the reason why it had the impact that it had
My Dad bought it a year or two after it came out. All us kids loved it. As much as we loved ABBA. My mother played the cassette of ABBA Greatest Hits Vol 1 so much, the tape wore out. So Dad bought another copy. That was played to self destruction as well. SUGGESTION : I'd love to hear Justin's take on ABBA's Greatest Hits Vol1 .. and Vol2. Something a bit different
These are just delightful videos. They remind me of great music I haven't heard in a while, and Justin's commentary is always good-natured and amusing. Bravo!
I’m a little late to the show and I won’t sift through over 500 comments to see if someone already mentioned this, but the late Eva Cassidy’s
cover of Christine’s “Songbird” is absolutely breathtaking. Not better, just magical in it’s own way.
Big Love from their concert film The Dance is the most impressive solo performance I've seen. Just Lindsey and his guitar.
On a coach down to Blackpool one summer in the late 80s, as was traditional for Glaswegians at the time, the driver played Tango in the Night on a loop. My previous knowledge of Fleetwood Mac being limited to the I'd Rather Jack song. It's cemented itself as a major childhood memory, passing woodland and hills whilst Christine McVie sings songs that have become firm favourites.
Totally with you, this is real music as is the darkness I must say. You're a dying breed Justin , keep going as long as you can!
I too had to live my teenager--hood through Stock, Ache and Waterboard - no wonder we all went back to 1960s,1970s music even though it wasn't technically 'ours'.
Nice - you played a clip of Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. Going to see them next week.
I have no clue who the Reynolds Girls are but your bit on them has me rolling…I had Rumors on cassette and played it on one of those big old recorders and I carried it around playing Fleetwood Mac at 12 years old…love your vids ✌🏻
Justin I'd love to hear you talk about Violent Femmes in some capacity. They're 'the band that was always being played in my household as a kid'!
Fleetwood Mac is what results from truly talented musicians (no free-riders) working hard to express their feelings. Man, I love it when percussionists treat their instruments as real instruments as opposed to glorified metronomes.
Danny Carey comes to mind when I read this comment. "I dont like when I see pieces of tape and weights on a drum skin when you could just tune your drums and let them sing" or something to that effect.
The clip of I Don't Wanna Know at 8:38 is a fantastic tribute band called Rumours of Fleetwood Mac. I've seen them several times and they're always amazing.
I found my mum and dads cassette in a box in 1986' with rumours on one side and ELO's 'new world record' on the other.They had dubbed it with side B first which meant It started with 'The Chain' gave the album a different buzz. Regardless I was really blown away, all killer no filler.
Grew up w rumors and tusk. Both albums were always around the family stereo. Soundtrack to my youth
Great emotive songwriting and cool voices and performances and sounds and an interesting group dynamic that comes through the music. Heart is one of the greatest rock bands ever for probably for some of the same reasons I suspect.
'tango in the night' was my first album by fleetwood mac, as a result i was always classed it as the best. took me a long while to get into 'rumours'.
Great to see you included Rumours of Fleetwood Mac in there ! They’re incredible. Great vid as always, keep up the great work. 👍👍
I was lucky enough to know Judy Wong, long time secretary for Fleetwood Mac and got to go to a party with just me Judy and the band it was great and there all really nice people I especially got on well with John. cool guys. RIP.
You Make Loving Fun was about FM's lighting director who Christine was seeing at the time Rumors was recorded. That made for a tense time in the studio between Christine and John.
One of my favourite bands and biggest influences as a songwriter. There are very few albums I consider pretty much flawless, but Rumours is certainly one of them. Incredible tunes, incredible performances, incredible production. A masterpiece.
This is a fantastic channel, and I’m super impressed with your presentation style Justin. Only one thing on this one - I actively *love* knowing the external context of what’s going on with the band when listening to the fragments in time that the album was representing. For instance - ‘Be Here Now’ - the maligned coked up 3rd oasis album - is a masterpiece imho purely because when I think of them addled up to the eyeballs going ‘Yeah one more’ with yet another key change on all around the world, it makes me laugh 😂
But I do get it - timeless music is timeless music too 👍
The story and the struggles behind Rumours is fascinating, which to me, enhances my love for the album.
I just picked up Mick Fleetwood's autobiography "Play On" from 2014. My missus read it first and loved it.
I hope to start reading it myself soon
Cheers Justin, its been to long since I listened to the Mac in full, now going to dig out the CD's. Thanks again for the insperation.
So good taste is now Dad rock 🥴 I’m a 26 year old female Dad rock enthusiast then 🙌🏽 Obsessed with these videos, keep them coming pls!
And! "You Make Loving Fun" is a musical masterpiece. Christine was underrated AF!
Lindsey Buckingham has such a unique style and tone. Criminally underrated guitarist.
I was born in 75 so we're about the same age. My parents had this record and I'd hear them play it over and over. Odd thing was my dad was having an affair with a woman and her husband was having an affair with my aunt, my father's sister. I remember being at picnics and birthday parties for my cousins and there was some weird shit going down. I was too young to know all the details but let's say there was a lot of "hanky panky" going on. Three marriages were broken up from the stuff that happened. So this album is really almost a narration of that time period for me. Jealousy and mistrust are relationship killers and my dad suffered from both.
I bloody love dad-rock
Always love these vids. Please do one on David Bowie. Would love to know your own personal views on the Ziggy stardust album!
All my favourite bands and guitarist too Justin 🙌🏼😚🤨🥸
OMG Justin, you continue to kick ass with your humble, but terrifyingly insightful, reflections on the music of our lives. Thank you so very much for putting yourself out there unapologetically, and breathing levity, depth, and further life into our collective musical soul. You really nail home that the clown is usually the smartest m'fer in the room. Keep it up Sir and thank you for your hard work!!
My second favorite band after the Beatles. Managed to catch them in concert twice back in the day. Something about the Mac is just addictive.
That intro and vocal performance on Go your own way… man.. amazing
Great harmonies, great catchy beats, great writing, great vocals, great drums, great guitars...... etc.
Infectious is the term I believe. I still give Rumors a spin now and then and it never gets old.
My sister brought this home some time in '77. It got a lot of listens.
Couldn't agree more, fantastic album by a fantastic band. Congrats on 100k subs too Justin, we love what you do👍
I do love them now because of you!!! Thank you!!!!! ❤😊
Saw them in Dublin a few years ago. They were awesome. Stevie and Christine just fantastic, Neil Finn and Mike Campbell on guitar, Mick Fleetwood still awesome. It was one big sing along. a fantastic night out. Everyone knows the songs. Just awesome. Seeing the Eagles this year for the third time. Another three hours of the hits. You can't beat 70s rock.
hey "Rumors Of Fleetwood Mac" made it into the video, my favorite tribute band. Fleetwood Mac are a VERY rare band just n the fact tat they have 3 great songwriters when most bands that have ever existed dont even have one, as well as three great singers. and "Go Your Own Way" is one of my all time favorite drum songs.
One of my favorite bands of all time as well. One of my biggest influences. Legends, man. Legends.
I obviously can't speak for everyone, but I quite like a little insight into the relationships between band members and things that were potentially happening at the time, as it gives you a further insight into the music and what potentially helped craft it. I remember you saying in a previous video about recording Hot Cakes, and how you felt some of it wasn't some of your best work as it was when you all got back together and things were a little tentative. It helps us fans/listeners gain a better understanding and a further involvement in the music 😁
Fun story, my girlfriend and I and a few other friends went to go see Stevie Nicks in concert round 1995ish at the Saratoga Performing arts Center (SPAC) Saratoga N.Y.. About an hour before the show and before we showed up, a Micro Burst (NewYork tornado) blew through the place and tore up the area where the performance was to take place. Show was cancelled. But hanging around the tour busses we got one of the Roadies to guarantee us some free tickets, if we showed up at the Buffalo show the following day. I couldn't make it but my girlfriend went with her friends and not only did she get to get into the show, but they also got to go back stage and meet Stevie and the band. Very very cool of her. I must say. I still to this day kick myself fir not being able to make that Buffalo show.
this is one of my favorite bands was very lucky in the late 70s I was working Front Desk at the Astor when I checked them into their rooms. i love this band so much when I go to karaoke with my friends on the weekends I sing with live band karaoke at the hard rock Cafe Down Town Chicago I Always get a request for gold dust Woman And go your own Way .
My parents played FM all the time , and now so do I . My 17 year old daughter can't stop listening to the album Tusk.
I think really the power of the lyrics and emotion in the songs is tied directly to the relationships. They poured everything out into those albums.
Fleetwood Mc is eternally like the first bird u ever fell in love with ... special ,pure ... everyones first favroute
Good melodic well produced timeless music. Made great NEW MUSIC in four decades.
Ha! The clip at 8:37 is a Fleetwood Mac tribute band