Rumours: Expanded And Remastered - Fleetwood Mac

Formed somewhere in London around the mid sixties, Mick Fleetwood, Peter Green, Bob Brunning (later axed for Jon McVie) and Jeremy Spencer drove a rough old van around the lesser known delights of The Swan in Fulham and The Toby Jug in Tolworth hoping for something better. It was probably far from their minds that it would take Fleetwood Mac a line up change and another ten years to finally reach the dream of sky high success. And this was it…. ‘Rumours’ was the rather aptly named album from Fleetwood Mac released in February 1977 following the success of ‘Fleetwood Mac’, the first album introducing Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham, the lovers ...  Read the complete review

When I was about 14 I heard the song "Go your own Way" at my friends house. I had heard of Fleetwood Mac, but didn't really know any of their songs, and my friend played me the whole "Rumours" album (which was her parents). I loved this album and went out and bought it straight away, and it has been one of my favourite albums for about 20 years now. (Gosh I am old!) From loving this album I went on to find out much more about Fleetwood Mac, and I found that this band have had more drama going on than a Eastenders script. Fleetwood Mac began in the mid 60's and have had many personnel changes during that time, and the ...  Read the complete review

Fleetwood Mac are one of the most successful bands today. Their career spans an amazing 35 years, during which time members of the group have suffered tragedies, illnesses and different line ups. At the beginning of their career, Fleetwood Mac chugged along, reeling out single after single, but with limited success, apart from the classic single “Albatross”. However, after the introduction of Stevie Nicks to the band, their career took off, probably due to their complete change and outlook in the music they produced. Suddenly ballads and love longs were introduced to their repertoire. The band has been dogged with rumours ...  Read the complete review

Being a mere youth, I discovered this album in the relatively modern times of 1988. A mate had convinced me to travel down to Birmingham and the NEC to see a dated band called Fleetwood Mac on a May Saturday night. Second track in they did a cover of the BBC Grand Prix theme music and I never looked back. Monday morning it was off to the record shop to hand over £10 for a CD of Rumours. The credits put me right on the Grand Prix theme! So, playing a 1977 release in 2002, does it stand the test of time and should those not yet exposed to Rumours invest? The band at the time of writing the album included Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie ...  Read the complete review

This review will be based on the track listing of the original vinyl release. This is a must have album, and what you need to know when listening to it, is that it was written over a period of time when all the band members were having relationships with each other and going through the subsequent break ups. These relational quirks are apparent in the songs here, but lets forget this for a moment. The songs stand up on their own, musically. For me the lyrical content of a song isn't too important - I tend more to listen to what the music is saying. Without a doubt the tunes on this album are outstanding, catchy and thematic. The album ...  Read the complete review