| Rumours |  | Artist: Fleetwood Mac
Label: Msi Music Corp
Category: Music
List Price: $26.98
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 374940
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
UPC: 667342561929
EAN: 0667342561929
ASIN: B0000DEPO1
Release Date: August 7, 2002
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A Rock Classic August 4, 2006
Lonnie E. Holder (Columbus, Indiana, United States)
Albums generally do not become classic 20 years after they are released. Albums typically become classic a few years after their release and their reputation continues to build from there. Such is the case with "Rumours." When this album was released in 1977, it was the eclectic combination of rapid pop songs such as "Second Hand News" and "Go Your Own Way" combined with surreal Stevie Nicks' songs like "Dreams" that created an album that was able to realize the artistic ambitions of rock music.
You could write a review only on the range of music on this CD. You get a blues and country influenced song, "Never Going Back Again." There are lush orchestrated rock songs with strong blues influence like "Don't Stop." The quiet ballad "Songbird" sounds as though it would be at home in a lounge. "The Chain" with a strong bass backbeat shows influences from metal to blues. There are songs like "I Don't Want to Know" that would fit as easily into a country album as a rock album. "Oh Daddy" is another ballad that could be almost anything, but has elements of an abusive relationship. "Gold Dust Woman" is a dark foreboding song; the words are poetry and generate surreal images. This song is rock as art.
The range of elements and the excellence with which they are achieved are why this album became great. Even though this album was recorded 25+ years ago the variety and skill of execution plays well today and allows a new listener to understand why this album is considered great.
Generally I spend a significant amount of time going into what each song contributes, and how the music was performed and so on. However, this album is one of the few that requires little explanation. There are few albums that rise to the level of art that is readily accessible (as an example, I also consider R.E.M.'s "Automatic for the People" in this same category). This album is one of those. If you appreciate rock when it becomes art and great music in general, you must have this CD for your collection. However, also consider the newer release of "Rumours" that adds "Silver Springs" to the original lineup and a second disk with 18 tracks of outtakes, jams and run-throughs.
With more than 18 million copies sold, "Rumours" has become a phenomenon. Every fan of classic rock and fans of the greatest rock music needs at least one copy of this CD for their collection. Enjoy!
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