Fleetwood Mac Rumours
937952
This is one of those classic albums that still sounds as good today as it did the day it was first released. One of Fleetwood Mac's best albums.
2137297
Amazing deal for all these albums.  Bare Trees and Future Games alone are worth the price.  This is not the Fleetwood Mac line-up that most people know; but you should really give them a try.
2218914
Disc #3 consists of outtakes & early versions of songs from Rumours. Includes a cool version of Silver Springs, the song that was intended for the album but that didn't make it on (in my opinion, should have left off Oh Daddy to make room). Also includes an exquisite short song, Doesn't Anything Last. Wonder why the Mac didn't do more with it.

Interesting to hear how The Chain came together because you can hear pieces of it in at least two songs: The Chain (demo) by Stevie Nicks has the famous chorus "If you don't love me now..." although the rest of the song is completely different. The other Chain part is in Keep Me There by Christine McVie which includes the riff that plays behind the "If you don't love me now..." lines. Remember, this is the song that all five share credit on. If there are other outtakes that contain the rest of the song, would be great to hear.

LOVE Stevie Nicks's version of The Chain. Instead of the anger you can hear on Rumours -- which I also love -- hers is haunting & heartbroken. You can hear more of a country influence in her voice back then. Her grandfather was a country singer & I'm sure that's where it came from.

Beautiful harmonizing between Buckingham & Nicks on Never Going Back Again. You can hear the creative process going on with him in Second Hand News & Go Your Own Way when he sounds out vocally the guitar pieces that he lays down in the final polished piece.

I like these versions of the songs partly because I've heard the original Rumours literally thousands of times, so it's great to hear a fresh take. But partly I like these versions because they're more raw, unpolished -- the vocals aren't so smooth & I like that sort of music now.

I only give this four stars because it's pricey for just the one disc I wanted. I already have the other two: Rumours & Fleetwood Mac Live but since it was going to be more expensive to download Disc #3, I opted to buy the whole thing. Bottom line: if you love Fleetwood Mac, you MUST have Disc #3!

Now if only Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks would go ahead & release Buckingham-Nicks on CD already! Used to have that on vinyl.
779913
i thought this would be a much better cd than it was. just not what i expected from fleetwood mac
4957524
THIS ALBUM MEAN SO MUCH FOR ME SO IT WAS IMPORTANT TO FIND IT ON : an emergency
I HAD DISCOVERED Fleetwood MAC WITH THE LEGENDARY RUMOURS KNOWN BY ALL FANS (LOVED BY ALL FANS ?)
MY SISTERS LISTENED AND RE LISTENED IT, HAVING BOUGHT IT  IN SCOTLAND DURING A SCHOLL EXCHANGE
i had not my own material  to listen music so i depended straightly of my sisters for my musIcal tastes . NEVERMIND THIS PERIOD WAS STRATEGIC TO SHAPE MY MUSICAL TASTE WITH FLEETWOOD MAC ESPECIALLY BUT WITH AN PARSON PROJECT, THE BEATLES, AB BA, BILLY joel, EMMYLOU HarrisTHEN I DISCOVERED SPRINGSTEEN BUT IT's another story
CONGRATULATION and thanks TO FLEETWOOD MAC - Mick, John, Stevie, Lindsay, Christine - for their COMMITMENT on "Mirage"
406017
This is an excellent Fleetwood Mac CD. It is one of their best. I has a mixture of slower and quicker hits. It shows the diversity of their talent. I would highly recommend this CD! Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie are all showcased in this CD.
4460045
Had been looking for this for some time...and not disappointed.  After coming off 'Rumours', this double album (single CD) is a collection of eclectic & masterfully done pop.  Probably my favorite Fleetwood Mac album...back when they took chances with amazing results.
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I HAVE THE C.D. AND THE V.H.S. NOW I HAVE IT ON DVD.IT'S ONE OF THE BEST PERFORMANCE'S BY FLEETWOOD MAC.I DON'T KNOW IF THEY NEEDED
THE MONEY OR WHAT, BUT WITH ALL THE STRANGE RELATIONSHIP'S IN THIS BAND. IT'S AMAZING THAT THEY COULD EVEN COME CLOSE TO PUTTING ALL
OF THAT BULL CRAP ON THE BACK BURNER AND JUST PLAY THE MUSIC AS ONLY THEY CAN,WITH A LOT OF ENERGY, AND THE VOCAL'S BY BOTH
STEVIE NICKS AND CHRISTINE McVEE(HER FINAL PERFORMANCE WITH THE BAND SAID SHE WAS JUST GETTING TO OLD)IT WAS A GOLDEN PERFORMANCE.
ALMOST WHEN THEY BROKE THROUGH WITH THE "RUMORS" ALBUM. A MUST HAVE C.D. IN MY OPINION.AND A MUST HAVE DVD.
699057
I have been a fan of Fleetwood Mac since about 6th grade in 1978. I fell in love w/ Stevie and admired the superior guitar work of her ex-lover Lindsey Buckingham.
  Now, there is a new solo LIVE CD, Bass Performance Hall. (BPH is, by the way, in, Fort Worth, Texas) His performance is excellent, yet his interpretation of "Go Insane" is way wrong. And, his new stuff from "Under the Skin" is OKAY.
  But, he comes the good parts. Cuts of his classics: "I KNow I'm not Wrong" from TUSK; "Holiday Road" from the NL's VACATION st; and "Go Your Own Way", a smash hit from 1977's Rumours were absolutely sensational. These clips games me goose bumps. "Second Hand News" and "Big Love" are good as well.
  Overall, it is a strong LIVE CD, not as good as FM's 1980's LIVE album (ITS PRINTED IN THE LINER NOTES: performed at Rochester's (NY) War Memorial in 1979) that is an outstanding recording.
969014
I am old "rocker" .  This is one of Fleetwood Mac's best.
2791627
Here we are, 1975, a time of change, certainly for the longtime group known as Fleetwood Mac. I was 9 when this album was out and my older brother had it on his record player one day. I listened to several songs, notably the radio hits that were in rotation on the local rock station here in S. Ca. With that, came my familiarity of the band from that day forward. Mind you, I didn't have the $ to dish out on records at the time, but I didn't have to when my brother was around. This album is a great Fleetwood Mac album and sounds even better remastered here with extra tracks! I love it even more than before. So, with this "Deluxe Edition" trend hitting several artists/bands within the last decade or recent years, I had to pick this one up and was pleasantly amazed all over again. The treatment given to this record is very nice, a great edition that has very little or no hiss at all, whereas before, the first pressing of CDs in the age of the '80s had varying degrees of sloppiness.
That is definitely the term I would use to describe some of them, since technology was just coming along to get as close to the original sound of the master used in recording as possible.
I was never a huge fan of cassette tapes, only the fact that they were portable now and we could listen to them in the car or a boombox with big speakers we could carry around with us.
I have to say this is an improvement over the previous releases of this album on CD. Put on your headphones and put this baby in the CD player/adjust your equalizer if you must, and enjoy the melodies of one of the best rock groups to come out of the '70s!!
The addition of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham to the group added something extra special.
You have the original lineup of songs from the album here, plus some extra tracks and two previously unreleased songs.
Highly recommended for any Fleetwood Mac fan and fans of Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, Christine McVie.
~ 16 Tracks, total running time 62.25
4900992
It's a bit up and down in some ways. But always good throughout.

You forget what the formulative years of the artform of blues rock really produced when you only remember the pop star, cocaine soaked shadow of their former selves.

The reality is this: After Jeremy Spencer left (after Kiln House, another great record), the band changed into something else. And when Buckingham and Nicks came onboard, the name was all that remained.

Don't get me wrong. I actually liked some of the Buckingham/Nicks Fleetwood Mac material, especially in the first three albums. Classic tunes in their own right. It's just not THE Fleetwood Mac I prefer.

This album IS the Fleetwood Mac I prefer. Three studio albums, the Blues Jam In Chicago duet and one really great live trilogy (the Boston Tea Party Sets) and they were no more.

Thankfully we have this chronicle of some great music still available.
358102
This CD is very good. Fleetwood Mac has been around for a long time. This CD is the first that has a differant twist with the "typical" Fleetwood Mac sound. The blues is a good combonation of rythem and relaxation to enjoy with friends and family. I would recommned this CD to be given as a  gift for any occation. I am pleased to be able to listen to The Blues Roots of Fleetwood Mac: Under The . . . anywhere and at anytime. It will fit my daily routine of blocked time for entertainment. The upbeat with make me tap my foot in the roughest of situations. I look forward to listening to it for a long time.
924415
This is a recording of the famous (to FM fans) 1997 live-reunion concert at Burbank, CA by the band's greatest-ever incarnation: the `Rumours' era line-up of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks and the incomparable Lindsay Buckingham, who also co-produced the album. You can also get the whole concert on DVD, and a TV documentary was made about the band to celebrate the occasion.

Highlights include most of the band's best-loved numbers from the late 1970s, including `The Chain', `Dreams', `Everywhere', `Say you love me', `Go your own way' and `Tusk' complete with brass-dominant orchestra. There's also a handful of lesser-known classics like `Silver Springs' and new numbers such as `Bleed to love her'.

After years apart and with a tangled history of inter-personal turmoil, the reformed FM sounds just great: tight, melodious and full of soul, they rock the venue to its foundations to an ecstatically appreciative crowd. If you know the original albums from the 1970s - `Fleetwood Mac', `Rumours' (Brit-English spelling please!), `Tusk' and the equally good but later `Tango in the Night' - you might be surprised at how good these songs sound from the more mature band. A joy in playing and a confidence of delivery radiates from years of history together.

Fans of FM will know that Christine McVie finally quit the band, `retired' from touring and moved back to a quiet life in England in 1998, shortly after `The Dance' was recorded. Though the other four continued to play together, Christine's departure marked the end of an era for one of the greatest-ever melodious pop-rock bands, with 30+ years of accumulated success and tens of millions of albums sold. Alas, we may never see their like again.
4853630
Well, I had been waiting for a new Fleetwood Mac album for years, so maybe I had very high expectations. "Say you will" is a good cd, and I must say that it has some of FM's greatest songs (Peacekeeper, for example), but now I've found out that without Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac is really missing something.
I've always thought that Stevie Nicks is one of the greatest composers and singers in the world, and she certainly is, but now listening to this record, without Christine, I know that the old saying is completely true: "You don't know what you got until it's gone..."
Five stars? No... One star for each member, one less star for Christine.
753112
The sweet haunting guitar of Danny Kirwin made Fleetwood Mac in the 70s a top sound.  Danny; I hope you're out there somewhere with your spot on guitar.
464301
Wore out my copy of Rumours back in the '70s, playing it oh, let's say maybe 10,000 times.  I was interested in a different take & was pleasantly surprised by this CD. Have listened to the whole thing twice, several songs three-four times.

Favorites -- Go Your Own Way by the Cranberries & especially Gold Dust Woman by Sister Hazel. Not enamored by the remakes of Never Going Back Again & I Don't Want to Know by Matchbox 20 & Goo Goo Dolls. Had to listen several times & their versions grew on me but still feels like a low-energy vibe they laid down.

Shawn Colvin's version of The Chain is good; kind of funny though because for me, it takes the song from being angry to being just kind of bummed out. Jewel keeps You Make Loving Fun sexy; I like Tallulah's version of Oh Daddy even better than Christine McVie's.

All in all, a worthwhile buy for Fleetwood Mac fans. Nice to hear a version of a song you love that's a little different.