Classic Albums - Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

Starring:Christine McVie, Ken Caillat, Richard Dashut (II), John McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood
Studio: Rhino / Wea
Product Type: DVD

Description

One of the most popular albums of all times, Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album "RUMOURS" spent 130 weeks on the U.S. Billboard album chart and won the Album of the Year award at the 1978 Grammy Awards. It has been certified for sales of 19 million albums by the RIAA.

The record almost wasn't made. John and Christine McVie were in the process of seperating, the relationship of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks was on the fritz, and the turmoil between the five members was high. These emotions were channeled into the songwriting process in Sausalito, California that became "RUMOURS". Featuring interviews with Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham, and Stevie Nicks, along with the studio engineers and producers, "Rumours - Classic Album" tells the story of the making of this smash album.

Featuring the smash hits "Dreams", "Don't Stop", "You Make Loving Fun", and "Go Your Own Way", along with oft-heard tracks "Songbird", "The Chain", and "Gold Dust Woman" Fleetwood Mac's "RUMOURS" is a Classic Album.

Customer Reviews:

One of the best of the Classic Albums series.......2007-04-22

If you enjoy the music, the story behind the making of this classic is very interesting. You get to hear firsthand accounts on the breakups and how Mick is the glue that kept them together as they were all unravelling (and in the 80s, they would reconvene for "Tango in the Night" due to Mick's own unravelling.

It goes into the Peter Green era and how Lindsey and Stevie joined the band, the smash success of the self-titled, and this follow-up to it.

You can definitely see some bitterness in the sweet fruits of success they enjoyed, and some of "The Dance" is shown, as is some of the "Rumours" tour, and you can see Stevie and Lindsey's drama unfolding on stage at that time with looks that kill towards each other.

The songs are broken down by its creators, Lindsey shows off his fingerpicking skills (underrated as a great guitarist, but he's filled Peter Green's shoes which were big shoes to fill), Christine sets up shop where she originally recorded "Songbird" and performs it to an empty theatre, which still makes the hair on your arms stand.

If you want a rocumentary watch VH1.......2007-01-31

Very disappointed with this DVD. Like I said above, if you want to view a rockumentary watch VH1 alot cheaper. Description very misleading.

As Good As It Gets!.......2007-01-20

This DVD is a documentary on the making of the Fleetwood Mac "Rumours" album (as are all of the dvds in the Classic Albums series). This DVD is amazing! It chronicles the making of the album from the band themselves with new interviews, not just a compilation of old interviews mashed together. The original producers and band members dissect the original audio tapes to let you hear elements of the recordings that you may not have ever noticed before.

A MUST for any Fleetwood Mac fan.

The only drawback is the lack of DTS or Dolby audio.

not what expected.......2007-01-19

if you are looking for a concert type DVD this is not for you .
It is a story about putting together the album.

Confused.......2006-04-26

I was very much disappointed with this album.I really didn't need to hear of all their problems in life.I did not purchase this album to hear them talk about themselves, I wanted to hear their music, which on this album there is very little. I am sending this album back to Amazon. Stay away if you are looking for music.

Average customer rating:

They Snipped the Songs Short!
Nothing But Rumours
eBay, here I come!
An awesome release
Good Documentary About a Soap Opera Set to Music

Classic Albums - Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
Starring: Christine McVie , Ken Caillat , Richard Dashut (II) , John McVie , and Lindsey Buckingham
Manufacturer: Rhino / Wea
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ASIN: 6305199337
Release Date: 1998-12-01

Product Description

This is the definitive story of the making of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, an album that has earned its place in the pantheon of rock music history. Track listings: Songbird * Never Going Back Again * You Make Loving Fun * Rhiannon * Dreams * Don't Stop * Gold Dust Woman. Approx 75 min. ?

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Oh, the heartache. Oh, the drug intake. And oh, the sales records they did break. It's all here in this 70-minute, 1997 chronicle of the making of one of pop music's biggest albums ever, Rumours. All five members of Fleetwood Mac's most successful incarnation are interviewed, and their comments are even more candid than the confessional songs ("Dreams," "Go Your Own Way" et al.) on the album itself; descriptions of the torturous process of making a record while John and Christine McVie's marriage and the Lindsey Buckingham- Stevie Nicks liaison were breaking up at the same time makes for compelling, if slightly discomfiting, viewing. Meanwhile, lest one forget that Rumours was terrific as well as revealing, plenty of attention is paid to the songs. Particularly fascinating (as with most Classic Albums packages) are the breakdowns of the separate instrumental and vocal components of individual tracks. A great tale, wonderfully told. --Sam Graham

Customer Reviews:

They Snipped the Songs Short!.......2006-05-31

I bought this hoping that the promised songs on the back of the box would be the videos or "promotional short" versions songs I had seen on the internet. They were floating around Windows Media player when they were promoting the re-release of Rumours with extras and demos. They were indeed the cuts I was looking for: Fleetwood Mac jamming live versions Rhiannon, You Make Loving Fun, and Dreams. Filmed in 16mm on what looks like their touring stage running through impressive live renditions of these tunes, I yelped with joy that I had these chestnuts on DVD. Unfortunately, on this disc they are present as small samples of the various songs, and cut down to about 30 seconds each. More than enough to tease the viewer but not enough to satisfy. Apparently the producers of this documentary felt that we would be happy to sit through lots of inerview segments on the making of Rumours, but not fantastic footage made at the time of Mac playing the songs. Having seen them, I now realize what a great band they are (and were) live, but I wish they hadnt snipped down these awesome videos for this release. Dangit.

Nothing But Rumours.......2004-04-20

Well what more can be said here than has ! But I must say I would rather listen to the old Fleetwood Mac. Lets face it, all the Fleetwood of later is nothing but more rumours. They all have the same things in common each and every record! Sappy, mysical fakeness, single drum beats as if your hearts going to pop from your chest. On and on Fleetwood Mac goes, when they stop nobody knows! I do know when they should stop! NOW! There is one track I heard the other day and yes I don't know the name of it... "Thank God", but it will be easy to find out. They repeated the line over 100 times! Name that tune! I must admit they did write some great songs, but I don't like hearing other peoples problems on record and I don't see how their music will get someone who is on valuim through the day! Don't Stop about thinking of tomorrow! Trust me I won't. If you want to hear a woman sing, listen to Blackmore's Night, and she don't do coke, Candence Night this woman can sing! And speaking of a great guitar player... Mr Blackmore knows the world and styles of mystical treatments! Guess what? The the Worlds still turning!

eBay, here I come!.......2004-02-16

Well, I am among those who expected the basic performances along with the documentary, based on the packaging and the song titles listed in the text.

I'm glad so many people like it because that means I will have no trouble selling my copy.

The sound quality didn't impress me, and the "specially recorded" versions of some songs told me only that the members have lost their voices. (offstage: "Sacrilege! Burn him!")

Even the navigation was annoying - click,click, click, click to get to any one song.

Bah!

An awesome release.......2004-01-01

While I am one of the more "anti-Rumours" Fleetwood Mac fans (I love the album, don't get me wrong but it's not FM's best work and it is overrated) this DVD is a must have for any true Fleetwood Mac fan. We've all heard the story about the relationships, Stevie and Lindsey, Christine and John, Stevie and Mick, the drugs, etc. but this release goes into what it's all about; the music. It's really great to hear parts of the song such as the background vocals in You Make Loving Fun or the music as in Oh Daddy.
This definitely brought a new perspective on the Rumours album for myself, a die-hard Fleetwood Mac fan.

Good Documentary About a Soap Opera Set to Music.......2003-12-25

How would you like it if you were breaking up with a spouse or lover, but while you were doing it, you were forced to spend fifteen hours a day with that person for a solid year? Oh and by the way... your former love would be writing publicly about the whole experience! That's pretty much the dilemma the members of the music group, Fleetwood Mac experienced, while making one of the biggest selling rock albums to come out of the 1970s. The history of this album's creation is explored in this episode of Rhino's Classic Albums series documentary, "Fleetwood Mac Rumors". This is an episode of a series, where performers, writers and producers analyze and talk about a classic album they helped create. In this case we get imput from producer Keith Olsen and all the members of the 'Rumors era' Fleetwood Mac.The documentary is excellent in giving us access to vintage film clips and beautiful stills of the band from the mid to late '70s.More importantly the members of the band give detailed stories and explanations of the real life 'soap opera' behind the album's songs. Some of them were funny (the band diving for a huge bag of fake cocaine, that was droped to the floor) or sad (how Christine McVie could barely talk to her former husband, while making the album).The viewer also gets to follow Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and Producer, Ken Olsen into the original studio and listen to the recordings being broken down by their musical and vocal tracks. We get to hear the intricacies of Mick Fleetwood's expansive drumming style and how John McVie's bass led each song. The tracks also show what an underated guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham really is and the beauty in the stand alone harmonies of Stevie Knicks & Christine McVie. But my favorite part of the documentary is Christine McVie's live performance of the tune "Songbird" at the very same auditorium she used to record it over twenty five years ago. Watching her perform this lovely, but heartbreaking song still sends shivers down my spine! If you are fan of Fleetwood Mac or just plain old rock n' roll in general, then this DVD is not to to be missed! Highly recommended!

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Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Starring: Christine McVie , Ken Caillat , Richard Dashut (II) , John McVie , and Lindsey Buckingham
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Average customer rating:

They Snipped the Songs Short!
Nothing But Rumours
eBay, here I come!
An awesome release
Good Documentary About a Soap Opera Set to Music

Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Starring: Christine McVie , Ken Caillat , Richard Dashut (II) , John McVie , and Lindsey Buckingham
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

Documentary | Musicals & Performing Arts | Genres | DVD | Video

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ASIN: B00004RY9K

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Customer Reviews:

They Snipped the Songs Short!.......2006-05-31

Nothing But Rumours.......2004-04-20

eBay, here I come!.......2004-02-16

Well, I am among those who expected the basic performances along with the documentary, based on the packaging and the song titles listed in the text.

I'm glad so many people like it because that means I will have no trouble selling my copy.

The sound quality didn't impress me, and the "specially recorded" versions of some songs told me only that the members have lost their voices. (offstage: "Sacrilege! Burn him!")

Even the navigation was annoying - click,click, click, click to get to any one song.

Bah!

An awesome release.......2004-01-01

Good Documentary About a Soap Opera Set to Music.......2003-12-25

Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours [Region 2]

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Classic Albums: Fleetwood Mac - Rumours [Region 2]
Starring: Christine McVie , Ken Caillat , Richard Dashut (II) , John McVie , and Lindsey Buckingham
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00004VXS8

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