Mitch Pollock ( Dust Woman'ĭid she make you cry Make you break down Shatter your illusions of love And is it over now do you know how Pick up the pieces and go home. So next time you give "Go Your Own Way" a spin, put the drama aside, and take a closer listen to what's actually going on. Of course, it doesn't hurt that over top of it all are vocals that rewrote the book on life-affirming harmonies. But some way, somehow, those disparate parts just plain work. Even Fleetwood himself famously didn't understand what he was playing when they recorded the tune. And Mick Fleetwood's drums, well, I dare you to find a more brazen drum arrangement on a "pop" song. John McVie's bass and Buckingham's acoustic play a counter-rhythm for nearly the entire song. It may be regarded as the band's signature pop song, but when you listen to the individual instruments, it almost doesn't make sense. Besides, the gossip in "Go Your Own Way" is far less intriguing than what's happening musically on the track. So I won't waste anymore space describing the sordid details behind Buckingham's musical kiss-off to Nicks. Tom Allen ( Your Own Way' By now, the turmoil that served as the petulant muse for Rumours is so well-documented that Fleetwood Mac's name itself is shorthand for inter-band shenanigans.
So, like, what are the rest of you doing here? I figured I'd come to this memorial and Jack and I would spend the whole night laughing about how Peter Salmon used to yell "Yeah, BAY-bee!" every time it came on. Yes, there's that cool thing at the top when the somehow driving and still lazy-and-fat bass kicks in, but this is a song whose chorus consists entirely of the insightful lyrics "bowhn, bowhn, bowhn nad doot-dootily-doot." Somewhere inside I'm kind of amazed anybody else admits to even liking it. "Second Hand News", for me, is working up a sweat in a gym doing the Funky Chicken and wearing wide-leg corduroys. Who are all these people and what are they doing here? Did this poor guy, Rumours, even know anybody else but us? You handsome, elegant young people, are you sure we're talking about the same person? You knew this guy? local (6:30 N.L.).īelow, we talk about our favourite tracks on Rumours, and why it's a record that still resonates with us.Īll this scholarly praise for Fleetwood Mac's Rumours' 40th anniversary feels like going to a funeral for a high school friend I'd lost touch with long ago. Tune in to the one-hour special on Friday, Feb. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of Rumours, CBC Radio 2 host Rich Terfry will talk about the stories behind the recording of Fleetwood Mac's seminal album on his afternoon show, Drive. Four decades later, the band's music is more relatable than ever, with its timeless sound and lyrics. Rumours was the first album to go diamond in Canada in May 1978, selling over a million copies. The bandmates' ability to be transparent and take the audience to different depths of each other's lives makes the record a memorable one. From infidelity to divorce to intense creative clashes - there's plenty of turmoil throughout the album. Fleetwood Mac's Rumours has all the ingredients that make a great story.
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