Band Was Going to BREAK UP at their PEAK-This Song SAVED 'em & SOLD 50 Million! | Professor of Rock

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It’s a track that slowly builds energy, perseverance, & resolve. It’s a Frankenstein song… with 3 completely different songs stitched together AND IT’S THE Only song in Fleetwood Mac’s legendary career where all 5 members created it The Chain from the 1977 masterpiece Rumours. By the time you hear its exhilarating crescendo, you feel as if you can conquer ANYTHING... Even a devastating, soul-crushing breakup. Which is what this song did. Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Lindsey Buckingham, and John McVie were about to self-destruct. The Chain actually stopped one of the world’s greatest bands from breaking up at their peak. If it weren’t for this song we would’ve missed out on six huge albums and 11 major hits. And to think it was never released as a single. Up next, the story of this 70s classic on Professor of Rock.
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One of the greatest albums of all time is Rumors… Every track is flawless. Well instead of breaking the album down as we’ve done in the past with so many other classic albums like Van Halen's 1984 and Def Leppard's Hysteria, I’ve decided to come at Rumors track by track with a video for each track… So here we go…
In 1976, the 5 members of Fleetwood Mac were experiencing the hurt and despair of a failed relationship. The acrimony should’ve broken up and permanently severed the band.
The McVies (John & Christine) were dissolving their marriage, and the long-term relationship between Steve Nicks & Lindsay Buckingham was broken beyond repair. Even Mick Fleetwood was going through a divorce with his first wife, Jenny Boyd, after he found out that she had been carrying on a secret affair with co-lead guitarist Bob Weston. The strain on the band was overwhelming, and Fleetwood Mac was close to imploding, and never making it to their landmark album Rumors.
Mick threatened to quit his own band because the emotional stress became too much to bear. To save Mick, the band got rid of Weston, and brought in Buckingham & Nicks. Amazingly, Fleetwood Mac was able to hang on, relying on the one thing that they all lived for...and the one thing that united them in the first place…their music…
The music... was “The Chain” ...that kept them together. “The Chain” was also the title of the ONLY song from the Rumors album where all 5 band members were involved in its composition. “The Chain” was aptly named, because the song was structured by a combination of sections from older songs that were rejected by a record label. Including discarded solo material by Stevie, Christine, and Lindsay.
The first link of “The Chain” began with a bass riff in the instrumental bridge of Christine’s unreleased track-

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@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Poll: What is your pick for the greatest decade of the rock era?

@Code.Name.V 10 месяцев назад

80's

@christineml1476 10 месяцев назад

1980s

@Lam_3-22-23 10 месяцев назад

60's ( Motown, the British Invasion, introduction to punk and hard rock, psychedelic rock, Woodstock, nuff said)

@DC8091 10 месяцев назад

70s by far!

@Whisper_292 10 месяцев назад

The 80s, hands down.

@hbofbyu1 10 месяцев назад

I saw Lindsey in a very small venue of about 250 people and really got a dose of his guitar playing. Kenny Loggins was spot on in his assessment; also of the relationship with Stevie and Lindsey. They were stronger musically together than apart. Lindsey is an athlete of music. Stevie is a fountain of creativity.

@Sherwoody 10 месяцев назад

I’m jealous. Seeing him in a small venue would be great. I would love to play guitar like Lindsey. I just don’t have enough fingers.

@RFXLR 10 месяцев назад

And about his playing, he rarely uses vibrato in his playing. He just lets the notes ring out. His style is very organic

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

They definitely go together perfectly like pieces of a puzzle.

@jimmyBside 10 месяцев назад

Hey ⁠@@Sherwoodyfunny…my brother has a player piano. Watching the keys move, I think the same thing. Especially anything by Liberace. How many hands did that guy have? LB in a small venue. Super cool…🍻

@kayvaanmcsharrowkyn6901 10 месяцев назад

When I think of three guitar players that are absolute beasts and I would love to be able to play even a quarters percent worth as well as they do, I think of SIR BRIAN MAY (Queen), MARK KNOPHLER (Dire Straights), And LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM! All three are finger Pickers, and you can tell when you see videos of them playing as they literally just plank every single freaking string and aside from the calluses I'm assuming they all have lol, I just it blows my mind thinking of just how much finger control they have to be able to just make their guitars sing that way using only their fingers

@judikingsman6132 10 месяцев назад

I'm 70. The Mac still gives me an emotional ride ❤❤❤❤❤

@jsmith1746 10 месяцев назад

So very sad that we will never again see the classic lineup. When Christine McVee passed away, I also think that killed much of the chance we will ever see Stevie and Lindsey work together again. After Buckingham was fired from the band, Christine reportedly had reached out to him multiple times and had claimed she was opposed to his firing. The two of them had worked together on an album not long before the band had fired him, and they were known to have a good working relationship with each other. I think it is such a sad way for a great band to have ended. The name may still live on, but without Christine and Lindsey, it really isn't the Fleetwood Mac that so many of us loved.

@sharonbass6110 10 месяцев назад

Rumours is one of the greatest albums of the ‘70s. I always loved Stevie’s voice and persona and Lindsey took guitar to another level. I was fortunate to see them live when Christine rejoined them in 2015. Unfortunately, the chain has broken permanently with Christine’s death. RIP Christine McVie.

@carolmartin4413 10 месяцев назад

Always one of my top three greatest bands. Stevie, Lindsey and Christie...three great individual artists

@constipatedinsincity4424 10 месяцев назад

Pain is the engine that leads to some of the most memorable lyrics!💯

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely.

@perfectallycromulent 8 месяцев назад

cocaine is another

@blaws6684 10 месяцев назад

To this day I am still thoroughly madly in love with Miss Christine perfect then though she’s gone that will never change what an amazing voice what an amazing woman

@scottburton9701 10 месяцев назад

I love "The Chain"-It's definitely one of the standout tracks on the "Rumours" album.

@davidzack8875 10 месяцев назад

If I had to choose one song that epitomizes the sound of this lineup of musicians, “The Chain” would be it.

@briane173 9 месяцев назад

I still consider "The Chain" to be their magnum opus -- which says a lot considering they put out a steady stream of masterpieces in the late 70s. The most crisp, best produced, and imaginative of all their tracks.

@ponzo1967 10 месяцев назад

Just that line "If you don't love me NOW you will NEVER love me again" is epic. Who hasn't thought that? Lindsey's guitar is always a sweetener in their songs, he actually is under recognized for his skills 🎸 I suppose his playing is overshadowed by the songs and the excellent vocals in their songs.

@RBS_ 10 месяцев назад

...PLEEEEASE, check the 1982 "Mirage" Tour live version, with Linds in the "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" chapeau....absolute FIRE in their eyes....or, it could be sumpthin' ELSE! >sniff-sniff< ...ha-HAA!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite lines in a song ever.

@Okraknife 10 месяцев назад

I agree, I love Lindsey's playing.

@1024laf 10 месяцев назад

Love Fleetwood Mac, always have. And I agree 100% with you professor, that there may have been past Fleetwood Mac members who were great and future ones who came later but none of them can compare to the iconic, talented and popular lineup of Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, despite their personnel problems and quarrels, these five in my eyes ARE Fleetwood Mac, there are no past or replacement members to me. These five are what made Fleetwood Mac so popular and inspiring .

@Alwayslearnimg 5 месяцев назад

The FIVE… five fireflies

@aubietigerton1807 10 месяцев назад

That bass riff at the end is magical. If you've ever played in a band, that section takes off and starts flying around like a dragon.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

It make the song!

@doctordetroit4339 10 месяцев назад

Probably the best song to showcase the bassist (at least for a few seconds) who rarely gets past the singer and lead guitarist !!

@fivestring65ify 10 месяцев назад

This is one of the first bass runs I learned. It's still fun to play.

@sharonmattox 10 месяцев назад

Iconic!!! 😁

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

One of the highlights of the song.

@krjourneyfan78 10 месяцев назад

There used be, in the 70s, FM radio channels that played “album rock” where they had real, live DJs. That’s how we got to hear many of these great songs for the first time.

@dinacarr2734 10 месяцев назад

WBCN Boston- Charles Laquidera...The Big Mattress was our album rock station❤ I won tickets to see The Tubes on his show by calling in. It was a good time to be a teenager. The anticipation of trying to tape a cool song on your tape deck. Priceless. I have vivid memories of trying sooo hard so many times to get this new British guy, Billy Idol's song, White Wedding.😂 And I remember him playing full albums of Boston bands, like Jim Carroll Band, J. Giles, Boston, Aerosmith, The Cars, He really promoted Boston bands. Was sad when he left BCN. You should look up Charles Laquidera. Well known DJ in 80s

@HailAnts 10 месяцев назад

It continued thru the 80s and into the 90s. Around 1995 was the beginning of the end. Britney Spears and mindless crap-pop and even worse, rap 🤮, took over. And never freakin’ left. To this day..

@krjourneyfan78 10 месяцев назад

And when a new album came out, these stations would play the whole thing . So you could spend your Friday or Saturday evening, hanging out with friends, and all hear it for the first time together. Those were great times and great radio days!

@glennhecker4422 10 месяцев назад

There ARE some such stations still in existence. Case in point: Philadelphia's WMMR-93.3FM, which first began on April 29th, 1968, and is STILL going strong. Matter of fact: WMMR DJ Pierre Robert just celebrated his 42nd anniversary with the station this very month! If you're curious, they have a WMMR app you can download to listen in real time as they broadcast. Real live DJ's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

@claudialunden3691 10 месяцев назад

Rumors was a freaking phenomenon for those of us who experienced its debut as a young adult. Giving us permission and courage to recreate ourselves as we saw fit, following our teenage debacles.

@gladiatory2k 10 месяцев назад

I was fortunate enough to see the full line up of Fleetwood Mac when they were touring after the dance. Each member was given a chance to shine including Mick who had put on a vest with drum pads all over it. My favorite performance from Lindsey Buckingham was when he played Big Love solo....gave you an appreciation for his unique sound and talent.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Where did you catch them?

@gladiatory2k 10 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 MGM grand garden in Las Vegas, I was about 30 rows from the stage on the floor

@vernonmontoya2449 10 месяцев назад

I saw them for The Dance tour as well. Amazing band and an amazing show. Together, the five (Christine, Stevie, Mick, John, Lindsey) just clicked, and made unforgettable music.

@pyroman6000 10 месяцев назад

Great band!! Its such a sign of those times, having multiple lead singers- SO many great bands did. Something about Christine's voice just gets me, every time. WOW, what a singer! Her and lindsay together are even better.

@nadinerogers5653 10 месяцев назад

My favorite band. Three writers meant it never got boring. Three vocalists with similar ranges gave them unique harmonies. I have been listening to them for decades and their music doesn't sound dated. I still love them!

@kjkalways8470 10 месяцев назад

Same!!!❤

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

One of those instances where if one member was missing, it didn’t feel like a cohesive band.

@ericbgordon1575 10 месяцев назад

"The Chain" was always a fascination for me. I should've realized it was a cut-and-paste track. That makes it even more incredible that the Fleetwood Mac members were able to perform it live, something that easily speaks to what stellar musicians they all were.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Agreed. Thanks Eric.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

It’s a complex song for sure.

@sigma80 10 месяцев назад

I had a friend in HS whose brother fixed classic cars, so had huge amounts of money. He used to buy $5K to $10K stereo components and had remarkable sound. He bought a quadrophonic system that was amazing (Four speakers, each a different audio channel) and he had the quadrophonic vinyl of this album. . You can hear the voices and a lot more range of voices and them practically scream the lyrics. That and Stevie's vocals on "Gold Dust Woman" are beyond amazing. And yes, I am that old. I was in HS when this was released. Let me go get my cane.

@ericbgordon1575 10 месяцев назад

It's just a number, @sigma80 . I would not be surprised if people my age and a whole lot younger only wished they could have been around when the Mac were pumping out these classics. *Rumors* was issued three years before I was born. My first Mac record was *Tango in the Night.*

@sigma80 10 месяцев назад

@ericbgordon1575 You should try getting the original lineup's albums. They are quite good, but a totally different sound. Kind of like Van Halen and Van Hagar was. I like both them, but the later version is such a powerhouse it's easy to miss out the original being outshined.

@thebunter 10 месяцев назад

One of the few perfect albums out there. Lindsey is such an underrated person in the music business. His solo works with Trouble and Go Insane are great pieces. The version of "I'm so Afraid" is such a great version of the song that no one talks about. Great Video Professor. Love the idea of a separate video for each song from this epic album.

@kevinobrien9626 10 месяцев назад

Listen to the live version of STARS ARE CRAZY. It's up there with anything.

@Michael-mm3fm 10 месяцев назад

If you mean from Fleetwood Mac Live it’s one of the greatest solos of all time, the way it builds, and builds…phenomenal.

@jeannewise264 10 месяцев назад

I didn't grow up listening to Fleetwood Mac. I was introduced to them in college in the 90's. However, after one listen of Rumours, I was hooked. Stevie Nicks is a goddess, and Lindsey Buckingham is an underrated genius. I did have the opportunity to see them in '97. It's one of my favorite concerts ever. There will never be another Rumours. It's an absolutely perfect album.

@sariahut1 10 месяцев назад

For me Fleetwood Mac is one of those bands that was just always around when I was a kid. Those songs that you have always known and you’re not sure when you heard them the first time. I didn’t really start delving into their music till a few years ago and have developed a firm opinion of them as one of the best band in rock and roll history. I don’t think you can truly understand the meaning of their lyrics until life has beat you up for a while. I’m hooked now and there’s no going back.

@Petrovftd 10 месяцев назад

Ironically, as the kids would say, this song is OFF THE CHAIN. A true classic, and what a story!

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching!

@RBS_ 10 месяцев назад

...just stay away from the Kids who say, "...my bad..", though! ...ha-HAAA!!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

That’s how you put it!

@shanestewart4814 10 месяцев назад

The band wasn't the only one who had to piece that song together. I pieced that song together myself as well - with scotch tape, after picking up a bit of a broken cassette from the side of the road in rough shape. My first time hearing The Chain.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Serious? How Ironic!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Wow! That cassette’s chain was already broken.

@marinhusky8863 10 месяцев назад

I'm definitely not interested in hearing them without Lindsey! Its nice that people are starting to realize the musical genius that Lindsey Buckingham is and was. He really lets loose on "I'm so afraid!"

@MikaelLewisify 10 месяцев назад

One of my favorite guitarists, but apparently a horrible human being.

@Denbrr 10 месяцев назад

I like to think he has reformed but he still sounds like a jerk sometimes during interviews. Well, there was one where he was making snide comments towards his team at an interview where he was annoyed at them and then there are the snipes he takes at Stevie, particularly about the childlessness. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt and think he has calmed down not being on coke. He has talked about something to the effect of, how toxic he was before and that compartmentalizing through a breakup on drugs makes things seep out in ways you never thought could happen. I believe it was with Dan Rather The Big Interview on AXS which came out about 2 months ago. Oh and let's be clear, I love Stevie Nicks but she was cruel at times and truly seems a bit out of touch with people. If I were to armchair diagnose the couple, cause why not, I would say he has Borderline Personality Disorder and she has Narcissistic Personality Disorder both made worse by being in active breakup for 30 years, cocaine addiction, and jealousy. But even with all that I want them to be soulmates! It's all very confusing. I truly believe after seeing his latest interview that he is still in love with Stevie Nicks.@@MikaelLewisify

@slbarbieri1725 10 месяцев назад

@MikaelLewisify no, he isn't. Not one person aside from She Who Must Not be Named has ever said a derogatory thing about him. He has had years of therapy to exercise his demons, unlike some females...

@Denbrr 10 месяцев назад

What about Carol Ann Harris?@@slbarbieri1725

@snoops5581 4 месяца назад

@@DenbrrI think he’s been very honest. He was loyal to Stevie by not excepting the invitation to FM without Stevie. I think being so young,famous &rich so suddenly was allot of pressure. Especially since the media always praised Stevie when he was the musical genius. When most people break up they don’t need to see one another everyday & work together & yes the drugs probably didn’t help. I love Stevie’s voice & I think nobody can really understand what they want through. A very unique situation.

@tonyfletcher2541 10 месяцев назад

There is so much depth to the music in Rumors, and all of Fleetwood Mac's music. Lindsey's guitar is amazing, how it compliments Stevie's songs. The dynamic of the internal stress made all the songs so much more meaningful to the listener. Thank you for bringing us the inside view of the band and it's creative process. They are one of my favorite groups.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Rumors was their magnum opus.

@steveo976 10 месяцев назад

They were a great band in their time, possibly top 20 in the history of rock, but being unfaithful , especially to those in your band that you spend most of your life with causes problems and eventually disaster, and that’s one of the things that destroyed this group and shortened their touring Schedules through the years - drugs & lust. - what a time to be alive !

@janem9016 10 месяцев назад

One of my biggest regrets was missing a Fleetwood Mac concert in 1977. One of the reasons we missed it was because we just had a baby. Things came around full circle when in 2019, that baby had the opportunity to see the band. She said it was one of the best concerts she’d been to. With Christine McVie’s passing we will never get that opportunity again.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Christine was THE songbird. There was no one like her.

@fivestring65ify 10 месяцев назад

I knew immediately which song you were talking about. This is the song I always think about when the band is mentioned. It's no surprise that this is one of their most renowned tunes. This was the era of classic rock. The deep cuts on albums were better than the singles. Thanks for breaking this one down. Brilliant arrangement, and the emotion punches you in the face.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Amen!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

I agree. There are some incredible album tracks from this era that do not get enough recognition.

@flavellinator 10 месяцев назад

One of the most unique rock songs ever! It has that hypnotic tribal sound to it that sets it apart in the beginning, but that jam at the end-- I could count a thousand times when I have cranked it to absolute full blast... Awesome breakdown of a timeless classic, Professor!

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks Flave! WHat's your favorite Fleetwood Mac song?

@flavellinator 10 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock This one 👍

@Sherwoody 10 месяцев назад

There is a video of the Chain with Lindsey and Stevie literally screaming the lyrics at each other. Favourite song is Don’t Stop. Heard it at a time when I was a little down and it perked me up.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

The ending part is the best part of the song.

@No1414body 10 месяцев назад

Funny that Stevie wrote the lyrics because it was at this time when she and Lindsey were going through a rough part of their own breakup, i think the Chain and Go your own way are the responses of each scorned lover.

@williambenner701 10 месяцев назад

Relationship Drama would be a great alternative name for Rumors in my mind! The Chain was such a great song about the connections between hearts is the way I see it . Fleetwood Mac is a wonderful example of perseverance.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

For sure. Great comment! What's your favorite from the album?

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Yes, because hearts can connect us together like a chain.

@dennisyoung7252 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for the comments about my favorite group and one of my favorite songs from them. Fleetwood Mac has been a part of my life. I first saw them in concert in 1978, and the last time in 2018. There were many concerts between those dates. Back in the day I would copy a record on to cassette tape to play in the car. I accidentally recorded side 2 first. The Chain was the first song, Songbird was the last. That was how the setlist was for most of their concerts. It was always a wonderful and a familiar experience at each of their concerts when they started with The Chain. It spoke to the relationship between the band members staying together, keeping the band going. Even with Mike Campbell and Neil Finn. I miss having Lindsay with the band. He is a great guitar player and a great producer, but did have a huge ego. With Mike and Neil I got to hear some precious older Fleetwood Mac songs, such as Black Magic Woman, Man of the World, and All Over Again. That concert will probably be my last Fleetwood Mac concert unless a miracle happens. It was a wonderful parting gift. RIP Christine.😅

@DinsdalePiranha67 10 месяцев назад

"The Chain" may be a Franken-song, but it definitely is more than the sum of its parts. If you haven't already, I highly recommend looking up the live performance of this song from the early 1980's. The animosity between Buckingham and Nicks in that performance is off the charts.

@cunard61 10 месяцев назад

I remember seeing them in Cleveland, that year, and you're right, the anger and hurt were on full display. If looks could kill, they would have both keeled over right there on stage.

@c.e.anderson558 10 месяцев назад

They had a special on HBO . I can't could how many times I watched it. And The Chain. Stevie and Lindsay locking eyes singing that one. Damn the dark. Damn your lies.

@adolfsson2705 10 месяцев назад

Top 10 albums all time...all SO talented membersand i think so underated on their positions like bassist drumer and guitar player

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

👍

@jamesstevens9394 10 месяцев назад

"You should never air your dirty laundry in public" is a phrase that this band must have never heard!!! Had the pleasure of seeing the Rumors tour when I was just 9 years old. I fell in love with Stevie on that day (literally she was my FIRST crush) and that chain will NEVER be broken!!!! Thank You Adam, a great job as usual!!!

@pyroman6000 10 месяцев назад

Also never heard "don't shag your bandmates girl". And " dont get into romantic relationships with band mates" lol. They did it all wrong, but it WORKED for them.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

They should have listened to that statement all along…

@michellecarver7279 10 месяцев назад

One of the biggest allure's of Fleetwood Mac, all the talented members aside, is the obvious emotional interaction of Stevie & Lindsey while performing. Their singing to one another with all the angst & love showing on their faces is timeless.

@1mlb704 10 месяцев назад

I've always found this band's story fascinating. Rumours is an all-timer, it's one of the few albums I have on vinyl, CD, and cassette. And I agree - Buckingham is one of the best and most underrated guitarists ever

@michaelsurratt9593 10 месяцев назад

I will never forget when "Dreams" came out. My father heard the song on the radio and wondered who it was. I had already heard it and told him. Probably ... a year later, my mother and grandmother stop at this yard sale, I still remember where and this was in the 1970s and the Rumours album was there at a bargain price, I want to think .75 cents. That was big money for a kid in the 70s.

@Warjacki 10 месяцев назад

Fun fact: The song "What a Shame" from "Future Games" was written by all five members at the time, as in both McVies, Mick F, and the two guitarists Bob Welch and Danny Kirwan. Christine's brother John Perfect plays sax on it.

@MyName-pl7zn 10 месяцев назад

No album as covered relationships like Rumors and The Chain is definitely the song that ties the whole album together, i agree. I don't how many times i have listened to this album but i intend to listen to a thousand times more. I am going through a rough patch again in my life, completely starting over again. But this song and album will always be my companion. Fantastic episode professor i hope you do every track on this all time classic!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Rumors is the album that teaches us that love can hurt. Nazareth was right all along.

@martinkasper197 10 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Ain't no love in the heart of the city...🤓

@sharonmattox 10 месяцев назад

The Chain is a classic Fleetwood Mac song, absolute perfection! Actually the whole album is! It is one of the handful of rock albums on vinyl that i still have. Love it.

@TheFunkybert 10 месяцев назад

You really nailed it on the description of Rumours and The Chain professor. Hats off to your dedicated work educating us the masses!

@angharaddenby3389 10 месяцев назад

Wrong, It is spelt R U M O U R S - it is right there on the cover!

@stephenbrown4211 10 месяцев назад

One of my favourite Mac songs. Can’t help but drive fast when the GP theme kicks in. I remember once being a passenger in my mates Vauxhall Shovit Chevette when that came on his cassette player we took a roundabout at 55mph! Damn that car could handle.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

So cool! Thanks for watching Stephen!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Close call!

@scootover7 10 месяцев назад

I feel like I'm in heaven listening to you talk about, in my opinion my favorite Fleetwood Mac song, which is sad that it wasn't a single. That bass line towards the end is incredible.

@mudhens4ever 10 месяцев назад

Five incredible musicians, stellar lyrics, and raw emotion helped make Fleetwood Mac a supergroup!

@mournblade1066 10 месяцев назад

Lindsey Buckingham is such an amazing artist. You need to cover "Go Insane"--both the song AND the album.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Agreed!

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

That's right.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Or “Trouble.”

@mournblade1066 10 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 I think he might have already covered that (but I could be wrong). But that's from his previous solo album.

@eacomedy 4 месяца назад

"Trouble" was my dog ALF's song: the day i adopted him, it randomly played & I was like "i really HAD forgotten what love was for" as i danced around the room with him in my arms. He left Earth on Christmas Day 2022 and I miss him every day so much. When I am really feeling it, i play "Trouble" to help me through.

@michaellangwaller 10 месяцев назад

I went through both an 8-track and cassette of Rumors. Thank god that CD's are a bit more durable. Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie albums got me through high school (remember the Stevie Nicks fan club?). It was not until college that I found out about the issues the band had gone through and it made The Chain even more relevant.

@michaelbaucom4019 10 месяцев назад

That lineup's best song. Never get tired of it. Other than " Songbird "(RIP Christine McVie), I can't say that about other songs in that lineup's catalog

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Miss Christine!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

I totally agree.

@terriann1711 10 месяцев назад

This episode really stirs some memories. A friend and I had tickets for the Rumors tour. It was in Houston at the Summit; what is now known as Lakewood Church. I came down with a severe case of mono, and was going to miss that concert, but for some reason, and I can’t recall why, the show was rescheduled. To this day I’m grateful for my great luck and having not missed that show. I have to say these very many years later, that stage is as clear to me as anything I’ve ever seen. Whenever I see the image of the stage backdrop I am immediately transported. They were every bit as good live as on the album! Rumors was an amazing album and we didn’t put it on to hear one or two songs like with a lot of other albums, but always the entire album. Great episode! Thanks for the nostalgia!!!

@rogerdeahl9629 10 месяцев назад

❤ The Chain is probably my Favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Love Buckinghams vocals. Thanks for this episode on my birthday, Professor. Looking forward to more, health permitting. ❤

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Happy Birthday Roger! Glad it fell on your special day!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Happy birthday to you, Roger! 🥳 🎂 🎉

@edwardwood3622 10 месяцев назад

There is no song as intense with angst as this masterpiece.

@lostgrunt7833 10 месяцев назад

Stevie is an angels voice. It's been a while since I've had her albums on. Some of the sound clips you played have me chills! Awesome stuff!

@timlahr6572 10 месяцев назад

Love it all !! I grew up listening and not just what they played on the radio !!! Every song on that album means something to me and helped me through periods of my life !!! I don’t just listen to it, I feel it !!!!

@dadmateryn8092 10 месяцев назад

Back about 109 years ago the generation gap was a 1000 miles wide but every trip up to Houghton Lake my friend’s father always played Rumours the entire trip. A moment I will always cherish partly because parents didn’t listen to our music and partly because of the music.

@blackfinjrblackfinjr3555 10 месяцев назад

I can remember listening to that album over and over again as a 7 or 8 year old. I would just stare at the album cover and read all the liner notes… but the MUSIC, that is what really stuck with me. All I have to do is turn on any of those songs and I’m instantly taken back to 1979. Thanks professor and thank you Stevie, Lindsey, Mick, Christine and John.

@catherine6653 10 месяцев назад

Fleetwood Mac Rumors is an essential record album in my collection. Every song on this record is great. I ❤ Second Hand News the first track. Great opener with excellent drumming.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

My favorite is Silver Springs.

@catherine6653 10 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Silver Springs is on The Dance live album. Silver Springs didn't make it on the Rumors album. It's the B side on the Go Your Own Way 45 single. It's still a great song.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

@@catherine6653 Oh, that’s right! Still a classic.

@trinaq 10 месяцев назад

Yes, this song is a certified classic! I remember the distinctive guitar riff as the Formula One racing theme.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Oh yes!

@danielolson5378 10 месяцев назад

I say it's nothing but a miracle that they actually managed to finish this album. Besides from all the relation drama where all the members cheated on eachother with eachother they were also taking huge amounts of coke!! Despite this background they pulled it off without killing eachother!! Probalby the greastest miracle of the entire rock era!!

@c.e.anderson558 10 месяцев назад

It was the first song and the last song recorded from Rumours. Produven Ken Cavaletti(sp?)said in interview with Produce Like a Pro RU-vid channel. It is excellent. The song first had the bass solo and ending but the rest suck so they shelved it. They tried couple of times to get it down but couldn't. After everything else recorded one day Lindsay came in and said I got it. They all listened and all added this make The Chain. It is a true reflection of the band. They had a hard time the whole way recording because of the breakups. Stevies agent called and said if the band could hold it together and make this record as good as their last record she would be set for life. So she marched in and told the others: Everybody is mad and hurt and being ugly but we need to say fuck all that and finish this record. We are professionals and we can do it. We' bitch and cry later. Not quotes but what I imagine she said. Go to Produce Like A Pro and listen . It's about an hour. And ken has a book out about the making of Rumours. He was a nobody kid when he engineered and produced it with Mac:s live sound guy.

@bicyclist2 10 месяцев назад

I love Fleetwood Mac! And this Rumors album is utterly phenomenal. This is a great song. I remember hearing lots of their songs on the radio in the 80's. This is the best music channel on RU-vid. This album sets the bar on what can be done. Thank you.

@adreanmarantz2103 10 месяцев назад

Adam, sometimes it's like your my next door neighbor. My parents played Rumors all the time, as a kid I knew the album by heart and even then I liked it mostly because it's fairly upbeat. Now, in my fifties I consider it great luck and an privilege to be alive in the same timeline as Fleetwood Mac. Such excellence and emotion amazes me to this day.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Ha ha! Thanks!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

It’s a blessing that they’re still with us in their 70s and 80s! R.I.P. Christine.

@bobbynip66 10 месяцев назад

When Colbie Caillat had a hit record in 2007, people were saying she was discovered solely by her RU-vid channel. I think having a father that produced the Rumors album couldn’t have hurt 😀

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Nepotism for the win 😜

@paulluna8099 10 месяцев назад

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 it doesn't guarantee it would be a hit or the public will buy it. There's a reason so many American Idols have become obscure as well as don't have hit records.

@MikesTropicalTech 10 месяцев назад

And the father said due to the trauma of the recording process, he never listened to Rumours after he walked out the door.

@Uatu-the-Watcher 10 месяцев назад

I like her single from that album.

@bobbynip66 10 месяцев назад

Don’t get me wrong, she’s very talented…just saying…c’mon, didn’t it help a little 😀

@peterflynn2111 10 месяцев назад

MY fave MAC song ; loved it from time i bought Rumours in SUMMER of 1977 in late January ;top album not a bad track on it Second Hand News another gem; album spent 80 weeks in chart and 6 weeks at number 1

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

For sure!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Any other top 40 singles from Rumors?

@petercena9497 10 месяцев назад

In America 31 weeks at the No.1 spot.

@peterflynn2111 10 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 ; Dreams reached 19 ;Go Your Own Way 20;; Don`t Stop 30 ; You Make Lovin Fun failed to reach top 50 at 83

@Lam_3-22-23 10 месяцев назад

This album IMO is the greatest ever. The anger, animosity, pain, and love (raw emotion)that went in to the songwriting is simply amazing. The Chain is one of my favorites of The Mac. John's bass, to me, was the centerpiece of the entire project. Thanks for this one Prof.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

It really stands out! Thanks for watching!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

The bassline was no doubt the star of the show.

@MoMoMyPup10 10 месяцев назад

Knew it was The Chain. Didn't know it was never a hit. It was always a hit to us!

@Brucebarravis 10 месяцев назад

Fleetwood Mac, is probably one group of extraordinary talent, the problem with picking one favorite song, is they were all great, don't know one bad song that they ever did. So I'm going with all of them were my favorite.

@nohandle1028 10 месяцев назад

Rumours was and still is an amazing album!! I just love this channel! Thank you so much, Adam! Every episode is like a step back in time for me!

@jeffreyhutchins6527 10 месяцев назад

If you have ever been scolded for accidentally knocking over your dad's stack of 8 track tapes, the you're going to appreciate this channel....Professor hasn't said that, but I appreciate this channel

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Ha ha! Love it

@Dismythed 10 месяцев назад

One of the best songs ever written. You can feel every member's determination to get through this project and just go from there.

@coyote4237 10 месяцев назад

The entire album is fantastic. Hard to pick a favorite track, but I've always been partial to "Gold Dust Woman."

@tinaheadrick536 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this, Adam. Fleetwood Mac is one of my all-time favorite bands, and Rumors is one of my all-time favorite albums. I still listen to it frequently. The Dance is also a super special favorite of mine. I had to listen daily to the live version of Rhiannon, from The Dance, when I was pregnant with my daughter through 1999 and into 2000. Such phenomenal talents and amazing music!!❤❤

@nancydamone8995 10 месяцев назад

Love your presentations...so well put together, great facts, history, interviews, editing...and with such heart!❤THANK YOU for keeping the best music in the world alive for a new generation.... you are to be applauded! God bless you!❤

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Nancy! What's your favorite Fleetwood Mac song?

@stephanebolduc6501 10 месяцев назад

Adam, Thanks for deconstructing the song…’The Chain’ is my favourite song by the Mac! So glad I discovered your channel. Keep up the great work!

@nishav101822 10 месяцев назад

A great song that is a tribute to these LEGENDS because it doesn't even crack my Top 5. They put out so many rockers that this is #7 in my top 10

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

What's your top 5?

@nishav101822 10 месяцев назад

@@ProfessorofRock Never Going Back Again. Dreams. You Make Loving Fun. Go Your Own Way. Sara

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

What’s your favorite by them?

@nishav101822 10 месяцев назад

Sara

@kentd4762 10 месяцев назад

Thank you, POR. Still listen to the album in its entirety on a regular basis. The Chain being on the top of the list for me, too. That bass was one of the best parts of the song--especially coming through my amped-up sound system in my first car. Was in HS when it came out, so definitely a big part of my younger years.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Rock on!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Bassline is fantastic.

@danielmarmer679 10 месяцев назад

Bob Welch was a pretty critical piece of Fleetwood Mac in the years between Peter Green and Lindsey/Stevie. He was the one who convinced the rest of the band to relocate to Los Angeles.

@tnrodgers 10 месяцев назад

FM is a supergroup with solo stars. Self destructive and yet successful in every way. Thanks Adam.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

For sure!

@julianmallach348 10 месяцев назад

Brilliant, brilliant band. First heard them on a cassette a friend gave to me, and funnily enough they somehow reminded me, in some weird way, of ABBA. Not the music, something about the vibe. Only later I found out what similar stories those bands had emotionally. Found about the chain much later and fell in love with it straight away, mainly because I could just not get over Lindsey's Buckingham's solo part in the bridge - I could not believe it was just one guitar. Guy is a genius, so underrated. Like he said in an interview once, if I am not mistaken, that you can be a guitar genius, virtuoso like Eddie Van Halen, but the guitar always has to be about the song and not the other way around. Fleetwood Mac without Lindsey is not FM, and now with Christine Mcvie passed, I guess it really is the end of this iconic band. One of my great regrets is never seeing them live. But still, so thankful for their amazing music which has been with me through so many significant parts of my life. One of the greatest ever. BTW, for the chain, the 1979 live version on RU-vid is the best version of the song I have seen. Amazing.

@justinskullhead 4 месяца назад

I wasn't even born yet when this album came out, but Everytime I hear "The Chain" I feel the music and the lyrics in my soul. It's a song where you feel the hurt, pain, but also the joy. I love every single song on this record, bit the Chain will always be a special song to me. What a great show. Thanks Professor for another wonderful show. ❤ There's no other show out there like yours. I'll be here for every show until you decide to quit. Thanks for what you do.

@marileesaturley4176 10 месяцев назад

I’ve been lucky to see Fleetwood Mac live 4 times, including two separate “farewell” tours. Absolutely mind blowing.

@karmab4391 10 месяцев назад

Stevie was who I channeled during my time in a weekend warrior cover band. Gold Dust Woman was a set staple, but when it comes to passively listening The Chain is my favorite.

@RobertCrane-w4j 10 месяцев назад

My wife and I saw Stevie Nicks and Rod Stewart together in Atlanta a few years back. The chain and forever young are the only songs they sang together. Magical... Both iconic singers checked off bucket list artists at the same concert. An amazing 3 hours of our lives.

@rabby-u 10 месяцев назад

Crazy story of Fleetwood Mac. The original blues band with Peter Green, which then morphs into the one we know and love that produced Rumors. For me , it ends with Buck, Nicks, McVies, and Fleetwood. And you've nailed it with the epic Chain. No one can do justice to the Chain like Fleetwood Mac. How many heartaches in the world haven't sung this song? I have another interpretation of my own, we'll keep that personal. Great episode Prof! Keep the Chain going!❤🙏🤟

@DC8091 10 месяцев назад

Those first four Fleetwood Mac are just AWESOME!!! Including that Kiln House has one of the best & craziest covers ever!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

The original band had some great songs as well.

@DC8091 10 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 HELL & YA!! the first four Fleetwood Mac albums where AWESOME

@rabby-u 10 месяцев назад

@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Love the one i've heard of Peter Green's "Oh Well".

@thetitleisours1 10 месяцев назад

This was truly an epic song that never gets old. Speaking of pencil and cassette tapes. My AIWA at home never had too many problems but car stereos were seemingly dangerous to the life of a tape. Maybe because the tape brand often played on was SPARKOMATIC if anyone remembers that one

@rickallen1908 10 месяцев назад

Didn't Sparkomatic have a disclaimer - Do Not Use if you value your cassette collection??

@CowGirlKat8691 10 месяцев назад

When everyone was putting the name of their stereos on their windshields I told my friends I was going to put Sparkomatic on mine as a joke 🤣😂 I never did but it would have been funny!

@thetitleisours1 10 месяцев назад

@@rickallen1908 Haha! It should have

@thetitleisours1 10 месяцев назад

@@CowGirlKat8691 That would have been funny!!

@thetitleisours1 10 месяцев назад

@@marktait2371 I hated it when the tape got caught inside

@shellywatson8950 10 месяцев назад

This album was on repeat when I was very young and your description of rediscovery reflects my experience verbatim! This band is profoundly brilliant. I unfortunately never saw them live together, but I have seen Stevie and Lyndsey and their Genius is unsurpassed. What a Brilliantly Glorious Artistic Masterpiece this messed up group of people are! I love them so much! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

@mariec.mauter8640 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this deep dive! They were the best combo, amongst all the strife. I also love Lindsay Buckingham’s “Bleed to Love Her”, off ‘SaY You Will’. It displays his incredible creative talent, still in the 2000’s. I LOVE Stevie & Christine, of course, my first rock goddesses! This was my first concert, age 11, 1977, Chicago Stadium.

@stevelanemusic4463 10 месяцев назад

Absolutely their very best song with this lineup overall IMO. Such a rich history behind it too. They all contributed perfectly to this amazing piece of music. I have a fav Green & Welch song as well. (Oh Well, Hypnotized) One of the greatest bands ever.

@ProfessorofRock 10 месяцев назад

Thanks Steve!

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Oh Well was a great one.

@shannoncorcoran4912 10 месяцев назад

One of my all time favorite bands and yes Rumours, was THE lineup! I grew up in AZ. So special place in heart for Stevie!

@rufusStreeter 10 месяцев назад

Thanks for the great information about an awesome song. Fleetwood Mac has been my favorite band since I discovered Rumours in 1977. I was glad to finally hear Stevie's demo for the Chain a few years ago. I think it's an amazing demo and could have been a great song in it's own rite. The emotions in it are even more raw than in what became the Mac's Chain.

@angelcalero6464 10 месяцев назад

The guitar playing on Big Love is just superb.

@charlesblaicher7589 10 месяцев назад

I feel blessed to have seen these guys at Madison Square Garden on the Rumors tour in '77. I had just turned 18 about a week earlier. This channel was made for me. Love it.

@areneesouder 10 месяцев назад

With your first few words, I knew exactly what song it was. Absolutely one of my favorite bands, and I bought both the white album and Rumors, as soon as they came out,... And wore them out. Stevie is my favorite female singer still.

@pattyd725 10 месяцев назад

Rumours was an instant classic. Much like Goodbye Yellowbrick Road. They were an integral part of my growing up/coming of age. (I just listened to your Damn Yankees episode 😂)

@mickeyewhitlow 10 месяцев назад

I grew up listening to this album, The Chain is one of their greats. The Peter Green era was amazing as well.

@person2463 10 месяцев назад

Oh God, like tapestry, this is a vinyl, that I required several copies, from being worn out. Thanks for this one. ❤

@QueensKnightOut 10 месяцев назад

When I was a kid I listened to the album over and over, I went through each song learning each one individually, I loved it so much. I must have been 10 years old.

@KarklinPumpkin 10 месяцев назад

Sir, your channel is a blessing to me, and to youtube in general. Every word that comes out of your mouth pulls us along and keeps us interested. You are truly one of the best to do it, and I've watched them all. You deserve 1M..scratch that.. 10Msubs asap. Thank you.

@Ksinthehouse 10 месяцев назад

Lindsey's vocals on these songs are filled with passion that's hard to recreate imo. He's such an integral part of the band. Rumors is still one of the best albums ever made

@elaine0819 10 месяцев назад

Finally 70's - thanks so much, Professor!!

@71ap93 10 месяцев назад

The description of The Dance being the reintroduction of songs you knew by heart, but hearing them with a more mature perspective was spot on. That CD reawakened my love for songs that are part of my musical DNA.

@Whisper_292 10 месяцев назад

Best song on the album. It's a wonder they were able to get any of it made, tho, with all that animosity.

@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 10 месяцев назад

Right? Some sheer resilience went into the making of this.