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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. This is a great tale, wonderfully told. --Sam Graham, Amazon.com
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DVD 5 4:3 Screen Format
Subtitles: Dutch, German, Italian, Portugese, Spanish, French, English.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This video works on two levels. It is an in-depth look into the making and writing of Rumours, the amazingly successful album by Fleetwood Mac, and features interviews with the band members, and also the producers who worked with them on the album. The album was famously made at a time of intense personal trouble for the band, as the two couples within the band were in the middle of breaking up. They talk frankly about the impetus behind the songs, the messages behind them, and how they recorded it. It works as a behind-the-scenes video, showing their musicianship, as well as being a valuable window into the personalities behind the melodies. It also features live snippets of many of the songs on the album, and includes everything from the photoshoot to the studio to the finished product. If you are a Mac fan, you simply MUST buy this video.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This DVD has to be one every right-thinking-person should have in their collection ... be they a Fleetwood Mac fan or not!!
Ultimately it is first a foremost, a documentary style programme on the way the infamous album "Rumours" was born. There is in-depth discussion with the entire band - even Lindsey!! There is discussion with the producers, who reveal interesting facts about the album. Did you know one of Stevie Nicks songs was omitted from the album because there wasn't enough room on the LP for an extra song - the days before CD I might add!! There's the ultimate performance of 'Songbird' and indeed every track on the album. Mick Fleetwood is as ever the joker in the pack and he injects some humour into the documentary.
Admittedly this documentary is nearly ten years old but despite this, it centres ONLY on "Rumours" and there is no reference to "Tango In The Night". So, should you buy this DVD?? Most certainly, at nearly 90 minutes long, you will never tire of watching it, but certainly it is recommended for compulsory renting - Amazon make sure you have plenty in stock !!!
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Fleetwood Macs Rumours Album was amazing. Well more than 20 years on here the band members Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks talk about every track that was on the album. With archive footage from live concerts they did on the Rumours tour of 1977 it is well worth watching. Here two special songs done for this DVD, Never Going Back again on Acoustic and Song Bird performed live in San Fransisco by Christine McVie. The band talk about there private lives at the time of the making of Rumours on how they managed to stay together after the break ups of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckinghams relationship and John and Christine McVies marriage. Also the divorce of Mick Fleetwood. This is an amazing DVD with lots of Fleetwood Mac memories. This is not a DVD though for Fleetwood Mac fans of the Peter Green era. If you like the Rock Fleetwood Mac band then this is deffinetly for you.
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Making of Rumours
Really interesting DVD containing great interviews with the band, how the songs were created and what the band felt about each other. Highly recommended.
Published 16 months ago by lhs
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Published on 11 Jan 2010 by Mrs. Sheelagh Mcgreavy
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Delivery service was very good. Product was as discribed. Would buy again off Amazon.
Published on 10 Sep 2009 by Paula
A classic album given the in-depth attention it deserves
The Classic album series has given viewers some remarkable insights into the process of the making of some wonderful albums.....and some not so wonderful albums come to that. Read more
Published on 2 Feb 2008 by russell clarke
Suffer for your art!
Talk about suffering for your art, this documentary shows the difficulties Fleetwood Mac had to endure to make this album. Read more
Published on 13 Mar 2006 by "iansands3"
classic insight to classic album
well being of the fleetwood mac generation it is quite easy to review one of the best albums ever recorded. Read more
Published on 30 Mar 2001 by M. Brogden
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