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What was the legacy of "Rumours" by Fleetwood Mack? This is NOT a bashing of said album, but I have always wondered why Rumours was the second most successful album on the charts (behind Thriller) of all time? It didn't really have any lasting visually themes that has stuck with us to this day. No music videos that I have seen. Thriller had the music videos. Purple Rain had the movie and well... Purple. Etc etc. So what made Rumours to the masterpiece it clearly is? Remember that I'm relatively young, so I wasn't there when it happened. I would guess Stevie Nick's unique voice. | |
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My guess would be, because the album was released in 1977, that was a time when the music spoke for itself. Although music videos were starting to come into play more heavily around this time, the album did not need any extra bells and whistles like videos or movies like "Saturday Night Fever", which was released that same year. "It's not nice to fuck with K.B.! All you haters will see!" - Kitbradley | |
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5 of the 10 highest selling albums of all time came from 1976-77. That gives some perspective as well. | |
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Thriller had seven singles, and only three videos, which is less than half. No tour either, not until he grouped with his brothers, and divided up with older material (they didn't even sing music from Victory, except one or two occasions). Clearly, not every album is going to have a movie or a "visual album" like Beyonce needs to have to sell a record. The closest I remember to that was the Beatles movies before I was born, and Electric Light Orchestra doing visual album, of sorts, for Discovery (I think). This experience will cover courtship, sex, commitment, fetishes, loneliness, vindication, love, and hate.
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I think the songs still hold up. 'Go Your Own Way', 'Don't Stop', 'You Make Loving Fun' and 'Dreams' have never really left rotation on a classic radio format because they still sound good. Note that Stevie only takes lead vocals on one of those tracks - I like her voice but it can be polarising. The soap opera/drama/coke fuelled stories around the album seem to give the rock press something else to write about the album. Like most classic albums there's not really a dud track - no flab. They have a good live reputation ![]() | |
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Is that why some of Elvis Presley's movies are more well known than his individual albums? For 65 years straight, the #1 genre in music, selling wise, was rock n' roll worldwide. Last year (2017) in June, it got de-crowned by hip hop. Hip hop is the #1 genre. It's hip hop - rock - country - pop or pop - country. ~ Pras | |
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What did The Archies have? They had a big hit single. I guess a hamburger eating drummer wearing a crown had a lot of appeal to record buyers. For 65 years straight, the #1 genre in music, selling wise, was rock n' roll worldwide. Last year (2017) in June, it got de-crowned by hip hop. Hip hop is the #1 genre. It's hip hop - rock - country - pop or pop - country. ~ Pras | |
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MickyDolenz said:
Is that why some of Elvis Presley's movies are more well known than his individual albums? Dude, it's not a clickbait thread where I am trying to shit on the album. But everyone in our days knows about Elvis, Prince, MJ, Madonna Beatles etc etc. I want to know the core reason why this album have sailed under the radar for a newer generation, when it's the second most successful album/LP of all time? Clearly, it stands on it's own merits. | |
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Rumours is a wonderful album from a wonderful time.Takes me back to being a kid in the 70s,which was so much fun | |
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Stevie Nicks as a beautiful, golden-haired hippie witch is one of the biggest images in rock history. There's more to visuals than videos. | |
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Really, it was just such a fantastic album. I remember listening to it when I was a kid and I was in awe of Stevie's voice and how sultry she sounded singing Dreams. | |
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It's a legitimate question from a relatively younger Orger who acknowledges that Rumours is indeed a classic. [Edited 10/9/19 10:07am] Good night, sweet Prince | 7 June 1958 - 21 April 2016
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They’ve transcended generations and still put on good shows. I’ve never been but people I know have. Even Glee did an episode that referenced the Rumours album | |
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Second Hand News Dreams Never Going Back Again Don't Stop Go Your Own Way Songbird The Chain You Make Loving Fun I Don't Want To Know Oh Daddy Gold Dust Woman A clue or two right there. | |
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Stevie Nicks was with Lindsay Buckingham but had an affair with Mick Fleetwood. Christine McVie was divorcing John McVie. Buckingham Nicks were a duo before joining the band. So there was lots of drama inspiring these songs. | |
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