The Chain - Fleetwood Mac | College Students' FIRST TIME REACTION!

[@andyandalex]

This was the second Fleetwood Mac song we’ve heard and it was AMAZING! We’ve both heard it at least 15 times each by the time we’re actually posting this! We’ve looked up the meaning to the song and just wow, amazing stuff. What other songs should we check out by them?! We did ‘Dreams’ which is on our patreon but perhaps one day we could post it here too? We’ll see! Let us know whatcha want!! Cheers guys! 🤟🏻🔥

[@MrAitraining]

"go your own way" A lot of real stuff of what the band was going through in that and it's a classic hard hitting track.

[@KyleS.1987]

"Gold Dust Woman," the epic closer from Rumours. It's a must-hear, my dudes!

[@nickbilello7687]

"Never Going Back Again" from Rumors, just a catchy tune with great fingerpicking by Lindsey Buckingham

[@johnnyjga]

Love me some Fleetwood Mac. Stevie Nicks is awesome. Dig into some of their hits with Christie McVie singing lead. Over My Head, You Make Loving Fun are great examples. Christie has such a beautiful and Haunting voice.

[@MrAitraining]

@@johnnyjga Love Christie Mac!

[@jlsagely6892]

That album has no “the song”. It’s a masterpiece. Every track is a home run.

[@TheFreezerGeezer]

Except Oh Daddy.

[@gregsteele806]

Agreed. There may be no “The Song” on this album, but an argument can be made for this being “The Album” of the 70’s

[@jnewmark41]

I agree. Rumours cannot be criticized. It's beyond opinion. It is other-worldly.

[@itsallgood4093]

I still have this album. I'm surprised it's not completely worn out with how much I played it.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

@@gregsteele806 "Album of the 70"s" Hmmmmm ...steady on. It was the best selling album but...... Even from England, there's a few bands that may be in the running. Queen, Pink Floyd, The Who, Bowie Then there's the small matter of Bonzo, JPJ, Plant and Page? How about that other lot, 4 of them, starts with a "B"? The list goes on...... and on

[@chadtarver3301]

“It’s like they were singing it to eachother.” Lol. Who wants to tell them?

[@bradgeorge4018]

I think this is definitely a point they should know....

[@adstov]

I do!

[@marepoet5161]

Haha...I was just thinking that. They were actually a couple when this song was written. And I love that they started to pick up on that.

[@jnywd8450]

I almost did, but they're gonna get plenty

[@AFormerClarity1]

The live verision at the Forum in1982 Lindsey are literally just staring at each other and yelling the lyrics at each other

[@rxtp17]

Taylot swift writes songs about her ex's. Stevie Nick's make her ex play guitar while she sings songs about him!

[@sharondelgado337]

...and Everypet single time she made him play after they broke up check how she looks at him (dare I say it is a stink eye...)

[@deantait8326]

You have seen Stevie in her prime?

[@HalfShelli]

To be fair, Stevie has to sing on all the songs Lindsay wrote about *her*, so it probably evens out

[@daveshowalter1173]

And vice-versa

[@AndyMatts44]

@@HalfShelli - She REALLY didn't appreciate the "packing up, shacking up is all you wanna do" line from "Go Your Own Way."

[@cyberbilly1]

Rumours, start to finish, is incredible. Top Five albums of all time.

[@40kedge]

I always thought that was Lindsey singing( yes he DID become the one)

[@GoldTop57]

Lindsey Buckingham is singing on this. He sings harmonies on the verses, and sings lead on the "If you don't love me now..."

[@VIDSTORAGE]

I always liked the Buckingham Nicks album as good or better and it sounds like what we know as Fleetwood Mac ..Rumors really sounds like a extension of that album

[@lisaw5604]

Agree, Ian! -- I think Lindsey needed Stevie. She was the one who could "wrap around" his voice in perfect harmony (after so many yrs of doing so). I do believe she was the driving force... A very valuable Muse, if you will? jmo

[@lisaw5604]

@@VIDSTORAGE In a way it is. Stevie & Lindsey brought their material from their previous work as an offering to Fleetwood Mac, to show their value. Interesting observation! :)

[@LeeRoggy]

Christine McVie's role in this band is criminally under-rated. Her voice adds so much variety to what they can produce.

[@rosiepassarelli9411]

Lee Roggy so true

[@chevken1831]

Christine McVie had the most hits within Fleetwood Mac.

[@joelliebler5690]

Lee Roggy She had that silky smooth voice!

[@kaihG]

Songbird my man.

[@heathermackinnon9527]

To wit: "Songbird". It's soooo good.

[@angelanight1143]

Honestly, this is one of the best albums ever made, and the fact that they made it while the band was pretty much imploding makes it even more special.

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

The cocaine kept it all together though. lol

[@gsparkman]

Well, Sting's writing on Synchronicity (some of his best) came about during his ugly breakup. Emotions stir creativity.

[@rickyrobertson8064]

I spent weekends with a house full of ALABAMA CHEERLEADERS,there was ONE ALBUM there. Someone would flip it and it played day and night! RUMORS by FLEETWOOD MAC. LOL

[@jefffournier9986]

A top ten selling rock album of all time.

[@AndyMatts44]

@@DawnSuttonfabfour - Isn't that a Captain and Tennille song?

[@grandfathergeek]

Every band before Fleetwood Mac - “we have a lot of conflict and we still can produce good songs...” Fleetwood Mac - “ hold my beer”

[@StuckInThe70ss]

LOL

[@EmptyGlass99]

you mean "hold my cocaine" :D

[@j0hnn13K]

Fleetwood Mac makes the guys from Oasis look like spoiled little brats who need some serious slapping, if they can get through all they been through... then Liam and Noel Galliger need to STFU and shake hands and start making music again.

[@seed_drill7135]

@@j0hnn13K Well, Stevie did finally put her high heeled boot down and say she wouldn't play with Lindsey anymore. Sadly.

[@j0hnn13K]

@@seed_drill7135 She did? i thought she too stayed with the band :(

[@DanielFrost21]

Fleetwood Mac: "Go Your Own Way"......you won't be disappointed. One of their best.

[@harleybfilms]

the amount of times ive heard that song in a car ad is cray

[@redletter2008]

Choncho - Lindsey must be raking in the cash from the publishing on that song. I’ve heard it used numerous times lately in commercials for prescriptions, autos and in movies.

[@eugenejulson8742]

Mighty Mic on the drums. 👍🏼

[@brent4770]

Yep better than The Chain!

[@kima8670]

@@redletter2008 I hear it all the time in commercials! One of my top 5 favorite songs, ever. Maybe my favorite.

[@kimwoodrick7412]

This entire album has not stopped kicking ass since it was released.

[@mariefc8504]

Damn right.

[@kevinduffy80]

For sure.

[@keithharris8625]

It still kicks ass!

[@SPohl-zy4rz]

so true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@twentyfiveyears5010]

Yeah, I was just in a record store today and picked up a copy of this album and next thing I knew I was on the floor with a big boot-shaped bruise on my ass.

[@leehackett1614]

Lyndsey is criminally underrated as a guitarist! The bass and drums on this track are out of this world!

[@Paige-pk8dr]

Think he spells it like Lindsey but he's amazing and on the Rolling Stones top 100 guitarist of all time. Number 100 but he's on the list. Fleetwood Mac fired him though.

[@calgaryjimbo]

When he left the band in the late 80s they had to get TWO guitarists to replace him on tour. How good do you have to be to require a pair of people to fill in your spot in a band? So damn talented.

[@s1d299]

Listen to "Big Love" in his live SOLO performance of it. You'll crap your pants. (Fresh pants not included.)

[@wouldntchuliketoknow8170]

@@s1d299 yeah he's amazing on that song. He truly is a master.

[@fageskata5219]

Nothing more rock and roll than seeing mock fleetwoods emotional face and crazy playing around as he plays drums. His eyes go buggeyed and it's awesome. Mick, John, Christine, Lindsay, and Stephanie all bring something to the band which is irreplaceable and it's the most awkward setup of two Americans coming in as replacements after the band had already found success.. Mixing with these three Brits...and they made the best album and best selling which the world had ever known in Rumors at the time and nothing since has ever topped the magic they created. I pray they iron out whatever went down with Lindsay and realize and appreciate at most they've got maybe five years left before they can never be again...someone will pass and if not reconciled a new generation of fans who NEED them to learn to appreciate what music CAN be with the right pieces will be robbed of just about the best example of music and writing for a group that music will ever know in this cycle of humanity.

[@robertbruce5213]

It warms this old hippy's heart to see how much younger people like 70s classic rock... ...Why? Because of "polyphony." Variance of sound, volume, tonality, vocals, instrumentation, and songwriting. Today's digitized music (which I also love) is more processed, and it has low polyphony. Current Pop music has become very uniform.

[@kathyjohnson1911]

Robert Bruce Heck, ya!

[@kdm71291]

Yep! Today's pop etc. just doesn't have the same feeling of heart and soul as the music we grew up with did, IMO.

[@jr-xs9tf]

Uniform and boring as dirt.

[@zoniekat]

I love how you described polyphony.

[@Chatta-Ortega]

I think the lack of truly talented producers today is also impacting the quality of music. There are no Glyn Johns, Jimmy Iovine's, etc....

[@catleeper]

The lead guitarist is Lindsey Buckingham, one of the best of all time.

[@MrUnderdog-vn3zf]

He"s amazing. So are you for knowing that HE is! 😁

[@stephaniebristol3837]

I love one of his solo songs "Trouble" great song.

[@brendonm9601]

stephanie bristol yeh great song, listen to his song Countdown, the guitar in that is great too, he wrings more out of one note than any guitarist I know. Also done the theme song for Vacation, Holiday Road which is a classic

[@Inglese001]

@Catherine Leeper-Krans Lindsey has his own "voice" on the guitar. You know it's him from the first note.

[@Sand1955]

I did not appreciate how great he is until I saw them in concert in 2009. And I have been listening to them from the beginning.

[@michaelkpate]

Rumours - one of the best selling albums of all time. And now you guys know why. And the reason it sounded like they were singing to each other is because they were. Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were two kids in LA trying to make it as a Duo. When the other members of Fleetwood Mac - Christine McVie the singer, John McVie the Bassist and Mick Fleetwood the Drummer were trying to put the band back together they recruited Lindsay to play guitar but they originally weren't interested in Stevie because they thought they didn't need another female singer. In the end, they added her. The title of the album was because of all the rumors about the band (John and Christine breaking up, Lindsay and Stevie breaking up, Mick sleeping with Stevie - all of which were true.) The whole thing is about relationships and it all from the heart. You should really listen to Go Your Own Way. Although my favorite Fleetwood Mac song will always be Rhiannon - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rZjQg5VpgtGjfrM

[@MMFrye]

Rhiannon is sublime. I quoted some of the lyrics under my senior photo in the high school yearbook. The song was old news at that time. lol

[@jjsdad4952]

Michael Pate yes...Rhiannon is the best Fleetwood Mac song NOT on this album. And it rivals the best of’em all.

[@lisagraham2944]

You guys have great taste in music. Fleetwood Mac one of top bands of all time. Stevie Nicks one of top female vocalists of all time. These bands these days don't cut it.

[@frankman90210]

This is from a perfect album. All killer, no filler. Every song's a hit single.

[@deronc3126]

Respect listening to the full track without pauses killing the vibe, nice work guys.

[@jimilemons3437]

From this album - ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘Secondhand News’, ‘Gold Dust Woman’, and ‘Don’t Stop’. You just heard Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks singing about their break-up.

[@armadillotoe]

Fleetwood Mac was the most popular band in the world when this album was released. There is not a bad track on the entire album. Lindsey Buckingham was a unique and underrated guitar player. Most of the band were incredible vocalist. To top it off, you have to love the strategic placement of Mic Fleetwood's "balls" on the album cover. Just another small reason old people miss album art.

[@flubblert]

lindsey is very much underrated. watching him rock out on some of these songs live is amazing.

[@Avicenna10]

I will second that armadillotoe. The album was so popular when it came out, that my high school put a picture of the album on the cover of our yearbook. Probably violated some copyright laws there but I think we’re long past the statute of limitations on that one. It was one hell of an album for sure. And they were absolutely the band of the moment, in the same way that U2 became the biggest band in the world about a decade later with their release of The Joshua Tree.

[@jordanlake471]

Oh Daddy did not age well, it probably should have been Silver Springs

[@patriciagoodwin1922]

I recently watched Mic on Brian Johnson's show, he talked about the balls and so many great times with the band. He still plays drums at his restaurant near his home which is paradise.

[@benjaminlaw1819]

@@jordanlake471 I love oh daddy

[@AndyMatts44]

"they came together and made it happen" - Actually, they all kind of got together, and they were in the process of bitterly breaking up with each other, and they wrote songs about it. It WAS personal and it WAS about them.

[@renegade4dio]

As you said "It's like they were singing to each other." They were. It is the song about the band (and their personal relationships) falling apart and their deep efforts to keep it together...

[@Paige-pk8dr]

Just wondering do they know all the drama that happened behind the scenes when this album?? Cause between the affairs cheating and drugs they had a lot of drama and the entire album is about that drama. And if Andy & Andy don't know they should at least know the two singer Lindsey Buckingham (the dude) and Stevie Nicks (the woman) did date and broke up shortly after Buckingham found out the Nicks was sleeping with the drummer Mick Fleetwood. Really they just need to read the entire history of the band cause it's like a lot of drama. They even have a former member Jeremy Spencer who was or still could be in the cult Children of God. I learned this doing a report for band in high school

[@alwolfy1782]

The history behind this album is fascinating. One of my all time favourite albums.

[@katejones2148]

Paige Bradley rite lol 😆 and the Peter Green Day’s!!! Whoa ❤️🙏👍🏻

[@wildcrafts]

the emotions in these songs are real. i can't even imagine having to sing with my ex while he's singing ABOUT me and our relationship falling apart.....

[@catherinegramze6029]

And don't forget that John and Christine McVie were splitting up at the same time as all the Nicks/Fleetwood/Buckingham drama.

[@jesselobo3213]

"Rhiannon" early live versions are a must. The rawness yet technically brilliant musicianship is astounding. An absolutely brilliant song that Stevie Nicks puts her heart and soul into. Every member has a strong contribution to the song.

[@knightvalin]

Alex and Andy: This album was basically a document of the self destruction of the internal relationships of the band. By the time it was done, they had all switched partners, EVERY SONG was aimed at the other, telling each other precisely how they felt about the other. Nothing could have prepared them for the reaction the album got. Of course, with all the vitriol expressed in the lyrics at each other, they then had to spend 3 years on the road playing it! Sometimes, Conflict can be used to fuel a bands fire.

[@LoniReeder]

When you have some time, read the backstory of how the ‘Rumours’ album came together. I think there’s a video too. Sex.... intrigue... breakups... fights... ALL within the band. This is a highly personal album for Mick, Stevie, Christie and Lindsay - and the ugly truth of what went down is in the grooves of this production. Yes.... a major 10 for this song AND album!

[@HamiltonRb]

You are so right about all the stuff behind the scenes, fights, sex, drugs & breakups that are still an issue with this band until recently. The Mamas & the Papas had the same issues too.

[@veegee916]

Without Lindsay, that album would never have been finished...

[@HamiltonRb]

Vaughn Greenlee No doubt he is an amazing talent, but when everyone else in the band wants you out, there are issues

[@veegee916]

@@HamiltonRb I'm just talking about this album. The rest of them were so effed up, Lindsay kept the album going. They were high all night, every night! And I think Stevie is the catalyst to Lindsay being gone. They had to pick one or the other and they picked her. She's bi polar. One year, she loves Lindsay, the next she hates him...To me, there is no Fleetwood Mac without him...

[@LoniReeder]

@@HamiltonRb - very true - yes, they had their hands full of drama!!!

[@philstone3859]

This album, growing up, if you went to somebody’s house that is aways what you saw in their record collection. Everyone had it. That and Frampton comes alive two of THE most popular records of all time.

[@lala_sparkles8035]

Haha, if you didn't have those two albums they took away your teen card!

[@HamiltonRb]

Loved Frampton when he was in Humble Pie better than his solo career

[@michaelambrosano938]

Lol,..Yes TOTALLY,..I scratched the shit out of this record and my dad was pissed,.but I loved laying on the living room floor with my dads huge head phones staring at the album and wondering what was hangin down between Mick Fleetwoods knees ,lol

[@victoriabarr255]

I still have both.

[@molsongrrrl]

Hotel California too.

[@donaljolley8222]

I love how the drums simply drag one forward kicking and screaming, the bass droning mercilessly forward, the guitars shredding and screaming along with the anger of the vocals. Damn.

[@brentwolf792]

I recommend “ Gold Dust Woman” as the next song!

[@LotsaFails]

THIS

[@Marsha0364]

Yes!!!!!

[@jimmyfortrue3741]

Yes ... I agree.

[@shack8110]

I would love to see these guys react to Gold Dust WOman.

[@Snuffkinson]

Oh yes!

[@gunnerysgthartman9263]

If I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times. John McVie is the most underrated bass player ever. He is great on so many songs

[@bradjbourgeois73]

I thought they would've reacted more to the bass line than they did. One of the greatest ever!

[@clare1061]

Lindsey Buckingham makes that guitar sing. He's an absolute master

[@theodoreritola9758]

Dad what was music like in the 1970s when you were a kid ? Son come here Listen to this . Yes ok ,,Dad i can see why you dont like music from the last 30 years,, Yes Son I was very Fortunate to have been a teen in the 1970s Dad what else come out in the 70s Well free bird ,Stair way to Heaven . imagine Peter Frampton comes alive Do you feel like we do . Cary on way word son . Sweet home Alabama Smoke on the water COMFORTABLY NUMB Another Brick in the wall

[@Lizzie-h3j]

And doesn't use a pic! That's unreal to get such a perfect sound

[@stuartalexander2657]

Lindsey Buckingham on lead vocals and guitar; his (by that time) former paramour, Stevie Nicks harmonizing with him. Don't overlook the beautiful vocals by Christine McVie (who also handled keyboard duties). When the band recruited Buckingham, he made it clear that he and Stevie were a team and she had to come along. They readily agreed, and they led the band to commercial success they had never seen before.

[@johnnyborealis]

If you're hardcore, you will listen to Tusk in it's entirety

[@thegraveyard8893]

johnnyborealis 😂😂 Definitely gotta have an open mind when listening to that album, that’s for sure.

[@cgall4444]

Listen to EARLY Fleetwood Mac Blues Based style- before Stevie & Lindsey

[@Boadicea61]

Awwww ... Tusk. For one thing, the best music was when Stevie and Lindsey were breaking up. Then Stevie had the affair with Mick Fleetwood. The story goes that Mick Fleetwood always called his penis his "tusk". Hence, Lindsey wrote "Tusk".

[@hotelfoxtrot4979]

@@Boadicea61 In the song Sara, Stevie Nicks wrote and sang that beautiful haunting lyric "and you were singing and undoing the laces, undoing the laces"... still gives me chills at its beauty, its haunting evocation, its reverie... a lyric written about Stevie and Mick's shortlived affair.

[@mooshygirl]

AGREED, the most under-rated ‘Mac album ever!

[@ga41867]

1977, a Fleetwood Mac, ELO, and Star Wars year for me.

[@MrRaidermanbill]

I think I saw you at the theater.

[@alexfrost8561]

Yes one of the best albums in history!

[@LaserRanger15]

Buckingham never gets his due for the guitarist he is. Super talented

[@AndyMatts44]

Isn't he self-taught, as well?

[@montymontano8618]

So very true!

[@Mikevdog]

I saw him in a small concert several years ago in Huntsville, Alabama (Von Braun Center). He was so good and so gracious. He didn't want to get off stage and did 2 encores. I remember he did 'Holiday Road' with lots of comical dog barking included. He was supposed to play it again this weekend (August 29, 2020), but cancelled because of the rona.

[@BaileyEllisPhotos]

Absolutely! I still remember the first time I saw Fleetwood Mac in 2013, Big Love was on the setlist and I was blown away by his guitar playing.

[@carlrosa1130]

This is the kind of song that you instantly fall in love with. You don't need 'time to get used to it." You instantly love it. It's amazing.

[@markkappe1995]

So Lindsey wrote the song after breaking up with Stevie, and they're the two singers. Imagine singing a breakup song ALONG WITH YOUR EX every night for years!

[@lisaw5604]

I believe this song was a combination of Stevie's song & Lindsey. There's demo fragments by Stevie floating around on YT. Could be wrong tho. :)

[@jjsdad4952]

Lisa W from what I recall they had the first half of the song and weren’t sure where it should go...they took the bass line from a separate song one of them was working on and added it. Boom...iconic

[@lisaw5604]

@@jjsdad4952 That sounds right. I knew there were fragments. And yes, Boom... Iconic! :)

[@RockyMtnRebecca]

And they still really loved each other all that time too... just hated each other too lol

[@lisaw5604]

@@RockyMtnRebecca Isn't that the way it goes? You can love and intensely hate someone at the same time. Makes perfect sense! Haha. :)

[@kharmee0178]

“Gypsy” Stevies song writing skills are excellent 👌🏼

[@lorilxn1597]

I'm 56 and have been listening to them forever. Went to see them in concert in Cedar Rapids Iowa back in the 80's

[@adrianstabbinsartistinresi9875]

This was used by the BBC as the opening music to the Formula 1 races for years. Lindsay Buckingham's best guitar solo.

[@Krisburturion]

Even after they had stopped using it as the intro for a few years, they held a vote for what music people wanted to be on the intro. The Chain won it easily and they started using it again!

[@amandalewis-im3vf]

My F1 ❤️🏁🏁🏁

[@scottjswenson]

Ironically, I was never a Fleetwood fan back when they were in their prime (I was deep into metal at the time), but now that I'm old(er), I appreciate so much the music of the period and the sheer artistry of the time. Rumors is definitely in the top 10 albums of the rock era.

[@jetblack.7186]

Same here.

[@iciajay6891]

They have been my fave since I was like 8. I was born in the late 80's.

[@Christina-bl4cv]

one of the rare perfect songs. 11/10

[@ELEcomments]

Dear Andy & Alex: Please DO NOT ever listen to the radio while behind the wheel.

[@mer101010]

Hahahaha!!! Good one. The head bobbling alone!

[@lorriehil4212]

Now that’s funny!!!

[@ELEcomments]

Well i'm a comic writer so i would hope so lol

[@Ozefan2580]

Hahahaha! 👍👍👍

[@ericwincentsen587]

"Go Your Own Way" is one you definitely want to hear.

[@janetlucas2343]

Eric Wincentsen Yes! Mick on the drums..amazing!

[@kennethjenkins3972]

The perfect song PS as for me and my friends, we didn’t buy singles back then, we bought albums and we played them front to back. This is one of the best of all time.

[@AT-bo9sn]

I’ve never seen two people vibe to music this hard.🙂

[@andyandalex]

@Abby Todd That’s how we do it man! Nice headphones and we sit back and enjoy the jam! 🔥

[@allybrough]

What headphones are you using dude?

[@dealiecolburn7060]

Pretty sure they’re stoned 👐😎

[@andyandalex]

@allybrough Sony and the model started with an M, they were like $120 that should help narrow it down! Cheers man!

[@bio-hazard221]

@@dealiecolburn7060 I was getting stoned while watching them 😂

[@Skunz]

Who else was waiting for Johnny’s epic bass line and the look of pure satisfaction on A&A’s faces?

[@lakidstv2766]

Because they are singing to each other! That’s where the emotion from this masterpiece comes from..it comes from the heart, the soul, the gut..it’s a love song from the other side..best song hands down from Fleetwood Mac..I grew up on this song and the like..But this song, from its Eastern sound and the great, great bass riff includes it all..the epitome of rock and roll! The epitome of music as I said to incorporate such different dialects of music and make it so catchy: it’s the only word I can come up with..this is a song: rock and roll, Indian/eastern, blues, etc. this is a fucking great song top to bottom; T to B!!

[@9337sjm]

Also check out “Landslide”. Very mellow and personal.

[@gregsteele806]

If you do so, then please do the live version from their reunion concert. It’s just Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham on stage. One voice. One guitar. Beautiful.

[@randallshaw9609]

Rumours has tons of great tunes on it: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Don't Stop, The Chain, You Make Lovin' Fun, Gold Dust Woman, I Don't Want to Know, and Songbird (really, the whole album is excellent but...;^) and when you consider the band were all in relationships together and were in the process of breaking up when they made this album. Just amazing.

[@roncypert8255]

I’ve always loved their live Official Music Video version as well as this one. I guess the main reason is the sheer joy of watching Mick Fleetwood’s maniacal drumming and the ways he expresses himself while killing that drum kit!

[@stevevalkos6308]

in 1977 it felt like that album was issued to every household

[@robmcgrath5202]

Yeah, you couldn't go to any of your friends' houses without that album being at the front of the stack, probably because it was on the turntable at the time.

[@Trapper50cal]

Yup, my Dad had shared custody of me on weekends and playing this album (on vinyl) was the first order of business after a Happy Meal. :)

[@maryscaggsdane1978]

Right!!!

[@ChristyAbbey]

I had all the singles, but never heard the album as a unit until 2006 or so. Which means I didn't hear The Chain until then, and I was also surprised Silver Springs wasn't on it.

[@SnyderGator1]

...And I still have it.

[@Deborahtunes]

My absolute favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Vocal harmonies are perfection. The bass line is one of the most recognized in rock music. Happy New Year's guys...🎉🎶🎸

[@Barbinator]

My favorite too. It's so raw and real. Just so good!

[@Deborahtunes]

@@Barbinator ~ Definitely...👍🎶🎸

[@markmurphy558]

I've read that the band laid down the tracks and went on vacation for the summer. Buckingham spent the time in the studio with the engineer playing with the production. Nicks claimed that she did not recognize the song when they came back from their break.

[@terriertz6837]

Gold Dust Woman. Period. It's a must. It's hauntingly beautiful.

[@jnewmark41]

Terri Ertz Greatest Stevie song

[@kileymcdonnel6705]

Yesss

[@christine3043]

Seeing it performed live was an experience of a lifetime.

[@kileymcdonnel6705]

CatLady 493 hopefully I’ll get to hear her this upcoming jazz fest🙏🏽

[@christine3043]

Kiley McDonnel ...I’m sure you will. Enjoy! :)

[@legionofbarry]

Lindsey Buckingham is one of the greatest guitarists and is so underrated.

[@dunhill1]

Yes, and a shame he was fired by the band last year.

[@malarie2422]

Yes! Wanted to go to Fleetwood Mac concert in Tampa last year but buckingham wasn’t there so I passed. Still love the band but come on!buckingham is amazing

[@windyhillbomber]

FM without Lindsey is like the Stones without Keith

[@kima8670]

I totally agree! It is a travesty he was rated 100th on Rolling Stone's Top 100 Guitarists of All Time.

[@kima8670]

@@malarie2422 You made a good decision. I saw them in concert in 2015 and he did not stop the entire time, even when the others took breaks. He was 65 at the time. He is amazing. They are no longer Fleetwood Mac without him.

[@Paul-hl8yg]

One of the greatest albums EVER made!

[@V7avalon]

A Welsh witch is sending you both back too the 1970's.🧙‍♀️ - Rhiannon - Gold Dust Woman

[@SonicProfessor_a.k.a._T._Andra]

The 1970s have no apostrophe, though. 😁

[@ChaCha-wf2iu]

Lindsey Buckingham is self-taught I think that’s why his sound is so unique

[@brianmann9570]

He's amazing. So underrated.

[@jr-xs9tf]

Fingerpicker at the highest level.

[@martyaguilar6299]

Lindsey is one of the most underrated guitarists out there. the man is amazing.

[@martyaguilar6299]

The FM live concert a few years ago where he did Big Love was an out of body experience.

[@tinalinge9182]

I had read that Lindsey was a bass player originally. Hence his unique plucking style. he's very underrated. Didn't realize myself how good he was til I saw them live. I came away with a new appreciation for his playing. This is one of my favorite bands of all time. I was a teenager when it came out. Stevie Nicks is one of the greatest women songwriters of this era.

[@stpnwlf9]

One of Lindsey Buckingham's best compositions in Fleetwood Mac. And to this day, if you watch them live, Stevie and Lindsey go back to the pain of their failing relationship in this song, staring daggers at each other as they sing it. Gives you chills.

[@niles8102]

There is a video where Lindsay is aggresively singing as Stevie is standing next to him looking very distraught and upset.

[@niles8102]

She later said, before that performance, she and Lindsay had gotten in to a huge argument backstage which spilled in to the entire show on stage. You can see the tension.

[@Rocker1983]

You guys should check out Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty doing Stop Dragging My Heart Around.

[@lisaw5604]

Absolutely! They are amazing together. Stevie was an "unofficial" member of The Heartbreakers. Very cool!

[@robertreichle1]

@@lisaw5604 Yeah, I think that's why she had the rest of the band help her fire Lindsey, so she could bring Mike Campbell into the band after Petty died. I doubt she would ever admit that's what she was after...

[@lisaw5604]

@@robertreichle1 I do know she admitted, working with Lindsey had become too difficult and she would leave if he didn't. And, she was thrilled to have Mike on board. -- With their history, I can see it. Mick even said, one night before Lindsey left (the first time), the band mates had to pull Lindsey off of Stevie, as he was trying to choke her. That's wild. I guess they'll keep repeating the cycle until the end, no? -- Great evening to you Robert! :)

[@armadillotoe]

All of these years, and I thought they were dragging a carp around! Just joking. LOL.

[@lisaw5604]

@@armadillotoe Good one! :)

[@synchronizerman]

They *were* kind of singing to each other. Their personal relationships fueled a lot of tension in these songs.

[@synchronizerman]

I only just realized that you figured this out already haha

[@DawnSuttonfabfour]

That, and all the coke they were taking! The year it came out my parents bought it. Everyone, but EVERYONE, had it. Good times.

[@lisakaz35]

Totally. Born out of their pain(s) as well as connection.

[@markyoungbrandt8572]

I just found A&A, this morning. I'm 59, a rock & roll guy and loving these videos/reviews. Fleetwood Mac "The Chain" and UFO "Love to Love" are my top 2 favorite songs ever!

[@pjritts1]

I love that you guys are doing this. These are the songs that I grew up with. So having you guys listen to these tunes for the first time let’s me appreciate such fantastic work all over again with fresh ears. And it confirms what I believed all along, that this generation of music was fantastic. 👍🏼❤️

[@bryanburton6087]

"It's almost as if they are singing to each other." Too funny. Since you say you looked up the meaning of the song then you know that they ARE singing to each other. Can you say 'tension?' Peace

[@andyandalex]

@Bryan Burton Yes!! It was specifically the lyric at the end!! “Chaaaaaiiiiinn, keep us together!” You could totally feel that type of tension, just wow.

[@40kedge]

A FANTASTIC love version from 1980... wow..

[@40kedge]

*Live

[@lisaw5604]

Stevie & Lindsey had been together since teenagers. So, this breakup was intense. Remember their Buckingham Nicks Album? So innocent. Agree, need to see live Mirage Tour 82... They lock eyes & boom. Drama!

[@peck404]

@@andyandalex Everyone had this Album....in 70s when this came out..🔼🔼🔼🔼 ( i was 5)..Wait til You do Go your own way...Lindsay tells Stevie " packin up& Shakin up is all you wanna do"...after she started seeing Don Henley from Eagles.

[@cutty-sark]

I had this album and heard this song many times. I was invited by a guy a worked with to listen to his Magna Planer speakers. He played this song. It’s been one of my favorites ever since!

[@shellybay817]

can we just pause and give homage to Mick Fleetwood with that hypnotizing heartbeat drum? Saw them 2x back in the day and it was amazing! If you really want to get the full effect you should see them singing this to each other live...Stevie Nicks is the original Boss Lady! She writes diss lyrics and makes him play it live!!

[@mickbacon8542]

Absolutely true - when you see it live, you can see the daggers coming out of Stevie's eyes when she looks at Lyndsey.

[@gillrowley]

The whole album is based on the break-up of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and the divorce of Christine and John McVie. Every song on the album is so powerful.

[@christine3043]

Gill Rowley ...They were admittedly high too.

[@kathynicholson103]

They were such broken, drunk and drugged out people, but so extremely talented they were able to make great music together!

[@adstov]

The album took a real emotional toll on the band

[@martino9134]

A band with 3 talented songwriters and a Rock and Blues backbone that stretches back to John Mayall's Bluesbreakers . Christine (Perfect) later McVie played keyboard's / sang lead vocals for a band called Chicken Shack , even played a residency at Hamburg's Star Club ( like the Beatles ) in the late 60's . Less visible on stage than Buckingham/Nicks , she provided the band a big chunk of hit songs -You Make Loving fun, Don't Stop, Songbird, Everywhere, Little Lies. Sadly missed

[@dcnats92]

True FM fans know the brilliance of Christine McVie ❤ RIP

[@Usernamesaredumb666]

If this is the first time they've heard Fleetwood Mac, then their parents have failed them 😂 but to be fair, I LOVE their reaction to it. Made me smile like crazy.

[@billybbutter2780]

I hear you Amy, their parents failed them dismally!! My Dauther is the same age as AA!! She loves this album!!!

[@SezArrow]

Seriously the first album I ever heard, so early in life I don't remember not knowing it.

[@dwinkleman]

Grand Parents.

[@Enzoblueblood]

Made me cry🤣

[@noone6063]

I'm blessed... Born in the 70s, childhood in the 80s and teenager in the 90s. Fleetwood Mac, Beastie Boys, Nirvana to Billy Idol and Dire Straights as well. I listened to it all. My girls know all of Holes (Courtney Loves band) songs and all of New Order (80s band) songs, Lana Del Rey songs and The Killers and Foster the People. They listen to everything I play. I realized that not everyone shares their love of music with the kids. Sometimes kids just assume that all "old" music is Disco music (which I live by the way too) and don't pay attention to good music. But, I realized that some kids are musically deficient when my daughter has mentioned (not once but twice), that her friends had never heard some of the music she had downloaded on her phone. I was shocked. Almost a shocked as these reaction videos on Fleetwood Mac. Wow, the 1st time?

[@meganarnold4668]

I was singing Fleetwood Mac while in diapers. 🤣 I was raised right! Lol

[@geoffwilliams2401]

In the uk we are blessed, from the bass/ drum break onwards this is our theme music for formula 1 coverage, every race Sunday since I was a kid... I'm almost 50 now dudes

[@andythoms8130]

I didn't even realise it came from this song lol

[@ethanlawrence5502]

@@andythoms8130 me neither till about 20 mins ago lol

[@RexKarrs]

Backup vocals: 30 screaming race car engines.

[@SvenTviking]

The coda from this song has been the theme music for every F1 race show for decades in the UK.

[@LittleV179]

I hadn't heard this song or album in its entirety until I started working in a music store but as you say ..formula one, as soon as I heard the end I was like "oh damn I do know this song". I'll never forget having the opportunity to listen to so many great rock albums in the shop but the time my colleague put this one on and waited to see my face near the end will be something I'll cherish.

[@swfcocs1]

Sadly not for the last 20 years

[@tammysquire6992]

@@swfcocs1 Bloody hell has it really been 20 years??! I feel old LOL I was gutted when F1 moved channels :(

[@SvenTviking]

@@swfcocs1 They brought it back recently.

[@kdmil2002]

I was laughing out loud when they hit the guitar solo...Hahahahahahah, these guys were giving great guitar face. This was so much better than all those videos where people keep interrupting the song to give their opinion. These dudes are great!!

[@bio-hazard221]

Yeah those reaction videos where they keep pausing it irritate me so much, especially when it's an awesome-ass band like Tool or Pink Floyd

[@charlessoto5372]

“Ok, so swamp music.” 😂😂😂

[@stuartalexander2657]

That band has a storied history; you should check out some of their earliest work with the one and only Peter Green on guitar (widely considered at the time as the premiere blues rock player in the UK; yes, even over Clapton). Later they had Bob Welch handling guitar duties; HIGHLY underrated musician (who sadly took his own life a few years ago). Check out one of his/their songs called "Hypnotized". It will floor you; trust me. :)

[@Snuffkinson]

Please check out Peter Green era, Mac! This was a different band altogether but, in my opinion, easily as good.

[@GedUK]

Though for Brits of course, this in the single best known Fleetwood Mac song simply because it's the Formula 1 theme tune. Even if most people don't know who it is.

[@Rainyman63]

"It's like they are singing to each other" ... Yup, they do, actually. Buckingham and Nicks broke up that time, just like the McVies. Imagine recording an album that's all about breakups and divorce, with all the grief and disappointment that come with it. And having to play that stuff on stage for the rest of your life. Together with your ex-lover.

[@kevinduffy80]

Nicks was also sleeping with Mick Fleetwood at this time

[@Wired4Life2]

Kevin Duffy That can explain the _Rumours_ cover then. I kinda admire how the band is communicating to each other via the song that while their personal relationships may go to crap, they’ll always be together as a band. Of course, the recent firing of Lindsey Buckingham proves that even that sentiment had its breaking point, decades after the song’s release.

[@kevinduffy80]

@@Wired4Life2 just goes to show you Bluefox, that everything has it's time.

[@brownstansifer]

This was the best selling record for years, it was knocked out of #1 by Thriller.

[@DJMaul1031]

Just to second everyone else: this album is considered across the board an all time classic. Yes, they WERE singing to each other, this song is LITERALLY about their dysfunctional relationships. Incredible emotions set to some of the greatest harmonizing ever. This whole album deserves a full listen. If you're doing one at a time, do Go Your Own Way. Or...even better, if you want more brilliant guitar tone, try Never Going Back Again.

[@donrichter3523]

It’s hard to imagine a more polished band. Everything is just right, all of the members were highly talented.

[@terrispurling4036]

25 June 1977, Little Rock, Arkansas. One of the best concerts I have EVER been to. Love your reactions. Late to the party, but here for my kinda music. New sub!

[@davidhaney1394]

"the chain" is the band , they are singing about how the "band " are whats holding them together and no-one wanted to break up the band , even though , at the time , the in fighting in the band was beyond chronic. Lyndsey and Stevie were HATING each other at this point , Christine and John were on the brink too , Mick was screwing both Christine and Stevie , Christine was also screwing the lighting director , the cocaine use was THROUGH THE FUCKING ROOF so , "the chain" was the only thing holding them together . Peace ~!

[@cgijanto]

I think this was their only song where all 5 were credited with the writing

[@drummerdanwilliams3697]

@@cgijanto True. Pieced together from songs written by each individual member.

[@thewkovacs316]

@@cgijanto nicks wrote the original song...from that comes the chorus the rest comes from all the different members

[@Kainlarsen]

I think they maintained the economy of S.America for a decade at that point.

[@Karin-uj8oz]

I am truly living my teen years over listening to you two!! Love it!!!

[@YYZFTW]

I sat 4 rows, stage left from a Lindsey Buckingham concert. The dude is looking for eye contact, feeds of the energy he ignites in the audience, setting up the most intense feedback loop I've seen between a band and the audience. It was so fucking cool. If you get a chance to see him, GO!

[@zzremington]

"Go Your Own Way" is an ultimate banger, "Gold Dust Woman" is an example of Stevie Nicks, a great singer/songwriter and perhaps the sexiest woman in rock history - the album transcends time - all-time masterpiece.

[@jnewmark41]

ZZBlue Comet As much as I love bands from the 70s, there's no band or album that can compare to Fleetwood Mac's Rumours. It is absolute musical perfection and still enters the top 40 occasionally over 40 years after it was made. Even the outtakes are perfect (Silver Springs).

[@StaceyBeryl]

I was at their concert in 1978 at the UofAz for this Album. It was on the football field and a few months later pot plants started to grow on the field. It was reported that security had nearly no issues.... lol

[@peterquinones3522]

Woo hoo! Next time try Tusk by them!

[@MMFrye]

Agreed! I was just thinking that.

[@jeanharris2408]

Oh, I'd LOVE to watch these guys listen to Tusk. The drums alone would flip them out!

[@lala_sparkles8035]

@@jeanharris2408 Yes, I was thinking the same thing!

[@McClellan71]

Too many great songs to listen to before Tusk".. right? I find it boring.. I know, just my opinion. "Sara" on the Tusk album blows it away.. imo

[@peterquinones3522]

@Chris. If you ask me the best Fleetwood Mac s were way before this, first with Peter Green and then with Bob Welch, but that ain't gonna happen here I don't think.

[@teresaluthye1153]

I was a senior in high school when this album came out. Fantastic! I still love Fleetwood Mac. Great reaction!

[@idahoandude3284]

I love the finality and succinct perfection. "If you don't love me now, you'll NEVER love me again."

[@karenscales5077]

They made u all close your eyes. That is the affect they have in us all. Welcome to Real Music....

[@zekegregory3129]

You have to listen next, Go Your Own Way off the same album. My opinion, that's the best song on it. The solo, the bass riff and harmonies are top notch.

[@davewagner7280]

I was fortunate that when Fleetwood Mac came to the University of Arizona (to play in Wildcat Stadium) it was for the TuskTour (would have been around 1979). Our fraternity was one of several asked to serve as "bouncers" to stand right by the stage. To say it was awesome, would be an under-statement. We got to work bouncers for over a year, for acts from the Beach Boys to Dylan, and dozens of others.... and best part? it was FREE. Worst part was we couldn't "partake"... ;)

[@craigtennant7637]

"Go Your Own Way" is a song like "Better Man" by Pearl Jam. Sad lyrics yet upbeat tune. "Go Your Own Way" is my favorite song on Rumors.

[@PhilliptBates]

Try "Landslide", "Go Your Own Way" "I'm So Afraid" and "Monday Morning".

[@kima8670]

I love Monday Morning! So underrated.

[@buzzardbeatniks]

I’m so afraid is my favorite ever. The live version from the Dance is amazing

[@meep2576]

I’m so afraid and silver springs is my favs

[@beaunelson6386]

This!!!

[@StanJamrog]

Taylor Swift writes songs about her exes. Stevie Nicks wrote songs tearing apart her ex... and made him play guitar to it

[@Doublejays34]

Next level comment.

[@martinl8574]

There is a reason rumors album was the largest selling album of all time at its release. Fleetwood Mac is a quintessential rock band. Legends!

[@dawnpatrol700]

Andy nailed it with "they're singing to each other". Two couples in the band were married and were going through breakups during making this album. A soap opera could have been made if they filmed the making of this album back in 77

[@kdryan21]

The fact that Christine McVie and John McVie were divorcing AND Stevie Nicks and Lindsay Buckingham were divorcing in the middle of making this album is a testament to how incredible this band is.

[@itsmedrooms6071]

Stevie was also getting it on with Mick and Lindsey found out. Mick was also going through a divorce. I don't think Stevie and Lindsey were actually married, but man, the angst.

[@poosala8821]

Despite the implosion, this song the Chain is about they would never break the musical chain of the band.

[@iciajay6891]

The personal life explosion made this song what it is.

[@sallyphillips9175]

@@itsmedrooms6071 Yeah, Stevie and Lindsey were never married.

[@greenphoenix687]

...and then Stevie ran off with the drummer :D

[@CrabCrust]

This is how to do a reaction video. I've listened to this song thousands of times but watching you two 'experience' it brought back the 'first time listen' goosebumps! Thank you! Subbed!

[@kymcook838]

Ahh the great Stevie Nicks ! There's a story behind that song the 2 singers were at one time in a relationship

[@juliewillard1367]

I feel so old! Can’t believe they have never heard this song.

[@happytraveller2122]

WTF!!

[@pgame20]

Same cycle for everyone that appreciates good music! Growing up, it's the music of your time, then when you go off to college and start thinking a little bit for yourself, you go back to the classics and discover what all the fuss was about! I'm 35, so I was lucky to get an early dose of Fleetwood/Queen/REO/Rush from my pops, but I had to go back even farther than that once I grew a brain of my own lol!

[@nevetszinodas6654]

Rumors. Frampton Comes Alive. Zep II. Paranoid. And a few more albums I’m definitely missing at the moment we’re owned by basically everyone I knew or met at the time back then. So much so that it felt like they were standard issue for my generation.