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I don't know what other album has had such a collection of incredibly well-known songs. (Ok so I actually didn't know 'I Don't Want to Know' or 'Oh Daddy' either, but that's only 3 out of 11.)

Or being the one sibling in a big family that doesn't get good grades. Like getting picked last for dodgeball teams. Everything else on this album was a massive hit. 'Second Hand News' must feel terrible about itself. The ability of the band members to stand broadside into the hurricane of negative emotions and create this magnificent album is truly remarkable. When the emotional toll was too much, cocaine helped dull the pain. You know what else helped? Copious amounts of cocaine, reportedly. The emotional compartmentalization required to do so is spectacular. How does one even come into the studio to work with people you despise and create this? ItвЂ™s likely that the dysfunction actually helped create some of the beauty on the album. What is incredible is that most of the dysfunction was not elsewhere in their lives, but rather mostly amongst the artists in the studio. The fact that this exemplary art was created with a divorce, an on-again-off-again strained relationship, and an extramarital affair going on is impressive. This album is a prime example of human beingsвЂ™ ability to excel while drowning in dysfunction in their lives. The experience was as if the album tracks were each audience members and Oprah is on stage, вЂњYou are a hit song! You are a hit song! You are a hit song! Every track is a hit song!!!!!вЂќ I have heard most of the songs on this album at one time or another. 4.5 out of 5 and I'm only docking this half a star because I would never listen to this record out of choice.ДЇleetwood Mac is one of those bands that IвЂ™ve always been peripherally aware of but never really listened to. Fleetwood Mac set out to make a state of the art mainstream pop record and they succeeded wildly.

I can't deny the artistry and craftsmanship involved. But if making a 20x Platinum record was easy, everyone WOULD do it, for the money and fame, if nothing else.

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So, how to rate? It's easy to dismiss this kind of music because it sounds so simple, like anyone could do it. And it's all so middle of the road, AM radio friendly it hurts. The playing is competent, never ostentatious, and always in the service of the tunes.

Fleetwood Mac never repeat themselves on Rumors-every song is different there's a wide range of styles and tempos, and there are no real duds. Their arrangements are tight, only as detailed as they need to be, transparent, and succint, leaving plenty of room for the songs to breathe. Fleetwood Mac avoids the wretched synthesizers that ruined many a record of the period Fleetwood Mac uses them judiciously and tastefully. That said, it's easy to see why Rumors was such a massive success. Adding to the difficulty is that I don't especially enjoy Fleetwood Mac straight-up pop not being my thing. For me, it was a cultural phenomenon, so the songs on Rumors are a bit difficult for me to assess as music. It's hard to imagine now, but at the time, most of the songs on Rumors were inescapable on the radio. By 1977, Fleetwood Mac had left their roots as a blues outfit long behind, opting for Lindsey Buckingham's sunny California pop.