CultureZohn

View Original

A Fleetwood Mac Anniversary

Rumors by Fleetwood Mac was released on July 11, 1975. Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were already on the outs-she had left him-and Christine and John McVie were also split but the band rented two houses in Sausalito to work on the album anyway and the rest is history. Sometimes in dissonance there is assonance. For a very cool insider view of the track “Go Your Own Way” listen to Song Exploder podcast episode 150 in which Lindsey Buckingham recounts the genesis of this song and album. For my money “Landslide” is still the track with the most poignancy. But then I’m a sucker for break-ups and lost loves.