Lindsey Buckingham's Go Your Own Way and Stevie Nicks' Dreams were clearly telling both sides of the same story

Photo by Sam Emerson

At 35, Rumours is still one album you can believe in

Mention the year 1977 to lads of a particular musical bent and you're likely to be regaled with a torrent of memories about the excitement surrounding new releases by the Pistols, Buzzcocks and The Clash, seeing the latter in Trinity and watching our own Radiators from Space develop into the best Irish band of their generation.

All of that did take place, of course, as well as Bowie releasing the iconic single Heroes (UK chart placing No 24 and didn't feature in the US charts at all, so it's taken a while for the song's significance to become apparent) but in the wider world the album charts were dominated by the Eagles' Hotel California and Rumours by Fleetwood Mac.

Both of those records were inescapable for most of that year, with Rumours emerging in January and dominating the airwaves and in-store plays for 12 months or more. The story of Rumours and Fleetwood Mac in general is now the stuff of rock'n'roll legend. Although big sellers in their blues-rock incarnation in the mid-Sixties, by the early Seventies Fleetwood Mac were a busted flush, until bassist John McVie's notion of incorporating the Californian duo of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks opened the key to the golden door. An eponymous 1975 album cracked the million-mark Stateside but the band themselves were cracking up by the time they started work on the much-anticipated follow-up. McVie and his wife Christine were splitting up, as were Buckingham and Nicks and big bags of cocaine were sitting beside the recording console -- what could possibly go wrong?

Chaos

What eventually emerged from the madness and chaos was a record which seemed like glossy but slightly left-field west coast pop-rock on the outside but contained a bitter, fractious undertow.

Buckingham's Go Your Own Way and Nicks's Dreams were clearly telling both sides of the same story, while The Chain, despite providing the BBC's Formula 1 theme for decades, just sounded plain weird.

And what's more, 35 years later the album still sounds great.

The 35th anniversary edition of Rumours is released next Friday

- George Byrne
Herald.ie (Ireland)


NEUE MUSIK | MEHR FLEETWOOD MAC MIT JUBILÄUMSEDITION UND US-TOUR 2013
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Jornal Do Commercio (Brazil)

Kingfm.net (Germany)


(Audio) RUMOURS VAN FLEETWOOD MAC
Rumours, de legendarische plaat van Fleetwood Mac, komt opnieuw in een geremasterde versie uit. Luc De Vos is fan.
'Rumours' was een wereldwijd succes. Er werden meer dan 40 miljoen exemplaren van verkocht. De plaat wordt beschreven als een 'ellendig mooie' plaat, of ook wel 'dé echtscheidingsplaat'. You can go your own way was het eerste singletje dat Luc De Vos kocht.
Radio1.be (Netherlands)


O Fleetwood Mac volta para celebrar 35 anos de Rumours
A banda começa em maio uma turnê de 35 shows nos EUA
Jornal Do Commercio (Brazil)

Fleetwood Mac 'The Road To Rumours' UK Acoustic Magazine February, 2013 Issue On Sale Now!

We Celebrate The 35th anniversary Of One Of Music's Most Iconic Albums

Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours is an album heard in the homes, cars and on the computers of more than 40 million people. To mark its 35th anniversary, this landmark album is being re-released with a package of demos and studio out-takes. Andy Hughes looks back at his own personal discovery of this iconic recording, and assesses its enduring appeal.

Acoustic Magazine February issue on sale in the UK as of January 17th.

Video: First Look: STEVIE NICKS on Season 3 of Oprah's Master Class - Oprah Winfrey Network

Oprah's Master Class tells the stories you've never heard from the people you thought you knew best. Hand-picked by Oprah for their unique impact on the world, true modern masters share their successes, failures, triumphs, disappointments and heartbreaks. Season 3 will feature entertainers Alicia Keys and Stevie Nicks, supermodel/entrepreneur Cindy Crawford, renowned journalist Tom Brokaw and more.

Watch the season premiere of Oprah's Master Class on Sunday, March 3, at 10/9c.

For more on Oprah's Master Class, visit http://www.oprah.com/MasterClass

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In celebrating the 35th anniversary of Fleetwood Mac’s album Rumours The Sound (New Zealand) are giving you the chance to win a copy of the new re-release !  To enter, sign in or sign up to The Sound  Enter Contest

The 35th Anniversary Deluxe Edition and Super Deluxe Box of Rumours will be released in New Zealand this Friday, January 25th.

The sets can be pre-ordered through JB HI-FI.

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Australia / New Zealand See Sound City w/ Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood & Lindsey Buckingham One Night Only - Jan 31st

Catch Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham ONE NIGHT ONLY in Australia and New Zealand on January 31st in the following theatres:

Village Cinemas  - January 31st
Event Cinemas AUS - January 31st
Event Cinemas NZ - January 31st through February 6th

Photo by John Bernstein: Stevie Nicks and Pat Smear Sundance Jan 18, 2013

WOW!  Stevie Nicks and Dave Grohl take 'Gold Dust Woman' to a whole new level!

Girl knows how to work a tambo!

Mick Fleetwood is off the island... Spotted in L.A.

The white flag is likely flying high over Mick Fleetwood's restaurant on Maui signaling he's "off island" as he was spotted at the Maui Airport yesterday about to board a plane... At the time, his destination was unknown... He then turned up at LAX in Los Angeles. Could he be in town to prep for Fleetwood Mac rehearsals?... Maybe he's in town for the Sound City Players show at the Palladium Jan 31st.

Mick Fleetwood at the Maui airport. I didn't know he was 8' tall! twitter.com/zbinski/status…
— zbinski (@zbinski) January 20, 2013

Mick Fleetwood on our flight from Maui to LAX twitter.com/918kiwi/status…
— Florence(@918kiwi) January 21, 2013

"Tonight, I've got Lindsey Buckingham's girlfriend," said Grohl when Introducing Stevie Nicks

Dave Grohl's Sound City Players Debut at Sundance Film Festival 
Spin.com 

And then Stevie. Oh, Stevie. As cooky as you are with your sunglasses on inside of this low-lit venue on this blackest of ice-kissed nights, your voice is heart-melting mana. Grohl agreed. Before she came out, he explained her Sound City story, in which Mick Fleetwood asks the studio boss for Lindsey Buckingham's info so he can offer him a place in the Mac, and the boss explains that he'll have to let LB's GF in the band as well. "Tonight, I've got Lindsey Buckingham's girlfriend," said Grohl before trading lines with her on "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around." Her bewitching quaver brought the room up a few degrees — we noted at least two coat removals during their insanely smooth rendition of "Dreams" — and though the darkly droning Johannes-assisted version of "Gold Dust Woman" was a triumph, the show's greatest moment came just before that resonant close. Suddenly the 12 people onstage became two, and Grohl picked up the night's first acoustic guitar to accompany Nicks on her first big hit, Fleetwood Mac's wistful, weather-appropriate "Landslide." Their duet nearly silenced the rowdy crowd, now four hours deep into their drinks, and even inspired the bathroom attendant to abandon his post and film with his phone. The lines about getting older could've felt literal, but Grohl's era-spanning musical circus of badassery and general excellence made the point that good music: a) is timeless, b) defies genre, and c) is always waiting in the wings — as each of his headliners were at one point or another — for fresh context and a new crowd. CHRIS MARTINS 

 Full show review at Spin.com

 More photos by clicking 'Continue Reading...'

Concert Review: Dave Grohl's 'Sound City' Players at Sundance with Stevie Nicks

 by David Burger at Salt Lake Tribune

No fewer than 38 different songs were performed during the concert, in which Dave Grohl was the only musician to be onstage for each one of those 38.

It was the rare concert that only got better the longer it went on, with a set by John Fogerty and then a set from Stevie Nicks closing the show (with Foo Fighters backing them up as primarily the house band for the evening, with several line-up changes).

Stevie's Setlist:

• Stop Draggin My Heart Around
• You Can't Fix This (New song from the movie soundtrack)
• Dreams
• Landslide
• Gold Dust Woman

The finale came when Steve Nicks came onstage, with one of the strongest connections to the Los Angeles studio that Grohl has immortalized in his film. (She and Lindsey Buckingham recored as a duo at the studio before they joined Fleetwood Mac, whose "Rumours" was recorded at the studio.) Along with a new song destined for the "Sound City" soundtrack, she sang breath-taking versions of "Gold Dust Woman" (which closed the night, with 11 musicians on stage) and "Dreams," both off of the landmark album "Rumours." But best of all was when all of the other musicians except for Grohl left the stage, and he accompanied her on acoustic guitar as she sang "Landslide." Everyone in the audience who has an iPhone captured the performance (and it seemed as if every audience member owned the smart phone).

Besides being a party to celebrate the film, the night underscored the message of the film: that people making music with other people (as opposed to making music on a computer) is the only way to create magic, and there was magic throughout the evening.

Full Review by David Burger at Salt Lake Tribune

Photos by @coultin | @jonathanfuhrman | @c_sutter

RollingStone Review
Dave Grohl Debuts Supergroup at 'Sound City' Sundance Premiere
Director takes the stage with Stevie Nicks, John Fogerty and other musicians featured in his studio documentary

MTV.Com Review

Did Dave Grohl Put On The Greatest Sundance Show Ever?
The Foo Fighters joined former members of Nirvana and Stevie Nicks for an epic Sound City Players performance in Park City, UT.

The crowd played favorites for the final performer of the night: Stevie Nicks. Introduced by Grohl as the "Queen of Rock and Roll," the Fleetwood Mac star was greeted by a sea of camera flashes and a new surge from the crowd. Nicks debuted a new song from the "Sound City" soundtrack about the death of her godson, a stalwart, octave-driven anthem called "You Can't Fix This." Nicks and the Foos then launched into a set of Fleetwood Mac hits, with Nicks bringing the night full circle by going back to her roots, citing "Landslide" as the song that made her the songwriter and performer that she is today.

Video: Women's Guild's Cedars Sinai 55th Anniversary Gala 2012 Feat. STEVIE NICKS

Women's Guild's Cedars Sinai 55th Anniversary Gala 2012

Beverly Wilshire Hotel, November 13, 2012
FEATURING STEVIE NICKS

New Video captures Stevie performing Rhiannon, Landslide, Gold Dust Woman, Stand Back and Edge of Seventeen.

Photos: Stevie Nicks with Dave Grohl - Sound City Movie Premiere at Sundance

Red carpet arrivals at the Premiere of Sound City the movie today in Park City, UT.  Stevie performs tonight at Park City Live with Dave Grohl and the Sound City Players!

Sound City - Interview with Stevie Nicks on the... by HitFix

All Photos Above by Lucas Jackson

Above Two Photos by Anna Webber

Photo by Chris Pizzello

Get Free Tickets to see STEVIE NICKS and LADY ANTEBELLUM for an All-New Episode of Crossroads

STEVIE NICKS AND LADY ANTEBELLUM JOIN FOR AN ALL-NEW EPISODE OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SERIES ‘CMT CROSSROADS’

Rock and roll icon Stevie Nicks will share the stage with country superstars Lady Antebellum when CMT presents an all-new episode of CMT CROSSROADS.  Meeting and collaborating for the first time on the CMT CROSSROADS stage in Los Angeles, Nicks and Lady Antebellum will share harmonies and stories

CMT CROSSROADS: STEVIE NICKS AND LADY ANTEBELLUM premiering later this year on CMT.

Not quite sure how this works, but through 1iota you can request free tickets:

• CMT Crossroads:     Stevie Nicks and Lady Antebellum
• When:                      Tuesday, January 29th at 6:30 PM
• Where:                     Culver City, CA
• Age:                         18+
• Guests:                    Stevie Nicks, Lady Antebellum

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Review: Fleetwood Mac 'Rumours' Super Deluxe Re-issue ★★★★/5

FLEETWOOD MAC 'RUMOURS' Re-issue
Bernard Zuel
SMH.com

"If you're already sold on the album, you may be wondering if it's worth getting the extras. Although it has some decent crunch at times and includes Rhiannon, Nicks's hit from Rumours' self-titled predecessor, I don't think much is to be gained from the live disc. For committed fans, there are more rewards in the rarities/demo material. The demo of The Chain has an eerie, foreboding element to it that suggests it could have been a completely different song; likewise an early version of Silver Springs is lower, less optimistic and intriguing. And for those who doubted at the time, Nicks's compelling and stark Planets of the Universe - a demo not released until 2004 - will convince you there was a lot more than scarves and witchy stuff going on there."

Much more to this review at SMH.com