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That Supertramp breakfast in America album is amazing as well!! And fun fact they recorded that album in the same studio and at the same time that Fleetwood Mac recorded Tusk, the album after Rumours. At the Village Recorder studios in Los Angeles in 1978/1979.
If you enjoyed "Breakfast in America," I would suggest that you listen to an earlier album of theirs: "Crime of the Century." It has much more of a rock vibe, less commercial -- a totally different sound. The keyboard intro to "Bloody Well Right" is particularly something not to be missed.
I loved watching you react to this album. Fleetwood Mac is one of my all time favorite groups. I was born in 1972 and grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac and great 70's and 80's music. I'm subscribed to your channel, but I'm handicapped and have a very limited income so I'm not in a position to contribute money to reaction channels, but I do love watching reaction videos. Watching how much joy this album brought you, really made my day. And considering how much you said you love acoustic guitar (and how much you love 70's music), I have a great album for you to react to that I think you'll absolutely love. It's Steve Miller band's greatest hits 74- 78. Here's a RUclips link to it, please give it a listen(and do a reaction to it), I guarantee you'll love it. ruclips.net/video/la94NFGgCcw/видео.html
10 million copies worldwide within just a month of its release! And that was in 1977! In 2020, Rumours was rated the seventh-greatest album of all time!
So much of the band, really, is/was underappreciated for their skill. Mick Fleetwood is easily one of the best drummers of his time, but is really only mentioned as such by bassists and other drummers.
@@ArtofFreeSpeech everyone recognizes him as a great drummer. Not sure why some think he's underrated. Next folks will be saying no one appreciates Stevie Nicks as a songwriter. Heh. Fleetwood Mac was one of the most successful bands of all time. No one in the band is underappreciated. Geez.
@@t0dd000 Everyone??? Really? Not even on the Buzzfeed top 10 rock drummers, or several other top 10 lists of pop/rock drummers. Not in the Watchmojo top 10. Not in the Rolling Stone top 10. You have a very odd definition of it if you think everyone thinks of him as an all time great drummer. OTOH, as a bassist who knows LOTS of drummers, I hear his name and some other names you wouldn't normally hear as top 10 all time drummers (Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Liberty DeVito to name a few). I think lots of people think of him as a "very good drummer," but I think it's rare, outside of drummers and bassists, you hear Fleetwood mentioned in a top 10 all time list.
@@mawrthvallis2788 So what?? The fact is most of the time the performance IS LIVE! Jesus dude what kind of a statement is that. This is back in the day of real musicians.
@@mawrthvallis2788 so you're trying to say you are not impressed that he's playing that all on one guitar that's crazy man!! Lindsay is one of the most underrated guitars ever!!
When they performed live, the rest of the band would leave the stage while Christy McVie would play "Songbird", and they would watch, and all just cry.
Verdy...you are so unique and real among all YT "first listeners". I teared up when I saw how much you enjoyed hearing "Go Your Own Way". I Love it! Let's all love the music and cry together...why not!
Unlike most bands which have an easily recognizable sound in every song, Fleetwood Mac had so many individual talents that they could make an album like Rumours...a tapestry of songs with different lead singers, different songwriters, different blending of voices... the overall impression when we heard the album back in the 70s was to love the songs individually, but even more...to be blown away by the variety of styles & sounds within one album. It's part of the reason this album has not lost any popularity almost 50 years later.
I saw them twice, once in 1979 and again 40yrs later in 2019 and they were great both times ! Can I give a suggestion listen to Eric Clapton album Slow Hand I think you would really enjoy !
The thing that impresses me the most about VERDY's reactions is that she thoroughly lists to every nuance of the songs. She hears every instrument, backing vocal, etc.
Mick Fleetwood’s drumming on Dreams is so “in the pocket” - the snare drum strikes are a tiny fraction BEHIND the beats of each measure, which helps give the song its dreamy, drowsy quality. Fleetwood isn’t a fancy drummer, but his “feel” on this song shows that he knows EXACTLY what he’s doing. Same for John McVie on bass. They ALL did. Five seasoned pros, 3 great songwriters, 3 unique voices, a totally pro rhythm section, and the guitar wizardry of Lindsay Buckingham. We’re so lucky to have a record (literally) of their amazing collaboration.
Great comment, they had all that matters in order to do great songs, make them sound greater and therefore timeless. But this rhythm section is top notch, groove at it s best.
This album took break up songs to another world. From a band with enough talent for three groups. Love to see a new generation enjoy the great music that we grew up with.
The woman is Stevie Nics, she has fabulous work out there. Mick Feetwood and her were an item for awhile. She broke up because he cheated. Then made play the song
Doesn't matter how popular this album was, it's simply one of the best recorded, written, and performed albums ever. Yes, I am also amazed at how many hits they wrote.
On Go Your Own Way, when the chorus kicked in and you recognized the song, I immediately started to giggle-turn-to-tears right before you got choked up, and when that happened, I pressed the subscribe button. A beautiful moment.
Your reactions reaffirm my belief that the music of my youth was truly timeless. You react exactly as we did on our first listens. Please continue. ✌️❤️🎶
Rumours is one of those rare albums that I consider to be perfect. Like The Beatles' Abbey Road and The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers. There are plenty of albums that don't have any bad or weak songs, but these go way beyond that. This album was recorded during a time personal turmoil for everyone in the band. vocalist Stevie Nicks and vocalist/guitarist Lindsay Buckingham were at the end of a long standing relationship, vocalist/keyboardist Christine McVie and bassist John McVie were in the middle of a divorce. drummer Mick Fleetwood was also going through a divorce AND was having an affair with Stevie Nicks. This album documents all that with some of the most honest and emotional songwriting I've ever heard. Their previous album, simply titled Fleetwood Mac (theit second album to have that name) features great songs as well. I'm enjoying your reactions, so please keep them coming. Cheers!
The lead female vocalist is Stevie Nicks. She has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Once with Fleetwood Mac and again as a solo artist and still performs to this day. Love your reactions.
This is one of the best selling albums of the 70s.These 5 musicians are talented beyond belief. Glad to see you're going down the Fleetwood Mac rabbit hole. Enjoy! 👍👍❤️
It's one of the best selling albums of all time. It belongs in a very special club, double diamond (20 millions copies sold in the US). Only four other albums have that accolade!
The Verdy channel album review is rapidly becoming a regular part of my weekend. I love your enthusiasm in Music of all kinds, you are clearly a fan of K-pop but unlike many others who love that genre you are not afraid to step out of it and explore the wider world of rock music and you really seem to be enjoying the experience. For those of us who listened to these albums when they were first released it is such a delight to see that they still stand up with a younger audience. Its a validation for us that they were as good as we have always thought they were. Hopefully you are also reaching some people of your own age too and are able to spread the word about great music that must never be allowed to fade away. The Album choices have been impeccable so shout out to your Patreons or whoever else is guiding you . I know you said you may have to reduce the quantity of content over the summer but I will continue to look forward each week to see what you have been listening to.
Yes, it IS a JOY listening to this incredible band! So glad to see younger people enjoying music that unfortunately is not around too much, these days. I could be missing a lot. There is a VERDY good reason this album is SO successful! Great Reaction! Your joyful expressions are really coming through! You like this Fleetwood Mac Band! Thanks for the nostalgic feels!!!
The more I watch music reactions, the more thankful I am to have been young when albums like this came out. Having this music be a part of my life for so long is such a gift.
Yeah...I think so. You often hear people say that the "Crosby, Stills and Nash" album was one for the 60s generation, that it meant a lot to a lot of people. The same is true for this album for the 70s, without a doubt. Brings back a lot of memories for sure.
You should find a good video of Lindsey Buckingham, the lead guitarist, playing Never Going Back Again. It's an incredibly difficult fingerstyle guitar song, but it's just so damned smooth, you don't grasp just how challenging it is to play...and he's singing also. Just to be clear, that one song is all Lindsey Buckingham, just him, an acoustic guitar, and a microphone.
Just wanted to say Christine McVie Has voice that never fails to move me. Before this third resurrection of Fleetwood Mac She was the single female voice in the band and has always written moving music. I would urge you to look into the earlier forms of Fleetwood Mac and enjoy.
Then Play On would be a great album to give this reaction treatment to. Sadly reactors never look beyond the Buckingham Nicks incarnation of the band ( no criticism of Verdy implied )
Chrissie has always been a great singer/songwriter, I remember her with Chicken Shack (as Chrissie Perfect), one of the very few bands to appear as supporting acts on a Led Zeppelin tour. She more than deserves her place in Blues/Rock history, beautiful voice, clever lyrics and a lovely lady.
In the 70’s the culture’s attention was exponentially less diversified than now (e.g. only 3 TV Networks) which allowed an extraordinary album like this to permeate everyone’s world. Which this record did.
As much as I’ve Love your other album reactions, of some of my favorite bands, TTHIS HAS TO BE MY FAVORITE! So awesome you found a connection with the band and the songs! Your smile was priceless and so real, THANK YOU FOR THIS ONE! ❤️
As many have said, this album was a monster upon it's initial release. And for good reason. I was surprised to learn many years later that no song on this album reached number 1 on the charts. Going by how often you heard this album's songs on the radio [ and also songs from their previous album " Fleetwood Mac " ], one would have thought that every single released from Rumours would have reached number 1. Fleetwood Mac is truly an awesome band. So many good songs. Over decades. Such high quality production. Their music doesn't get old. Am immensely enjoying your full album reactions. This is the 3rd album today. 5th video. Keep up the good work.
Another thing to note while reading the lyrics to these songs: Every person in the group were in relationships which were breaking apart during the making of this album. So you get lines like _Players only love you when they're playing_ and _You can go your own way._ Those lyrics are literally one song-writer throwing snide remarks at someone else in the band. It's pretty amazing that they finished the album and the tour after it. Although the song _"Songbird"_ is Christie McVie writing and singing to her new boyfriend - while that's her ex-husband over there playing the bass guitar. Two great women singers in one band.
Here in the 2020's it's hard to convey just how big albums like _"Rumours"_ and _"Hotel California"_ were back in the 1970's. They would stay in the top-10 selling albums for *months,* and that's while they're up against serious competition. The people on the cover are Mick Fleetwood (drummer) and Stevie Nicks (who is writer and singer of the song _"Dreams"_ ). The "Mac" the the group's name is from John McVie, who is the bass player. Everyone in this band was massively talented, and they put a major amount of detailed work into making this album. You may have also heard _"Dreams"_ because of a popular meme back in 2020 where there's the guy taking a selfie of himself skateboarding to work and mime-singing to the song while drinking a bottle of cranberry juice. Look for youtube videos that match "Guy Skateboarding Fleetwood Mac cranberry". That was also huge, but for just a few weeks... 🙂
A friend of mine parodied this meme substituting the cranberry juice for milk, which he let spill over his chin. I hadn't seen the original meme and thought this was the randomest and funniest thing I had ever seen.
Smooth bangers. Every song tastefully crafted and executed. They get in the pocket and stay in the pocket each and every time. It's funny that the backstory behind each song is almost as sensational as the music itself. Drugs, affairs, breakups, scandals galore, and they made one of the best selling masterpieces of all time in the midst of it all. And they lived to tell about it.
I love that you do entire albums. The blues are the roots of this band. Nick and Buckingham, who are new to the group on this album, brought a little more folk and country flavor. -- Go Your Own Way is the best break-up song ever. Lots of anger. -- Songbird. That's Christine McVie singing and on piano. And writer.
Not sure if you meant Stevie and Lindsey joined on the Rumours album, but they did join before that for their 1975 self-titled album. They're probably two of the greatest releases ever.
It's so wonderful to see youngsters like you going up in tears about this fantastic old music. When I was at the age of 19, 40 years ago, I was in tears of joy like you. Thank you!
Part 2 will start with a track that, if you've ever watched the British coverage of Formula 1 racing, you will instantly recognise. There's a reason why this is Fleetwood Mac's best selling album to date, it's packed with absolute gems and for a band that was living on cocaine, fumes and varying mutual animosities, the song writing is visceral, emotionally raw and totally compelling, that it turned out so good is testament to the individuals and their dedication to the whole over the one. In the soft rock genre, this is the touchstone that everyone else has to meet and, so far, no-one else has, it is quite simply a masterpiece of musical and lyrical majesty.
Welcome to the enormous fan club of this album. It is such an incredible album and it never gets old. You'll still enjoy it immensely decades into the future.
in the summer of '84 I drove from CA to Orcas Island and back. I had this tape in the player for the great majority of the trip and never got tired of hearing it. I still am not tired of hearing it. As each song comes on they grab me and I have to start bopping!
At about the 37 minute mark - I had the exact same experience in high school (late 70s, early 80s) when I first started listening to The Beatles, and realized how many of the amazing songs I'd loved my entire life all came from this one band. It's incredible to see someone else have that same experience.
VERDY great job with your reaction and thoughts on the Rumors Album from Fleet Wood Mac . Loving your expression at 25:40 🤯😯😊 it's ok to show your emotionally make you human and not a Robot. Singing along with the song is fine it's your channel have fun.
in 1978, The Fleetwood Mac album Rumours went No. 1 in the U.S. The songs "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams", "Don't Stop", and "You Make Loving Fun" were released as singles. Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release and along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
Pure talent along with it being well produced, makes this album a pleasure. I also think your analysis, of all these classic albums, is fascinating, as your attention to detail makes watching your videos also a pleasure.
Well, Verdy, it sounds like you have something that you and your mother can share, an appreciation for Fleetwood Mac. Think of the memories that you can have now with your mom, riding in the car singing, Go Your Own Way.
One of those gems where I have to press "Like" on principle alone. Loved this reaction vid with you as well, on to part 2. 20:50 Ok, that just gave me goosebumps. Sincerely, that was fantastic.
Pretty much every song is written by somebody in the band about breaking up with/cheating on somebody else in the band. I can't imagine what making this album was like, but damn did it work.
Thanks, Verdy, you make me feel like I'm hearing this album for the first time. It is partly to do with the fact that I always concentrate on the lyrics for the verbal poetry and the song's meaning. But you respond to the sound of the instruments and orchestration, Verdy. That is your gift to me and everyone else who is tuning in...
I watched a number of your music reactions, but never saw an album side put you through an emotional roller coaster like this one. You know it is great music when it can take you from a huge smile and tapping your feet one minute and in tears the next. BTW - Your mom has great taste in music. :)
One of the few reactors that really gives classic songs/albums their just due with with real intent on feeling the music. Really appreciate your comments and reactions V. Merci from Oklahoma.
You are such a sweetheart and are like a kid in a candy store while discovering this music . I am from that era and I can tell you that there is more than a lifetime of great music waiting for you .
This was an awesome album. The band was in strife then, who was sleeping with who, divorces, cheating. They took all that band strife and poured their feelings into the music in this album which made it so epic!
I love watching you listening to the songs and hearing your observations. You really know how to listen to music and hear nuances that a more casual listen would overlook.
"Are you kidding me?" - what a great reaction :-) If you get a chance with a spare few minutes just isten to their track called "Albatross" its a masterpiece xx
A beautiful side of music off of a classic LP, finishing with the criminally underrated "Songbird"! Great reaction, Verdy, I look forward to your reaction to side 2!
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That Supertramp breakfast in America album is amazing as well!! And fun fact they recorded that album in the same studio and at the same time that Fleetwood Mac recorded Tusk, the album after Rumours. At the Village Recorder studios in Los Angeles in 1978/1979.
If you enjoyed "Breakfast in America," I would suggest that you listen to an earlier album of theirs: "Crime of the Century." It has much more of a rock vibe, less commercial -- a totally different sound. The keyboard intro to "Bloody Well Right" is particularly something not to be missed.
I loved watching you react to this album. Fleetwood Mac is one of my all time favorite groups. I was born in 1972 and grew up listening to Fleetwood Mac and great 70's and 80's music. I'm subscribed to your channel, but I'm handicapped and have a very limited income so I'm not in a position to contribute money to reaction channels, but I do love watching reaction videos. Watching how much joy this album brought you, really made my day. And considering how much you said you love acoustic guitar (and how much you love 70's music), I have a great album for you to react to that I think you'll absolutely love. It's Steve Miller band's greatest hits 74- 78. Here's a RUclips link to it, please give it a listen(and do a reaction to it), I guarantee you'll love it.
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JUST ANOTHER NERVOUS WRECK 👍
10 million copies worldwide within just a month of its release! And that was in 1977! In 2020, Rumours was rated the seventh-greatest album of all time!
Lindsey Buckingham is such a criminally underrated guitarist!!
Yes
So much of the band, really, is/was underappreciated for their skill. Mick Fleetwood is easily one of the best drummers of his time, but is really only mentioned as such by bassists and other drummers.
Er. He is universally respected as a top tier guitarist. Not underrated at all.
@@ArtofFreeSpeech everyone recognizes him as a great drummer. Not sure why some think he's underrated. Next folks will be saying no one appreciates Stevie Nicks as a songwriter.
Heh. Fleetwood Mac was one of the most successful bands of all time. No one in the band is underappreciated. Geez.
@@t0dd000 Everyone??? Really? Not even on the Buzzfeed top 10 rock drummers, or several other top 10 lists of pop/rock drummers. Not in the Watchmojo top 10. Not in the Rolling Stone top 10. You have a very odd definition of it if you think everyone thinks of him as an all time great drummer. OTOH, as a bassist who knows LOTS of drummers, I hear his name and some other names you wouldn't normally hear as top 10 all time drummers (Steve Gadd, Bernard Purdie, Liberty DeVito to name a few).
I think lots of people think of him as a "very good drummer," but I think it's rare, outside of drummers and bassists, you hear Fleetwood mentioned in a top 10 all time list.
Dreams is on EVERYONE's mother's playlist.
Christine McVie passed away just a few days ago. Songbird becomes even more emotional to listen to now. This beautiful "songbird" has taken flight.
Christine McVie was the 3rd lead singer but she brought so much to this band
Such a beautiful song.
Never going back again is one guitar. He's playing the bass notes with his thumb and sings at the same time. Mind blowing!
unless it's a live performance, the vocals are laid down separately. no need to blow your mind.
@@mawrthvallis2788 So what?? The fact is most of the time the performance IS LIVE! Jesus dude what kind of a statement is that. This is back in the day of real musicians.
@@mawrthvallis2788 so you're trying to say you are not impressed that he's playing that all on one guitar that's crazy man!! Lindsay is one of the most underrated guitars ever!!
It is pretty amazing, it takes some serious finger-picking talent to pull that off on guitar!
@@NuCkInFuTs1 it's a tricky song to play for sure..
When they performed live, the rest of the band would leave the stage while Christy McVie would play "Songbird", and they would watch, and all just cry.
Your mother has excellent taste in music. Smiles.
Verdy...you are so unique and real among all YT "first listeners". I teared up when I saw how much you enjoyed hearing "Go Your Own Way". I Love it! Let's all love the music and cry together...why not!
Unlike most bands which have an easily recognizable sound in every song, Fleetwood Mac had so many individual talents that they could make an album like Rumours...a tapestry of songs with different lead singers, different songwriters, different blending of voices... the overall impression when we heard the album back in the 70s was to love the songs individually, but even more...to be blown away by the variety of styles & sounds within one album. It's part of the reason this album has not lost any popularity almost 50 years later.
A bit like The Beatles.
I saw them twice, once in 1979 and again 40yrs later in 2019 and they were great both times ! Can I give a suggestion listen to Eric Clapton album Slow Hand I think you would really enjoy !
Now you know why this is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all-time. They don't come much more perfect than this.
The thing that impresses me the most about VERDY's reactions is that she thoroughly lists to every nuance of the songs. She hears every instrument, backing vocal, etc.
Im a 47 year old man and still get a tear at amazing songs like this. Music really is the food for the soul/life ✌️❤️
I'm 59, and same.
Verdy, I understand your crying. These songs also bring a tear to my eyes, and I've been listening to this album for almost 40 years.
Mick Fleetwood’s drumming on Dreams is so “in the pocket” - the snare drum strikes are a tiny fraction BEHIND the beats of each measure, which helps give the song its dreamy, drowsy quality.
Fleetwood isn’t a fancy drummer, but his “feel” on this song shows that he knows EXACTLY what he’s doing. Same for John McVie on bass. They ALL did.
Five seasoned pros, 3 great songwriters, 3 unique voices, a totally pro rhythm section, and the guitar wizardry of Lindsay Buckingham. We’re so lucky to have a record (literally) of their amazing collaboration.
Great comment, they had all that matters in order to do great songs, make them sound greater and therefore timeless. But this rhythm section is top notch, groove at it s best.
This album took break up songs to another world. From a band with enough talent for three groups. Love to see a new generation enjoy the great music that we grew up with.
This band took break-ups to another world!
The woman is Stevie Nics, she has fabulous work out there. Mick Feetwood and her were an item for awhile. She broke up because he cheated. Then made play the song
No bigger "FU" song than Go Your Own Way.
Doesn't matter how popular this album was, it's simply one of the best recorded, written, and performed albums ever. Yes, I am also amazed at how many hits they wrote.
Yup. Every song was good.
On Go Your Own Way, when the chorus kicked in and you recognized the song, I immediately started to giggle-turn-to-tears right before you got choked up, and when that happened, I pressed the subscribe button. A beautiful moment.
Your reactions reaffirm my belief that the music of my youth was truly timeless. You react exactly as we did on our first listens. Please continue. ✌️❤️🎶
Rumours is one of those rare albums that I consider to be perfect. Like The Beatles' Abbey Road and The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers. There are plenty of albums that don't have any bad or weak songs, but these go way beyond that.
This album was recorded during a time personal turmoil for everyone in the band. vocalist Stevie Nicks and vocalist/guitarist Lindsay Buckingham were at the end of a long standing relationship, vocalist/keyboardist Christine McVie and bassist John McVie were in the middle of a divorce. drummer Mick Fleetwood was also going through a divorce AND was having an affair with Stevie Nicks. This album documents all that with some of the most honest and emotional songwriting I've ever heard.
Their previous album, simply titled Fleetwood Mac (theit second album to have that name) features great songs as well.
I'm enjoying your reactions, so please keep them coming.
Cheers!
I've got the same 3 on my list.
Verdi, as for albums with all songs being great, check out Alanis Morissette's, "Jagged Little Pill," and Michelle Branche's, "The Spirit Room."
Not even close
Agreed. Timeless
The lead female vocalist is Stevie Nicks. She has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. Once with Fleetwood Mac and again as a solo artist and still performs to this day. Love your reactions.
This is one of the best selling albums of the 70s.These 5 musicians are talented beyond belief. Glad to see you're going down the Fleetwood Mac rabbit hole. Enjoy! 👍👍❤️
It's one of the best selling albums of all time. It belongs in a very special club, double diamond (20 millions copies sold in the US). Only four other albums have that accolade!
i really like your reaction to 'Go Your Own Way" which is my Fleetwood Mac favorite song. Thanks!
songbird is all Christie McVee.. she has a beautiful voice that always gets overshadowed by Stevie
I guess she does a little bit but both Stevie and Christine have their own fans and most people like both of them!
I would not say she is overshadowed by Stevie. Some of the biggest Fleetwood Mac hits were written and performed by Christie.
Never Going Back Again is one guitar. Lindsey is picking two different patterns at once. A masterpiece.
This album is in the top 10 all time albums sold and it’s still going. New generations are finding it due to tick tock and Instagram and loving it.
31 consecutive weeks on top of the Billboard charts in 1977 pretty much speaks for how great of an album this is !👍
This side alone is legendary. Incredible album. Everyone shines.
Linsey Buckingham is one of the best most unique style of guitar picking ever done. He’s incredible
The Verdy channel album review is rapidly becoming a regular part of my weekend. I love your enthusiasm in Music of all kinds, you are clearly a fan of K-pop but unlike many others who love that genre you are not afraid to step out of it and explore the wider world of rock music and you really seem to be enjoying the experience. For those of us who listened to these albums when they were first released it is such a delight to see that they still stand up with a younger audience. Its a validation for us that they were as good as we have always thought they were. Hopefully you are also reaching some people of your own age too and are able to spread the word about great music that must never be allowed to fade away. The Album choices have been impeccable so shout out to your Patreons or whoever else is guiding you . I know you said you may have to reduce the quantity of content over the summer but I will continue to look forward each week to see what you have been listening to.
Well said
I could not agree more. Verdy is now my go-to reaction channel
Yes, it IS a JOY listening to this incredible band! So glad to see younger people enjoying music that unfortunately is not around too much, these days. I could be missing a lot. There is a VERDY good reason this album is SO successful! Great Reaction! Your joyful expressions are really coming through! You like this Fleetwood Mac Band! Thanks for the nostalgic feels!!!
I just love seeing your reactions to these 70’s bands from when music quality was top notch with real talented artists.
Lindsey's vocals - I still can't get enough. Stevie's harmonies are sonic dopamine and the drumming is just so damn fantastic.
The harmonies in this band are Insane
The more I watch music reactions, the more thankful I am to have been young when albums like this came out. Having this music be a part of my life for so long is such a gift.
This album is so good it's like a greatest hits album.
white album
Magnificent album. An anthem to a generation.
Yeah...I think so. You often hear people say that the "Crosby, Stills and Nash" album was one for the 60s generation, that it meant a lot to a lot of people. The same is true for this album for the 70s, without a doubt. Brings back a lot of memories for sure.
You should find a good video of Lindsey Buckingham, the lead guitarist, playing Never Going Back Again. It's an incredibly difficult fingerstyle guitar song, but it's just so damned smooth, you don't grasp just how challenging it is to play...and he's singing also.
Just to be clear, that one song is all Lindsey Buckingham, just him, an acoustic guitar, and a microphone.
Paul Davids did a very good breakdown a couple of months ago.
Yeah that pattern with the thumb and the index/middle/ring finger is definitely one of the hardest stuff I've attempted
@@Richard_Jones yeah I seen that vid, that was crazy I couldn't believe that was just him on one guitar!!
Just wanted to say Christine McVie Has voice that never fails to move me. Before this third resurrection of Fleetwood Mac She was the single female voice in the band and has always written moving music. I would urge you to look into the earlier forms of Fleetwood Mac and enjoy.
Then Play On would be a great album to give this reaction treatment to. Sadly reactors never look beyond the Buckingham Nicks incarnation of the band ( no criticism of Verdy implied )
Really
Chrissie has always been a great singer/songwriter, I remember her with Chicken Shack (as Chrissie Perfect), one of the very few bands to appear as supporting acts on a Led Zeppelin tour. She more than deserves her place in Blues/Rock history, beautiful voice, clever lyrics and a lovely lady.
Mystery To Me; Christine's voice is amazing.
Will be missed
Sheer joy on your face makes my evenings!
This whole album is pure genius from start to finish.
In the 70’s the culture’s attention was exponentially less diversified than now (e.g. only 3 TV Networks) which allowed an extraordinary album like this to permeate everyone’s world. Which this record did.
Like those of us that heard it when it came out in the mid/late 70s, I think this album is now a part of your soul.
As much as I’ve Love your other album reactions, of some of my favorite bands, TTHIS HAS TO BE MY FAVORITE! So awesome you found a connection with the band and the songs! Your smile was priceless and so real, THANK YOU FOR THIS ONE! ❤️
As many have said, this album was a monster upon it's initial release. And for good reason.
I was surprised to learn many years later that no song on this album reached number 1 on the charts. Going by how often you heard this album's songs on the radio [ and also songs from their previous album " Fleetwood Mac " ], one would have thought that every single released from Rumours would have reached number 1.
Fleetwood Mac is truly an awesome band.
So many good songs. Over decades.
Such high quality production. Their music doesn't get old.
Am immensely enjoying your full album reactions.
This is the 3rd album today.
5th video. Keep up the good work.
Another thing to note while reading the lyrics to these songs: Every person in the group were in relationships which were breaking apart during the making of this album. So you get lines like _Players only love you when they're playing_ and _You can go your own way._ Those lyrics are literally one song-writer throwing snide remarks at someone else in the band. It's pretty amazing that they finished the album and the tour after it.
Although the song _"Songbird"_ is Christie McVie writing and singing to her new boyfriend - while that's her ex-husband over there playing the bass guitar. Two great women singers in one band.
For while Christie McVie stopped singing _"Songbird"_ in concert, because she said it was so emotionally draining for her to sing it.
Fleetwood Mac Great group. Christie McVie passed away two days ago. May She Rest In Peace.
Watching you discover the artist after already knowing their music was beautiful. Music touches the soul.
Here in the 2020's it's hard to convey just how big albums like _"Rumours"_ and _"Hotel California"_ were back in the 1970's. They would stay in the top-10 selling albums for *months,* and that's while they're up against serious competition. The people on the cover are Mick Fleetwood (drummer) and Stevie Nicks (who is writer and singer of the song _"Dreams"_ ). The "Mac" the the group's name is from John McVie, who is the bass player. Everyone in this band was massively talented, and they put a major amount of detailed work into making this album.
You may have also heard _"Dreams"_ because of a popular meme back in 2020 where there's the guy taking a selfie of himself skateboarding to work and mime-singing to the song while drinking a bottle of cranberry juice. Look for youtube videos that match "Guy Skateboarding Fleetwood Mac cranberry". That was also huge, but for just a few weeks... 🙂
Boston , Meat Loaf and others.
A friend of mine parodied this meme substituting the cranberry juice for milk, which he let spill over his chin. I hadn't seen the original meme and thought this was the randomest and funniest thing I had ever seen.
Another from the same period was Frampton Comes Alive. These big albums made the creators and labels some serious money.
Smooth bangers. Every song tastefully crafted and executed. They get in the pocket and stay in the pocket each and every time. It's funny that the backstory behind each song is almost as sensational as the music itself. Drugs, affairs, breakups, scandals galore, and they made one of the best selling masterpieces of all time in the midst of it all. And they lived to tell about it.
I love that you do entire albums. The blues are the roots of this band. Nick and Buckingham, who are new to the group on this album, brought a little more folk and country flavor.
-- Go Your Own Way is the best break-up song ever. Lots of anger.
-- Songbird. That's Christine McVie singing and on piano. And writer.
Not sure if you meant Stevie and Lindsey joined on the Rumours album, but they did join before that for their 1975 self-titled album. They're probably two of the greatest releases ever.
Rumours was the second Fleetwood Mac album to feature Buckingham and Nicks, the first being the self-titled album "Fleetwood Mac" from 1975.
@@jordanrivers7736 You're right. Sorry.
I find watching reaction videos like yours very moving, as it takes me back to when I first heard albums such as Rumours, often on release.
This album came out when I was in high school and I remember how much it dominated radio play - It is good to see you enjoying it so many years later.
Nice rediscovering with you.
Lol when she said “the other guitar” when listening to “Never Going Back Again” 😅. That’s one guitar, Lindsay is just a beast!
It's not strange that you recognize the songs, this album is one of the best selling of all time!! Great reaction!!❤️
Just so you know - we ALL sob our way through Songbird. One of the most beautiful and heartfelt songs ever written.
the queen of Rock, Stevie nicks. two time inductee Hall of Fame for Fleetwood Mac and a soul artist.
Legend.
Stevie Nicks' voice is like buttered toast. Rich, smooth and a little crunchy. ✌❤
It's so wonderful to see youngsters like you going up in tears about this fantastic old music. When I was at the age of 19, 40 years ago, I was in tears of joy like you. Thank you!
Part 2 will start with a track that, if you've ever watched the British coverage of Formula 1 racing, you will instantly recognise. There's a reason why this is Fleetwood Mac's best selling album to date, it's packed with absolute gems and for a band that was living on cocaine, fumes and varying mutual animosities, the song writing is visceral, emotionally raw and totally compelling, that it turned out so good is testament to the individuals and their dedication to the whole over the one. In the soft rock genre, this is the touchstone that everyone else has to meet and, so far, no-one else has, it is quite simply a masterpiece of musical and lyrical majesty.
I got all choked up when ‘Go Your Own Way’ started playing too!
"Go your own way" must have brought back some memories. Great reaction.
Welcome to the enormous fan club of this album. It is such an incredible album and it never gets old. You'll still enjoy it immensely decades into the future.
So glad you reacted to Fleetwood Mac!! It's a joy to watch your reaction and appreciation for this music!!!
in the summer of '84 I drove from CA to Orcas Island and back. I had this tape in the player for the great majority of the trip and never got tired of hearing it. I still am not tired of hearing it. As each song comes on they grab me and I have to start bopping!
At about the 37 minute mark - I had the exact same experience in high school (late 70s, early 80s) when I first started listening to The Beatles, and realized how many of the amazing songs I'd loved my entire life all came from this one band.
It's incredible to see someone else have that same experience.
VERDY great job with your reaction and thoughts on the Rumors Album from Fleet Wood Mac . Loving your expression at 25:40 🤯😯😊 it's ok to show your emotionally make you human and not a Robot. Singing along with the song is fine it's your channel have fun.
Verdi's singing voice is so beautiful. I really wish she would do more accompanyments!
I have this classic album since 1977 its one of the best albums of the 1970's
in 1978, The Fleetwood Mac album Rumours went No. 1 in the U.S. The songs "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams", "Don't Stop", and "You Make Loving Fun" were released as singles. Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's most successful release and along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 40 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling albums of all time.
One of those albums. Every song is a gem. Perfect.
Pure talent along with it being well produced, makes this album a pleasure. I also think your analysis, of all these classic albums, is fascinating, as your attention to detail makes watching your videos also a pleasure.
Well, Verdy, it sounds like you have something that you and your mother can share, an appreciation for Fleetwood Mac. Think of the memories that you can have now with your mom, riding in the car singing, Go Your Own Way.
One of those gems where I have to press "Like" on principle alone.
Loved this reaction vid with you as well, on to part 2.
20:50 Ok, that just gave me goosebumps. Sincerely, that was fantastic.
Yesterday’s gone is more of a shuffle than blues love your enthusiasm
Pretty much every song is written by somebody in the band about breaking up with/cheating on somebody else in the band. I can't imagine what making this album was like, but damn did it work.
🤠 Greetings from Texas. Your reactions are a pure joy to watch simply due to your deep love of good music. ♥♥♥
So glad you are discovering this album. One of the best albums of all time, for me.
Can't wait for your reaction to Breakfast in America, I think you will love that album !! On another note, Fleetwood Mac is always a good choice.
Thanks, Verdy, you make me feel like I'm hearing this album for the first time. It is partly to do with the fact that I always concentrate on the lyrics for the verbal poetry and the song's meaning. But you respond to the sound of the instruments and orchestration, Verdy. That is your gift to me and everyone else who is tuning in...
I watched a number of your music reactions, but never saw an album side put you through an emotional roller coaster like this one. You know it is great music when it can take you from a huge smile and tapping your feet one minute and in tears the next. BTW - Your mom has great taste in music. :)
This was the best reaction video that I've seen.
One of the few reactors that really gives classic songs/albums their just due with with real intent on feeling the music. Really appreciate your comments and reactions V. Merci from Oklahoma.
Thank you for doing this. Watching you rediscover Go Your Own Way really made my day. You are lovely. Thank you.
You are such a sweetheart and are like a kid in a candy store while discovering this music . I am from that era and I can tell you that there is more than a lifetime of great music waiting for you .
I bought this album in 77 or early 78. I already knew 4 or 5 songs, but the rest were a real treat. Teary-eyed by the end of Songbird is normal.
This album was a hit producing monster. Love it!
This was an awesome album. The band was in strife then, who was sleeping with who, divorces, cheating. They took all that band strife and poured their feelings into the music in this album which made it so epic!
‘Don’t Stop’ by Fleetwood Mac employs a straight ahead shuffle rhythm.
I love watching you listening to the songs and hearing your observations. You really know how to listen to music and hear nuances that a more casual listen would overlook.
All those are great songs. I was surprised sonbird didn't bring tears. It's one of my favorite albums . Go Girl
One of my all time favourite bands. Glad you enjoyed their music. 😊
I love how you pay attention to and notice all the little details, VERDY! Cheers! 🥂
Songbird is one of my all time favorite songs, tears many times over the years. RIP Christy McVie :(
The warmest and most honest reaction video i've seen. Great work Verd :-)
"Are you kidding me?" - what a great reaction :-) If you get a chance with a spare few minutes just isten to their track called "Albatross" its a masterpiece xx
VERDY you sing so beautiful, please keep on singing along... I cried right with you... Love your reaction, love your channel...
Love to see someone hearing, and truly enjoying great music for the first time.
A beautiful side of music off of a classic LP, finishing with the criminally underrated "Songbird"! Great reaction, Verdy, I look forward to your reaction to side 2!
It is a pleasure to see YOUR enjoyment and appreciation of music. Thank you for having the courage to share your journey.