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Grace Slick with first husband Jerry Slick, 1965.

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Fleetwood Mac, Rumours 1977.

Fleetwood Mac’s self titled 1975 album marked a shift in the bands style, a striped back, less complicated and more commercial feel. This was brought to Rumours and was utilised perfectly. A band that for the most part were always marred by internal problems from their professional and their intimate relationships. Drugs were a problem mainly Cocaine. Many argue that while on drugs they created their best work. All of which have always been well documented in the press and in their own words. John and Christine McVie’s marriage ended the year before and put a considerable strain on the band. This time the band brought those problems, frustrations and the feuding to the forefront in their lyrics.

It’s an album that’s just an absolute delight, kicking of with the upbeat and very catchy second hand news (even if the theme is about the breakup of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks). Lindsey takes takes the reins for the vocals & I find Lindsey Buckingham is a very underrated signer and is usually overshadowed by Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie. Dreams is next & highlights Stevie Nicks vocals, simplistic yet memorable lyrics that made it an instant hit. Don’t Stop is about moving forward and away from the past and that’s what Christine McVie’s story is about after eight years of marriage to bassist John McVie. The song is more serious than the previous song but still on light side. Go your own way is significant because it’s the bands first top 10 hit in America.

The Chain starts the second side & like many songs on Rumours it’s iconic, being used countless times for adverts and the F1, especially for the midsection Bass that builds slowly with the drums and guitar towards a fast ending with overlapping vocals. It is also the only song that all band members have lyrical credits on at the same time. You make loving fun is a favourite of mine, the keyboard & Bass make it sound funk like. Little solos between the lyrics with a bong-like bass at the chorus gives this song a little more depth than some of the other songs. The story behind the lyrics is a strange one, Christine McVie was having an affair with the band lighting director but to hide it from her husband she told him it was about their Dog.... I can’t see how he fell for that but apparently he did.

Rumours certainly wasn’t breaking any new ground with the song writing, it’s just reoccurring themes that are recycled but that doesn’t matter. On paper it should be depressing but it’s not (well, maybe Oh Daddy). The music for the most part is uplifting. I have to say there was a very strange dynamic going on during the production, it had to be a very strange atmosphere. It must have been very frosty and intense probably the reason some songs were made with each instrument recorded separately. Nevertheless it all worked out unlike the bands issues.

I’m a fan of all their early albums and most of the later ones. while this isn’t my favourite Fleetwood Mac album this is their most rounded & accomplished having made a few unbalanced or sometimes misguided albums. Although it’s easy to see why this album tops most people’s best Fleetwood Mac album list, I guess 40 Million plus sales can’t be wrong.

Album Art 7/10

Music 8.5/10

Record quality 8

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本日はBrycre Dessnerから、彼らのバンドであるThe Nationalをご紹介していきます。

The National(ザ・ナショナル)とは、マット・バーニンガー（Vo.）とデスナー、デヴェンドーフという2組の兄弟によって1999 年にNYブルックリンにて結成された5人組ロックバンド。2001年にアルバムリリース。2005年に発売した3rdアルバム「Alligator」は評論家に絶賛され、続く2007年リリースの4thアルバム「Boxer」は全米68位を記録。5thアルバム「High Violet」(2010)は全米3位、全英5位を記録しブレイクを果たす。そして7thアルバム『Sleep Well Beast』(2017 年)は第60 回グラミー賞の最優秀オルタナティブ・ミュージック・アルバム部門を受賞し、最優秀レコーディング・パッケージ部門にもノミネート。さらに全英チャートでは第1 位、全米チャートでは第2 位に輝いたほか、各メディアのベスト・アルバム・オブ・ザ・イヤーにも選出。また、辛口評価で知られる米音楽メディアPitchfork でもBest New Track を獲得し、名実ともにNYを代表するロックバンドに。 2019年にリリースされた最新作『I Am Easy To Find』は、デヴィッド・ボウイの長年のバンドメイトだったゲイル・アン・ドロシー、最高峰音楽賞マーキュリー賞とアイルランドの音楽賞チョイス・ミュージック・プライズにノミネートされた才媛リサ・ハニガンや、フランスのノラ・ジョーンズの異名をとるミナ・ティンドル、そしてディス・イズ・ザ・キットのケイト・ステイブルズら屈指のミュージシャンが参加し、ブライス・デスナーによって巧妙にまとめられたブルックリン青少年合唱団と弦楽器のアレンジメントによってバンドが描き出すドラマに新たな表情が優しく浮かび上がり、キャリア史上最も明るく暖かい光を放った最高傑作との評価も。

そんな飛ぶ鳥も落とす破竹の勢いで大躍進中のThe Nationalですが、彼らの最新作が本当に名作なので、こちらからリサ・ハニガンをフィーチャーした「So Far So East」を。シンプルな曲が紡ぎ出す、壮大な世界観と、繊細でダイナミックなアレンジと、とにかくMIXが素晴らしい。

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