“Stevie Nicks sounds like a young girl and an old woman at the same time” I have never heard a more accurate description. Lex I love how you emotionally connect with music

@jeffcobb2734

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Her voice = Youth + Wisdom. A young girl with an old soul.

@p.b.palaciosalmafuerte3463

2 жыл бұрын

Allison, someone steal you're coment down there. 👇

@gregorybennett5640

2 жыл бұрын

What an amazing insight. That really hit me as true and I've been listening to them for around 50 years.

@rare_wulf9358

2 жыл бұрын

Lex is a genius, she blew me away with that statement,

@Vmole1

2 жыл бұрын

... or a goat. Can't decide. 🤔

Stevie wrote this song about her breakup with the lead guitarist Lindsay Buckingham. The whole album is about their breakup and the breakup of Christine and the bass player. Each band member wrote songs on this album and they are ALL heartfelt and true emotions.

@ReesesPieces634

2 жыл бұрын

Incestuous bands make the best songs!!!

@joeraymorton2414

2 жыл бұрын

“Rumours”. “No, it’s true”. (Joke from “Flight of the Conchords” series 🤪)

@matthewmolkentin6230

2 жыл бұрын

The bass player's name is John McVie... He was the co-founder of the band along with Mick Fleetwood hence the band name "Fleetwood Mac".

@lukep7381

2 жыл бұрын

@@matthewmolkentin6230 , actually Peter Green created/fromed the band and got Mick to join him. They wanted to get McVie to leave his band so they called there band Fleetwood Mac thinking it would entice him, but at first he declined and didn’t join the band for a few months. The original name was actually Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.

@footnotedrummer

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing album.

Damn, Lex…all these decades of listening to Stevie and you summarized her charm in a sentence! 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻

This is one of those songs that can take you back to a point in time. A minute into this song, I'm 14 and it's the summer of '77. It's funny how music has that power.

@calder1963

2 жыл бұрын

I know EXACTLY what you mean because I was 14 that summer too.

@detlefmorrison3316

2 жыл бұрын

Summer of 1981, Bainbridge Washington and I was 8

@randybethune5854

2 жыл бұрын

Summer of 81 and I was 17

@sarahpagett9191

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry unfortunately I don't I wasn't born till 77 but i grew up listening to this song

@erlstone

2 жыл бұрын

and this power has become ever more important as we become surrounded by mostly disposable and meaningless that just doesn't cut it

Everything that everyone says on here about Stevie Nicks' genius is absolutely right and correct and deservedly so. But as a drummer, I feel the need to point out that Mick Fleetwood delivers what I would consider to be as close to the perfect drum track as possible. Every little beat, fill and cymbal crash fits in the right spot. If I was teaching someone how to play drums, I would show them the basic beats and fills, and then make them listen to and play along with Dreams.

@garytrew2766

2 жыл бұрын

Cool comment russallert I was a drummer myself and like you have always loved that meter MF had.

@davidkymdell452

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, like Nick Mason

@Frostrazor

2 жыл бұрын

drummer here as well, 100% agree. I have always admired Mick Fleedwood - not just this song - so many of his timing, and accents are so well executed, and delivered. I remember seeing them live circa 95 when they reunited and he got out of his drum rig put on a digital drum machine body suit (hands, feet, knees, head etc were all drum pieces to hit) and played a drum solo with his body. That was amazing!

@RSpracticalshooting

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely, just starting from the very beginning with a nice little fill that allows the bass to come in perfectly.

@ralphraffles1394

2 жыл бұрын

Also shout out to that totally in sync warm bass sound.

The Rumours album is without a doubt a top 10 all time greatest albums ever made. Back in the day you know you can throw on the Rumours record on and you wouldn't have to worry about skipping a song.

@BerishStarr

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, actually 7th all time (certified sales) 🤙

@cinnaminson0653

Жыл бұрын

Ah, you can't say that. That's totally arbitrary.

@publicalias8172

11 ай бұрын

@@cinnaminson0653 Ah, he can say that. That's the popular opinion.

LEX!!! You nailed it about Stevie's voice. I've never thght of it like that but you're 100% right

Stevie wrote the song for Rumors, when her and Lindsey Buckingham were breaking up. This is definitely not a hippie love song. Of course Lindsey wrote "Go your own Way" in response to this song.

@mythoceanas8874

2 жыл бұрын

And the following year, the year Rumors was released (best Album ever) she was dating Mick Fleetwood and Don Henley.

@kramerbassplayer

2 жыл бұрын

Both are great songs. And, there's always two sides of the story. Love Mac

@Isleofskye

2 жыл бұрын

Imagine being a Band Member in the middle of that !

Another classic song from one of the very best albums ever made, Rumors. There is not a bad song on it. Pure genius!

This song is like a candy, sweet and delicious, but healthy. It makes me feel so good. And actually timeless to my opinion…

Rumours commented Fleetwood Mac as one of the greatest rock bands. Great album, great band, great song. 1977, junior high, lots of great music. Much love from California.

“This band is always at the crossroads of life.” So very well put.

It’s 70’s Lex. 70’s all the way.

@RobertLindabury

2 жыл бұрын

Late 70's even. 1977 for this album.

What to say? the "Rumours" album is worthy of a full album review...nothing less!!!

@jeremyhitchcock9182

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@curtisw502

2 жыл бұрын

A top ten album of all time for sure

@jnewmark41

2 жыл бұрын

Not a bad song

A timeless classic from one of the best groups ever.

That bass line was stellar in this song

@nickgee461

Жыл бұрын

John McVie nails it in every song. Deceptively simple.

I personally rank Fleetwood Mac as one of the top 5 bands of all time. Every member of that group was incredibly talented and did a lot after the band went their separate ways.

@Wellhelll

9 ай бұрын

then you gotta have Eagles in your top 5z

I don't think I knew anyone that didn't have a copy of Rumors back in the 70's. It was a album made of a lot of emotions and cocaine and booze.

John McVee (bass) and Mic Fleetwood (drums) laid down one of the grooviest rhythms ever recorded in this song. The vocals carry the harmony and the lead guitar just ads a little ambiance.

played continuously on top 10 radio and cemented Mac’s place in music. God bless Mick the genius Fleeteood.

I've always admired the diversity of this group. Different vocals, styles, beats, songs/writers and then I hear that ever present bass and drums!! All so good too!! ❤👍🏽

@masterofsparkshwy6974

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing they stayed together with everything that was always going on.. I've had band members leave, threaten to, over things like the way their monitors were set up.. just MOVE the damn thing ! Lol

One of the most beautiful songs ever written. Stevie Nick's was my dad's first crush, when I first heard her voice I understood why

@shanenolan8252

2 жыл бұрын

Hard to disagree

Stevie Nicks wrote this song. She wrote a lot of Fleetwood Mac's song. She was a great songwriter. And, the songs were so her. You can feel stevie in the songs. A few of the songs she wrote were - The Edge of Seventeen, Rhiannon, Dreams and Gypsy plus many more.

One of my personal top three songs in rock history. Never gets old...

"Players only love you when they're playing" is an incredible lyric. Perfect.

No one can touch her voice. I have been in love with Stevie Nicks since I was 9 years old. The first record album I ever purchased with my own money was Rumors. Loved it then and equally as much now. The entire album, start to finish is amazing. Read up on the band, it was crazy but they were amazing.

Man this song always hit's my heart, Stevie is just Incredible! Been in love with her since the early 70's

A classic Fleetwood Mac song. Stevie Nicks has a distinctive, sultry voice.

@David-kf5gk

2 жыл бұрын

No that’s not classic Fleetwood Mac. Classic Peter Green Fleetwood Mac. When they were playing the Blues. The original Black Magic woman and the Chicago sessions.✌️

@irresistablegraceinchrist6690

2 жыл бұрын

You state the Obvious!

@metalmark1214

2 жыл бұрын

@@irresistablegraceinchrist6690 Not according to David.

@irresistablegraceinchrist6690

2 жыл бұрын

@@metalmark1214 everyone has their opinions.. heck a song about them being so common would be nice.

@metalmark1214

2 жыл бұрын

@@irresistablegraceinchrist6690 yep, it's an opinion. I only said it was a classic because it is a very well known song as well as over 40 years old. Stating the obvious, lol.

This might be one of the best songs ever produced, performed, recorded....it is almost perfect.

Remember Fleetwood Mac band members all survived the sixties and reached maturity in the seventies. That’s how they were able to write and perform such moving music.

Spot on the way Lex describes Stevie Nicks' voice. The old woman/young girl vibe. It's witchy. There is never any doubt when she is on the mic. Her voice is so distinctive.

A great thing about Stevie Nicks ballads is that FM's rhythm section gives them muscle and darkness.

@mnomadvfx

2 жыл бұрын

Poor Fleetwood and McVie are literally the name to the band and so underappreciated 😅

@leviathan3630

2 жыл бұрын

@@mnomadvfx well that voice is something else

Nothing takes me back to 1978 more than listening to this song. All of the other music from that time has aged with me, but this song is still there in my early adulthood - and when I listen to this song, so am I.

Released on the album "Rumors'" in 1977 when I was 17. I melted...lol...

I ❤️ Stevie Nicks I had the privilege of going to see her twice in concert once as solo and then Fleetwood Mac so much talent

@gaffawebber

2 жыл бұрын

Same! She was incredible.

Yeah, this one is smooth. The shuffling drum work is phenomenal.

Stevie still hits my heart hard. Such a mysterious and classy woman.

One of my favorite songs.. your smiles when reacting to Dreams is how I felt when I first heard it many many moons ago 🥰

Just loved Stevie Nicks voice forever!!! She's sensational & ofcourse the brilliant band too! I was born in 1960 so really got to know Fleetwood Mac & adored them at the time. Just love your comments too!! 💝💝

Authentic. Authentic music. Real IS a vibe. Love how the cymbal hits right they sing Thunder. So well done, so easy felt.

@jspettifer

2 жыл бұрын

I love the drums coming in on heartbeat

A quick note: Fleetwood Mac was really a '70's group, even though they were first formed in '67. Their big hits were in the 70's ("Dreams" came out in '77).

Rumors is pure 70's and folk/rock is the genre.

Her voice is layered with Christie Mcvie’s voice in the chorus of a lot of songs!

@mcbeezee2120

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, Stevie and Christine are the best female one-two punch ever.

@marshsundeen

2 жыл бұрын

Lindsey also sang back up vocals also.

@cunard61

Жыл бұрын

Christine's high harmony vocal really aided in many of Lindsey and Stevie's songs. The three of them together, are actually quite stunning.

Beautiful song from a beautiful album, Rumours. The "rumours" mentioned in the title referred to the songs which were about the band's relationships with each other - particularly Stevie Nicks and her then partner, Lindsay Buckingham - who were in the process of splitting up.

@scottalynch

2 жыл бұрын

The McVees were splitting up too.

This whole album is so good. I remember vividly when it came out. My first concert. I was 12. I've seen them 7 times. Every time they get better. Every one of the members are very talented.

@davidkymdell452

2 жыл бұрын

Did you see their last iteration with Neill Finn?

@kierstenridgway4634

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkymdell452unfortunately I haven't been to see them in over fifteen years.

A very minimalist background to that sultry but sweet voice of Stevie. Wonderfully conceived and played by the band and of course the lovely lady Nicks.

they are singing about each other , both couples were braking up at the time & they made a master piece Album

One of the best bands of all times...in concert they are amazing!!!!!!

This album is from the 70s.

So many great Fleetwood Mac songs... "You Make Loving Fun", "Sara", "Hold Me", "Seven Wonders", "Little Lies", "You Make Loving Fun"... Ya'll are just scratching the surface.

"Dreams" is a song by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac from their eleventh studio album, Rumours (1977).

This for me is the embodiment of a driving song. Running it full blast, windows down cruising over a lonely highway ....

Rumors was one of the biggest albums of my high school years. Released in 1977 it is still relevant today.

These songs are from the heart. That's the difference between artists like Fleetwood Mac and today's performers. The art has been lost to the money-grab.

Another two greats that showcase Stevie's angelic vocals are "Sara" from their 1979 Tusk release, and "Silver Springs"(any studio version, and there are a few).

70's rock. She has a beautiful voice.

Stevie is singing about her breakup with Lindsey Buckingham, the guitar player for Fleetwood Mac who is playing on this song and several other songs each wrote about about their breakup, yet they still stood on stage together as these sad songs were played. some of their biggest hits. Their hit song Gold Dist Woman song about their breakup over her Cocaine addiction, begins with the lyrics Dig your grave with a silver spoon...yet they stand together on the same stage as she sings it and Lindsey plays guitar. amazing!

The reason it was so heartfelt was because a lot of their songs on this album were about the two couples’ tumultuous relationships. Up and down, their passion was represented, like you said. Lex, you always get it - in how I feel are the important ways. Good job, you guys.

The reason they sound like you described, Lex, is more than likely due to the turmoil that wracked the band throughout their years together. They were basically passing each other around like an appetizer at a roadside steakhouse and it led to a lot of... what's the word I'm looking for? ...maybe disdain for each other. What always amazes me about the band is how they were even able to function together for as long as they did.

In 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors" and the Eagles' "Hotel California" made up about half of what was played on the radio.

I feel like this song is in my DNA. I got the Rumors album for my 12th birthday and listened to it endlessly. Us older folks remember getting a vinyl LP and playing it on the record player for hours in our bedrooms. Some albums came with liner notes and little snippets about the band. Fleetwood Mac is basically the soundtrack of my adolescence.

This album is the low key soundtrack of my early childhood memories, just because this was the album my mom would put on in the early 80s. Fleetwood Mac was amazing and this song is so classic.

Stevie's voice ALWAYS gives me goosebumps.

Classic. Nice choice. My childhood. Mom was a singer and music was always playing. Music is so emotional. It's the same when I paint. Brings you into focus

You really need to watch a 'live' performance of this. The looks Stevie and Lindsay were giving each other during their performance spoke more than the lyrics of the song.

Such a beautiful song. Rain washing you clean is the sadness crying in the rain...most sad.

I can really appreciate your channel, especially with your comments of the songs from the 70s. I came of age in the 1970s and most of these songs bring back certain memories and have different meanings for me. It's good to hear your opinions of these songs that I grew up with, and how they are understood to the younger generation. 🙂

Fleetwood mac! Tons of great hits! try Tell me Lies, go your own way and Everywhere!!

Lex you are so right on about her voice. I've been listening to Stevie for 40 years and that never occurred to me. Thanks for your analogy. Brad never let her get away.

Always love the Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks music!!!! 🤗❤✌🏼

Always loved this song. It's so simple(it's only a 2- chord progression). Just proves a great melody and catchy chorus can really carry a song.

Another way to explain her voice is she is like a young girl with an old soul!!!!

@TheAes86

2 жыл бұрын

This. Exactly this.

Loved the Mac sound in the 70's and 80's. Rumors is still an all-time classic album

I agree about how it SOUNDS... it's actually the mid to late 70s, but there's a certain warmth that comes through that you just don't get from today's music. It feels like a warm hug on a rainy day. Fleetwood Mac is one of the greatest bands ever, no cap.

Lex had it right. People transitioning from adolescent 20s into 30 somethings. The Album - Rumours was recorded when the whole band were in total emotional meltdown. Affairs with one another, marital breakdown, out and out mental warfare- and what came out of it was one of the best albums of all time. Back in 75 I was going through a breakup and I hated this album, because it was my ex's current favourite. Years later I can appreciate it in it's entirety. [ps G/f and I are now friends again]

I love how Brad just gets into it and Lex is just a pure music lover. She picks out a lot of stuff on the first listen that don't catch after 20 years This is my favorite reaction channel now. Keep it coming.

1974 is when Lindsay Buckinham & Stevie Nicks Started With Fleetwood Mac. I was 4 going on 5. Fleetwood Mac was out years before Buckinham & Nicks started camping around.

12 seconds into the video, Lex is immediately vibing with the music. Fleetwood Mac brings out that free soul in us all.

Thank you, thank you! This is my favorite song ever. I have seen Fleetwood Mac in concert 4 times.

From watching you guys for awhile now, I have to say it seems that Lex is a daughter of the 1970's. Born out of time!

I’ve been requesting this one for a while. Bummed I missed the live reaction. Fabulous song!

'Yeah, that's pretty trippy!' Love it! :)

Stevie has one of the greatest voices of all time. So beautiful

Heartfelt, yeah. Music like this flows through me, and resonates.

Try and be in a bad mood listening to this song… it’s impossible lol I ❤️ this so much. I jam it at work when I’m stressed - it cleanses me of all negativity instantly The lyrics are on a whole another level. Thx for doing this classic jam!!!

Always at the crossroads of life. Perfectly expressed how I have always felt and cannot put in words. They are joyful sadness and hope-despair.

"Dreams" is one of my favorite songs by Fleetwood Mac. I love your reaction videos!!!

This album was so huge when it came out in the mid-'70s. It was ubiquitous. Everybody who was "of age" at that time had it. You'd hear it played at every party you went to (with everybody singing along to every word of every song), and several songs from it got airplay on the radio. The album was about breakups; the couples in this band were breaking up and recombining. Lindsey Buckingham & Stevie Nicks had done an album (entitled "Buckingham/Nicks") that had been a little bit successful in an underground sort of way. Fleetwood Mac had already been successful for several years with other people, most notably Bob Welch (their music from his era is among my favorite FM music; "Bare Trees", "Mystery to Me" and "Heroes are Hard to Find" all being excellent albums). But when the two merged, this album was the result. And it was iconic.

These are some of the most beautiful lyrics ever. Sad and beautiful.

This album is top 5 all-time! Every song is special!

You have to see Fleetwood Mac live singing Rhiannon. On the midnight special I believe. Stevie goes crazy! You will see how amazing this band is!!!!!✌❤

After the RHCP reaction, this is a nice pallet cleanser. 🤣😀

One of the best albums in history!!! Stevie is the Queen of Rock N Roll!!

I hope you'll do some Fleetwood Mac songs with Christine McVie singing lead. She was their songwriter and a great singer in her own right. She also held the group together through all their relationship crises. Say You Love Me, Over My Head, and You Make Lovin' Fun were all huge hits for the group.

You guys rock. You listen to everything, all kinds of tunes. Keep it up and keep up the smiles.

Excellent choice! This whole album is flawless. You make loving fun is a must!

I💖 Fleetwood mac! And I 💙 this tune! Always and forever!

Love how much Brad appreciates poetic lyrics

We have seen Fleetwood Mac three times ... And without fail whenever that bass line comes on ... The aroma of the venue changes! Dreams and Gypsy are both huge favorites of mine!

LOVE, LOVE Fleetwood Mac! Also Stevie’s solo career! Please react to Stevie’s songs “Has anyone ever written anything for you” and “Beauty and the Beast.” As well as FM “Gold dust woman.” Stevie performing is like watching an Angel on a cloud- So ethereal.. yet she can definitely deliver a stern massage with her eyes and facial expressions- She’s my spirit animal- 🧚‍♀️ ✨✨