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Summary: Fascinating Story
Review: For one who doesn't know much about how music is recorded and mixed, this is a great DVD. No, it isn't just show clips of the Rumours songs, which some people may be looking for, but it tells you how each song came together. This is a wonderful history of how this album was created.
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Summary: disapointed after watching "The Dance"
Review: Having seen "The Dance" before, I was totally disappointed. I was expecting at least the full songs from the CD, but it has only interviews with the band and commentaries. Also the picture quality on my dvd (I bought Region 2) was just bad quality. Not worth buying.
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Summary: Good Documentary About a Soap Opera Set to Music
Review: How would you like it if you were breaking up with a spouse or lover, but while you were doing it, you were forced to spend fifteen hours a day with that person for a solid year? Oh and by the way... your former love would be writing publicly about the whole experience! That's pretty much the dilemma the members of the music group, Fleetwood Mac experienced, while making one of the biggest selling rock albums to come out of the 1970s. The history of this album's creation is explored in this episode of Rhino's Classic Albums series documentary, "Fleetwood Mac Rumors". This is an episode of a series, where performers, writers and producers analyze and talk about a classic album they helped create. In this case we get imput from producer Keith Olsen and all the members of the 'Rumors era' Fleetwood Mac.The documentary is excellent in giving us access to vintage film clips and beautiful stills of the band from the mid to late '70s.More importantly the members of the band give detailed stories and explanations of the real life 'soap opera' behind the album's songs. Some of them were funny (the band diving for a huge bag of fake cocaine, that was droped to the floor) or sad (how Christine McVie could barely talk to her former husband, while making the album).The viewer also gets to follow Lindsey Buckingham, Mick Fleetwood and Producer, Ken Olsen into the original studio and listen to the recordings being broken down by their musical and vocal tracks. We get to hear the intricacies of Mick Fleetwood's expansive drumming style and how John McVie's bass led each song. The tracks also show what an underated guitarist, Lindsey Buckingham really is and the beauty in the stand alone harmonies of Stevie Knicks & Christine McVie. But my favorite part of the documentary is Christine McVie's live performance of the tune "Songbird" at the very same auditorium she used to record it over twenty five years ago. Watching her perform this lovely, but heartbreaking song still sends shivers down my spine! If you are fan of Fleetwood Mac or just plain old rock n' roll in general, then this DVD is not to to be missed! Highly recommended!
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Summary: Read this review before you buy this DVD-A
Review: I agree with other reviewers that suggest 'Rumours'is among the 10 best albums ever made. I bought the album when it was first released on vinyl around 25 years ago and it's since been one of the 3 of my most favourite albums. One thing that struck me when I first listened to the album apart from the musical experience was just how well produced the album was. I think the attention to sound quality made it an even more rewarding listening experience. This DVD / DVD-A version was sonically a little dissppointing for me to be honest. Yes it does sound clean and detailed but the dynamic nuances have been compressed in much the same way you here on FM radio, and possibly even more so. Listening to dynamic tracks such as 'The Chain' or 'Gold Dust Woman', the compession, especially in the bass is almost laughable and a real let down compared with the normal cd release. I'm not sure why it was remastered in this way, especially since the DVDA medium supposedly allows for improved dynamic resolution. There is no doubt in my mind that the original vinyl lp version of this album offered the best sound quality and ultmately the most rewarding experience musically. I was hoping that this DVDA release could recapture that but sadly not. If only these DVDA releases could be transfered directly from the original analogue master tapes without be stuffed around with. Now that would be great but it seems I'm alone in the world in thinking that.
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Summary: BORING!
Review: I have enjoyed all the Fleetwood Mac albums and thought this video would provide excellent sound tracks from their album Rumors. Unfortunately, both me and my guests were extremely disappointed by boring commentary mixed in with partial sound tracks..... A book would have been more entertaining.
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Summary: GREAT DVD, but NOT the DVD Audio that some have reviewed.
Review: I have purchased this DVD, and love it. I have been a Fleetwood Mac fan for over 25 years (yes, the Stevie/Lindsey lineup). Yes, like some have said, the audio and video aren't the best that are out there on the market, but it's good and entertaining to hear from the band members and the producers what went into it - emotionally and technically. But, this is NOT the DVD-Audio of Rumours that has recently been released. This DVD is a video DVD, not the audio of the original recordings put into a digitalized 5.1/surround sound format. I purchased this video DVD about one year ago, and the Rumours DVD-A was just released this past spring of 2001. Some people have reviewed the DVD-A here in error. As much as I enjoy watching this DVD (over and over again), the DVD-A is awesome - when played on a surround-sound system, or on a DVD Audio player. So, for all of us real fans, buy this DVD, watch it to find out what the recording was really like, then buy the DVD-A to hear what it was actually like. Makes you feel like you were in the studio with them!
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Summary: A "Box of Chocolates"
Review: I'm really upset with myself for not more closely reading the reviews that said there wasn't music, just talking about the songs. I like the Fleetwood Mac, but not personally. I thought I was buying a concert performance with commentary. If you don't get a preview, you don't know what you'll get.
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Summary: Worth Every Penny!
Review: I've read several reviews of this DVD and have some advice. Learn how to operate your DVD player! I've heard people say they were expecting a documentary,and people expecting the Rumours album uninterrupted. This DVD contains both and is an excellent investment for any Fleetwood Mac or music fan in general. For Fleetwood Mac fans, the opportunity to hear Go Your Own Way, followed by Silver Springs is priceless and the way that these songs were meant to be heard--point/counterpoint. For those of us out there who have been listening to this album since 1977, you will be astounded by the harmonies, the instrumentals, and vocals that have never been heard before, even on the highest quality CD. For the general music fan, Fleetwood Mac fan or not, this DVD is pure musical craftsmanship! The sound quality, vocals, etc. are top notch and can be enjoyed by anyone with a love and/or knowledge of music that stands the test of time. The music on Rumours is not dated in any way. The theme of love lost, covered in Dreams, Go Your Own Way, and Silver Springs, to name a few, along side the theme of love found, covered by You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop, and Songbird are as timely today as they were in 1977. In other words, something for everyone, and a cut above the rest.
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Summary: entertaining but could have been better
Review: If the archival video footage of the songs had been shown in their entirety, I would rate this DVD a 10+. That stuff is out there, these clips are teasers. In fact, I own some old FM concert VHS tapes which I purchased when new (Tusk documentary, Mirage tour, etc). I look at the vaults on The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac cd and wonder why not DVD? Frustrating, they would look and sound great. Still, I never saw the Rumours photo session footage which is included on this DVD and that was an unexpected treat even if it was too short. I knew at the time of Rumours release that there was a lot of turmoil going on in the band but had no idea to what extent until I watched these interviews. All's well now apparently since they have a new cd due out in April. I sure will miss Christine, though. I recommend this DVD to any old diehard Fleetwood Mac fans who crave anything from those good old days and also to the new ones so that you can learn about their history.
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Summary: One of the Best Rockumentaries of all time
Review: If you are a Fleetwood Mac fan then this should be in your collection ASAP. The sound quality is excellent for DVD. If you're a recording engineering type you'll love how Richard Dashut and Ken Calliat (and sometimes Lindsey Buckingham) break down each song to understand the core of a song. Christine McVie's "Songbird" is extremely powerful.
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