One girl’s current journey by means of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 opus Rumors led to a really healthful second on-line.
Raven Baxter, who goes by @ravenscimaven on X (previously Twitter), shared on Tuesday evening that she heard one of many hit songs from Rumors, “Go Your Personal Method,” and was shocked to study in regards to the drama behind it and the entire album.
Rumors, which was an immediate come across its launch, got here as a number of interpersonal relationships between Fleetwood Mac’s band members went bitter: Stevie Nicks’ relationship with Lindsey Buckingham had ended; the group’s namesake drummer, Mick Fleetwood had realized his spouse had cheated on him; and the late Christine McVie and John McVie divorced in 1976 after eight years of marriage, and nonetheless labored collectively on the album. All of this turmoil was channeled into what’s thought to be one of many best albums of all time, sitting at No. 7 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Best Albums of All Time” checklist.
Baxter’s publish went viral, and she or he continued so as to add to the thread as she listened to extra of the album. “Wait is that this WHOLE album two folks within the band breaking apart and preventing?!?!” she wrote.
Her posts about experiencing the nice album for the primary time endeared her to others, who delighted in her pleasure of discovery, and responded saying that they wished they might relive studying in regards to the drama of Fleetwood Mac for the primary time. The band trended on X on Wednesday, as customers chimed in with strategies for different Fleetwood Mac songs to take heed to.
“Should you love “Go Your Personal Method” you will have you to take heed to “The Chain” *particularly* after a few margaritas lol,” one individual wrote. “that complete album is a visit. two {couples} breaking apart and singing their emotions at one another,” one other individual wrote.
