According to the RIAA's current list, Rumours is now tied for the eighth best-selling album in history alongside 1977's Saturday Night Fever soundtrack Shania Twain's 1997 collection, Come On Over. To date, the album, which spent 31 non-consecutive weeks on top of the Billboard 200 albums chart, has sold over 40 million copies globally.
And I’m hugely respectful of who he is and his talent, and how both Mike and he stepped in, because it was either stop or find something really spectacular that honored our funny trip.It was 45 years ago today (February 4th, 1977) that Fleetwood Mac released their masterpiece, Rumours. And Neil Finn is just beyond one of my dearest, dearest friends. One thing’s for sure, all the components are active. Lindsey’s active Stevie by now would have done one of her lovely tours, though that never happened Mike is always doing stuff, for sure. And the rest is really just how everyone would feel and whether it would even be possible.
I’ll be there doing that, being the weasel in the background attempting to do something versus nothing. And from history, never say never is all there is to say about Fleetwood Mac.
I can go on record that that’s my full intention. Mick Fleetwood: Well, I’m really hoping that the thing built around Peter’s legacy can go out on the road. Rock Cellar: Well, that’s some kind of goal. But in my own world, I know that I want to play. Mick Fleetwood: Well, we’re back in the pipe dream now. Rock Cellar: A Fleetwood Mac super group, with Mike and Lindsey? Holy shit! And I have huge deference to the band that we now are, but I have total deference to Lindsey, and I think, “Wouldn’t it be great if some mutant fantastic stadium shows or something actually does that?” And then you could go, “Well, what’s your pipe dream?” My pipe dream is at some point, I think we sort of have to say goodbye.
Mick Fleetwood: Truthfully, I have no idea. Rock Cellar: I’ve got to ask, do you have any idea what your 2021, or even ’22, will look like? It also features this statement from the band leader, regarding the (potential) future of his legendary band: Listen to the original edition of Fleetwood Mac Live below:Īlso due in April is Mick Fleetwood & Friends Celebrate the Music of Peter Green, a live album/Blu-ray capturing the magic of Mick’s star-studded tribute concert in early 2020 (just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic).Ĭlick here to pre-order the 2-CD/Blu-ray from our Rock Cellar StoreĬlick here to pre-order the 4-LP set from our Rock Cellar StoreĬlick here to pre-order the Box Set from our Rock Cellar Storeįor more on that special concert event, click here to read our recent feature chat with Mick Fleetwood.
These stellar additions include live versions of “Tusk,” “Gold Dust Woman,” and “Songbird,” plus “The Green Manalishi (With The Two-Pronged Crown)” – a song written in 1970 by guitarist Peter Green, who founded Fleetwood Mac with Mick Fleetwood and Jeremy Spencer in 1967.Ĭlick here to pick up the Super Deluxe Fleetwood Mac: Live box set from our Rock Cellar Store They include seven songs from the Tusk tour (1979-80), four from the Rumours tour (1977) and three from the Mirage tour (1982). The 14 live tracks that debut on the Super Deluxe Edition span a wider range of time than those on the original release. The majority of the original album was recorded live between 19, save for a few exceptions: “Don’t Let Me Down Again,” was recorded in 1975 during the tour for Fleetwood Mac Dreams” and “Don’t Stop” are from the band’s sound check in Paris while “Fireflies,” “One More Night,” and a cover of the Beach Boys’ “Farmer’s Daughter” were all recorded in California during a special show for the band’s crew, family, and friends.
More on the special edition release, per Rhino: Recorded live mainly from the Tusk world tour, hear all of your favorite hits, deep cuts and more. Introducing: Fleetwood Mac Live Super Deluxe! Out April 9, experience the remastered 3-CD/2-LP version of the original release from 1980. Featuring recordings primarily of the Tusk tour in 19, the record has long been a key release in the vaunted British/American band‘s career, and it has been reissued in remastered format today, via Rhino. 1980’s Fleetwood Mac Live captured the exuberant live experience of a vintage-era Fleetwood Mac concert.