Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977) [Japan 2011] MCH PS3 ISO + DSD64 + Hi-Res FLAC

Posted By: HDAtall

Date: Sept. 24, 2024

With the pop sense of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks now leading the band, Fleetwood Mac moved completely away from blues and created this homage to love, Southern California-style. Each songwriter makes his or her presence known: Nicks for her dreamy, mystical reveries ("Dreams", "Gold Dust Woman"); Christine McVie for her ultra-catchy slogans ("Don't Stop"); and Buckingham for his deceptively simple pop songs ("Second Hand News", "Go Your Own Way"). "The Chain", written collectively, is the Mac at their most dramatic. But it's the ensemble playing, the elastic rhythms, and lush harmonies that transform the material into classic FM fare.

Rumours is the kind of album that transcends its origins and reputation, entering the realm of legend – it's an album that simply exists outside of criticism and outside of its time, even if it thoroughly captures its era. Prior to this LP, Fleetwood Mac were moderately successful, but here they turned into a full-fledged phenomenon, with Rumours becoming the biggest-selling pop album to date. While its chart success was historic, much of the legend surrounding the record is born from the group's internal turmoil. Unlike most bands, Fleetwood Mac in the mid-'70s were professionally and romantically intertwined, with no less than two couples in the band, but as their professional career took off, the personal side unraveled. Bassist John McVie and his keyboardist/singer wife Christine McVie filed for divorce as guitarist/vocalist Lindsey Buckingham and vocalist Stevie Nicks split, with Stevie running to drummer Mick Fleetwood, unbeknown to the rest of the band. These personal tensions fueled nearly every song on Rumours, which makes listening to the album a nearly voyeuristic experience. You're eavesdropping on the bandmates singing painful truths about each other, spreading nasty lies and rumors and wallowing in their grief, all in the presence of the person who caused the heartache. Everybody loves gawking at a good public breakup, but if that was all that it took to sell a record, Richard and Linda Thompson's Shoot Out the Lights would be multi-platinum. No, what made Rumours an unparalleled blockbuster is the quality of the music. Once again masterminded by producer/songwriter/guitarist Buckingham, Rumours is an exceptionally musical piece of work – he toughens Christine McVie and softens Nicks, adding weird turns to accessibly melodic works, which gives the universal themes of the songs haunting resonance. It also cloaks the raw emotion of the lyrics in deceptively palatable arrangements that made a tune as wrecked and tortured as "Go Your Own Way" an anthemic hit. But that's what makes Rumours such an enduring achievement – it turns private pain into something universal. Some of these songs may be too familiar, whether through their repeated exposure on FM radio or their use in presidential campaigns, but in the context of the album, each tune, each phrase regains its raw, immediate emotional power – which is why Rumours touched a nerve upon its 1977 release, and has since transcended its era to be one of the greatest, most compelling pop albums of all time.

Tracklist:

01. Second Hand News
02. Dreams
03. Never Going Back Again
04. Don't Stop
05. Go Your Own Way
06. Silver Springs
07. The Chain
08. You Make Loving Fun
09. I Don't Want To Know
10. Oh Daddy
11. Gold Dust Woman
12. Songbird

Dynamic Range

foobar2000 2.1 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1

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Analyzed: FLEETWOOD MAC / RUMOURS
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -5.58 dB -21.48 dB 2:54 01-SECOND HAND NEWS
DR14 -4.71 dB -23.03 dB 4:18 02-DREAMS
DR15 -6.16 dB -26.50 dB 2:16 03-NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN
DR12 -5.13 dB -21.13 dB 3:12 04-DON'T STOP
DR13 -5.16 dB -22.04 dB 3:46 05-GO YOUR OWN WAY
DR14 -5.30 dB -25.65 dB 4:40 06-SILVER SPRINGS
DR13 -4.55 dB -24.86 dB 4:27 07-THE CHAIN
DR13 -4.95 dB -21.63 dB 3:35 08-YOU MAKE LOVING FUN
DR14 -4.76 dB -23.43 dB 3:13 09-I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
DR14 -5.14 dB -24.39 dB 3:57 10-OH DADDY
DR13 -4.27 dB -22.25 dB 5:03 11-GOLD DUST WOMAN
DR12 -7.70 dB -27.59 dB 3:27 12-SONGBIRD
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR13

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 6
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 16934 kbps
Codec: DST64
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Analyzed: FLEETWOOD MAC / RUMOURS
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR9 -6.11 dB -17.96 dB 2:46 01-SECOND HAND NEWS
DR12 -5.47 dB -19.37 dB 4:18 02-DREAMS
DR14 -5.80 dB -22.45 dB 2:04 03-NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN
DR9 -5.46 dB -16.24 dB 3:13 04-DON'T STOP
DR8 -5.42 dB -15.75 dB 3:43 05-GO YOUR OWN WAY
DR11 -5.51 dB -19.53 dB 4:33 06-SILVER SPRINGS
DR11 -5.55 dB -20.45 dB 4:28 07-THE CHAIN
DR10 -5.43 dB -17.73 dB 3:34 08-YOU MAKE LOVING FUN
DR11 -5.44 dB -18.25 dB 3:14 09-I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
DR12 -5.56 dB -20.60 dB 3:56 10-OH DADDY
DR10 -5.50 dB -19.40 dB 5:08 11-GOLD DUST WOMAN
DR15 -5.95 dB -25.08 dB 3:22 12-SONGBIRD
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR11

Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 176400 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DST64

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