(photo kidnapped from pennywest)
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Rumours
This album is known to be a classic and I own it on album and 8-track but have never actually listened to it until this week. Decades after it's release it is still a perfect compilation of beautiful songs. My three favourite songs are Second Hand News, Never Going Back Again, and I Don't Want to Know. The only song I skipped was Don't Stop; I lived through the Clinton administration and they are responsible for wearing this song down to within an inch of its existence.
(photo kidnapped from pennywest)
(photo kidnapped from pennywest)
As an 11 year old at the time I can attest to the fact that this album was huger than huge. It was everywhere and everyone had it. We're talkin' THRILLER huge. But it was also a great album and the super-soap-opera album of all-time only gaining in legendary status as the years have gone by and we've learned much more about what was going on at the time. A must-watch is the CLASSIC ALBUMS episode about RUMOURS which is fascinating and gives insight into each song. Some other particular favourites of mine on the album are the ultimate break-up song GO YOUR OWN WAY and the ensemble oddball THE CHAIN. I'm afraid I have to agree with you about DON'T STOP; it was never a particular favourite of mine and it's been played to death now. Even when Elton John covered it I wasn't impressed. Of course, that Elton cover comes from the LEGACY cd which presents the entire RUMOURS album performed by different people including a nice version of GO YOUR OWN WAY by the Cranberries. Then, not on this album but elsewhere is a good version of GOLD DUST WOMAN by Courtney Love from a CROW soundtrack and way back in 2000 the Vitamin String Quartet did the whole RUMOURS album as a . . . wait for it. . .string quartet!
ReplyDeletei am gonna hafta check out that LEGACY cd! and, although i think courtney love needs to do some deep internal soul searching and join adulthood, i do love her voice, so i will absolutely check out her version of Gold Dust Woman. do you know the unplugged ep where Hole performed a cover of "He Hit Me"?? it's as good as The Crystals' version.
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