What song/album got you hooked on Fleetwood Mac?

[~*BellaDonna*~]

A mystical song by the name of "Rhiannon" grabbed my full attention, and after hearing it, I bought Fleetwood Mac, otherwise known as "The White Album", in late 1975. Still one of my all time favorite albums.

[FuzzyPlum]

Tango In The Night in my parents car.
All the songs. I guess the ones that particularly stood out initially would have been Little Lies, TITN, Seven Wonders, Big Love.

[SisterNightroad]

Dreams.
Still delicious to me.

[KenB]

"Hold Me," on the radio. Then "Dreams." After that I was hooked and bought everything.

[BLY]

I Don't Want To Know / Rumours

[louielouie2000]

There was a Two For Tuesday radio show on and they played Gold Dust Woman and The Chain back to back. It was February 1993 and I was 10 years old, and have been hopelessly hooked ever since. :p

[secondhandchain]

I think when I heard Second hand news I was hooked. Dreams was being played to death on the radio but when I heard my sisters copy of Rumors I fell in love with the opening track and then the rest of the album.

[Wdm6789]

Gypsy, Everywhere, and Hold Me

[DauphineMarie]

Silver Springs when I was around 8.. For a long time I thought it was Christine singing lol

[jbrownsjr]

Bad Loser/Say You Love Me/Hold Me

different stages of life getting me re-hooked

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Silver Springs when I was around 8.. For a long time I thought it was Christine singing lol
Christine's voice is equal to Stevie's. ;)

[michelej1]

Sara made me buy an album and find out who FM was. I liked many songs starting from the White Album. I loved Over My Head, SYLM, Dreams ... but I didn't know they were all from the same band. Sara was the first time I said, "Who sings this?? I need to own this." In truth, I was a little kid and didn't really have money to spend on music when the White Album came out, so age could have had something to do with it too. I was a teen with spending money by the time Tusk came around.

Michele

[Angel75]

I think when I heard Second hand news I was hooked. Dreams was being played to death on the radio but when I heard my sisters copy of Rumors I fell in love with the opening track and then the rest of the album.

Same - Second Hand News was the one...the opening track from my parents Rumours record from listening to it as a child/ teenager. I was also fascinated by the cheeky "lay me down in tall grass...." lyrics as well as the catchy tune

[Dr.Brown]

The "Gypsy" video, on heavy rotation in the early MTV era, captivated me and the song "Sara" (full album version!), on heavy rotation on a local classic/soft rock station, had me in heaven as a teen.

Eventually, I worked my way back through to the blues roots of the band. Each period has its own style and something to offer. Christine's "Why" was such a revelation to me and so sadly overlooked.

My fantasy is a joint project with Jeremy Spencer in "Kiln House" mode and Lindsey Buckingham in "Tusk/Law and Order" mode, resulting in an unrestrained riot of creative madness.

[Macfan4life]

It was not a album or song but the Mirage concert on HBO that first aired in January 1983 (I believe). It was like a shot of a drug. I was captivated. The music and mystery of the band. Christine so beautiful, Stevie so mystical and coming off a HUGE year solo, Lindsey with amazing guitar, Mick and the infamous beer drinking while playing, and the pounding bass of serious John. I was hooked ever since. I remember actually writing HBO a letter at age 13 to beg them to replay the concert. (This was 1983 and only rich people had VCR's) HBO was very kind and responded to my letter with a letter. HBO thanked me for my interest and said since the concert was popular, it was surely possible to re-air in the future.
I had caught the last wave of the Mac. I had to wait a half decade to see them live without Lindsey and another 14 years to see them all together live.
But I did have great solo shows in between. Soon after I saw the HBO concert, Stevie's Wild Heart came out and an early date was announced for my city. 11 months later Christine came to town.

[guillamene]

Hearing 'Hold Me' being played regularly in my local(twenty something) bar. I asked the bar man who it was and went out and bought Mirage the next day on cassette. Listening to that album that Friday night is some thing that I will never forget....my introduction to that SOUND and especially that BEAT and RHYTHM! Wow! Goosebumps ! Changed my musical life forever.:thumbsup:

[jcalzaretta]

I was 8 years old. I remember playing cards with my mom and aunt. My aunt had the radio on. I heard Over My Head. I was hooked immediately.

[aleuzzi]

Bad Loser/Say You Love Me/Hold Me

different stages of life getting me re-hooked

Love Bad Loser!!!! That tune should be re-recorded with scorching LB-Isn't it Midnight guitar.

[aleuzzi]

The song that drew me in was "Gypsy." I listened to it 4 billion times that year it came out.

I first came to the group in 1977, when my older sister bought Rumours, when "Don't Stop" and "The Chain" were on heavy rotation in my house.

"Gypsy" drew me back in. "Say You Love Me" kept me. I listened to that song 5 billion times and have never stopped.

[elle]

Second Hand News.

[Aussie W/Heart]

Dreams, Stevie's voice sparked my interest after first hearing her sing on the radio in 77, then bought the album been hooked on Gold Dust Woman ever since :)

[sue]

The Peter Green big hit "Albatross" drew me to listen to Fleetwood Mac in 1968, I followed them then thro' to 1969 with "man of the World" ....

Re-connected with them with "Rumours" in 1977... we had just moved house and had little money, being a young couple with 2 small children, but on hearing "Rumours" scrapped the money to buy probably my favourite LP ever...

[sue]

The Peter Green big hit "Albatross" drew me to listen to Fleetwood Mac in 1968, I followed them then thro' to 1969 with "man of the World" ....

Re-connected with them with "Rumours" in 1977... we had just moved house and had little money, being a young couple with 2 small children, but on hearing "Rumours" scrapped the money to buy probably my favourite LP ever...

-------"Scraped" even----

[ViscountViktor]

I watched the BBC coverage of Formula1 and liked the opening theme, looked the song up, and it went on from there.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

The song that drew me in was "Gypsy." I listened to it 4 billion times that year it came out.

I first came to the group in 1977, when my older sister bought Rumours, when "Don't Stop" and "The Chain" were on heavy rotation in my house.

"Gypsy" drew me back in. "Say You Love Me" kept me. I listened to that song 5 billion times and have never stopped.
"Fallin', fallin', fallin'" :)

[HomerMcvie]

When I was a kid, my older cousin moved in with us(couldn't get along with her stepfather), and brought along all of her 8-track tapes. Rumours was among them. And

I fell in love.

Completely obsessed with the album(NO drama, I didn't really give a sh*t about their relationships - I was too young to care).

I taught myself guitar, piano, and drums, from my obsession with Rumours. I've played in bands, and done sound and lighting my whole adult life, pretty successfully.

And it ALL started with Rumours. Damn, I loved, lived and breathed that damned album.

Edit - And I'm sitting here right now, after "doing monitors" for a concert tonight, watching the "Tusk doc outtakes". Some things never change....

[iamnotafraid]

I taught myself guitar...

You still playing that Gretsch?

[HomerMcvie]

You still playing that Gretsch?

Lord child, it's in there somewhere(top right). I have guitar addiction problems!!!

[iamnotafraid]

Lord child, it's in there somewhere(top right). I have guitar addiction problems!!!

I completely understand.

As far as diseases go, you got a good one.

[wondergirl9847]

It wasn't a FM song, it was Lindsey singing Holiday Road on National Lampoon's Vacation (watched it on TV during a rough time in my life because I needed to laugh). Did some online research on Lindsey and found FM, which I knew some of their songs from the radio (was familiar with GYOW, Dreams, The Chain, Rhiannon and Don't Stop mostly).

I bought Lindsey's Out of the Cradle and Go Insane CDs along with FM's Greatest Hits. The obsession grew and grew. :nod:

[stevierocks87]

Great topic! I was 10 when The Dance came out, me and my mom watched the video and listened to the tape in the car over and over, we wore them out. I think Rhiannon captivated me the most, and we always said we couldn't believe they didn't put Gold Dust Woman on the album!

[Japhry]

You Make Loving Fun-as a little boy when it came out it sounded very unique to me, NOT like anything else on the radio at that time

[cascade13]

I'd have to say Little Lies made me a die-hard fan. I was a year old when Rumours came out, so those songs have always been in my ear, but Little Lies caught my attention immediately on the radio, maybe because the arrangement was so unique (Lindsey and Stevie's background vocals in particular). After realizing it was FM, I pulled out my parents' copy of Rumours, which I played to death on a little portable kids' record player (and appreciated much more than when I was little), and then I got a vinyl copy of Tango for Christmas that year, with a new fully sized record player. Needless to say, I played Tango to death, too... :)

[iamnotafraid]

SARA was the song that hooked me.

[Macfanforever]

More likely Stevie's voice Rhiannon sold me to FM when it was release.

[Macfanforever]

More likely Stevie's voice Rhiannon sold me to FM when it was released .I remember listening to Casey Kasem on Sunday nights playing Rhiannon on the countdown on my transistor radio and table radio..

[KenshiMaster16]

Always had a thing for drumming, and have been doing so since I was very little. When I was 9, my mom pulled me into the living room one evening, sat me down and told me there was this amazing drummer that I just had to see so 9 year old me witnessed The Dance for the very first time, watched Mick Fleetwood bang away doing his thing and was instantly hooked.

The next weekend she took me out and bought me every Mac album we could find at our local Camelot Music store and the rest, as they say, is history.

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Sara made me buy an album and find out who FM was. I liked many songs starting from the White Album. I loved Over My Head, SYLM, Dreams ... but I didn't know they were all from the same band. Sara was the first time I said, "Who sings this?? I need to own this." In truth, I was a little kid and didn't really have money to spend on music when the White Album came out, so age could have had something to do with it too. I was a teen with spending money by the time Tusk came around.

Michele
Interesting story, Michele. :)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Always had a thing for drumming, and have been doing so since I was very little. When I was 9, my mom pulled me into the living room one evening, sat me down and told me there was this amazing drummer that I just had to see so 9 year old me witnessed The Dance for the very first time, watched Mick Fleetwood bang away doing his thing and was instantly hooked.

The next weekend she took me out and bought me every Mac album we could find at our local Camelot Music store and the rest, as they say, is history.
Mick is and always will be one of my very favorite drummers

[~*BellaDonna*~]

Great topic! I was 10 when The Dance came out, me and my mom watched the video and listened to the tape in the car over and over, we wore them out. I think Rhiannon captivated me the most, and we always said we couldn't believe they didn't put Gold Dust Woman on the album!
(Thank you!) It is always so interesting to a an old timer, such as myself, to find members of the new generation of Fleetwood Mac fans. :)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

More likely Stevie's voice Rhiannon sold me to FM when it was released .I remember listening to Casey Kasem on Sunday nights playing Rhiannon on the countdown on my transistor radio and table radio..
Likewise. :)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I'd have to say Little Lies made me a die-hard fan. I was a year old when Rumours came out, so those songs have always been in my ear, but Little Lies caught my attention immediately on the radio, maybe because the arrangement was so unique (Lindsey and Stevie's background vocals in particular). After realizing it was FM, I pulled out my parents' copy of Rumours, which I played to death on a little portable kids' record player (and appreciated much more than when I was little), and then I got a vinyl copy of Tango for Christmas that year, with a new fully sized record player. Needless to say, I played Tango to death, too... :)
I think at one point we've all played a FM album to death. I wore out all 4 (yes, 4) copies of Tusk. :)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

SARA was the song that hooked me.
Hey, isn't that elle's favorite Fleetwood Mac song? :laugh:

[iamnotafraid]

Hey, isn't that elle's favorite Fleetwood Mac song? :laugh:

I'm not sure about elle's favorite song.
But I do know she prefers Rick and Billy
over Lindsey.

[StreetAngel86]

Hey, isn't that elle's favorite Fleetwood Mac song? :laugh:

get it right, would ya.
Her fave song is Welcome to the Room, SARA ...



:lol:

[~*BellaDonna*~]

get it right, would ya.
Her fave song is Welcome to the Room, SARA ...



:lol:
I'm laughing somewhat sheepishly.... Baaa. :)

[~*BellaDonna*~]

I'm not sure about elle's favorite song.
But I do know she prefers Rick and Billy
over Lindsey.
I was just was just wise cracking a bit. I know she hates it.

[jbrownsjr]

Elle loves Silver Girl, and Second Time. She loves the beautiful vocal those songs have.

[HomerMcvie]

Elle loves Silver Girl, and Second Time. She loves the beautiful vocal those songs have.

Instigator!!!!:mad:

[He's So Unusual]

Sara got me hooked.