The Chain (2004 Remaster)
Rumors is the work that marks and legitimizes Fleetwood Mac's musical shift to the world.
The band leaves behind two-thirds of the old blues-rock sound, which was left aside after Peter Green's departure from the group, and decisively heads towards more appropriate shores for the era, in the sand of a burgeoning pop rock scene. The shift also features new recruits Lindsey Buckingham and his then-partner Stevie Nicks. Refinement, sound clarity, and originality dominate this masterpiece, which, beyond all expectations, reaches the top positions in charts in various countries and sells forty million copies worldwide. Typically, music charts are lists of albums to avoid except for a few exceptions. Rumors is one of those.