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Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album by Steven Stiefel, Ken Caillat
violetdragon's review
Read more as an autobiography of Caillat, than a detailed telling of how Rumours was written. Respectfully, I don't care about your dog, or your car, or your flirting attempts.
kate_k554's review against another edition
3.0
This was the story of how the hit record “Rumours” came to be as well as the inside scoop on everything that went on during the time that the record was being recorded. As one might expect, given that this took place in the 1970s, there was more than a little sex, drugs, and Rock & Roll taking place in this book. In fact, doing one or another type of drug seemed to be an almost daily habit for the band members as well as those doing the recording for them. But then, this was the 1970s and such things were fairly common, especially in many bands back then.
The book was interesting and I did enjoy learning much that I didn’t know about both the band and the recording process, but at times things seemed to drag on a bit. Much of what happened in this biography felt very repetitive, and I often found myself setting it down to take a break from reading things that were very similar to something I had read not long before. This is not to say that the book was boring, but parts of it just didn’t hold my interest so much as other parts of the band’s story.
If you are a fan of either the album or Fleetwood Mac, I would recommend giving this book a chance. If you are not interested in them or their music, then chances are this book just won’t be your cup of tea.
The book was interesting and I did enjoy learning much that I didn’t know about both the band and the recording process, but at times things seemed to drag on a bit. Much of what happened in this biography felt very repetitive, and I often found myself setting it down to take a break from reading things that were very similar to something I had read not long before. This is not to say that the book was boring, but parts of it just didn’t hold my interest so much as other parts of the band’s story.
If you are a fan of either the album or Fleetwood Mac, I would recommend giving this book a chance. If you are not interested in them or their music, then chances are this book just won’t be your cup of tea.
erichig's review against another edition
5.0
The ultimate liner notes. Loved the behind the scenes stories and the descriptions of parts of songs with the times. Best to have the album handy while reading for quick reference.
kaelynputnam's review
4.0
I love the mixture of technical info and band stories. It's the perfect book for an FM nerd!
abbeyhar103's review
3.0
A pretty poorly written book, but an interesting insight into the making of one of my favorite albums, as well as the way recording/record labels working thirty years ago.