Rumours And Lies: The Fleetwood Mac Story

by Bob Brunning

Bob Brunning's no-holds-barred biography charts the incredible story that has now been updated to include details of the long-anticipated Fleetwood Mac reunion tour and 2003 album Say You Will .

Genres: Music, Biography

241 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jim Townsend · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good book of the history of Fleetwood Mac, one of the most successful bands of the last 40 years. Brunning, a UK teacher, musician, club owner and writer, provides a unique insider's perspective on the band for whom in its very early incarnation he was bassist. A relatively quick and enjoyable, interesting read.

[David Mundy · Rating 3 out of 5]

A down to earth but unexciting writing style, quite informative about the band and quite readable, but overall uninspiring. It seems an honest effort though, with quite a lot on the early days, which musically interest me more. Worthwhile for fans perhaps?

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

The question must be asked: if Fleetwood Mac's career has been so long, why is this book so short? Coming in at just over 200 pages, it barely hints at much of the events in the heady, rollercoaster life of the band. I've learned more watching TV documentaries than reading this book. You would think that the author, as one of the original members from its early days in the 1960s, would provide a lot more insider knowledge, particularly as he still maintains friendships with his former bandmates to this day. Unfortunately his rather average writing ability, showing little style except for an annoying habit of using incomplete sentences incorrectly punctuated and miscalculating band members' ages at pivotal events in their history (both of which should have been caught by any competent editor) coupled with the omission of copious amounts of detail from the long story of Fleetwood Mac, make this a very disappointing band biography. There must be better ones out there.

[Mary Fran Gualandri · Rating 3 out of 5]

A breezy book that glazed over the decades long career of Fleetwood Mac. Nearly half of it is spent on the Peter Green era (admittedly not my area of interest in the band) and the other part is a quick brush over that offers a rather impersonal look at the tumultuous Rumours - Era lineup. I would have liked some more detail into the making of the albums and song analysis, as I find the in - depth information much more interesting.

[Lindsey Spratt · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was only okay..mostly a synopsis of the surface. Not a lot of juice. Entertaining enough, but that's about it.