Fleetwood Mac ~ The Chain ~ Live 1979

[Exilemainstreet]

0:25, this is your drummer on coke.

[sefrims1]

To me all bass players seem to be so cool and laid back..love the bass in this song..

[Tracchofyre]

Gods and Titans indeed.



[sxethics]

3:49 yess!



[Joeluvsagnetha]

Lindsay looks absolutely mad!

[johnwsmoke]

red hot

[johnnyray1717]

I wish I could go back to the 70's & 80's again. Good Times

[7855waldo]

@johnnyray1717 Yup, rampant financial inflation, just like today. Marvelous.

[triggerbow]

you can see and feel the tension going on.

[HBStep]

I saw the Tusk tour at the LA Forum, floor seats. I don't know if this is footage from that night or not. The USC marching band was there to perform Tusk. It was one of the best nights of my life. My friend and I were Stevie groupies. Even had the original Buckinham Nicks Album. My friend's daughter Rhiannon just turned 26. My how time flies....

[weeweeeewee]

100% talent from everyone on stage.

[1lostsoldier1]

I would probably be a dork if it wasn't for Bro B and his crazy music and weed.Rumors he played with a bong hit at the exact moment needed.God bless his soul Vietnam got him 33 died of agent orange but I don't believe the Government ever admitted it.I still went in the Army Rangers Airborne with green Berets is what we were and still are never an X unless your dead

[1lostsoldier1]

Man those where the days you could go to a concert without the excise police latching on to ya for burning a joint or ten,or dropping some acid and snorting a few lines.

[raelraven2]

Fantastic live version. But I must point out that there are any number of drummers who are as good as or better than Fleetwood who don't feel the need to go through all those facial machinations.

[lucrese1]

@raelraven2 still, it makes his charme in a certain way...

[RickSPI2009]

@raelraven2 of course ... but he's fun to watch ...

[TheCynline]

@raelraven2 lol, ever seen footage of Keith Moon?!

[haggisman11]

Checkout Fleetwood Mac when they had its founder and one of the worlds best guitarists Peter Green still playing with them and they were like a lot of bands at the time [the stones, animals ect] a blues band google"Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac".As for the Rumours album i remember were i was when i first heard it [at a party and i kept playing it over and over] hard to believe its over 30 years old, where the fuck did it go. Green ended up homless,in prison and mental hospital,still records today

[Screwface44]

Lindsey and Mick's faces are hilarious towards the end! And if I'm not mistaken, Mick is playing the drums with his feet at 5:38

[Jetblack1011]

@Screwface44 You are correct... those are indeed the feet of Mick Fleetwood.

[AK8591]

Saw them in concert in Savannah in the early 70's .. will never forget that one ... memory lane, wow

[corbinlinks]

Live music doesn't get any better than this

[danielnordeen]

I was in college and Tusk was so awesome and Stevie was so cool I moved to No CA.

[george8404]

One Gorgeous Welch witch with an unmistakable voice, no doubt. With Mick on drums and John on Bass..my hound dog would sound great. When they were "On" . . no one else came close.

[MrStealth22a]

Doesnt get any better than this. Fleetwood Mac at their zenith. The power, the passion and the amazing tour de force that was these 5 talents. I love this song..it evokes so many powerful emotions inside. Amazing band, they are one of rock n roll's greatest ever.

[MrTheAlabam]

class ic but is ther any needs for alll that screaming? it ruins the song

[Sookiefairygirl]

@MrTheAlabam You had to be around in that time. Everything was new and exciting.

[MrTheAlabam]

@Sookiefairygirl i was around at that time and ive been to many a gig but all that screaming is unneccessary, how can you hear the music? it reminds me of when the beatles stopped playing live because they couldnt hear themselves over all that pathetic screaming

[TF13NL]

My favorite too

[rambomonkey101]

3 people have broken chains

[gisellapan1]

lindsey .. so hot back in the day ..love that passion .. xxxx

[Dav123xyz]

The problem was it ended.

[LovTheNose]

loved loved loved loved Mac concerts !

[lencycler1]

Stevie had the cutest little nose but it almost fell off her face from all the cocaine she snorted. Or so I'm told.

[akanawha]

When I bought my first video cassette recorder in 1979 you could choose one free videotape with purchase. I chose this live concert, and we watched it constantly. I am not sure if any of you remember what vcr's cost when they first came out, but I paid around a thousand dollars for it way back then. A fortune, but I saved because I had to have one.

[ACEOO8]

HEY STEVIE REACH OVER  AND TURN THE LIGHTS ON PLEASE Ô¿Ô

[PipouboyChannel]

Fleetwood Mac clearly reborned in the mid 70's with the meeting of Lindsey Buckingham and Steevie Nicks in U.S. They gave us "Rumors", one of the greatest album of the Pop Rock's history !!! Chain is an outstanding tune, powerful bass riff, warm voices and huge guitar solo....

[salter50]

100% of that audience probably couldn't hear what was being played because of 95% of that audience

[Robbob9933]

@salter50 Oh no, clearly heard in the cheap seats way in the back. The audience noised seemed like another instrument.

[czech698]

wwwgreatbuyoutletscom wwwtopfuelsavercom Sir Hercules presided, and with his usual grace supported a conversation on the pleasures of foreign travel, the beauties of art and nature to be met with abroad, the opera at Venice, the singing of the orphans in the churches of the same city, and on other topics of a similar nature. The young men were not particularly attentive to his discourses; they were occupied in watching the efforts of the butler to change the plates and replenish the glasses.

[Robbob9933]

@czech698 WTF?



[TheTruthseeker59]

@czech698 hey you want to pass me some of that stuff you smokin?

[huntershingleton]

the bass makes this song

[Isolation74]

@bluegreen988 I doubt it she's like 100 years old

[oldwaysmusic]

Damn that crowd was just going crazy.

[bluegreen988]

is stevie nicks a virgin woman?

[vickiT1968]

she couldn't sing too hard with this one b.c. she just had nasal surgery

[MrAndyinSwindon]

....this'll always be the classic FM lineup. There's never been an onstage chemistry like there was between Stevie Nicks & Lindsey Buckingham. Never will be. And Lindsey Buckingham is the only guitarist whom I can truly say makes dirty love to his guitar, and gets away with is. His bond with the guitar is unprecedented,

[MrAndyinSwindon]

aaaannnnndddd it's Senna! Senna is in the lead!.....This will always be the BBC Grand Prix Theme to me - happy days :-)

[doyadoyawannadome]

Awesome outro !! That drummer looks f**king crazy as hell ^^

[TheBlackPhantom556]

Epic.

[mohbekh]

chuuuuuutttt ecoutez savourez evadez vous

[61kingsize]

she was/is goodlooking,but the most beautiful girl ever?

[naps4ever81]

Lind Buckingham is one of the best damn guitarist of time!!!!. Top 5

[cecildavid0919526391]

WOW! Great!!

[davidreams]

Yeah the Mac

[OralAgreement69]

awesome

[fiomily225]

mick's expressions at 4:57 and on are priceless

[fiomily225]

killer bass solo!!!! the shit, my friends, this IS the shit!

[fiomily225]

stevie's hair fucking rules!

[johnwalsh52]

wow....stoned and this is crazy good....

[kruby1962]

Ah, the 70's were great times! They've been one of my favorites for a long time!

[TheHuMoCa]

Im not a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac. Actually I love the blues Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green but I just cant not love this song.

[Swampy83]

Mick Fleetwood = Legend! all day long!

[hoodlumjunior]

HOLEEEE SHITE WHAT A PERFORMANCE!!!!!!

[645409053ynpj40]

I want to feel that good.

[645409053ynpj40]

this has to be my favorite video.

[645409053ynpj40]

So Awsome. !!! wish I had been there.

[zharth]

Wow, it's the '80s already.

[84tashalaree]

Wish I was there... wish I was my age now at this time. ahh... so emotional. love them so much. you can feel the pain. so true........ lindsey is the best guitarist in my book.

[EmmieVonTease]

@MrTheModel she's still a babe :)

[jeannemarie1661]

@MrTheModel no

[Duke24JG]

@MrTheModel YES SHE IS AND STILL TO THIS DAY IS......LOL

[jrekdal]

@MrTheModel A Goddess!

[xpushedbyabreeze]

@MrTheModel

she still is and always will be <3

[haggisman11]

@MrTheModel close, but Debbie Harry of Blondie was on most boys bedroom walls [stained] at the time

[justbekindtooall]

soooo good

[iberia77]

Love the shot of Stevie banging the floor :-)

[iberia77]

4:04 - 4:20

[lvalentine24]

micks gotta the look!!

[jseph1234567890]

My favorite Fleetwood Mac song..I love the harmonies...thanks for this GREAT Upload!!!!!

[jonnyridge3d]

What a GREAT song!!  This live version has so much incredible atmosphere...

Was there an album released with this ACTUAL live recoerding of The Chain?

[KevToon61]

Nothing better on christmas day then sitting by yourself and listening to a classic like this, thanks fleetwood mac and biglindseyfan77 for uploading.

[tokilladaemon]

lol at the drummer's face at 5:03

[brittsNAY]

haha...their so tripped out.

[saltysaluter]

Dear god, this is amazing.

[1tensidier1]

Man I remember smokin doobies and hashish in the garage of my much older neighbor,he taught me about being cool,never snitch and be kind to everyone.The lord took him away 2 years ago today Bless his soul.I'm 50 so he was 74He had a fish net with a strobe light flashing he always played rumors to get the party started.

[NicksandSlick]

Lindsey is firing. so sexy.

[Tommymkll]

Great song, drummer cum'ed in his pants at 5:58 lol

[wrighjac]

I was born in the wrong decade. Good God this is amazing.

[luckycharms512]

best bass line ever!

[DeanBastable]

the drummers face :O lol hes like omg this is amazing! lol :P

[DeanBastable]

@DeanBastable 4:41 :D

[efrem1]

A great song from the Dreams album. I nearly wore out my cassette tape playing this song. Great Powerpop!!

[1tensoldier1]

Market Square Arena Indianapolis was amazing that night that Fleetwood Mac rolled through! It was a blur I was stoned to the bone ,loving every minute of it.That was when concert's where concert's.No police busting everyone for burning a doobie,or drinking a flask fullof whatever you wanted in there.Those day's are surely history.

[imrightyourwrong24]

i remember being 10 and going to the coast in oregon when my dad had me listen to fleetwood mac im 25 now and they still give me the chills....... thx for the upload

[TheKhaibear]

All jacked up on coke but so brilliant.

[VioletSpanxx]

THE CHAIIIIIIIIIIN WILL KEEP US TOGETHER! Incredible. Fleetwood Mac need a biopic, the amount of drama all their lives had.

[jayesdw]

You can fucking feel the tension of the crowd at 3:45 - the bit they practically have spent the last month waiting for, and when it arrives, its just unbelievable.

[TheSpeedie70]

Wow, wow and wow!

[flo15jo]

Jesus, this is amazing ......

[lulalularon]

amazing!! great video

[kujo839]

Very good drums, wonderful guitar, but fantastic voices. Keep on!

[fasho327]

bass line gives me chills every single time, love it.

[mice224]

those are my favorite group i cant wait to hear this song with my new cochlear implants.

[metallicafansince88]

this is a fine example of what a band should be. ROCK ON!

[Gedal]

This drummer is crazy!!!!!!

[NicksandSlick]

Mick looks like he is having a heart attack! or a poo!!

[Billp0023]

I saw Fleetwood Mac in 1980, as my very first concert, at the Portland Speedway, outdoors, with Little River Band, Randy Hansen, and Bob walsh. I will never forget it....

[asunta66]

P.S. I have to rephrase that ALL OF their performances!!

[asunta66]

How can you not watch this performance and get chills through your whole body?! Seeing the EMOTION in each of their faces as they JAM!!!

[charlie6017]

Amazing Mick Fleetwood face 5:00

[hess6wi]

0 dislikes Damned right!

[wam975]

They made music great. I got into them when I was 17.....1987 at the same time I loved Run DMC.....Go figure I like all kinds of good music. Peace and REspect to everyone. Love is the only truth.

[MrMaximus46]

You know they're so great together when over 39000 different people have listened to this on you tube which doesnt always have the best quality sound and there are 0 dislikes. Two thumbs up!

[Haylz00000]

Didn't have the opportunity to see Fleetwood Mac live until 2004 in Melbourne. Still rocked my world as will Stevie at Riverstage, Brisvegas this year...can't wait.

[Annika1725]

Thanks for posting this:) I've Always loved FM!

[kallitimmermann]

It's still my music, unless more than 30 years have passed

[eRiNxYeKaTeRiNaax96]

0 dislikes damn right

[50sTo90sRockLover]

Okay really? Is it necessary to stick your toung out ike that? :P

[ericou812]

great song,my favorate fleetwood song

[o0Ace]

I'm 19 and I can't think of any other musical group that gives me goosebumps every time I listen to their live songs like this. I so wish I was alive back then lol when music actually meant something... I would've loved to be at this concert!

[juscurious]

@o0Ace If you were around then you would be over 50 now. Something to think about. But as for someone who lived this time, the music was a hell of a lot better and Fleetwood Mac was just one of many great bands of that era. Chow.

[dragonblackbelt4]

@juscurious you are right my friend i'm one of the lucky guys who born babyboomer and that era was the best that's why 40 years later no one can beat the legends!!!!!!!!

[TheBillhimer346]

@o0Ace That is the best comment ive ever heard!!!! i wish i was born in the 60s so i was a teen growing up in the 70s-80s!!!!!!.... im 15 now but i love all old music!!!!

[FanofAceVentura]

tis was (Groove) =)

[stargazerlily86]

Wow the audience is so loud you can barely hear them sing

[tmsouth1]

Great video!! These videos bring back memories of seeing them live. I saw them twice in high school. Loved them then and still do. Best band ever!! 70's bands were the best. See how many are still touring!!

[jarileigh]

@TheTrippybutterfly You are so lucky!

[tesstink]

@jarileigh actually Saturday Night Fever outsold it in 78.

[thfcberba]

Lindsey is just pure genius ...and fuckin hot too ;o)

[NicksandSlick]

Lindeys Tusk era hair is cool. he looks so goooooood. He has mad evil eyebrows!

[Wisknou]

There has never been a group ever like Fleetwood Mac. I can't remember any group with three talented lead singers like Christine, Stevie & Lindsey. Rumours was the number 1 selling album of all time until Michael Jackson's Thriller. Fleetwood Mac's White Album spent over 50 weeks on the Billboard charts before it reached Number 1 - what staying power this group had. Lindsey Buckingham is the greatest guitar player ever - bar none! Christine McVie & Stevie Nicks were both gorgeous & awesome!

[kahuna3901]

@Wisknou queen had 4 song writers who wrote some very huge hits worldwide. you are right though, they are incredible. just so incredibly talented. also the beatles had lennon mccartney and harrison, all of whom had huge hits after the beatles

[MrMaximus46]

@Wisknou I agree with your comment that the Mac has 3 talented lead singers but not being able to remember any others? Ever heard of The Eagles?Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Don Felder & Timothy Schmidt? I know I left out Randy & Bernie but the point is that there are other groups with 3 or more TALENTED lead singers. BTW, no band sold more albums in the 70's than The Eagles and its their Greatest Hits (71-75) that was #1 until Thriller. Greatest guitar evr?Hmm.Well ur right about the gals

[dickydom9]

@Wisknou crosby stills nash (& young) for singers, oh and um I think the fans of peter green in the original line up of FM may disagree with you too

[KevyNova]

Wow, what a great version of my favorite Mac song! Thanks for posting these!

[jarileigh]

I would have ANYTHING to see them live!!!! I love '70's music, and for me, this is the heigth of it!

[ReneBV1974]

Awesome performance! Thanks for sharing this great video!

[TheSabybaby]

very nice!!!!! thank you for post

[babynatas68]

luv it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[premieresoldat]

I know it's a cliche, but the base riff from 3:27 on still evokes F1 to me. It's just totally awsome!!!!

[petdance]

@premieresoldat Shakespeare's words are cliches, too, but there's a reason for that.

[kglover69]

Only a few bands in the WORLD can lay it down like this...

[jad50]

Great song. Grat video.  Terrific group. Thanks for posting this.

[Wench098]

Love this Jackie! Thank you!

[biglindseyfan77]

@Wench098 ~ Thanks a bunch Joan!! It's MUCH appreciated!! (:

[Suprahampton]

@biglindseyfan77 Awesome version... hard to pick a fave between this & the 1982 live

[moonflower0924]

FM is SO the shiz!

[biglindseyfan77]

@moonflower0924 ~ I agree. Thanks a bunch for commenting and have a very nice weekend!! (:

[UberSciFiNerd]

love the bass in this he spiced it up a bit

[biglindseyfan77]

@UberSciFiNerd ~ I really like the bass in this one too, but I especially love Lindsey's guitar playing (as always). Thanks for commenting!! (:

[sara31tx]

Awesome thanks 4 sharing

[biglindseyfan77]

@sara31tx ~ You're VERY welcome. Thanks for taking the time to view my video!! (:

[masterchuy99]

Awsome performance (as always). This is my favorite song of all time. Thanks!!!

[biglindseyfan77]

@masterchuy99 ~ This is one of my faves too, but Go Your Own Way is my fave song of all-time. Thanks for commenting!! (: