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I’m not a huge fan, but I feel one must admit how many solid bangers live here. Not all of it, mind you. Some of it is pretty boring. I do, however, reject the notion that the personal emotional struggles among band members actually caused the music to be better. I just think the struggles happened right when a bunch of decent songwriters managed to get lucky and write a few good songs.
Great album
Classic
I love two songs, but the rest LITTLE BIT boring
Hall of Fame.
Another classic album I've never listened to for whatever reason. Liked this one a lot more than Tusk, didn't realise how many songs on it I had already heard Highlights: The Chain, Dreams, Gold Dust Woman
# Album Name: Rumous # Artist: Fleetwood Mac # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Absolute banger. Top to bottom, left to right. Quality album. 5* # Top Tunes: The whole thing # Would I listen to it again? fuck yeah
Неплохой альбом, нашла для себя новую песню - Songbird. The Chain - классика, имба. Dreams неплохая песня, остальные показались скучноватыми и простенькими.
Certified hood classisc
HEERLIJK!
Kan niet anders dan 5 sterren Beloofd aan mn ma
This album takes me back to being a child in the 70's. It felt like every track was played on the radio fairly frequently. It's one of those albums where every track is well-known and well-regarded in it's own right. You can't fault it really, and when you discover the turmoil that was happening between the band members when producing this it is even more impressive.
Classic. Nearly every song is hit.
Best Song: The Chain. A palpable tension between the two vocalists that perfectly mirrors the lyrics. I also love how the guitar and bass take up the argument in the song's final minute. Worst Song: Never Going Back Again. Stevie Nicks is just such a powerful part of the band that a whole ballad without her influence feels like a waste. Overall: A few wonderful, ethereal masterpieces of songs. Few albums are able to cultivate a "vibe" so distinct as what is on offer here. The best songs, in which Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham play off one another, are as good as this genre offers. Sadly, there are also too many B-siders, where each vocalist goes solo, that prevent the album from being truly transcendent.
It’s a classic through and through with a story that elevates it. Immensely enjoyable and a top 20 album in my life.
All bangers
Best album ever
As brilliant as it was on the day it was released.
umours (с англ. — «Слухи») — одиннадцатый студийный альбом британско-американской рок-группы Fleetwood Mac, выпущенный 4 февраля 1977 года на лейбле Warner Bros. Большая часть пластинки была записана в течение 1976 года, её продюсированием занималась сама группа совместно с Кеном Кэйлаттом и Ричардом Дешатом. В поддержку диска были выпущены четыре сингла: «Go Your Own Way», «Dreams», «Don’t Stop» и «You Make Loving Fun». Rumours стал самым успешным альбомом Fleetwood Mac: в 1978 году он был отмечен премией «Грэмми» в номинации «Альбом года», а его продажи составили более 40 миллионов копий по всему миру — один из самых высоких показателей в истории звукозаписи. Группа намеревалась развить успех, начатый с выпуском их предыдущего диска — Fleetwood Mac, но оказалась на грани распада ещё до начала записи пластинки. Сессии проходили в непростой атмосфере: музыканты демонстрировали гедонистическое поведение и вели борьбу между собой, пытаясь «перетянуть одеяло» на себя; эти события оставили отпечаток на содержании лирики альбома. В музыкальном плане диск был отмечен влиянием поп-музыки, в композициях использовались комбинации акустических и электроинструментов. По окончании записи Fleetwood Mac отправились в мировое турне. Rumours был тепло встречен критиками; альбом хвалили за качество записи и вокальные гармонии, которые зачастую строились на взаимодействии между тремя солистами. Rumours стал источником вдохновения для музыкантов из разных жанров. Многие публицисты считают этот альбом лучшей работой Fleetwood Mac[3], он также фигурирует во многих профильных списках «лучших альбомов 70-х» и «лучших альбомов всех времён». В 2004 году лонгплей был переиздан, новая версия включала в себя дополнительные треки, а также бонусный диск с демо-материалом, записанный во время сессий. В 2014 году компания Warner Brothers выпустила трёхдисковую версию альбома, который включал дополнительный диск с концертом 1977 года.
Dear users of the 1001 album generator, Stop over rating this album. It's good, but not the best album of all time, not even close. "Chains" and "I Don't Want To Know" are great songs, but the rest are just fine. There are other albums on this list that are just better and more consistent. Sincerely, #1 Abbey Road Enjoyer.
One of the best albums I've ever heard. I get the hype now. 5/5
A total masterpiece that sounds very modern still. The best album ever written about rupture.
This twinkles! The piano trills, that guitar whine emerging from the last verse on many of the track, subtle organ pedaling under the mix, little flourishes that turn these familiar personal anthems into textured glitter bombs shimmering under the light of retrospection. Unfortunate that this album has probably sold me a car.
Super chill natuurlijk
One of the best albums of all time. Nothing more to add
Nearly every song on this album still plays on the radio. Teenagers still listen to this album. It may be one of the greatest albums ever created. The production is impeccable, songs wonderful, and a bit of band tension adds a little bit of bite. This was Fleetwood Macs magnus opus and one of the best albums of the 1970s, perhaps of all time. When it first came out, I ignored it. I was into punk rock and Rumours was anything but punk. When I heard Stevie Nicks singing Gold Dust Woman, however, my teenage self was enthralled. Enthralled is the polite word. My sister gave me a copy of the album and I've had it ever since. It is simply a marvelous time capsule while still timeless.
The production alone deserves 5 stars.
Do I even have to explain anything about this stone cold classic?
I mean, one of the absolute greats, hands down. No more that needs saying.
One of the greatest albums of all time.
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I mean come on
A classic. Nothing else to note
Scorned people singing about the people that scorned them and/or the people that assisted with the scorning + some coke made some beautiful music. Justice for Silver Springs forever though, we are scorned for that being withheld from the original release
Truly a near perfect album. Bangers left and right
When I discovered the 1001 Albums Generator, this was the first album to come to mind. I've been on the record, having nominated (declared) The Chain (later modified to all of "Rumours") for the GOAT List in 2017.
Rumours is the seventh album from Fleetwood Mac. It is thought to be their best work, and is considered to be one of the greatest albums in modern popular music. The band explored a range of styles, with some electric and acoustic songs, and impressive harmonies throughout. The band was in a tumultuous period, involving the break-ups of romantic relationships between members, and excessive drug use. Their personal challenges provided incredible inspiration for these very memorable songs. The album in includes some of the band's biggest songs, like "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams," and "Don't Stop." On this note, this list could include every song on this album. Every song on this album has become transcendent and ubiquitous; everyone has heard these songs because this album bears repeating, over and over again. This is as good of a collection of songs as you may ever find on an album, written and performed by a band at its very best.
Me gusto, buen álbum en general. Lo volvere a escuchar
Absolutely fantastic
One if the greatest albums.
Yes! Rumours! What a timeless, classic album. How can you not love this album?
Some absolute classics (some I hadn’t even realised were Fleetwood Mac). I love The Chain but it always feels like 2 songs to me. Dreams and Go Your Own Way of course absolute favourites. The first and last track felt slightly out of place, just a bit understated for an album with such strong songs.
A classic album. One of the best. It's amazing that they managed to actually record it with all that was going on.
“Fleetwood Mac made some of their best music while they were fighting.” “Rumours?” “Nah it’s all true.”
One of the reasons for joining this club was to stop me only listening to Fleetwood Mac so it was always going to be five stars from me. I’ve tried really hard to listen with fresh ears and I’m struck by just how incredible they are as musicians. The percussion blends beautifully and there is often a lot technically going on. I do think it should start on the Chain. I’m not a huge fan of ‘don’t stop’ and I cannot get on board with calling your lover ‘daddy’. Gold dust woman and you make lovin are excellent songs.
Pretty much a perfect album, with each song completely distinct but also part of a very cohesive whole. So much more melodic, personal and interesting than any of their big-haired, classic rock counterparts (probably not a coincidence they're one of the few bands of that era to feature women). An album with subtle hints of great talent, rather than being bogged down in unnecessary guitar/keyboard theatrics. The focus here is the song, not any individual. Radcliffe and Maconie have ruined The Chain for me though.
AOR
I only really listened to their earlier blues stuff. It’s quite a distant memory by the time of this album. Twas a good listen. The chain is class! Started reading about the founding members of the band and it’s pretty colourful, the 70s has a lot to answer for haha.
Considering the whole band were at war with one another, fighting & divorcing it’s remarkable that this album ever got to launch, but it did & is often considered the greatest album of all time. It’s not in my top 10 buts it’s a great listen, The Chain & Dreams are the stand out tracks for me & make up many of my playlist,even though extensive commercial air play over the decades! Would I listen to this album again in its entirety? Probably not but it’s a solid 3 for me.
3 breakups involving 6 people. Sadness. 10 stars.
Is it possible to say anything about this album that hasn’t been said already. It’s considered to be one of the greatest albums of all time for good reason. Favourite tracks: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Gold Rush Woman but like let’s be honest it’s all of them.
Well-crafted soft/pop/folky rock songs exploring personal themes, particularly related to love and it’s failing. Good songs, great sounds, with the use of several quality singers and strong vocal harmonies. Some infectious melodies. Solid album all around, though I’m not on the “this is one of the best albums ever” train.
The legendary Rumours: one of the best selling albums ever, featuring a ton of unforgettable tracks and maybe the best Soft Rock album ever, at least in the eyes of many. Even if I think it isn't a perfect record, it is certainly a great one and I'll never get people that claim this album isn't. Yes, it is overrated but that doesn't mean that it's bad. In fact, the songwriting, the vocals and so much more here turn this ultimately into a beautiful and melodic song about love, breakup and life that deserves the spot that it has in music history. The cover is also absolute fire!!! The opening track 'Second Hand News' is an energetic Folk Pop Rock song with hints of Country Pop that make this not only easy to listen to but also easy to swing around to. It's just a perfect way to start things off and get the listener into a mood for an album like this. I personally think that it's also one of the most underrated tracks on the album and easily an incredible track. Of course 'Dreams' is a perfect song. The mix of Soft Rock with Psychedelic Pop and Country is absolutely gorgeous and one of the best known songs of all time. It's so legendary for a reason: IT'S PERFECT!!! The lyrics, the delivery, the songwriting and of course the chorus are all absolutely beautifully arranged and produced. I don't even know what to say except that it's a perfect Pop song. 'Never Going Back Again' goes a bit more into Folk & Country Pop with mainly acoustic guitar and vocals that drive the song. It is a beautiful song but I find to be not nearly as appealing. It's still great but just more basic in a way. I do like it a lot but I wouldn't miss it if it was cut from the album. Luckily, 'Don't Stop' picks things up again with a mix of Pop Rock and Glam Rock but also some Boogie Rock and of course a catchy melody as well as a really catchy chorus. Some parts of it are a bit all over the place but that doesn't stop it from being absolutely incredible and one of the best Pop songs of '77. Nearly as legendary as 'Dreams', 'Go Your Own Way' is pretty much an even better version of 'Don't Stop' with better verses, better songwriting and even a better chorus which is crazy because that previous one was absolutely incredible with all of it but somehow they topped that and even mixed in a bit of Springsteen. Yeah, this is perfect, end of discussion. Side A then closes with the Singer-Songwriter Piano song 'Songbird' which is a really lovely ballad with both emotional vocals and also a really great chorus that combined makes a beautiful love song. I think that a lot of it could've used a bit more to it but this is still a great song. The maybe most forward thinking song has to be 'The Chain' which combines Country Rock with Blues Rock, Prog-Pop and even some Post-Punk which is absolutely crazy in terms of the time and circumstances it was released. The song's really good at building a lot of tension and releasing it in the perfect second. Just an absolute masterclass of songwriting. This might be my favourie song on the album. It's an absolute masterpiece. 'You Make Loving Fun' combines bits of Disco, Funk with their usual sounds to create soft Yacht Rock song. I get why many like this song so much and I do like it a lot too but I don't think that it stands out that much among these songs. It's a wonderful song and I really like the vocals in the chorus especially but apart from that nothing really sticks out a ton. It's all wonderful of course and still a great song. The Country Pop song 'I Don't Want to Know' follows and it's a pretty good song but I think it stays there. I like it but it's not like it's a crazy song that blows my mind. It's nice to listen to and I enjoy it but that's it. Really good. 'Oh Daddy' is a Psychedelic Folk song with a weird sexual feeling to it. Again, it's a really good song and I like a lot of the weird details they put into the song but it also feels very basic when held against the rest of the album. It's good but again, it stays at that level. Closing track 'Gold Dust Woman' combines Folk Pop Rock with Raga Rock and Art Rock and so many name this as one of the albums best tracks but I don't see it. It's good of course but definitely not great. There is just not enough to it. It's just there and sometimes does some whacky stuff that makes it interesting but the chorus feels like it's plastered on top without really integrated properly. favourites: The Chain, Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Don't Stop least favourites: Gold Dust Woman, I Don't Want to Know Rating: strong 8 https://rateyourmusic.com/~Emil_ph for more ratings, reviews and takes
Can I say anything about this album which hasn't been said dozens of times before? Yes, This album is infinitely more enjoyable than Donald Trump performing Nessum Dorma on his armpit.. OK. It's an awesome album. Familiarity might have dulled the enjoyment slightly, but there's a reason that this is so revered after 40+ years. The writing, playing, vocals and production are exemplary. An easy five stars.
5/5 literally one of the best albums in the universe
A 5 star experience from start to finish
Absolute banger. Loved every song.
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Even if you've never listened to this album on purpose, you probably know every song.
If you'd asked me an hour ago to name a single Fleetwood Mac song, I'd have struggled. I'd heard of them, but that was it. The first track didn't really inspire much confidence and I thought the album was going to be a real slog. But, to my surprise a) I know a bunch of the songs and b) it's a completely killer album. I'm listening to it a second time through right now. It makes me happy.
Perfect. No notes.
Very nice.
Super underground indie hit
My #3 all timer 10 ★★★★★
A lot of pop sensibilities on here, a nice listen, but not an all time classic in my book. 4 stars
Near perfect album with great production, great songwriting, and tremendous musicianship. Highlights include "Second Hand News", "Never Going Back Again", "Go Your Own Way", "Dreams", and "I Don't Want to Know". If only they could've made room for "Silver Springs". Still a classic. 5 stars
4.5
High points on album - euphoric ‘bow bow bow’ bits on Second Hand News. The Formula One section on The Chain. The divine heavenly background harmonies on disco romp/affair You Make Loving Fun. Has a clutch of singles like Don’t Stop, Dreams and Go Your Own Way which are so overplayed and yet still so good. Definitely helps the album that the romantic crossfire hurricane behind the making of the album is so legendary because there are a couple of songs or so that aren’t nearly as high quality or as interesting. Songbird is a robustly boring, typical pretty ballad that Nigel Tufnel rewrote a few years later and called Lick My Love Pump. Oh Daddy and Gold Dust Woman right at the end are a touch too atmospheric and the combination of them brings the album down to a whimper. It’s these 3 songs plus the overplayedness of the main hit singles that curtail these most pervasive of Rumours from being an all time favourite.
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Can't fault this album, every song is a classic. 5.
One of the best EVER!!
You can't argue with this album, really. It's not one I choose to listen to much because one hears it so often anyway.
It’s Rumours, this is probably one of my top albums ever.
A fun and fluffy album as juniors in high school at age 17 and an enjoyable listen this time through about 45 years later. Fleetwood was big before Rumours, they were huge afterwards due to the several hits off the album. Nine of the eleven song got radio play at the time which makes it close to a greatest hits album. You Make Loving Fun, Loretta! The album comes in at (4.2*s)
Fleetwood Mac is so good, this album is so good, in fact they have so many good songs that not even all of them fit on this album (still, "Silver Springs" should never have been cut from it). It's amazing they managed to create something so brilliant amongst so much friction. Buckingham is a dick, Stevie is a diva, a love triangle, couple squabbles, divorce, drugs, and addiction. Imagine the level of tension in the studio, now go and create this. The internal battle of two powerful egos eventually won but the music lives on forever. Pretty epic, easily a 4.8 or better.
This album is certainly Fleetwood at their peak. A great follow up to the title album. Throw a bunch of drugs and relationship issues in the mix and you get some good music. Could drop the 2 slow tracks "Songbird" and "Oh Daddy" to make it even stronger. Knew it would make the list and deservedly so...3.6.
Have been looking forward to this album. Did not disappoint. Strong from front to back. It deserves all the accolades and praise it has received over the years. Deservedly should be in the conversation for one of the best albums of all time. Backstory and turmoil from the band at the time only increase its legacy. There are only a few albums in history that exceed this album so I wouldn't fault anyone giving this a 5 rating. 4.29 stars
one of the best albums of all time.
Class
Even regarded as only a fraction of its reputation it’s still pretty damn good.
One of the best albums ever.
Yeah this is good. Perhaps not quite as good as having cocaine blown up your arsehole, but good nonetheless.
A true classic. 5 all day long. Stevie Nicks vocals are timeless and this album has to be in any collection. Shows what copious amounts of drugs and hatred can create. Brilliant
I dont feel for this band the way a lot of people do, and i feel like the radio growing up abused this album. so its hard to hear with new ears, but if i had never heard of them id probably like it more im afraid.
Abigail Devoe doesn't like RUMOURS, and that helped me understand why I like it and so many others love it. Now, to be clear, Abby likes the **songs** on RUMOURS. She could point out a number of those to you, from the opener "Second Hands News" to the closer "Gold Dust Woman". Her problem with the album lies in the way it's produced. Lindsay Buckingham's goal with RUMOURS was to produce a perfect pop album, and he went far out of his way to do it. Just check out the anecdote about how he had his guitar strings changed three times every hour while recording "Never Going Back Again" so they'd retain their brightness. And to Abby, this method of production devalues the material — as she puts it, it's "manufactured magic." She prefers a break-up album like this to be way grittier, rawer, looser — see BLOOD ON THE TRACKS or BLUE. In other words, a more subtle genius that confronts the audience with its emotions, rather than pave over it with a layer of pop polish. If things were more like "Gold Dust Woman" or the outro of "The Chain"... Of course, that's all a fair and valid opinion. I won't even say I disagree with her, and I very much recommend you seek out that video to hear her opinions from her own mouth. However, I find myself much more siding with a comment I saw below the video that stated that, yeah, no, it **is** this album's production that made it as beloved as it is. The emotional heft would've always been there. The cacophony of three or so voices all yelling over top of each other to try and convince you that "No, **that person** is the asshole." It still would have struck a chord with people — I mean, hell, BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and BLUE are both top 10 albums on the 2020 Rolling Stone 500, right alongside RUMOURS, for as much as that's worth. At the very least, it shows that rawer emotions can absolutely hit it off with people. But neither of them had a song resurge on TikTok like "Dreams" did. N', heck, look at this very website: RUMOURS has the second-highest average, beaten only by ABBEY ROAD. From what I've read, it even used to be **number one**. And if I can attribute any one specific reason to why that is, it's that production makes it go down easier. To be 100, I'll recognize, maybe I'm just speaking through my own "melody first" likes and preferences for production. I do often find myself gravitating towards stuff with a lot of production. There's no orchestra or anything, but I eat that kinda shit up. Especially if it can make the music feel "grand" or "huge" or "epic." And I wouldn't say any of those three descriptors necessarily apply to RUMOURS, but look at "Never Going Back Again". Lindsay's insistence on replacing the strings as often as they were paid off. It ends up one of my favorite songs on the entire album **because** the strings are as bright as they are. It adds a level of beauty to the song that wouldn't have been there if it'd been any gritter. Or look at "Dreams" — it might not have resurged the way it did if it wasn't as laid-back and, for lack of a better word, dreamy as it is. It's that perfection, too, that I think helps a lot of the looser moments stand out. "Go Your Own Way" and especially "The Chain" wouldn't go as hard as they do if the songs around them weren't as shiny as they are. And you really do have to be in awe at the fact that this album was even released at all. Not just because the tapes it was recorded on were apparently run so thin the risk was run of having the whole thing tossed out, but... Y'know, the band turmoil. Of course the band turmoil. Everyone knows the band turmoil; it's **the thing** it's known for. But seriously, you hafta admire the fact that even though these people were going through such a rough and bitter break-up, they were still able to devote themselves to the music — even if they were playing on songs about how much of a jerk the other person thought they were. That's commitment right there. This has all made me appreciate and like RUMOURS more than I had before. I **had** liked it; I'd just never really gotten the hype around it. Again, just four years ago it was named a top 10 album on the Rolling Stone 500. To my eyes, even knowing it's just a list among lists, that's not nothing. And maybe some of it was resentment at TikTok, 'coz I've never liked that platform, so, of course, anything **it** popularizes... And, well, even now, I'm not gonna say this new listen-through and this new understanding has suddenly made it a top 10 album for me. There's other albums, in and outside of this website's top 10, that for one reason or another I'd place over RUMOURS. I will still agree with its reputation of greatness, though, of course. For all the hardship the band went through to make this album, and given what they produced, I don't think it deserves much less than a 5 — a 4, at worst. It's just the right combination of emotional weight and perfect pop polish. Which, for the last time, I get why the latter fact would turn people away from this album. Abby's just as right in **not being** a fan of it as anyone else is for **being** a fan. We can all go our own way about it. For my money, though, it deserves all of the acclaim and success it's gotten. It's one of the best albums of the 70's, and I won't be surprised at all if future generations keep that chain of praise unbroken.
Simply just an immaculate set of tracks, top to bottom. The easiest 5 I can give, no doubt about it.
You know, this is my first time actually listening to this album in full. Trust me, I was aware of a few of the songs, and I know where this lands in the pantheon of music – this album is to Fleetwood Mac what Thriller was for MJ, Abbey Road for the Beatles, and Nevermind for Nirvana. It’s that big timeless record that will live on forever; its lyricism, production, vocals, and overall creation studied for years and decades to come, in this case, made more potent by just how heavily the band itself was imploding and hurting while making this. I know all of that. I just didn’t know what I would end up thinking after listening through it. After finally listening through it, I’m at a 10. Hell, I might be at like, a 15. I might just be overreacting a little while I'm in the moment, but… man, it is exactly that album. It feels like more than that. It feels like whatever I type here will echo whatever people have written for the past 47 years about this album. I don’t know that I can add anything to the praise, and I certainly don’t want to add anything to the discourse. I keep mentioning this metaphor about thinking of music as art in the classical sense. It’s what I tend to fall back on when my brain is struggling to find the words to praise the compositions on, or the lyrics, or the vocals, or any part of the actual production. When an album has been this good, or touched me this deeply, I lean on it to help me find the words to say. This album isn’t the Mona Lisa, even though it deserves every bit of praise and acclaim. This album feels like a timelapse of a rage room, captured in slow motion – one where you can appreciate its finest details while recognizing the pain, loss, hurt, hatred, anger, and attempted solace of the whole thing. It’s beautiful in just how raw it feels. It’s beautiful in how relatable it feels. It’s beautiful in just how human it is. I do have to add some level of objectivity and critique here, and the only knock I could really have is that Tracks 1 and 3 feel rather out of place -- they are sort of left behind under the weight of "Dreams" and everything from Track 4 onwards. They're good tracks, and this album would be sort of incomplete without their presence. They just don't click as well with the rest of the album as a whole. Anyway, I would truly love to wax poetic about the moments of bliss I felt during Stevie Nicks or Christine McVie’s finest vocal moments, or the pure catharsis of some utterly pained lines, or the instrumentals hitting arguably the climax of 70s rock as a whole, or all 3 of those things somehow happening at the same time to leave me speechless… but like I said, someone else has probably said it better than I ever could. I can’t believe it took me this long to finally listen to it. It’s that damn good. It lived up to every single line of praise that’s ever been written about any individual track here, or the album as a whole. It’s a very easy 10, and it’s probably my new favorite album throughout this entire thing. How the hell do you follow this up?
I mean automatic 5. Greatest album ever made.
What can I say that hasn't already been said about this album? It's such a great album and it made me a Stevie Nicks fan.
i knew this is a 5/5 before listening. favorite song is the rope for sure!
The rare classic album where the famous songs still sound amazing, and where I might actually prefer some of the deep cuts to the singles. Makes you grateful for the existence of divorce and cocaine.
I read the reviews before listening to this album and was really excited to dig into it. The first song started and I thought that this was something I could really like. But then song 2 and 3 happened, and with the exception of "Go Your Own Way" no other songs made me think "Yeah, this is good!". None of the songs are bad, but there's really not much to be excited about.
Considering how famous and well-received it was, I didn't know much about this album. But it does deserve all the praise.
It’s a classic. I’m not a huge fan and yet I bought it again yesterday because I secretly do like it
Was pretty good
Wenn man die Geschichten um Fleetwood Mac liest, dann waren sie in der Zeit der Entstehung des Albums im Streit und in einem Beziehungskarussell innerhalb der Band. Es ist eindeutig ein Wunder, dass "Rumors" erfolgreich produziert und beendet wurde. Was das Wunder noch mehr bestätigt ist die Tatsache, dass dieses Album zu den besten in der Musikgeschichte gehört. Jedes Lied ein Juwel, wurde akribisch produziert. Und jedes musikalische Detail perfekt und einzigartig gesetzt. Das Staunen und die Freude über dieses Meisterwerk nimmt während des Hörens kein Ende.
Saved Prior: Never Going Back Again, The Chain, Silver Springs* Not Saved: 11. Oh Daddy Off Rip: 10. I Don't Want To Know 9. Gold Dust Woman 8. Songbird 7. Go Your Own Way 6. Don't Stop *Silver Springs 5. Never Going Back Again 4. You Make Loving Fun 3. Dreams 2. Second Hand News 1. The Chain *Deluxe Album Overall Notes: A million baddies are never wrong, Second Hand News bonkers underrated
absolute masterpiece
Every song on this just hits right.
listened to again iconic
Listened to the Remastered version of Rumours and LOVED it!
Great music!
So good
Generischer Rock. Langweilig.
fucking boring as haha why tf do people like this
A whole album of boring middle of the road music that's been flogged to death on radio for over 45 years
esse álbum é goat demais não tem condições
nó esse tava na lista de albuns que eu queria ouvir mas morria de preguiça é legal pô, rockzinho fraga. divertidissimo. chains é uma pedrada, aquele solinho é delicinha demais! edit: eu tava errado, não é só legal não. é brutal. ouvi demais e pretendo ouvir mais ainda. lindo lindo lindo eh 5 neles
Grym platta. Finns bara ett betyg att ge den.
Believe the hype
One of my favourite albums - love this
I grew up listening to some of these songs, so sometimes it's hard to realize that an actual human wrote songs like Dreams or The Chain. It feels like they must have been handed down from a mountain top.
Iconic.
Peak 70's rock. God bless cocaine and sex. Top 3 Fav: Dreams, You Make Loving Fun, and I Don't Want To Know No misses 4.75/5
Best of the best
One of the best albums, one of my favourite bands. Joyful opening. Just beautiful. Playful. So many bangers. A perfect pop-rock album.
Classic! Essential!
This one. SO CLOSE to being perfect. But man that Oh Daddy song is just so awful. Songbird also is another drag on it, and Gold Dust Woman is a bit of a weak ending. I understand why people want to give it five stars though, because the other 8 songs are such strong classics. Eight superlative songs that are better than any eight songs by most groups. I owned this album back in the 70s and listened to it plenty of times. But I always wanted to skip those two songs. And a five star album shouldn’t have me wanting to skip anything.
Just for the chain
I know the chain bass riff on guitar 5 stars
I swear this has to be one of the biggest hype beast albums of its time. I’m not too familiar with this band, but I do love me some Stevie Nicks. You see this album by the hundreds at any given Walmart, Target, Barnes and noble etc. I feel like I can get this same vibe from REO and actually enjoy it a lot more. So for that; 3 stars
So crazy that this groundbreaking album came so late in their productive career.
This is definitely one of those iconic albums. Great songs, really great listen.
Bestes Album eva
10/10 brilliant album, a firm favourite
Great classic album with lots of well known hits. Always loved the vocal harmonizations, and one of the tightest rhythm sections in music. Would go 4.5 if I could, some of the songs just aren’t for me, but all easy to listen to.
So lyrical and emotional, beautiful.
While RUMOURS is a fine album, it is not my favorite album from Fleetwood Mac. Perhaps I don't click as much with this album as others because I have not experienced divorce or addiction. The latter the reason for the former on this album. I only enjoyed "Dreams", "Go Your Own Way", "The Chain", and "Gold Dust Woman", which were already in my collection, and I think the album cover is actually underwhelming. I honestly feel that TANGO IN THE NIGHT is a better album in every way.
Three or four albums from 1977 that I’d put above this. Even within slick soft-rock, I prefer Steely Dan’s Aja. Nothing wrong with it, nice tunes, excellent production, top 5 of 1977 for me, rather than top 5 of every album ever made.
Perfection
Nejslavnější hádka v podobě alba. Funguje jako celek. Stále nejlepší skladba - The Chain.
The Chain восторг
Damn
classic. jammy and groovy, good album for a long drive
So good!
Boring Soft Rock.
Overhyped but good listen
Honestly, I think that many of these albums are significantly overrated. And while this one's rankings near the top of the list is a bit too much, I understand most of the hype. It's rare to have an album so packed with distinct hits that have stood the test of time and are this well sequenced. Sadly, one of the members clearly didn't pull their weight (looking at you, Christine McVie), putting three dull songs into the album (Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy). That and Gold Dust Woman is a pretty meh closer. If Christine McVie's solo songs were removed and Gold Dust Woman was improved, this would be an easy 5. Unfortunately, those blemishes reduce the score. 4/5
Hard to believe all these songs made it onto one album. Each one is individually incredible.
People talk shit about Taylor Swift writing about her relationships but Rumors is flat out biopic when it comes to lies love loss and infidelity. Impeccable album, certainly one of the best of all time.
Easy 5 stars. Classic album, front to back. They were so damn good.
Stand Out Tracks Dreams - one of the best songs ever written Never Going Back Again Don’t Stop - it grew on me a bit The Chain You Make Loving Fun - second favourite on here Not sure I love the whole album but the Two songs I like I LOVE 4/5
I'm not sure I'd ever listened to the whole of this album before. It's obviously very good. Plenty of big hits, but it's also nice to see that even the lesser known tracks are very good, and doing all sorts of interesting things musically. I really liked the softer delicate tracks in here that I hadn't heard before. The songwriting, structure and musicality is really solid across the board, and they do plenty of interesting things. I really like the vocal harmonies in there. And of course some of these tracks are immense, particularly Go Your Own Way and The Chain. Good going, Fleetwood Mac. 4.5 rounded up
It was nice to sit down and give this album a dedicated listen. I’ve normally only heard it via random tracks played in various locations. And who doesn’t love an album with lore! This album oddly blends country, folk, and rock ‘n’ roll seamlessly. Stand out track: Dreams
Theres a reason it’s legendary. I listened to the dolby atmos mix and this thing sounds like it was made yesterday. Nothing but bangers.
Best breakup album ever?
I don't have a history with this album, but I feel like I know most of these songs already through the collective unconsciousness (at least that's the rumor). Now I need some cranberry juice
71-100
A really surprising album considering my prior nonexistent exposure to Fleetwood Mac. I didn't expect this album to rock as much as it did, on top of having the slower ballads I expected. The album kept me engaged throughout its runtime and did not overstay any welcomes. An excellent and well rounded record. Top tracks: Dreams, Don't Stop, The Chain
Extremely solid album, easy to see why it's one of the best selling of all time. Loaded with hits from start to finish. Can easily listen to the album again and again.
4.5/5 Fantastic songwriting and clean, polished performances make up this classic album. The high points are amazing, but perhaps too few and far between to make this a truly exceptional record. Second Hand News 4.5/5 Dreams 3.5/5 Never Going Back Again 3.5/5 (LEAST FAV) Don't Stop 5/5 Go Your Own Way 5/5 Songbird 4/5 The Chain 5/5 You Make Loving Fun 5/5 (FAV) I Don't Want to Know 4.5/5 Oh Daddy 3.5/5 Gold Dust Woman 4/5
I bought this album on CD when I was 17 years old, having had it recommended to me by Total Guitar magazine as one of the "best guitar albums of all time". I felt conned out of £11.99; after a steady diet of AC/DC and Metallica this felt like pathetic and dreary soft rock. When I re-listened to this in my twenties I grew to really like many of the songs on it. Now I'm approaching my 40s, my body is genetically predisposed to love it in its entirety. The only dud is Oh Daddy which I will typically skip. Perhaps I will take guerrilla action here and create my own playlist of this album with Silver Springs in its place, which should always have been included here. This is a very very high 5 star rating. (I feel bad now I ranked some other 'good but not amazing' albums as high as they are).
5/5 for this absolute classic.
pretty fucking good. probably in my top 10. very interesting sound and very frequent energy shifts gives me fucking whiplash Favorite song: Songbird
I may have listened to this album at some point all the way through, but I don’t remember because it would have been long ago. It is a great album. Lightning in a bottle good. from beginning to end. There is a reason it is a classic
Such a good album. Left no crumbs. No notes.
I can't deny this album's production and mix of blues/rock/pop to full effect. I don't think I agree this is one of the best albums ever made, but it is indeed very good. It's not this album's fault for the attention it's gotten and the overplaying of its biggest hits. Maybe one day I'll listen to this again, for the time being I'll give it its due credit.
This album didn’t blow me away but I get it’s importance and I know the stories that went on behind it. The “big hits” could basically be their greatest hits and that’s hard to believe that it’s all coming from one album. I consider Fleetwood Mac in the same grouping as Supertramp where everyone knows them and seems to like them but they aren’t anyone’s favorite band. It’s solidly produced, well written and generally a nice sounding album. The non hits don’t really tread water but they don’t really sink either. This is just an album worth listening to but you wouldn’t need to go back to it. Choice cut: The Chain
This is the best album on the list so far for me. Had never listened to it, but knew half the songs and the other songs were all very good too. Stevie Nicks has a great voice and the music is timeless. Flawless.
I love Fleetwood Mac. So many incredible songs on this album.
Fair enough. Never really given this album the time of the day, presuming it wouldn't be my thing, but I can say that, despite being correct it's not entirely my thing, the album is virtually flawless. Stevie's voice is astounding, the instrumentation absolutely sublime, the lyrics, the tempo, the lot of it. Oh Daddy the only non stellar point on the album, but I like to think times have changed since then and the lyrics were poignant at the time. A rare but well received previously 'unknown' 5*
A classic.
180/1001 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
I've never understood how so many people think of this as the greatest album of all times. They are a bunch of mostly decent songs but the over saturation of them in TV, Movies, presidential campaigns etc etc make me dislike them even more. That being said The Chain is a pretty fucking amazing song which gets this album to 3 stars despite me not really caring for the rest of the album.
Okay, Macky-Mac and the Fleetwood Bunch, you got me. This is a pretty good album. Although one or two songs are meh. Is this album the pinnacle of That Kind Of Thing? That solo bass lick near the end of The Chain might be the best solo bass lick ever.
I’d like to play it cool and be like, meh. I mean there’s so so many great albums that came out in this, the year of my birth. But I can’t deny how good this really is. Also I grew up hearing this album constantly so it’s ingrained in me to love it.
Fine. I’ve 180ed on this band in the past year or two. I used to not like them, but then the vinyl of this album entered our collection and I listened to it a few months ago and was like “Well, damn.” I begrudgingly give this five stars. But on the LOWER end of the five star spectrum, don’t get me wrong. Fuck Fleetwood Mac.
Love this album!
Dreams Don't Stop Go Your Own Way The Chain You Make Loving Fun Gold Dust Woman
fine
You better put your kingdom up for sale.
All sane people agree that “Dreams” is one of the best things humanity produced the last century. And Rumours is a great album. But, contemplating with one foot raised on a baroque footstool, does it reeeeally tickle my freely swinging balls enough to warrant five stars? No
Would be better with even less Stevie Nicks.
Love it. Relaxing. Dreamy. Not an album that has me following the story everytime, but one that always carries me through to the end. Very consistent sound, without repetition. Love every track.
Basically perfect. No notes.
Great songs from a great band. Not all are great but enough to deserve its 5 stars.
Finally, some good freaking music. But only giving it a 4 as it's not my total jam genre.
"Won't you lay me down in the tall grass / And let me do my stuff?" Rumours is the first album I've had come up here where I already knew the album, and it's also the first album I'm rating a 5. It's densely packed with great songs and enduring hits - a real embarrassment of riches. Genre-wise it sits outside my wheelhouse, but the material completely overcomes that. "Second Hand News," "Dreams," "The Chain," and "Gold Dust Woman" are my favorites.
One of the best albums to ever be released. 10/10
An all time great album. Multiple mega hits that have fully stood the test of time.
Genuine banger album that may actually suffer from too many hits outshining the filler on it. Great album. Musicians should work with their toxic exes more often.
4.5/5. No notes.
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One of my favorites of all time.
One of those rare perfect albums. I wish there was a rating above 5.
What is this? Never heard of this band before! Never seen this cover with this weird man dangling his balls and some lady majestically dancing around him. Which one is Mac? In all seriousness, this album definitely deserves to be on this list. Hell, I have two copies of this album on vinyl from 1977. And it has stood the test of time by returning to the Billboard charts over 40 years after it was released because some guy on the internet decided to drink some cran-grape while skateboarding to this song. There is something magical about this album. Maybe it is the controversy behind all the relationships in the band or maybe it's just the music itself, but it isn't going anywhere. It has ingrained itself in global society and could be around for the next 100 years or more.
Bangers! Bangers! More bangers!
Such a great album. Have always loved the rhythm section of FM, the muscle and swing of John McVie’s bass and Mick Fleetwood’s drums — The Chain is a good example of this. Lindsey Buckingham is a great and underrated guitarist, as well as an great arranger. This is a slightly better album than its predecessor (“Fleetwood Mac” s/t), primarily due to better songs from Buckingham and Christine McVie. My least favorite of their 3 main songwriters, Stevie Nicks, had better songs on the other album (Rhiannon and Landslide). These two albums were so popular during my college days at ISU and ubiquitous at parties and coming from dorm rooms. Everybody owned them. I saw them live at a somewhat smallish venue in September 1975 at ISU, playing just songs from the first album plus cuts from their pre-Buckingham/Nicks era. Checking the set list just now, I was pleased to see they did “Oh Well (pt.1)”, a great older track (Haim does a wild live version of this track — watch it on YouTube). Another great FM album is Mystery to Me, without Buckingham-Nicks, with almost all songs by Bob Welch (not in the band after 1974) and McVie. Well worth checking out.
My favorites change every listen, but this time I felt: 5/5: The Chain, Dreams, Don’t Stop 4/5: Go Your Own Way, I Don’t Want to Know, Never Going Back Again, Gold Dust Woman 3/5: You Make Loving Fun, Second Hand News 2/5: Songbird, Oh Daddy I’ll be honest. I wanted to do that to see if this was a 4 or a 5, and I don’t think that helped. It’s a very 4.5 album.
Go Your Own Way. What else to say? This gives the song a blend of major and minor feelings, creating emotional tension... E minor, but it features a modal mixture, often slipping into G major. Upbeat, open sound. I love the toms.
🥸👍
Surprisingly mid
10/10
The harmonies are perfection. The musicianship is such a treat. A wonderful album with so many great songs. Have enjoyed this album for many many years.
Obviously the GOAT of albums. What a year '77 was. Of course I couldn't have told you the titles of many of these songs but have heard all of them before. I don't know what stops me from fully 'loving' this album though, maybe it's *too* full on? It just feels more like an effort to listen and like it than it should be. But still gotta respect the band format. Maybe I just need to relax. Run a bath or something. Good closer though. 4 stars.
i mean it’s iconic for a reason! love the lyrics, production, instruments and vibes of this album. i didn’t really get into fleetwood mac until college (i was a hater due to its popularity) but really like the songs and the memories associated with this album. i had such a fun time listening and even tho this is the record i will see every time (without fail) while vinyl shopping i still think it is deserving of the love and hype!!
Soft rock for squares.
Already knew this one of course. Amazing album, love the deep guitar towards the end of The Chain especially. Having 2 singers singing along with each other like this feels quite rare nowadays, but they work really well together
i quite like the guitar string picking while the lyric is just short and sometime repeating, love the beat that it brings
Not good, not terrible.
Everything is good here. No complaints Will I listen to again: 100%
lotta hits
DREAMSSSSSSSS YESSSSS
heck yes! stevie nicks is literally my best friend
I love this. To have two tracks that i love straight away (don't stop and go your own way) WHILE all the other songs are still pretty good is GREAT. So i will give a 9.2/10
entirely overrated but undeniably great 4.5/5! i refuse to conform to the standard, and it's closer to a 4 than a 5
wow, so many songs on here i recognized but had no idea were fleetwood mac. this is a well-earned top 5 album. just really good from start to finish, not to mention the clusterfuck that was going on behind the scenes. amazing! glad i finally listened to it.
incredible album. surprised by how many songs i had heard before and recognized that i had no idea were by fleet wood and the macs. honestly i have nothing new to add to this album conversation other than apologies to the haters but i think this one does live up to the hype. favorites: all of them, though i thought the weakest were songbird, i don't want to know, and oh daddy
Mér fannst þetta mikið mun betra en mig grunaði. Þarf aðra.
A near perfect record, with a delightful texture, strong tonal coherence (without any sense of sameyness across the songs) and just about ideal production choices, with nary a misplaced note and nothing anywhere close to a filler song. An extraordinarily high standard is maintained on every cut – it's the quantity as much as the quality, or the balancing of same. So many classics it’s hard to believe that they’re all from one album. "Second Hand News" is a wispy little gem of an opener. "Dreams" may have seemed boring as a kid but has deep and powerful resonance today. "Go Your Own Way" retains its heat, being about as fiery as California soft rock could get, an almost perfect balance to "You Make Loving Fun." "Songbird" is lovely and the the trio that close the record – "Oh Daddy," "Gold Dust Woman" and (very worthy and wholly fitting additiion) "Siliver Spring" both raise the stakes and close the deal with great effectiveness. One's only quibble might be the "Don't Stop" is a little broad. Anyone who experienced this during formative musical years was sort of ruined for life, to think albums could be so consistently excellent. Still, today, one might have a slight preference for the weirder, wilder Tusk, which offers a broader range of emotions and styles, even accounting for the fact that it’s three solo albums in one. Among the grace notes: blazing little solo to outro the opener; the exquisitely well timed cymbal splashes on "Dreams," the bassline on "Oh Daddy." And if it took so much relationship strife and drugs to produce such excellence, so be it.
I'd never heard this one before, and I feel like I was a bit influenced by knowing it's one of the highest rated albums on here, but it's also really good, so what else can I do other than give it a 5? Favorites: "Dreams", "Go Your Own Way", "Songbird", "The Chain", "Oh Daddy", "Gold Dust Woman", "Silver Springs" (should've been on the album)
A real 1001 Album.
I’ve heard of Fleetwood Mac. I know (from having glanced at the top rated albums list on this site) that this is a beloved album. But as I’m sitting here before pressing play, I couldn’t name a single Fleetwood Mac song or member of the band or even the genre. — …Hmm. It’s well-made to be sure, and I can see why people like it. I’ve heard many of not most of these songs despite not knowing who was behind them. Aside from a few tracks, though, I wasn’t blown away or deeply moved. Maybe I was expecting too much. The tracks with the female vocalists front-and-center are my favorites; the big hits (“Don’t Stop,” “Go Your Own Way”) felt overplayed and hard to approach with fresh ears. I wanted to love this like so many others do. I liked it well enough. I should probably give it another shot. The 4 stars is mostly for “Dreams,” and, to be perfectly honest, a sense of obligation based on its reputation. For the rest of the album, to my own taste based on this first listen? A middle-of-the-road 3. I’m not proud of going along with the crowd, but what can you do. Favorite tracks: Dreams, The Chain
Wow. Just the sheer amount of fantastic music on this one album. Not a surprise that Fleetwood Mac kicks ass, surprised we added 11 tracks to the 1001 Experience Playlist.
Probably my favourite album by them containing favourite songs especially “Go Your Own Way”.
One of the greatest albums of all time. Nothing else needs to be said.
Never heard this album in it´s total, it´s nice. As a kid i only knew the blues band fleetwood mac that my father played. It was with tango in the night that that changed :)
<Superclassic album - nothing to add>
Really enjoyed this album. Of course I was familiar with most of the songs, but this was very good from start to finish.
So many qualities in one band, and they all come together here: near perfect record.
Fantastic. Lovely voice and great music. Good variety.
I’ve only known of this album by reputation, so I was super excited to see this pop up today. It’s incredible. Hit song after hit here and there’s not a skippable song here, a sign of an amazing album
A certified classic that over the past years has been gathering a lot of steam again. If I hadn't already listened to it so often I would've been glad to have discovered it here
Proof that cheating on your partner is the key to making good music
Classic
Not the biggest Meetwood Flac fan, but there's no denying this one. I'll even forgive Christine for Oh Daddy 🤢. 5
Like it's even a question. 5 stars!
Few albums have this much appeal across generations. People my age and younger, especially women, are still putting this album in their top 5. I’m not just talking about classic rock fans or music enthusiasts, but casual listeners. That level of lasting reverence speaks for itself. The album itself is packed with hits. It’s smooth in its lighter songs and relentlessly driving in its more intense moments. Stevie Nicks is flawless, and the rest of the band is tight. The production is great. Theres not much to complain about here.
I am a Fleetwood Mac fan and I think this is their best album. So many great songs highlighting the talents of all the band members. The songs don't get old.
I've never been a big FM fan. I think it always sounded like Dad rock to me before there was such a thing. And I particularly found Stevie Nicks voice tiring. But I wanted to try to approach this album, which I already acknowledge is an essential classic album, with fresh ears, as I try to do for all the albums in this app. What I found was that it checks so many boxes. I had learned over the years about the mess that was FM during that time; the drugs, the incestuous sex and partner swapping. I never really took the time to consider putting this together with the music and lyrics that they made. This is a hopelessly romantic album that puts on naked display the human cost of their lifestyle. Its sound and production is impeccable. It is smooth rock at its finest. But that smoothness belies the raw emotion and powerful impact of their words and vocals. Have you ever yearned? Well even if you have only craved, this album will make you yearn. I was looking for reasons so I could just give it a 4....but no luck.
Another artist that I have learned to appreciate through my daughter’s tastes. I knew Fleetwood Mac but I never really gave them very much attention. There are definitely some great songs on here, I’m actually surprised how many songs I know.
It’s that song w/ the skateboarding dude drinking cranberry cocktail. Some fun songs, but not something that I'll be coming back to over and over again.
Jesus, I hope I can get through this. It was fine
Easily in the top 10 albums of all time. Listened to it twice through.
The first five tracks represent perhaps the greatest opening run of tracks of all time. Every song on the album has its own identity, while still feeling cohesive as a whole. Every vocalist and every instrument are perfect. Production is immaculate.
favorite band
I don't understand why people like this so much. It is very good, yes, but best-of-all-time good? I wouldn't call it that. Stand-out: I Don't Want to Know
It's quite a journey from Peter Green and \"O Well\" to this female driven, fluffy soft, pop rock, but it's really good puff and Stevie Nix has not yet fully developed her \"sing like a sheep\" style. Well, it's coming on that last track. I never owned this record, but only two songs on it aren't familiar as my right pocket which attests to its massive appeal. Pretty good stuff, but give me back the solid rockin' blues that came before.
Muy visto, muy escuchado, pero un cincazo
Not as good as I remembered it. Weird ass band
Ok, obviously this is a classic. The quality of the pop music, the story and the singing all mark this out. I dont see what elevates it from good to great though. It needs something special to elevate it up to the rating it currently has in my opinion.
Good shit.
Good but not excellent
Like a number of albums, classic rocks channels have killed this album for me. I won't pretend I'm not tired of it. If you've never heard it - it's great. It really is, but I'm not officially tired of it. Giving it five, though.
Fleetwood Mac is my mother’s favorite band, and this is her favorite album. I remember hearing it constantly, echoing in from another room; it is the background music of my early childhood. I have no way to separate this personal history from the music, so I will just say it’s a timeless classic and leave it at that. 5⭐️
One of the greatest albums of all. Of all!
Sometimes you see these videos on the internet where people react to iconic albums or songs and I always think, how is it possible any human hasn’t heard this?? Weeellllllll, that’s me with Rumors. Have I heard the hits? Of course, but I never really listened. Does it live up to being #2 on this site? (When I started it was #1) I’m not sure it does but it is fantastic. Its highlights are so unbelievably high. Dreams is a masterpiece, but for me it’s The Chain and Go Your Way, these songs will live forever. The story of the painful creation of the album definitely adds meaning to many songs you might not think twice about 9.3/10
Now we're talking! This is am/fm radio from the 1970's but it's held up so well that the kids today all know these songs. From opener "Second Hand News", to radio staples "Dreams", "Gold Dust Woman", "Don't Stop", "The Chain", "You Make Loving Fun", "Go Your Own Way" and fan favorites like "Songbird" & "Never Going Back Again", this is so chock full of songs everyone knows. I believe the only song you don't hear on the radio is "Oh, Daddy", that's 10 of 11 that get airplay. This is the most classic album I've reviewed to this point, this is a true 1001 album. Everyone should know and appreciate the creative genius, the hooks galore and the timelessness that comes with such a classic. 5 stars.
This is, without a doubt, a magnificent masterpiece of late-70s pop/rock.
Overall this is a great album back to front. If I could give half stars this would be a 4.5, but here we are rounding up
This is a desert island album for me. I listen to this probably once a month.
Some lovely moments but a BIT on the bland side.
Perhaps the best pop rock album of all time. Nearly every song is a classic. Enjoyable from front to back, and timeless. Stevie Nicks had an amazing voice that finds its perfect match with the composition of these tracks.
80% Best: Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun Must-Hear? Sure
1977 is an incredible year for albums, with a crowning jewel sitting at the top. Three songwriters firing off hits, but somehow all feeling like they fit together - I still remember the first time I heard the transition from Second Hand News to Dreams. Still manages to be front loaded, but with the most ridiculous run of eight tracks before it starts to lag, I might let it off. Great choice for my week off work, instant five stars without having to listen (I will listen again, and again).
Memories of freshman year in high school. Bought the album. Listened to it a lot!
An easy 5. I must have listened to this album countless times as a young person. No filler on this album. Perfection in just under 40 minutes. Other bands could have/should have learned from this. Less is more. Every song is picture perfect. Such a talented band. Three great singers, even though I admit I am kne of the people that struggles to understand what Stevie Nicks is singing sometimes. Still, Christine McVie, Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were a great trio. Great songwriting. Lindsay Buckingham is a wonderful and underrated guitar player. Not too many rhythm sections than Mick Fleetwood on drums and John McVie on bass. Awesome!
The best ever.
easy 5, no comments needed 😄
Top 10 album of all time
Who could even deny it? It’s perfect.
Knew this would be 5 stars, but gave ‘er a listen anyway!
10/10 no notes no skips
One of my fav albums of all time. Each song is a powerful story that captures you with the beautiful vocals. Even though it’s about heartbreak, the songs aren’t sappy but raw and I keep singing along and tapping my fingers to the beat.
So breezy and totally undeniable. A fantastic collection of songs but I’ve particularly always liked Never Goin Back Again
A tremendous grower for me. Have brushed it off multiple times as an incomplete album with a few great songs . But every listen unlocks more and more songs and I think I’m starting to fully appreciate The Mac!
There are a few things that hold me back from giving this a perfect rating, but i have always really enjoyed this band and their messy dynamics. Goes without saying, this album has some massive bangers on it, shit kicks ass.
Just a bit ‘meh’
This is an absolutely perfect LP. The musicianship is top notch, the melodies are addictive, the production is slick, the tight tracklist leaves you satisfied yet wanting more, and the vocals are just the chefs kiss on top of it all. From the light opener, to the string of hits (Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way), stopping by a beautiful ballad (Songbird), to a second half that starts with the infamous 'The Chain' and ending it all with four more tracks that could have easily been hit singles, as well. It certainly feels like a band at their absolute creative peak, yet we all know the problems that plagued them at the time. It sounds cliche to say, but the fact they were able to come out with this album despite everything is absolutely astounding. I also feel like giving it a 5 is a bit cliche. I also don't really care if it is; because 'Rumours' deserves it.
einige bekannte songs, that‘s it - ich mochte Fleetwood Mac nie besonders.
Beim Lesen des Eintrags wie gut dieses Album überall gelistet ist, wird mir mir wieder mal klar wie subjektiv Geschmack ist. Andererseits hat es doch einige Songs die man einfach kennt.
Well here’s an easy 5 stars. I won’t be able to add much that hasn’t already been said about this album. Some perfect albums are growers that take some time to digest and appreciate, and some perfect albums are amazing the first time you hear it and every time after. Rumours fits firmly in the second category. The track list is ridiculous: Second Hand News, Dreams, Never Going Back Again, Don’t Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun… these are all songs that would be the best song on 99% of records ever made. Any album that cuts an outstanding song like Silver Springs off of it is probably really good. One of the very best examples (maybe even the best) of popular rock n’ roll.
Hard to argue with this being a classic.
Ok, this one is a classic one that even I know! Several favorites here.
When I saw this come up I just assumed I'd be giving it 5 stars, so I was a little surprised that I ended up at 4. It's an incredible album, and maybe I'm too stingy with my fives - but it broke down to about half the songs being all time greats, and about half being very good. All Time Greats: Dreams, Never Going Back, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman. Very and/or PrettyGood: Second Hand News, Don't Stop, Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, I Don't Want To Know. That makes for a Greats to Goods ratio of 0.54. With 5 out of 11 songs being more "eh", it falls short of the vaunted 5 stars, even with 6 world-beaters. Album Cover: A (What a gangly man)
Another borderline 5 for me. I know this is a classic album and it was very pleasant. I would happily listen again but won't go out of my way to search it out.
This is a sensational album. The first five songs are unquestionably the best, but I also loved You Make Loving Fun and I Don't Want to Know. All of those songs have been added to my playlists. It flows amazingly, it changes moods a few times and doesn't run too long. It's got a few down songs keeping it from being a perfect 10, but this is a special album. 9/10
I Don’t Want To Know anything different than this beauty. You can Go Your Own Way if you disagree.
Great album. There was tension and drama behind the scenes going on, and it shows in the album. The lyrics are great and tell the perspective of both singers. Musically, it's great!
This album is currently the second highest in the global stats. It's not even the second highest in my last 2 weeks of rating! It's good, but not that good! Boomer nostalgia at work.
This album is just so awesome - I'm not sure it deserves to be the top 2 of all time, but I can see why so many people love it! Good listening, easy listening and literally everywhere still - I was at a meeting this morning and Dreams was playing in the cafe. Its not perfect, but still deserves 5 stars if you ask me!
another absolute classic, perfect.
What an absolute masterpiece. Every song is a hit, and this changed the way your whole industry would release singles. Imagine having a song like "Never Going Back Again" on an album and it's buried so deep in its recognition that it's rarely thought of as a bright spot. Pop records don't get better than this.
I have a friend who loves Fleetwood Mac so I've heard this album (cassette, CD) often. The Chain made me a bit sad, reminding me that Our Flag Means Death has been canceled.
Catchy tunes about breakups and heartache. Your mom probably loves this.
Yeah, it's a 5
Aw shit. How do you rate this anything other than a 5/5 or 10/10???? It's just hit after hit after hit, and the songs that aren't top 10 hits are top 50 hits. (and then there's Second Hand News). Just an incredible album. I get goosebumps listening to The Chain, even though I've heard it hundreds of times. The vocals throughout are incredible. Favorite Song(s): Dreams, Don't Stop, *The Chain*, I Don't Want to Know
Desert Island album!
Es ist ein zeitloses Meisterwerk, das die Höhen und Tiefen menschlicher Emotionen einfängt. Dieses Album, das 1977 veröffentlicht wurde, ist konzeptionell und musikalischer Meilenstein der Rockmusik. “Go Your Own Way” - Ein kraftvoller Rocksong, der von einer markanter Stimme und einem dynamischen Gitarrenriffs getragen wird. “Dreams” - ist durch eine sanfte und eindringliche Stimme geprägt und macht diesen Song zu einem unvergesslichen Erlebnis. “Don’t Stop” - Ein optimistischer und mitreißender Track, der von positiver Energie lebt.“ The Chain” - Ein epischer Song, der die gesamte Band in Höchstform zeigt und durch seinen unverwechselbaren Basslauf besticht. “You Make Loving Fun” - Ein funkiger und fröhlicher Song, der die Vielseitigkeit der Band unterstreicht. Jeder Song auf “Rumours” erzählt eine eigene Geschichte und zusammen ergeben sie ein emotionales und musikalisches Meisterwerk. Die perfekte Mischung aus Rock, Pop und Blues macht dieses Album zu einem zeitlosen Klassiker, der auch nach Jahrzehnten nichts von seiner Faszination verloren hat. 🌟😊
Well it’s about damn time this album came up. My dad’s favourite record, will always have a special place in my heart. It’s perfect barring the fact that Silver Springs was left off the original LP.
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An album that exploded on FM radio, bringing Fleetwood Mac to a totally different place to where they started in the UK blues explosion. Unfairly criticised by some, it has some great songs, a wide range, wonderful vocals and top class musicianship.
Fleetwood Mac's magnum opus and 70's pop-rock at its best. This is a VERY recognizable album, made even more so by iconic singles such as "Go Your Own Way", "Don't Stop", and "Dreams" (the latter being especially trendy in recent years). Heck, repeated listens made me appreciate "Gold Dust Woman" a little bit more after initially brushing it off. The electric and acoustic instrumentation is blended well here, making for an easily digestible listen. Who knew that troubled relationships and drugs would make for good musical content?
Well written lyrics. Multiple voices. Energetic.
this album was amazing, every song was filled with the right amount of energy, every song was great, song bird was absolutely beautiful, such an easy listen overall, everyone should listen to this album especially if they’re getting into listening to music by album.
Top Album mit 4 Songs für meine Playlist
No skips
Easiest 5/5 so far.
Easily gets a 5 without even needing to listen to it. But I still did. Also highly recommend the 'You're Wrong About' podcast's episode about this album. What a messy group and album to create, but what a beautiful thing they created!
This is the easiest album of all time to listen to. Every song is at least good, with a number of amazing standouts. I need to get into the lore with their relationships in the band because that sounds funny as fuck. Peak pettyness. Fav songs: - Second Hand News - Dreams - Don't Stop - Go your own way - The chain - you make loving fun - I don't want to know