Reviews (page 11 of 17)
Contender for one of the best albums of all time. Almost every track feels like a greatest hit.
The production quality is fantastic, and this album has some of the best three-part harmonies in popular music. Every song is solid, front to back.
It is crazy how many hit songs are on this album. Granted, a hit song is not necessarily a good song. However, in the soft rock / pop genre, these are great songs. I agree that this album should be considered one of the greatest of the 1970s. I have always liked Fleetwood Mac's writing. I also like the idea of having three lead vocalists - all of them pulling their weight on different songs and making this album so enjoyable.
I've listened to this album many many times but always am amazed by how many bangers it has
Perfect
I was waiting for Fleetwood Mac - Rumours to appear. There's so many classics that makes it easy to mistake it for a greatest hits album. It's understandable why this one shows up on all the lists for greatest albums of all time. The big surprise here is that it's their eleventh album. Most bands have their best album early in their career.
En udødelig klassiker. Alt er perfekt.
I own this one on vinyl. Many of the songs are played on the radio, so it's very familiar, but still excellent.
💯💯💯
Classic. Great songs and incredible singing of Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie. Maximum score
Fuck it, here we go. It's time. I've avoided this album for a while now. I've read the reviews, I've read all the accolades, I've read most of the accounts of what happened. Yet, when it was time for me to dig into the Mac, I've avoided this album. I mostly dig head over heels for its successor and it's become one of my all time favorite albums. And, yet, this album still rang its ubiquitous cultural bell. It seemed easy to steer clear from yet it never went away. So, when it came time to finally listen to this, I grabbed onto the chain. I didn't think I'd cling on this hard. I finally get what the fuss is all about. Rumours is the preparation for, and confirmation of, everything that is the complex nature of love and relationships. Even since its creation, its impact upon the creators and its listeners can be (and should be) studied on for however much time we have (even though it's not rocket science). So the rumours are true, I guess.... this is a fantastic album.
There are classics that don't hold up and then there is Rumours. While clearly a product of the 70s and created under incredibly difficult circumstances, this is pop rock of the highest caliber, great songwriting songwriters, coupled with creative, yet focused production. Four hit singles, and The Chain isn't one of them (the rare song written by all five, and awesome examples of Mick Fleetwood and John McVie's prowess), and there was no room for Silver Springs.
An easy 5. So many great songs on this album. It’s the definition of 70s classic rock radio.
I don’t have anything original to say about this album, but it’s an easy 5. All songs but one are fantastic and the other one (songbird) is still very good. It has a totally unique sound.
Six stars. So good. So many good songs.
Duh...
4.5
Easily one of the greatest albums of all time. Great songs throughout, levels are bang on and the musicianship is incredible. Easy 5/5
Just to lead off, The Chain is one of the greatest songs ever made. This album is a cross section of every single radio station in the late 70s and early 80s. It feels played out, but as I wrote in a different review, thats just because every single song is perfect and plays in your head 24/7. One of the all time greatest albums ever - 5/5
Classic. Probably the 100th time I've spun this record. My only critique is that I wish there was more Stevie Nicks and less Christine McVie. Favorite tracks are "Second Hand News" and "The Chain".
One of the best albums of all time! The music! The vocals! The drum beats! The guitars! The harmonies! I could both go on and on and also not find the words to express how good this music is ❤️
I cannot say anything bad about this album. The songwriting is 5 stars alone. Fleetwood Mac capturing falling in love, being in a relationship, and horrible breakups all in one album and it’s brilliant, relatable. I always enjoy this album.
Dreams, Never Going Back Again, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman... so many classics that are amazing songs, and every track unmentioned here is good in its own right. Well done Fleetwood!
I've tried really hard to justify why I wouldn't give this 5*. But I don't think I can. It is genuinely a brilliant album. Listening to the whole thing in full for the first time, after seeing it sitting in my Dad's record collection since I was 2, I think I've been converted.
Very good album
One of my all time top five faves. Love love love.
5 stars all up and down the road. All those cheesy "bow bow bow bow bow"s on Second Hand News? Love it. Not a bad track here. Clinton couldn't even kill my love for 'Don't Stop'. But the best here - 'The Chain', 'Dreams', 'Songbird'... I don't know, this is all great. And the back story on it, what was going on when they recorded it, is pretty great, too. Where's the biopic of the recording of Rumors? And Shawn - can I write a treatment of that and pitch it? To Lindsay or whoever? The story would kill and the soundtrack sells itself. Call me. (I listened to this three times today. I'm not a superfan, really, but this is good stuff.)
🥹
talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, show stopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before, unafraid to reference or not reference, put it in a blender, shit on it, vomit on it, eat it, give birth to it
Wonderful! 😂 This album is always on the list for best albums of all time.
Riktigt bra
This one is an automatic 5 stars since I already listen to it on a regular basis. Not much to say about it that hasn’t been said many times already. Although there are a couple songs I don’t care for (Songbird, Oh Daddy), they’re still good songs.
Classic
Ikoniskt album. Mycket bra. Avtar lite på slutet men 4 låtar på rad är 10/10, inte många som kan skryta med. Värdigt väggen!
Agradable disco para escuchar mientras trabajo
% Stars. Obviously
An absolute classic album, probably THE break-up record. Go Your Own Way is superb, but among a very strong field
Classic.
The Rumours are all true.
Start to finish a monster album. Easily top 5 all time for classic rock. Probably Abbey Road then rumors for 1/2.
What the hell every single song on this is super well-known. Major touchpoint filled in that I had no idea I was even missing
It's like listening to a greatest hits album! What a cracker. Faves: Second Hand News, Dreams, and The Chain still gives me shivers.
👑
One of the best rock records.
Absolute masterpiece. Perfection on every level. It's honestly excruciatingly difficult to find any flaw in this album so I'm not even going to try. Also balls.
Gosh, what can be said about this album that hasn’t been said before…
SweeeEeet wonderful ‘poo, Your face is fluffy and your heart is true. OooOoooh-often you smell, This odour follows me whenever I go. I don’t belieeeEeve in a standard spaniel, I prefer me a cockapoo. I’m not a faaaaAaaan of your purebred poodles, I want a mixture between the two. Yooou’re so fluffy and fun, You’re just a cocky cockapoo. (Repeat and fade) Like/follow/subscribe for more puppy based remixes. Also: best album of all time, but I think you guys have covered that side of things.
Quintessential Shitty Relationship Album
A stone-cold classic. This album contains one of the strongest collections of megahits ever gathered on any single studio album. It's a shame about the weak opener. Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, and Gold Dust Woman cram this record with more top-tier goodness than anyone should reasonably expect, and, as far as I am concerned, The Chain is one of the greatest rock songs ever recorded.
this album is so slay
Här går vi inte vår egen väg
Är biased av min ungdom. Men. Är inte nästan alla låtar bra? Känner du dig inte levande?
There’s something for everyone here really, isn’t there? Personal shout-outs to Never Going Back Again and the bass part in the chorus to Go Your Own Way. Also, I’ve just realised: swap out the vocals and Dreams is basically a War on Drugs song…
forget how many classics are on this album, such simple story line and good positive feeling production. Simply forgot how amazing this album was.
banger after banger, incredible!
second-hand news is not my cup of tea Dreams is a banger Never going back again is a banger too Don't stop, another banger go your own way is a banger songbird was meh chain is one of the most iconic songs ever and one of my favourite, especially the beat change :) you love making fun and i dont want to know are good but not classics Gold dust woman top 3 songs on the album
What can I say that hasn't been said? Overhyped? Possibly. Over-familiar? Definitely. Over-played? Never.
Always amazing
Already a favorite album since I was a child. Absolute favorites: Never Going Back Again.
This album belongs on the list of the 50 Best of All Time. Wonderfully composed, deeply meaningful and just an amazing LP. Granted a lot of songs have been beaten to death by classic rock (and soft rock) radio, but that’s because they’re so good.
Is there anyone who doesn't love this album? I'm not sure if that's possible. This is one of the greatest rock pairings of all time. So many hits came off this album, but somehow the lesser-known stuff is even better.
Amazing album.
So. This was awesome. An absolutely incredible album. I think that it kind of loses a little steam with the last two songs, but still a great record, and one that I'm glad I finally got around to listening to.
There's loads of in depth review so I'll keep this brief. There are some great songs, production and vocals. Loads of instantly recognisable tracks. This is truly great album and 5 star rating well deserved.
Equal parts cheesy and brilliant
Now this is a funny one, previously I'd dismissed this into the same category as ABBA or old pop. Course I'd heard the odd tune of the radio telly or whatever but had in no way engaged. Then a liverpudlian Bassist suggest we cover one of their songs. This made actually listen to them for the first time. At the same time the chain appeared in a dvd we were watching at the time about space bandits. And from there its grown the more I've listened the more I've enjoyed the variety of vocals and sounds. The pathos seems very real and the music is really quite beautiful. I was listening to this as the sun came up yesterday on a walk over the hills of my local area and I guenilly felt moved and tearful. Not many albums can do that.
Wow! An album that clearly deserves to be in some Top X Albums of ... list. Incredibly listenable, varied and interesting.
There's the album, then there's the backstory of its production, which I think adds to its overall appeal.
Excellent album and sound! Better than I remember!
I never actually listened to this album in full until the first Covid lockdown, and despite all the stress and weirdness of that time, this album reminds me of sunny afternoons flopped in the garden doing nice embroidery things. Don't Stop felt SO HOPEFUL at that time!!! Faves: Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, Dreams (also I don't think this is on the official track list but I am OBSESSED with Silver Springs, it gives me the tinglies every time)
Not much to add on this one, the hype is deserved. Everytime I listen to Rumours I think it's the perfect album.
This is a perfect album.
It's just very very good isn't it
5/5
Legendary album. Perfection. Production and mixing, especially with the vocals are flawless. Not a single bad song on there. Packed with mega hits and in a perfect 40 minute run time. The band has such life and groove, how can someone not enjoy this album?
What a true masterpiece. Not sure there is a better and more hit-loaded A-Side than this one. Each song of the album could be a single and a hit, no song is like the other, the combination of three great vocalists plus Lindsey's guitar play. Doesn't get much better than this
Yes, yes, another 5 star review. It really is a great album, though, spawned from an archetypally/near-comically unhealthy band relationship situation. Fave track - "The Chain" - that is an absolute monster of a tune...
Banger after banger after banger. What an absolute fucking gem of an album
There are a dozen or so albums in the last 70 years that are pure perfection. This is one of them.
I've always thought of Fleetwood Mac as being very talented musicians and songwriters, but lacking their own distinctive sound and their music being a bit clinical and 'MOR'. Listening to this album hasn't changed that view, however, the quality of the songwriting, performance, production and the sheer number of ubiquitous classics is such that this can't be anything other than a 5/5 record.
This is probably as near a perfect album as exists. A perfect blend of voices, sounds, talents...and so many iconic songs. This could well be my desert island pick.
I love this album! I remember when it came out and I really wanted to buy it. I was a little young...and when I told my folks about the lyrics of Second Hand News, "Won't you lay me down in the tall grass and let me do my stuff?", I got a hard "no"! I didn't really think that sales pitch through. At any rate, I eventually got the album and listen to it often!!
Been one of my favorite albums since I was 6 or 7 years old. Will happily listen to Fleetwood Mac any day, any time, any place.
Have on vinyl
Second Hand News-Love this song so fun! Love the pitty-pats! Also love Stevie's harmonies. Dreams-YES YES YES WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY ABOUT THIS SONG! HARMONIES! VOCALS! LYRICS! RHYTHM SECTION!!!! Never Going Back Again-Guitar work is fantastic! Vocals! Don't Stop-Classic! Forgot how good this song is! Great piano work! Go Your Own Way-Another classic! Great bass work definitely the highlight along with Lindsey's solos! Songbird-Yes finally some Christine! Love the lyrics! Super underrated! The Chain-OH MY GOD THIS SONG IS SO BADASS I CAN'T! I INSTANTLY TURNED UP THE VOLUME! LOVE THE BASS AND HARMONIES! FAVORITE SONG ON THE ALBUM! THIS SONG IS PURE ADRENALINE AND EUPHORIA! You Make Loving Fun-FUNKY! LOVE THAT ORGAN SYNTH LINE! I Don't Want To Know-Catchy! Great vocals! Oh Daddy-Probably the worst song on the album, but I still really like the instrumentation! Gold Dust Woman-YESSSS 2nd FAVORITE SONG ON HERE! WHAT A WAY TO CLOSE THE ALBUM! STEVIE'S VOCALS LITERALLY GAVE ME CHILLS! This album is literally top 10 of the 70s. So so good. 5/5
Easy peasy. Perfect album
Hit the road, play this album.
I never knew I liked this band or album, but more than half of the songs have somehow stuck in my brain over the years, so I must have liked them enough to keep listening wherever/whenever I heard them.
Amazing
Start to finish 🤌
The sound of Dreams and, you know, broken marriages, revenge, and falling in love. Beautiful album!
All-time classic!
A million times heard. I can review this without a listen.
Ótimo para trabalhar enquanto escuta. Vibe pop rock anos 70/80.
Best i heimi!
103. Rumours - Fleetwood Mac 11 tracks. I knew the album, but not any of the songs by name. What an awakening this was. A really spectacular album that offered so much in so many areas. I listened to this again on a dog walk today with headphones & even better. 5/5
While I switch the station on most of these songs today, I played the shit out of this album years ago
Classic
The first album on this journey that I've actually listened to prior to seeing it on here. And I've listened to it a lot over the years and know all the songs by heart. What more can be said about it that hasn't already been said a thousand times about this album? This is considered Fleetwood Mac's magnum opus and one of the top 10 best selling albums of all time. All for good reason. Not a single dud on here. Absolute brilliance from start to finish.
I am on board with the hype train. It's unusual that I agree with the masses but this album sits in my top ten.
5/5. Perfection
Masterpiece.
This album is amazing for how layered and solid it is. It’s rare for a band to sound this fractured yet this together
Nice and groovy!
I mean, it's Rumours.
What more is there to say about this one that hasn't been said? I continue to find new moments in this album that I love, like the harmonies at the end Never Going Back Again, or the kind of off-kilter strumming pattern in the intro of I Don't Want To Know. It's a wonder album with ups and downs and beautiful flow throughout.
Every song on here is fantastic. Musicality and lyricism are just beautiful on this album. There isn't a song I don't like. Favourite tracks: Dreams, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman
A perfect album
Favorite of mine
Jedan od najdražih albuma ikad. Da rastava i svađe kreiraju nešto tako savršeno je za 5/5
This is wonderful
Þessi hefur ekki verið ofarlega á mínum listum og þess vegna var þetta kærkomið tækifæri til að hlusta vel. Og hvað get ég sagt, er svoddan sucker fyrir 70s soft rokki.
Think this is one of the only albums on the list that I listened to all the way through before this project (shows my musical knowledge). Would rate a 5 without listening, but worth the relisten to hear again
Classic. 😃👍
Top tier pop album! Hits back to front. Glad to finally get it from this list. Knew most of these songs, but never listened to them in album order. Amazing together.
just perfect
All time classic
Not much to say about this album that hasn’t already been said. An absolute classic with some of Fleetwood Mac’s best songs.
Норм, хоть и Флитвуд мак
Great.
Brilliant Break-Up album. So many memories from these tunes. The whole album is great and hard to pick a favourite but if pushed "Songbird" & "The Chain" stand out from a superb all round album. Has to be, post Peter Green, the best work they did as a band.
It's a classic.
Great
It's a classic.
Absolutely flawless album, also probably the first time I've listened to it in it's entirety
Noen av tidenes beste låter på denne. Nydelige vokaler, tekster og gitar som bare treffer perfekt på alt. The Chain og Go your own way er mine høydepunkter.
look, I listened to this 3 times and I want the vinyl of it. There's just too many bangers. Surprised by the Chain this time, really rocked out.
Very good, might listen again
banger
A classic. Memorable songs front to back, and really good replay-ability. Closer of Silver Springs is the best part in my opinion.
Almost every song is a hit. Great album all the way through
I listened to this repeatedly during the summer of 1977, and it's still a favorite.
It finally happened- one of my all-time favorite albums came up in the rotation :) Rumours is a go-to listen. My favorites are Secondhand News, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, and I Don't Wanna Know. And yes I know that's almost half of the album. I even left some off :)
Topalbum met veel hits. Veel afwisseling, genoeg rockgehalte maar toch popmuziek
Incredible album from start to finish with exceptional standouts. Absolutely favourite is the Chain
Has a rock /pop group ever put a better collection of songs on one record? Highway 61, maybe. Rubber Soul, perhaps. One great song after another. A remarkable achievement really 5 🌟
Quite possibly the best album of all time. Every song on this album is damn near perfect. It's rare to have an album of songs that each song still gets airplay to this day. Second Hand News is a perfect pop song. What a treat of an album. Hopefully Lindsey Buckingham will eventually get to talk to Diondre Cole. Oooohhhh weeee!!! What up with that?!
One of the best pop rock albums of all time. Also, maybe the only band I can think of with male and female singers where the male singer isn’t a total embarrassment to the band. ALSO, somehow I’m just realizing how tight of a drummer Mick Fleetwood is.
i'm a little embarrassed by how much i liked it, it was v chill
Don’t know how anyone could give this less than 5 stars really.
Me encanta!!
Fleetwood Mac (the 2nd iteration) at its finest. A classic album, making the world a better place.
One of my favorite albums of all time
Wat kan je hierover zeggen wat niet al ooit gezegd is? Zo goed dat je bijna vergeet hoe lang geleden het eigenlijk gemaakt is.
Buiten het feit dat dit een regelrechte classic is, vind ik dit album echt geweldig! Tijdloos, pakkend en emotief.
Geen slecht nummer en alles klopt aan dit album.
The best album of Fleetwood Mac.
Unassailably incredible. One of the greatest records ever with the sales to back it up.
This album fuckin' SLAPS.
A classic for a reason.
A well known album. Almost all of the songs a hits.
One of the best albums of all time. Every song is masterfully put together and both the vocals, instrumentals, and storytelling are immaculate
One of the best albums of all time. Rumours? No, it's all true.
Easy to understand why this is regarded as one of the best albums ever made. Every track could be the best track on another 70s rock album. Sublime
5/5 Really good album Good music
Although I've never listened to this as an album before, I was familiar with all tracks except for the last one and could have given the album 5 stars without listening. However, why would I do that? It was a joy to listen to it before giving it the 5 it merits. The music of Fleetwood Mac is deceptively simple but that doesn't cover up the underlying amazing emotional depth of their masterfully crafted songs. That goes both for their hits and their lesser known songs - but then again, this is Fleetwood Mac. They barely have lesser known songs. Probably every single track from this album has been aired on radio thousands of times - deservedly so.
10/10.Perfection.
Fantastic. Simply fantastic
Soft-rock cocaine enthusiasts Fleetwood Mac. An easy 5/5 but it's a shame Silver Springs isn't on there in place of Oh Daddy.
A proper classic You can feel the dislike between the band members
One of the best albums ever made. Hit after hit after hit. Perfection.
Great then and great now. Love their style and would enjoy them getting together to perform old and new collaborations.
I saw the cover and immediately got excited, of the three boys I'd say I'm the least versed in Fleetwood only because I never listened to the albums, I'm sure I listened to greatest hits at one point but not a singular. This felt like greatest hits as there were so many from their roster on this one album. That alone is enough to give this one a 5, but it is the other songs that really boost it. While they don't stick as well as the favorites, I still enjoyed them all. As I said, this is an iconic album cover and I never realized the two dangling balls. Epic.
5/5. A perfect album. Every song is classic.
This is a favorite and what I consider to be a classic album. Just amazing song after amazing song. Dreams will Always be a very solid like top 20 song of all time to me. Then you got Go your own way, Silver Springs, oh Daddy. I don't even really feel like I need to say much. It's a must listen, and it's an album that I could listen to for the rest of my life and never get tired of it. I have so far, and I am so glad this one came up again. Just looking for a reason to re-listen again.
oh daddy, mi ma masterpiece
5 5 is the only answer. Lekker plaat met ook echt wel wat hits. Echte must listen
The sound of freedom! Dit album kan uw dag gewoon terug opfleuren. Pascal Naessens zou zeggen: Puur genieten.
Great album 10/10
No words needed
Brilliant
One of the best
Muito gostosinho. Destaco "Never Goin Back Again" e "The Chain", que eu já conhecia e é perfeita.
5
Very good music. perfect for chill times
Dreams, Don't stop, Go your own way, the chain, nothing but bangers. Sound city magic.
Stevie Nicks was on some shit, just banger after banger. Recorded in Sausalito, CA!!
Love it 😍
The absolute best album from start to finish
This is great
Every song is worthy. A classic, a masterpiece.
👌
Great album. Best from them for sure
Very good album with a lot of hits. I liked the differing lead vocals vs. just one person.
This is an easy one. What's not to love? There's not a single song that couldn't have been a radio hit, not one. All the bonus tracks are a little useless, but that's not saying much. There's enough for 4 hit albums in the main tracks.
good. all songs are bops. thats it.
Ah yes, a timeless classic
Possibly my favourite album
I loved this. I knew the popular songs, but discovered a few gems that were a must have for my playlists.
A lot of "Popular" sounding softish rock tracks that you might wonder about. Definitely a good album when with people also.
This is simply amazing!!!
An easy 5, one of my favorite albums of all time.
Easy 5 stars. One of the greatest albums of all time. Secondhand News is incredibly underrated. The Chain has one of the best breakdowns in music history.
Best album ever
Best album ever
Pretty close to perfect
Other than Second Hand News, which gets on my tits, every song is brilliant.
Pretty much close to perfect as albums go
Mac-nificent
An absolute classic.
Classic alert
Not my kind of music in general, but so many songs here have transcended time
5/5 One of the best albums ever!
Rumours. No, all true. Easy 5
The best
Obviously a classic
Classic. Some great songs and the sound is superb-so distinctive and still feels fresh. Favourite song-Dreams
Love this. Wonderful album.
Duh
Uiteraard ronduit goed
The 🐐
Iconic
Everyone loves Rumours, don't they?
Maybe the best album of all time.
Obvious classic
One of best pop rock albums of all time. Beyond the hit singles, every now and then you can rediscover classics such as The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Oh Daddy...
Okay, WOW. I knew almost every one of these songs, but I had no clue that they were all from the same album. Very influential, and there are so many of these songs that are still in movies, shows, etc in daily life. I liked a lot of these songs and this will be a new favorite.
Brings back tons of memories; being a kid and singing along; my mom hated Steve Nicks' vibrato voice but the songs were so good and still are :)
I've heard this record many times. Dreams, The Chain, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman, Go Your Own Way.... definitely a classic.
“An album made by and for people cheating on each other.” -John Mulaney
Literally the goat
es la mamada este álbum
Todo suena muy bien, sobre todo cuando las voces de Stevie y quien más sea se juntan, esto es rock, pero es ya algo más también, ¿no? Como que sí suena un poco a lo que luego se explotaría como pop rock. Está la excelente "Dreams", claro, pero mi favorita de este disco es "The Chain" con ese minuto final de pura música. Igual no hay skips y tiene buena apertura y buen cierre. Muy bonito. 9.5/10
You need to be living in a bunk if you dont know at least 1 song of this album, its nearly perfect
Perfect
Stone cold classic
Awesome album. A large majority of the songs could carry the album individually. It feels like a greatest hits album.
Probably the best album of all time.
All time classic, perfect road trip soundtrack
Unreal
Greatest album of all time
Amazing. So many hits. Love this album.
Great callback to my youth. This album was good when I was eight but it is great as an adult
Classic rock is classic but DAMN some albums SLAP.
Classic
That was enjoyable.
Fantastic top to bottom
Absolute classic. So many gems on one album. Just great songwriting in general.
How could you not 5-star this one?
Yesssssssss! Probably my favorite album of all time!!
Nearly every song is 'good'. So many classics- I did not realize how many of these I knew
One of my favorite all time
Perfect album
Amazing. Love.
Mellow anthems of the 70's
Fire
Album Dios
Classic, had previously listened in full.
One of the best albums I've ever heard
DREAMS
Outstanding, I love this.
brilliant as always
One of the most played albums in my regular rotation, with good reason of course!
I could listen to this again and again.
Several masterpieces.
Lots of classic from Fleetwood and the rest is good, 5 for you!
Good album from start to finish. I like every songs of this album.
One of my favourites of all time.
Pleasant surprise!
Pure foot tapping excellence. This is music. I find it hard to give anything 5 stars because this suggests absolute perfection but, if not this album, what else would be worthy? 5/5.
This is a timeless record that deserves the accolades for it's impact on future iterations of rock / folk music in song structure, arrangements, and harmonies. Nearly every song is a single that stands on it's own merits (only Songbird and Oh Daddy have aged as misses on the album), with multiple songs becoming the standard bearers for defining 'classic rock'. Notable Songs: Dreams, Never Going Back Again, I Don't Want to Know, Gold Dust Woman
Simply one of the best rock albums of all time
Phenomenal album from top to bottom. One of the best bands of the 70s at the top of their game.
Amazing album, never gets old. From the first notes (that make my 1 year old cheer and dance) to the last, Rumours is a sonic gift.
5 1/2 stars
Absolutely lives up
It's Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. There's not much else to say
I have grown up with this album and always absolutely loved it
Classic, harmonies off the chain, true classic
One of my personal favorites.
A sort of perfect form of a 4 star album - incredibly unbelievably easy to like, with nothing to really make you want to bump it to love - which is how it can be good and also overrated. It’s just a whole stack of agreeably made, hooky soft rock songs that sound timeless in their cleanliness and in how easily you can fit them on the radio or as background in a shop or wherever else. I think there’s some weak threads, same as I think there’s some stronger ones, but it all just comes out to this baseline of Good. Now I can just go back to my real pastime of enjoying FM covers more than the FM songs, and listening to Waylon Jennings’ take on Gold Dust Woman.
Sicuramente un bel disco. Non sono troppo fan di loro, mi sembrano fin troppo calmi e pacifici.
I have tried to love this album and Fleetwood Mac in general. When it comes down to it, I like them but nothing they do seems to connect with me strongly. Solid album and a lot of really good songs, but there just isn’t anything here that makes me want to come back and listen more.
One of the most well-loved albums of all time, Rumours does contain some wonderful hits and performances. I do feel as if some tracks shine above others and that I don’t get all that excited about some of the material. Despite that, this is still a very strong record and it’s easy to understand why it is so adored. 1 re-listen Favorite Tracks: Dreams, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman
The Chain might be the greatest song of the '70s
Great melodies and really nice playing. Very polished but it works.
I've of course heard most of these songs before, but never in context as an album. I didn't really pay attention to the lyrics, but as I listened through, I started to enjoy it. I didn't at first. But by the end I felt like I was starting to get it. The harmonies they sing are really tight, and although there's complexity to them, they've blended them into the music in a way that makes them fit, not showy or stand-out. That's surprising to me. And oh my gosh are these guys right on the beat. Every single moment of every song, they were rhythmically right on point. That's astounding when you realize they didn't have click tracks and digital quantization back then. I think it's interesting how the songs almost alternate back and forth between an upbeat jam, positive and peppy then to a down tune. Back and forth through the album. Resolving with a big finish, but still not quite resolving at the end. I'm not sure why this album is considered one of the best of all time. It's really good, and probably one of if the better ones I've listened to here. But I'm curious what a "professional" opinion on this is. I did find it interesting to go back and hear their original sound in '68, the progress through the years to this point. 2 things stood out: they truly transformed musically, and they were absolutely prolific, especially in the early years. Overall, I'm glad I've had the chance to listen to this whole thing as an album, and also to find my appreciation for their music.
On a 100-point scale, this would rate in the 90s. This is the very best of Fleetwood Mac, with not a dud in the bunch. Don't Stop recalls the Clinton inauguration, but the song that follows, Go Your Own Way is even better. Dreams is classic. I have gained a new appreciation for Fleetwood Mac as time has passed.
I liked Tusk better
What really needs to be said that hasn't been already. Great album. Not my favorite ever, but it's great.
Its not my type of music mostly but there are some really high moments
Am I crazy to think this album is overrated? Still great, but the Christine McVie songs weigh down the greatness of the others. Undeniable classics and inspired songcraft all around, specially in the Chain. Also, i've never liked Don't Stop, I always thought it was Kenny Loggins.
basically bangers only, but I rarely have the urge to listen to it?
Dit album is echt een klassieker. Ik merk dat naarmate ik ouder word ik de muziek steeds meer begin te waarderen en dit album is natuurlijk gewoon goud en heerlijk om naar te luisteren. Ik vind het ook leuk om te zien dat Fleetwood Mac populair blijft en veel van de nummers van dit album blijven opduiken.
I want to dislike it, and be contrarian, but I genuinely think this is a great pop record full of hooks and memorable moments. There’s variety in the songwriting from ballads (songbird) to the much more uptempo (go your own way). It’s all very simple ultimately, but delivered well. I think a 5 is a stretch but can see why people rate it so highly as easily consumed. It’s a bit like a burger from McDonald’s - satisfying at the time but not particularly healthy to have every day and you know for sure it’s not going to nourish you quite as much as a more balanced meal.
really good. esp liked the chain
I liked this much more than the album Fleetwood Mac!
Fleetwood Mac late summer
schon ziemlich gut, sehr entspannt
Yeah I finally get why people love this album. I’m not much of a sucker for soft sounds like this, but the production here combined with the vocals makes for an incredibly pleasant experience.
Classic album, and the great songs are amazing but they're not all amazing so not a 5*
It's a funny lesson on averages , highest rated album, yet very few people selected it as their all time best
Half the songs I loved and the other ones were horrible
wish i could give this a 3 1/2
This is a really great album. I'd say it's almost perfect. Dreams, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way and the Chain are absolute classics. Swap in the criminally ignored and overlooked Stevie Nicks' tune Silver Springs instead of Songbird at the end of side 1, and it'd be perfect 5 stars. As it is, just bubbling under at 4 stars. Disclaimer: I'm maybe showing a bit of demand avoidance as this is the highest album rating on here and whilst it's great that does surprise me a bit.
Good and nice music for me. Like
I knew the song "The Chain" from Guardians of the Galaxy. I liked Silver Springs. In general the album gives you a good mood, kind of dark but happy.
Hit after hit after hit but not 5 star material overall (except The Chain 12/10 song damn and the funky one right after- You Make Loving Fun)
8.5/10
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