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This album is such a mixed bag for me. Dreams and The Chain might be two of the best songs ever recorded. The rest just isn’t quite as good and suffers from the comparison. It’s still one of the best albums ever made.
Dreams and You Make Loving Fun are the songs I enjoy. These two songs alone make the rating higher. Now there are moments I don’t love as much but the whole album is listenable and good. Guess it’s still gonna be rated high as everyone else.
This was a good album then and now. I particularly like Christine McVee
I NEED TO FIND THE PERFECT MOMENT TO LISTEN TO THIS ONE OK BARE W ME Update: Okay it took me almost a week but I listened to it and omg. I had high expectations about this one and I'd say it met them!! I knew some songs like Dreams, Go Your Own Way and The Chain but overall I think I enjoyed it a lot! Solid 4
fleetwood mac... co tu więcej mówić.. przez te piosenki chcialabym cofnąć się wczasie do lat 70
The story behind this album is great. This band was fucked and they managed to just make it work. They also sound fucking great; like everyone is on top form. The vocal harmonies are incredible. The lyrics just hurt so bad - on both ends. "Say women, they will come and they will go When the rain washes you clean, you'll know" Never Going Back Again is okay, a little slow. You can't call Stevie a whore when you're all fucking each other already man. Songbird is beautiful but a little boring. The Chain is great. I like the abrupt stop with the cymbal. You Make Loving Fun is funky as fuck. I missed the song before it but Oh Daddy sounds insane. The guitars! The outro! Wow. "Lousy lovers pick their prey But they never cry out loud" What a good way to end the album. Damn.
entirely tuned out the first song oh daddy quite good go your own way woah a song i actually recognise?! this is fun i’d like to play this sometime gold dust woman so it’s all the same vibe but it’s a vibe i really like or mostly idk i’m enjoying i like the twang their sound has don’t stop slightly less thrilled with this one but like i would listen to it trying to decide whether i could write a better song than this undecided i think me and elin combined could it’s good but quite repetitive but i guess such is most music give me bohemian rhapsody or black parade any day could NOT write a better song than those (have tried) i don’t want to know oh this is Fun i like
Listening notes: First song not living up to the expectations set up by The Chain so far They're singing like it's a comic book fight scene Guitar solo was decent. More of that please Ooh this is meant to be one of their good ones It was fine Guitar riff on this one sounds like generic video game background music for when you enter a farm Genuinely can't hear anything else it feels like farmer crow is about to ask me to retrieve his flock of sheep in exchange for a health elixir Go Your Own Way was good Oh look a piano ballad. Incredible. Unfortunately piano ballads have a much higher threshold of quality to meet before I properly enjoy them. This one was fine I guess Let's fucking go The Chain Shame none of the rest of the album will be as good as that Very Cantaloupe Island synth part here The balls in the album cover are so distracting. Once you notice them you notice nothing else. Surely they were intentional Yeah. This album was good. They have a particular sound that they're very good at, but not one that always hits the mark with me. Still, I can appreciate it well enough and The Chain is a fantastic song so it gets a 4
There are a few songs that I knew, but the rest were also quite nice. Overall, this album was quite enjoyable to listen to and even the songs that were a bit meh were actually quite nice.
Альбом то хороший, но насколько его завышают... Лучший альбом всех времен по версии пользователей данного сайта? Сомнительно как по мне
I CAN STILL HEAR YOU SAYING YOU WOULD NEVER BREAK THE CHAINNN
I've gotten this pick almost back to back with Tusk. Both are very good and will definitely revisit them pretty soon.
A classic
What’s not to like class from start to finish. Enjoyed very much
Álbum realmente entretenido, lo escuche con escepticismo pero al final me termino encantando, menos una canción, simplemente porque es extraña, en fin, este álbum es un 8/10
I find it fascinating that virtually every Fleetwood Mac song I know is from this album. I have to assume they have more music, but the success of this album is impossible to ignore. One thing that hits me as i listen is that, while it’s certainly dated, it doesn’t seem out of place today. Much of this music would fit today with very little updating. I very much enjoy it!
Good but falls into an "overplayed" category for me. Easy to relisten to but there are clear, stronger tracks that are more fun to play specifically.
So, the ubiquitous "Rumours". By reputation, this album boasts four absolute bangers: 'Dreams', 'Don't Stop', 'Go Your Own Way', and 'The Chain'. These songs are so deeply ingrained in our pop culture that being objective about them is no easy task. They are all fine tracks - with 'Don't Stop' being the weakest of the quartet and 'The Chain' standing as my personal favourite. But do the remaining tracks actually justify the album's massive reputation? First, credit where it’s due: the production holds up remarkably well. It is crisp, clear, and vibrant. The acoustic guitars sound pristine, the vocal harmonies are beautifully layered without feeling cluttered, and Mick Fleetwood's snare drum delivers a dry slap with plenty of punch without ever becoming overpowering. To answer my own question regarding that legendary reputation, though: not quite. "Rumours" is undeniably a clever record song-wise, disguising genuine pain, heartbreak, and spite behind well-crafted, bouncy pop/rock arrangements. There isn't a bad song here, yet, aside from those four monster singles, only 'Songbird' and 'Gold Dust Woman' truly match that same level of quality and appeal. The remaining tracks are good to very good, but they don't quite hit those same heights. Taking the record as a whole, it makes for a thoroughly enjoyable, fine four-star listening experience. Side one 1 "Second Hand News" (4/5) 2 "Dreams" (5/5) 3 "Never Going Back Again" (3/5) 4 "Don't Stop" (4/5) 5 "Go Your Own Way" (5/5) 6 "Songbird" (5/5) Side two 1 "The Chain" (5/5) 2 "You Make Loving Fun" (4/5) 3 "I Don't Want to Know" (3/5) 4 "Oh Daddy" (3/5) 5 "Gold Dust Woman" (5/5) Total - 46 Average - 4.2 388/1001 206/388 albums reviewed were new to me.
Awesome stuff, well constructed. Overplayed, but that isn't a fault of the band or the music. Spellbinding music, real breezy but heartfelt.
Well that was just really good
I like The Chains and Dreams the most
5: I will happily play this album anytime 4: I may occasionally play this album of my own free will 3: I will happily listen to this if someone plays it in the background 2: I will tolerate this if it is playing in the background 1: I will leave the room if someone plays this in the background
A very enjoyable listen, unless you're called Julia.
I was 100% sure I actually listened to this album as a recommendation from here, but that doesn't seem to be the case, so must have discovered it on my own at some point 😅 Amazing, with many hits, and settled in the history of music (and witchcraft!) forever ✨
loved this album, had heard a couple songs previously
The hits make this album what it is. Those songs hold masterpiece status and always will. Some filler songs that were a bit slow and boring. Lindsey Buckingham thinks he’s John Lennon sometimes. That’s ok. I always think about how he doesn’t use a pick. Unreal. I understand why people consider this an important classic album and I do agree with that sentiment. Oh Daddy is a terrible song though just had to add some ice cold Hate-orade on this hot Seattle day!
Weird that only two (2) FM albums are on the list and their self titled ISN’T one of them. I actually do like Tusk. But… there are five (5) Byrd albums. Really. The logic of “the list,” well, you know. Anyway. People seem to LOVE Rumors. It’s interesting. Like Abbey Road. It has good songs. But a perfect album? EVERY song a gem? Yeah. I just don’t think that about either album. As a side note, I do find the cult of Stevie Nicks fascinating. She’s the one musical artist that makes my father-in-law get a distant stare and declare, “I LOVE her.” 4 Boolean: True
Great!
eh baum! melhores musicas: Dreams, The chain, Dont stop, You make loving fun
Full of hits, very enjoyable
Not my favorite Mac-Album.
Aaaaaah, there's some truly towering, majestic work on this record. A handful of songs here are absolute immortals. Is it even legal to give an album featuring "Go Your Own Way," "Don't Stop," and "Dreams" "only" four stars? Honestly, I have to admit that, aside from "You Make Loving Fun," I couldn't name many of the tracks on the B-side - even though my parents had this album on constant repeat in my childhood days. Could you?
I really liked this one. The music didn’t sound dated but you could still tell it was made in another era.
a solid set of vocalists, the vocal arranging is good, some of the guitar works is absolutely killer, songwriting is hit or miss
Me ha gustado, es como una balada rock
The first time I listened to this album I thought it was mid; besides the hits it didn't really do anything for me and I think that still stands. I also realized this time around towards the end of the album that besides Dreams & I Don't Want to Know I didn't hear much of Stevie Nicks, and maybe that's why this album doesn't do much for me. Fleetwood Mac is ok but I like Stevie Nicks
Listened to on my Bose AE2 Soundlink Headphones. You know, whenever I have thought about Rumours over the years, I would refer to it as one of the only albums I have ever heard that came out like a greatest hits collection. Never my favorite album ever, but listening to it for the first time years ago blew me away in how much of the album I already knew from stuff played in commericals and on the radio over the years. I never heard the album--nor Fleetwood Mac--consciously before, yet I could hum along to half the thing. This album is a monumental work in folk infused pop-rock, that takes the talented force of Fleetwood Mac and pushes them to their creative limits through an intense emotional whirlwind in the making. Talk about dramatic, these guys and gals were just all in each other's businesses, getting involved in messy relationships, heavy drug use, and on each other's nerves, then they had each other sing their songs they wrote about what a jerk everyone is. There is some real raw emotion on here hidden behind these excellently produced tracks with earworm melodies and catchy choruses, and it makes for an enticing listen. The only drawbacks I find for the album is the end, with the final two tracks not standing up to the shining luster of the rest of the album, and the fact that this particular brand of folky pop-rock requires me to be in the mood for it to really come through strong, but it's undeniable in it's excellence, underlined in how much real estate it takes up in my musical memory throughout all my years.
What am I a pleb? Of course I've heard it. Next.
Many people comes to this record looking for Dreams and thinking Fleetwood Mac it's a One Hit Wonder or that besides this song and Landslide they don't have much to offer. The truth is, this record as a whole is a nice gateway to rock and roll if you let go yourself by the mesmerizing and soft Adult Oriented Rock sound that can be also found in bands like Chicago, Boston or REO Speedwagon that were paving the way to the adult contemporary sound that would blast radio stations at the time. Fleetwood don't deny their blues and folk beginnings here but they actually give it a more pop oriented production, with Christine and Stevie voices so you can actually see why it's a record that divide their fans. Either way you love it or you prefer their earlier days when they were more blues rock and less keyboard. Definitely a record everyone should listen to. Easy access to the band and to rock and roll history itself.
How many times have you seen this album cover and NOT noticed Mick's balls? If you're me, hundreds of times at least. now it's all I see. and probably all you do too. You're welcome.
It’s art, I love it for them
Holy peak. Still love the Chain to this day and will never stop
Has several great and classic songs, but doesn't quite reach the top for me
Absolutely amazing, if not a little overrated. Great if your favorite parts of Fleetwood Mac and Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, but I think it is sorely lacking more Christine McVie
A really good, solid, LP
It’s fenomenal. There are some highs and lows but overall fantastic
There are a few track here that just pins this album up a notch
tristemente el final me decepcionó, aunq me gustó.
Fleetwood Mac managed to turn intense, private human interactions into something completely universal.
So yeah, can’t call this a bad album, a bit boring except for the big hits
Loses a star because sometimes you have to listen to Lindsey
Didn't realise how many banger were on this album. Very good
The moment I hit play, a smile spread across my face and I let out a long, involuntary exhale of pure contentment. The album feels refreshing—like sunlight peeking through the clouds after a thunderstorm. It may not be the flashiest or most proactive music out there, but it overflows with irresistible earworms and radiates great chemistry from the band. I imagine this is exactly the kind of music that stomp-clap-hey millennials think they’re making.
Ahh—to feel the peace that passes all understanding that comes when an album is and continues to be everything its legend purports. The Beatles are the only other band to have housed this much talent and tension at one time. I tried...impossible to pick one favorite song. The guitar playing! The harmonies! The harmonies! The harmonies!
With Go Your Own Way and The Chain, I understand why this is a classic album. The list shows it as the number one rated album of all time, and there are just too many duds for me to rate it that way. The album is a solid 4 for the classics alone, but it's definitely not the best album of all time. Stevie's "Silver Springs" being left off this album is fucking absurd...
waow, that's a lotta bangers Standouts: Dreams • Never Going Back Again • Go Your Own Way • The Chain • You Make Loving Fun • I Don't Want to Know
Already heard. Goated
Yeah it's pretty good
I love this album a lot, top 20 oat. very solid strong 9/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. The Chain 2. Gold Dust Woman 3. Second Hand News 4. Go Your Own Way 5. Dreams 6. Oh Daddy 7. Don't Stop 8. Songbird 9. I Don't Want to Know 10. Never Going Back Again 11. You Make Loving Fun
yeah it's really good. The Chain has always been one of my favs. Was my first time listening to the whole album so i discovered I Don't Wanna Know which is now in my playlist! The Chain is just this one of a kind songs, and the others, you know it, have this feel-good vibe. I am hesitating to say it's a 5, but definitely a solid 4/5
fave song: The Chain
lots of classics but some songs were just alright
Duas músicas muito boa
This record goes down so smooth. Everyone adores it and for good reason. The music is fantastic, and the cheating and drama is the secret sauce. My favorites are Second Hand News and The Chain. Stevie's vocals are in every good song on here and all of my personal skips are ones she's not on or isn't as visible on.
yea i know rumors
Classic album and iconic cover
From what I’ve heard so far it’s pretty good, it’s something different. Favourite song so far is the chain. Finished the album, I liked 9/11 songs on the album. Final rating would be 8.3/10
Dreams is one of the best songs ever made.
I know there's a general feeling that younger generations are picking this album back up again and it's heavily skewed into the 5 star range. As a kid I always thought Fleetwood Mac was relatively lame from the radio play they got. Later on as an adult I listened to Tusk and that was kind of the foot-in-the-door for my enjoyment of Fleetwood Mac. When I rate albums on here I try not to go off of anything but how it sounds when I listen to it actively. Recently I heard about some passages from David Byrne's book 'How Music Works' that is making me think that I am probably ignoring a bunch of elements that do a disservice to how I understand what is being presented. I know deep down that album covers matter, this one has a classic one. The entire underlying story of this album makes it essential to know about. When great art comes out of just utter chaos I love it because if it's outside of anyone's control it's just that much harder to fake it. My favorite tracks on here are probably the basic ones, 'Dreams', 'The Chain', 'Gold Dust Woman'. These are incredible pieces of music and I'm so glad they exist. 'Don't Stop' is probably the weakest one on here. If it hadn't been on here I might have gone 5 stars. The definitely belongs on whatever list is being made for top albums even if it's not my favorite.
⛈️🌬️🍂🌙🎵
nice!
inarguably some great songs (all time classics even) on this album, and as a first time listener I was impressed! but also partly a result of subconsciously knowing so many of these. Great to hear Go Your Own Way outside of a car ad context. The second half of The Chain was also great (is that a basic opinion to have?)
This would be the easiest 5 but you know what? It isn’t. Because Songbird is so boring and Oh Daddy sucks. If they’d kept Silver Springs in and taken those out it would’ve been the best album of all time.
It's Fleetwood Mac, obviously I love it! Just not a full I love it enough to give it a 5
вот мы и встретились снова все еще считаю переоцененной шляпой, но ладно, на 25 прослушивание зашло
4.2 3x+ very great
Vraiment bon mais manque de passage marquant au-delà des gros titres.
Made me say “oooh she tol’ him!”. Yes. Like.
Someone i knew once described it as "niche and underground" – the opposite of this album. And thank goodness for that! Because if there is somewhere who hasn't listened to this album, are you doing alright? You will never go back (haha) after listening to this
Thought it was fun and created a great soundscape. Will listen again
This is literal peak and perfection compared to yesterday’s awful album (Kollaps album). So many great tracks and it’s an easy 8 or 9/10
8.5/10 A collection of great popsongs with a fascinating backstory. Absolute highlight is The Chain, with it's slow buildup and enormously satisfying release when the iconic bassline kicks in. There are a couple of less interesting songs too. I'm not overly fond of McVie's contributions. Highlights: The Chain Gold Dust Woman Go Your Own Way Dreams Don't Stop Second Hand News
Every track a pop hit. And the backstory makes it an even better story of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll
The singles are exceptional
The universal answer to give me a piece of art that was caused by great suffering. I do think this is a great record with great pop rock songs that have become staples in the classic rock pantheon and will stand the test of time. But it does have some overly sentimental moments that make it slightly cheezy (songbird unfortunately falls into this category) I prefer the self titled Fleetwood Mac album before this where Buckingham and Nicks joined. I find songs better than their parallels on rumours (Rhiannon I like a lot more than dreams, Monday morning I prefer to second hand news and say you love me I like a lot more than both of McVies inclusions on rumours ) and also I prefer earlier albums such as then play on with Peter Green and Bare trees with Danny Kirwan and Bob Welch. By no means is this a bad album, I just think the others are better and deserve to be talked about more.
4,4/5
the best part of this album is mcvie's bassline in "the chain". "dreams" good too. buckingham tunes are solid. the album's low points are christine mcvie tunes. "songbird" and "oh daddy" are not my thing. but i like "you make loving fun". tusk is better.
spoczi loczi calkiem szczegolnie druga piosenka mega banger
As much as the hits on this are mega-hits, it doesn’t quite hit as a whole package for me. I find the Lindsey Buckingham solo outings give me the irrits, whereas when you team him up with Christine McVie or Stevie Nicks, the results are sublime. Great, but probably not one I’m likely to listen to the whole album, I’ll just cherry pick the hits and be happy with that
i never had the opportunity to listen to this album but finally did thanks to this website lol!! such refreshing and beautiful music to listen to
I thought this would have been higher for me. But there were a number of songs that were just ok. Still a four.
Dreams is lovely and a lot of other classics. This one is pretty good.
this was created by scientists in a lab to be a universally liked album
I did know most of this album in advance and the hits from this album are genuinely great. I don't know any of the history/politics of the band so I'm not being influenced by any opinions on the drama that may have happened around the time of this album's release. Good album, decent variety in sound, consistently good vocals with good instrumentals. Plenty of classic hits here that are classics for a reason. Unfortunately in my eyes the tracks I didn't already know didn't hold up as well. Going to go with a high 4. Definitely a solid album.
I liked it, but i think the overwhelming praise it gets is a little overblown.
Syvä vihellys Iconic
I mean OF COURSE it’s really, really good
So many good songs here. Even the non-singles hit the spot. An incestuous success.
Rumours is a solid pop rock album but it flirts with cheesiness a lot, and despite being solid, is still front loaded. I respect all 3 songwriters greatly but I’m not content to say they nail everything here. Buckingham comes closest; it’s probably a personal taste thing but his 3 songs all hit the mark for me. “Never Going Back Again” stands out but “Go Your Own Way” was a worthy lead single as the most fully rounded Fleetwood Mac moment even above the excellent “The Chain” credited to the full band. Stevie Nicks delivers strongly on side two with “I Don’t Want to Know” though “Gold Dust Woman” which seems to presage her solo material and, as such, seems an odd choice as closer for Rumours. My most controversial opinion is on her seemingly universally embraced “Dreams”. It has a lot going for it melodically and lyrically and Nicks puts in an excellent performance. The lead melody for me deserves a better setting though. In a pop/rock context, I find it tough to get on board with a two chord wonder and the lion’s share of “Dreams”’s backing track is the first 4 seconds repeated. It’s an issue I will return to when I am served up Tusk by the generator which from memory repeats this format throughout. Across the Fleetwood Mac history, Christine McVie could lay claim to the most important songwriter of all but she’s also the most susceptible to cheesiness and worse, blandness. She does well here, with my favourite probably being “You Make Loving Fun” but yet again it’s the massive hit I feel it necessary to get my claws into. I’m not saying it isn’t well written and singing it along with Buckingham is a good decision, but the arrangement coupled with the incessant bounciness of the rhythm puts it head and shoulders above everything else here on the cheese front. I know Rumours is at heart a pop album, and pop is definitely one of my things, but cheese is far less so. “Don’t Stop” is a good song that goes too far sonically in that cheese direction for my tastes. All told, they do play a blinder across the album, but it seems I am much more reserved in lavishing praise on it than most.
First listen: Really enjoyed the vibes while studying French Second to fourth listen: Optimal background music for Dc
This is an old album for me, I’ve listened to it dozens of times. Timeless classic
I didn’t want to like it because it’s the classic audiophile album that it seems people only listen to it because of its production quality. But I did like it. I thought I would be more familiar with the songs because of its classic status but most of it was new to me. And now I want it on vinyl.
I'm a little torn on how to rate this album. It probably has the best collection of amazing songs of just about any album. But The Christine McVie songs are some of the worst songs ever recorded. Songbird and Oh Daddy are so ridiculously bad that I can't justify saying they are on a 5 Star album. I've listened to this album a thousand times. But for the sake of this project, I've listened to it very carefully a few times through and it's pretty obvious that there are three tiers of this album. 1) Stevie Nicks songs: Gold dust woman, dreams. Absolutely some of the best music ever made.. 2) Lindsey Buckingham songs: fantastic music, moderately okay vocals. Generally pretty good classic rock songs 3) Chrissy McVie songs. Absolute trash
I know it’s a classic album. I know it includes The Chain. I know it has an iconic cover. But it is still just a 4.
Muy buen álbum, con 4 canciones a guardar pero en especial quiero destacar la de Dreams, que se hizo famosa por el cholo que andaba en skate mientras escuchaba eda cancion y bebía jugo de arándano... muy buen álbum con muy buenas canciones, algunas animadas y otras más calmadas
4/5 Lots of good songs that I've listened to a lot before. Though I feel like the songs I don't really listen too often to are for a reason. Favorite Song: Dreams or The Chain
Heard it before. The Chain is one of the best songs of all time, not joke. There are lots of bangers on this album. I feel like I'm just a tiny bit less crazy about it than others though? 4/5
I can't tell if it is really that good or a part of me will always be 17-18. What is true is that virtually every song is a banger.
Epic. What a story behind this album too.
Buenos temas pero no llego a ser un 5.
I get it
Me parece un discazo. Es uno de esos álbumes que pones cuando te preguntan la definición de pop. Pero más allá de eso no estoy en mi época más Fleetwood Mac, por eso mi rating.
8/10
Increíble disco de una icónica banda. Lleno de hits, de esos que aunque no conozcas a la banda por nombre si los escuchas los reconoces. Stevie Nicks... qué mujer.
it's pretty much as good as they say
It's too old sounding to me, classic, but idk not for me. high ranking because its a classic and many of my fave artists draw inspiration from them
Well. It’s rumours. It’s great. But not every track is great.
I'm old and this is parents' music. In the 80s, as teens, someone bought this album on cassette and it was cool to listen to the last part of The Chase as it was the Formula 1 music - we didn't listen to the rest. Now that I've finally listened to the whole album, I can't deny that the songs are great compositions etc but it's not my cup of tea.
wow 4/5
These are beautiful songs, all performed impeccably and with the right amount of heart AND drama that gives this albums the accolades it rightfully deserves. The alternating high/low dynamics in "The Chain" unknowingly made a blueprint for decades of emo bands to come, and Christine McVie is truly a shining star on this record. So... why 4 stars? Three lead vocalists leads to too many disparate sounds on the record. It feel less like an incredible album by one band and more like a great compilation by several. The lyrical throughline is there for me, but sonically it just is slightly off enough to ding it slightly for me. Probably truly a 4.5 for me, but I have to work with the numbers I have here.
'Players only love you when they're playing' Me encanta este album. Desde canciones extremadamente conocidas como 'Dreams' o 'The Chain' hasta canciones como 'Don't Stop' o 'Second Hand News' todas transmiten y reflejan la turbulenta relación y vida de los integrantes en momento, pero lo hacen con una originalidad y vida que es inigualable. Este album es un clásico. Aunque a veces el sonido no sea mi preferido, no se puede negar que es un proyecto que sabía lo que quería transmitir sonoramente, narrativamente, e incluso, visualmente. 4.5/5
Pretty good. Clean songs. Like the drums. I like the cover. 4/5 - 5/5
okay well like
Great album, the chain amazing
Zone out a lil bit. It's good
I freaking love you Stevie nicks
I don't know it was good I just don't really feel like reviewing it. I'm tired and it didn't really click with me I'll probably have to look good a few more times and I know it's the most popular one on the app but I don't know it's probably just a 7 for me.
Die britisch-amerikanische Band Fleetwood Mac nahm ihr elftes Studioalbum zwischen Februar und Ende 1976 in mehreren kalifornischen Studios auf – darunter der Record Plant in Sausalito und Los Angeles, Wally Heider Recording Studios und Davlen Recording Studio in der Region Los Angeles sowie den Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida – und veröffentlichte es am 4. Februar 1977 über Warner Bros. Records. Produziert wurde die Platte von Ken Caillat und Richard Dashut gemeinsam mit der Band. Die Aufnahmesessions standen unter dem Zeichen privater Zerrüttung: Lindsey Buckingham und Stevie Nicks hatten ihre langjährige Beziehung beendet, John und Christine McVie ließen sich scheiden, und Mick Fleetwood trennte sich von seiner Frau – fünf Menschen, die ihren Schmerz täglich miteinander teilen mussten, bevor die Aufnahmetaste gedrückt wurde. Was unter diesen Umständen entstand, ist eine der bemerkenswertesten Leistungen der Rockgeschichte: ein Album, das persönliche Verletzung in makellose, luftige Popkonstruktionen übersetzte, ohne die Wunden zu verbergen. „Go Your Own Way" wirft den Vorwurf direkt über die Studiokonsole; „Dreams" antwortet darauf mit kühler Distanz; „The Chain" – das einzige Stück, an dem alle fünf Mitglieder als Autoren beteiligt waren – verdichtet die kollektive Zerrissenheit in einem der eindringlichsten Bassriffs der Ära. Neben diesen Spannungsfeldern entfalten „Songbird" und „Gold Dust Woman" eine fast zerbrechliche Intimität, die dem Album seine emotionale Tiefe verleiht. Rumours verkaufte sich weltweit über 40 Millionen Mal und gewann 1978 den Grammy als Album des Jahres – Zahlen, die leicht überwältigen und den Blick auf das Wesentliche verstellen können: dass hier eine Band unter maximalem Druck ihre Handwerkskunst auf einen Punkt zuspitzte, an dem Form und Inhalt vollständig zur Deckung kommen. Die Produktion klingt bis heute transparent und warm, die Harmonien zwischen drei grundverschiedenen Stimmen bleiben unerreicht. Rumours ist kein Album über das Ende von Beziehungen – es ist ein Album darüber, wie man trotzdem weiterarbeitet.
The most solid album I’ve heard so far and it’s obvious why it’s one of the highest rated albums ever. Not fully my cup of tea but had a good time!
Whelp, I guess I’m a Fleetwood Mac fan. Never really listened to them, besides out in the wild (which is why I hate “Don’t Stop”. Overplayed.) but I really liked Tusk and I really like this one. There is just so much going on in the background and all 3 of their voices are so distinct and beautiful in their own way.
I’ve heard this entire album countless times. I’ll always love Dreams and Go Your own Way. Still, I found a new favorite this time in the finger picking sleeper Never Going Back Again. After a few album duds, this is an album that proudly belongs on this list.
Ok
This album defined a west coast soft rock sound that other shave copied but not quite achieved maybe, Barely a bad track and just so easy to listen to. Doesn't have the weirdness of Tusk or some of the energy for the first Nicks/Buckingham outing with them but this is the most enduring and memorable.
This is a near-perfect classic in so many ways, and I still love it a lot. I’m a big fan of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, and the whole band in general, so it was easy to get pulled into this record. Overall it feels light and bloody lovely — full of those sunny, catchy melodies and harmonies that make you smile. At the same time though, it’s strangely tense. You can really feel all the drama and pain between Lindsey and Stevie running underneath the songs. The background story of the band falling apart while making the album is basically written all over every track, and that mix of happy surface with heavy heartbreak underneath is what makes it so special. Having said that, I do think it’s a bit overrated. It’s a great album, no doubt, but it’s not flawless and it’s definitely not a complete no-skip record for me. A couple of songs drag a little or feel less strong than the big hits. Still, when it hits, it really hits. A classic that I’ll keep coming back to, just not quite the untouchable masterpiece some people claim it is.
A good album, I know it’s universally loved but I think it may be slightly overhyped
Grew up with this in the background. 1001 16.4.26 1. Dreams 2. Songbird 3. Go Your Own Way
Pretty good album, some really good songs
Gold Dust Woman
I see why it’s rated so highly.
Like an old glove, so familiar. The obvious big singles then the rest is a familiar memory of a bygone era. Well worth a listen.
QUE DISCO HERMANO. me agrado que la sumen en la pelicula Dias Perfectos (2023)
Very good. Surprised this is the highest rated album of the 300+ I've listened to so far 4
Really wish I could do half stars bc this is a 3.5 if I've ever heard one. Dreams, The Chain, and Go Your Own Way are doing a lot of heavy lifting here.
Every song is a bop. Love this one.
MAI WAIF!
I liked this, didn't love it. I understand it's one of the highest rated albums on this list so I had high hopes but nothing about it made me think "this deserves an immediate 5". So I'm giving it a 4 and I think I'd need to listen to it again.
Evento canónico
Okay Boomer, get ready to have your favorite band summarily dismissed. Oh you prefer The Eagles, Steely Dan, Linda Ronstadt, Barry Manilow, Elton John, Neil Diamond, Chicago, Journey, Boston, Styx, Foreigner, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, The Beach Boys, Queen, ABBA and/or the Bee Gees? Okay, I guess you're the exception to having had a copy of Rumours then. What's my point? These songs are still everywhere. The stories of the band being fussy about studio perfection and all the epic interpersonal turmoil seem to be continuously threaded through that generation's white musical identity. And, more than any other Fleetwood Mac record, it's Rumours that holds the throne. At this point, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours is an easy punching bag, and frankly we're punching up (in the "right" direction) when we do. Your children should want to reject and tear down the work of the artists you've placed on a pedestal. The impulse to make things their own and remake ought to be honored...go your own way, am I right? And yet, that attitude is also of a particular culture and way of seeing. But I don't want to be a "good subject" here, I don't need a boomer mommy and, oh, daddy telling me I need to respect the traditions of my elders and pay tribute to the classics. And yet, and yet, I'll be damned if this isn't still a good record today. Near perfect in its construction in total commitment to the songs with their memorable lyrics and melodies. There's a song for nearly everyone on this record. I'm certain many listeners have one they hold special for the connection it made as they went through a break up or some other tough situation. This is going to be one of the most begrudging high ratings I give. Will it get five stars? No, but only because I bar music I wouldn't personally endorse from my five-star rankings. Could it otherwise get such a ranking? Yes, it could. Now I'm shaking my fist at the sky and railing against your frail, aging bodies listening to your Rumours and your Aja — as you have a stranglehold on so much. Damn your love, Damn your lies as they say.
goed, geeft me het gevoel alsof ik in een film zit
B A N G E R. 4.5/5
gratisima sorpresa.... no me ha gustado mucho lo que he escuchado de los 70 aquí, pero este disco.... sobre todo dreams .... buenisimo. esa me ha recordado a lo que hace faye webster. unos sonidos interesantes y unas letras buenas
J'ai apprécié et je comprends pourquoi il fait partie de la liste. Je ne suis pas le public.
Fantastic album. Something for everyone on this.
Great production, easy album to listen to, captivating songs. No wonder this is a classic, something that is rarely achieved.
Bruh no need to explain
A very good album that is not the best Fleetwood Mac album- that honor belongs to Tusk. The bangers everyone knows on here are just that: bangers. Wasn't super crazy about the songs I had already heard before. An excellent album that doesn't quite get a 5 in my book.
Have already heard it and it’s very very good. Easy listening album for sure. 4/5
Soft and rhythmic. I liked it.
Love when a classic is a classic for a reason, think I like Tusk a little more tho
All right, here it is. The number one rated album on this site. And its.... pretty good but I don't see why it's number one. Starts off on a dud, Second Hand News is just meh. Dreams, though is a classic, great song. Never Going Back Again was some decent easy listening, but nothing exciting. Don't Stop was pretty fun. Go Your Own Way, of course, is amazing. Songbird was pretty sweet. The Chain was really fun, had a Wester guitar twangy feel, and a great guitar solo. You Make Loving Fun was pretty smooth with some more good guitar work. I Don't Want To Know was fun. Oh Daddy was really good, nice chill vibe. Gold Dust Woman had really good music. Overall it was a banger of an album. Just don't see the perfection that other people are seeing. Best song: The Chain
Imagine being in a band where you just fucking HATE other people in the band because they were married to you. Only way to produce straight bangers
white music at it’s peak really so good I love the drumbeats but it gets a little slow repetitive at times
Second Hand News gives me joy.
pretty chill to listen through
1977. The recording sessions took place as the band members dealt with breakups and struggled with heavy drug use (cocaine), both of which shaped the album's direction and lyrics. Recorded with the intention of making "a pop album".
A true classic.
really love this; vocals, instruments, etc. great summary of the genre of music I'm fond of. favorite tracks were dreams, the chain, you make loving fun and gold dust woman.
One of the most solid albums ever released. Not my favourite but it's hard to argue about the consistent standards of this record.
I've heard some of the songs from this album before, so I enjoyed listening to the full thing for once. I tossed in Silver Springs to my queue right after, as I think it's at least spiritually part of this album.
Highlights são 5, mas geral 4. Gostei do video de contexto toxico
4/5. "Rumours" is one of the consistently highest rated albums, taking top 5 slots in those dubious "top 100/300/500 albums of all time" lists decade after decade. There's good reason for that, it's an amazing album. It's listenable the whole way through and has unique stylings and varied composition to boot. Lyrics can be hard-hitting in delivery but are extremely accessible. I think my favorite here is "Never Going Back Again." Buckingham does wonders on the guitar and the vocal harmony at the end is angelic. "Dreams," "Don't Stop," "The Chain," and "Go Your Own Way" make for a ridiculous line of hit after hit on the first part of the album, and even the lesser known songs are good. That said, I don't think this is a must-listen. It's a brilliant set of rock songs, but it's not going to change your lives thanks to its content or execution. Still, great album if you enjoy soft rock.
An album I had explored/band I almost went to see in concert towards the end of high school, but probably haven’t revisited too much since then - so many great songs on here. Well known songs aside, I took this opportunity to listen to this album several times through and read more about its creation/inspiration. None of the lyrics are profound here, but the music and vocal harmonies are very pleasant and the turmoil the band was experiencing at the time of the album’s recording lent to the themes explored throughout. A classic for sure.
the only fleetwood song ive ever really like was go your own way so i went in fully expecting to hate this and was pleasantly surprised how much i ended up liking most of the songs. there were a few songs that drug the album as a whole down, in particular, "you make loving fun" and the last two songs.
Wonky ass cowboy music
Classic album with some great songs of course, but it isn't entirely my preference sonically. I (maybe controversially) prefer Tango In The Night
hot wiskhey small cabin
Couple, drama, love story et déclarations douteuses: Il s'écoute comme une belle série telenovela au chaud dans son canapé
Likar dette. Godt album frå Sound City 👌
How to turn intra-band love turmoils into pop gold. A few corny moments - and might start with its weakest song - but there's enough sweet stuff here to carry the day.
We had been married for over 10 years when I discovered my wife LOVES Fleetwood Mac. It just never came up before that.
Malo prehajpovan
really good and so iconic too i knew so many of the songs without realising it
A pop rock album that has its appeal like the vocal harmonies, the overall very clear and crisp sound. It's without a doubt a hallmark of the 70's post hippie rock. But the thing is that I doubt I'll listen it very often as I like it better when things are a bit rough on the edge. Favorite Songs: Don't Stop ; Go your own way ; The Chain
Yezzir
Decent enough. & I think I get why this is the highest rated album: * Enough bangers that everyone recognises * Artist hasn't done anything to piss the public off * Good story behind it * Very inoffensive rock music But honestly, a few of the songs on here are actually pretty mid. And it's certainly not the best album on the this list, just an easy 5 for a lot of people. 7.5 / 10 Best track/s: The Chain, Dreams, Don't Stop
I mean it's good for a reason. Stevie Nicks voice is just like wow. The songs have such chemistry it's like when you fry an egg in the bacon grease that came before it.
Fabulous album. Showcases the talents and strengths of every band member. Just as fresh sounding now as when it was launched.
The most pleasant divorce record of all time. You can tell they all absolutely hated each other and took a lot of cocaine but it's wonderful. The guitar on ¨The Chain¨ is the angriest, bitterest guitar solo in the history of the world and ¨Go Your Own Way¨ sounds like the soundtrack to the daydream of the better life you wish you had.
Très frais, peut me faire penser à queen dans le voix, batterie presente et harmonies. C’ est très propre, très maîtrisé. Pop rock anglais des annees 70. Un des albums les plus vendus au monde (7eme place) et remporte un Grammy. C’est drole je n’aurais jamais pensé. Chansons tres calmes et introspectives et chansons tres pop et rythmiques d’un autre cote.
Great album!
Terminei de escutar, tem algumas músicas preferidas, porém não está 100% no meu gosto preferido de estilo de músicas. É um álbum ótimo, mas n foi muito eu
listened to most songs on it before but liked Gold Dust Woman because I recognised it but had never actually listened to it before
Brought back mid 70s memories!
Oops, all hits!
I was surprised with how many songs were classics. I don't think Fleetwood Mac is this godsend from heaven but the album is solid
Most overrated album of all time? I wouldn't say that, but maybe it is somewhere in the top 10, I cannot lie. I can't really stand the songs that focus on Lindsey. I mean, they are fine, but that's the extent: fine. His voice is alright, and the style is too folkish for my liking. The songs that feature Stevie in the slightest, though? That's another story. For the longest time, I thought she was the sole vocalist of this band; I'd rarely heard songs that strictly or mostly featured the guy. Yeah, the drama surrounding these guys is way better than the album. I fuckin' love it. Nothing will ever top it in any way, shape, or form. God, I wish I was there to witness it firsthand. Like, for real now, the songs are so bleak. I love, love 'Dreams' and 'The Chain.' The other songs are all good but not outstanding. 'Go Your Own Way' is great, though. Can't forget 'Oh Daddy', it's so underrated. McVie is simply the goat. The melody is different from the whole album: darker, more powerful, I love it. I think I hate 'Songbird' the most. Also I'm pained that 'Silver Springs' is only featured on the deluxe version. That's my all-time favorite. Well, that and 'Rhiannon,' but that's on another album. Yeah, call me basic cuz I like the popular songs; they're popular for a reason. I always try to get into Fleetwood Mac but never do, and I always keep on forgetting why that is. Well, this time I'll have it written down. Those most popular songs are the ones that are more 'radio-friendly,' so to say. More commercial. The rest have too many folk-ish elements (or soft rock I'm no expert) in them for me to like them. Do I think this album deserves the top spot for highest-rated albums on this list? No. Does my opinion matter? Also no. It's a good album; it's just not THAT good by any means. DAMN, THIS ALBUM IS OLD. I'm just now realizing this. My mom was 3 days old when this was released.
1. okay this is what im fucking talking about. Fleetwood mac's rumors. Fuckin A. I love and adore stevie nicks, she was a beautiful feminine witch with a powerful and demanding presence. Some of my favourite songs are on this album and i'm listening to the super deluxe version cuz this one has silver springs on it. This first song is alright. Not my favourite. Catchy, but whatever, not a great way to start an album tbh. 2. Okkaaayyyyyy FUCKING DREAMS FUCK YEAH. Very slow, very evocative. Stevie gets to shine, the way it should always be. 'Players only love you when they're playing', a lyric so timeless and poignant that it literally transcends any decade or generation, it could've easily been written today. Sooooo ahead of it's time. 3. one of my favourites on the album. Beautiful folk song. Lindsey sounds like a girl. From what I understand that's lindsey playing one guitar but making it sounds like two, genius. Hard to say if its a sad song or a happy song. To me it's sort of restless, like the melody reminds you of how good you had it back there but the lyrics remind you that you're desperate to leave. Those little sharp notes on the guitar are so pretty, and lindsey's voice is also a little sharp and choppy but in a good way. the song goes fast and it's simple and it reminds me of being back home in south. Even though i've never been to the south. "You don't know what it means to win" is a lyric that doesn't have a lot of backbone but because the guitar gets lower during the second verse and because lindsey sings it with a lot pathos it makes it sound very confrontational. Beautiful. 4. Then followed by don't stop. Okay i'll be honest with you, so so catchy but not their best song. It's the song that they use to sell cars and for good reason, it's their most obvious mainstream catchy jingle song. Not a lot going on with this one, but very sweet melody and to be COMPLETELY FAIR, the lyrics, while somewhat cheesy, are very uplifting and do put some wind in my sails. The dead stop right at 2:15 is the best part. 5. Okay this one's not my favourite either IM SO SORRYYYYYYYY. I know the whole story behind it and how lindsey and stevie were fighting blah blah blah it just doesn't really blow me away, but lindsey sounds like a girl on this one which i do like. 6. Okay, I don't think i've ever heard this one before. This doesn't sound like stevie or lindsey, im guessing its christy? Okay i just looked it up and im right. It's nice i guess. nothing stands out. 7. Okay we're talking about the fuckING CHAIN BABY. Fucking genius, brilliant, totally and completely unique. a folk rock song in the middle of a soft rock album from 1977 that could be the background of every single climax in a superhero movie from the last 40 years. That's the power of the song. Just goes to show, you don't need to scream, you dont need anything loud or percussive, this song is so melodic and has so many little romantic flourishes but it is so powerful and angry and has so much fucking energy. The harmonies in the choruses are the best, lindsey and stevie at their best. The intro is legendary, it keeps you so invested, the music is telling a story with an obvious introduction, tension and a climax. Adding another line in the second verse after 'damn your love damn your lies' is BRILLIANT, "damn the dark damn the light" is BRILLIANT I LOOOOVVVVEEEE ITTTTT. 8. Don't think i've ever heard this one either. Another Christy one, I LIKE IT, I really like the chorus, really pretty. Im gonna listen to this again later. 9. Okay, once again, unfortunately even fleetwood mac can't escape 70s corniness. This song is corny, BUT I STILL LIKE IT I SWEAR, i just dont think its a great song, but it is sweet and fun, but in a sitcom theme song kind of way. 10. I don't think i've ever heard this one either! hmm not my favourite, kinda slow. Sorry christy, but you're just not what im here for. 11. Once again, like they did with the chain, nothing is outwardly aggressive, but its one of the angriest songs on the album. It sounds like stevie's confronting you and the music is backing her up with this relentless and devastating confrontation. The banjo being so simple and the guitars being so slow makes everything seem more dangerous?? Does that make sense? Once again stevie used her witch powers to let us KNOW, no one has to yell or scream, and the song can go slow, but it's fucking scary and aggressive. Like the vibrations you feel before an earthquake. So good. 12. Alright folks. we saved the best for last. Cannot BELIEVE that this was only worth a b-side. This is their defining song. Easily my favourite song of theirs. I have no idea what to say about this song. One of my favourite songs of all time, literally. Lets put the drama aside and just focus on the song. Unlike the other songs, stevie sings this with a lot of vulnerability. First of all, the melody is beautiful, its my favourite. Hard to explain why. So unabashedly melodic and high and pretty and emotional. Then the hexx, holy shit. Stevie put a curse in a song and sang it a million times to lindsey. 'give me just a chance, you'll never get away from the sounds of the woman that loves you'. And then she gets desperate and angry at the very end. Incredible to listen to a woman sing so desperately while also being the most powerful one in the room. Perfect combination of feelings and melody and emotion. 13. okAY IM SO SORRY but now i have to talk about the live version from 97. Stevie sings it a lot lower, obviosuly, cuz it's 20 years later and she's much older. But it's better. It's later, they're old, but they're BETTER. Incredible. This is the definitive version for me. It adds like three different layers from the recording. Extra little piano notes, extra little wind chime sounds, extra layers of harmonies, it makes everything feel bigger. Stevie sings this with the maturity of an older woman, which means that she's pretty reserved for the first two verses and chorus. But then we get to the climax. Jesus christ. oNE OF MY FAVOURITE Pieces of music ever. Now it's a chant, not a harmony or just stevie singing. Not only is she hexxing him but she has an entire chorus hexxing him with her. She is singing deep into lindsey's soul and singing with the fire of a thousand suns. The little dip in the first 'you'll never get a-way-ey from the sound of the woman that loves you' is easily in my top 3 favourite moments in any song i've ever heard. It makes me want to fall in love and have my heart broken but be soul bound to my evil ex-boyfriend because we'll never be able to let go of each other. A 6 second piece of music that belongs in the conversation of greatest human discoveries along with fire and the wheel. Stevie and lindsey pulled this out of thin air and made me understand love and sorrow like i'd lived it myself. I cant thank them enough.
Muutaman kerran jo entuudestaan kuunnellu koko levyn ja kierrossa muutenkin. 4/5.
As iconic as it is, I think this falls short of greatness
I think 4 stars is good for this one. I know people love it, and definitely some great songs but just didn't love the whole thing.
Great classic rock album
This is one of those albums that took decades to grow in me. Part of it is learning the history and make of this album. You can hear it in the final tracks. And I think it was part of the formula to create this lightning in a bottle.
Not really a fan, but containing all these hits (especially "Go Your Own Way" and "The Chain") I have to admit it is a pretty strong album. Mainly "Songbird" costs them the five stars for me. 4,5
My favorite song from this album is The Chain, followed by Dreams and Go Your Own Way A perfect mix of drama, talented writing and music
amazing album with the number of singles and iconic songs but not necessarily my slap
Holy peak 🥹❤️
White folks really did something with this one
Habe sicher die Hälfte des Albums schon mal irgendwo gehört. Mochte 8/11 Songs, fand alle die ich schon kannte am besten
The Chain, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way und einige andere... Gut!
Этот альбом записывали люди, которые одновременно расставались друг с другом. Две пары внутри группы разваливались прямо в студии — и вся эта боль, злость и усталость ушла в музыку. Rumours — это не просто поп-рок, это групповая терапия, выпущенная тиражом 40 миллионов копий. «Go Your Own Way», «The Chain», «Gold Dust Woman» — каждая песня знает, про кого она написана, и от этого слушается иначе. Никакой наигранности, только живые нервы под полировкой идеального продакшна. Парадокс альбома в том, что при всём личном аде за кадром он звучит легко и даже радостно. Ребята умудрились сделать разрыв красивым. Именно поэтому Rumours не стареет — человеческие драмы не выходят из моды.
Already a fan, ya didn't have to convince me.
Look, it’s a classic for a reason. Taking a point off because Lindsay Buckingham was a snake for not including Silver Springs on this. I needed more Stevie Nicks. Best: Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, Dreams, You Make Loving Fun Worst: Oh Daddy (it should have been Silver Springs)
After listening to this, I can see why this is a highly regarded album. The band's instruments and vocals honestly harmonise so well together, evident in the first track "Second Hand News". Each song has its unique charm. From the mellow "Dreams", which is such a vibe. To the powerful track "The Chain", amazing buildup and emotion poured into it. No wonder why they're so popular. There are a few misses on here that I didn't really like, such as "Never Going Back Again" and "Oh Daddy". However, I wouldn't mind listening to this again. Great album.
Högst rankade plattan på denna hemsida alltså! Jag håller inte med om att det skulle vara den bästa, men nog når den upp till en fyra ändå.
Ska man spela ball nu för att den är så hyllad? Ska man låta ”songbird”, som är lite bjäring, dra ner den till 4an? Svårt läge när ”the chain” kommer precis efteråt och hämtar hem det igen. Mycket är perfekt här. Trummorna i dreams är som balsam för själen. Totalt jävla ljuvligt. A-sidan är 5a, B-sidan är stark 4a.
Nästan svårt att sätta betyg bara för att man hört allt så många gånger. Det var ju trots allt jag som tog Fleetwood Mac till Knivsta. Största styrkan är melodierna och det väger ändå tyngst i album-betygsättar-världen. Mycket trallvänligt!
Rumours is a really good album. I don't have a lot to point out about it, I really enjoyed listening to it. 4/5
I’m surprised the big hits still haven’t lost their luster after being overplayed for decades. It’s a huge album for a reason: interesting recording process, some amazing songs, iconic artwork, and doesn’t overstay its welcome. I found a handful to be meh but didn’t hate them either. Rating: 4.4
The highs are high, but overrated as a project imo. Incredible lore, but idk I’m also not super in to celebrating toxicity. Perhaps a place in time that I missed. Listened to: in Bridgeport before The Dollop. Favorite tracks: Second Hand News, Songbird, The Chain
-ok interesting vibe, Idk much about fleetwood mac but I didnt realize that they did this kinda genre like I thought they were more rock. maybe just the first song is like this oh wow guitar solo!! ok!!! slay OH DREAMS HOLY MOLY ok ive heard this song before this is really good dude this song is long its ok tho its fire ok back to the kinda blue vibes.. hnm.. idk woah? ok cool start wooa ok this is nice woah kinda sad...cool guitar tho OHH i recognize this song wait this slaps you can gooo your owwwn way hmm interesting start THIS IS THE TIME CAST A SLEEP ON YOU SONG?????? ok it slaps but its soo overplayed like can tiktoks and reels like stop using it genuinely shut up it slaps tho WOAH? COWBOY? HOLY THIS IS AWEODSMEI LOVE COWBOYS THIS IS COWBOY SONG YAYYYYY NEVER BREAK THE CHAINS!!!!!!!!! yo. da bass. yo. guitar ok this is pretty cool nice bass nice guitar ok i dont like this one too happy I want to skip it uuuuughhhhh ??? OH? wait this sounds so incredibly sad lets go oooh.. mysterious...funky...OO.. nice..idk...interesting OK OVERALL: there are definetely some good gems, alot of it tho is a little slow for my liking. the songs that are ok are just kinda boring but the songs that are good are GOOD so its interesting definetely. maybe 8/10? 7.5? something like that. 7.7/10 7.8/10
great album
i already knew a lot of these, i love fleetwood mac! favs: dreams don’t stop go your own way songbird the chain you make loving fun gold dust woman rating 4/5
Je ziet de albumcover en je weet dat een 5 geven een formaliteit zal zijn. Bij het luisteren kwam ik er achter dat ik eigenlijk 2/3 van het album ken. Door alle hits die er op staan en de iconische hoes denk je dat je het door en door kent. Het is toch net niet een no skips album. Ik was vergeten dat ik dont stop eigenlijk een dom nummer vind. Oh daddy moet ik een beetje van spugen. Aan de andere kant is een nummer zoals songbird wel weer een mooie verrassing die ik vergeten was. Hoop extreem goede uitschieters, een paar medium en twee kut nummers. Het knappe van dit album is het mainstream populair is zonder dat het middelmatig wordt.
A collection of classic songs. All individually great and it deserves to be a classic. Just something missing for me that doesn't inspire ever putting it on heavy rotation.
it good ig. lowk a lame ass album to be the highest rated on the site tho. yall boring asf on here
The chain banger le reste est bon mais pas assez pour 5
Yes, I've heard the songs from it a thousand times - on the radio, in shops, cafes, bars, here and there. but listening to it end-to-end, I realised (again) how beautifully crafted it is, the space for the voices, the harmonies, and the detail of the arrangements where sometimes it drops down to one acoustic guitar accompanying those glorious harmonies
I always forget just how folk-y Fleetwood Mac's sound is. But it has a real country folk feeling. This is a massive album that must have been on everyone I know's record shelf in the 80s and 90s. Four massive hits that are still played to this day, Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Dont Stop and The Chain... even though most people don't know that they know the Chain until 3:06. This album reminds me of growing up and I can hardly believe that it is from 1977. It is a ubiquitous album that seems to have just always been there to fall back on and will be played over and over again on so many road trips and Saturdays. (4.000)
Leuk, afwisselend
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Rumor is they misspelled the album title.
8/10
Variety, quality recording, fantastic song writing, a pleasure to hear.
Hieno levy! Paljon radio soitossa olleita hittejä. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Tämä levy kannattaa kuunnella kunnon vehkeillä. Todella hyvin toteutettu kokonaisuus!
Nostalgic type shi
i feel like you can listen to this album whenever and it never gets old.
Already listened, and I think it's a little bit overrated. Not bad, in fact I quite like a few of the songs on it, more overrated in the sense that the songs I don't like quite as much didn't really live up to the precedent that other songs on the album had set. Still, a good album made by an obviously talented band, 8.5/10
I have heard many of the hits on this album but listening to it as a whole you really feel something different. I enjoyed this more than I thought I would and I already knew they were good.
Nunca habia escuchado el álbum completo, temakis
very awesomesauce!
Don't ever need to hear this one again. It's important. A classic. Great songs and production. But I was born in 1966. I've heard this record thousands of times. Enough Rumours for me.
a classic
So many of my favorite songs are on this album but the duds are real stinkers
THIS IS STUNNING! My first introduction to this music was through the Glee episode 'Rumours.' I loved the covers so much that I went into this album with incredibly high expectations—and I wasn't disappointed in the slightest. I absolutely loved it. Honestly, I feel like there’s nothing I can say about this album that hasn’t already been said by people far more articulate than me. It is just a flawless experience. My personal standouts were 'Second Hand News,' 'Dreams,' 'Never Going Back Again,' 'Don’t Stop,' 'Go Your Own Way,' and the beautiful 'Songbird.' This is a 4-star album for sure. I’m so excited to have finally experienced it in full!
Iconic
He tenido que escuchar 890 álbumes para que llegara este. El gran blanco, el mejor disco de la lista. ¿Lo es? ¿Seré justo opinando de él? La verdad es que lo medio escuché tras verlo en la lista, conocía canciones de antes, pero nunca lo tuve en cuenta. Ayer lo escuché un par de veces seguido y hoy otra vez. Me he guardado: «Dreams», «Don't Stop», «Go Your Own Way» y «The Chain». Es un gran disco, pero no tiene un extra de relación con mi vida que es lo que me llevaría a darle 5 estrellas. No creo que esto perjudique la media y es mi opinión más honrada darle un 4.
Dysfunctional relationships never sounded so good
surprisingly fun songwriting and melodies
7.5/10
Great album filled with classics. Excellent stuff
Very cohesive sound. Enjoyable listen.
This was pretty decent, but for being the absolute highest rated album on this list, I expected a lot more.
wheeler season 1 I thought I was pretty sick. Dream gave it most of the stars tho
wheeler season 1 i can see you phoenix 😛 sleep with one eye open -not charles
i like little gurls and kids and tings. rape is fun. holly wheeler season 1.
i had only heard the most popular songs off this album but now i’m glad i finally gave the others a listen!
Optional
Hard to hate. Songbird is a beautiful song I didn't know.
Some classics on here, still not a big fan of Fleetwood Mac though.
Favs: Dreams, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman
Heared it for the first time in full. It's good, melodic and fun, but not as good as everyone says it. Now I'm even more sure, that top albums of this band are with Peter Green
wykurwiste
Sehr tolles und vielseitiges Album. Das Zusammenspiel der beiden vocalists ist super, es werden viele verschiedene Stimmungen erkundet. Sehr starke Melodien.
de bass in the chain omg
Nunca me había escuchado este disco, ni Fleetwood Mac en general, más allá de un par de temas cuando habían tenido su momento en tiktok por el vídeo vibes del man bebiendo sunny delight mientras patinaba. No conecté demasiado con la primera mitad del disco más allá del tema y medio que es Dreams (normal que se pegase). Sorprendido de que el resto de temas menos ese y el último los cante un tipo y no cante más la tipa. A partir de The Chain empecé a conectar. Qué pedazo de tema, qué pedazo de bassline, qué pedazo de build-up. You Make Loving Fun otro temazo. Las palmitas en I Don’t Want to Know. Oh Daddy otro temardo. Es más rock y menos folk de lo que me esperaba según la imagen que tenía en mi cabeza. I get it know.
Rumours is clearly a hugely popular album, even though this was my first time listening to it. “Go Your Own Way” feels strangely familiar to me, almost like something I must have heard growing up, and tracks such as “Songbird” and especially “The Chain” make it easy to understand why this album couldn’t have been ignored at the time. What stood out to me most, though, was the bass — especially on “The Chain,” where it draws me in in a way I can’t quite explain. It really feels like a band where every member is equally strong and deeply professional, which gives the album an undeniable sense of sincerity.
Ubiquitous
Dont think I ever noticed until now just how present the bass and drums are on this album. In a good way. The songs where they are less present I like a little bit less than the rest.
One of the preeminent rock albums of the 70s, consistently rated at the top of greatest album polls. Recorded in 1976, released in early 1977. It has sold over 40 million copies since its release. Possibly the greatest opening track in rock history, Secondhand News is a complete classic. The whole first side delivers classic after classic, from Dreams to Never Going Back Again to Don't Stop to Go Your Own Way. Easily top ten single album sides, and if this album was only one side it would get a 5 star rating. But an album has 2 sides, and side 2 is not as strong. Good songs, including The Chain and I Don't Wanna Know (see SNL skit), but some real snoozers including Oh Daddy. Fucking awful. Ends with Gold Dust Woman, another total classic with JUST the right amount of cowbell. Great closing song, but could just as easily have been the opening track. Would probably rate 4 1/2 stars, but that's not allowed...
For all intents and purposes this should be a 5 star, songs are all great. I just don't think I ever would go out of my way to listen to it. Sure if it comes up on the radio, I will tap my toe and maybe even sing along, but I just don't think I would put it on. But that's more on me than on the album I mean there’s a reasons that as of today, rumours by fleetwood mac is the highest rated album on the 1001 albums tracker website. With a near perfect production, this is an essential soft rock album. Every song is a hit. I also particularly love the between acoustic and electronic instruments throughout the album. And who doesn’t love Stevie Nicks’s voice
I've never particularly thought about it before, but I previously didn't know much about Fleetwood Mac besides their name - not their genre of music nor that they're the ones who made Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, and You Make Loving Fun. It's truly surprising to me that I recognize this many songs and did not know they were all from this band. Anyway, I generally enjoyed this album.
classic with so many good hits
Here it is. The highest rated album on the list. This is an obvious classic and I'm not at all surprised by it's placement here. Definitely a crowd pleaser. It's easy to listen to and has lots of iconic hits. Literally nothing you can dislike about this album. Favorite track: The Chain
Before listening: OMG IM GOD’S FAVORITE! I can’t wait to listen! During listening: I recognized more songs than I anticipated . But loved the songs I wasn’t familiar with more. After listening: we want Stevie…
NOSSA RUMOURS??? Álbum de hoje é top né?! Eu sei que é um clássico mas eu nunca tinha escutado antes. Adoro o contexto em que esse álbum surgiu, muito icônico. Mas eu escutei e não sei se faz meu estilo, não é ruim, longe disso, entendo a importância e a fama, só não é meu tipo de música favorito.
Great Album
this review is quite biased since i love fleetwood mac, but i love the instrumentals on these songs! my top three songs were: - dreams - you make loving fun - the chain honorable mentions: - oh daddy - gold dust woman
Enjoyed listening to this - played it through a few times, in fact. I enjoyed it as an album played in sequence more than the occasional scattered selection.
good vocals and rhythm, i like the lyrics too. one of the best albums out there, but of course, it’s fleetwood mac. best: hard to say, maybe never going back again worst: secondhand news (even though it is still a decent song)
yep yep that was it i like it!!!!!
the girls carried this album. liked Lindsey’s vocals delivery a lot in “don’t stop” and “the chain” overall: 4/5 favourite tracks: dreams, songbird, the chain least favourite tracks: never coming crack again, i don’t want to know
classic, liked some ones that i hadn’t heard before
Fav: the Chain
The singles from this album were all over the radio back in the day and for years to come but somehow I never listened to a complete Fleetwood Mac album. This is an excellent one with absolutely no filler. And yet I’m going to give it 4 out of 5. It just doesn’t speak to me in the way my favorites do. I added “Dreams” to my Generator playlist. My favorite song of theirs is “Landslide” but unfortunately that doesn’t appear on either album on the List.
I loved it. "Go your own way" and "Gold Dust Woman" were my favorites.
7.5/10 Opis w notce na tel/excelu na kompie(?)
It’s a classic but doesn’t hit as hard for me
6.82/10
it's fuckin rumours isn't it
Absolute great
Solid but heavily overrated
Top 5 songs: dreams; go your own way; songbird; the chain; silver springs.
popular af for a reason. i liked the popular ones off the album but the other songs are pretty good too, but i wasnt a huge fan but can understand how theyre so popular.
3.5
4 1/2. A great album.
This was really good. I didn’t feel all five-star like most of the ratings, but I can see the appeal.
9/10 - слушал частично
listened to like 4 of the songs, all very good
Initial track Secondhand News is overly poppy, nice harmonies though. However, this is just about the only track that I don't like on this album. Just about every song is a hit. Definitely worth being on this list. Stevie Nix's voice is awesome.