Rumours

Great album. Already a lot of well known songs on here but enjoyed having it on. A classic

Topband die ik toch niet gauw zal noemen als je me vraagt om een topband te noemen. Gevarieerd album met lekker gitaargeluid. Dikke 4.

Timeless classics.

I've never been a huge Fleetwood Mac fan, but I can't deny that this album is 40 minutes of pure pop perfection. Oh Daddy is the only dud on the album. 5 stars.

This album really is perfect. Every song offers variety and has its own character yet still ties in to the overall feel of the album. The lyrics are perfect, the choruses are perfect, the harmonies are perfect, the playing is perfect, the production is perfect and the album doesn’t outstay its welcome. My favourite track will always be The Chain, the bass part at the end is iconic and is one many examples of genius moments in the album.

Man, did I hate Fleetwood Mac in the mid to late 70s. It was Punk all the way for me. Age has mellowed me, and I can appreciate them now.

not a bad song on here

Wow great album, songs I didn't even know was theirs that I love to hear!

Only one of my favourite albums of all time!

"Rumours" is the 11th studio album by British-American rock band Fleetwood Mac. The album was largely recordered in California in the aftermath of several bandmember relationship breakups (all members involved in a breakup) and infamously with an influence of heavy drug (cocaine) use. It was produced by Fleetwood Mac, Ken Caillat and Richard Dashut and the intent was a more "pop" album after the succes of their 1975 album. The music was a mix of acoustic and electronic instruments and accented rhythms, guitars and keyboards. The lyrics were about personal and troubled relationships. It was critically acclaimed especially for its production and vocal harmonization. The album was a massive success hitting #1 in the UK and US and selling ten million copies in its first month of its release. It won the 1978 Grammy for album of the year and in 2017 was selected for the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry for its artistic significance. A great description of the album is "the quintessence of the counter-culture mindset lured into coke-fueled hedoism." Yeah, well, it worked to a very higher level. Four audio tracks of electronic guitars and a chair percussion to create Celtic rock build up the opener "Second Hand News." Inspired by the Bee Gees "Jive Talkin'" and you can really hear that. Great vocal harmonies here and throughout. Buckingham is Nicks' second hand news. Lindsey does give a searing guitar end. Stevie has a much more optimistic and hopeful tale of the break-up in "Dreams." The drum beat and dreamy music. A repeating two note bass. Iconic lyrics throughout: "Thunder only happens when it's raining." Christine McVie offers more hope and optimism to her ex-husband bassist John McVie on "Don't Stop." Piano and drums come in. Underlying guitar. A good song to hum to. The first single and another more pessimistic Buckingham take on the Nick's breakup is "Go Your Own Way." More rockin with the guitar and drums. I love the way this song sounds like it wants to take off and then eventually does. More great harmonies. "The Chain" was written by all members and is a combination of four songs. All three taking turns as lead singer. Buckingham on the dobro. This song always reminds me of a western movie for some reason. Christine McVie offers the good times again in "You Make Loving Fun," a song about her current boyfriend. A definite Stevie Wonder vibe. The album ends with the haunting "Gold Dust Woman." Cowbell, harpsichord, glass breaking and Stevie's weary voice. A story about a LA woman in bad relationship, doing drugs and trying to live. Autobiographical? This album still sounds fantastic. Hit after hit. Tremendous harmonies. Catchy music. Very creative construction of music pieced together. Dynamic with the rotating lead singers. It's interesting with just the different tones of the lead singers' lyrics alone. A classic in every sense of the word.

This album is a classic! The amount of drama going on within the band can be felt in this a masterpiece! Production is absolutely spectacular

Stereo! Dreams! Wow. Cooli Musig. Vill Stereo, au cool. Aber chli softi Musig. Bi ja scho chli meh dä Perkussion und Bass Typ. Aber scho epischi Liedli. Mol, geil.

I thoroughly enjoyed the album l. Almost perfect to me.

Could be my favourite album

This is a 5 star album, but songs like Songbird really slow it down for me. That said, the highs on here are some of the highest highs an albums can give. The making of this album is almost worth 5 stars on its own. One of the best examples for the peak cocaine fueled studio masterpiece era. Find me another album that can go from The Chain to You Make Loving Fun and it not feel jarring.

Klassikko syystä: eheä, suunniteltu mutta silti rosoinen (välillä live-tunnelma). Hitit hyviä. Muuten tylsä!

On kuvaavaa, että levyn paras ja tarttuvin biisi, Go Your Own Way, enteilee makeilevaa kasaripoprokkia. Toisaalta parempi se kuin tylsyyden ja vaikeasti siedettävän pehmeyden välimaasto, johon suurin osa levystä jämähtää. Tuntevatko ihmiset todella olonsa mukavaksi kuunnellessaan tätä?

Obviously one of the all time greats.

Decade defining album. Every different flavour of 70s pop is in here and they still do it better than everyone else.

Don't stop, thinking about ... Thunders, You can go your own way, You make loving fun. Venga, un 4, porque hay bastantes megahits míos de la vida.

5 star

p384. 1977. 5 stars. THE sound of late 70s white AOR in just under 39 perfect minutes, and it still sounds fresh today. There is not a weak track on this.

Genres: Pop rock, soft rock Formed: London, England in 1967 Run time: 11 songs, 39 min, 52 sec The eleventh studio album by the band. It achieved massive international success including four singles. After a few bars of music play you know you're listening to Fleetwood Mac. The album sold over 10 million copies worldwide within a month of its release. They were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2017, it was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry, being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the Library of Congress. In 2020, Rumours was rated the seventh-greatest album of all time in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time". Except for two tracks, everything else has over 100M plays on Spotify. The most popular song is track 2, “Dream” with over 1.2B plays. Given the turmoil within the band at the time, it’s a miracle the album came to fruition. What resulted was amazing from start to finish. There are no “album tracks” (fillers) here, just one fantastic song after another. Listen Again?: Yes My Rating: *****

Easily top 5 album for me. Front to back every song is great. 5/5

Incredible to fit so many good songs on an album

Amazing pop rock album full of classics. Both vocals and instrumentals sound great. The second half is a bit weaker but still good. 4.5/5 Highlights: Never Going Back Again, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman

Excelente albúm

Obviously.

I mean it's Fleetwood Mac and one of their best albums. Absolute classic

Biased, i know. But i think a lot of people would agree with me. this is a very good album. 4/5

Loved

How. Is. Every. Song. A. Classic. 10/5 stars. 'nough said.

Arranca maso, pero es un disco realmente espectacular. Estuve a nada de ponerle un 5.

I'll always listen to the extended version with Silver Spring on it. Absolutely fantastic.

i admittedly am not a fleetwood mac fan. i have always found them kind of hokey and overrated. i didn’t realize going in just how many of these songs i had already heard on the radio. however, this didn’t really change my opinion of the band. the only songs that i really like on this album are “the chain” and “gold dust woman”, and the rest i can honestly do without.

This is one of the best albums ever created.

Hit after hit. Great album. Definitely deserves its place.

i don't know what i can say about this album that hasn't been said before. i will say that "silver springs" has to be included when considering this album, and i won't be taking no for an answer. this album is a wonderful mix of songs. emotional songs that tear at your heart, but there's plenty of fun songs so you aren't weighed down too much. "you make loving fun" might be the purest, happiest song on the album while recollecting the joy of love. you've got an acoustic song, "never going back again," and a piano only song (and a little acoustic guitar), "songbird." most songs aren't as minimal, so they stand out more. "the chain" has such an intense beat in comparison. the reverberating bass before the big finish--wow. the album is well balanced. the songwriting is absolutely exquisite here. each member of fleetwood mac contributed, to the album's gain. the different perspectives amid the relationship drama, again, only help the album. the album title makes sense, huh? if i may request readers' patience, the juxtaposition of all of these lyrics: "i know there's nothin' to say/someone has taken my place" from "second hand news", "for you, the sun will be shining/and i feel that when i'm with you" from "songbird", "and if you don't love me now/you will never love me again" from "the chain", and "now here you go again, you say you want your freedom/well, who am i to keep you down?" from "dreams". i love it all so much! the voices of christine mcvie and stevie nicks absolutely ruin me. the minimal accompaniment to "songbird" allows mcvie's voice to be center stage. what a beautiful and captivating voice--and the same for nicks, too. while, no offense, i don't find lindsey buckingham's voice as interesting, he doesn't have a bad voice--and it's perfect for a song like "second hand news." but there's something about nicks and buckingham singing together. there isn't a bad song on this album. it's a perfect album and i have no notes. i don't hesitate in my vote.

Look. I'm about a week behind on albums. But today is my birthday, and this album pops up. It's like a divine gift from the 1001 Albums gods. And I'm not going to NOT accept that gift; I'm gonna skip right ahead to this album. It's always been interesting to me how Fleetwood Mac found most of its renown within the span of a few consecutive albums. They released so many albums, many of which were mostly forgettable, and then hit gold with just a handful of albums in the late 70s through the 80s, only to produce more forgettable albums shortly after that. And this album, their eleventh album, is probably the crown jewel of it all. This album just gets it all so very right. Nearly every single song on this album can be find on a Fleetwood Mac greatest hits album, and for good reason. The songs span rock, pop, folk, and many things in between. The album is cohesive, and yet each song stands completely on its own without the support of any of the others. The pacing of the album is excellent, as well, with perfectly timed highs and lows. "Second Hand News" and "Gold Dust Woman" are absolutely amazingly placed beginning and end caps, respectively. Each instrument can be heard clearly and offers a significant contribution. The harmonies and melodies are excellently executed. The lyrics, music, and production are all just very top notch. With Mick Fleetwood propping a foot up and holding Stevie Nicks' hand as she dances around in her flowing black outfit, even the album art in all of its simplicity just provides the perfect amount of intrigue; I can always picture it so clearly in my mind when I think of this album. Simply put, Rumours is excellent and timeless across the board. I've heard this album so many times, was still excited to get it on this project, and am now going to keep listening to it. This is just one of the best albums ever made, and the easiest 5 I will probably give on this project. Happy birthday to me!

5 provavelmente, é realmente muito díficil dizer, 4,5 talvez? É um álbum ótimo, todo background é realmente crazy, porém eu particularmente prefiro músicas animadas em que eu posso balançar a cabeça junto da música, então um álbum nota 5 seria desse tipo para mim. Isso não é possível em Rumours, porém, é bem compreensível o porque. Porém, praticamente todas as músicas, do começo ao fim são ótimas. (Dreams não é tão bom como todos pensam)

No album with The Chain, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way and Gold Dust Woman is going to get anything less than a Five star rating from me.

Naturally.

So many great songs. Peak Mac.

It doesn't make sense that a whole album can be this good and complete. Not only is every song great, they're all timeless classics. Entire A side is banger after banger until the melancholy intermission in songbird before B side is banger after banger. Hard to call an album perfect but this is really close. Masterpiece.

After 46 years may be coming around on Fleetwood Mac. So many hits on this one album.

Et av de aller aller beste

Nice. Very mainstream but a pleasant listen. Dreams is the best track IMO but the others are all good, if not brilliant

1. 2/5 2. 4.5/5 3. 2.5/5 4. 2.5/5 5. 4.5/5 6. 1.5/5 7. 5/5 8. 2/5 9. 3/5 10. 2/5 11. 3.5/5 =3 Ima 3,4 odlične pjesme, a ostale su meh..

1. Second hand news 4 2. Dreams 4 3. Never going back again 3 4. Dont stop 4 5. Go your own way 5 6. Songbird 3 7. The chain 5 8. You make loving fun 4 9. I dont want to know 4 10. Oh daddy 3 11. Gold dust woman 4 3,9

I'm not surprised that half of the album are the "hits." I'm surprised that more of the album isn't songs that I know. From what I know of the popularity of this album, I would have thought this album was more like "Who's Next," where basically every song was hummable and known. But there are a couple of songs on here that are head scratchers. Exhibit A: "Oh, Daddy." That's just a stinker. Almost cringe inducing, really. "Go Your Own Way," what can I say that probably hasn't been said before? I do really like how the drums come in to that song and really turn the beat around. It's probably my favorite track off that album just for that alone. "Don't Stop"... is you were around 20 years ago you know how tiresome this song became. It's not a bad song, but it's not the best track on the album, and it is a bit repetitive. So I can see why this album sold as much as did on the strength of their hits alone. But the non-singles... half of the album has songs that never hit the air. If we compare this to other big albums (I keep coming back to Who's Next), half of the album I have never heard of. Does not say a lot about the album itself, the whole thing should be big, you know? So it's good for me, but not as great as the sales make it out to be.

Dang. This week I get Abbey Road followed by Rumours? Another masterpiece. I love Lindsay Buckingham's three songs - Second Hand News (my all-time Fleetwood Mac fave, pop brilliance), Never Going Back Again, and Go Your Own Way. The first two even more than the big hit. The guitar work is just so awesome and the sound just resonates (whether plucking or pulsating). All three are so energetic and fun. Stevie Nicks is at her ethereal best on Dreams and Gold Dust Woman - her voice is just so haunting and her lyrics are awesome. With help from Buckingham, her third song I Don't Want to Know is bursting with energy; great vibe. Christine McVie's songs dipped on Tusk but she brings it on Don't Stop (thanks to some help from Buckingham), Songbird (wow, powerful and beautiful), and You Make Loving Fun (song title says it all). Oh Daddy dips ever so slightly but it's pretty powerful too and now that I know the meaning behind the lyrics (Mick Fleetwood is daddy) it's pretty awesome. And I haven't even mentioned perhaps their greatest song, The Chain, a fierce collaborative effort (musically, lyrically, vocally) from all five (even John McVie gets his due here). This is an incredible album. One of the absolute best of all time.

I'm a big classic rock fan, but even though Fleetwood Mac is pretty central in classic rock, they never "did it" for me. At least part of it was Stevie Nicks' warble. Never been a fan of that. However, as always, I'm trying to listen with fresh ears. It's certainly a very good album, with plenty of classic songs. My overall impression is that they have great vocal interplay (with even a bit more appreciation for Stevie Nicks, despite the warble), excellent guitar playing, and very nice composition. The big ding I'll give the album is it's very OF ITS TIME. There are plenty of classic rock albums that still sound fresh...this sounds like peak 70s, and that's what keeps it from a 5 for me. 5's are timeless, and this ain't. Favorite tracks: Dreams (really good lyrics and I like the vocal line), Go Your Own Way (never knew this and Dreams were a pair - Nicks (Dreams) and Buckingham's (Own Way) takes on their breakup - interesting, and must have made for some awkward days at the office), The Chain (dark and brooding with some great musicianship), You Make Loving Fun (very 70s, but nice song), Gold Dust Woman (really like the guitar line and the outro).

O melhor

Never listened to it before! All killer, no filler! No wonder they’re such a big deal, lol

Short but oh so lovely. I listened with cynicism, knowing it is a highly rated album (the highest?) but it is just perfect. Songbird had me welling up. There is variety and quality throughout. Wonderful, an easy five stars.

Every single song on this album is a five.

Divertidinho

Very special album, wonderful!

Dit blijft een klassieker! Ik heb deze toevalig afgelopen weekend op vinyl gekregen.

Had al de hele tijd zin in dit album, maar ik was uiteindelijk toch meer verveeld door het album dan ik had verwacht?? Ik denk omdat de bangers echt leeeipe bangers zijn dat ik hem daarom zo hoog inschat, maar het wordt een 3 die misschien ooit nog een 4 gaat worden

Ik voel de druk om hier een 5 te geven, maar sorry jongens dit is niet aan mij besteed. The Chain steekt hier absoluut met kop en schouders bovenuit. Het eind van het nummer mag van mij nog 10 minuten doorgaan. Dreams vind ik ook mooi, maar de rest van het album verbleekt een beetje bij deze twee. Het doet niet zoveel met mij. Daarom rate ik hem gewoon met een drietje.

It's rumors

Suicide's debut from 1977 yesterday, and today Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, also from 1977. I love them both, and I love that this is possible. The Buckingham/Nicks songs everyone knows (well, everyone knows everything on this album, but the ones EVERYONE knows) are the big hits, while Christine McVie's stuff pushes it into the stratosphere. You Make Loving Fun and Songbird are just.... Only thing wrong with this album is it doesn't have Silver Springs on it, one of their very best songs. Swap it in for Oh Daddy. Also it starts with a fairly average rocker. But that's all forgotten from Dreams onwards. If I'm honest, not including Silver Springs is a crime so stupid it's worthy of losing a star, but I'm not going to be daft.

9/10

classic 8/10 (4/5)

So many hits on this album, and they are such classics. That said, it’s not an album I could see myself listening to over and over, something about it just doesn’t grab me as much as similar artists. It’s still an incredible album however.

a lot of classics

banger

Classic

There's something about this album that I really enjoyed, even though like half of these songs would normally not be my cup of tea. This is definitely a time where the whole of all three voices is greater than the sum of its parts - the harmonies and duets/trios are beautiful.

Mfing classic

12 tracks, and almost all of them are pop rock masterpieces. They have a distinctive cool western sound from their heavy incorporation of blues and bluegrass. It deserves its fame. Countless catchy and melodic hits, excellent production, and excellent instrumentation, from the clean twingly guitar to pounding drum beats to the dramatic vocalists who each have their own personalities. Only song I wasn't crazy about was the ballad "Songbird", but it's still pleasant on its own.

Still a banger of an album all the way through.

It's pretty much perfect, banger after banger, with something for everyone. It's not the most creative or groundbreaking album ever, but it is consistently fantastic, and likely to please everyone around you. Best suited for a garden party or bbq with family in good weather, something for everyone here. 18/05/23

Might sell a few copies

Rock solid album, one of the best ever

Incontestable album de cabecera!!

It’s good. But not my favorite. I have to be in a specific mood to thoroughly enjoy it.

I’ve been meaning to listen to this album for a while as Fleetwood Mac just seem like the band that’s impossible to hate, and o think after listening to Rumours I can safely say that has to be true because this is fantastic. Every song on here is as beautiful as the last and the whole album really embodies some soul. I also didn’t realise how many hits there were on this album such as “Don’t Stop” and “Go Your Own Way” in which both I’d heard before not realising they were made by Fleetwood Mac. Of course there’s also the gorgeous “Dreams” with a really smooth tempo and relaxed instrumental really letting the vocals stand out, similarly with “Never Going Back Again” the instrumental is pretty straightforward but it’s so pleasing to the ear. Would also like to point out the amazing “The Chain” which embody a real groove paired with dueting vocals and a really satisfying instrumental ending makes this song so perfect. It’s without mentioning but of course the rest of the songs are brilliant too. This album instantly feels like a classic when you listen to it I can’t praise it enough, definitely one of my favourite first listens on this list.

Nothing I could say hasn’t been said about this album. Perfection.

good solid albums, many memorable pieces, could listen to it over and over again

Love Fleetwood Mac- classic album

Very good

Some really good songs on here.

Classique! Un album sans faux pas. 5

One of the best

I use this site to find new albums, this isn't one of them

I mean, come on. It’s just brilliant

Not really much to add. Deserving in its place as one of the greatest of all time.

Who doesn’t love it

I almost never do this but 5/5

One of the most enjoyable albums from start to finish. Fun and powerful

Simply one of the best albums of all time from start to finish.

Yeah it's great, but I'm surprised that it's the second highest-rated album on this whole site. It’s not THAT good

What can you say about an album that's almost universally loved. Listened to this over and over too at the time. Listening back now it's extremely pleasant with tremendously catchy tunes, perfect harmonies, guitar solos and a slight edge to the meaning behind the lyrics. Flawless.

One of the best by one of the best.

One of the best, seeing these guys live was a treat! The fact that this is such a revenge album to eachother makes it even sweeter - there is no way this album should even exist!

O disco "Rumours" é considerado uma obra-prima da música, não apenas por sua qualidade sonora, mas também por ser criado em meio a um turbilhão de problemas pessoais dos integrantes da banda. As letras e a música do álbum revelam o talento e a força criativa desses músicos, mesmo enquanto eles lutavam com disfunções na vida pessoal. Cada faixa é uma peça fundamental para a construção do álbum como um todo, e cada uma delas representa um capítulo na história dos membros da banda. Sempre impressiona escutar a sequência, especialmente as cinco músicas do lado B, de "The Chain" até "Gold Dust Woman".

Easiest 5 stars I will ever give. I don't think there's anything else that needs to be said.

If you sold this to me as a Greatest Hits album, I’d buy it. But to describe this as possibly the greatest album of all time is blasphemous. The infighting and hatred amongst band members is palpable and the album has no cohesion because of that. Songs were written separately and were quickly recorded together right before they all stabbed each other. Are the songs great? Of course, I’m not an idiot. But in terms of putting together an album that follows a theme and a style and invokes any specific message, this is a fringe 4 that deserves a 3 simply due to being overhyped. Lindsay and Stevie are amazing artists and would have succeeded in any band. Instead they made their own lives hell for the sake of global fame. Also I’ve never heard a man call this his favorite album ever, but I know dozens of women who will say this is their favorite. Is that a coincidence or is there something to that statement? The world may never know.

Woah. Big Boy. 2nd highest rated album in the entire generator. If we try hard enough, we could either move it down to third or up to first. Second Hand News - Opening tracks can make or break an album for me since first impressions are everything. This one was pretty meh. 3 Dreams - sounds like a gypsy getting circumcised under the many moons of Tatooine. In all seriousness, I've heard this sucker about 1,000 times and it's obviously a great track. 5 Never Going Back Again - another one I've heard a good amount. Better than I remembered. 4 Don't Stop - this album feels like a compilation album since it's hit after hit. I'm curious what I would rate this if it were my first listen. 3 Go Your Own Way - 5. Songbird - Pretty boring. 3. The Chain - Awesome Mix Vol. 2 anyone? 5. You Make Loving Fun - the George Harrison of Fleetwood Mac ain't too shabby. 4 I Don't Want to Know - 4. Oh Daddy - Fantastic. 4. Gold Dust Woman - There's just so much going on in these songs, which is why they're more than hits. They're actually contemplative. 5.

best. album. ever.

Love this album, definitely a 4 star. Is it a classic though? To some people, yes.

I actually bought this on vinyl and listened to it this Monday. It’s an album made for vinyl. This is just the best album of all time.

Didn’t listen, but I heard it before. Twas a solid album from what I remember. Not quite my preferred type of music though. Dreams is the clear highlight.

I mean this one is such an obvious 5. This isn’t a style of music I normally seek out so I hadn’t listened to this album all the way through until today. I didn’t even know “don’t stop” was a Fleetwood Mac song. Every song on here is such well written, performed, and produced. A perfect listen for a spring day. Cover art: 9/10 they gave him balls lmao

Don’t need to say much about this one. Pretty much every song is a classic and it could be a greatest hits album for most other bands. The production still holds up and all the songs have really well constructed harmonies, instrumentation, and melodies. The moodier songs like dreams, gold dust woman, and the chain were my favorites this time around listening to the album and contrast some of the more pop sounding songs well. 👍: dreams, the chain, go your own way

👍

This music isn’t my cup of tea but even I can’t argue with how great this album is. And I think that shows how much true masterpiece this album is. Every track is a timeless classic. That is insane.

Such a classic. Probably one of the most universally liked albums out there. We’re gonna break this thing down track by track. 1. Second hand news - one of the more upbeat tracks and a CERTIFED BANGER. Also a staple in my families line dances (iykyk). 2. Dreams - What more needs to be said about this song? TIMELESS. 3. Never going back - Underrated track. Leslie buckingham shows why he is HIM. Very cool and impressive fingerpicking pattern. 4. Don’t stop - CERTIFIED BANGER once again. One of the best choruses on the album., if not the best. Songs got a nice bounce to it. 5. Go your own way - Kind of cool how this song is written/sung by Leslie Buckingham about his breakup w stevie nicks while they’re both still in the band. And of course it’s another CERTIFIED BANGER. 6. Songbird - Slow things down about but solid songwriting here. Also I was playing this at work and one of my coworkers shared that she cries to this song. 7. The chain - that drum in the back just makes you want to stomp your foot. Harmonies are too good on this. Song builds up to the chorus so well. This chorus is also one of the top on the album. CERTIFIED BANGER. Also the outro is sick 8. You make loving fun - Underrated. Harmonies + instrumental during that chorus is magical. Vocals are just so soothing. 9. I don’t want to know - A little country twang w this one. It’s fun and it’s good 10. Oh daddy- Prob the weakest track to me. But it’s not bad. Let’s be clear in that there are no misses here 11. Gold dust woman- stevie nicks does her hippy vibes thing here again and it works. It always works. Pretty dope stuff here. Songwriting is split almost evenly between bucking ham, nicks and mcvie. Heard before: All Favorites: dreams, go your own way, the chain, you make loving fun. The hard fought MMM today goes to: IF YOU DONT LOVE ME KNOW YOU WILL NEVER LOVE ME AGAIN I CAN STILL HERE YOU SAYING YOU WILL NEVER BREAK THE CHAIN.

CLASSIC!

Includes definite classics, but also some weaker songs

I want this album to be a 5/5 so badly but for me there are a few songs I would have probably left off of the track list. The highs are soooo high. The Chain is one of my favorite songs of all time.

Hadn't actually listened to Rumours before. Thought I had but I didn't. I've heard a bunch of the songs individually but not as an album. Was lovely. I really loved Second Hand News.

Easy to dismiss because it is so familiar but what an amazing set of songs.

well deserved 5

So many incredible, all-time hits on this album as well as some that should've been.

Every girl and woman of my acquaintance had a copy of this album in the 70s. What's not to like.

For first few songs I thought it's gonna be a simple but next level kind of album, but no... It is just next level.

An absolute classic of a record with some instantly recognisable tracks and a couple I didn't really know. While it's mostly a bit softer and more pop-infused than the kind of rock music I usually most like, this is just an undisputed classic. Amazing vocals, harmonies, riffs, just a brilliant timeless classic of an album. And of course, for me The Chain will always be associated with Formula 1 - It may be impossible not to step on the gas when the outro kicks in. Favourite: The Chain

Ok

One of my all time favorites.

Great listening, enjoyed it very much.

A great listen through and through

5, duh. Good excuse to listen to it today

4.5

I made a little noise of excitement when I saw this album pop up. Dreams, Never Going Back Again, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman… so many amazing songs.

A few weak songs, but it inspired to finally learn the finger picking on never going back again, so 5

Nothing really stood out to me.

Don't like FM but this is a great album

September 2014. A field in Sussex. 2am. Some dick is STILL playing Fleetwood Mac loudly around their camp fire on the other side of the camp site. I don't know if it was just Rumours they were playing, but I have a tricky relationship with this band as a result. I did listen to this. It's got the tunes everyone knows and which I heard on loop on that September night. It's also got some other quite nice tunes. It's OK. But, 2am has scarred me. I don't actively object to Fleetwood Mac, but I tend not to seek them out.

Classic

Listened Before? N I've been saving this one because I knew it was on this list somewhere. It's widely considered a classic so not to include it would have been a disservice. I've never listened to it beginning to end until now. What a great album! For me, Stevie Nicks' lead songs are head and shoulders above the rest but it's all quality stuff. An all timer. 5-cuts deep (or more). I'll be adding this one and listening regulary. Added to Library? Y Songs added to playlist: Dreams, Gold Dust Woman

This might be the perfect album.

It’s a classic I know but it’s still not what I really like. But it was cool listening to it as a whole artistic journey

Everyone fucking everyone: the soundtrack! I feel like I've never actually listened to this and yet know ever second of this! Not my cup of tea but people seem to enjoy it

2023/03/29 - Brilliant!

Legendary.

Amazing lyrics and sounds. A classic for sure.

This is an easy 5 star album. Every song is great, but that’s half the story. There’s also the multiple storylines of the band members colliding on this album. At a time where the band were the most dysfunctional, ost would have broken up by then. Instead they made one of the greatest albums of all time.

Enjoyable classic rock. A tad on the slow side for me but I still liked it.

5 - it reminds me of someone being the best. Yet also 1 - reminds me of same someone being inexplicably shitty. It's got to be a 3.

Timeless

Fleetwood Mac is not my jam, pretend this is 2.5 stars

Wonderful

I have a love/hate relationship with these recordings. And so did the band! Still, one of the most perfect recordings from the 70’s. Pure Pop for Now People by Nick Lowe eclipses it, in my book, for fun and production cohesiveness (1978).

Like any classic record, listening to "Rumours" immediately brings back memories of the time when I heard it everywhere. This record has all the Feels that a classic record should have. It really doesn't get old. Even the lesser-rated songs are nice to hear. Also, "Rumours" is a great record to listen to from start to finish. I gave it a 4-star because a few songs are just okay. Great, but not worthy of a 5, which is HOF.

ждала этот альбом! потому что через fleetwood mac я как-то и пришла к 1001 альбомам rumours мне показался не таким интересным, как, например, первый альбом fm, потому что очень уж он какой-то идеальный и причесанный, но так-то отличный альбом! любимая песня songbird

Home to one of the biggest diss tracks of all time, this album is a testament to the professionalism and sheer audacity of the band members. To loathe each other so much and still put out one of the most iconic albums of all time is mindblowing.

so good

Muy bueno

Damn good soft rock. Hell, the best soft rock album out there, bar none. It also benefits from some of the greatest production quality of any album ever made. Even the cheap CD on a 2001 car stereo sounds clean as hell. I can't say anything more about this album that hasn't already been said. Just listen to it. Standout Songs: "Dreams" "The Chain" "Gold Dust Woman"

9th March 2023 Listened while on the flight out to Napoli for the weekend. What a dream this album is, the construction is perfection, the playing sublime and the singing is poetry.

True 5

Fun. Lots of great songs. F1 song. Great guitar.

Nice, but not a genre that I’m crazy about. There were some songs that are well known that I didn’t know were this artist’s.

To me, this is one of the greatest albums of all time. The quality of the sound, the songs, lyrics, melodies, and harmonies, is on an entirely different level. The train wreck that was going on behind the scenes made this not just a great album but pure and raw emotion translated into music.

Definitely influential, but also highly overplayed. Good album but I'm pretty tired of it.

Bright, lively, complex. Fun and light lyrics that are more complex than they appear to be. It's a classic. Perfect to listen to or have in the background. 5/5

I've listened to this album 100s of times

Score: 80 This is a very fun and quick album. I never knew how many hit songs were on here. The production, performances and lyrics are all very good. The 40 minutes went by very fast

This is great music that gets white people turnt. It may be overplayed, or even overrated, but you can't argue that the bangers keep coming and they don't stop coming. This feels like a greatest hits album, something here everyone would enjoy.

Great album!

It’s one of the best

I can only echo what I'm sure everyone else has said about this iconic album. Fantastic from start to finish. I hope that every single person that got to see them live, treasured the opportunity and memories.

Can’t really tell you what I hate about this record. Can’t really tell you what I like about it. Can’t really describe why it sounds dated, can’t really say why it still sounds vibrant. It’s just really hard to say what this album is, because it’s such a yardstick in pop music - for better or worse. The production is undeniably vibrant, but the hoaky background vocals just grate on me. There’s a couple of real bangers, and some dirges. Lesley Buckingham’s guitar playing is incredible, but the lyrical content is surprisingly banal. The album has come to mean a lot more to many people than it ever will to me. But it is what it is I guess. I can’t take away its merits, but I don’t think you can ignore its faults.

classic

some songs aren’t sad good as others but I’d say it deserves a 5 still

Best Song: The Chain Least Favorite: Never Going Back Again (Volksmusik), Songbird

Perfect album.. One of the best of all times. All songs are classic

relatively tired at this point, but still quality.

Ja love it

Almost timeless, beautiful

Might be more memories than music at this point

Just an ASTOUNDING, incredible album through and through

eu gosto do fleetwood mac. depois dos beatles eles foram os que mais souberam por rock and roll em musicas pop, e nesse album tem os melhores exemplos disso. sucesso depois de sucesso. as harmonias vocais deles são otimas por mais que não tão complexas e arranjos muito bons de guitarra em especial

Great album!

Ainda que não seja minha praia (sei lá qual é a minha praia), tenho que reconhecer que o album é uma preciosidade!

5/5 Do I really need to say something about this masterpiece album? Everybody knows it. Legendary album...

Listened to on 2/1/23 4.5/5 Favorite song: dreams, landslide Iconic album -such a vibe

One of the strongest 5/5s I can possible give. This album has potentially one of the greatest stretches of songs in history, with Dreams going into Never Going Back Again into Don’t Stop into Go Your Own Way. One of the best albums of all time for sure.

Classic. Every single song stands alone, yet comes together to form a perfect album.

One of those perfect albums.

What can you say about Rumours that hasn't already been said? This is definitely one of my top 10 favourite albums.

A Solid Album that i should consider to listen more

Excellent album, so many memorable songs, all the more impressive given the issues within the group at the time. Stands the test of time.

Great. I can see why everyone likes this album.

Not much else that can be said about this album. The production is great and the songs are all classics. The weakest song on the album is "Oh Daddy" but it's still a good song. Imagine if "Silver Springs" had replaced "Oh Daddy."

This is an old very comfortable sweater that feels good every time you wear it. The honesty of the emotions reflects what was happening for the band members and made for a great album.

Good album i like it!!

Buen disco no lo he escuchado entero

BEST ALBUM EVER CREATED

7/10 - not my favourite band but still alright

Most overrated album in history? Could be. It is still fine, sometimes good. Probably closer to a 4 but I round down.

I guess in the end is this an album that's list worthy and even though I haven't heard this album in years I knew almost every damn song like they're imprinted on my brain and they're pretty much all good with Second hand News, Dreams and The Chain being the best

Was not in the mood when this came up but how can you resist? I remember buying this at Carson's in '77.

So many bangers for wistfully looking out a window on an autumn road trip.

So many iconic songs on one album. The core of so many songs and albums in the future. Never was a personal favorite, but its reverence is noted

Disco pop con algunas canciones muy buenas, voz femenina muy relajada. Relajado para escuchar en cualquier momento

Oh Daddy is the black sheep in this otherwise perfect album.

Great rock album. Nothing to complain about here. It is played out for a reason.

Amazing album from start to finish, definitely one I'd recommend everyone listen to at least once.

5.0

Almost every song was a hit. I should give this a 5, but it's just a tad too slick for me to want to rank up there with my other 5's.

Nearly half powerhouse pop icons - Dreams, Don't Stop, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, and my personal top pick, (though Dreams beat it in the court of public opinion), Go Your Own Way. And really nothing weak supporting those gems. All boiling out of the cauldron of one of the most canonical examples of rock band-"family" dysfunction ever. Masterpiece.

Beautiful: a masterpiece in every song!

Strong 4. Some quality tunes.

Had never listened to this as an album before, but put it on and was amazed at how many of the songs that I recognised. I don't think it's as high a 5 as some we've had previously, it's maybe a little too middle of the road for that in places, but there are so many good tracks on this that you'd be a fool to give it anything less.

A bit overrated but quite good

Classsss

What can you say about this album? Only that I noticed that Second Hand News is false start: a fine song but from another album. But from Dreams on in its pure 70s fm rock magic all the way.

Fantastic album, this album has really grown on me. Great singing and music

Musical masterpiece

gosto de fleetwood mac, mas achei esse album meio chatinho destaque do album vai pra the chain, a melhor o resto é uma vibe meio abba, não me apetece tanto quanto os primeiros albums, em especial then play on

The number 1 Oh wait number 2, Abbey Road beat it. I do like Tusk better honestly, but 5 nevertheless:)) 5

Rumours yhdistyy mielessäni kolmeen henkilöön. Gregin soittolistoilla eniten näkyvyyttä saivat miesrokkarit ja hevi ja Fleetwood Mac. Monen vuoden ajan hän yritti saada minut kuuntelemaan viimeiseksi mainittua yhtyettä, mutta minä nyrpistelin nenääni; jos Greg tykkäsi, minä tuskin tykkäisin. Lopulta kuulin Rumoursin jotain muuta kautta, ja rakastuin - Gregin suureksi riemuksi. Kun Blair jätti minut vuonna 2007, kolahti Rumours vielä voimakkaammin. Oli sattumaa, että ystäväni Dawid tuli myös dumpatuksi samaan aikaan, ja yhdessä kuuntelimme levyä ja itkimme. Nauroimme myös.

Riemuvoitto ja hittilevyjen hittilevy! Mitä klassikoihin tulee, on tämä yksi lempparilevyjäni. Yksittäiset hitit ei notkauta kokonaisuutta suuntaan tai toiseen, vaan kyseessä on loistavia biisejä pullollaan oleva melodinen timantti. 5/5

En ole mikään bändin suurin fani, mutta tämä levy on kieltämättä mieletön. Hieman kaksijakoinen toki, sillä en välitä levyn parista slovarista hirveästi. Mutta noin muuten hittipuoli ja menevät biisit on ihan parasta. Sanotaan 4,5/5 joka pyöristyy ylös.

Hienosta positiivis-katkeransuloisesta paikasta tuleva hittikimara. Vähän arvon 4 ja 5 välillä mut annetaan nyt femma, niitä tulee jaettua aika harvoin.

1001 Albums To Never Hear Again Before You Die Chapter 2 (You know they were all fucking each other, right?) Crack open a bottle of Ocean Spray and bang your bandmate’s spouse…it’s Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours! What am I going to tell you about this record that you don’t already know? This thing is ubiquitous. It’s a literal meme at this point. A few years down the road, people are going to start having Pavlovian responses to this record: Dreams will come on and all of a sudden they’ll have a hankering for cranberry juice. It’s a record that you’re just supposed to like, or at least agree that it’s one of the greatest of all time. When you buy record player in 2022, you buy this record and Sgt. Peppers and the King Crimson record along with it. It’s just what people do. Voila! Instant good taste in music. Is it a good record? Sure, only a fool would argue that it’s terrible. It’s a little front loaded with hits, but the songs throughout are all decent to great. …but fucking beige was the perfect color choice for this record cover. Holy fuck, is this thing the perfect encapsulation of MOR in the 70’s, or what? It’s only really the backstory that makes this record a “classic”. If some normal band that wasn’t falling apart due to affairs and cocaine made this record, it wouldn’t be held in such high regard. You’ll never change my mind on that.

If there ever was a 5-star worth album on this list, this would be it. Every song is a hit. Well recorded, meaningful lyrics, different textures but all pleasing. Take my 5.

Solid, dependable music but not as great as some will make out.

Classic

It's not the easiest album to rate for me. As a general principle, I'm not the fan of the soft rock ballad-like songs, it's like listening to IKEA of music - everything is looking nice and simple, but also incredibly boring and bland. But Fleetwood Mac has to be an exception here. Their "Rumours" is an album filled with all-time hits and few of the most recognisable melodies and tunes ever. Especially nowadays, with the tiktoks or Instagram, those melodies are ingrained into minds of everyone. There is no denying, that the guitar melodies, together with different types of soft sounded vocals in this case is a recipe for success. "Dreams", "Second Hand News", "Go Your Own Way" and "Don't Stop" are basically the gold standard of singles and hits for many years to come (and have been for the last 50 years). Even though, I think my favourite song was "Gold Dust Woman". Amazing outro, small guitar solos, and absolutely beautiful vocal. Well, after consideration, maybe it's not that hard to rate this album.

You make loving fun slaps

So many great songs... Such a striking album, so catchy, timeless, heartfelt and moving... Stevie Nicks, Christine McVie and Lindsey Buckingham were at the apex of their abilities as a songwriting team in 1977. *Tusk*, released a few years later, was great, too, by the way. But that story is for another time, kiddies... Now who can be surprised that *Rumours* is number two in the app's global stats? Honestly, I would have been, a decade earlier. But I'm still way too young to remember this albums's commercial success when it was released, so I needed to discover it on my own terms first, just like a lot of other people. I'm glad that I did now, obviously... So each track is a small masterpiece, but the one tune that actually convinced me *Rumours*'s reputation was deserved is "The Chain". It chords changes get me every time. Learning that the song actually depicted all the drama and personal stuff going on behind the scenes is just cream on the cake here. Since I'm evoking biographical elements here... Rest In peace, Christine McVie. Recent news in 2022 have been a hard blow for music fans all over the world. And let me use the occasion to *also* pay homage to Mimi Parker from Low, criminally absent from Dimery's book. Here was another insanely talented musician who deceased this year, and she deserves as much a tribute as Christine McVie does. Those two women had so much talent, and their voices could send you to heaven. Now that Parker and McVie are in the latter, angels there will probably take some notes for their own choirs, at least... Album left to review: more than 700. Keepers: half so far, approximately (including this one) Potential keepers: a quarter. Stinkers: another quarter.

Great.

ну и давайте, раз уж за Tusk поговорили, то и Rumours сразу оценим. Тут мне сказать тоже не то чтобы есть чего, но очевидно, что эмоций намного больше от прослушивания получил. В первую очередь потому, что альбом идёт почти в два раза меньше своего последователя, и банально не успевает заебать. Но и материал при этом кажется значительно красочней и интереснее, пусть это всё то же хипповское блеянье по сути. Но здесь умудрились завезти даже самый настоящий хит, который я реально слышал по радио, там - The Chain. К этой песне возвращаться реально хочется, что я и делаю последние пару недель. Отличная композиция, цепляющий припев, а аутро, когда меняется тональность - вообще кайф. Вот такого бы хотя бы пол альбома - и можно было бы оправдать статус культовой классики (я точно помню, что видел какой-то список типа Best Albums Ever, где Руморс был на первом месте, то ли от биллборда, то ли от пичфорка, хз, но щас найти не смог, так что опустим). Но, к сожалению, с узнаваемостью мелодий на этом по большей части всё. Немного греют душу Don't Stop и You Make Loving Fun, но какой-то вековой вечностью они не пахнут. Посему оценка, конечно, выше, чем для Бивня, но не от всей души - думаю, в хорошую погоду это может быть 8. Лучшие треки: The Chain, Oh Daddy, Don't Stop, You Make Loving Fun Худшие: раздражения конкретного ничего не вызвало вроде

It's an okay album.

super album

Amazing album... already heard

Great album Dynamic in nature - no 2 songs are the same/ follow the same pattern and influence to many bands in the future

Although I prefer the earlier iterations of Fleetwood Mac with Peter Green, I can’t deny that this record is great. Sure it’s a bit overplayed, but it’s got great tracks.

Already listened to it, very good

Nicks/Buckingham really propelled them to such great heights. Probably top 5 in their discography Second Hand News- awesome opener Dreams - stevie nicks perfection, the bass is iconic and this being their only number 1 single is a crime but we move Go Your Own Way - i love when talented couples write about one another on the album Don't Stop - upbeat banger The Chain - this is what music was created to DOOOO You Make Loving Fun - rip Christine mcvie, you ate on this masterpiece I love the theme of gossip, chisme, turmoil and love, it just makes the lyrics seem more spiteful, the playing more enticing, the wordplay is as enticing as the production and they put their whole MACK into the instrumentals.

Stellar.

Great album from start to finish. Best song - Chains.

Nothing wrong with this album. RIP Christine.

I watched the tik tok video and enjoyed myself. 3/5

Great album

One of the goats

Loved it all but the chain has my heart

Finally something more recognisable Stonking album.

Truly fantastic record, top to bottom. Holds up extremely well today.

Rumours is possibly the greatest pop album of all time. From the moment the album begins to the moment it ends, the listener is treated to some of the greatest melodies in the popular music canon. The musicianship is phenomenal especially Lindsay Buckingham‘s guitar work. Lyrically, this album is famously written in the midst of infidelity and the disintegration of relationships. The result is a tumultuous album full of longing and regret. It is absolutely masterful in every way.

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Feel GOOD music

Bought this when it was first released and it sent me backwards in time to some fantastic music. It remains a guilty pleasure.

Stand-outs: "The Chain," "You Make Loving Fun," "Dreams"

Wioioooop wooiooooioooooop Well what can I say, this is one of my favourite 70s albums out there, no doubt no doubt

J'aime beaucoup la voix de Stevie Nicks, j'aime l'énergie et le fait que ça sonne comme une joyeuse fête où tout le monde a le cœur un peu brisé.

Every song a classic

Spot on.

I’ve listened tot his album probably a thousand times in my lifetime and I never don’t love it.

Dreams, Never Going Back Again, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman all in the pantheon. Go Your Own Way and Don't Stop overrated? Oh Daddy is bad maybe? Second Hand News and I Don't Want to Know ahead of their time?

Sounds like it was recorded yesterday.

Fist time I listened to this album; and I must say, I didn't know the sheer amount of tracks I had heard before. This is very good 70s California rock/folk music, that runs a little out of steam in its second half. Still, this is a worthwhile listen. 3.5/5

Pretty good

One of my favorite albums of all time

All time classic album, does not miss

Fleetwood Mid Prefs: Second Hand News, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman Moins pref: Never Going Back Again

SUPERB!

Still perfect!

Really good! Lots of classics

I heard this album when I was in school and college. Very nostalgic memories of songs sung by Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie.

Fantastic.

fantastic album has more clunkers though than you would expect

This album obviously needs no introduction and definitely deserves a 5 but honestly it's starting to feel overplayed. I used to love Don't Stop and go your own way but now I'm just like eh. Dreams and the chain are still bangers though.

Don't stop me, because I'm going to write this review without listening to the album (again). It may come as second hand news to you. You can go your own way, but I'm never going back again. We all have dreams, and mine is to find a songbird, a gold dust woman, who will make loving fun.

Pretty ridonkulous. There isn't any filler on this album (okay, maybe Oh Daddy....), everything has beautiful texture and passionate voices. The harmonies are wonderful. Just an amazing album, start to finish.

Perfection. An album you listen from start to end without skipping. Would give this six stars if I could. Dreams The chain

You know every damn song here.

A truly stacked album, I understand now why the hype surrounds this album. It is tight and potent with a stellar diversity of sound.

pretty timeless-sounded folksy easy listening pop. nostalgic and forward-looking ending credits music

92/100: Feeling absolutely blessed that the album generator gave me this album today. This is the single easiest album to listen to. Music shouldn't be effort to listen to, when you find an artist or an album you like and appreciate, that effort is lifted. It doesn't feel like you're trying your best to make it through the album—the songs just drift between your ears and time accelerates. It can be hard, though, to find an artist that creates this experience. The msot beautiful part of "Rumours," in my mind, is that this album achieves that experience for everyone—and I mean everyone. You could listen to exclusively soul, or only listen to Toby Kieth, or refuse to lsiten to any artist other than Kanye West, it doesn't matter. You will love this album. It will be easy to listen to. It's as if Fleetwood Mac tapped into the universality of music. This album has a clear sound and genre, but it's so good that listeners of all genres will appreciate it. I genuinely can't think of another album that I feel I could confidently claim everyone who listens to it will like it. Pink Floyd's "The Wall" is a masterpiece; however, it wouldn't surprise me at all if it wasn't someone's cup of tea. Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" is a stroke of genius and one of the best albums ever released, but, again, not everyone who listens to it will appreciate it. "Rumours" is a masterpiece and I guarantee you everyone who has ever lsitened to it has enjoyed it.

One of the best albums of all times. No notes

So many important songs in pop culture, incredible displays of emotion..love the journey this album takes you on as a whole. Powerful

Love Fleetwood Mac and love this album. What a classic. Fav songs: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman

fajne

Go My Own Way? But why? There's a perfectly nice album here to listen to.

so overrated don't get how fleetwood mac are so beloved

top 10 album ever created.

Of course it's a masterpiece. Quite possibly the best pop rock record. The sequencing and production are faultless, not to mention the tunes are killer, plus the writing is rewarding, which is always a pleasant surprise for 70s music. An essential record.

Really cool album with the most famous songs. Really enjoyable and creates a very mellow and relaxed atmosphere.

5/5. As many times as I’ve listened to this album, it still surprises me how catchy and well made these songs are. And knowing the tension between the band members, the songs become that much more powerful.

mejor album del mundo no estoy dispuesta a discutir al respecto

Much like chess, it speaks for itself

It's a decent album, but a couple of tracks stand out way more. I can't divorce this, as a work, from the stories that go with it. I think that had it not been such source of speculation, rumour and newspaper inches it wouldn't be as highly rated as it is. Shortly after the release of this album, Stevie Nicks was approached by Bill Shatner, who proposed marriage. Looking at the Star Trek money, Stevie considered it briefly before realising that she didn't want to be called Stevie Shatner-Nicks for the rest of her life.

5/5

Great, eminently listenable album. Lindsey Buckingham is quite the talent as a player, singer, and songwriter.

Oh hell to the no.

Several well known radio songs. Okay

GREAT.

The best thing cocaine has created

Track 1: Nice and driving rhythmically, and percussive both in beat and vocal timbre. Upbeat and positive song that feels like a road trip. Reminds me a bit of Cecilia by S&G Track 2: Very pretty guitar work that tends to float/drift above the rest of the backing track. Spooky and mystical sound. Guitar effects give dreamlike steelguitar sound. Great harmonies on the chorus. The buildup to the chorus has the incredible cymbal crash on beat 2 which melts me. Very tight drumming on this. Track 3: one of my favorite tracks. Very complex fingerpicking guitar work throughout keeping the beat and rhythm without any other instruments. Great vocal melody that accompanies the guitar melody well. Feels like going on a hike or camping. Track 4: Great up-beat piano driven melody. Very forward thinking and positive both musically and lyrically. Guitar solo was well placed and quick with good links. Ends perfectly as the melody is quite repetitive. Track 5: Great acoustic guitar work and strum pattern with electric rhythm in the back. Feels like you're on a mountain top. Song pushes and pulls with each verse headed towards the chorus. Lyrically stresses the importance of independence and freedom. 1st Guitar solo section is a bit lackluster but has cool distortion. 2nd Guitar solo absolutely kills it and drives to a killer climax of the song. Track 6: Beautiful slow piano ballad. The vocals are absolutely stunning and the high notes are hit really well. Soft and restrained vocals, feels like the vocals could give more edge but are holding off. The rises and falls of the vocals are a bit repetitive and somewhat annoying at times but don't cease to be very pretty. Track 7: badass intro guitarwork feels like a cowboy slowly into a dusty town. The harmonies are perfect on this track. The funky driving baseline in the chorus is great. Chorus vocals are great and have awesome emotional edge. This song is retaliatory. You can feel the anger of the singer. OH MY LORD THE SEXIEST BASSLINE IN ROCK. GIVE ME THAT LOW NOTE. guitar solo soars at the end and matches the songs ferocity along with the ending vocals edge. Track 8: Funky bassline and start. Awesome clavicord backing track throughout. Wow vocals are lofty and pretty with those high notes. Very nice solo section with well placed solo and nice links. Swirling backing harmonies. Tight drumming on this track. Ending guitar solo is nice. Lackluster fade to finish. Track 9: Bright and crisp intro acoustic guitar. Great 2 part vocals right off the rip. Great tight drumming. Oh man I hear claps in the background. Nice. Chorus is very tight with the mix up drums with the 3 on 4. Gets a little repetitive. Very solid guitar solo and very clean tone. Track 10: very mysterious and swirling instrumentation. I love the flutey keyboard sound in the back. Daddy issues much? Very nice lingering low piano key hit is a nice effect. Incredible acoustic guitarwork with pretty harmonics. Great fading organs/keys. Track 11: Nice clockwork percussion. Woah a little wah wah pedal guitar? Or just nice dreamy effects and reverb. Pretty chorus harmonies. Still very mysterious. Nice decrescendo to get a bit softer. Would've like a bit more drumming on this track, a bit lacking on the drums. Singer really has some emotion in her voice. Wow awesome guitar effects that sounds like screaming or a dog crying.... goosebumps. All in all, a great no-skip album with incredible instrumentation, and a beautifully emotional story to tell.

Rumors is a classic in every aspect. The singing between stevie nicks and lyndsey Buckingham somehow compliment the band really well in a tale of relationships and betrayal. This album spawned countless singles like dreams, the chain, or go your own way. However I also really enjoy the deep cuts here (Songbird, never going back again, you make loving fun). Overall a classic with a sound that stays timeless and does not feel dated 45 years later.

This is honestly one of the best albums ever written. An all time great.

Album full of bangers, but songbird is kind of weak

Rating: 10/10

Masterpiece album and the background of it gives it even more depth. It's everlasting presence in the top steps of any "best of" ladder is well deserved.