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An amazing album. Deserves to be in your own collection.
Maybe the best rock/pop album ever made
So messy and so great
good, chill, relaxing album. really liked the flow of this one, for the songs, oh daddy and the chain are the best ones.
I mean come on bro it's Rumors by Fleetwood Mac. I don't care that the guy has his balls out this album slaps inconceivably hard. Stevie's voice is like a lullaby and the acoustic instruments are pleasant. So many bangers on one album.
The amount of sheer talent in this album is insane. Every song is wicked famous, and stands out in its own way. The album is so sad and somber in a beautiful way.
Sounds like a compilation of songs about people in love but coming apart, which is exactly what it is. A flawless execution of emotional vision in a fusion of folk rock and pop. There is a sensation that can only be described as the feeling you get when driving around and listening to Fleetwood Mac, and this album is the epitome of that. Perfection.
full of bangers but I genuinely forgot how good gold dust woman is
❤️
One of the best albums of all time. How they made this while relationships in the band were falling apart is a mystery. Fa purity track changes almost daily. No filler whatsoever. Essential.
almost every single song is a banger. Amazing
Great album, The Chain my favorite track.
Love this album. Very sophisticated production and nostalgic melodies
So we've finally arrived at "Rumors." One of, if not the highest, rated albums according to users of this site. The holy grail. An album that even outside this project has gained such acclaim that it often lands at the top or near the top of best of all time lists. I thought it was very good, and absolutely deserving of a spot of this list. After reading about its tortured recording process, I find it even more impressive. To produce such high quality music (both in composition and production quality) under such extreme circumstances (namely, the band's two couples splitting up during the recording of the album. And yet it produced such plucky and optimistic tracks as "You Make Loving Fun" and "Don't Stop." The latter of those two I'd heard plenty of times (probably as a cover) but never in a million years would've guessed that it was Fleetwood Mac's original. And it sounds so much better on this album than any other version I might've heard. The real standout tracks of this album are "Dreams," "Go Your Own Way," and "The Chain." Each deals with the fallout of ending relationships, each ending, perhaps, for different reasons. Each, also coming from a different solo or combination of writers, perhaps reflecting the writer's position on the end of their respective relationships. What an amazing, personal insight into a band's dynamic. The raw emotion of each of those songs captured almost in real time, as each member of those two couples was having to adjust to life without their ex-partner. How rare that must be, and then to have it happen to exceptionally talented musicians all at once, I mean - wow. I wouldn't be surprised if this record was driven by the feelings of betrayal, loss, anger, grief and pride that all come up during a breakup. And to have all of that happen during the recording process, and to have it all on tape is incredible. Rare. Likely never to occur again. We are fortunate to have this historical ledger, both because of its musical accomplishments, but also as a document of the human response to loss of love. What a masterpiece. Five easy stars. Standout Tracks: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman
Dreams Never going back again Don’t stop Go your own way
Still very good
HO SHIT. HO SHIT. I FUCKING LOVE RUMOURS. THIS IS MY JAM. THIS IS MY ALBUM. I LISTEN TO THIS THING ALL OF THE FUCKING TIME. I LOVE HAVING AN EXCUSE TO JUST BLAST RUMOURS ON REPEAT. I WILL NEVER BREAK THE FUCKING CHAIN. HOLY SHIT. 5/5. 500000000/5 TBH.
Excellent music that I’ve heard a million times.
Masterpiece (c'mon)
Perfection
4th day of listening and I get this one. It’s all downhill from here. 5 stars.
It’s Rumours, of course it’s 5 stars
Oh this is one of my favs. So good on vinyl too. The album showcases raw emotion and songwriting, and knowing the drama of the band, impressive that they were able to compose the songs with such vulnerability to make it so great. So so so good. And not often do you get an album that is great from start to finish. Gold Dust Woman is one of the best on the album.
Tells a compelling story while supplying some of the greatest songs of all time, easy 5.
Meticulously-crafted male-female pop rock perfection
Stretched out some some cassette tape on the '77 deployment. Good times.
Another banger of an album.
One of the best rock and roll albums of all time and everyone here seems to agree. One of the easiest 5/5 that I'll give. Every song is absolutely amazing from start to finish and it's really incredible that they were able to write something so incredible considering the turbulence that the band was experiencing with all of their personal relationships. Dreams is one of the best songs in the past 50 years so that, alone, probably earns it 5* in my book.
The most critically acclaimed and celebrated pop album of all time Fleetwood Mac’s rumors exist in the rare zone of no one disagreeing when someone says it’s the greatest album of all time. Amazing song writing and delivery throughout with solid musical backing and not a single person who doesn’t play an instrument. Also shoutout the band being named after the rhythm section that alone makes it the best band name ever
Although I would desperately love to be contrarian, it's a five. When like 70% of your album's songs become ubiquitously iconic singles, the album is probably pretty damn good. Songs from Rumours are wayyyy fucking overplayed in advertisements and family gatherings, and yet they still manage to hit. Fave songs: Basically everything, except maybe "I Don't Want To Know" and "Oh Daddy," but special attention to "The Chain" and "Gold Dust Woman." Jesus Christ I still get goosebumps hearing those songs.
Любимый альбом с первых песен.
What is there not to like? It's full of great tunes. Although I have to say the more country/ballady ones are not really my thing. But you can hear how a lot of indie bands used this record and some of the sound, particularly the guitar parts, as an inspiration for their own tracks.
<3
Top drawer. Lindsey Buckingham is underrated as a guitarist.
The issue with this album is that some of the songs are so overplayed that it waters down the impact of listening to them in album form. But (a) it’s not their fault I was born 8 years after its release and (b) I’m not willing to mark down for good songwriting.
Finally an album with variety. The range of songs on here is really very good. Albums can be hard to listen to sometimes if they are all the same style.
So many great songs covering so many styles. And like the "Stevo knows best..." whatsapp group it's only improved by all the members hating each other. A comfortable 5 stars and a perfectly acceptable answer to the "greatest album of all time" question (although wouldn't be my answer)
What an amazing album start to finish.
Pretty much perfect
This album is almost perfect, aside from the gross oh daddy song
5 stars - amazing album from the instruments to the vocals and the mixing.
Inte en enda dålig låt
No notes - thank you
Been avoiding Fleetwood Mac so far for no apparent reason. Now having actually listened to them for once, I‘m absolutely blown away. So many recognizable songs that just stick with you. And the vibe is just coherent.
Maravilloso
Listened in the truck via YouTube music. Very much a classic. They just announced the first ever repress of Buckingham Nicks coming out in a month or so. I’ll definitely be checking it out since I haven’t listened to it before.
More like gold dust *album* amirite
Rating: 4.5 This album is timeless, the hits are still absolutely playable now in any setting and the deep cuts are very interesting detours into more introspective themes. I wanted to save my first five star album for something I have always been a personal fan of but this album just snuck over the line, even though this is my first ever listen. Extremely impressive.
This is my favourite album ever, just a stone cold classic and one of the top 10 albums ever made.
good
Somehow haven't listened to this entire album before but there wasn't a bad song on it.
It's just a perfect album.
The one album universally loved in my time at uni, didn't matter what else you liked, everyone had a copy, all killer no filler although we did not say that back then, what a time to be alive...
Outstanding album, probably one of the few 6/5s. Every song is somewhere between great and an all-time classic. Tough to choose, but FS: Go Your Own Way. More bands should break up during recordings.
The songs are so stylistically diverse, yet there is not a flop to be found between them! So many iconic hits on one album!! So incredible to produce an astounding piece of art from this much tea!!! Neil Buchanan eat your heart out!!!! The 5 to end all 5s. Thank you Fleetwood Mac for being messy bs who love drama and turning up to the studio anyway. 🫡
absolutely spectacular and life changing, favorite the chain. this album was an instant yes
Trenger ikke å høre på denne. Auto 5
Can definitely see why its regarded as one of the greatest of all time, loved it
A few songs I don't love, but it's hard not to give this one a 5.
This is a masterpiece and everybody knows it!
I was ten or eleven years old, reading a book I have long forgotten, and I vividly remember that it mentioned Fleetwood Mac playing in the background. At that time, I had no idea who Fleetwood Mac was. For all I knew, the band was fictional and made up for the purpose of the story. I'm not sure when I realized that Fleetwood Mac was an actual band, but I can remember pouring through their discography shortly after college and falling in love. Rumors is one of the few albums I consider perfect.
This album is like a Mozzarella Pizza or coffee: You might find someone who doesn't like it, but it's pretty hard.
Nunca me había parado a escuchar el album completo, conocía de antemano las canciones mas populares y también sabia que era un album muy bien valorado. Ahora puedo decir que con razón, es un LP redondo
one of the best albums ever and my favourite band i'd rate this 10 out of 5 if i could. not a single thing to hate
Wonderful
THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME
I love this album; each song has its own unique identity yet they all share the same idea and they’re all classics, I have listened to this album before so I might be biased
Still great
Nonnih
If there was an option for 6 stars I would undoubtedly choose it. The entire album is an artistic masterpiece of instrumentals and vocals, my favorite one so far.
classic easy listening heartfelt rock
flawless give me 10 more
First impression pre listen: And there it is. The highest rated album on the site as of today. (07.07.25) There's not much to say about it that hasn't already been said. It's for good reason it has earned its rating. It's an iconic, agreeable album with a nice dash of drama to keep it exciting. I don't think it's the greatest album ever, but I certainly agree that it deserves plenty of praise even today. Myself, I've heard it countless amount of times and I expect to hear it many times again. Individual track notes: Second Hand News For the opener they've gone for a nostalgic, driving force of a song. The lyrics are snarky with a hint of venom, though they also contain some haunting melancholy. It's contrasted by the very bouncy and upbeat general sound of the track, with the fantastic harmonies and powerful drums. It's a great theme setter to kick of the album with. Great. 4.5/5 Dreams One of the greatest songs of the 1970s. There's nothing to be said about this that hasn't already been said a thousand times. A titanic masterpiece. Fantastic. 5/5 Never Going Back Again The plucky guitar is quite pleasant. Lovely vocals. The contemplative themes of the track are simple, but still quite clever. Beautiful song. Fantastic. 5/5 Don't Stop Love the tempo. Has some hope to it. Solid solo. Catchy. There's a lot more depth to the instrumental than you might expect. Really like the added texture in the background. Great. 4.5/5 Go Your Own Way Iconic. Another one of those tracks where there's very little left to be said. It's impeccable, the tragic lyrics juxtaposed with the extreme catchiness of the track is just great. Amazingly composed. Fantastic. 5/5 Songbird The slower, more intimate tempo of this song is a fantastic break from the more bombastic nature of the previous songs. Beautiful imagery. Haunting vocals. Great. 5/5 The Chain One of the coldest openings to a song ever. Awesome harmonies. I love how they've arranged the different vocal parts on the chorus to almost sound like an argument. The drums on this song are magnificent. That bass is magnetic, absolutely iconic. The tempo change is so gripping, but natural. Love how dark it gets. Fantastic. 5/5 You Make Loving Fun Good groove. Love the backing vocals. The distant guitar is at the perfect volume to remain noticable, but not distracting. The vocal melody is quite infectious and satisfying. The mystical imagery works well when paired with the themes of love. Fantastic. 5/5 I Don't Want To Know I think the main selling point for me here is the vocal melody, which is very fun to follow along with. I also think the split vocals really makes it pop. Fantastic chorus. Great. 4.5/5 Oh Daddy So the background synth is quite pleasant. The word "Daddy" has sort of been ruined forever, so it's a bit unusual to hear it used so earnestly. Kinda don't love the lyrics to this song. It's fine for it's time, but it's definitely not as fantastic as the rest of the album. The keys are however quite pretty. Decent. 3.5/5 Gold Dust Woman I really like the denseness of the instrumental, the different guitar parts adds an aura of mystery to the song. Powerful chorus. Has an extremely cool atmosphere to it. Has this turbulent and evocative imagery that really sticks with you long after the song is over. Fantastic. 5/5 Final Review: When an album is as good as this one, and so beloved at that, it really isn't that interesting to talk about. It ends up being a bit of a circlejerk where people bring up the same things over and over again. This album is great. Believe the hype. The drama surrounding it with the multiple breakups adds to the mythos around it. This results in a very emotionally charged channeling of those feelings, which gives the songs on here some additional edge. The musicianship here is stellar, and despite their dysfuntional state the band manages to maintain a complex and majestic synergy. It's a classic for many reasons, and there's not a moment where there's any doubt of its quality. 5/5
God, the beginning of “The Chain” just sends shivers down my spine every time I hear it. I could listen to that song 1000 times in a row and still get emotional. As the highest rated album on this website, I was wondering when I’d roll this one, but never expected it to be so soon. The fact that you could ask 100 people what their favorite Fleetwood Mac song is and they’d all have different answers is directly proportional to just how fucking good they are. This album is sex. I’d never actually heard it from top to bottom before but you can be damn sure I’d already heard a grand majority of the songs before today. Do I need to pick my favorites for this one? Absolutely not. Whatever trauma this band was going through somehow ended up producing what truly is one of the best albums of all time. Even the album art is iconic. Bravo!!
No notes. One of my favorite albums to listen to all the way through
Probably didn't need to listen to this again to score it but I did anyway.
This is the first time I've sat and really intentionally listened to Rumours, rather than having it in the background or individual tracks mixed in with other things. I forgot how much I love second hand news as a track and as an opener. I feel like I've done this album a disservice by deciding it was overplayed without actually concentrating before. The album is so meticulously put together and technically brilliant and I promise not to split it up again (for a while). It's a 5. It's still a 5. It was always going to be a 5. May this kind of intense in-band love/hate never find me. I may have to rethink all ratings from now on.
would rate higher if this would let me
This is just glorious. For the longest time I didn't care for it. I took it for granted, thought it was just soft rock. But I was being silly. It is huge. It is great. The songwriting is incredible. The guitar playing is out of this world. The harmony vocals and unbelievable. Have you ever watched a live band try to play the chain? You have to have a band at the top of their game in every instrument and vocal part. It's beautiful.
Probably the easiest 5* album ever. It's near the top (or right at the top) on this site for a reason, pretty much every track is a belter. Every element is good - great vocals, catchy melodies, fantastic guitar playing. Lindsey Buckingham is really underrated in the latter respect. Quality songwriting as well from 3 masters - you don't even really need to be familiar with the band's personal dynamics to appreciate the lyrics, but they certainly take on another dimension given the context. Simple 5*
I'll keep it pithy. This is great. 5.
10/10 Top ten album, for sure. It's massive for a reason - near perfect
How can I not give this 5 stars? It really is that good. Practically perfect and includes my all-time favorite Fleetwood Mac song (The Chain). Favorites: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman Would I listen to it again: Yes
I was driving back home tonight, and Dreams came on the radio (which in Italy is not as common as you would think) and felt instantly happy. What can I say? I love Fleetwod Mac, I love this record
not a FM fan, but this is a great album
Great album. Some of the best. Love it
What to say - we grew up w this album and our dad played it nonstop when it came out so Mike and I basically know every note every syllable and by now all the juicy band gossip :) and have loved them ever since. I was in 3rd grade when they won the Grammy for this album and still remember that night 🥰 there isn’t one note out of place here, every track is b*alls out wonderful - dreams in my opinion one of the greatest songs ever ever ever. 1 of my top 5 faves of all time and it only gets better w age
Seminal album. A near perfect 70’s rock album with solid contributions from multiple artists brilliant in their own respective way. The sum of parts is far better than anything each member created as a solo artist. This album is timeless and will endure for generations.
Empirically speaking - three songwriters at the peak of their powers delivered with near sonic perfection. The playing the singing the harmonizing the production - even the track list - flawless. Not much more to say.
Obra de ARTE
No sabía que me gustaba este grupo, conocía todo el disco. buenísimo
Why, it's an all-time classic, of course!
A crucial text of my heart
Always great
Quite possibly a top 5 album ever produced in the history of music!
Timeless album.
C'mon. I'll admit - there are a couple of skips of this - Songbird and Oh Daddy do absolutely nothing for me. But everything else is just monumental.
Standout Songs: Second Hand News Dreams Don't Stop Go Your Own Way The Chain I Don't Want To Know Gold Dust Woman A near-perfect album, masterpiece.
Phenomenal
Love Fleetwood Mac! I've listened to this album many times! probably could find it in my mother's CD or Tape collection!
Not every track is one of the most amazing things ever, but Rumours achieves landmark highs frequently enough to just keep its respect. Go Your Own Way and Dreams are both awesome and unique but what's even more awesome is that they're both on the same album... it offers variety, and shows its success in opposite sides of the spectrum all at once. And it offers so many different ways to get stuck in your head! nineteen seventy-seven beats to pack up/shack up to
Great Album
Lovely
This album would be great without the backstory. Add that in and it’s one of the best of all time.
Pretty good, except a few spots where it isn't so much.
Goat rock album
Easy 5. One of the best.
No review needed
OH MY GOD, FINALLY THIS MASTERPIECE GRACES MY DAILY DROP 5*, no notes, gets better on every listen Highlights: secondhand news, never going back again, go your own way, don’t stop, the chain
"Oh Daddy" is so so bad but fortunately it doesn't spoil the overall great vibe
Every song is great
Easily one of my favorite albums of all time. There's a complete emotional range I haven't found in other music. This album takes me from the highest highs to the lowest lows. I can't get enough of it.
To paraphrase what I wrote about the Revolver, what more can be said about Rumours?
It was implied to me that if I did not rate this five stars, I would be kicked out of the group. Fortunately, it is in fact a five star album.
Greatest of all time
Chills. I love every one of these songs (literally, no fillers), but don't think I have ever sat and listened to the album in one go. HOLY WOW. I'm continually jealous that Stevie Nicks got to sing devastating break up songs right to her ex's face.
So good, such a fun album to listen to in the summer
Just a phenomenal record, some monster hits and no bad songs, such a talented group of musicians
i’ve been in love with this album since i was like 13
One of my favourite albums of all time. The rage, the tenderness, the vicious lyrics all come together to form a masterpiece of love and hate. Favourite tracks: The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Silver Springs (deluxe edition)
These guys are great, and there is such chemistry between them! I think some of them should get together, surely that wouldn't be problematic!
One of my favourite bands. Legendary album.
I don't have anything to say about Rumours that hasn't been said a million times already. Easy 5 star
brilliant show stopping loved every minute of it never the same
This sounds like a greatest hits album. Bangers from start to finish.
Such a damn good album.
Classic. One of the very best few. The music. The lyrics. The vocals. The drama. Does not get better.
Ya lo había escuchadoooo. Albumazo obvio. Temones de principio a fin. Tiene The Chain, Dreams, Never Going Back Again (AMO) (La traté de aprender en guitarra hace años, debería volver a eso), Go Your Own Way, etc. etc. Significa montón para mí ahora que lo pienso. Es uno de los vinilos que compré en el viaje a UK de 4to y de los primeros que he tenido.
Rumours behoort inderdaad tot de beste pop-albums ooit gemaakt. Tot die conclusie was ik ook al voor deze luistersessie gekomen. Daarom nog maar eens goed geluisterd waarom dat zo is. 1. Weergaloze opener. Niks geen opbouw om in de sfeer te komen. Bij Second Hand News zit ik na 10 seconden midden in het album. 2. Hits. Rumours kent genoeg knallers. Of ze nou energiek zijn om juist mooi en ingetogen. En juist die variatie geeft het zoveel luisterplezier. 3. Storyline. Een meer juicy album dan deze is er niet. En dat komt in alle nummertjes terug. En dat wordt natuurlijk nog verhoogd omdat er meerdere zangers en tekstschrijvers zijn. 9/10 Highlights Second Hand News The Chain
Ja det pendlar mellan 4 och 5. Rent objektivt borde jag ge 5. Vilket jag nog också kommer göra. Jag tror nämligen att de låtar som inte klickar omedelbart skulle bli grymma upp till fem om jag lyssnade mer, vilket jag nog kommer göra. Det är en oklanderligt hantverk. Dreams är ett ett mästerverk. Även the chain är riktigt grym. Sen är ju resten av låtarna mer eller mindre "jättebra".
Fantastisk skiva proppad med hits och helt utan en låt ens åt det sämre hållet. Förstås en solklar femma.
This album was massive in the late 70's and everyone had a copy - part of the soundtrack to my time at university. Although I still prefer the original Fleetwood Mac (with Peter Green), this is a great album, featuring "Dreams", "Don't Stop", "Go Your Own Way", "The Chain", and "Gold Dust Woman".
It just works. There is some sort of alchemy going on here. And the production is so good. There are some weaker moments but not one dud. And that cover is iconic
Lots of Phil sector influences via Brian Wilson, however it's still early Beach boys so the lyrics are a bit juvenile.
Everything that can ever be written in praise of this album has already been done . I have a feeling my journey through 1001 albums is all downhill from here
If I could give this album a 6, I would.
Perfect album.
5 stars, no more words needed!
Ganz großes Kino!
If ever there was a perfect album, this is it.
So many great song on this
Fav: The Chain Least Fav: Never Going Back Again Ok fair enough, I can see why it’s the highest rated album on the website
One of those albums that's never not been a part of my life, such that I probably don't remind a time when I didn't know it. The earliest memory I have is watching a video of Lindsey Buckingham plucking Never Going Back Again with my dad, entranced. Watching that again now, I'm still dumbfounded at the way he makes that guitar sound. Now, I associate it most as the album I put on my record player to calm my dog down. I don't know if it actually works, but it's a good excuse to listen to it. The most enduring song, and for good reason, is Dreams. Its chorus is wonderous, of course, fortune-cookie wisdom punctuated by that great syncopation. But its the poetry of Stevie Nicks' words leading into it, evoking Poe, that continues to pierce me: "The heartbreak drives you mad in the stillness of remembering what you had and what you lost." That's never not going to hurt! Side A of this album is a monster, starting with five undeniable bangers. Even the B-side, which I have at times dismissed, absolutely kills. The Chain might have the era's greatest guitar solo? I never went deep into the drama of the band, and the whole Daisy Jones & the Six thing didn't land for me. (David Mitchell's Utopia Avenue, an adjacent piece of fiction, works better, but I'm ultimately not so sure that rock star foibles are as rife for narrativization as you'd think, perhaps with the exception of Almost Famous, which works because it's told through the eyes of a dumbstruck and then disillusioned outsider.) But damned if all that didn't create one of the greatest records ever.
no words needed
Perfect album
Five stars - no question.
June 9, 2025 Album #645: Rumors by Fleetwood Mac Genre: Pop Rock, Soft Rock I can’t believe that I only first listened to this album today, haha. With that said though, what is there really for me to say? It’s fucking *Rumors*! It’s amazing track after amazing track. Please listen to this if you haven’t, it’s amazing and essential listening. Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, Light to Decent 9 Favorite Tracks: Second Hand News, Dreams, Never Going Back Again, Don’t Stop, Go Your Own Way, Songbird, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, I Don’t Want To Know, Gold Dust Woman
It feels almost too obvious to give this five stars. Almost.
I know this album well. I have owned it on vinyl for some years and it's gets played regularly. " Chain" is my all time favourite Fleetwood Mac song. It feels... defiant. In saying that every song tells a story, ranging from pop to soul to almost ethereal sounds. This one was always getting a 5 from me.
Many memories of this one throughout the years. Widely considered one of the greatest albums of all time, and still plays frequently on radio and more than holds up after 5 decades. A slam dunk 5 banger.
I grew up with this playing in my parents living room. So these songs still hit on so many levels. All of them strong. And listening through for the millionth time still presents some cool sonic surprises. One of the best selling albums of all time created under some of the most effed up inter-band drama, along with a lot of cocaine. For some extra behind the scenes looks into the drama I recommend reading the book “Making Rumours” by engineer Ken Caillat. Pretty fascinating.
Ladies, if you don’t like this one you can turn in your big dumb hat and your white girl card! Seriously though, another inclusion that plays like a Best Of. By the time the solo on The Chain hits, the ref should be stopping the fight because it’s all over. Full five star salute.
Great album and crazy the number of great songs on this. I freaking love Never Going Back Again. Paul Davids did a great breakdown of this on his YouTubes. Worth checking out and had my respect for Lindsey Buckingham go through the roof. Also love how timeless much of these sound and are as relevant today. It feels like many of the albums on this list you have to put in the context of their time. Not this…holds up on it’s own.
The big swinging balls in the album cover art cracks me up. Oh and the tunes are pretty good I guess... 4.5/5
Peak
Every single song is pretty good at a minimum, but Don't Stop and The Chain are my top picks for sure.
Highest rated album, so I had high expectations. Also lot of Yay Area representation in this band. Album didn’t blow me away but it was a great listen. Lot of hits and solid length. Last three songs were alright.
Uh… yeah. Have this on vinyl so it was fun to listen to this how they did #prestreaming. Oh daddy lowk a dud
9/10 - I can see why this is one of the top albums basically all of the songs were good.
One of the best albums ever
Definitely better if silver springs is included, and oh daddy and don’t stop are pretty ass imo. Other songs are still good enough for this to be a 5 though
Certainly one of the greatest albums of all time. Every moment of every track is pure bliss.
My favorite album by this band. It is a classic. A complete work.
perfect pop album. never listened to full album before, so enjoyed sitting with full thing, even when knowing all the songs. great throughout
Review: this was the second album I bought as a teen, and I still love it to this day. There really isn’t a song on it that isn’t great. I like the vocals, I like the melodies, I like the musicianship -everything. I listened to it three times in a row today during the time that I would normally just listen to something once. I would give it a five.
What can I say about this album? I’ve been listening to it in one way or another since I was born. The only track I ever disliked was Oh Daddy and I found it to be more likable on this listen than I remember, although I’m still not a big fan. Other than that, it is an absolutely perfect album. The only negative is that I wish I would’ve been listening to it for the first time ever with fresh ears and been able to feel how much it blew my mind. The familiarity is comforting, but I wish I could experience that initial excitement all over again.
This is a bona fide MASTERPIECE, it is simply brilliant. I’m not actually the biggest Fleetwood Mac fan but I do love this album. I honestly can’t fault it. Top Track - So many to choose from but either The Chain or Never Going Back Again
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This is a perfect album to me. Provides immense comfort when doing laundry, dishes, taking the bus, etc :3
In 1977 this album was everywhere in university residences, and rightfully so. 5 stars or A+.
Absolute banger of a record. I actually have two copies because I played the first one so much that it was wearing out. So I bought a second. But it's not like you can throw out a copy of Rumors even if it's getting a little too crackly. “Second Hand News” is the underrated bop on this one.
Undeniable that this is a 5 star record. So many great hits on here and I never considered myself a Fleetwood Mac fan, only heard things on popular radio but what I did hear I enjoyed.
💯💯
This is the best album of all time. no notes. I sold my first car last week and I had the best memories of driving around and listening to this album. I had so many CDs but the only one that was in my player was this one.
one of the best
It’s not the kind of genre I typically like, yet I have to give it 5 stars and that is a testament to just how good the songwriting is. I think any song could be a single on this.
Has to be in the arguement for greatest album of all time
Pierwsze 10/10. Ta płyta jest po prostu perfekcyjna. Męski wokal. Damski wokal. Kompozycje. Teksty. Ballady. Żwawe utwory. No majstersztyk. Słów mi brakuje.
What an absolute powerhouse of an album. Literally ever song is a fucking banger! No filler at all. Also....Mick Fleetwood's balls, lol. Favorite songs: The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Don't Stop, Dreams, Second Hand News, I Don't Want to Know, Never Going Back Again, Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman, Oh Daddy Least favorite songs: none. Absolute perfection. 5/5
This has to be one of the greatest of all time. Song after song is incredible and re-listenable. One of the masterpieces of our time and top rated here for a reason. 9.5/10 (4.75/5)
I own this album on vinyl and I've probably listened to it 20 times, and it's still one of my favorite. Every single track is wonderful and most are just amazing. One of the best albums of music every published IMO. Five stars, easily.
A friend of mine in college had a car that whenever he started the engine, it would restart the CD in the player, and he always had Rumours in. I must have heard the beginning of Second Hand News more times than any other song, and yet it is still incredible. I thought it would be hard to evaluate Rumours as an album, as the songs feel like they have all taken on the weight of being separate, but I needn’t have worried: this album is as close to perfect as it can get. I like Fleetwood Mac anyway, but something about the circumstances surrounding this album or a particular alignment of the planets (or something else less wanky) has given this album a presence and impact that few others can match. Just outstanding front to back.
Last two tracks can't live up to the star power of everything that comes before it. Still amazing, absolutely timeless.
Not enough stars 🤩
5 their best by far not overrated at all faves: never going back again, you make loving fun, don't stop
another album that feels patently absurd to rate on a 5-star scale because it just exists outside the realm of anything quantifiable. no amount of stars or list ranking could encapsulate the impact it’s had on culture and its power to still make me feel crazy. like these aren’t even songs anymore, they’re something much more essential to the very fabric of humanity. i think certain individual tracks from *fleetwood mac* and *tusk* actually move me more on an emotional level, but *rumours* is without a doubt their most iconic single ALBUM. fav tracks: the chain; dreams; gold dust woman; never going back again; songbird; you make loving fun; oh daddy
literally a perfect album. no skips and it's cohesive yet all-encompassing of the best and most diverse parts of their sound. the only track I don't super love is Don't Stop because I find it kind of dopey, but I don't think it bogs down the flow of the album and serves as a tonal liaison between its adjacent tracks (Never Going Back Again and Go Your Own Way respecitvely) which otherwise would've probably been jarring. the flow of this album works so well to hype you up and settle you down and make you pensive and make you feel at all the right moments, and then it ends with a bang. it would've been amazing to see them play this all the way through live. fav tracks: dreams, never going back again, go your own way, songbird, the chain, you make loving fun, oh daddy, gold dust woman
An easy five stars but any excuse to re-listen works
5 Stars (14/15)
Sounds like a greatest hits collection.
Rumours is one of those rare albums where the music is just as legendary as the drama behind it. Fleetwood Mac was falling apart while making this thing — cheating, breakups, shouting matches — total chaos. And somehow, out of all that personal wreckage, they put together a near-perfect record. It should have been a lesson for John McVie and Lindsey Buckingham not to shit where they eat… but hey, it worked out for them. The tension, the heartbreak, the spite — it's all baked into the songs, and that's exactly what makes the album hit so hard. “Secondhand News” kicks it off with a jolt of energy and bitterness. “Go Your Own Way” is a breakup anthem that somehow sounds both sad and stadium-sized. And “You Make Loving Fun” is smooth, joyful, and dripping with irony given everything going on behind the scenes. Every track is tight, emotionally raw, and endlessly replayable. Rumours is messy in the best way. Favorite song: Go Your Own Way
While Rumours isn't my personal favorite album of all time, it is certainly in the debate for best album of all time. It has the extremely unique qualities of both withstanding the rest of time without growing old/feeling over played. The harmonizing triple vocals led by Stevie Nicks is what really strengthens this album for me.
When the greatest album of all time is brought up, this one is never missed. For good reason, the raw emotions this album contains is always clear, couples with fantastic musicians, especially guitars, makes for an incredible experiwnce.
This album is not necessarily to my taste but still feels objectively awesome. The production, mixing, creativity and diversity in sound is amazing. I just wish the radio didn't crush some of these songs from being so overpaid.
Would have been better with silver springs on it but an all time classic
Another classic innit
Ok, so… reputation can be a double edged sword. It sets albums apart as classics, but they also set expectations for some that might be too high. When I saw that I finally got this album, I was a bit nervous. I mean, I knew about Go Your Own Way and Dreams, but I was rating Rumours as a whole effort. What if the deep cuts were forgettable? Honestly, I thought that anything less than a 5 would be disappointing to me. Fortunately, after hearing this album through, I am thankful that Rumours delivered. I know, it’s one of the most acclaimed album of all time. It’s neck-to-neck with Abbey Road on here for number one. I’m not adding anything of value by being the hundred thousandth person to gush over it. But, I don’t care. Every song here could have been a hit single in their own right. The band has these harmonies that just hit right on every song. Any point on Rumours that I thought I wouldn’t care for a particular song, Fleetwood Mac would always pull through. Honestly, it’s insane how an album can have about three lead singers and not have a weak point anywhere. The Buckingham songs, the Nick songs, the McVie songs, they’re all great. How in God’s name this album came out amid the drugs and tension within the band is miraculous. On a personal note, Fleetwood Mac is one of my mom’s favorite band, if not her favorite. Hell, her and my aunt both got shirts with the full lyrics of The Chain on them. It’s that deep. So personally, I was hoping that this album would stand out on that merit alone. Also, Go Your Own Way and Dreams are like, S-tier songs, so I was holding some bias down while listening to it. Thankfully, I am now fully convinced that this is one of the best albums of the seventies. Actually, scratch that. This is the best album of the seventies. Favorite track: Dreams (Between this and Go Your Own Way is like picking your favorite child) Other hits: The rest of the album. Seriously, that are no weak points.
Wow, this albums keeps the hits coming and doesn’t really let up. You get a brief crying break during “Songbird” then it’s back at it. Every tune distinct from the last, Fleetwood Mac manages to create some timeless hits on this album that have aged quite well.
5/5. Man, it may have been the first time I listened to the album that closely, but every song is a classic. Iconic.
Contender
great album a lot of amazing songs, album that i want to listen to on a road trip on the east coast or berkeley.
Absolutely one of the best albums ever recorded. So many incredible songs. Hard to believe it’s not a “Best Of.”
a greatest hits album. Christine, Stevie, and Lindsey songwriting clinic
Amazing. Love this album
There are better albums, but not many.
One of the best albums of all time
This album holds! Haven’t heard this entire album in decades…good music!
So good, so many hits yet flows like an album should . 🤟
This one was easy. Nearly a perfect album. Listened to it twice and it was as good as it’s ever been.
Incredible album, one of the greats
Another 70s 5-star album! I kinda swore into the whole idea that Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac is the superior era for the longest time. Might just be my middle finger shaped brain doing the rounds, but I genuinely thought that no way some pop was to dethrone the prince of blues. I still do think they're neck and neck, but Rumours surprised me quite a lot when I heard it in its entirety. Of course, the songs everyone and their grandmothers know like Dreams, The Chain, and You Can Go Your Own Way are instantaneous classics that took personal turmoil and turned it into catchy hooks and great guitar solos, but the other tracks on here stand high among them. Songbird and You Make Loving Fun are examples of deep cuts (if you can call them that, in an album every track is famous and well known), that I'm always in a mood to listen to, especially the latter. The funky bass line with the intimate, uplifting and optimistic feeling is a recipe for a great melody. It's an essential. This is what a pop album should sound like: diverse, simple sounds with a lot of thought put through them, and the emotion presented in such a way that it does feel like a document of a tough period, but does not feel like airing of dirty laundry, which is a quality I think is ofter overlooked when talking about this album. ⭐⭐⭐⭐.25
Soundtrack of my childhood right here.
Schönes Album. The Chain toller Song
I didn't have time to listen to this album today, but I know it's a five star album. Great album with a number of classics.
The song ‘Oh Daddy’ gives me the ick, which takes my rating from six stars down to five.
Nearly flawless. This is one of my all-time favorite bands and while I've mentioned that Tusk is my favorite of their albums, I recognize this is their masterpiece and probably ranks higher in sheer songcraft and production value. For all the internal strife—because of the internal strife—the band was experiencing during the making of this record, this album oozes an emotional current that underpins the barrage of excellent songs. And for all the accolades and attention the three vocalist/songwriters get (deservedly), the rhythm section of this band is just so freaking good. McVie and Fleetwood never play anything gaudy, but god-damned if there aren't a half dozen unmistakable bass riffs and the drumming is just so unique and perfect. Another element that flies under the radar are the brilliant harmony vocals that inject the songs with beauty and foreboding and next-level production value. There are the obvious spots where the harmonies shine, but there are textured vocals all over this album that are stellar—it's part of what makes this band so much better than a million other bands. I started the review saying this was "nearly flawless," and that's just because I don't LOVE Oh Daddy and Songbird as much as everything else on the record (sorry, Christine—your other tunes are genius... that riff in You Make Loving Fun is magic), but on today's listen, I was all in. I listened to my version of the reissue, which includes Silver Springs (the name was inspired by a town very close to where I grew up), which was not included on the original release due to the limitations of vinyl (not enough room!), and as much as I love the song, they made the right call when they left it on the cutting floor in regard to the flow and continuity of the record. Oh... and Buckingham's guitar work is incredible—every solo and rhythm part is exceptional. I highly recommend taking an hour to watch this awesome documentary for a deeper dive into how this brilliant album came to be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaLnxwj-jwo&list=PLzmmLnROlZRgXs_45Z8lkcM_a99p4WsAi
10-15 years ago I attended a music conference in Vegas at the MGM Grand. At one point, I went to the men’s room, which was the largest I have ever seen. Had maybe 20 urinals on one wall. The place was empty. I went to one in the middle. A few minutes later a chap comes in and goes to the one right next to me. I looked up to be like, Bro WTF, and who do I see but Mick Fleetwood. He nodded politely. I did not look down to see if his balls looked like the ones on this cover. But I'm gonna assume so. Now for the album: Yeah, I mean, it's Rumours. It's ridiculous. I Don't Want to Know is OK and Oh Daddy is pretty bad, but the rest are tremendous. This time I was struck by how counterintuitive some of the arrangements are. btw, I don't love the 2004 remaster. Some of the tunes sounded hollow, and the levels from song to song were all over the place. Time for a redo!
What more can be said about one of the greatest albums of all time?! Every time I take it for a spin, I'm in awe of everything--Songbird, Lindsey's distinct guitar picking, Stevie's witchiness casting spells all over me, Mick's bus-driving chops, the McVies understated cool factor. I was particularly wow'd on this listen by the song order. Not a surprise and I've been in awe of that before but I was just gobsmacked by the brilliance of opening with Second Hand News and closing with Gold Dust Woman and every nugget perfectly placed in between.
top 10 best and fave albums ever. no skips, just banger after banger after banger. perfection. true masterpiece
I've never been much a fan of them outside their hits but I didn't realize that many of their hits came from this album.
YES! Love Fleetwood Mac and this is one of the most iconic albums ever.
Dreams is literally my favorite song ever made
It's Rumours. If you hate this album, no you don't. Not many albums come close to perfection, but there's virtually no notes here. Nearly every song is a classic. You could put this on shuffle and still think that was how the tracklist was supposed to be. From a scale of -5 to 5, this is the easiest 5 ever made.
The older I get, the more I appreciate Fleetwood Mac. This was a band of my upbringing. My dad didn’t listen to a lot of music and Fleetwood Mac Greatest Hits was one of maybe 6-7 cassettes (all of the collection were greatest hits album). Of his humble collection, Fleetwood was just meh. I didn’t hate it, but I enjoyed the other ones better. As I got older heard more and more of their catalog and it was always a distinct sound that was enjoyable but never resonated. Now, decades later I find myself putting on FM albums a couple times of year. Musically they are a really good band. They have a sound that to me is as distinct as any bands ever. Stevie’s vocals are even more distinct than their music and that creates just great classic rock. FM is one of those bands that I don’t necessarily think about them as an amazing band when short list are talk about but then listen to their music and think that era and genre, they are on a short list of the best. 9.2/10 #44/1001
Damn near a perfect album. So much emotion oozing out of every song.
I don't know how to feel about it. Obviously it's good. It wouldn't be the highest rated album here if it wasn't. That beings said there is something that just doesn't quite connect with me the same way it does with everyone else. 8/10 feels too low but 9/10 feels too high. I'm giving it 5 stars though because a re-listen will bump it up probably (it usually does with me)
One of the most perfect albums ever made. Classic start to finish - every song is 5/5.
Banger
a masterpiece! short, punchy, classic. reminded me ofc the Stevie Nicks concert in Amsterdam. shouldn't have got THAT high at that one but it was still an experience of a lifetime.
a classic.
Absolutely awesome album!
Jag har haft lite svårt att se storheten, men efter 15år i backen börja sikten klarna alltmer. Två skilsmässor och en massa kokain är drivmedel för detta mästerverk. Många hits och produktion som lyckats var slick men samtidigt lite rå. Mäktigt, där även såsiga mellanspår bidrar till dynamiken mellan käftsmällarna.
I was just beginning to listen to music when this album came out. Loved it cover to cover. It really spoiled me, I thought every album would be this good. Saw the concert when they toured that year and was one of my first concerts! Classic album! The songs went together in a great way! So many great vocals and passion in the words and lyrics! Love this one and it throws me back in time whenever I hear me of the songs!
Classic for a reason
This album is so hyped up that I tried hard to find a reason not to give it 5 stars but I couldn’t. It’s got straight bangers.
One of my favourite albums of all time. Being an F1 fan “The Chain” gets played a lot in my house!
What can I say about this album that hasn’t been said before like honestly this album is no skip and is as close to perfect as an album can be.
01/05/2025 Obviously this gets 5 stars. What an album.
Brilliant. Not a bad song on here, and several amazing ones; Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Songbird, The Chain. Crazy that The Chain wasn’t even one of the singles from this album. Rumours genuinely deserves all the plaudits it gets and it feels wrong to put this in the same category as some of my other 5s, so a 6 from me!
This has a had a real hype in recent years and I’m not sure whether I’m fully on board with it. But then maybe that’s what a great album is, one that even people that aren’t one hundred percent about it give five stars. Simpsons: Yes
Very good album, good vibes.
Such a good album, I'm not sure I can write any words that would do it justice.
Fleetwood Mac made some of their best music while fighting. Rumours. No, it's all true.
Classic
A few years ago I tried to rank the songs on this album because I love ranking things and I was dismayed to find out that one of them had to be last.
I can’t imagine not liking this album
Fleetwood Mac has always been a bit of a blindspot, but they put out some real yacht-rock, road trip jams mixed in with some real hard hitting bangers (The Chain, Gold Dust Woman). I need to listen to more
Finally 701 albums in we finally get to Rumours. Is it a perfect album, yes. Does it contain some of the best songs on record, yes Does it contain stevie nicks, yes Is it a 5, yes.
This must be that "LA sound" everyone is talking about. I love it.
One of the best albums, EVER!
Incredible. This was the first album of these that I gave a deeper look into the lyrics and boy was it an experience. I see why this album gets so much love it's so unique and every song revolves around the theme of losing the love between the members of the band, yet each one remains so unique
Dreams, one of my favourite songs of all time.. the bass , the drums, the voice... Many other hits. I agree with many album full of hits, easy listening, seems short. To be fair 4.75/5.
c'mon
I will argue that this is actually the best album ever produced. I think there's only 3 or 4 songs on it that don't currently get regular radio play. This is the gold (dust woman) standard for albums.
I think this might be the best album ever made? I know it's at the top of all kinds of lists, but it really is that good. Go Your Own Way? The Chain? Songbird? Gold Dust Woman? Silver Springs (I'll always consider it a full-on Rumours track)?? Dreams???? Pure genius. With how messed up things were behind the scenes, it's almost incomprehensible that this even exists.
Sometimes the stars align and a group puts out a project that is front to back enjoyable. Where every note is the perfect note for that time and place. I have to imagine this album was written in a total flow state, no thinking just going with the flow of the music. This album is refined without feeling too combed over, it goes deep without ever feeling unfocused, it flows well sonically without ever feeling samey. The album blends pop, rock, folk, psychedelic in a way that feels natural and fans of those genres can enjoy this album.
You can't really argue that its not a 5 star album. A 70's classic. And it plays like a greatest hits album as every track is so well known. A truly special album.
autobusa brauciens caur Kurzemi sešos no rīta, pavasara saulītei lēni austot, skan Rumors. manas pirmās 5 zvaigznītes ir diezgan loğiskas. Stevie Nicks you are everything to me…………. 2004(!) deluxe versijā pielika Silver Springs, kas neiespējamā kārtā uzlaboja jau perfektu albumu. un man šis album cover liekas tik SATISFYING, tik garšīgi acīm. tas kontrasts, tas fonts…. (+balls). MĪLU 70tos (šo es saku, protams, pieverot acis) mana mīļākā Fleetwood Mac dziesma gan nav iekļauta – Rhiannon. can’t have everything!!!
Es increíble. Uno siempre recuerda a Rumours como un disco genial, pero me soprende que cada vez que vuelvo a escucharlo, me parece aún mejor. No le sobra ni medio segundo.
Album 755 of 1089 Fleetwood Mac -Rumours (1977) Rating : 5 / 5 Considered one of the greatest albums and another listen didn't make me think any different. Awesome from beginning to end. The songwriting...the harmonies..the musicianship. This has a bit of it all.
YES! first one I've already listened to in full, indeed many times and i own it on vinyl. A wonderful excuse to whack it on thanks website God Secondhand News is so GOOD. always surprised that it isn't one of the Big Ones when I hit play. Trying to listen through Don't Stop... it's the one that sticks out to me, never been my favourite, but tbf listening to the rhythm section makes it fit better?? How does The Chain, already the greatest song ever written and that's science, still get better every time and then You Make Loving Fun doesn't feel like a comedown?? Best pairing of two songs on an album in musical history?? I also love how good the bass is on you make loving fun. Make him play that shit Christine. I wish Oh Daddy wasn't called that. It's like the one flaw. That and that it ends. How am I on the last song already. Come back. Like I've tried to listen with a fresh ear and not just blindly give it a 5 but if anything that made it better. I think this album was playing at the beginning of time. As the earth was forged Gold Dust Woman could be heard from the core. It's so Big and Urgent without being overwhelming.. like it's a calming album even with those big driving rhythms idk man it's fundamental. I love it so much. Thank you Fleetwood Mac for putting yourselves through all that.
This is for songwriting, performance, production, atmosphere a justly deserved 5.
Perfection from a troubled group.
Amazing album, timeless.
This whole album, top to bottom, is fantastic. Exquisite. 1001 album worthy: Yes - 73/135
Solid! Should’ve listened earlier
Um daqueles albuns que eu queria ser uma mosca no estúdio durante sua gravação. Toda a história por trás desse disco me fascina até mais que as músicas em si. Disco atemporal, com certeza. Não tem muito o que dizer a respeito. Mesmo se você nunca ouviu esse disco, você ja deve ter ouvido metade das canções. Tamanha é sua influência e alcance. Até aqui no 1001 ele ta no topo das notas globais. E é um disco que me agrada, assim como grande parte dos clássicos dos anos 1970. Através desse projeto to percebendo o quanto eu gosto daquela década específica. Algumas faixas desse disco são inconsequentes pra mim, mas não é o suficiente pra ofuscar o brilho dos melhores momentos desse álbum monumental, e nem pra tirar sequer uma fração de estrela da nota. 5/5
The album is great!
One of the best albums of all time
Finally listened to this front to back and I now know what I was missing out on. One of the most critically acclaimed albums of all time for a reason.
Yeah, this is one of the top five greatest albums of all time. I've listened to this one a lot! Good to listen to it all the way through for the first time in a while. Still a fan of the deepest cut on the album: Gold Dust Woman <3
This album is the soundtrack to two intense periods of my life. With incredible depth, this album is a must listen for anyone trying to understand the mid 1970s music scene. If not my personal number 1 or 2, it is definitely in my top five all time albums. Song Bird….
One of the easier 5s I would ever give.
Easiest 5 I've had so far, if there's a better full album on this earth I've not heard it.
I’ve listened to this album 54,000 times and it never gets old. Except for “Oh Daddy”, I’ve only listened to that one 48,000 times ‘cos it’s a bit janky. To be a drug dealer in the Sausalito studio - the stories I could tell! I’d contrive to have Christine write a song about our tender encounter and leave “Oh Daddy” off the album.
-holy shit this is just. phenomenal. I am quite familiar with a couple of songs on here and I’ve been meaning to listen to the full album all the way through -honestly exceeded expectations. every single song on here is good. some more so than others, perhaps, but I could listen to this over and over and never get bored. 4.5 or so now but I could easily see this going up to five -Favorites are Dreams, Never Going Back Again, The Chain, and You Make Loving Fun
Straight bangers back to back
Whoa, I recognize song after song. I had no idea some of these were Fleetwood Mac. This is an album full of hits. Makes me want to boof some cocaine! I'm giving this a 5 for the amount of hits on here. Not too many albums can boast that. The Chain is my favorite.
Some of my favorite songs from this band are on other albums, but this is an undeniably great collection from a group of talented artists--individually, but even more so collectively. My top tracks: Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman. Coolest moment: the haunted wailing at the end of Gold Dust Woman. Funniest moment: the Muppet jamboree vibe of Second Hand News.
It's such a choice album. To rate it as anything less than perfect would be a disgrace to all that they sacrificed to create this album. Marriages ended. Drugs became problems
Love this album. Solid all the way through. An album made for people cheating on each other by people cheating on each other, as the joke goes. Not really, but it's good music.
Already listened, fantastic album
Loved: Second Hand News, Dreams, Never Going Back Again, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, I Don't Want To Know Decent: Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman Didn't Like:
Very good, would buy LP
One of the best albums of all time, no doubt. Trying to keep an open mind for this listen though. Should be doable as I only ever listen to individual songs from this album, never the whole thing front to back. Second Hand News took me by surprise immediately because it was a) not one of their big hits and b) a weird song. Fleetwood Mac's strong grasp of vocal harmony and interesting song structure shone through even though it's not my fave song of theirs. I can see how the minimalist arrangements can sometimes delude listeners into thinking some songs are "boring", but really, these songs have just what they need and no more, which is such a rare gift in any kind of art. It's so so easy to keep adding elements until our ADHD brains are appeased, but these arrangements are so sparse that it results in a clear emphasis on the interesting parts (a little bass noodle here, a small drum flourish there, a quiet but important backing vocal). Never Going Back Again has one of the most beautiful guitar melodies in the Western Canon and deserves to be a song you must listen to before you die. Songbird has to be the only mediocre song on the album. I forgive it for existing, because nothing on this earth is perfect, but Rumours comes pretty damn close. I didn't really notice the creative tones/fx on the bass until this listen - they add a lot to the sound without being overbearing or corny. Vocals are often haunting when they're not layered in a complex and beautiful harmony (see Gold Dust Woman).
Stone cold classic
If this album was just "The Chain" and then 45 minutes of Depeche Mode, it would still only drop to a 4.
What can one say about Rumours that hasn’t already been said? An instant 5 star album. TIME CAST A SPELL ON YOU BUT YOU WON’T FORGET ME (I know it’s not an official track but I had to)
One of the very Best!
FIVE STARS ZERO NOTES
A historic album. If you're even slightly interested in music, you can't miss it!
5 lol
Definitely a great album. I wouldn't say it's the best album on this list, but I can respect it
10/10
Varied. Enjoyed listening to it. Even the fillers are thrillers.
I mean what is there left to be said about arguably one of the greatest albums ever with arguably one of the greatest songs ever on it? This album is magnificent, even the B-Sides are legendary. 10/5 stars
Now, Rumours is definitely not my favourite album of all time, and I actually do not really like side 2 too much, but the side 1 of Rumours is very very very solid. An album easy to listen, emotional, well composed, it's one of those albums that do definitely belong on this list and can compete with the tops of this list.
By far one of the most popular albums of all time. Like "The chain" and "You make loving fun" already" Second Hand news: Bow bow bow, very upbeat. Dreams: Her voice will always be angelic. I feel like i'm drifting down a river in a tube, a apple busch light in hand. Never going back again: the way the instrumental is so up beat and contrasts with the wallowy lyrics is really interesting and generates a layer of complexity. The singer sounds so done, never going back, and yet the instrumentals have an air on contentment. Don't stop: meh, it's good but no major stand outs. Really repetitive. Lacks some soul. Go your own way: Classic. Played this song for band like 3 years ago but completely forgot about it, it's just in a playlist. Song Bird: I hate how slow this is. This makes me feel like the people who think this album is overrated are correct. Girl I ain't in church. Do i need to write anything for the chain and you make loving fun. Both are fire. I don't want to know: FIREEEEEEE
4/10/2025: Bangers
A true 5 star. Every song on this album is a recognized hit! Great memories.