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can i give more than 5 stars?
I feel like out of all the records I have listened to this is the one with the most mystification that surrounds it. Not only is it known as one of the best albums of all time its making is seen as one of the most fantastical tales in rock history. I and can acknowledge that all these things are for good reason but I also have to say that all of this may have made the album seem a little underwhelming in my eyes. It is still a good record but I find songs like Songbird and I Don't want to know just some of the uninteresting spots on this record, but there is so much genius in this LP that is hard to say its anything less than good 70's rock music but for me thats all it is Fav tracks: Dreams, The Chain, You make loving fun, and Gold dust woman
Doesn’t get much better than this. This could be Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits album. No skips. No notes. Okay, I do have one note— I don’t understand how “Silver Springs” was left off of this album, I feel like it’d be right at home here in content and quality. On this listen, Christine McVie's "Songbird" really stuck out to me in a way it hasn't before-- it's so tragically romantic, expressing your love for someone despite knowing you will never be together again. I was unaware until today that "The Chain" was the only song on the album with all members credited as writers, and it truly feels like the perfect culmination of all of their pent-up anger and feelings of betrayal. As Logan said, "it sounds like they're in their Rep era." Favorite tracks: Second Hand News, Never Going Back Again, Songbird, The Chain, I Don't Want to Know (and Silver Springs if they actually included it on the album of course).
I have 10 minutes left in the work day so it's the perfect time to give my thought dump. None of this will make sense. And thats okay. Went through a big fleetwood mac phase in high school because stevie nicks and don henley did leather and lace together and it is one of my favorite songs. Anyhoodle what a banger of an album. Truly. Non-stop bangers. Top songs for me have always been You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Women, and Never Going Back Again. Phenomenal guitars. Phenomenal lyrics. Cowbell.
A study in designer boredom 🥱
No surprises here, this is one of the strongest albums on this list and rightfully deserves its place. Chock full of certified hits, and everything else is just as good. Amazing what you can do with a whole bunch of interpersonal drama, loathing and cocaine. It's a travesty that Silver Springs never made it onto a vinyl pressing of this album, but at least the super deluxe version restores it in some way. I've never listened to this album before, but I already know half of the songs just by being a person who exists... and I could talk about what I love about this album for hours and fill pages of review, but so much of what I'd want to say has already been said by many other people. I know it's a pretty basic-ass opinion given this is the top rated album on here, but I think this is my favourite album so far. Listening to it makes me happy.
Dreams is one of my favourite songs, and I was surprised by how many more songs on this album I knew. Really enjoyed this
Could be the best songs put together as a package. Most artists would love to have this repertoire of hits their entire career. Let alone a single album. Legendary album. And for good reason. Blues, piano, pop, and ballads. Just a great combination of songs.
137/1001 Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Heart before? ✅ Revisit? ✅ This is the only album in both my parents' collections that they could agree upon and so needless to say, this got played a lot in the house as I was growing up. Fortunately, it didn't have the same impact on me as Simon and Garfunkel's Bridge Over Troubled Water. There's still something so magical about this album and the quality of it, seeing as though they were drugged up to the eyeballs and cheating on one another. It's honestly one hit after another. Phenomenal stuff.
Good album with many bangers. Many diffrent vibes and styles of songs within the album.
I'm not a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac, but this is known as a great album. Second Hand News - 7/10. Not bad. Good musicianship. Dreams - 9/10. Silky smooth and slick. Never Going Back Again - 7/10. I like the instrumentation. Pretty solid song. Don't Stop - 8/10. Very good. Not as good as Dreams, but still very good (despite the association with Bill Clinton). Go Your Own Way - 9/10. Excellent tune. Everything fits well in this song. Songbird - 10/10. This is absolutely beautiful. The Chain - 10/10. Incredible song. This is Formula One! You Make Loving Fun - 9/10. Slick and smooth, with rich vocals. Outstanding. I Don't Want to Know - 7/10. Very solid, but not up to the standard of the last couple of tracks. Oh Daddy - 7/10. Again, very solid, but not to the standard of the best of the album. Gold Dust Woman - 8/10. This is Gold Dust Woman? I never knew the title. This song feels like it's been stripped down to the essentials, except for the end, which feels a little out of step with most of the song. Overall Rating - 4.14/5 (8.27/10). Wow. This is absolutely a great album. So many songs that deserve the description of iconic.
Hard to argue with. Not just good songs, not ones that have stood the test of time. It's got a wide path, mining a whole range of sounds and styles. Just very very impressive overall
perfect no skips pop album! it does not get old
Ikkje så dumt
So many hits on this album, I can't believe it was the band's 11th. I've listened to it a few times and generally enjoy it. "Dreams" and "The Chain" are favorites, but some of the songs like the opening track veer into REO Speedwagon territory. For me it nudges its way up to 4 because of its ability to transcend generations.
Still such an amazing album, a classic
What a great album!
Excellent
Does it get any better?
I do not enjoy Fleetwood Mac at all. Mostly Stevie Nicks' voice . This activity forced me to listen to the other songs that I didn't already know, so that's good I guess
i wanted more stevie nicks vocals tbh
all-time fav
I judge people who don't put 5 stars for this album
Kann man machen
4.8
While Tusk is my personal favorite, most would mark this album as the band’s finest work. It’s amazing to where the band evolved once the Americans arrived on the scene, though I truly loved the band when Peter Green was the driving force.
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One of the best albums ever.
Been heard.
recognized a lot of songs, i liked chain
I know this is great songwriting. I just can’t stand it.
For this album the hype is truly real
When I listened to "Abbey Road" by The Beatles, it was alone in this generator as the top rated album. Now, this album has tied it, and in my opinion, it's not a very exciting battle because both albums-as great as they are-are overrated. This album has hits; excellent hits, in fact. The problem(that forfeits its five-star rating), is there is very little versatility. It's white-people passion music. It needs a little more spunk. More soul. More variety. Favorite Track: "Go Your Own Way".
8 - GOOD
Perfect
Like Thriller, Dark Side of the Moon and Sgt Pepper’s, this is about as close as you can get to a ubiquitous album. And it’s understandable. You don’t really need any other Fleetwood Mac records as this one already sounds like a greatest hits compilation. One of those times where a band just comes together to create something that stands above everything else they did. So many well known songs on this but I’ve always liked You Make Loving Fun the most.
The most popular album on here. I know the singles, that's it. Starts bad. First 2 Buckingham tracks are misses for me. Although Go Your Own Way is the first song to get me tapping along. The Chain rocks for sure but the rest of side 2 is meh. Overall, 3 great tracks does not make the best album ever. 3.5 rounded down Heard before? Some Owned: Yes: 29/108 (26%) Will I get? No
Leaving Silver Spring off was a mistake, but this is a top 3 album of all time.
I found this album really boring to be honest, I'd get halfway through a song and be like "yeah, I've given it a crack I can move on now" over and over for the whole album. Dull. Generic. 1/5 stars.
Rumours” (1977) is polished, hooky soft rock built on sharp songwriting and vocal harmonies—far less noisy or dated than many ’60s/’70s classics, and easily one of the few “old” albums I can see myself genuinely enjoying, even if I’ll mostly replay the standout tracks
Just about every cut is a classic
From start to finish - one of the best albums of all time. Wish I could give it more than 5 stars!!!
Very good stuff! Some bonafide classics on here, as well as just lots of straightforward songwriting with beautiful arrangements.
A true classic. One of my favorites. I spin a number of these tracks on the regular!
5/5
Pretty much a perfect example of pop rock, emphasizing both the pop and the rock. The guitar on this is fantastic. It makes the rockers rock but is at its best on the acoustic "Never Going Back Again." On the flipside, "Dreams" is a great slinky pop song with that dreamy guitar in the background, while songs like "Don't Stop" expertly mix the rock and pop. Of course the thing that's talked about most with this is the division in the band and how it's great despite that, but it's also great because of that. The absolute spite on the opener is hidden a bit by how danceable it is, but it's not truly lost. Those feelings also give my favorite track, "Go Your Own Way," its edge. This does fall off a bit in the back half of the second side, which keeps it from getting a 5, but it's never less than enjoyable.
The good songs suffer from being too overplayed. It was an enjoyable listen, but I didn't feel like this was a true classic on first listen
This is a really great album. A lot of really good songs performed really well.
Legendary
Both Len Houmous and Ken Chutney were lined up for play roles in Running Man. Arnie remembered them from their legendary set at the final of the 1980 Mr Olympia. He tried to call but Mick Fleetwood took the call and then the roll! Len was delighted to see how poor his performance was! Embarrassing! 5.0 3/11 Never Going Back Again
Fleetwood Mac is blessed with two phenomenal female singers. Christie McVie with her calm, clear tone that is naturally beautiful and effortless, and then Stevie Nicks who has a mystical, ethereal, raspy sound. I can’t overstate my love for Stevie. She’s one of my absolute favorites. This album is a prerequisite for anyone who has a vinyl collection, to the point of being cliche, but for a reason. It’s incredible how they created such a tight, perfectly blended, harmonious album when they were literally falling apart as a band. Not to mention the massive amounts of cocaine. Maybe that helped? An easy 5 all day. Every song is amazing. A classic I have listened to hundreds of times and will listen to hundred of times more.
Solid rock from the 70’s. There are timeless tracks on this album (Dreams, Don’t stop, Go your own way, The Chain) that will continue to be enjoyed for decades to come. All around, great listen.
Yeah sure, it’s a solid 5. But it’s not a 7. It’s not the best album of all time. It’s not “no skips”. It may be the most popular album on this list, but that doesn’t make it the best, now does it - or did high school teach you nothing? Save all of your hyperbolic bullshit. It is quintessential 70s and filled with songs that everyone knows and loves. Overal, it’s great and soars in places, filled with moments that make you feel good. So, yeah. 5 it up. But, really, why are Mick’s balls hanging out on the album cover?
Amazing album, not top of the heap amazing, but I really do love this album. You can hear the internal strife the band was experiencing as well as soke beautiful tender songs. Brilliantly composed album. Songbird was the highlight of yesterday's listen for me, I forget that song exists, it hits me by surprise everytime, McVies voice is amazing. The rest of the songs are bangers as well, not a dud on the album.
Asbra, helt enkelt
Tyckte i många år att detta band var väldigt ointressant och tråkigt, men efter en roadtrip med det här albumet spelandes i bilen så började jag på nåt sätt tänka om och nu anser jag detta vara en av 1900-talets absolut största musikhöjdpunkter. I princip perfekt rätt igenom och jag kan tänka mig att albumet är top 5 av hela det här projektet.
Oh yeah :ok_hand:
Brilliant album
I mean, it's a classic but there are a couple of terrible songs like songbird and oh daddy
Ok ok, this lived up to the hype. Both fleetwood and max have great pipes. Front loaded for sure though, kind of a weak ending imo.
Top 10 albums ever made. Maybe top 5. Maybe even top 3. This is some of the greatest, most beautiful music I have ever heard, and Dreams in particular is one of my favorite songs of all time.
great 10/10
Someone else said this is an essential vinyl to purchase when you buy your first record player. Funny. That’s true. This is the highest ranked album in this project? I don’t get it. Maybe it’s not tough enough for me. Fleetwood Mac and The Eagles, I don’t need em. The songs are well constructed. I’ll listen, but honestly, I’m just looking forward to the next song. They don’t suck me in. Maybe I need to sit down with headphones and completely invest. Maybe one day when I have time.
Meilleur album de tous les temps?
So the 1st ranked, there has to be 1, and a middle of the road white bread; liked but more importantly not disliked will get you that. Accept it’s a very good album for lots of reasons, the songs are generally strong, the production and the drama/ background, the later which I think is the main reason for it’s overhype, cocaine and in house infidelity the album. Not going to say I don’t like it because I do (or did) but I don’t love it. It’s a good 70s soft rock album, but that’s also why it’s not the best of the best, it’s just a 70s soft rock album, Too polished too middle of the road and if never heard it again it wouldn’t be too soon, ( have heard it a lot and don’t really want to listen today but here goes). No that didn’t change anything. Maybe I’m just totally fed up and oversaturated by it but it’s not 5 star for me anymore, if it ever was. This is just so conventional middle-class music fan, so white bread it just isn’t in my idea of a GOAT album, album you should hear sure but better than everything else??? No, no and no. low 4 Star
<3
A masterpiece of 70's rock.
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Besta plata sögunnar? Minnsta kosti topp fimm.
One of the greatest albums ever? Yeah, but sy\till prefer FM1
- A lot of hits on here, as you know. - Stevie’s voice is amazing. I wish she was lead on pretty much all the songs, as I don’t like anyone else’s voice on the album. I get why she wasn’t on Go Your Own Way, though. - Instrumentally, only the guitar and Stevie are notable. - Not a 5 for me because I don’t find it consistently good. For me, there’s filler: Never Going Back Again (though, it has its moments); Songbird; I Don’t Want to Know (I like the clapping, lol); oh, and I *hate* Oh Daddy. I don’t love Chain as much as everyone else does; I love the chorus and outro, but I find the verses with their minimal guitar plucking and, to me, irritating vocals pretty annoying.
Second hand news stands out as a song that has not aged well musically. Rest of the album is excellent, with only one or two songs that don't stand on their own.
A classic for a reason
Very good absolutely a 10 but nothing insane
i didn't *get* fleetwood mac until i hit my 30s, and then something clicked and i REALLY GOT fleetwood mac. do you have to have lived a bit to really feel the pain and heartbreak and messiness of this music? is that the most pretentious/ok boomer thing i've ever written? idk what i'm saying. this album is just bangers bangers bangers.
This is a great record. I’ve just heard it too many times now. It’s still got the magic, but I need to not listen to this for 5 years or so, so that I can rediscover it again.
The middle section of don't stop, go your own way, songbird and the chain is as good as anything. Some classics mixed in with a few 'fillers'. Solid album.
Classic rock. So much variety and so many hits.
This album, of course, has a whole lot of very good songs (and some average ones) and needs to be on the list. While I appreciate its quality, I just... don't like it than much... hard to say why. Fatigue? The award for world's most boring bass line on an otherwise fine song (Dreams)? The hype? Is it just too poppy for me?
Grocery-store core.
16/1001 Here it is, the current number one album on this list. It’s all downhill from here I guess. Is it the greatest album of all time? I don’t think so. It is an album of catchy songs. One after another. Just hit after hit. After listening to this album yet again I reluctantly give this five stars.
What a record. What a feat of songwriting all these songs are! I can't decide if the songwriting is better than the performance or vice versa. Either way, the end result is basically peerless. And then there's the backstory to the making of the album, the internal wranglings and the personalities. Look, it's Rumours, does it really need reviewing? If so, then I would say that both sides of the record open in absolutely astonishing ways, with the bounce of Second Hand News (a vastly underrated song) contrasting so well with the threat of The Chain. And then there's the delicacy of things like Songbird. Above all else, there is Go Your Own Way, in the conversation for the GOAT song. If you have a spare four minutes, then listen to Go Your Own Way. If you have a spare eight minutes, then listen to it twice. If you have a spare 12 minutes, listen to it twice, and then go to YouTube and search 'Go Your Own Way isolated vocal'. Watch that video.
The quintessential 5* album against which others are measured!
I mean, I like this album. It is well produced and has occasional sparks of genius like in The Chain and Gold Dust Woman, but the rest is just woefully unimpressive. This albums is pretty much universally loved, and it’s not hard to see why. Even among pop rock, which is a genre that already basically does everything to be as inoffensive as possible, it is very accessible. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but I don’t like all the ways it limits artistic expression. This album is polished and, overall, enjoyable, but it doesn’t stand out as anything special. It’s very soft and very straightforward. It doesn’t try to challenge the listener and therefore, to my taste, can only achieve good results at best but nothing outstanding. 7/10
Decently good, now I know the names of some popular songs I hear everywhere lol
All time run to start an album, not a big fan of Songbird, after that is great to good.
I've never listened to Fleetwood Mac before. The album is very melodic, pleasant to listen to. A bit too country to my taste. Sometimes it reminded me of The Beatles, sometimes of Sabrina Carpenter. I would listen to this album while driving a car, but I don't think that I'll reach for it again.
Never listened to a full album and played ‘The Chain’ so much I got sick of it. Let’s see what the full picture looks like (slightly unnerved by the crazy amount of 5 stars and it being number 1 rated on this list)… …god there are a lot of bangers on here! Some I didn’t even know were FM. Although, I am realising my scoring is pretty picky and 5* is a very rare occurrence (maybe 1%) and rests on whether I’d go back, by choice, to listen to this album specifically. Feel like it drops off after ‘The Chain’ and looks like it’s heading for 4* overall…
Franchement ça s'écoute bien mais la musique à 2 milliards d'écoutes je ne l'avais jamais entendu de ma vie c'est terrible
Un banger tout simplement et l'écoute de l'édition super deluxe fait plaisir + validé par Laura
It’s a classic. Come on. Don’t stop thinking about tomorrow kinda brings it down. It’s so much lesser of a song than all of the others. It sounds like it was written for a tv commercial. Other than that, this is a pretty perfect record.
Classic Fleetwood Mac album. I wasn't a fan of these guys growing up, but when I listened to this album, I learned a better appreciate them. I usually always prefer the Stevie Nicks songs to the Lindsay Buckinham songs. But Second Hand News isn't bad and Go Your Own Way is a classic. Never Going Back also classic. Gold Dust Woman and Dreams are the best for me, and Chains, written by several of the band. First slow point of the album comes with Songbird--that one's a skip track for me. I Don't Want to Know isn't the strongest Nicks song, but Oh Daddy is a great sounding track by McVie, though the lyrics are a little masochist. Whatever you're into, I guess. Overall, the one or two slow points don't detract from the excellent overall product. 5/5
All timer
Rumours? Nah it’s all true
Not much that hasn’t been said, near perfect album
Great, know it well.
On this list's (or this site's) battle for the best album ever I'm more the "Abbey Road" person... but can't deny its rightful 5 stars. What a classic.
What is there to say about a record that, if you grew up at a certain time, you heard every song on the radio for many months. A classic album, a breakup album, a heartbreak album
How many times have I listened to this? I am surprised that my original 1977 vinyl copy still has grooves, it's been played so much. Obviously this belongs on this list. It plays like a Greatest Hits record because every song has been ubiquitous for the past ~50 years. And deservedly so. Immaculately produced this is an album from the sky. It's remarkable and rewards with every subsequent listen.
Loses one star for Dreams. That's right, you heard me
So versatile, this album is going all kinds of places
Unless you've just never heard of this band, this album is probably the most popular Fleetwood Mac album I see when I'm digging through crates at the flea market. I think everyone bought it and played the shit out of it. If you would rather save some money, there's probably about a hundred variants out there if you look. Get you a nice copy for like $5.
5 stars I try to listen to every album I get, even when I’m quite familiar with them. But I’m a bit behind and Rumours is an album I’ve listened to enough to know my opinion well. I first bought the album 21 years ago after being familiar with around half the tracks from pop culture osmosis or classic rock radio. I loved it from the beginning and have listened to the album in full countless times. It is an album where the known tracks are the best, but the deeper cuts are also quality. I know every song and even the ones that aren’t bangers have an important contribution to the overall album. Great songwriting, singing, harmonies, and instrumentation. Softer rock in the year that punk rock was exploding in the US and UK, and it still managed to rock. It’s solid!
I dont have anything to add. Perfect album
Best Track - "The Chain"
Classically good.
9/10 very nice, very chill
I was definitely sleeping on this album the last time I tried to listen to it. Most likely literally. This is almost like a greatest hits compilation!
Their eleventh album. Rock. This is such an intimate and authentic album. It's a high definition view into the lives of a Rock band who are immersed in love, sex, drugs, creativity and ego. The tracks themsleves have been written about for forty eight years now. I can't really add more. Rumours is a giant of an album that will stand tall in the pantheon of popular music forever.
Great album with some legendary songs. 8.1/10
Not really my style, but wow are some of these songs catchy. It's hard to ignore.
Perfect
Wow, I really didn't realise how much I don't like fleetwood mac that much. The chain brought it up a star though
A strong 3
Classic!
Amazing! And the drama wow
Dreams is one of my favorite songs!
This reminds me of my mom. I have heard this album so many times it’s become background music. She was a huge Stevie Nicks fan but I have always preferred Christine Perfect. Dreams, The Chain, and Gold Dust Woman are the standouts. Also Stevie Nicks shot cocaine into her butthole. Allegedly.
Milestone
The harmonies…. I always notice something new every time I listen. There’s such depth to this album. The little noodles on the guitar, the drumming is excellent. What a masterpiece this really is.
top 5
i do prefer tusk but this is amazing as well it is
Any album with "Dreams", "Go Your Own Way" and "The Chain" on its tracklist is an instant 5. However, it's not just these monolithic tracks doing all the heavy lifting; the rest of the record holds up to these songs to an extent. There's a reason it's tied with Abbey Road for highest rated album at the time of writing.
Rumours! Yes! I've been waiting for this one. As a kid I HATED Fleetwood Mac. The drums sounded like they were made out of cardboard; the bouncy, happy Adult Contemporary feel; the annoying melodies paired with cloying harmonies. And then I turned 27, and suddenly all of those liabilities became assests. Rumours was my maturity litmus test. The songs and performances are exceptional. The guitar in "Never Going Back Again." The elliptic drums in "Go Your Own Way." The hypnotic repetition of "Dreams." People bag on "Oh Daddy" but I enjoy it. And of their best songs, "Silver Springs," didn't even make the album! There is a trick to their songwriting - they'll employ fairly typical verse-chorus arrangements, but they'll hold back a super-strong hook until the end of the song ("Second-hand News," "You Make Loving Fun," "The Chain," "Don't Stop"). Cause when your verses and choruses are already so strong, why not throw another hook on at the end? I have about 900 more records to go - I'm guessing there will be less than 10 records that are such slam-dunk FIVE STARS
Amazing
𝘙𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴 transforms personal turmoil into pure pop alchemy. Behind its glossy production and sunlit harmonies lies a web of heartbreak, jealousy, and creative tension — yet somehow, every song feels effortless. With 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘴, 𝘎𝘰 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘖𝘸𝘯 𝘞𝘢𝘺, and 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘪𝘯, Fleetwood Mac crafted not just soft rock perfection, but a timeless portrait of beauty born from emotional wreckage.
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Lots of great tracks on this record. It felt like there were a few tracks where they had fun recording them, and it shows. Favourite Track(s): Dreams, The Chain Least Favourite Track(s): Gold Dust Woman
Infinite stars. The best band that ever was, and ever will be.
No doubt 5
its almost like it was a greatest hits record
GOATed for a reason
Would be a 5 but I have heard "Don't Stop" too many times sadly.
The go-to quintessential "no-skips" album
10/10 no skip album. I didn’t realize how good this album was until I listened through the entire thing
A classic and pristine fusion of blues, rock, folk, country, and pop: a real “American music” album. I’ve never listened to this front-to-back and it has such a mythic reputation that I did find myself a little disappointed. As much as I like the laid-back sound, it bordered on sleepy here and there, and Christine McVie is a glaring weak link among the three singers. But at the end of the day, come on, it’s Rumours. It’s good. Best song: The Chain
Dreams,never going back, go your own way, the Chain, I don’t want to know whole album is good
Truly one of the greatest albums ever.
Very catchy, maybe a touch overplayed
We're talking a near front-to-back album of hits. Not just Fleetwood Mac hits, but the greatest songs in their catalogue altogether. So much fuckin' talent -- Mick's drumming on The Chain and Go Your Own Way give me goosies. Solid production, and an all-time memorable album cover. No wonder this is consistently a Top 10 record of all time.
I have never been a big fan of Fleetwood Mac, but this album is close to being a greatest hits album. So many classics. Pretty sure 9 of the songs were in a regular rotation at a lot of radio stations. I know I get to hear this album a little too much as Mindy puts the vinyl pretty often. Christine McVie is underrated. Mac is a little overrated. I'm sure my wife would disagree. All in all, I have to give credit due. This is a very good album. Kind of forgot how many good songs were on this album. 4
3 This is one of those albums that you knew was going to show up on this list sooner or later, and there are certainly no arguments from me on its inclusion… but at the same time, I’d be lying if I said that it’s a personal favorite of my own. Don’t get me wrong, having four megahits the size of these contained all on one release is an incredibly impressive feat, but I just can’t say they’re songs that I love personally - with the exception, of course, being Go Your Own Way. I know this whole album is about the clusterf**** going on behind the scenes surrounding the band members’ romantic relationships with each other, but Go Your Own Way has always been the one track that’s really spoken to me about relationships. Like, if you’ve never shed a tear while listening to the song after having your heart broken, have you really lived? For me, it’s undoubtedly one of the two best songs by the group, the other being Landslide (not on this album, unfortunately). But as for Dreams, Don’t Stop, and The Chain… I think they’re fine songs, and certainly not flawed in any way, but they’re also not something I would go out of my way to listen to. And if I’m being petty, the “thunder only happens when it's raining” lyric on Dreams has always kind of bugged me. Like, I know artistic license and yada yada, but it’s not a true statement in the slightest. As for the rest of this album… blah. Once again, there’s nothing bad to be found, but it did make me question if the four megahits are doing all the heavy lifting regarding the acclaim surrounding this album. I felt nothing about most, though I did raise an eyebrow at Oh Daddy, and You Make Loving Fun reminded me a bit of Trampled Under Foot - a song I would consider like C-tier Led Zeppelin, so do with that what you will. Through and through, this album is fine, and I have no real complaints. I do think you would have to be out of your gourd to say it’s objectionably bad, but it’s just not a piece of art that speaks strongly to me for the most part. Go Your Own Way is doing some heavy lifting on my 3 rating here.
I had no idea I loved them so much!
Amazing
maybe i’m a stupid 10 iq degenerate, but how does this album always get in the top 20 of the greatest albums of all time in every media creating those ratings. it’s undeniably a good album: good texts, good music. but it’s just good, not great or THE GREATEST. the only exception is the chain. it was my first time fully heating it and it gave me some shivers again, is it a good album? definitely worth being the highest-rated album on this website? nah
Cool. Another biggie and the finale to the Fleetwood Mac duology. I still don't care much for Tusk, though I remember it having a good tune or two - especially the song which had those warm, buzzing guitars. I'm expecting something more polished and well-rounded for their big release. Here goes. Yeah, not bad. The songwriting is competent and there's an admirable level of variety on these tunes. It may be my inner contrarian speaking, but I admittedly find it hard to engage with these prissy, perfect pop rock albums. There isn't anything on here which gives the band a unique creative identity, which is what I really look for in music. Still, for what it's worth this album is a pleasant listen and is filled to the brim with hits. I've heard "Dreams" before. Great tune. The lead vocals are silky smooth and oh so pleasing, and the mellow instrumental is a fitting accompaniment. "Don't Stop" is another song I've heard before. It's admittedly one of the weaker offerings, though it's still an above-average cut. The piano goes a long way in making the song a fun, bouncy tune, and the vocals are solid during the chorus. I've also heard "Go Your Own Way", of course. The national anthem of car marketing departments everywhere. That chorus is golden, though the bits in between lose me. "The Chain" is another heard before-er. The vocal melody is pretty strong, and the warm, lead acoustic guitar gives the song a nice sound. The intense second half came as a surprise - I don't remember the song pivoting in that direction. I know this one's a big deal, so I'm not gonna check the book. I cosign this inclusion.
Rumours is an album. I have now listened to it, even though I have listened to this album via the radio for my whole life. They sure did make a whole lot of money, that Fleetwood Mac. Wonder if that made them all happy. This band would be significantly less insufferable if every member had no problem with orgies. But maybe that means they would have made less money. The music business.
Only good tracks, best album ever
Probably should be a five. But there’s a couple songs that I’m not great.
Struggling to think of an album with a better run of songs than this
There’s a reason why all the songs on this album are so well known that they are almost like comfort food - they are just filled w great musicianship and hooks.
впервые послушала альбом целиком, хиты из него успешно заслушиваются на протяжении нескольких лет) потрясающе!
Like a bit of Fleetwood.
It’s wild how many songs from this album are just part of the collective consciousness - you don’t even realize you know them until they’re playing. It absolutely earns its place as one of the greatest albums of all time. What blows my mind is how much chaos surrounded it: drugs, heartbreak, breakups, betrayals, and yet they turned that mess into something so cohesive and timeless. By the time they got to Rumours, this was their eleventh album, but their first with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, and you can feel that spark! It's like that perfect storm of pain, talent, and chemistry, where every track feels deliberate, like a group of people baring their souls but still making sure the music never cracks under the weight of it all. It’s nearly impossible to find fault with this record. It’s emotional turbulence transformed into pop perfection.
Buckingham will always be in my echelon of "underrated" musicians.
Can’t really go lower on the rating. Perfect pop songs that I wish I could go back and hear for the first time. So much talent in one bad.
Classic favorite
I mean … come on. It’s one of the best! Still holds up. 5/5
Really enjoyable and surprised how familiar the songs were
Here’s another one of those albums that were a required purchase when it was released. Listening to it now is like meeting an old friend that you haven’t seen in years. Back then we didn’t know about all the dysfunction within the band - that came to light later. Anyhow, this gets a top rating despite two of the tracks (“Don’t Stop” and “Go Your Own Way”) which have been seriously overplayed.
Yes!! I don't actually own this album, but I do like it. It's had a few renaissances in my lifetime, the most recent of which is happening roughly right now, and it's always fun to see the kiddos getting into a classic. Lots of lore, good energy, multiple singers, what's not to like? (Well, I guess it's a little bit country-ish, which isn't usually my vibe, but it doesn't bother me when it's more upbeat and the lyrics aren't about murder and horses.) There's so many hits on here, but unfortunately that means I'm a little burned out on some of them ('Dreams', 'Don't Stop', 'Go Your Own Way'), even though they're good tracks. Some still have the juice, though. Highlights: 'Never Going Back Again' (nice acoustic guitar! reminds me of my friend Lil' Alex), 'Songbird', 'I Don't Want to Know' (which was already on my "liked songs" playlist; a rare bird for a 70s track), the fact that Christine McVie told John 'You Make Loving Fun' was about her dog (lol) Lowlight: 'Gold Dust Woman' (a little bit of a snoozer)
3,5
Heard it many times. Great record.
Easy
Struck a nerve (with me that is).
Still a classic.
This was the first time I ever listened to this album. I never had the urge to check it out before. It's very good, but something keeps me from really liking it. I don't know what. You can almost SMELL the cocaine on this one, can't you?
Classic.
Awesome
Bien
There are few albums which spawn a radio hit, fewer still have multiple. But Rumorurs is among a mere handful which can claim that all songs, hit or not, are fantastic. Please listen to this album if you have not already.
I knew all but 4 songs on this album. It was good.
Worthy
Lives up to the hype
The songs I know are great, the album tracks I didn't are... not as good.
Just a great album. 6 fantastic songs and 4 more great ones. The Chain and Dreams are the obvious highlights, and Gold Dust Woman is the more lowkey but still great song. Add on Don't Stop, You Make Loving Fun, and Go Your Own Way, and you have a damn near perfect album. I still don't really like Oh Daddy though. As stereotypical as it is to say, this is a 5/5 album for me. Not quite the peak of music, but damn close to it.
no idea how i am so familiar w this having never personally put it on
really high 3 for me, but maybe not a full 4. I think I knew every song on this except for Oh Daddy, which was interesting to find out
when its good its good, but for a classic album thats less than 40 mins theres a lot of filler lol Fav song: I Don't Want to Know
Fleetwood Mac has never been my thing. Always like them, but never really got into them. On top of that, this album is full of songs that I've already heard so many times before, I don't really need to hear them again. Even with all that in mind, listening to the album again, there's just no denying it's a near perfect pop album. The only song that made me cringe a little was "Oh Daddy". Always creeps me out when someone refers to their partner as "Daddy". I would give it 4 1/2, but since we can't do halves, I'll give it the full 5.
Can you name one bad song on this album. One of the greatest!
I think its just me. It's almost definitely just me. But Rumours doesn't do much for me. I appreciate it, it's good, but I can't feel anything for it. I prefer Fleetwood Mac as a blues band with Peter Green. Give me The Green Manalishi over this, any day.
Catchy, but not overly exciting for me. Prefer other albums in their discography
A few bangers. Some weaker tracks towards the end. I've never gone out of my way to listen to whole albums of theirs, but this is pretty good.
bomba atomica. uno degli album migliori della storia
YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSS. God this album rules. Every track is fantastic, and some, like The Chain, are on my personal list of greatest songs ever recorded. This is an all-time great album and likely to be one of my absolute favorites of the entire project.
Superb album. Nothing more needs to be said.
Heartfelt offering by veteran band unafraid of change in the mid- late 70s. The way Buckingham- Nicks were welcomed with open arms and found their footing to create genuine magic within the gentle confines of this long-running act is the stuff of legend. Concept album of relationships on the rocks with all the light, dark and every shade in between.
There's a reason this is considered one of the best albums of all time. Everything about it is great
Not a lot to say about this album that hasn't already been said, but an easy 5 if there is one. Like Thriller, an almost unbelievable amount of timeless songs packed onto one album. The counterpoint of the Buckingham songs, the Nicks songs, the McVie songs, it all works. The harmonies are impeccable, the songwriting is excellent (the build on The Chain is almost worth the price of admission alone), the instrumentation, everything. An all-time classic and bestselling album for a reason!
Parfait. Timeless instrumentation, production and song topics. If landslide were on here it would be 11 out of 10 but their self titled is also excellent.
Une très bonne découverte ! 5/5
It's kind of incredible that I've heard nearly every song on Rumours, but never Rumours as a whole album. Despite inner-band turmoil, Fleetwood Mac released their defining album, and maybe one of the most consistently good albums of all time. This is a case where I'm not even a big Fleetwood Mac fan, but the power of the songwriting is undeniable. It's so close to perfect, but not quite there for me. Absolutely essential to the musical cannon.
Nearly flawless album. Doesn't wear out its welcome. Easy 5/5
sehr es geils album. vom musigstil her isches mir teilwiis biz zu country-happy. gad au di viele söttige songs am afang vom album (ussert dreams) sind chli e überdosis (second hand news, never going back again, don’t stop, go your own way). drum gits nur 4 statt 5 sterne, aber schwirigi entscheidig gsi. will: d bandbreiti vode verschiedene songs im verlauf vom album isch unglaublich - nur scho vo songbird zu the chain zu you make loving fun gahts vonere berüehrende ballade über en rhythmische, schwerere rock mit passende melodie und pausene hin zu catchy funk. oh daddy findi sehr berüehrend. d mehrstimmigkeit vode singstimme in gold dust woman im letzte song hittet nomal mega.
Of course this album is great. I mean, it's Rumours by Fleetwood Mac. It's not the best album ever, but it is really close to it. It is great from start to end, and it is a really strong record. So, of course, it much deserves to be here and to have five stars.
My wife would disown me if I rated any less than 5 stars
This is a great album if I’ve ever heard one. But I don’t think it’s an album I love. Based on quality I should give this five stars, it’s great, but it’s not quite on the “I love this” level that every album I’ve given five stars to is on. So as this is my personal ranking I’m giving this amazing album 4 stars because it didn’t connect to me on the level others did. Maybe I’ll regret that choice later, but maybe not.
This is just a great album from start to finish.
Amazing that they could produce this masterpiece despite the inner discord and turmoil within the band at the time
I’m not really sure I can say anything that hasn’t already been said about this album. Good to listen to it again as it had been a while.
Simply brilliant
is it a good album? yes, but i'm sleeping The Chain pedrada, até me acordou. Gosto mais do final do que do começo.
Banger after banger
Day 41 Not exactly a hot take but this album is pretty much perfection. 10/10 Highlights The whole album but is there a better moment on any album ever than when the baseline at the end of The Chain kicks in?
This may just be no 1. It could be this for 1001 days and I’d be happy.
funky. Liked.
Forever. Happy birthday mom
All I can see are the gonads. Obv a classic...
Knew this was going to be great and it was somehow even better than I expected. Go Your Own Way and Dreams on the same album is crazy enough, but The Chain and I Don’t Want To Know were discoveries for me
Superb album, not a bad track on it.
Is it a sin to give this less than 5?
I was wondering when we'd get to this one. I've listened to this one more times than I can count already.
Great!
Solid album, no complaints here.
BÄNGERI
4.54
A classic. A bit biased given I own the album. Amazing how many hits there are on this album.
It was okay. Most of these songs are played on Classic Rock Radio all the time. So, I have heard the songs a lot. This album was way better than “Tusk”.
never have i listened to an album where every single song is absolutely phenomenal.
Yeahhhh rumours is great. Its nice to come back to an album you liked years ago and its still good. Nice yo not do the whole I was a dumbass thing. Sometimes young you makes some good decisions. Its just fun and nice and enjoyable start to finish. I like almost every song in the record and the ones im not crazy about still have bright spots. Its just a classic and I could see someone calling it perfect. I dont believe in that but its so damn good. Worth a listen 100%. One of the easier recommendations ive got.
REALLY fun album. Heard a handful of these songs before but just a super fun listen.
Iconic album from the always dramatic ensemble. Various writing credits, with each member sharing in the success. A classic for a reason.
I think this album is far and away the one I have listening to the most solely for the purpose of trying to experience the praise everyone sings. I must have listened to Rumours straight through half a dozen times to try and fall in love with every track here, and I'm sorry to say it still hasn't happened with this listen. It does suck because I want to love every track on here as much as I love Dreams, The Chain, and sort of Gold Dust Woman (just like everyone does). But the rest of the album just doesn't click for me. The songs aren't bad at all, nothing here is bad; I just wouldn't ever go out of my way to willingly listen to the remaining nine songs here.
An all-time classic.
One of the greatest albums of all time.
One of the best albums of all time. If you don’t like this, you don’t know music.
Real good. Dreams, go your own way, and the chain are classics and are probably still my favorites, but second hand news and gold dust woman were new to me and were cool too.
Such a cracking album with so many great tracks. 5/5
With Dreams, The Chain, Never Going Back Again, and Don't Stop, Rumors is a strong contender for greatest album ever.
Obviously
Cool songs - Don’t stop, Go your own way, I don’t want to know
One of the greatest albums of all time.
So good
This is a five star album. I like every song, and they all regularly come up on shuffle. There's a song for every mood and every ocassion on this album. Some standouts: Dreams - ugh, so good. Stevie's vocals are golden, the simplicity of the music is sublime. Songbird - I actually grew up with the Eva Cassidy version in my house as a child which I prefer. To me it's always been a really sad song, but I think it's probably because Eva Cassidy died so young. Christine McVie sounds great here though. The Chain - this is such a cool song, another for my setlist if I was ever in a cover band. You Make Loving Fun - It's like Dreams' carefree older sister, love both songs on this album. Only critique of this album is that I don't LOVE Gold Dust Woman as the final song. And, all I could think about when listening was WWF legend and hall-of-famer Golddust. So much so, I looked it up to see if this was where he got his ringname from: "The character was portrayed as a drag queen obsessed with films and everything gold, which is a parody of the Oscars statuette. Dust, is a play on his real name". Not quite.
Fleetwood Mac seems to be the band that your parents had in the car if you were born in the eighties/early nineties. And, if they were cooler than my parents. I seem to remember being 12 years old and my uncle putting this one. My Mum said she enjoyed it, so my Dad bought an album called 'The Best of Early/Young Fleetwood Mac' (or something to that effect), it didn't go down as well with my mum. Ignoring that pointless anecdote, I did actually Fleetwood Mac live in New Zealand (my mother in law bought the whole family tickets). So, I'd certainly heard a good handful of these songs. I don't remember being particularly excited about the gig. Neil Finn was playing the role of Lindsay Buckingham's vocals, and Mike Campbell was doing his guitar parts. Two artists I quite like. My main problem was Mick Fleetwood. He did this incredibly cringey drum/shout solo. I understand his importance in the musical world, but he just looks like the kind of guy I wouldn't want to talk to. And, like many people my age, I don't have that weird crush on Stevie Nicks. Anyway, my pre-existing convictions aside, the album: First song in, I said "This really sucks!". My wife laughed. I'd really like to find that CD my Dad bought, because this is English classic rock combined with an Americana country tone. I don't actually think it blends that well together. There are plenty of singles in there. I can see why they are important. But, bar 'The Chain', I'm not holding them in particularly high regard. I did enjoy 'Never Going Back Again' for its guitar work. But, I don't get the hype. Isn't this one of the most streamed albums of all time? Or something to that effect? It's a bit frustrating that this album is a common choice for people over taking a risk on new artists. Although, I'm listening to them today... So, I guess they win that one. 2 Stars. Yep, 2 Stars.
This album is like the time your aunt came and stayed for a couple of weeks because she had just gotten out of a messy relationship. You were a young teenager, desperate to experience the revelry of your future years, and your aunt was the window into that world. She does Tai Chi, drinks a buttery chardonnay with every lunch, smokes a pack of Benson & Hedges Special Filter a day, and turns a blind eye when you steal a couple. She is the one at the dinner table suggesting that you are old enough to have a glass of wine with your meal, much to the chagrin of your mother. Your father is pretty sick of this aunt, especially as this is the third time in as many years that she has needed to stay for "emotional support". He wouldn't dare say anything to your mother because that would risk an argument that he knows would get heated. Maybe his sister-in-law could contribute to the bills or groceries in some way? That chardonnay adds up you know, especially when she is going through almost a bottle every day. Every night, just before bed, he tries to psych himself up to suggest to your mum that it might be time her sister leaves, but then he hears sobbing coming from the spare bedroom, and muffled voices complaining to themselves about that how bastard Steve that has done her dirty and ruined her life. You dad thinks maybe she can stay for a few more days. After all, the kids seem to love having her around. Saturday morning arrives, and your aunt appears from her room at 10am, bright-eyed and excited for a new day of opportunities. Mum offers to cook bacon and eggs for everyone, and your aunt tells you and your sister a few anecdotes about some of her wilder years. You are still pretty young and naive, but you know a story about copious drug use and group sex when you hear one. This seems like as good a time as any to tell your parents you'll be out most of the day, as you are going to the movies with your friend Caroline. You mum gets nervous at the idea of you having a girlfriend, while your dad is quietly excited that you are showing that kind of confidence. Your aunt suggests to you that the dimly lit room of a movie theatre is the perfect place to sneakily sneak a hand up a girls skirt. All of a sudden you feel out of your depth.
This album is like the time you dated that crazy bird despite all the warnings people have. When it was good, boy was it good. But when it was bad, it was bad. Not much consistency and you never knew what was next. You'd think you were done and over it, but then the next bang(er) would have you wanting more and suddenly you'd be thinking you could listen to this album for the rest of your life and be happy. Next thing you know you have 3 kids, a mortgage and a job you don't really enjoy at the BluRay factory. You come home from work tired one day and forget to wipe up the milk you spilt while making your regular 5.30 pm cup of tea, and your wife looses it. You realise you should have listened to everyone all along. Especially Dave "2 step" Taylor, your oldest friend, who had been saying all along you'd been blinded by the hits. But know you don't know what to do. You blew your life savings investing in your crazy wides homeopathy buisness. That promotion you applied for at the BluRay is looking unlikely due to the rise of streaming services. Divorce will be expensive and the recent mortgage rate rise was the last thing you needed. Some days you even look at your 3 kids and all you can see are the traits of your wife that your come to despise. You wonder what kind of man can fall out of love with his own children. Any way where was I. Some good, some bad. 3 stars.
Amazing album, a classic for a reason. Loaded with hits that have absolutely stood the test of time. Not a weak song on this and just about perfect throughout.
One of the top 5 most complete albums ever made, IMHO.
The magic of making love to a roadie I guess.
Peak Fleetwood Mac! It's amazing that such a triumph came out of such a dark time in their lives. I'm only a mild fan of Mac in general, but this album is off the charts.
Proof that sometimes mountains of cocaine, messy affairs and grudge fucking are actually beneficial. Best Tracks: Second Hand News; Go Your Own Way; You Make Loving Fun
Perfection
What else is there possibly to say about this album? It's one of the all-time greats for a reason. Many reasons, actually.
One of the greatest albums of all time. This would probably live in my too ten if I didn’t find it too galling to create such a list.
I love how you can practically hear them all banging each other
Love it
Love this album!! The story telling is next to none of its time!
I've always heard this album is one of the best albums ever written and I never quite got it. I tried listening to it previously, but what the hell was I listening to before because it wasn't this. This was incredible and absolutely worthy of the praise! Absolutely fantastic album through and through. There's the bangers and the ballads, all of which are sonic beauty. Deserves more than 5 stars. 5/5
Fleetwood Mac are overrated! It's pop without any depth or edges! This was my sentiment and I was determined to keep it this way. At "Go Your Own Way" I started to give in, and at Chains my barricades got breached. From enemies to lovers in 20 minutes.
The music you would hear while trying on some jeans for your mom at a shopping center. Pretty mid
Perfection
now this was such a fun listen, i played the album through three times without being bored by any of the tracks (no skippers) and i can confidently state that i will keep returning to this album. Each time Go Your Own Way Came on, i was movin' and shakin' like i had ants in my pants. of course i already know the song, you'd have to have been living under a rock most of your life to have not encountered one or another of the songs off this album at some point. I imagine many of them are radio staples. Back to GYOW and relistening reminded just what an absolute banger this song is, it's upbeat, urgent tempo belies the torment, the arguments, the heartache which band members were going through in their relationship meltdowns. The Chain has always been synonymous with Top Gear and i've never really listened to the album track in full; not before the 1001 albums assignment. it's hard to disassociate the two, but i think i can shake the shackles,throw off the chains. The prelude to that bass intro, the anticipation of the riff, and the way in which the track just takes off from this point on; it is such a delectable moment when it hits, racing cars or no racing cars. I'm considering The Chain to be another highpoint on an album which already has no lows. If it because i am already familiar with the tune ? I don't know and i don't care. There are some nice changes of tempo and of mood and Songbird, a beautiful ballad, is a fine example of a change of pace which keeps things fresh and allowed the 39 minutes runtime to pass by with me barely noticing, until the album was over Soft Rock/Pop Rock isn't particularly my thing, but right now i'd unreservedly include Go Your Own Way in my desert island discs selection; i might even consider bringing the full album. Overall, this is such a great Pop Rock album and it's apparent to see why it has such mass appeal; and why after 49 years it is still revered and has such a popular following. there's not a single song i wanted to skip and whilst it'll take more than one day of listening for some of the tracks to work they way into my head, i've already found myself returning to Oh Daddy a couple more times since my focused listen (3 of them) earlier today. And now whilst listening to Dreams i envision it playing as background music in the all-american diner in Nowheresville USA, as we sit drinking our refills of coffee and idly gazing out at the occasional vehicle passing by on the main drag on their way to somewhere more interesting than here. i'm feeling a solid 4 - 4.5 on this one. as you won't let me vote half stars i'm giving it 4 stars and saving my 5th star for albums that cause my heart to race and have have me proclaiming my undying love for them, each and every listen.
(5) never actually listened all the way through but i did listen to my favs from the delux version after too
It is never anything less than a complete joy to sit and properly listen to this album; to hear the songs in their origin context, find new angles or jags to chip away at, new moments to obsesses about. For me this time it was the harmony in the second half of “The Chain”’s choruses. At one point I was comparing it aloud to one of those passes Lionel Messi can make that suddenly strands an entire defence in No Man’s Land … a daft simile, but, on reflection, I find it edifying that we might never, as a species, run out of ways of celebrating this record. To put it more plainly though, “Rumors” is so good that you could scrub any of “Dreams”, “The Chain”, “Don’t Stop” or “Go Your Own Way” from the track list and still be holding onto one of the best pop or rock or whatever albums of all time. Luckily, we don’t have to. There’s no thought experiment here, no test. There’s just something wonderful.
So many great songs that I've heard everywhere. Well produced and really cohesive. Great sound. Timeless album. 8/10
One of my all time favorite albums
Ahh...the quintessential 'big sister' album. But c'mon. It wasn't just your big sister's music, it was America's soundtrack. It's where we fell in love, or adopted as our spirit animal, Stevie. And we can only hope it's where some 'discovered' the magic that lives in Lindsey's fretwork and Christine's angelic (better than Nicks, IMHO) voice. Take all that, and then factor in that this album was a declaration of war. The band was infighting, infucking, incredible, in the pocket and at the top of their formidable game. Only Richard and Linda Thompson have a better, "we're breaking up, let's kick some ass' disc. Enjoy. And tell your big sister thanks.
There are a few good songs and maybe one really great song on here, but like most Fleetwood Mac, the album is mostly pretty boring.
I already know this album is amazing
Obviously less foundational for me than for others
I mean c'mon, who doesn't know this
Groovy, mysterious, passionate
Listened to this as a kid. Good memories. ★★★★
Classic!
Not just a rumour here, but a fact - Great listen from start to finish.
Such a good album. Solid songs, with solid themes, vocals, harmonies, and variety.
Greatest album of all time
Stevie was right to go her own way. Anything without her drags it down.
Bands that have multiple songwriters - The Beatles, The Clash, Teenage Fanclub, Sloan, and the Buckingham/Nicks era of Fleetwood Mac, enjoy a distinct advantage in that filler and lesser material gets squeezed out in the competitive jockeying for vinyl space. And Rumours is that point at which all the major songwriters of the Mac were both clicking and emotionally inspired by the romantic turmoil that was roiling the band at the time. The result is a magnificent pop album enhanced by Buckingham’s exacting production. Masterpiece.
The best of the best
What a great album! Highly acclaimed, widely loved and for good reason. The Chain is one of my all time favourites, I can’t think of many builds in a song that hit quite like the build in The Chain, it gets my arm hair up and oh man what a fucking tune. Proof that disdain for one another can be a great ingredient to an awesome album. Buckingham’s guitars shine and Nicks’ powerful pipes, what a combo. Fleetwood’s drums and McVies bass deserve a nod as well. Only gripe is Daddy, I really don’t care for that tune but this is still 5 stars
Well its a nice album but a bit lightweight, the main hits are really the strong points. Expected it might be better.
Guitar playing is amazing.
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A perfect album!
Classic
Classic
A stone-cold classic with every Stevie Nicks track a standout.
There aren't many perfect albums. This is one of them, my friends.
40 mins of greatness. Surely one of the greatest rock albums ever and even better when you know the coke binging sex fuelled stories behind it.
Pop music may not get better. Production is on another level. Crazy good on every track but Dreams is a marvel, they turned two chords into one of the best songs ever. Lottaaaa mega hits. A+
Don’t have anything substantial to add other than it’s a great album. Maybe the best American record of the 70s? Never going back again is one of my favorite songs. Unsolicited plug for a cool cover - ‘dreams’ by the electric peanut butter company.
Masterpiece Loved listening to pieces of the super deluxe version. Disc 3 has early takes that are amazing to hear. Buckingham sounds like Billy Corbin in the early takes of Second Hand News The lore of this album is endlessly entertaining to dig into. Theres no doubt that these were supremely talented and volatile people that made something generationally relevant
Obviously 5 stars. No point in even having this on here except as a benchmark for what a 5-star album sounds like
“Hell yes” - I muttered to myself when this popped up before I needed to make an hour long morning drive for work the day after Labor Day. Just what the doctor ordered. This is the album my wife and I have probably listened to the most straight through, a road trip staple with no skips. This album is so perfect it’s almost insulting to have it on a list with all of this other trash. Every song good enough to stand on its own, and every song perfectly placed in sequence. Dreams is a great song and it might be my least favorite on the album. I go wild for the kind of raucous, multi-voiced party sound of Second Hand News, I Don’t Wanna Know, and Gold Dust Woman. SHN might be one of my favorite songs of all time - I love the build the outro guitar solo. Now I want to go listen to Tusk, has fallen out of my rotation and should be on this list.
An old favorite from the day.
All hits, no filler. A serious contender for GOAT album, especially knowing the backstory of all the drama that led to it. Also inspired one of my favorite bits of comedy dialogue: "You get a love triangle- you know? Fleetwood Mac situation. Well there was four of them, so more of a love square... Mind you, they did make some of their best music back then." "Rumours." "No, that's all true."
there is nothing i could say about rumours that hasn't been said before. this shit fucks. every song is a like.
Hits, vocal harmonies, clashes Second hand news Don't stop Go your own way The chain
Ok damn, this did live up to the hype. Abbey Road is still better, though
Cavalcade of hits
This one was fun, varied and had a few absolute bangers... Amazing songwriting, very good feel for how songs work... Easy 4.5
Ugh. God production/engineering. Lots of hits came off this album. But dang. I feel like fleeteood Mac is overrated. Not my cup of tea.
All the hits
Hard to listen to this and find any flaws, definitely a must listen to for anyone wanting to make it big in pop rock
Instant classic. Takes me back to my youth.
Songbird, Dreams, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, I D'ont Want to Know son las mejores canciones del disco. Muy balanceado entre melodías y canciones optimistas y canciones y melodías planas o suaves
The only thing that prevents me from enjoying this album as it should is the fact that I heard this record every single weekend front to back my entire childhood. It's great, sure, but I'm sick to death of it. Is that fair? I don't care, life ain't fair buddy whatareyagonnado I'm sure they'll be okay