Rumours

As countless people before me have written and said, this is undeniably one of the greatest albums put out by any rock band--ever. I played it endlessly when I was in junior high--so much so I practically wore the grooves off the record! I got the CD early on and after so many years in my CD collection this remains one of my favorites.

Yes, the band was going through some tough times when they produced this music--and maybe that DID help them to produce such a great set of songs here. However, despite all their internal struggles, you'd just never know of it by simply listening to the songs, the overall smooth flow of the song set, and the electricity and energy of the songs and the way they are performed. The CD boasts numerous classic rock songs such as Christine McVie's "Don't Stop;" Stevie Nicks' "Dreams;" Lindsey Buckingham's "Go Your Own Way;" a song written by the band called "The Chain;" and a song I always liked personally, "Second Hand News" by Lindsey Buckingham.

The quality of the sound is excellent, even after all these years of playing this CD on several different CD players. I love the way the liner notes are so nicely done. You get great photos of the band and the lyrics are there along with the song credits.

This CD remains-and will remain-as timeless as the best of the best of the rock CDs. The songs deal with relationships between lovers as well as the entire range of emotions that come about when people are in love, together or be it unrequited. Indeed, Q magazine included this album as one of the "Best Relationship Albums Of All Time." When you listen to this album and the incredibly thoughtful way with which the songs are performed it will truly touch a nerve in you!

This CD is highly recommended for fans of rock, pop, and classic rock. If you fit into one of these fan groups, as I certainly do myself, you can't go wrong with this CD.

I bought the DVD Audio version, created by Fleetwood Mac's old engineer Ken Caillat. He did an excellent job tweaking the songs, and the songs really shine in this format.

As for the album itself, it does not sound dated, despite the fact that we've heard the songs on the radio for the past 30 years. Later Mac albums suffer from overproduction, which give them a definite '80s feel, but Rumours escaped this fate. Okay, the harmonies are a bit California '70s, but they're beautiful, so who cares? Heartfelt, authentic music so rarely made these days.

This is a fantastic album, and it shows in quality. Problem with that, tooooooooooo much radio play made this gem a COMMERCIAL sucess, I would rather hear Dreams every now and then instead of every day, if you know what I mean. Highlights for me on this album, You Make Loving Fun, love the keyboard, guitar, bass, hell the whole band on this number, best song on this album. Always thought Nicks was overrated, always liked McVie better, but what do I know. Anyways well worth getting, just too bad it gets played too much.

Rumours to this day continues to be in the top 5 of albums sold.
When Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the group, the history of Rock changed forever.
Buckingham and Nicks were in LA starving. Buckingham came to the attention of Mick Fleetwood who asked Buckingham to join as their guitarist.
Buckingham would only join if Stevie Nicks was allowed to join as well.
Fleetwood consented and the rest is history.
Rumours is chocked full of hits.
Dreams by Stevie Nicks was a major hit for the band and had considerable radio time.
Never Going Back again is a personal favorite of mine with Lindsay Buckingham and his acoustic guitar. It is a very catchy tune.
Go your own Way is a song to Nicks from Buckingham as they were in the process of breaking up.
Christine McVea and her haunting version of Songbird was a concert finale for the band.
The Chain is another great song with exqquisite harmonies.
Another very good song from Christine McVea is You make loving Fun which also did very well commercailly.
Gold Dust Woman ends the album on a very strong note.
I never tire of this album.
If you were to buy the top 10 classic albums of all time, you would have to include Rumours.

I have never been a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac but a great album deserves to be praised. I own this album and their Greatest Hits on cd. When I put my favorite FM songs on my i-pod, what do ya know, the majority of them came from Rumours. This album was released in 1977 and has sold over 18 million copies to date in America alone. The songwriting is excellent and there is a lot of variety, certainly helped by the fact that most of the members can sing and write songs. The production and instrumentation are also very good. Other than the hits, and there were many, I really like Oh Daddy, and Gold Dust Woman. But The Chain is still my favorite track on the whole album. I think the 70s was simply the best decade for music. Bands (and record companies!) were not afraid to experiment. I also recommend the DVD Classic Albums - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977). Rumours: Four and a half stars!