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I listened to the whole album and it's technically perfect - the vocals, the guitar, the harmonies, the songwriting. It turned me off to an extent. Break The Chain actually annoyed me. With the exception of the Christine McVie contributions, it is oddly soulless.
Please don't kill me.
| by Anonymous | reply 12 | May 10, 2020 10:27 PM |
You are dead to me, OP.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | May 10, 2020 8:56 PM |
It's okay. You're entitled to your opinion.
Cunt.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | May 10, 2020 8:56 PM |
Someone needs to be kicked in the cuntbone!
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | May 10, 2020 8:58 PM |
Wow, seriously?
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | May 10, 2020 9:00 PM |
It’s always been good easy listening. I’ve never been obsessed with it like other people. I also hold unpopular opinions regarding Nicks’ voice.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | May 10, 2020 9:01 PM |
Agreed. Stevie's voice is very overrated. Fleetwood Mac is a talented band with songs that have been played to death on the radio. It's like Thriller where I don't even remember if the songs sounded good originally or not since I"ve heard them too many damn times.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | May 10, 2020 9:06 PM |
Of course it's easy to disparage it now. At the time it was heralded as something special. On first listen I didn't think much of it when compared to the previous release. I thought 'Dreams' was absolutely phoned in.
| by Anonymous | reply 8 | May 10, 2020 9:14 PM |
RUMOURS was the first cassette and then later the first CD I ever purchased.
OP, have you only just listened to the album in 2020?
| by Anonymous | reply 9 | May 10, 2020 9:29 PM |
R6 is spot on. There comes a point of such over saturation that pop masterpieces like Thriller and Rumours become their own versions of Muzak. I love Fleetwood Mac, but I can really only listen to their deep cuts at this point. Think non-singles from Tusk, Mirage and the “White” album. Warm Ways, It’s Alright, Over and Over, Oh Diane, Honey Hi, etc.
| by Anonymous | reply 10 | May 10, 2020 10:03 PM |
What's wrong with being a well produced record? At any rate, "Rumours" is a good album. My favorite Fleetwood Mac song has always been "You Can Go Your Own Way." I thought it was better than anything by Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie.
| by Anonymous | reply 11 | May 10, 2020 10:09 PM |
Rumours is an iconic album, but it has suffered from over exposure. Massive sales, along with constant radio airplay for years and years starting in 1977, has really made some of the songs seem dry and uninteresting today. I remember hearing it back in the late 70s and a lot of it was very fresh and interesting. They should’ve resequenced it and taken a couple songs out and replaced those with Planets of the Universe and Silver Springs.
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