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Fleetwood Mac - Rumours results

Participants sorted by deviation from final results:
CasanovaZelos (6)
Jesse_Custer (14)
ZeroSignal620 (14)
TheArkOfTurus (16)
VeryInsane (16)
ChainLTTP (18)
Johnbobb (18)
SpikeSetsFire (20)
MetalmindStats (20)
Seanchan (20)
Xtlm (22)
ChichiriMuro (24)
ZaziGuado (24)
LordoftheMorons (26)
Raetsel_Lapin (30)
Snake5555555555 (34)

General Album Comments:

Snake5555555555: One of those albums where literally every song is an instant classic. It's an album made for everyone, seamlessly blending the lines of rock & pop to where genre doesn't even matter anymore, and you're just left with songs made from the heart and with total passion, vigor, & genuine emotion that makes each song an impactful listen every time.

ZaziGuado: This was the first Fleetwood Mac album I've ever listened to and I've never been able to identify a song as Fleetwood Mac outside of Dreams and Landslide and maybe one other I'm not remembering. However, I recognized three of the songs on it from daily life experiences. Before this I thought Fleetwood Mac was largely fronted by Stevie Nicks, so I was surprised how little her voice was the sole feature. The story of the album is an interesting one and it's impressive the band were able to see it the whole way through and provide backing vocals on their ex's breakup songs. Overall this was an impressive, tight album that was mostly enjoyable the whole way through with a couple of top tier songs. Very glad I listened to it.

CasanovaZelos: Rumours is #82 on my all-time list and #3 for 1977 - one of the best years for music. The funny thing is, this soft rock classic is surrounded by punk and its various spin-offs along with some early electronic albums. When music was looking for a new way forward, Fleetwood Mac managed to succeed in a familiar style by making an album loaded front to back with hits. Despite the 'soft' sound of the music, this is as emotionally raw as records come - the fact we get a breakup from both sides adds an extra layer. This is a band in turmoil, three vocalists warring over concepts and each other. Beyond the lyrics and vocals, these songs are undeniably catchy. It took years for this album to really grow on me; soft rock is not my usual style, but it's rare for an album to be so consistent from beginning to end in any genre. And, well, time has unfortunately granted a better understanding of these mixed emotions. "If you don't love me now, you will never love me again" indeed.

MetalmindStats: As a collection of songs, Rumours is top-notch; as a coherent album, the juxtaposition of the writing's thematic consistency and the sound's relative variability feels like the point. Whatever the case, I found the result stuffed to the brim with familiarly enjoyable yet often adventurous music, largely even extending to those songs I didn't know beforehand.

Seanchan: An album like this is another example of why I love this topic series. This is another classic that I would have never bothered listening to otherwise. Outside of my bottom two songs (which are okay but clearly the weakest for me) there's just some really great, fun stuff here. I enjoyed doing a few extra listens to try to get my ordering right but still feel bad about having to rank some of these songs so low.

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