Breakdown of Rumours

[Hawkeye]

OK this is the last one for now. After these first 2 die down I'll do Tusk.

Greatest Things since Sliced Bread- Silver Springs, Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Oh Daddy, Dreams

AMAZING- Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Never Going Back Again.

Good- Don't Stop, Second Hand News

OK- I Don't Want To Know

Bad- None

[darklinensuit]

OK this is the last one for now. After these first 2 die down I'll do Tusk.

Greatest Things since Sliced Bread- Silver Springs, Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, Go Your Own Way, Oh Daddy, Dreams

AMAZING- Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Never Going Back Again.

Good- Don't Stop, Second Hand News

OK- I Don't Want To Know

Bad- None

For the record, I still can't bring myself to include SS on my list. It's an amazing song, but it's just not on the original release. :shrug:

Amazing: The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News
Great: Dreams, I Don't want To Know, NGBA
Good: GYOW
Grown On Me: Oh Daddy, Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop

Sorry, I adore Chris, but to me her better work is on Tusk and the earlier albums. I know I stand alone on this. :shrug:

- Jake

[GypsySorcerer]

Outstanding: Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, Songbird, GYOW

Very Good: NGBA, Second Hand News, Dreams, Oh Daddy

Good: Don't Stop, YMLF, IDWTK


There are no real clunkers on here IMO. The Rumours bonus disc versions bump Oh Daddy up to Outstanding and YMLF somewhere between very good and good.

[macfan 57]

Amazing-Songbird, Go Your Own Way, You Make Loving Fun
Great-Second Hand News, Never Going Back Again, Don't Stop, The Chain, Oh Daddy
Very Good-I Don't Want To Know
Good-Dreams, Gold Dust Woman

[dissention]

Amazing- Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News, Songbird, The Chain, Never Going Back Again, You Make Loving Fun, Go Your On Way

Mediocre- I Don't Want To Know, Don't Stop

A Bit Boring on the Album- Dreams

Ugh- Silver Springs

[Claudia]

Outstanding - Silver Springs, The Chain, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman;
Great - YMLF, Second Hand News, Songbird;
Great, although I'm a bit tired of - Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Don't Stop;
Good - I Don't Want to Know, Never Going Back Again.

[stefan]

I'm So Sick Of Hearing- Dreams, Go Your Own Way

That is a different categorie. You're right that some of the songs are played to death on radio. I agree with you but the point I tried to keep in mind is: is the song good or bad or not? In other words: it`s not the songs fault that it has been played too much :laugh: F.e. Go your own way. I wouldn`t ever listen to that one again without being forced to but it is nevertheless a great great song imo. I mentioned several times that I don`t like Rumours that much, it has a bunch of great tunes and a lot of fillers or crappy ones. Holds no contest in comparison to TUSK. Here`s my impression:

1) Extraordinary good: Never going back again, Go your own way, Don't stop

2) Borders on being boring as studio album versions: The chain, Gold dust woman, Silver springs, Dreams, Second hand news (with the exception of Dreams they all win a lot live on stage)

3) plain boring: Songbird, I don`t want to know

4) Simply bad: Oh Daddy, You make loving fun

[dissention]

Duly noted. :xoxo: I'll edit it, then!

[ryan8472]

Amazing: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Songbird, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman

Good: Second Hand News, Don't Stop, Silver Springs, Oh Daddy, Never Going Back Again

Below Average: I Don't Want To Know

[HomerMcvie]

Grown On Me: Oh Daddy, Songbird, You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop
Oh Daddy, and Songbird, maybe I could understand.
YMLF, and Don't Stop, how could anyone not love these two? :shrug:

[jbrownsjr]

Amazing: The Chain, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust
Very Good: YMLF, Dreams, GYW, Second Hand News, Songbird
Good: Never Goin back Don't Stop, I Don't Wanna Know

[darklinensuit]

Oh Daddy, and Songbird, maybe I could understand.
YMLF, and Don't Stop, how could anyone not love these two? :shrug:

Don't Stop sounds like entertainment at a kid's fifth birthday party, at least on the album. JMO.
YNLF I never cared for until I heard the version on VBOFM. For some reason the subtle differences work better for me, and I can make out the words much better.

- Jake

[jadegypsy]

Great: GDW, GYOW, Songbird, Dreams (although if i hear it one more time), YMLF, The Chain.

Good: NGBA, SHN, Don't Stop.

Fair: Oh Daddy, IDWK.

Note: Silver Springs is a Great song, but it's not on the original so I won't rank it here.

[sodascouts]

Stupendous: SHN, NGBA, The Chain, Songbird (Silver Springs if it counts)

Great: Don't Stop, Gold Dust Woman

Pretty good: Dreams, GYOW, I Don't Want to Know

OK: Oh Daddy, YMLF

Nothing truly bad.

[Hawkeye]

Ugh- Silver Springs

WHAT. Silver Sprigs gets an Ugh. That's just wrong :laugh: .

[dissention]

WHAT. Silver Sprigs gets an Ugh. That's just wrong :laugh: .

:lol:

I really dislike the studio version. It just leaves me cold. I think it has to do with the fact that I don't think all the emotion of that song can be displayed within the confines of a studio. It needs to be live, IMO. And I am really not a fan of the vocals on the studio version, either. :(

[darklinensuit]

WHAT. Silver Sprigs gets an Ugh. That's just wrong :laugh: .

A lot of people dislike the studio version since The Dance album, but I like it.

- Jake

[darklinensuit]

:lol:

I really dislike the studio version. It just leaves me cold. I think it has to do with the fact that I don't think all the emotion of that song can be displayed within the confines of a studio. It needs to be live, IMO. And I am really not a fan of the vocals on the studio version, either. :(

(posting at the same time - Get your own thoughts, guy. :rolleyes: )

- Jake

[GypsySorcerer]

And I am really not a fan of the vocals on the studio version, either. :(

I love the vocals on the studio version. Even the screaming. :laugh: Oh well....everyone knows solidarity between Republicans and Democrats can't last forever. :xoxo: ;)

[Hawkeye]

ell Dissentions post showed up first s technically they're his thoughts you're stealing. And well I'm just the opposite, I Love the studio version the best. especially the vocals. I think the emotion coms across just fine. And I know I'm so in the minority but when It comes to SS live I prefer the current version to The Dance. I know shoot me, bu I think she just screams those Stil I am a fool and Give me just a chance better this tour. I know she doesn't do the Never Get Away Never Get Away Never Get Away but it doesn't bug me.

[77Rumours77]

Blessing From God - Dreams, Silver Springs, I Don't Wanna Know, Oh Daddy, Songbird
Good - Second Hand News, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Go Your Own Way
Average - You Make Loving Fun, Never Going Back Again
From the devil himself - None!

[chiliD]

Again, as with the white album, I'm PAINFULLY burnt out on Rumours, so this is kind tough:

Cream of the Crop: Go Your Own Way, You Make Loving Fun, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Songbird (and, Silver Springs)
Floating just under: Second Hand News, Never Going Back Again
So-so: Dreams, Don't Stop, Oh Daddy, I Don't Want To Know

[littlelies7]

My Rumours breakdown:

"They're So Freakin' Awesome!":
Songbird, The Chain, GYOW, You Make Loving Fun, Second Hand News, Don't Stop

"Ehh, They're Okay":
GDW, Dreams, I Don't Want to Know, Never Going Back Again, Silver Springs :p

"Hit the Search Button Now!!":
Oh Daddy

I have a bad feeling I'm gonna get hurt for this list... :laugh:

[gibbs1510]

Spectacular: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, YMLF, Gold Dust Woman

Very Good: Second Hand News, Songbird, Silver Springs (studio)

Eh, I might just skip: Never Going Back Again, I Don't Want to Know, Oh Daddy, Don't Stop

[amber]

I love the vocals on the studio version. Even the screaming. :laugh: Oh well....everyone knows solidarity between Republicans and Democrats can't last forever. :xoxo: ;)

I like it a lot, too, because at the end the harmonies are awesome - I always like when stevie is singing harmony with herself. And then the harmony at the very end, where she's all "oh oh oh oh ah ah ah ah ahah ha ha ha ha" and "you won't forget me" is under it. But perhaps I shouldn't say that, cause everyone knows Green Partyers can't mix with Repubs at all.... ;)
Amber

[David]

Great: You Make Loving Fun, Dreams, Gold Dust Woman
OK: I Don't Want to Know, Never Going Back Again
Poor: Go Your Own Way, Second Hand News, The Chain

I don't even remember what else is on it ... Oatmeal Cookie or something?

[Lala]

Awesome!
-Never Going Back Again
-Go Your Own Way
-The Chain
-You Make Loving Fun...I got a new appreciation for this song
-I Don't Want To Know...AWESOME harmonies!!!!!

Okay
-Second Hand News...I've heard it too much. If I'm in the right mood it's fun.
-Dreams...It's a nice song, but terribly overplayed. If you sit and listen and appreciate it, forgetting how much you've heard it then it's great.
-Don't Stop...I actually want to do it with my band, but just listening to it can get a little boring.
-Songbird...So much better on the Bonus disc of the reissue with the guitar in there.

Please Kill Me!
-Oh Daddy...So much better on the Bonus disc of the reissue with the guitar and harmony vocal on there.
-Gold Dust Woman...I love the demo with the snippet of "If You Ever Did Believe"...The Rumours version doesn't do a lot for me

[AliP]

love em, love em: Never Going Back Again, Second Hand News
love em, but sick n' tired of em: GYOW, GDW, Don't Stop, The Chain,
Rarely get tired of em: I Don't Want to Know, Silve Springs
eh, ok: YMLF, Songbird
Never really cared for em: Dreams, Oh Daddy (except live it's cool)

[estranged4life]

Greatest Things since Sliced Bread (Or two ply, tooth paste, TV remotes & deodorant)-
The Chain
Gold Dust Woman
Go Your Own Way
Silver Springs
Songbird
Dreams

Amazing-
Oh Daddy
You Make Loving Fun
Never Going Back Again

Good-
Second Hand News

OK-
I Don't Want To Know
Don't Stop

Bad-
None

[BrokenWing]

Pure heaven: Second Hand News, Never Going Back Again, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun
Very good: Dreams, Songbird, Gold Dust Woman
Eh, they're ok: Oh Daddy, I Don't Want To Know
Ow, my bleeding ears!: None

[wondergirl9847]

Flawless: SHN, Dreams, NGBA, GYOW, The Chain, GDW

Greatness: Songbird, Oh Daddy, Don't Stop, YMLF, IDWK

[Cristian]

A gift from the Gods: Songbird
Pleasure to one's ears: Second Hand News, Dreams, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy, Gold Dust Woman
Really good songs: Never Going Back Again, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way
So-so: I Don't Want To Know

Agreed, nothing's "bad" here.


Song of the moment - The Ghost

[ontheEdgeof17]

Rad: Oh Daddy, IDWTK, The Chain, YMLF
Better Live: Second Hand News, Gold Dust Woman, NGBA, GYOW
Retire Me/Skip Me/Just Leave me Alone: Dreams, Don't Stop, Songbird


-Curtis

[MammaTango]

Greatness: Second Hand News, Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Never Going Back Again, The Chain, Gold Dust Woman

Not quite great but very good: Songbird, I don't want to know

Good: Don't Stop, You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy

[Gypsy3]

Amazing: Second Hand News, Dreams, Don't Stop, Silver Springs, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman

Great: Go Your Own Way

Good: Never Going Back Again, I Don't Want To Know

Okay: Songbird, Oh Daddy

Not A Favorite: NONE

[SaraRhiannon]

Great: Dreams, Silver Springs, GYOW, The Chain, Songbird
Good: Second Hand News, NGBA, Don't Stop, YMLF, I Don't Want to Know, Oh Daddy, GDW

(I can't find a single thing wrong with this album)

[Sugar]

This is all relative, because, as everyone has said, this album is fabo!

Tops: SHN, Dreams, GYOW, YMLF, GDW, Songbird
Middle: IDWK, NGBA
Least favorites: Don't Stop, The Chain (as much as I love it live!), Oh Daddy

[jwd]

GOLD: The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Dreams, Oh Daddy, You Make Loving Fun, Go Your Own Way, Silver Springs

SILVER: Second Hand News, I Don't Want To Know, Never Going Back Again, Songbird

BRONZE: Don't Stop

[Hippocampus]

Simply The Best: Dreams, Go Your Own Way, Songbird, The Chain, You Make Loving Fun, Gold Dust Woman, Silver Springs

Great: Second Hand News, Never Going Back Again, Don't Stop, I Don't Want To Know

Ok: Oh Daddy

[jmn3]

Genius - Go Your Own Way, Gold Dust Woman, The Chain
Incredible - Dreams, You Make Loving Fun, Never Going Back Again, Songbird
Great - Second Hand News, Oh Daddy, Don't Stop, I Don't Want to Know

[Mari]

Songs I'll listen to for the rest of my life without ever getting tired of them:
.. eh.. nearly each one. Especially Stevie's songs.

the only exceptions are I Don't Want To Know and Don't Stop. Still great too.

[macmar71]

Excellent: The Chain, Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News,
Go Your Own Way, Songbird, Silver Springs



Very Good: You Make Loving Fun, Oh Daddy,





Ok: Don't Stop, I Don't Want To Know, Never Going Back Again





Fair: Dreams

[markolas]

<b>The best:</b>

Second Hand News
Never Going Back Again
Go Your Own Way
Dreams
Gold Dust Woman
I Don't Want to Know
Oh Daddy
Songbird
Silver Springs (if you want to count this one)

<b>Good:</b>

You Make Loving Fun
The Chain (live versions are better)
Don't Stop (overplayed, but still good)

[TheMacAttack]

"Big Love"-Gold Dust Woman, The Chain, Go Your Own Way (Is there a better song to play when you break up with someone?), I Don't Want To Know, Oh Daddy (One of Christine's best)

"Don't Stop"-Second Hand News (Oh Stevie, how I would love to lay you down in the tall grass and do my stuff :p ), Dreams, Songbird (though depends on mood-It does work much better to end an album side as opposed to being in the middle of a CD), You Make Loving Fun, Silver Springs

"That's Alright"--Never Going Back Again, Don't Stop (Victim of overplay)

"Go Your Own Way"--To the fool who left SS off the album the first time

The bottom line: Priceless