Relistened to this today after probably 20 years. It is better than I remembered.

There's not enough Stevie.

Wonderful "debut" of retooled fleetwood mac with lindsay on guitars and stevie nicks joining on vocals. Quite impassioned and emotive. I don't care about "edge" -- there are some great pop/rock gems on here.

The least "edgy," arguably most "boring" classic line-up Fleetwood Mac album -- on first listen, that is.

On repeated listens, one discovers numerous songs have bite: "Monday Morning;" "Blue Letter;" "Rhiannon;" "I'm So Afraid."

Those who enjoy the eccentric, madcap Mac of "Tusk" will find less to like than those who admire the quirky, lovelorn pop craft of "Rumours;" however, whereas "Rumours" had bitterness and hardness at its core, "Fleetwood Mac" is all sweetness, with a gooey centre... And a delicious one at that.

The problem with Fleetwood Mac will always be they have no edge... They make lovely music and all but it just feels... well plain... Landslide is a highlight but the rest is predictable, never bad, but predicatable nonetheless...

Like Rumours, but without the emotional turmoil. Fleetwood Mac could write and play about things that mattered to them, not just their disintegrating relationships. This is on par - should be ranked higher.

This IS underrated. I have no problem putting Fleetwood Mac and Rumours in my top 30; they’re both amazing records by an amazing band. Highlights on this one: “Rhiannon,” “Crystal,” “Landslide,” and “I'm So Afraid,” though it’s all great. I grew up with this music, and it’s always such a comfort to hear.

The proof that this is hugely underrated is that on site, it's rated as the 6th best Fleetwood Mac album? Not better than Tusk? Then Play On? The Dance? Really?

The weird thing is is that it was a really big album when it came out, sold 5 million copies and most of the songs are rated 84 or higher by the BEA members who rate them, which is higher than the average rating of the songs on "rumours' so I don't understand it really. Every song is at least a 'good ' song and some I would say are great, "Crystal", "Landslide", "Rhiannon", "World Turning". etc..I enjoy "Tusk","Tango in the night", and "Mirage" more than 'Rumours" although I think that it is a decent album

I think it suffers because not a lot of people can talk themselves into putting two Fleetwood Mac albums in their top 50, and if you're putting one down it's probably Rumours. We'll have to see if this album goes up quite a bit once the charts expand to 100.