I just feel like The Chain is an abomination to 70s songs. Post a comment if you realize how bad of a song The Chain is.

I just feel like The Chain is an abomination to 70s songs. Post a comment if you realize how bad of a song The Chain is.

If "The Chain" is the worst 70's song of all time then I dread knowing what you think is the best. I could probably come up with 1000 or more 70's songs that are far worse, but due to time constraints I'll give you these 10:

#1. ("You're) Having My Baby" - Paul Anka & Odia Coates
#2. "You And Me Against the World" - Helen Reddy
#3. "Undercover Angel" - Alan O'Day
#4. "A Horse with No Name" - America
#5. "I've Never Been to Me" - Charlene
#6. "Jeans On" - David Dundas
#7. "Muskrat Love" - Captain & Tennille
#8 "Afternoon Delight" - Starland Vocal Band
#9. "My Ding-a-Ling" - Chuck Berry
#10. "Chuck E's In Love" - Rickie Lee Jones

If "The Chain" is the worst 70's song of all time then I dread knowing what you think is the best. I could probably come up with 1000 or more 70's songs that are far worse, but due to time constraints I'll give you these 10:

#1. ("You're) Having My Baby" - Paul Anka & Odia Coates
#2. "You And Me Against the World" - Helen Reddy
#3. "Undercover Angel" - Alan O'Day
#4. "A Horse with No Name" - America
#5. "I've Never Been to Me" - Charlene
#6. "Jeans On" - David Dundas
#7. "Muskrat Love" - Captain & Tennille
#8 "Afternoon Delight" - Starland Vocal Band
#9. "My Ding-a-Ling" - Chuck Berry
#10. "Chuck E's In Love" - Rickie Lee Jones

#1. Melody wise, this is a decent song but I can see why some people don't like it. Paul Anka does some bad singing towards the end of the song which doesn't help any.
#2. Melody wise, not a bad song but the spoken word parts are lame.
#3. I agree, not a good song. I prefer Dean Friedman's "Ariel" instead.
#4. I think this is a decent song and don't really see anything wrong with it except maybe it might drag on a little too long.
#5. I've never heard this song so can't comment about it.
#6. I agree, not a good song, lame.
#7. I agree, not a good song, this one is lame too. It was all downhill for Captain & Tennille from this point forward.
#8. Melody wise, not a bad song but I can see why some could find it annoying.
#9. I agree, not a good song.
#10. I can tolerate this song but I don't like the middle part when she strums on the guitar and sings those dumb sounding lyrics. That part is lame.

"You And Me Against the World" - Helen Reddy


I've heard that song one time in my whole life and it made me cry like a baby. I don't ever want to hear it again!

You guys want a big confession? I'll give you guys a big confession. The Chain is performed by Fleetwood Mac. In fact The Chain is without a shadow of a doubt the worst song they ever sang in general.

You guys want a big confession? I'll give you guys a big confession. The Chain is performed by Fleetwood Mac. In fact The Chain is without a shadow of a doubt the worst song they ever sang in general.

That is just your opinion.

Ed.

What nobody's going to mention I'm Not Lisa by Jessie Colter? Absolutely terrible song, LOL.

Ed.

What nobody's going to mention I'm Not Lisa by Jessie Colter? Absolutely terrible song, LOL.

Ed.

I agree, I don't care for that song either, a dud from 1975.

1975 had many great hit songs but it had it's share of lame ones too. Here are a few more from '75 that I consider in the lame category:

Rocky- Austin Roberts
Why Can't We Be Friends- War
Black Superman- Johnny Wakelin

David Geddes has the infamous distinction of having TWO lame hit songs from 1975, Run Joey Run and Blind Man In The Bleachers. :p :lol:

If you guys want to talk about other worst songs talk about them in the other thread.

If you guys want to talk about other worst songs talk about them in the other thread.

If you're going to start a topic like this then you can expect backlash from others who are going to disagree with you. When you stated that "The Chain" was the worst 70's song of all time you opened the floodgates for other songs to be talked about that are far worse. If you're upset that nobody is agreeing with you then I'm sorry, but others here have just as much right here to express an opinion as you do. One other thing, if you keep having an attitude about it I'll lock the thread.

My opinion of "The Chain" is that I'm not overly impressed with the song, it doesn't do much for me but I certainly don't think it's the worst song of the 70's. When I listen to the song, to me it sort of resembles folk music and I'm usually not a fan of folk music. I like the ending of the song when they up the tempo and pick up the beat, that part is pretty good.

Talking about the "Rumours" album, I've always thought that this album is overrated. It has the four hits but the other songs on the album are nothing special and basically serve as filler to round out the album.

I just gave it a (re)listen. It still holds up pretty well. I mean, it’s no “Who Let The Dogs Out?”, but if it pops up on the radio I’m probably not changing the station.

Another bad song from Fleetwood Mac is Don't Stop. That song is an abomination.

Just a wild guess here, but I don’t think nysfboy328@aim.c likes Fleetwood Mac

Talking about the "Rumours" album, I've always thought that this album is overrated. It has the four hits but the other songs on the album are nothing special and basically serve as filler to round out the album.

Really? If Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News, Songbird, etc... are your ideas of filler, I shudder to think what you'd think of actual filler. Rumours is one of those albums that most would argue is solid from start to finish

Really? If Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News, Songbird, etc... are your ideas of filler, I shudder to think what you'd think of actual filler. Rumours is one of those albums that most would argue is solid from start to finish

:lol:, doesn't matter to me what others think, Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News, Songbird, all are filler and nothing special. Rumours is a vastly overrated and overhyped album that's heavily boosted by the four hit singles and that's it. Aside from the four hits, the album is routine and mundane. In 1977 after the album came out, I opted to buy the 45 RPM singles at the local record store and left the LP sitting in the album bin. :lol:

In reference to albums solid from start to finish, here's a good sampler, energetic, melodic hard rock from 1978, this LP blows Rumours away every day of the week. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdhZY6QGzEw

I love "Second Hand News." It's one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. I like just about every song that Lindsay Buckingham sings.

I love "Second Hand News." It's one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. I like just about every song that Lindsay Buckingham sings.

I like "Second hand news "too, also "Gold dust woman" ! And I think" The chain" is an OK , decent song ! ;)

I don't get why the original poster has such a major beef about this?:confused: Like Opus said, not a Fleetwood Mac fan! ;)

I like "Second hand news "too, also "Gold dust woman" ! And I think" The chain" is an OK , decent song ! ;)

I don't get why the original poster has such a major beef about this?:confused: Like Opus said, not a Fleetwood Mac fan! ;)

It does seem like the OP just dislikes Fleetwood Mac in general. He/she doesn't even compare The Chain to a Fleetwood Mac song that he/she likes..... just a bunch of negativity.

:lol:, doesn't matter to me what others think, Gold Dust Woman, Second Hand News, Songbird, all are filler and nothing special. Rumours is a vastly overrated and overhyped album that's heavily boosted by the four hit singles and that's it. Aside from the four hits, the album is routine and mundane. In 1977 after the album came out, I opted to buy the 45 RPM singles at the local record store and left the LP sitting in the album bin. :lol:

In reference to albums solid from start to finish, here's a good sampler, energetic, melodic hard rock from 1978, this LP blows Rumours away every day of the week. :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdhZY6QGzEw

Yea... nobody likes those songs. That's why there was such applause when I saw them live last year and the place went wild for The Chain and Gold Dust Woman.

Or do you just think anything that wasn't a single isn't worth your time (even though The Chain, Second Hand News and Gold Dust Woman got the airplay that people would assume they were singles)? Pretty much every song off Rumours gets played on classic rock/oldies stations and has strong Spotify numbers. Much like Thriller or Dark Side Of The Moon. A lot of albums have filler, Rumours is the kind that in general is well liked from start to finish that there have been tribute albums dedicated solely to the album itself. You literally cannot put Rumours in the same category as Fleetwood Mac's "Behind The Mask", which had two okay-ish singles (and not even as good as the "filler" Rumours songs),one or two album cuts that were tolerable and a bunch of forgettable stuff. THAT album went to the cutout bins and isn't regarded as a classic. Saying Rumours is a filler-laden forgettable Fleetwood Mac album is like saying Purple Rain is a forgettable Prince album or The Joshua Tree is a forgettable U2 album.

Yea... nobody likes those songs. That's why there was such applause when I saw them live last year and the place went wild for The Chain and Gold Dust Woman.

Or do you just think anything that wasn't a single isn't worth your time (even though The Chain, Second Hand News and Gold Dust Woman got the airplay that people would assume they were singles)? Pretty much every song off Rumours gets played on classic rock/oldies stations and has strong Spotify numbers. Much like Thriller or Dark Side Of The Moon. A lot of albums have filler, Rumours is the kind that in general is well liked from start to finish that there have been tribute albums dedicated solely to the album itself. You literally cannot put Rumours in the same category as Fleetwood Mac's "Behind The Mask", which had two okay-ish singles (and not even as good as the "filler" Rumours songs),one or two album cuts that were tolerable and a bunch of forgettable stuff. THAT album went to the cutout bins and isn't regarded as a classic. Saying Rumours is a filler-laden forgettable Fleetwood Mac album is like saying Purple Rain is a forgettable Prince album or The Joshua Tree is a forgettable U2 album.

You have your opinion and I have mine. Other albums you mentioned, Thriller, Dark Side Of The Moon, Purple Rain, Joshua Tree, all of these are overrated and overhyped by the media. Thriller has some good songs on it. "Money" is the only good track on Dark Side Of The Moon, the rest of the album is dull in comparison, dull noise to fall asleep to. :lol:

You have your opinion and I have mine. Other albums you mentioned, Thriller, Dark Side Of The Moon, Purple Rain, Joshua Tree, all of these are overrated and overhyped by the media. Thriller has some good songs on it. "Money" is the only good track on Dark Side Of The Moon, the rest of the album is dull in comparison, dull noise to fall asleep to. :lol:

I love every single second of the "Dark Side of the Moon" album, but that's just me. Also, I don't think "Thriller" or "Purple Rain" are overrated in any way. I don't care about "Joshua Tree" but then again, that's just me.

I love every single second of the "Dark Side of the Moon" album, but that's just me. Also, I don't think "Thriller" or "Purple Rain" are overrated in any way. I don't care about "Joshua Tree" but then again, that's just me.

Everyone has their opinion and tastes in regards to music. As far as albums go, I tend to prefer albums from lesser known bands/artists that didn't hit the big time. Some of my favorite rock bands from the 70's are City Boy, Lake, Starz, No Dice, Hero, Teaze, and Trigger to name a few. All these bands recorded some awesome albums.

Everyone has their opinion and tastes in regards to music. As far as albums go, I tend to prefer albums from lesser known bands/artists that didn't hit the big time. Some of my favorite rock bands from the 70's are City Boy, Lake, Starz, No Dice, Hero, Teaze, and Trigger to name a few. All these bands recorded some awesome albums.

You probably don't like Led Zeppelin either.

You probably don't like Led Zeppelin either.

:lol:, yep that's true, another overrated and overhyped band. :rolleyes: :lol: I like Stairway To Heaven, Dyer Maker is also a fun listen but that's about it for me. :lol:

:lol:, yep that's true, another overrated and overhyped band. :rolleyes: :lol: I like Stairway To Heaven, Dyer Maker is also a fun listen but that's about it for me. :lol:

"Stairway To Heaven" is seriously overhyped! My favorite Led Zeppelin song is either "The Rain Song" or "In the Light."

Do you like Eric Clapton?

"Stairway To Heaven" is seriously overhyped! My favorite Led Zeppelin song is either "The Rain Song" or "In the Light."

Do you like Eric Clapton?

I heard "Rock And Roll" the other day on the radio, that song is OK too but overall I'm not into Zeppelin much.

Eric Clapton is alright although I'm not a big fan, but he's a good musician, Layla, I Shot The Sheriff, Lay Down Sally are all good songs.

Here's a tune from the No Dice band I mentioned, song is titled "Come Dancing", awesome track, one of their best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7DBgrRITDk

Here's a tune from the No Dice band I mentioned, song is titled "Come Dancing", awesome track, one of their best.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7DBgrRITDk
I've never heard this before, but I did listen to it and I actually prefer "The Chain" to this. Sorry, just my opinion.

I've never heard this before, but I did listen to it and I actually prefer "The Chain" to this. Sorry, just my opinion.

That's alright not a problem, everyone has their opinion regarding music, thanks anyway for listening.

Another favorite 1970's band I forgot to mention earlier is Head East, they had several good albums back in the day.

You have your opinion and I have mine. Other albums you mentioned, Thriller, Dark Side Of The Moon, Purple Rain, Joshua Tree, all of these are overrated and overhyped by the media. Thriller has some good songs on it. "Money" is the only good track on Dark Side Of The Moon, the rest of the album is dull in comparison, dull noise to fall asleep to. :lol:

Those are some of the best albums ever IMO, but then I also am past my time of looking down at something because it was popular. Purple Rain's been my favorite album since I was five.

I think the real issue is the definition of "filler", which on another forum I read actually had this debate a week or two ago when discussing the discography of David Bowie. A difference between "I don't care for this song" and actual filler. The discussion was about how Let's Dance was the first time Bowie actually put filler on an album, there may have been weaker spots on previous albums but usually every single note on those albums was there for a purpose, but stuff like "Shake It" and "Without You" were actually just thrown there to pad an album out with not a lot of ideas, that his previous more theatrical albums had weaker spots but they still had a reason to be on the album compared to some of the tracks padding down his 80s albums that were forgettable and pointless. When it comes to "Rumours" for instance, songs like "The Chain", "Gold Dust Woman", "Second Hand News", "Never Going Back Again" and "Songbird" have all become classics and favorites in their own right, frequently appearing in live sets (Songbird was usually meant to be the showcase for Christine McVie) and also turning up on compilations and receiving airplay in their own right. You may not like those songs, but I don't see the argument that The Chain (used as the opening track on their last tour and also used heavily in Guardians Of The Galaxy) or Gold Dust Woman (considered one of Stevie Nicks' ultimate tracks) are merely "filler" when they've become classics in their own right and songs the audience expects to hear in concert. Filler tracks usually aren't performed live or placed on compilations.

I've never heard this before, but I did listen to it and I actually prefer "The Chain" to this. Sorry, just my opinion.

Here's a thought, maybe you didn't care for it because it's something new you hadn't heard before. Give it a listen a few more times and maybe you'll get familiar with it and like it better. That's how it is with me sometimes. There are several songs that I disliked when I first heard them, but after a few more listens I ended up liking them.

Those are some of the best albums ever IMO, but then I also am past my time of looking down at something because it was popular. Purple Rain's been my favorite album since I was five.

I think the real issue is the definition of "filler", which on another forum I read actually had this debate a week or two ago when discussing the discography of David Bowie. A difference between "I don't care for this song" and actual filler. The discussion was about how Let's Dance was the first time Bowie actually put filler on an album, there may have been weaker spots on previous albums but usually every single note on those albums was there for a purpose, but stuff like "Shake It" and "Without You" were actually just thrown there to pad an album out with not a lot of ideas, that his previous more theatrical albums had weaker spots but they still had a reason to be on the album compared to some of the tracks padding down his 80s albums that were forgettable and pointless. When it comes to "Rumours" for instance, songs like "The Chain", "Gold Dust Woman", "Second Hand News", "Never Going Back Again" and "Songbird" have all become classics and favorites in their own right, frequently appearing in live sets (Songbird was usually meant to be the showcase for Christine McVie) and also turning up on compilations and receiving airplay in their own right. You may not like those songs, but I don't see the argument that The Chain (used as the opening track on their last tour and also used heavily in Guardians Of The Galaxy) or Gold Dust Woman (considered one of Stevie Nicks' ultimate tracks) are merely "filler" when they've become classics in their own right and songs the audience expects to hear in concert. Filler tracks usually aren't performed live or placed on compilations.

People who are big fans of Fleetwood Mac will like almost everything they do but I'm certainly not a big fan. I like a few of their hit singles and that's it. Thanks for your comments but my opinion remains the same, the Rumours album is overhyped/overrated, it has the four hit singles but the rest of the album is all filler.

The chain bad??

I love every song on that album!! (Thats the last album I think they did that wasnt digitally compromised)

I love Fleetwood Mac.

Fleetwood Mac has always been high on my list of favorites. I notice he never answered his own question.

He didn't like Don't Stop either, for whatever reason. Maybe he just doesn't like anything from Rumours, which is really an iconic album.

I wonder how he feels about ‘Muskrat Love’?

I wonder how he feels about ‘Muskrat Love’?

Muskrat Susie and Muskrat Sam are the Tommy and Gina of the muskrat world.

:D