Tusk

More than any other Fleetwood Mac album, Tusk is born of a particular time and place -- it could only have been created in the aftermath of Rumours, which shattered sales records, which in turn gave the group a blank check for its next album. But if they were falling apart during the making of Rumours, they were officially broken and shattered during the making of Tusk, and that disconnect between bandmembers resulted in a sprawling, incoherent, and utterly brilliant 20-track double album. At the time of its release, it was a flop, never reaching the top of the charts and never spawning a true hit single, despite two well-received Top Ten hits. Coming after the monumental Rumours, this was a huge disappointment, but the truth of the matter is that Fleetwood Mac couldn't top that success no matter how hard they tried, so it was better for them to indulge themselves and come up with something as unique as Tusk. Lindsey Buckingham directed both Fleetwood Mac and Rumours, but he dominates here, composing nearly half the album, and giving Christine McVie's and Stevie Nicks' songs an ethereal, floating quality that turns them into welcome respites from the seriously twisted immersions into Buckingham's id. This is the ultimate cocaine album -- it's mellow for long stretches, and then bursts wide open in manic, frantic explosions, such as the mounting tension on "The Ledge" or the rampaging "That's Enough for Me," or the marching band-driven paranoia of the title track, all of which are relieved by smooth, reflective work from all three songwriters. While McVie and Nicks contribute some excellent songs, Buckingham owns this record with his nervous energy and obsessive production, winding up with a fussily detailed yet wildly messy record unlike any other. This is mainstream madness, crazier than Buckingham's idol Brian Wilson and weirder than any number of cult classics. Of course, that's why it bombed upon its original release, but Tusk is a bracing, weirdly affecting work that may not be as universal or immediate as Rumours, but is every bit as classic. As a piece of pop art, it's peerless.

The 'live, laugh, love' of music.

I think this album is great. It really took me by surprise when I first heard it and it gave me newfound respect for them - particularly Lindsey Buckingham, who is the mad genius behind the more manic bursts on the album (the ones I enjoy the most). This is an amazingly brave album to make as the follow up to a pop masterpiece smash hit. They still pull off the pristine pop songcraft while also unleashing their inner weirdo. It's a win-win. A bit schizophrenic but I think in this case it's all the better for it. A wooden rollercoaster ride and probably a good reflection of their own states of mind at the time.

A rotten record..I heard a remaster, which still sounds as tho it were recorded in a fridge freezer.. Drumming sounds like someone building a shed .Vocals all over the place..Peter Green's FM, Band Played on and Kiln are much better records..

There's a reason people gush over Rumors and not Tusk. This whole album feels like a really long demo tape. And I'm listening to a 2015 remastered version. And still, the album is full of rough ideas, unfinished thoughts, sketchy instrumentation, and half-assed lyrics. I get that, among a certain generation of music critics, Fleetwood Mac is one of those darling bands but I cannot understand why THIS album is on the list. I'm not a FM fan and even I know that they have better albums than this one.

Rumours can never be matched because it just holds your attention through the whole album in this really unique way that few albums can do, but Tusk is like the cooler older sibling to Rumours. More chilled out, more suave, easier listening. More diversity between tracks. I'm in love.

I can hear in this album why some people appreciate this band so much. I don't have much history with them, other than being familiar with the hits. I like the driving beat that permeates many of the songs, it makes me feel like I'm on a journey, looking out the window of the Amtrak at the mountains or something. I also like that they become unhinged (for them) at certain moments, and showcase some messiness alongside the otherwise unobjectionable prettiness. The mix of vocalists works for me too because there is not one that I object to. All in all, a good album that I would listen to again.

I expected to like this one a lot more than I did.

Not a fan of this. Nothing which is particularly bad, but nothing which I particularly enjoyed either. Sisters of the Moon, I Know I'm Not Wrong, Never Forget and especially the title track were exceptions, but four songs out of 20 isn't a great turnout

mmm, that's a ten!

Lindsey Buckinghams tracks really stood out to me.

Fleetwood Mac are my favourite radio band. If one of their songs comes on the radio, I will always turn it up and sing along. Love 'em. But I never choose to put their records on the turntable, with the exception of the Tusk 7”, which I love for its weirdness and the nostalgic memory of the ABC playing the video on a pretty regular basis in the 5 minute break between the Goodies and the 7pm news. I know the reputation of this album; willfully weird, overblown, expensive and coked out. This was Lindsay Buckingham’s reaction to the incredible success of Rumours and the rise of post-punk. He wanted to forge his own thing, and this was it. It amazes me that he spent a million bucks recording an album that sounds this badly recorded. Never before, and likely never again. Is this Fleetwood Mac’s White Album? There are some superficial similarities (double album, studio weirdness, clearly identifiable songs from different songwriters, arguably better as a single LP, but no one will agree on what tracks would be on it). There is probably a pretty good follow-up to Rumours here if you compiled the Stevie Nicks and Christine MacVie songs, with the fresher production take preventing it from being just Rumours 2.0. And the production on these songs is not that weird. This would a total radio favourite and solid 3.5 star album. And then there is also an album of Lindsay Buckingham songs, especially The Ledge, Walk a Thin line and Tusk. They are idiosyncratically recorded (although now quite contemporary sounding). They are strong songs, but with quite an unusual approach for the time, which has been quite influential in the 2000s. I can see why the hipsters picked up on this record. I am considering playlisting just his songs for an Abbreviated Tusk, which would be an interesting listen for me, and something I would play regularly. More to my taste, and 4 stars. But, as it stands, this is a three star album. Like it, a few standout tracks, but needs a big edit and I would never deliberately choose to put it on the turntable. Except for the title track, on 7".

Lots going on here, much of it great. Contains my favorite Stevie song "Sara" and many weird and wonderful others. Works hard for that 5*

Love Tusk. Perfect blend of calm, melancholic, and frantic

I'm so excited, my first Fleetwood Mac album on here. This is the album you didn’t really hear about too much for years, but over time listeners have come to appreciate it. I think it’s because people didn’t know what to make of Tusk. It was eternally in the shadow of what came before it, big and ambitious as the band may have tried to make it. After Rumours, Tusk was considered a failure as an album, but I don’t think they could have made a better album under those circumstances. The band was a crazy success, and they were also on the verge of falling apart. The double album was risky, and boy do they go big with the risk. They bring in the USC marching band to play on the title track, for Pete's sake. Stylistically it’s kind of a mess from the outset. It starts out all soft and sweet with Christine McVie on “Over & Over,” then throws you headfirst into the frenetic wackiness of Buckingham’s “The Edge.” Then! They throw on the brakes for McVie again in “Think About Me.” That drove me crazy the first time I sat through this album, the way the mood and the flow of the album is all over the place, but if you just lean into the disarray and stop expecting it to go in a particular direction, you will enjoy this album so much more. Lindsey Buckingham's guitar work is beautiful, as always. Mick Fleetwood and John McVie hold up the backbone as tightly as ever, and all three vocalists are in top form. The arrangements are solid, utilizing a lot of layered vocals and instrumentation. Buckingham is the dominant force on the album, but the more cool and restrained energy of Christine McVie really helps to temper his wackadoo brilliance. Stevie Nicks is a force of nature, bringing warmth and heart to the table as well as some incredibly personal songwriting. It really takes all these artists working together to pull off some special magic that, honestly, none of them have ever captured in their solo work. For all of its perceived (and real) flaws, I'm still happy to just give this album the full five stars. Other bands wish they could be so disorganized and still end up sounding so great. Fave Songs: Sara, Tusk, Think About Me, Sisters of the Moon, Beautiful Child

How to follow up 'Rumours'? With a double album of course! A real mixed back of lush songs and lo-fi ones next to each other. Still great tunes all throughout the album though. Not a duff track in sight. Best tracks: (Disc 1) The Ledge, What Makes You Think You're The One, Sisters of the Moon (Disc 2) That's Enough For Me, I Know I'm Not Wrong, Walk a Thin Line

It’s so cold and claustrophobic and incredible.

What a quirky album, mostly in the best ways. A little all over the place, like the White Album. Definitely not as good as its predecessor, begging the question of great art is best created in the storm of chaos as opposed to its settled aftermath…🤷🏽🤷🏽🤷🏽

Not to everyone's taste but for my money the most interesting album from this era of FM.

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I said it about Rumours and I’ll say it again about this record: No one would give half a fuck about this band if they weren’t an absolute trainwreck of cocaine and affairs. That the album covers of their most successful records are beige is fitting because they are exceptionally inoffensive and middle of the road. You want a Fleetwood Mac record you should actually hear before you die? Go listen to Bare Trees.

Edgeless boring uninteresting dreck

This is a record you could spend a lot of time in: riches sequenced into a lopsided, mesmerising flow that has me thinking of Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - the out-and-out bangers are surrounded by slow burners and curiosities. Sisters of the Moon

The only knock against this album is that it isn’t Rumours, which is also true of every other album.

NEED LSD WITH THIS ALBUM

Loved every minute of it!

Better than rumors, and probably the most consistent double album ive heard (rumors has better highs though)

A bit odd as an album. Its a bit of a grower but Soo padded out, it They have 18 studio albums to choose from. Sensing this might not be here to to its peerless perfection, I look it up. Could it be the important "transitional piece". Turns out it was a recording so long and expensive as to have caused debates with lawyers on whether it would be best to build or buy or rent a studio? That was before they ended up spending 10 months to incubate 20 tracks. At the cost of $1.4M. in 1979. Two or three good songs ("Sarah' has the signature sounds, that epic cinematic sweeping warmth of this band ), some really sleepy heated waterbed version of country music. Sleepy enough. Some oddities. Track 6 is rotten. And then we get to the Celtic / Saxon drumming on Tusk. It's mysterious ... And grows like a Tubular Bells does, but blending with some rock opera. I guess at this time everything was a concept album. I have a few other goes at the album. Headphones. Warm 80s speakers. I detect more artefacts and breadcrumbs. This artists with no limits no budget and no deadlines. And no editor. A slow grower for me, a bit of curiosity. They were quite prolific weren't they? Hard to mark down to a 3. Not my kind of 5.

Tusk is Fleetwood Mac's 12th studio album, and the one that came directly after the phenomenal record "Rumours". Bearing that in mind, the same kind of thing happened to Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd (it directly followed a stellar album, and paled in comparison, because it was held to the same lofty standards as its predecessor). Going into the recording of Tusk, the band decided that they wanted this record to sound in no way like its predecessor. They didn't want to get stick in a rut of just regurgitating similar ideas for easy sales. They also decided they wanted Tusk to be a double album. Lindsey Buckingham, the bands lead guitarist and co-singer was in love with the post punk movement that was taking place at the time, especially with bands like Talking Heads. He wanted Fleetwood Mac to stay current in the music world, so pushed the band to experiment more with these types of sounds and styles. What this all led to was a VERY different sounding Fleetwood Mac. I think that caught a lot of people off guard, and led to the album flopping, but if you can listen to this album, and forget all your preconceived notions of what Fleetwood Mac should sound like, you can certainly see a few "diamonds in the rough" so to speak on this record. I think the song Tusk is the weirdest of the bunch, with the inclusion of a marching band as background music. Overall, a great record today. Don't get me wrong, Rumours is Fleetwood Mac's golden album, but this is still an excellent record all the same. Will definately listen again. Favourite songs: Sisters of the Moon, Angel, Think About Me, That's Enough For Me, Storms, What Makes You Think You're the One, Sara, The Ledge, Over & Over, Tusk Least favourite songs: Brown Eyes, Walk a Thin Line, Not That Funny 4/5

Good album but a bit long and slow in parts

What a bonkers album. FM's musical genius shines through the experimental mêlée at times like beams of pure golden light. Many risky songs live here but only "Tusk" was a hit. And even that one is bananas.

This was... fine. It didn't have any of the iconic songs I know them for, and most of them sounded samey to me. It's easy, but forgettable listening for me. 'Sara' and 'Storms' were the only notable ones for me, and barely.

Find this a bit tricky to rate. They were certainly doing some interesting things and it was brave to make a more experimental record, when the temptation to follow Rumors with something equally poppy must have been present. I found the lyrics interesting with each of songwriter bringing their own thoughts, moving between themes of melancholy retrospect and reflection, as well as looking forward. Lindsey's songs in particular bring some intriguing elements, weird tunings and whatnot. Great melodies and lyrics come so naturally to FM that even a more experimental album is still tuneful. One final thought - no chance this would be at 3.45 on this site if it wasn't Fleetwood Mac My rating is between a 3 and 4 but I normally use "do I want to listen to it again straight away" as the criteria between them and the answer is not really, so 3

Listened Before? N Not terrible. That's kinda how I feel about this one. It feels very experimental, and like it came from a band who was internally strained. Late Beatles-esque. Not musically, but as a feel. Not sure that makes sense but it's what comes to mind. Still love Stevie, though. Added to Library? N Songs added to playlist: Sara

What a frustrating album - it could have been a great album as a single record but they decided to over-indulge and do away with the self-editing. Most of the not-ready-for-primetime tracks come from Lindsey Buckingham. I am a huge Lindsey fan but most of these tracks should have been farmed out to a solo album. I want to give it a higher score - but it's just too darn uneven and somewhat unlistenable.

Unfortunately as bland as the album cover art. I’m never a fan of a “double album” like this. Like come on, cut it down to just down to essential tracks. Lindsey buckingham christie mcvie and Stevie nicks vocals are still timeless but not enough to make this shine. I was surprised to read in the little “wiki” section that this was supposed to be an experimental album, as it feels very weak and almost intentional to not be like rumors

A few songs I liked, but generally a little too slow and samey.

With Tusk, Fleetwood Mac released a bloated and repetitive album. There are some highlights, but it does not at all stand near their other work. The best songs tend to focus on Stevie Nicks and have limited vocal input from everyone else. Best Songs: Sara, Beautiful Child, Tusk Worst Songs: Not That Funny, That's Enough for Me, Never Make Me Cry, Walk a Thin Line

6/20 songs added to playlist Best song: Never Forget

This album started out with me hopeful it would get better as it went on, but it ended with me bored. Parts I liked, but most of it dragged, and the inflated length didn't help. Not bad, but is this really an all important album? Is Fleetwood Mac an all important band, for that matter?

Not enough quality for a single album put into a double album. Not my favourite you may guess.

Over and Over is the most nothing song imaginable. The Ledge is at both amazing and horrible, love the energy, but why does it sound so awful. How is this the most expensive album up through 1979, it sounds like shit what the hell happened. I usually don’t notice production weirdness but even this remaster sounds tinny, it sounds like it was recorded on a weird child’s Casio sometimes, there are times this wall of treble just overwhelms everything, it’s like being in a forest of cicadas. Jesus. Ugh god when we’re not doing weird up tempo folk nightmares we’re doing generic power ballads like Sara, the DRUMS are mixed SO BADLY HOW DID THEY SPEND A MILLION ON THIS WHATS HAPPENING. Are all of you rating this highly because you like Rumours so much? Are you scared of hurting Fleetwood Mac’s feelings? Because you shouldn’t be. This is very bad. What Makes You Think is so loud in all the wrong spots I don’t understand Storms? More like Snores! This is the biggest mood killer I’ve heard. I don’t know what’s worse these shitty ass 70s nothing happening ballads or the bafflingly terrible production on the other songs. At least those are interesting. That’s all for everyone just blasting in with a weird vocal effect is so funny. It’s also one of the most unnecessary songs on any album, did you know you can skip it and miss nothing. Because you can. Not That Funny is hilarious. I actually kinda love it. The goofy synth, the fun beat. This is my favorite song so far lmao. Sisters of the Moon feels like a parody of a Stevie Nicks song, which is very funny. Vaguely witchy lyrics? Sure. It’s at least the first song on the album that doesn’t sound awful which is good for a change. Angel has AWFUL lyrics. It starts with a non sequitur. Blegh. I love when these albums become long spite listens like this. This albums a one if you couldn’t tell by now. Unless the song tusk blows my mind and even then it’s too little too late. That’s Enough for Me is so fucking stupid. Again compared to the previous nothing it actually brings a genuine smile. Like hey remember the parts of this album that suck in the unique way! Brown Eye’s starts and immediately fucking sucks, so let’s talk about the album cover. Dirty recycled paper. Barely visible title. Little terrier biting a pant leg. That little dog is a metaphor for the bad production. It’s so bad. This is just a baffling album all over. Cry sucks. Next The whiplash I’m getting from the ballads to the shitty keyboard will never not make me laugh. It’s amazing. I Know I’m Not Wrong? I know this album is wrong. Fuck it they didn’t put any effort in neither will I. I just skipped to Tusk, I didn’t miss anything I can assure you, looking at the lyrics and the first few seconds. Tusk is…uh…well it’s interesting at least. OH MY GOD THAT SOLO, that reminds me of the drum solo in Paralyzed by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Go listen to that instead! It’s better! It’s so much better than this whole album. This is a rare thing among albums. It’s almost so bad it’s good. Almost. It just sucks so bad my god…

After years now of spotting hipsters walking around Newtown with a vinyl copy of Rumours under their arms so we can appreciate their taste, you might wonder if the same fellows will cart copies of Tusk around? I doubt it. This was one of those releases that gave double albums a bad name. As soon as we saw the film clip for the title track, which was released the month before the album, we knew the band were way too full of themselves. From a single album that hardly had a dud track on it, they came out with a double album that barely had a great track on it. As it turned out, when we eventually heard the album, Tusk was one of the few interesting tracks on it. Then maybe Sara. But after that - not much. How they squeezed another 4 singles out of it is beyond me. And I was a fan. I saw them at the Sydney Showground in 1977. They were great. This album is not.

Fuck this SUCKED. What a chore to sit through. Didn't even have the annoying catchiness of Rumours. I genuinely hated every moment, and it went for av LONG time. 1/5.

I didn't like it, I gave up half way through at the song Storms.

Some great sounds on this double album!

The music that Fleetwood Mac put out is so intriguing to me. There was so much going on in the personal relationships between the members of the band that was turbulent and explosive but they managed to channel all of that into some incredible music. For me, the beauty of the music is that it stretches across seemingly conflicting emotions. Love/hate, pleasure/pain, joy/sorrow... All of it gets captured so well that you can experience listening to the same song and get different things out of it each time. The lyrics, vocals, and musicianship are all amazing. These same songs played by different people who did not share the intricate personal histories just wouldn't sound the same. 5/5 for me.

No one would have blamed Fleetwood Mac for once again thumbing through the pages of the rulebook that made Rumours such a sensation upon its release. Instead, they fell off the deep end and offered up the eclectic, batshit, unwieldy, wonderful Tusk. Twenty songs filled to the brim with coked up wonder, genuine belief and sheer chutzpah, this is where rock mythology takes an abstract turn and somehow, some way becomes even better because of it. Lindsay Buckingham's questionable handle on his sanity, Stevie Nicks' metamorphosis as a balladeer and Christine McVie's compositional brilliance are all on display and, as foundational as the previous album was, those things makes Tusk the superior one. Of course, things like this cannot last forever but at least it happened and we're better off as music fans (and fans of Fleetwood Mac) because of it.

If Rumors was the murky discord beneath - sheathed in beauty. Tusk is truth laid bare. Other than Sara - the essence of ethereal - songs that are in a similar vein as the preceding album have a different intensity. More pain and anger (and cocaine) than lust and confusion. Brown Eyes - the insistent drums - high and dry in the mix - and the parade of sha la la sha la la la las - unflinching. Sisters of the Moon feel like quintessential Fleetwood Mac- where previously if would have built towards some transcendence - this song instead is moved off its steady gait by the abrupt arrival of Lindsey's fractured guitar. It Rumors was the fraying this is the fractured. Five people /two couples moving in opposite directions but stuck in the same room.

I thought I was kinda over Fleetwood Mac, turns out I was just sick of Rumors. These songs were all new to me (save a couple) and most of them were bangers. Like Plastic Ono Band you get one really beautiful song by Stevie or Christine and then some fuzzy experimental stuff from Lindsey. But even those were pretty decent.

Sometimes you get so many bad or weird albums in a row. Thankfully there are albums like this that come along and restore your faith in this project.

Love that this album was generated for today! Can’t listen to Tusk without hearing UCLA Sucks ✌🏼

An absolute masterpiece

loved it.

Con mis problemas atencionales, me cuesta escuchar álbumes largos. Tiendo a desconcentrarme a la mitad de los LPs dobles que suelen durar 1 o más horas. Sin embargo, eso no me pasó con "Tusk". Siguiendo su legendario (y polémico) álbum "Rumours", Fleetwood Mac nos entrega una colección de canciones inconexas, extrañas y con diferentes métodos de producción experimental (para la época). Sin embargo, ya a pesar de todos los conflictos interpersonales entre los miembros de la banda, nunca se deja de lado lo que caracteriza tanto a los norteamericanos: El pop. Sumamente recomendable de principio a fin. The Ledge, Brown Eyes y Never Forget son grandes momentos del disco, al menos para mi.

There's a surprising roughness here, a step into something less polished and more experimental. It’s almost like Talking Heads took over, with an offbeat rhythm and a restless energy. Every song feels a bit like a risk, playing with dissonance and harmony in a way that feels natural but unpredictable. It doesn’t aim to be pleasing – it’s brave, a little jagged, but totally absorbing.

yes

I love Fleetwood Mac...they are so calming, beautiful and deep. I would also say they blur the lines of folk, rock and a little of their own. Even when they were young they were still mature and deep. Stevie is wonderful and deserves the praise, but Christine and Lindsey are also amazing (and don't get enough credit). They have such depth and range and this album was a beautiful example of that.

Great album! Lots to sink my ears into. This might not have that many "hits" on it but there are so many great songs that I never even heard before. It's a gem. Great song writing. Very emotional and poetic. Tusk might be my new favorite Fleetwood Mac song. Storm is a great Stevie Nicks song. So many other good ones.

I love Fleetwood Mac. There’s something so comforting about them. I didn’t know most of the songs on this album, and it probably isn’t top-tier Fleetwood Mac, but they can kind of do no wrong in my eyes. It was all very beautiful to me. I love Stevie’s voice so much, and Christine and Lindsey have incredible vocals too. They are such a special and absolutely one of a kind band.

Lemppari: Storms :)

Great Album, very nice to listen to it again. Especially Tusk moves me every time, and Sara is of course a classic.

One of my all time favs, Tusk and Rumors are undefeated

I love Fleetwood Mac

I don't think I recognized any of these songs, but it was sort tight the whole way through. I can't believe it was an hour and 14 minutes long. It didn't feel like it. It didn't have the make of the anthemic bangers that I associate with Fleetwood Mac. But the vocals, guitar work, and songwriting were all there in peak form.

5/5

I mean… it’s not rumours but it’s still so, so, so good. These guys really know how to weave a whole album together. I dunno why I loved The Ledge so much. 4.5

Great album.I love the vocals of both Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie.

I’ve heard a bunch of these songs from their Best Of albums, but I’ve never ACTUALLY heard Tusk. Fantastic listen all the way through.

This album really needs a few listens to reveal itself, especially if the only exposure to Fleetwood Mac is Rumors or a compilation. To be fair were talking about the Lindsay songs, since there biggest departure, wasn't too keen on them at first listen but now I love them. Great album if you give it some time and really listen to it.

Imagine singing breakup songs about your ex that were written by your ex and then performed with your ex. Haven’t heard much Fleetwood Mac like this, but I haven’t heard much Fleetwood Mac.

Classic album from a classic band. Quite laid back. No mistaking the distinctive vocals of Stevie Nicks and Lyndsey Buckingham. Sometimes Buckingham reminds me of the vocalist in Reo Speedwagon, random thought that occurred to me whilst listening and REM also. Overall a good listen

9/10

Really fun album

This is, at least for me, the best of the Buckingham nicks Fleetwood Mac albums. The bloat is used better and the songs are a bit more interesting. The title track should fail but succeeds with the best of them. The mixed down hooga huggas and other verbal noises just add to the bizarre atmosphere. Sara is a great song too. Mick Fleetwood said that this album was driven by Buckingham but, in my view, as usual the best songs tend to be Christine mcvie’s. It sold 4 million - 2/3 of the population of Sydney for a bit of perspective but they were such a sales juggernaut that it’s a commercial flop. Had you asked me before I’d have firmly planted this at 1982. But it’s 1979. A bit ahead of its time I think. A better album than rumours, I guess I’ll have to give it five.

August 9, 2024 Not first listen, though it’s been awhile (I seem more familiar with the 1st half than the 2nd) One of those albums I like more than when I first heard it the first time (see also: Ok Computer, The Wall, Prefab Sprout’s Steve McQueen) A lot of people on this site (understandably) prefer Rumours’s illusion of a band united; however, I appreciate how in Tusk, each of the creative forces get away with doing their own thing. Part of me believes that Lindsay doing his own drums on some of his songs instead of Mick is arrogance; the other part feels that it probably was the quickest way to reach his idea of modern/punk music. Sara, Storms, Brown Eyes, The Ledge, Not that Funny, Save Me a Place, Beautiful Child, the TITLE TRACK 🎺 I friggin love this

Great album

10/10. Title track and Sara two of my favorite songs of all time - and the rest of the album stayed consistently great. Thought this might come out to a 9 - but it was a 10 and I added more Fleetwood Mac to the playlist.

I mean... I tihnk I love the idea that critics panned this album when it came out. Makes one wonder what the heck kind of music was otherwise being produced at the time? Cause as far as I can tell thiis is ... What? Are you kidding me? Those critics must be those idiots who bitch on line all the time about how they don't make music like they used to, forgetting that they bitched about it back then too! Seriously? This is ... it doesn't get much better than this!

Personally really enjoy this one. I love how raw, emotional, and experimental it is. Yeah, as you would expect, the track listing is a little strange but that's also part of the fun.

An incredible, sprawling double album with nothing but excellent songs. The Stevie Nicks-led songs are stunningly beautiful. I love the slow simmer of "Sara." Gorgeous song. And "Sisters of the Moon" has some epic drama. The Christine McVie songs are gorgeous too. She has a gentle, vulnerable style on the ballads but she has a powerful voice too. I think that's what draws me to a lot of Fleetwood Mac in general. Their songs feel like they're coming from the depths of heartbreak but still feel strong and empowering. I'm always drawn to the Lindsey Buckingham tracks on this album. He gives the album a nervous rock edginess, like on "It's Not That Funny." (I love imitating his vocals on that one.) And my favorite here is "What Makes You Think You're the One." The lyrics are such a perfect takedown of a selfish, arrogant person: "What makes you think you're the one Who can laugh without cryin'? What makes you think you're the one Who can live without dyin'?" "That's All For Everyone" is another highlight. The production is stunning. The backing vocals have this heavenly glow to them. And because there's 20 songs on this album, there's always another one that stands out when I put it on. It's a really rich experience.

Classic

It's a classic, lots of hits.

It is hard to fit my love for Tusk in this small piece. Tusk is always the 'after-Rumours', but it is so much more. It is ons of the most bold, experimental rockalbums at the time (and also the most expensive ever made). There are absolute beautiful and haunting Stevie songs on this album (Sara, Storms, Angel), little pop-pearls from Christine (Over&Over, Think About Me, Brown Eyes) and you even have the anger from Lindsey (Not That Funny, Tusk...). This all makes it a strong Fleetwood Mac album, each strength underlined in many songs. It is for me also one of (or maybe the) best double album all-time. It is a shame there are only 2 Fleetwood Mac albums on the list of 1001, because there are other important albums from the band.

Classic!

An amazing slice of avant pop.

Absolutely gorgeous album by one of the most talented bands of all time.

X1000 Love the percussion especially, but Stevie Nicks voice can't be beat!

Great album.

Holy actual ish. I can't believe I've never heard this album. You could remove the artistic creative breakdown songs by Lindsey and still have a brilliant piece of work, but it's those tracks that make it a 5. Christine and Stevie are at their absolute peak here.

It's a fucking miracle this album even exists. That it is as beautiful and emotional and strange and timeless is a testament to their collective genius, and perhaps to Mick Fleetwood being the ultimate glue guy and bandleader. What an impossible record.

You can keep Rumors - this is the one! Lindsay in particular in his most creative period ever. This album continues to astound all these years later.

Incredible album. Quirky and heartfelt. I love how everyone is singing. Masterclass in songwriting

Sara is a special song, interesting chord progressions and a steady rhythm. What Makes You Think You're the One is more upbeat with driving bass and pianos. Vocals alternate between more agressive and then calm on Storm, completing a trio of very good tracks. The last song on the first half, Sisters of the Moon, is another driving slow builder, guitars and vocals coming together beautifully. Brown Eyes on the second half is strong again, low key with bass and vocals taking center stage. I actually can't keep listing every good song because there's a lot. Is it a five star album, 74 minutes long with its offbeat moments and all? I think so.

Stevie nix

How do you follow something like rumours? Unbelievable! Gets better as it goes on. Second half of the album is genius! 4.7

Not played this one in a while and loving it. Nice to listen to some fleetwood Mac without it being from Rumours or Fleetwood Mac. There’s so much more to discover about this band

This album is overshadowed by Rumours, but it is solid all the way through

Qu'il est doux, qu'il est propice au voyage le rock de Fleetwood Mac. L'effet est le même à chaque fois : mon esprit part en roadtrip, route 66, vitres grandes ouvertes, lunettes de soleil, musique à fond, liberté infinie... Je ne suis probablement pas très objective, j'admets volontiers que certaines chansons ont une structure pop-rock très classique, mais l'efficacité est redoutable sur moi. Jusqu'alors je n'avais jamais prêté d'attention particulière à Tusk, j'étais donc ravie d'y découvrir pas moins de 20 chansons (!), qui sonnent différemment selon qui les a composées. Comme une sorte d'étonnante disparité harmonieuse ... Et puis la voix envoûtante de Stevie Nicks ... Toujours.

Amazing! The variety here was something I didn’t expect. It’s very consistent as well. The vocals are amazing as well! It’s all great, honestly. Excellent!