Tusk

The Ledge Save Me a Place Sara What Makes You Think You're the One That's All for Everyone Not That Funny Sisters of the Moon I Know I'm Not Wrong Walk a Thin Line Tusk

Over & Over Sara Storms Sisters of the Moon Brown Eyes Tusk Never Forget

I love JoJo

Tusk is awesome

I love the ledge

Is it Rumours or Fleetwood Mac's self-titled album? No, but Tusk is still a solid departure from those sounds.

Classic and well loved. Can never turn down a Fleetwood runthrough.

This was a surprise. I really like this record! I have never even heard a single song of it before but it’s great.

Listened to this while drinking a cold bottle of Asahi in a private bath at a Japanese ryokan. That is all.

if you take out all of home girl’s songs but sisters of the moon (that buckingham solo rips way too hard to skip) its a muuuuuch better album.. just sayin. https://open.spotify.com/album/4XCAqkLSm0CozIX5dQRXPI?si=vTDRfUD5RruodymSNIvK1Q that said, this is buckingham’s album where my money is concerned.. its a piece of fuckin art.. rumours is good, tusk is immaculate.

I can’t possible give it any notes

Dit vond ik echt heel fijn. Supergoeie achtergrondmuziek met af en toe echt even een stand-out. Wel echt een lang album, maar ook dat is juist chill. Ook bizar dat dit ná Rumours kwam. Gewoon lekker experimenteel en totaal niet ge-edit. Love it. Favoriet: Storms.

cómo es que de todo este album solo había escuchado storms hasta ahora?? tiene muchísimos temones

Loved it

The first time I listened to this album, I was baffled by the contrast between the emotional and deeper songs that Nicks and McVie take lead on and the sillier and more experiemental songs that Buckingham does. The tone switches so quickly in between, and that’s what makes me love this album. Storms is such heart-wrenching song, and to me, Sara is on the same level as Dreams and Gypsy. It feels like a combination of the two and is probably one of my favorite songs of all time. I’m always impressed by a double album that I actually like because they don’t come often.

One of my favorite Bands ever

idk where to even begin talkin about how good this album is. any time stevie nicks is singing i am being sent somewhere (good) and the rest of the tracks are an even split of bangers between mcvie and buckingham. i do feel like the album is overall stronger when buckingham isn't singing but his attempts to make an album totally different than rumours resulted in some really great music. i wish "that's enough for me" went on longer tho. it wasn't enough for me..... its hard to even name my favourite tracks cos the quality is so high throughout but "what makes you think you're the one", "storms", "never make me cry" and (of course) "tusk" all spring to mind. its wild that this album is over an hour long and when it ends it still has me like. damn i could listen to another hour of this. i guess thats the strength of having 3 singer/songwriters in ur band. overall: holy fuck dude. what a great album. i literally love music.

More a great throwback for me than anything else

i've listened to rumours so many times but had never ventured outside that album for fleetwood mac so this was fun to get!!! notable faves: storms, beautiful child and tusk. (i do generally prefer the ones where stevie nicks is the main one singing...) loved this

Another masterpiece

love them

- Always kæmpe fan af Fleetwood Mac

not bad

Total classic. Their best work, in my opinion. Obviously some of the singles from Rumours and the self-titled are amazing, but I find this record to be more rewarding for repeated listens. Sisters of the Moon is the only skip for me, which is unreal for a 20-song double album.

The usual excellent songwriting with absolutely unexpected delivery. It might be their best album.

I kinda hate when it's not Stevie Nicks singing

Bom bom bom

I couldn’t decide between 4 and 5, not even sure why. I vibe with this.

El único 'problema' es que viene después de Fleetwood Mac y Rumours, pero también es un discazo. Mi Lindsey arriesgó y triunfó. Stevie y Christine aportando temazos como siempre. No es una secuela predecible del Rumours y se agradece.

amm lowkey me gusta más que rumours??? no es esa ruptura perfecta sino lo que viene después, más largo, más tranquilo, más oscuro, más dispar, más discernible cada parte, menos reconocibles entre sí

Awesome. Didn’t know they had such variety.

Some absolute bangers on here!! Took me a while to get into it but mannnnn I love Fleetwood Mac. Sisters of the Moon scratches my SOUL and has suchhhhh epic guitar work omg. Having listened twice I can confirm this is INFINITELY listenable always xoxo

I liked it more than Rumors, which I thought it was impossible.

9/10

At least as monumental as Rumours. Stunning album by a band in god mode.

Not Rumors but definitely can stand on it's own two feet

Save Me a Place // Sara // What Makes You Think You’re the One // Storms // Beautiful Child // Walk a Thin Line // 4.5/5

Fleetwood Mac never misses!

Amazing!

I adore Fleetwood Mac

My Fleetwood Mac journey began one evening, captivated by their heavenly sounds at dinner with my in-laws. Tusk stands out as a classic that still resonates today, its timeless magic that captivates me. As the album plays, I envision cozy moments spent on a sofa with a loved one or joyful picnics under the sun with family. Each track whisks me away to a happy place, stirring a kaleidoscope of emotions that reflect on the past while inspiring hope for what lies ahead. Tusk is nothing short of mesmerizing. A genuine masterpiece that lingers long after the last note fades. One of the few albums I love completely.

En naturlig videreutvikling av soundet til Rumours som spriker i minst tre forskjellige retninger. Første gangen jeg hørte skiva var det kun en liten håndfull låter jeg virkelig likte og en annen håndfull jeg ikke likte noe så godt. Hver gang jeg tenkte jeg skulle skrive om skiva, har jeg satt på den igjen og bare latt den gå uten å ta noen notater. Nå har den to håndfuller med låter jeg virkelig liker, og bare én de godt kunne droppa (Never Make Me Cry). Et White Album-type album med andre ord. Buckingham går drithardt til verks med å pushe soundet i en hardere & mer experimentell retning og fremstår som totalt based (soft rock har aldri vært så kult som her); Stevie Nicks protoyper Edge of Seventeen (og kommer jævlig nære med Sisters of the Moon) og er mao. også based; ex fru McVie holder seg nærmere hjemme, men det er et solid fundament, så det funker (for det meste).

**Fleetwood Mac – *Tusk* (1979)** An in-depth review: lyrics, music, production, themes, influence, and a clear-eyed list of pros & cons. --- ### 1. **Context & Ambition** After 1977’s *Rumours*—26 million sold, Grammy crowned, cultural lightning rod—Fleetwood Mac could have issued *Rumours 2* and cashed in. Instead they built their own Village Recorder studio, budgeted like a film (≈ $1.4 M, 1979 dollars), and let Lindsey Buckingham drag them into art-rock, post-punk and musique-concrète territory. The result: a 20-track, 74-minute double LP that Warner Bros. feared and critics mis-read. --- ### 2. **Lyrics – Three Autobiographies in Parallel** | Songwriter | Dominant Tone | Key Motifs | Spotlight Tracks | |------------|---------------|------------|------------------| | **Stevie Nicks** | Mystic nostalgia, romantic ruin | Time, ships, angels, cocaine fatigue | *Sara*, *Storms*, *Sisters of the Moon* | | **Christine McVie** | Comfort vs. restlessness | Domestic warmth, departure, loyalty | *Over & Over*, *Think About Me*, *Never Make Me Cry* | | **Lindsey Buckingham** | Neurotic rupture, studio-as-weapon | Self-sabotage, control, media glare | *The Ledge*, *Not That Funny*, *Tusk* | **Thread:** All three chronicle the same mansion—different rooms of break-ups, burnout and identity crisis—without ever writing a concept album. Nicks’ *Sara* is both a lost child and a lost lover; Buckingham’s *That’s Enough for Me* is 90 seconds of frantic bluegrass-as-panic-attack; McVie’s *Never Make Me Cry* is the tender resignation holding the two fire-starters in orbit. --- ### 3. **Music – Pop Skeleton, Experimental Flesh** - **Genre collage:** folk-pop, art-rock, proto-lo-fi, marching-band minimalism, doo-wop, reggae hints, punk speed. - **Buckingham’s sonic rule-book:** detuned guitars, gated snares, kitchen-sink percussion (kleenex boxes, chair legs), slap-back vocals recorded while doing push-ups. - **Rhythm section re-imagined:** Mick Fleetwood muffles toms with towels, plays cardboard boxes; John McVie’s bass is dry, sometimes DI’d—no glossy *Rumours* cushion. - **Vocal layering:** Stevie’s triple-tracked rasps become choirs; Lindsey’s falsetto is sped up or varispeeded until androgynous. **Signature moment:** the title track—48-track tape loop of the USC Trojan Marching Band, overlaid with a single snarling guitar riff and whispered “don’t say that you love me.” Nothing like it on 1979 radio. --- ### 4. **Production – The First “Expensive Lo-Fi” Record** Engineers Ken Caillat & Richard Dashut: | Technique | Purpose | Outcome | |-----------|---------|---------| | Record basic tracks in small rehearsal room | Capture bleed & claustrophobia | Hypnotic mid-range, little sparkle | | Sub-mix to ¼-inch tape, re-record through PA | Artificial ambience | Muffled, “fridge-freezer” drum sound beloved/hated by listeners | | Cut master tapes by hand for segues | Collage aesthetic | Dream-logic flow between songs | | No studio deadline | Endless overdubs | 1.4 M cost, label panic, mythic “most expensive album ever” | **Result:** High-fidelity equipment used to produce *intentional* imperfection—years before indie’s lo-fi revival. --- ### 5. **Themes – What the Double Album is *Really* About** 1. **Refusal of Commerce** – Buckingham’s stance: “I’d rather alienate 10 million people than repeat ourselves.” 2. **Cocaine Paranoia** – hear it in *The Ledge*’s staccato mix, *Not That Funny*’s hyperventilation. 3. **Gendered Creativity Battles** – Nicks’ mysticism vs. Buckingham’s control; McVie as emotional mediator encoded in song order. 4. **California as Crucible** – sunny on surface, cracked underneath; *Tusk* is the first major L.A. album to sound *claustrophobic*. --- ### 6. **Influence & Legacy** - **Immediate:** Only 4 M sales (vs *Rumours* 26 M); Warner stock dipped; press called it “self-indulgent.” - **Long-tail:** Cited by **R.E.M.,** **Camper Van Beethoven** (who covered the whole LP), **St. Vincent,** **Tame Impala,** **The War on Drugs**—essentially anyone merging pop instinct with studio-as-instrument risk. - **Music-video milestone:** *Tusk*’s Dodger-Stadium clip predates MTV, helped birth the mini-movie promo era. - **Re-appraisal:** 2015 deluxe reissue = 4-star Rolling Stone, 9.2 Pitchfork; now staple of “greatest double albums” lists. --- ### 7. **Pros & Cons (Unvarnished)** | Pros | Cons | |------|------| | Fearlessly experimental yet melodically tuneful—rare combo | Length: 74 min; filler like *Brown Eyes* or *Beautiful Child* drags momentum | | Three distinct songwriters = kaleidoscope of moods | Buckingham’s lo-fi cuts can feel half-finished on first listen | | Production innovations (marching band, gated drums, tape loops) still sound fresh | Muffled drum tone & narrow soundstage alienates fans of glossy *Rumours* | | Lyrically raw—cocaine fallout & heartbreak unfiltered | No obvious radio-ready sequence after *Tusk* single; commercial suicide at the time | | Influenced alt-rock, indie, dream-pop for decades | Double-album price in 1979 = sticker shock; initial reviews savage | --- ### 8. **Verdict** *Tusk* is the moment Fleetwood Mac risked empire for art and—after a 40-year lag—convinced the world the gamble was worth it. It is messy, contradictory, occasionally impenetrable, but also the clearest window into three songwriters pushing each other past comfort. Accept its sprawl and *Tusk* reveals itself as pop’s great experimental double album: *The White Album* of the West Coast, cut with cocaine, bruised egos, and brilliant microphones. Put on headphones, surrender to the muffled chaos, and you’ll hear why Lindsey Buckingham calls it “the most honest thing we ever did.”

This is a very long album. But there is a decent variety and the tracks are by and large good. Standouts: Tusk What makes you think you're the one Sister of the moon was looking at 4, but i think ends up as a 5

perfect recommendation timing! january has been the month of my fleetwood mac obsession (and daisy jones and the six!) and i wasn’t very familiar with this album

Really loved the ledge. Sara and Storms are also great songs. Really good overall listen.

Amazing

This was really fine!

i meannnnnn it's Fleetwood how and I supposed to rate this?

Great Album.

I love Fleetwood Mac!!! One of my favorite songs of all time is on this album, Sara. I literally feel like levitating when I listen to that song it’s actually so amazing. I really love this album, and so many of the songs ended up on my playlist. It’s pretty long and has a lot of songs, but they’re all different and beautiful and didn’t feel like over an hour of listening time. Amazing!

Messy, paranoid, brilliant, and way too honest for a stadium band. Rating: 4.7/5 Short Review: This is a band exploding in public and somehow turning it into art. It is fractured, obsessive, weirdly tender, and full of left turns. A double album that sounds like a nervous breakdown with perfect production. Favorite Track: Sara. Soft, haunted, and quietly devastating.

un des meilleurs albums ever et un poulet gargantuesque

Fever dream

One of my all time faves - an album where I know every song inside out and every time I listen to it its still so good.

I LOVE FLEETWOOD MAC

Not their best, but fantastic nonetheless!

Loved it.

A pop band goes a bit off the commercial path and it works! Nice album.

If the White Album is five stars, so is this. What makes you think you're the one is my favorite Mac deep track.

Gave Rumours a 4 bc this is my 5 I love you Tusk

Perfect mix of yearning yet still upbeat

Beyond the AOR

Best LP of 1979 - and it’s up against some competition in that year…

I love Fleetwood Mac and the whole vibe of this album. Easily a five

Is it better than Rumors? Probably not. Do I like this more than Rumors? Maybe, I'll have to get back to you on that. There's something so charming though about Nicks and McVie's beautiful ballads alongside Buckingham's deranged songs where he's clearing losing his fucking mind. 5 Stars.

I’ve known about Fleetwood Mac my entire life, and to be honest, “Rumours” is an album I don’t ever need to hear again because it was always played when I was a kid. Moving forward to “Tusk,” I really enjoyed this album because it marks a significant shift in direction from “Rumours.” “Tusk” goes all over the place. It has some chill songs, tracks that are more upbeat, and some that are experimental and avant-garde compared to the more traditional sounds of rock from that era. It’s really cool to see Fleetwood Mac take this direction, especially after the massive success of “Rumours.” This is definitely an album I plan on revisiting in the future to absorb it much deeper.

Loved this album, listened to it twice in a row, and would be happy to again. I hate to say it, but the Rumors radio songs are overplayed in my opinion, so this was a nice fresh alternative. A few funny notes from other reviews - it's the "Live, Laugh, Love" of music, kind of spot on. Also, "the drumming sounds like someone building a shed" - cannot unhear! Funny visual. Anyway, good stuff.

L.O.V.E.

Favourite FM album. Trumps Rumours in my books. Love it all.

Such an amazing piece. Great songwriting, beautiful compositions, good singing and fun! One of the best Also, Beautiful Child is an absolute gem of a ballad, amazing melodies

I liked some of the tracks a lot. I think it’s somewhere between 4 and 5

This is the first album in a while that I not only know pre-emptively but actively love. I won't talk about this album too much, Fleetwood Mac are absolutely a band that have and will continue to be talked about constantly until the Earth explodes. While I consider that totally valid, as a band they not only had a phenomenal sound, a really interesting story and a great catalogue, it's certainly possible for a band to be overexplained. That being said, I like Tusk a lot within the catalogue for being a weird album. This is the record that followed Rumours and Lindsey said he wanted to create the "anti Rumours", so his recording and song writing process was pretty strange for this album to the point where some of his vocals were recorded in his bathroom while he did push ups. Hell, Tusk itself has a marching band as the main focus of the soundscape and it absolutely thrives on it. As time went on the band found Lindsey harder and harder to work with but for this album his aversion to playing the same as the rest of the band is absolutely for the benefit of the album. Considering that, and the legacy this album had to live up to... Absolutely love it, while two thirds of the songs on this album are totally standard for Fleetwood Mac (that is to say, phenomenal and catchy masterworks of song writing. Standard for Fleetwood Mac is well above the average band at this point in their careers.) Lindsey's part of this record is great, fun and absolutely goofy in the best of ways. Despite the band falling apart at the seams and swimming backwards on a river of cocaine at this point while absolutely burning money I am glad this album is so well crafted. It doesn't quite benefit from the toxic relationship breakdown emotions like Rumours does but it's also not totally absent of it. So with all this high praise, you might be looking below and thinking "well why isn't it higher in your list?" which is a valid question. But it's Fleetwood Mac which means not only are there better albums out there but there's a better album in this exact discography (god knows if it'll be in here but I actually like Tango in the Night more too). This album, despite being a double album, is absolutely justified in its length and place on this list but it just doesn't do QUITE as much for me as other albums and styles not only from this band but from this era. Still totally a 5 star album and if I were being ultra specific the LOWEST I'd give this like an 88/100. Best songs: Tusk & Storms Worst song: N/A Rank compared to everything else so far: 4/15 (above Tracy Chapman below Superfly)

Nice surprise, a change of pace after Rumours, still sounding beautiful and rich

Great album

ok

Absolutely bananas follow-up to Rumours. Split halfway between the gorgeous pop of its predecessor and "let's try this out" experiments. Long and indulgent, like all the best double albums are.

Ça peut paraître bizarre mais mon premier contact avec l'album Tusk a été par le remake fait par Camper Van Beethoven. Difficile d'égaler la version d'origine.

I've never given this album a proper listen, until now. I know my past listens were tainted with the expectation of another Rumors. There are some very good songs on here. Most of the ones performed by Stevie and Christine are exceptional. Tusk is always a favorite - I love it's primal beat.

Great stuff, I hadn't listened to this album before, but it's definitely got the signature Fleetwood Mac sound. One thing I really like about their music is how crystal clear and well-produced it is.

The most expensive album ever made (well over 6 million dollars in 2025 money) over a million dollars - that's A LOT of cocaine! Nope. It's not as good as Rumours. It's not even half as good but it's still a 5/5 album perfectly imperfect. During its best moments it's as good (and frankly better) than just about anything that came out in 1979 and during its stumbles it's the sound of a band doing it all for the art. Rumours Pt 2 this is not. Tusk marks the end of Fleetwood Mac as a creative force to be reckoned with -after one of the greatest three album runs in history Fleetwood Mac was racing towards total artistic irrelevance that they would reach with Behind the Mask after a decade of album after album of serviceable shit with a few gems thrown in out of Buckingham's need to let you know that HIS (Fleetwood Mac, my ass) band could still deliver the gold when he wanted them to as easily as he could have them deliver the rusted half-assed, half-finished songs found on stuff like Tango in the Night By the time they returned in 1982 with 'Mirage' they would be in a creative slump that would last for the rest of their recording career but in 1979 they would blow all their post punk influences out of the water with only a handful of their contemporaries (Pink Floyd, AD DC, etc.) providing any real creative competition and with only The Wall by Pink Floyd bettering it by a bit- just a little bit. It must fuck with your head to realize that just a decade later you would be releasing utter dreck like Behind the Mask that would be devoid of even a single song worthy of being played more than once. Poor Stevie! How tusked up!

We like

Good, but i prever metal music

Need more time with it for sure

This rules coming back to it later

Perfection!

KEN JENNINGS: fleetwood mac's semi-experimental art pop album that ends up being maybe their most cohesive album, in spite or perhaps because of its incoherence and variety– or, the name of an alien bounty hunter with a mysterious past CONTESTANT: what is Tusk?

Probably my favorite Fleetwood Mac album

Great

Gorgeous folk rock ballads interspersed with Lindsey Buckingham in full manic meltdown mode

Double the fun, double the Max, soluble the brilliance of Lindsey!!!

A really good album with some songs that are actually better than their others in my opinion.

Muistan ku lainattiin kirjastosta tää albumi vinyylinä ja silloin kuuntelin ekaa kertaa fleetwood macia silleen tietoisesti😝 Rakastin tätä silloin ja rakastan yhä! (Oon tosissaan tykänny spotifyssä joka ikisestä biisistä tältä albumilta)

С удовольствием послушал этот альбом во время выхода моего альбома Счастье близко. очень захотелось послушать еще флитвудмака! из всего что я слушал тут это твердая 5 звезд

"Rumours is the best album in the world, but it's not even Fleetwood Mac's best. That's Tusk".

Probably a 4 but I am going to succumb peer pressure. The performances are strong. Songs are uneven but many are good.

I listened to this every day, practically, in about 1981. A couple of years ago while I was trying to finish a book, I discovered that Spotify had the seven disc version of this. I listened to it on repeat for so long that at the end of the year I was in the top 1/10 of one percent of Fleetwood Mac listeners. Some albums are just burnt so deep that it’s impossible to have anything, but I got reaction to them, and my gut reaction to this one is five stars.

It's kind of remarkable that it took 40 years after Tusk was released for them to kick Lindsey and his self-indulgent weirdness out of the band. I love Lindsey but he's really not a team player. But while everyone focuses on Lindsey and his bathroom, the real story is Christine's (and, sure, Stevie's) brilliance. If this were like that Outkast album and had one disc of their songs and one of Lindsey's, you'd have one album of gorgeous pop songs, some of them huge hits and some under-the-radar beauties that bring the 70s right back, and one album of experimental oddities that still sound fresh today.

Fleetwood Mac will always be highly rated by me. Although this choice of album is odd considering all their other hits.

Rumors but long. Some songs suck, but most are peak.

again, my favourite band of all time so 10/5 for me. i love the sound of what almost should be three solo albums and this is probably some of stevie’s finest work love love love

Fleetwood Mac gotta be good. Tried not let Sara en Tusk lead my review, and they didn’t.. What makes you thinks you're the one! I know I am not Wrong! Bangers.

Incredible album

It's not Rumours but this follow-up is so great. Enjoy every track on it, the varied sounds: gentle and lush ("Over & Over", "Sara", "Never Make Me Cry"), thumpy and choppy ("The Ledge", "Not That Funny", "That's Enough for Me"), catchy radio-friendly ("Angel", "Think About Me", "I Know I'm Not Wrong"), and the unorthodox but standout self-titled track. Beginning of "Save Me a Place" sounds a lot like like something from The Format. The whole record is a bit more experimental in a fun way, but refined enough that lets all of the band's highly talented musicians shine.

Not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album but the songs are bouncy and infectious. They are one of those bands that never missed the mark.

The only thing that would have made this album better is if Lindsey Buckingham wrote and produced ALL the songs instead of half of them. I love an album produced by a neurotic genius that costs an exorbitant amount of money to make, is considered a commercial failure, then becomes critically acclaimed (*cough cough* Loveless). We can keep Sara on the new Buckingham album though.

So... its not better than Rumors. But it should be in the conversation.

True Blue Mac

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion but I enjoyed this a lot more than Rumors. So many interesting tracks. From "The Ledge" which almost felt like an Animal Collective song to "Sara" which sounded like the theme song to an 80s sitcom to "Tusk" which was Pink Floyd .

This album for me is one of the best Fleetwood Mac albums, think about me, Sara, what makes you think you’re the one, storms, sisters of the moon, that’s enough for me, brown eyes, I know I’m not wrong. All incredible songs. We get to hear more of the band taking a spotlight rather than in rumours where it was largely Lindsey and Stevie. The tusk sound carried through a few of the songs and it is quite groovy, they were right for Ledge to come first, so when you get to tusk, it’s a call back to that same groove and storyline

There's a truth carved in living rock somewhere that states that as one gets older Fleetwood Mac gets better and better. I think there's some adult experience necessary to fully connect with the music. I'm glad I've got that now.

fantastic

Love FM

Love the tunes. I need to pay more attention to lyrics, definitely missed a lot of meaning...

This is one of the greatest for me. When I started Uni I was listening to tusk non stop. Next month I will start an even better programm in Uni and this one gets me right into the groove for it!

magnifico, uno más, joyas que no recuerdas pero escuchaste. over & over, think about me, sara, sisters of the moon, thats enough for me, im not wrong, honey hi, never forget.

What a disjointed mess. It's also great. There is no way this should work as an album. It feels like they just threw a bunch of stuff together and called it a day. But half the tracks are incredible, and another 5 or so are good to great. It may have worked better as a single instead of a double, but I don't see more than 3-4 tracks that are not good enough. 4.5. I was trying to figure out how to round, but Tusk (the song) made up my mind. Round up.

Honestly, this is on par with Rumours. I don’t see why this gets rated so harshly sometimes.

Tusky

Real savage-like.

First time I’ve ever listened to an album that’s over an hour long and immediately wanted to listen to it again. It actually got better and better as it went along. Bit weirder than their more popular stuff, but just as engrossing, maybe even more so

Me ha gustado y lo conocia menos que el otro de The Chain

I love this album so much, to be fair trying to come up with something after rumours was an insane ask. First time I listened to it I had to keep replaying songs as I couldn't get enough of it.

What a find! Have always stuck to the hits and rumours with FW. This had a darker tone but still very enjoyable with some great songs.

pretty chill and more experimental album primarily driven by Lindsey Buckingham wanting to avoid falling into a pattern after the commercial success of Rumors. Far more sparse songwriting arrangements intended to compete with the world of post-punk, Tusk sounds far more clattery, half-formed, somewhat weird, and desperately separated from the sound of Rumors.

Better than Rumours in my opinion. Loved it

I would love to learn the story of Fleetwood Mac. They don’t seem to have had the cultural impact they should have. This website’s other highly rated bands are all very influential in one way or the other, so I wonder why these guys didn’t have the same legs. Amazing musicians.

When it comes to classic albums Rumours is an album that you would be afraid to release a follow up but Fleetwood Mac attempted it. Tusk finds the band taking a few risks and for the most part they work. Tusk is a sprawling set that has classics like the title track and The Ledge. Is it better than Rumours? Almost and it shows a band moving forward and Tusk is a great album that stands proudly on its own merits.

Every song is great. Love the goofy Lindsey shit and the stevie ballads. Better than rumours

AWESOME

Magical

heroic album, beautiful stuff

Great all-around album with plenty of unique and diverse songs that does a great job of justifying it's longer run-time. I wasn't head-over-heels for every song on the album, but there's more than enough for anyone to enjoy and connect with. Top tracks: Over & Over, Storms, Angel, Brown Eyes

I used to think this was superior to Rumours. Ultimately, it is not, but it is brimming with ideas and Buckingham!

got it. Much better than many critics say.

Fleetwood Mac is for me the gift that keeps on giving - when I think I've got the figured out some album comes out of nowhere and really surprises me. Beautiful arrangements, interesting sound and lyrics and just beautiful through and through

As I'm listening this album in June, most of the songs feel like the soundtrack to a movie where I'm off on a thrilling road trip adventure. And seriously - how have I never heard Beautiful Child before? It serves a spot on my personal heartbreak playlist.

Fantastic album brought back so many memories.

Perfection!

good

A truly remarkable album. If it’s not as perfect as Rumours, it’s a messier, more interesting and unpredictable album. It’s maybe a little too long and a few tracks could be removed, but the sprawl and chaos is also what I love about it. I could see myself loving this more than Rumours after a few listens.

A bit varied with the styles of music, but overall, it still has the Fleetwood Mac magic first seen on Rumours. 4.5 bumped up to 5.

Tusk

>>> the Beatles

Really enjoyed this album. Always considered to be a bit of a commercial flop coming after Rumours. But this is a really interesting and experimental album. Favourite Songs, Sara, Tusk, Think About Me, Sisters of the Moon, Beautiful

Ik wilde een 4 geven, toen zag ik dat dit na Rumours het enige Fleetwood Mac album was.

Damn - I’m pleasantly surprised. Great songwriting throughout, and dang, at 20 songs there aren’t many misses. Sisters of the Moon, I Know I’m Not Wrong, The Ledge, Think About Me, Tusk… the list goes on. Here, I’ll say it - better than Rumors.

I really enjoyed this, just good classic Fleetwood Mac- 9 is fair

Legend 5/5

5* without even listening, 10* with listening

4.5

As much as I love Rumours, I think Tusk may actually one-up it. All three main songwriters are at the top of their game here. I think Christine's stuff is a little less syrupy than it had been and Stevie continues to operate at a high level, but the real surprise is the cocaine fueled weirdness Lindsey drops through the album. It all maintains the catchiness of their previous two albums, but it's a lot more ambitious. Highlights for me include "Think About Me", "What Makes You Think You're the One", "Storms", "Never Make Me Cry", "The Ledge", "Over & Over", and the excellent title Track. 5 stars.

My favourite review I’ve seen of this is “Songs In The Key Of Life for white people”. It is also pretty much like The Beatles White Album except that the avant-garde centrepiece towards the end is instead its most popular hit song as opposed to being a completely terrible random streak of overlong crap. In the grand scheme of double albums it’s probably not quite up there with Electric Ladyland but is easily ten trillion infinities better than Wilco’s Being There. Stevie and Christine write some of their prettiest and wooziest ever songs and Lindsay’s madcap lo-fi experiments cohabit wonderfully alongside. In the grand battle of Rumours and Tusk there’s nothing quite as imperious as Dreams of You Make Loving Fun but there’s so much brilliant beautiful material along the lines of Over & Over and Sara, Sisters Of The Moon, That’s All For Everyone, Brown Eyes and Walk A Thin Line and with its consistent luxuriant/lo-fi blend works out as an immensely more rewarding work to return to.

Excellent album full of quality tracks. Stevie Nicks is amazing!!!

Don't know Fleetwood Mac very well, but I liked it a lot. Good long album for background music.

Instant classic. Good for a drive.

It's a quirky and experimental album - solid tunes. Stand out songs for me are Sara, That's Enough for Me, I know I'm not Wrong, Beautiful Child and Walk a Thin Line. Love those harmonies.

LOVE

I LOVE YOU TUSK

trippy troppy

Harsh statements first, it's not as good as Rumours, not even the same bracket. But Nicks' vocals are peak throughout, it's slightly more well ordered than Rumours (a longstanding complaint of mine), and Tusk itself is an all-timer track. Most bands would kill to get close to an album of this quality, but comparing with Rumours is always going to shortsell it.

Despues del bardo absoluto que es Rumors, la suavidad de este disco es perfecta 4.5

Fleetwood Mac was in such a groove at this time.

One of my top five favorite albums ever. Stevie generally gets on my nerves but her songs here are lovely, as are Christine’s. The irony of spending millions on the record and having Mick as your drummer, but you decide it’s better to beat on a tissue box on the bathroom because it’s what’s needed is either a sign of mad genius or an after effect of massive drug use. Either way, I’m here for it!

🎧What a knockout. With Rumours, Fleetwood Mac proved they were a great band. With Tusk, largely masterminded by Lindsey Buckingham, they proved to be artistically restless and seemingly unstoppable.

Tusk is a favourite. If just for the song,Tusk.

Really enjoyed this. Only ever listened to Rumours like most people my age, but there were some good poppy tracks combined with some great songwriting. Probably the best album that I've never heard so far.

love it!!!

"Tusk" continues to explore themes of love, loss, and self-identity, making it relevant even today. This is the softest and lightest rock album I have ever heard, and it resembles ballads with deep music and beautiful lyrics.

Stunning band.

PEAK

This is the 70th album I’m rating. The only Fleetwood Mac song I’ve ever listened to is Tusk so this is pretty lucky. Adding to my Playlist - Over & Over, The Ledge, Think About Me, Save Me a Place, What Makes You Think You’re the One, I Know I’m Not Wrong, Honey Hi, Tusk, and Never Forget. Not Adding to my Playlist - Sara, Storms, That’s All for Everyone, Not That Funny, Sisters of the Moon, Angel, That’s Enough for Me, Brown Eyes, Never Make Me Cry, Beautiful Child, and Walk a Thin Line. Sara - McVie and Buckingham are better this is a bit too long and something about her singing feels off. All in all I liked 9/20 of the songs. Nicks is long and boring, Buckingham is weird and hit or miss, and McVie is good and a little boring.

This is an incredible album

Incredible album wow!!!!!!!! I can't believe this is my first time listening to this. Maybe better than Dreams even? And has a song with my name in it? Perfection!

Another double album..... Had not listened to Tusk before - so there is a lot to get through in one day. First listen was a little meh and underwhelmed as did not think there were that many stand out tracks. After another couple of listens and it is really growing on me - although with 21 tracks there is not really enough hours in one day to do it justice. I'm sure it well could be a 5 - but I'm not there yet so giving it a 4 and will definitely return. EDit - I returned alot - and its a solid gold 5.

looooove fleetwood mac, can’t believe this is the first time i’ve heard most of these songs a lot more post punky / new wavey (???? maybe ????) than i thought i’d ever hear from fleetwood mac, especially already knowing the title track from this particular album

Fine - I’ve loved all Fleetwood Mac til this point, so will give another chance - one of the many that became kind of background noise Am starting to think one should actually sit and listen properly rather than just in commutes lol

This album has grown on me over time. A little bloated but all the better for it

THEE TITS

5/5. genius perfection. Hands down

peak

# Album Name: Tusk # Artist: Fleetwood Mac # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Love a bit of fleetwood. But damn, Rumous is a fucking tough album to follow. I mean how do you do that, how can you pull it off? Not many can to be honest. When this album popped up i was happy to see it. Then i realised its a double album. My heart sank. Doubles are not something i typically enjoy. This album oozes class with the musicianship. There is no denying the quality with this band. Theres some great tunes as well - The ledge, think about me, sara, not that funny, sisters of the moon, enough for me and tusk. The problem for me and this album is the length. Its just too damn long. Maybe it would have been better to listen to it as two single albums. Initial impression is a 4. That was mainly due to the length of the album.I honestly think it may notch up to a 5 perhaps with a breakdown of the album or listened in smaller chunks. SO thats. what i did. I came back for another listen. This time in smaller chunks. And i have to say it was much better. way less song fatigue. Not as good as rumous but a very good album. If i could take my top picks out of this album it could probably give rumous a run for its money....but not quite. # Top Tunes: The ledge, think about me, sara, not that funny, sisters of the moon, enough for me and tusk. # Would I listen to it again? Yes, in chunks.

Like its ivoried namesake, Fleetwood Mac's frizzled double-album follow-up to their most lauded record stampedes through a fever dream of Buckingham's manic perfectionism, splintering into what often feels like three distinct solo ventures held together by cocaine and studio excess.

A decent album and follow up to the wildly successful Rumours album.

Following Rumors would be impossible, but Tusk is as good as anyone could do to try.

Loved listening to this album. Rumours has always been a staple so this was a great addition to my Fleetwood Mac experience.

Wow, what a follow up to Rumours. This album has everything, some hits, some laid back melodic tunes, and some songs that are just a wild peak into the mind of Lindsey Buckingham. I really enjoyed it, but it doesn’t quite compare to Rumours, which is like Fleetwood Mac’s Abbey Road. This is more like their White Album, especially considering the band was on the verge of breaking up at this point. And like the White Album, or other notable double LPs like The Wall, I feel like they could’ve condensed this into one incredible album, rather than a great double disc. If I rate based on Rumours comparison then it’s a 4, but I’ll rate as though Romours never happened, and this is a 5 for me.

Solid, no stand outs high or low though.

Great album

immediately, I’m interested in this because I went through a period of listening to the self-titled and Rumors a lot in college. I’m on the second track now and it’s already obvious that Fleetwood Mac is one of those bands that gets away with shit that should sound goofy, but doesn’t. It’s really impressive on the records I already liked, but on this one? God damn. And I like the kind of understated (if that’s the right word) way they kick this one off before going in the really solid pop material. Sara is definitely a new favorite. I love a song that makes me feel like a hot woman, and somehow they stick that next to some pretty fried ass jaunts and it works. There’s a lot of swings on this record, and they’re all hits. There’s a good amount of experimentation when it comes to the mixing/production and instrumentation and how it’s all arranged on this record, and some of it sounds far, far ahead of its time. And none of it comes across as gimmicky or just a tasteful example of drug-fueled antics. I was surprised at how contemporary sounded — if I heard some band drop “That’s All for Everyone” as a single, I wouldn’t think anything of it. I always thought the rhythm section of this band was tight, but after this record? Wow. I was kind of in a bad mood today after work and this completely turned my evening around. Not that I have anywhere near the musical competency to ever do anything thing like this LP, but it really makes you want to play music. Not only do I like this, but I have a soft spot for the indie rock bands of the past 10ish years who have been influenced by this sort of thing, although I don’t keep up with that stuff. And for some reason parts of this record sound like a precursor to stuff like Guided By Voices.

A fantastic album

4.7 - Seriously good, but needs cutting down

Gorgeous. Hits hard.

one of the best albums ever conceived

Fucking gorgeous album 👌

Love love love Fleetwood Mac!

Love it

Love the sprawling excellence, and fantastically fragmented feel of this. With so many songs feeling unfinished or as if they coulda been more or longer or bigger hits, there's a ragged and occasionally wild effect. A lot of coke-edged melodies and excessive bounciness and the sequence of songs makes no sense – the penultimate title track shoulda really been the opener, which here is entirely too slow. But so many of the songs also feel familiar and recognizable as Fleetwood Mac, even if this is three solo records in one. It’s weird that I don’t really much like Stevie Nicks or Christine McVie as a singer, but the quality of the songs here are so uniformly high (darker, haunting songs for former, quite effecting sad-sweet ballads for latter). But their cuts are nice contrasts to the various magnum and mini opuses (opi?) of LB who deserves most of the credit (obvs), then. The White Album is the right comp (not only because of the similar production histories) and while this isn’t quite as weird, it’s damn close in terms of overall aesthetic impact. One can make the case, the best records are not necessarily those with most music but this double album gets bonus points for volume -- for a very high quality across the high quantity. Its fabulous for all the flaws which ultimately equates to genius.

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 think the song name Sara was a lil good it had a good beat I can relate to the lyrics.I think the song name storms is so good I love the lyrics the beat the payments of guitar the lyrics were so relatable if you are going thru a break up,really like this song her voice is so beautiful.i think the song tusk is like a sentimental break up the beat was so calm and slow just to relax.

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

Sure it doesn't compare to Rumors, but it is still an absolutely fantastic album. It has to be hard to write this good of an album, and still have it be the third best album you've put out. Great album! And the obligatory mention that I own it on vinyl of course.

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.

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!

Mais um esplendor em forma de disco. E nem conhecia ainda. A força de Rumours chegou a limitar minhas audições.

Goddamn. How was Fleetwood Mac this fucking good all the time. I prefer Christine McVie’s singing and loved that she kicked off and ended the album. Happy I listened today.

I really enjoyed this the first time through and enjoyed it even more the second. The Stevie Nicks songs are especially memorable.

Is there another group that lived their lives through their music as intensely as Fleetwood Mac? I don't think so. A legendary album, another transition for a group always pushing the boundaries.

Really diverse collection of songs. 5/5

Quite a while back, I read a collection of Greil Marcus essays. His review of Tusk made me very curious to check it out, because like most people born in the late seventies Rumours is imprinted on my brain. And it’s great, of course. But Tusk! What a furry pachyderm of a record, a sublime mixture of classic Mac with some skewed pop like The Ledge and the title track. Every time I listen I’m taken by how the whole eclectic stew works together. And if nothing else, you get some of the greatest songs Stevie Nicks ever wrote (Storms alone is essential.) Love love love it.

The follow up to Rumors. A band where the love is gone, the creativity has still bound them together and they must still search for the sound. Buckingham was going for broke to be an artist and the deep scars were still there for all the stars. The commitment is now to the work over the love but the album shows the moment in time. It's long, it's weird, it's over the top. But it's cool.

Really good.

Fleetwood Mac can do little wrong. I kept wanting to -1 star just because Rumours is slightly better, but then a little melody here and there would pick me back up.

I was vaguely familiar with Tusk, being familiar with Sara and the title song. For me, taken as a whole, this album is breathtaking. This is definitely a different direction from their prior blockbuster album, Rumours. Of the songwriters (Nicks/Buckingham/McVie), each has a more weaker tune, but McVie knows how to craft a perfect pop song and I love her singing. Stevie's songs seem the strongest of the bunch. Lindsey is definitely adventurous in his experimentation but kind of comes of uneven. Faves of each.... Nicks: Sisters of the Moon and Sara (remains my overall favorite) McVie: Over & Over and Think About Me Buckingham: I know I'm not Wrong and Tusk. I really miss Christine McVie.

Fleetwood Mac is essential listening; Rumours is one of my favourite albums of all time. I hadn't heard everything on Tusk but thoroughly enjoyed it.

Always a good listen from first to last track.

Classic.

Great album! Loved it. Great for my coffee shop work day.

This album gets better every time I hear it. "The Ledge", "Sara" "Storms" "I Know I'm Not Wrong", "Tusk", many of my favorite FM songs. It's a departure from their previous albums. You all should definitely read this Wikipedia - Lindsey Buckingham was a maniac during the recording apparenetly "For certain songs, Buckingham played a Kleenex box" "Early on, he came in and he'd freaked out in the shower and cut off all his hair with nail scissors. He was stressed" was determined to make the band sound less like "Rumors" and more like the Talking Heads.

Look… Rumours is out of the way. One of the best albums of all time. A huge commercial success and on the backs the tumultuous relationships from the band that created it. The decision can be to attempt to top it, or realize that there is no need and the next can be whatever you want it to be. The latter is what I feel the band chose. They had all of the pain and magic of the previous album and they had the ability to capture the magic again. Any of these songs could have been on Rumours; they are all as strong as the hits. If anything hindered this album, it was the unbelievable success, the accompanied expectations, and the general darker tone of these songs. As If the message is still the same but the minor chords and reverb where increased to more express the pain. That resonates with me. The band knew they had freedom, and they didn’t squander it. They produced something beautiful, something that stands on its own.

A band at the height of their power, with songwriting chops to rival the best of them, come out with a sprawling, frenetic, all-directions double album. Sound familiar? In Fleetwood Mac’s hands, it’s probably the only path after Rumors. Reinvention. And you can just hear them trying, hard, to get somewhere. And kind of spinning their wheels! The guitar sound in particular is a standout… this punk, almost grungey, dirty sound played with this wildness. But they’re still Fleetwood Mac, and their songwriting abilities just come out, like it’s nothing. It’s not the White Album, but I’m reminded of that somewhat, in that the songwriting is so natural that, even when they don’t seem to want to write a song, they end up getting one anyway. And that back-to-basics, blues infused sound gets them far. This is a Really Good Band. You can just hear the energy in the way they play as a group. It’s locked, energetic, fun, dangerous energy. “Storms” is a song to make you cry. Stevie Nicks can just take you there. Everyone’s been there. The hurt in her voice, the real despair. She is so powerful on that song. I don’t think they ever land on a definitive “sound” here. Which is interesting. For all the attempts, it still sounds like “Fleetwood Mac trying hard to get somewhere new.” But… every song has something to love in it. A funny riff, a stray line, something about the production that makes you do a double take and rewind 15 seconds. I just love hearing the band of the moment, fresh off Rumours, try to jam it out, searching, looking for the new source of inspiration. Amazing to witness. I love the fun and the danger. Also… I have a personal connection to this album. It was made in studio D at the Village, the Tusk Room— created for this album! And what a cool room. I have a history with that studio, and the few sessions I’ve done there have been standouts. I love to imagine this band working in there, newly completed but probably not quite done, trying to figure it out. I love albums where they made a recording studio just to make the album. A surprising number of them! 5/5. Weird, creatively risky, fun. Serious play. I love it.

Such a great album. I like it more than rumors. The song "Tusk" is outstanding, Not that funny too (especially in a live version). Over & over is wonderful. Easy decision: 5 stars!

Great Album - but only the second best of Fleetwood Mac! :-)

A somewhat maligned album but I enjoyed it, in it's entirety, with the pauses, as Lindsay Buckingham intended it to be heard.

A great sprawling album meandering between hits led mainly with Stevie's voice and talent. I do like Lindsey though but he stayed pinned to the band. Still, this is a massive album.

Great album, of course. I prefer Rumours, but still give this 5 stars

So good

+ USC marching band Song about cheating and wanting to be lied to

1979 was the year of double albums: The Wall, London Calling, and Tusk. Each had notable showstoppers. In the famously quirky Tusk, those showstoppers are the title track and "Sara." The former is Peak Lindsey, the latter Peak Stevie. Those two songs alone make this album a rewarding listen, but don't overlook hidden gems like "Brown Eyes" and "Walk A Thin Line."

As a kid, I was absolutely crazy for the song Tusk when it came out. This was one of the very first albums I ever owned. I never cared for the other songs on the album, except for Sara. Now, 40+ years later, the song Tusk is still good but not the anthem it was for me back then. I still love Sara, and love Sisters of the Moon. A couple other songs I like, but the rest are meh to me. I also noted a lot of Led Zeppelin influence that I hadn't realized before. This is not on the whole a five-star album for me, but the strength of the singles make it a must-listen, so I'm pushing it to a five for reasons.

Amazing

huge fan of fleetwood mac

Love this album. I’ll take it over Rumours anytime.

made me very sad for some reason?

Oh my god I loved this. Loved how much we heard of Christine. Such a beautiful record I can’t believe I’ve never heard the full thing through. Wow

Really good stuff here. Always been a casual fan. And while I was aware of this album I was a little surprised I didn't really recognize any of the actual songs. So it was a great first listen.

Bummed off this, pretty self indulgent at points but in a good way

Really smoothes my feelings, feel like at home.

Fucking perfection

I'm a big Fleetwood Mac fan and this is definitely one of their great albums. It has so many incredible songs on it and it's one I listen to fairly often. It doesn't seem that wild to me, so it's funny to read some of the dialogue around when it came out. It would have been great to hear it when it was released because I can see how it would be a bigger shock at the time compared to Rumours. I really love this one, it's a 5/5 for me. Standout Tracks: Over & Over, The Ledge, Think About Me, Sara, What Makes You Think You're the One, Storms, That's All for Everyone, That's Enough for Me, Never Make Me Cry, I Know I'm Not Wrong, Honey Hi, Beautiful Child, Walk a Thin Line, Tusk, Never Forget

Weird but good

When I first heard Tusk (the song) a few years ago I had to stop what I was doing and just listen. Perhaps unsurprisingly there was nothing else on the album even close to that, but I was still a little disappointed. Ignoring my expectations though the album still qualifies for a 5 with the standards I’ve been using so far. Favourite song besides Tusk was That’s All For Everyone.

Enjoyed this a lot!

Great album - difficult follow up to Rumours

novi biser

first time listening

great one unforgetable sound

One of the most underrated Fleetwood Mac albums. Lindsey deserves a huge apology from WB.

Classic.. really nice

Better than Rumors. One of my favorite albums OF ALL TIME!