Tusk

This was a very enjoyable listening experience and I really wouldn't have expected nothing less. The title track is a really underrated Fleetwood Mac song in my personal opinion. It's a good thing to know that the rest of the album is just as good as the song.

Fleetwood Mac Tusk - 4/5 - Positives: A huge soundscape experiment when compared to their commercially safe Rumors Album, It’s ability to cross Each member provides unique and pivotal roles - McVie with her anecdotal ballads, Nicks with her lush and alluring arrangements, Buckingham with his eclectic structure - overall providing a phenomenal experience, Each member provides an insightful amount of depth and internal tension the band would have been experiencing; varying from a number of topics - Nicks with the overall theme of heartbreak, Buckingham with an inner reflection of vulnerability and aggression, And McVie offering a safe space for the listener to reset with themes of everyday emotions commonly resembling affection, On first listen Tusk is incredibly jarring (Especially following Rumours) being scattered with sonic whiplash and lengthy tracks; yes, but don’t let that trick you this vision stands true in my opinion as the band’s Magnum Opus with an addicting amount of replayability and influence to what I’m sure would shape the indie scene. Verdict: 89-90/100. This album I have to say is a timeless classic and worthy to be on the list of Albums To Listen To. Though some would consider a long album I say its tendency to remain unsettled, leaving the user in a state of disarray is met with grounded counterpoint structures that helps the project venture into masterpiece territory and something that could be listened to on repeat for a lifetime depending on what mood you’re in. A near perfect album and one to add to the collection. Favourite Songs: Over & Over Sara What makes You Think That You’re One Storms That’s all for everyone Not That Funny Brown Eyes I know I’m Not Wrong Beautiful Child Walk a Thin Line Tusk

So good, you can really distinguish between different songwriters. However, it’s not rumours

An interesting, but slightly bloated, follow up to Rumours. I like the generally soft rock sound that the album has, with Sara and Sisters of the Moon, but most of the more experimental numbers also come off. The title track, complete with USC marching band, is mad, but I like it. It is too long though- whereas Rumours channelled the band’s tensions into a tight and gripping album, Tusk is sprawling, feeling like each member had to have a few songs to keep them satisfied. A very good album, but would have benefited from being more concise.

There was a lot I enjoyed about this album. The varying styles of the songs kept the album interesting throughout its long run time. My three favourite tracks ‘Over and Over’, ‘That’s All for Everyone’ and the title track are all representative of different styles. That being said, it’s an album I like rather than love, which is why I’m giving it 4 stars.

Wisely choosing to not try and recreate ‘Rumours’, this album is a quite different follow-up, not as consistent but still great, with some excellent contributions from all three songwriters. Lindsey Buckingham's more experimental tracks in particular have clearly taken some influence from (post)-punk, while Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie, by contrast, have gone for a much softer, more melodic approach with many of theirs. They're not the flashiest rhythm section but I've also always liked John McVie and especially Mick Fleetwood too. ‘Tusk’ isn’t as good as ‘Rumours’, but it’s certainly still worthy of a very strong 4 stars.

It’s and probably too long but also by turns fragile and brittle and frustrated and a band all up in their feelings about each other and everyone around them. It’s my shit. I do love Fleetwood Mac.

mt bao

second time hearing this and this time i’ve learnt to appreciate this for its experimentation and how different it is to other albums by them, some great tunes, it’s a bit messy but in a structured and beautiful way

Listening this time, it feels like it has more filler tracks than Rumours but it's still pretty great.

Jees! Mä kyllä diggailen tästä popimmasta Fleetwood Macista! Ei tämä nyt sentään Rumoursin kaltainen hittikimara ole, mutta sanakirjassa voisi olla Easy Listening -määreen perässä tämä levy. Tosi mukavaa ja toimivaa taustamusaa. Rytmiryhmä puksuttaa kuin juna, ja laulut toimivat.

Franchement plutôt bon album. Ce que je trouve particulièrement bien dans le projet, c'est vraiment sa diversité, alternant entre des longs morceaux très calmes et méditatifs comme "Storms" abordant une certaine mélancolie dans la voix de McVie qui rend plutôt bien. D'autre part, on retrouve plusieurs titres très courts et beaucoup plus énergiques comme "The Ledge", qui je dirais témoigne de la volonté du groupe de tirer vers un mouvement "post-punk". Néanmoins, cet aspect auto-proclamé de "subversion" pour sortir de leur style d'origine est pour moi assez dérisoire dans le sens où il n'est absolument pas particulièrement marqué dans l'album, avec un jeu sur les mêmes instruments, qui alternent certes entre certaines tonalités, mais conservent une identité très "classic rock" voir "pop rock". De plus, quand on sait que l'album a été financé à la même hauteur que "Rumours" on ne peut s'empêcher de se dire qu'il s'agit vraiment d'un gachis technique. L'album est donc plutôt agréable à écouter, tenant bien sur la durée et très solides, mais assez peu aventureux par rapport à ce qui était annoncé.

Look, it's not Rumours. That's about the only negative I can come up with.

nice album, i like the chill songs a lot

Not a perfect album, but fantastic overall. Appreciate the creativity of Buckingham, despite tracks like "Not that Funny". Rating: 8/10 Favorite Song: Sisters of the Moon

There is some funky bass on this album. Why isn't all their stuff like this? Favorite Track: The Ledge

Kaunis. Sopii roadtripille tai rentoon(ish) fiilistelyyn. Sisältää myös menevämpiä kappaleita. Ei hidas eikä nopea. Tämän albumin kanssa on hetkessä läsnä.

Obviously Nicks and McVie didn't get Buckingham's memo about the new wave style on this album. Like most double albums the changing between them is a bit jarring at times. But overall some amazing songs, especially the Buckingham ones where we find him thinking out the box a great deal here. After the rouring success of Rumours it would have been easy to try to make another, so credit to them for pushing the bounds of their creativity. Although Sara really is just like every other Stevie Nicks song she wrote.

8.5/10. I love Fleetwood Mac, and this one feels like them just doing whatever they wanted. It’s messy, experimental, sometimes all over the place… but that’s kind of the charm. Not as clean as their other stuff, but way more interesting.

Rich production. Depth of songwriting. This is a strong album.

Synes det var rart at lytte til, og nice at dykke mere ned i Fleetwood mac, kender kun Rumours albummet <33 det er gemt

The Lindsay songs are odd no doubt, but charming

So great - not on par with the two previous albums (5/5), but still great. Sara is amazing

Otroligt härligt sound som alltid, om än inte deras absoluta peak.

Trots avsaknad av tidlösa klassiker så tycker jag ändå deras skicklighet som band finns där och låtarna håller en väldigt hög lägstanivå.

Inte lika banger-tät som Rumours men låter annars mycket bra!

Certainly not another Rumours but that was always going to be difficult to follow up. Having said that, Tusk is still a great albulm. Best track probably Sara but hard to pick.

After making the *incredibly* well received, wildly successful classic that is Rumours, where could Fleetwood Mac have possibly gone? The answer is Tusk, a 75 minute long, messy, overbuget, cocaine fueled cult classic masterpiece. I will say that Tusk kind of has to get up to speed, but from Storms on, the band is in pretty rare form. There is the full spectrum of great songwriting, from the hard rockin, weirdly percussion centered, high energy title track to beautiful little cuts like Beautiful Child and Brown Eyes and even jammier stuff like Sisters Of The Moon. Even though I do think the album hits a stride later, I think The Ledge is one of the coolest songs here. It's got a raw, lo-fi sound, a weird, high energy bass guitar core, and a subtle country twang. Out of virtue of being big and weird and messy, this isn't exactly gonna end up perfect, but there is a pretty incredible consistency here for what this is. It ends up as an exploration of great, varied songs, unexpected sounds, and a raw attitude that makes this a pretty exciting listen. Honestly, I'm not even sure I've fully processed Tusk, but the more I think about it, the fonder I feel about it.

Love this album already! I listened to song on it I hadn’t heard and was impressed

Good quite long 3.5 rounded up

Really fun listen, I'd say I enjoy it just as much as Rumours

Beautiful set of songs! Not quite as banger-after-banger as rumours but lovely all the same.

Didn't recognize any of these songs which was a treat. A lot of really good tracks with differing levels of pop rock to soft rock throughout. The vocal changes also help keep things interesting and fresh. There are a lot of performances that feel very personal and come from the core during writing and gives it an oomph. Its such an easy album to listen to as it just sits back with you and lets it flow around you. Highlights for me would be Tusk, Walk a Thin Line, Beautiful Child, That's All for Everyone, Sara and The Ledge.

This album was pretty good. I don't know a lot about Fleetwood Mac, besides the obviously amazing album that is Rumours. I went into this album thinking I was going to love it, but in the end, I thought it was just pretty good, a 4. Most of the songs sound good, a great mix of upbeat and slower songs, unlike Rumours, a lot of the songs are kinda just forgettable. However, the songs I do remember, like Beautiful Child and the title track, are really good.

Didn’t recognize any of the songs here, but it was intricate in parts. I enjoyed the Lindsey Buckinham, energetic songs. Not too bad.

Although the jams are sometimes righteous, I can feel the separation in the songwriting here. Still great!

Based on what I read, this was a far cry of a follow up to Rumours. Based on my listening experience, it was definitely different from their usual sound. It was good though. Very abrasive at times but nothing bad. I do think “Sara” is slightly overrated, as Stevie just doesn’t have a good grasp of the tone and some of the vocals are so compacted to fit into the chords. Aside from that, I enjoyed my time and got a lot of liked songs from it, especially the very African influenced title track.

This band really knows how to craft catchy tunes. Off the peak of Rumors, this is still a great album.

Fine 3.9

It's a bit bloated, but many of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs are on this album. It's just so smooth and groovy!

Really solid album, I enjoyed it. Only gripe is it shouldn’t have been a double

Thought it was pretty good. I must have listened to Rumours a million times in my life, not do much this one. Tusk the song is great and I enjoyed some of the others, especially the Stevie Nicks vocals. 3.5 stars rounded up for the Tusk drums

I’ve always really liked this album. It’s not Rumours, but it’s great in its own right.

Хороший альбом, с очень мелодичными песнями. Да и в целом мне очень нравится эта группа.

first time listening to this album. for every song on here that feels underbaked, there's another 2-3 songs that really surprised me and opened my ears to side of Fleetwood Mac I wasn't aware of. honestly I could do without most of the tracks where Stevie Nicks takes the lead, and it's not just about her voice but a lot of those songs feel underdeveloped structurally and instrumentally. some songs here feel like precursors to entire genres down the line that I'm big into, from the jangle rock of the '80s to the lo-fi weirdness of the '90s thru to the indie rock of the 2010s. about 2/3 of this album will become part of the rotation and the other 1/3 I'd be fine never spinning again.

good

Great listen!

HOT DAMN!! Woulda preferred perhaps a different Fleetwood Mac album but I can’t be too picky. It’s still iconic and great. And great it really is. Some of the most impressive vocal performances from the band members, ESPECIALLY Stevie. Even though its intense eclecticism leads to a few straight duds (most notably the incredibly annoying “what makes you think…”), there’s a surprising amount of what I assume are new sounds to the band that actually work insanely well, even in the context of a soft rock album, including two cowpunk songs that are actually incredibly good, and a new wave song that I WILL defend fiercely. Very little filler too, even with its impressive 74 minutes of runtime. The only real filler I’d say exists here is the song “you’ll never make me cry,” and even that is pretty half-decent. The peaks of this album though (“Sara,” “Angel,” “Brown Eyes,” “I Know I’m Not Wrong,” “Tusk,” “Never Forget,” etc.) are too many and too incredible to not look at this album for what it really is: an exceptional soft rock album with some true experimental and forward-thinking tendencies. 9.2/10

por qué las mejores siempre las cantan ellas? preguntas que te hacen reflexionar

Remarkably had never gotten around to listening to this album! Really respect the adventurousness and experimentation after the huge success of Rumours and really digging the vibe. I remember an interview with Buckingham where he discussed that there was no way they were going to repeat the success of Rumours, even if they made Rumours 2, so why bother? So much good stuff to digest here.

Enjoyed this but it's still not as accomplished as Rumours.

It’s good. But it’s no rumours

No el mejor Fleetwood Mac pero un gran Fleetwood Mac

I really enjoyed this album, its a classic FLWM take on soft rock music. It had some songs that I will be adding to my playlist, and I will listen to it again someday!

Niet hun beste album naar mijn idee maar nog steeds heerlijk om naar te luisteren

Loved this album more than I expected. Have yet to really dive into FM's discography.

3.5

A very good album! One of my favorite bands.

Many good songs

Seems a steep drop from Rumors. A slow start, some solid tracks, none blew me away. 3.5 if I could.

Ahhhh Tusk. This has an incredibly high reputation in certain circles as the "weird" Fleetwood Mac album. Let's give it a go. - Ok. This album was considered very strange at the time of its release - contemporary critics harped on the experimentation and unorthodox recording methods. But I'll be honest - it just sounds like prime Fleetwood Mac to me. Not that I'm complaining - I really enjoy these songs. But when digging into the background on this album, people (including Lindsay Buckingham) kept throwing around the words "punk," and "post punk," and I just don't hear it. That being said, this set of songs is really strong, and while the individual moments of brilliance don't live up to those found on "Rumours," it works just as well as a whole piece. Which is saying something, as there are twice as many songs here. I really enjoyed this and will be firing it up more often. FOUR STARS

love the vibe

Enjoyed this quite a lot, gone onto my listen later list.

The reference point for romantic songs. Good variety and arrangements.

4.5/5

Always great to listen to Tusk (the song), and I was happy to hear some other songs I wasn't familiar with. For example, Sisters of the Moon is a banger.

Favorite Track: Sisters of the Moon

Realmente estoy disfrutando este álbum, tiene algo que me llama la atención. Tiene buenos ritmos, diría que algo nostálgicos.

Following up one of the best albums of all time is an unfortunately difficult feat for Tusk. While I think trimming some fat on the album could vault it to being an all-time great, I’m sure I’ll come back to the high points of this one just as much as my favorites from Rumours.

Sara and Sisters of the Moon are two songs I hadn’t heard before but really liked.

7/10

Just a really good album.

I had misremembered the sequencing of this album, so much so that by the time Tusk finally played I had thought I had missed it during the first hour. This is really a much more solid album than I remember and it is probably still only my fourth or fifth favorite from Fleetwood Mac. Solid member of the catalog. Maybe it will move up the rankings.

Não tenho a memória de quando escutei este álbum pela primeira vez, entretanto é um disco muito bom. Também não tenho a lembrança de pessoas comentarem sobre ele, meio que parece "subestimado". Também sinto que é o disco que com um tempo de audição ele se torne um dos meus favoritos.

Great drum voicing on Sara. Sisters of the Moon was great. The title track has always been a favorite and generally the back of the album clicked a lot for me. It’s no Rumors but I found some new things I liked.

There’s some great shit on this record. The band was clearly just throwing everything at the wall. A brilliant result. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 💿

i love the cover above anything else

дуже вімсікал, fav songs: sara, storms, sisters of the moon, beautiful child

Not GREAT, not BAD love the dog, gets +1 point 4/5

A double album is a little excessive but hey man Fleetwood Mac can do no wrong. Sara is their 2nd best song IMO (after Silver Springs) so just for that I gotta give this album a good rating.

This was somewhere between a 3 and a 4 for me. I think I liked it enough to listen to the whole thing again, so will give it a 4

Fucking hell, is it long. Not quite Rumors but not bad at all Eleinte kicsit untatott😔 De a végére egész megkedveltem

pretty good, but not quite rumours

Divertido

Mooi, wat rustiger dan Rumours (die ik wel goed ken). Wel net zo'n fijn geluid. Highlights: Sara, Sisters of the Moon

Identity crisis: The Album

Great Songs: Think About Me, Sara, I Know I'm Not Wrong Good Songs: Over & Over, The Ledge, Save Me a Place, What Makes You Think You're the One, Storms, Not That Funny, Sisters of the Moon, Angel, That's Enough For Me, Never Make Me Cry, Honey Hi, Beautiful Child, Tusk, Never Forget Mid Songs: That's All for Everyone, Brown Eyes, Walk a Thin Line Bad Songs:

Didn’t actually know any of these songs (expect I might have heard the title track before). It’s no rumours but I quite enjoyed it, it is Fleetwood Mac after all and even at their most dysfunctional they’re still amazingly good musicians.

Always have loved Fleetwood Mac, so this album was right up my street. Storms was my song of the album and fav first listen with Sara and Over & Over being my other highlights of the album

A product of needing to follow up on one of the biggest albums ever, while not being able to agree on anything, and also having access to a mountain of cocaine; Tusk sprawls, but only in 3 distinct directions. The three songwriters each submit a slate of songs that seem to have little influence from the rest of the band. Christine writes some delicate ballads, Lindsey writes some experimental stompers, and Stevie writes the hits. It's not exactly cohesive, and it's definitely a product of drug-fueled excess (no sober person has ever thought a double album was a good idea) but it still hits more than it misses. Thus is the strength of these songwriters even if Buckingham is starting to lose it.

bueno

Don’t think I’ve heard any songs from Tusk before (at least none that I remember) despite having heard basically the entirety of Rumours just out and about in the world. Yeah it’s not as good as Rumours (but what is?), but this was still a very good listen

Good album, I enjoyed. 7.1/10

The album was fine, but not their best as I preferred "Rumors".

Owned. Better than it's reputation

Probably could be a single album. Starts feeling a bit long and tedious at the end until tusk, which though is awesome. Sara too is a standout. Feels like there is soon much anger and tension with the lyrics, but they pull together to make great songs. Stevie Nicks writing is excellent. Quite a few of Buckinghams songs feel like they could have been polished to be gems, but he was just focused on getting stuff off his chest. Anything after rumours, was probably going to be a letdown, but this is pretty solid and I feel has aged well.

Great album, reeling you in with rhythm, melody and captivated singing. Some strong ballads, some more energetic song. Sisters of the Moon is phenomenal.

While Fleetwood Mac are clearly a legend, including their aldum "Tusk" on this list is debatable. Wikipedia says this was a more experimental album (which is not wrong) but my main impression when listening to it was inconsistence. Some of the songs follow very different approaches and not all of them suit Fleetwood Mac well. On the other hand, there are some great songs here, including "Sisters of the Moon" and large parts of disk two. All together, this record leaves me mith some nice ideas and mixed feelings - similar to the Beatles' White Album and thus rated accordingly.

Fave tracks: the ledge, what makes you think you’re the one, beautiful child, and never forget

Love but didn’t have time to listen to it all

no skips

Es como su white álbum and I Am here for it

This is a great album. Every single song is good

i like fleetwood mac as much as the next person. i only know a few of their songs and i always thought i should try listening to more of their stuff. there wasn't really anything i didnt expect - nothing really stood out to me, but nice album nonetheless

An above average alblum. But I can't give it a five if I like the Fleetwood Mac and Rumors alblums better. It sounds silly but the "hits" carry the alblum

3.75

Fleety Mac are considered pop rock legends for a reason, and I see why this is grouped together with their 2 preceeding albums as a golden trio. Nicks and Christie McVie have beautiful voices. Buckingham, while I'm not *too* hot on his singing voice, also joins the previous two to round out a very consistently strong singer-songwritiner trio. Fleetwood and John McVie provide a strong rhythm section, being the ever present but silent namesakes of the band. It's pretty rare for more than 3/4ths of a double LP to not feel like padding/filler, which is a big accomplishment. I wish the title track had been the closer over "Never Forget". 8.5/10

Not sure what I expected but this was really above and beyond it. There's a lot of folk but it manages to feel unique from track to track. Favourite track: Sisters of the Moon

Very good

I love FM, but I'll be the first to say that you probably don't need to hear this one before you die. But it's a fascinating record. Lindsay set out to do anything but replicate the previous two albums, which sold a collective billion records, give or take. The White Album is the usual reference but I don't think it's apt. Yes you have several songwriters throwing out a lot of different songs that don't flow together all that well. But there's little in the way of experimentation. It’s mainly Lindsay, Stevie, and Christine engaging in an exercise of how not to write like themselves. And it weirdly works. That is, if you already love those three as songwriters

Really good album. I was only familiar with the title track before hand but really enjoyed it, stand out track was Sarah. Very dense record, will need multiple listens

Banger album

Didn’t have as much crack in it as their first two albums as Rumours and their self-titled but still very good

"Tusk. In its entirety. With the pauses. As Lindsey Buckingham intended it to be heard." - Tony Harrison

Very good very nice

Nice listen. Great start, the middle is a bit bloated, but everything picks right up towards a very great end.

as an album there's a lot you can breeze past, but when i was a kid i liked tusk so much my dad made me tape of tusk on repeat so it's getting an extra star for that.

Wasn’t as taken by rumours as much as I expected but feel as though I’m preferring the start of this one much more. How the hell does an album cost $1 million to make?! And at that time too 🤯 Yeh, much prefer this rumours. Maybe more depth and experimentation. Pleasant listening with a few surprises along the way too. Feels more varied and accomplished somehow. Pleasantly surprised by this landing much better than I expected. A bit of a long one, but like what I’ve heard and felt a really nice variety of styles and compositions.

Jeg skjønner godt hvorfor Tusk blir sammenlignet med White Album. Plata har en del spor som er knallsterke, og innimellom blir helheten ødelagt av rare innfall og gjøglerier. Hvor digg hadde det ikke vært å gå rett fra "Sara" til "Storms"? Fra "That's All For Everyone" til "Sisters of the Moon" eller fra "Angel" til "Brown Eyes"? Ja, alle de problematiske låtene i mellom er skrevet av Buckingham, så jeg er vel team Nicks? Men er svak for "That's All For Everyone". Kanskje Buckingham burde fått sine låter på side D, om de absolutt måtte vært med? Jeg vet at normen har vært bonusspor for gjenutgivelser, men jeg slår et slag for færre spor istedet. Springsteen fikk det til på gjenutgivelsen av The River feks, så muligheten er der. Syns ikke Tusk er så kontroversiell som folk skal ha den til å være. Greit, så er den ikke Rumours, og den er et knepp ned (basert på hvordan jeg husker Rumours), men det er fortsatt en god plate godt over middels.

Great stuff, if maybe a little dated in sound. Highlight tracks: The Ledge, Sara, Not that funny, Honey Hi, Beautiful Child & Tusk. Title track not long enough!

Not my fave from Mac but still good

With any other band this would be a 5 star album but I know Fleetwood Mac can do better

Not as good as “Rumours” but still very significant. Fav might be “Angel”

YAY Great album imo Over & Over - just floating and nodding, loving this Sara and Storms - I really love Stevie Nicks' voice alwaysss Sisters of the Moon - my sister and i are sisters of the moon actually !! Brown Eyes - after Gaga just performed her iconic song of the same eyes in Japan after forever !? feels spiritual.... Beautiful Child - beautiful song actually <33 Walk a Thin Line - oh wha oh wha ph whaaaa Tusk - such a unique song, like this The Ledge - another fun sound

i felt like the songs were pretty varied, they sounded cohesive but distinct, very easy to listen to i think ive been sleeping on fleetwood mac, i know the classics, but this album reminded me i shld rly dive in more standouts: the ledge tusk beautiful child i have a sister of the moon

Obviously not their finest album but still very listenable

I was more familiar with Rumors so it was cool to hear other stuff from FM. Tusk has been covered or sampled somewhere and I cannot figure it out…

so fun to hear, i will listen them more now

Not bad, just general rock music, better than Bowie’s station to station album. Reminds me of the mamas and the papas

I’ve always enjoyed Fleetwood Mac, and Stevie Nicks’ voice is undeniably iconic and instantly recognizable. While this isn’t my favorite Fleetwood Mac album overall, it does contain some real gems — “Sara” being a standout. From what I understand, Stevie wrote, co-produced, and sang lead vocals on that track, so it’s no surprise that it’s one of my favorites. That said, I personally found this album somewhat unhinged and scattered, largely due to Lindsey Buckingham’s heavy imprint on it. In my opinion, Fleetwood Mac might have benefited from parting ways with him much earlier than they did. Replicating the monumental success of Rumours was always going to be an impossible task, but I was still pleasantly surprised by Tusk, especially since this was my first time listening to it in its entirety. Ultimately, I’d give the album a 3.5, rounding up to a 4. I appreciated the creativity and ambition behind it, and I listened to it front to back — even if I didn’t always love Lindsey’s influence on the sound.

Not my favourite Fleetwood Mac album but it's up there. Can't listen to Tusk without thinking of the god damn walrus film though.

A really pleasant album for a Sunday afternoon. Plenty of talent and variety in the songs that I barely noticed it is a double album.

I absolutely loved it, nothing funny or clever to say about it. Just fantastic music imo

Cocaine, divorce and excess

Stevie carries this album. Pretty consistent for a double album. Sure it drags on a bit, but overall this is more peak-era Fleetwood Mac. The title track is one of my personal favorite Fleetwood songs. Sounds like it should be in a western movie. There are plenty of other bangers here too. This isn't an album that I would revisit often due to its length, but I'll definitely be returning to individual songs. Favorite track: Tusk

I came really close to giving Tusk a 3, but I just couldn't. The main thing that turned me off was some of its more "out-there" songs, such as "The Ledge", but its high points made up for its shortcomings in my mind. That being said, though, I still believe that it pales in comparison to Rumors. I still mainly enjoy Fleetwood Mac for their more mainstream soft rock songs, but Tusk is by no means a bad album in my opinion. "Angel" was the main song that stood out for me, I really enjoyed the lines "And to those that I love, like a ghost through a fog, Like a charmed hour and a haunted song". Favorite Song: "Angel"

Really enjoyed this one. Haven’t listened through rumours yet and apparently it’s a lot better than this so I have high expectations. Could hear a bit of beach boys on certain songs here which was cool.

Preferred the Nicks songs over the Buckingham songs. Still a good listen overall. Sara was the standout for me, really caught my ear and was an earworm for a bit. Liked hearing Fleetwood Mac do something different as well.

This wasn't half-bad. After reading about its production and recording I could recognise the creative powders involved in its birth. It's alright.

Love the sound of the guitars. Less fussed about the slower tracks. Standout Track: The Ledge

A solid album, but I don't think it deserves a slot in the Top 1001 unless we're comparing it to all the deeply Only-Popular-In-England crap I've been forced to listen to in recent weeks. A ton of songs but not a bad song on it... a bit overproduced/polished, and there's nothing ground breaking on it but it's all solid. The song "Tusk" is quite the departure from their 70's radio friendly rock but that one song doesn't get this album elevated to T1001 status in my book. "Sara" is a stand out. McVie's vocals on "Over & Over" and "Think About Me" are great, she could literally sing the phonebook and make it sound good. "That's All For Everyone" is a nice Buckingham track. I was digging "Sisters Of The Moon", "Angel" & "Beautiful Child" by Stevie are all good grooves. No wonder she went solo shortly afterwards. Again, really not a bad song on the whole album, I enjoyed it. Didn't break any ground I don't think, offered up a few big hits in the title track (126M listens) and "Sara" (116M), and a few well listened to tracks ("Storms", "Sisters...", "Think About Me", "Over & Over" & I Know I'm Not Wrong" which each have 20M-40M listens. I'd say the album was a touch on the mellow/slow side, but the songs were beautiful and well crafted. 4 stars for such a collection of solid songs, varied voices, great songwriting, and superior musicianship.

That's good, but if we compare, we know "Rumours" is better. But still deserves a 4star

charming

3.5 - Good

tusk olmasa 3

And the way it is, I could leave it all And I ask myself, would you care at all?

Album was a wonderful listen, never really listened to Fleetwood Mac as much so Tusk was really cool! I really liked the varying song selection, a very nice balance of slower ballad type songs along with fast/riff heavy rock. I’d listen to it again!

Another banger. Have already listened to Tusk previously, stellar album (nearly as good as Rumours imo).

8.3/10. Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk is a bold, beautiful , weird, experimental record and there’s much to say about it, I ended up enjoying it more than I thought I would, it’s been on my listening list for a while considering rumors is one of my favorite albums of all time, I love the Peter green era stuff as well & I’ve heard that people kinda love or hate this one so I put it on the backburner. To start most of Lindsey’s songs on here I am not a huge fan of, not to say that they are bad, but I feel like they are forgettable or lean towards being too experimental, but the title track kicks ass & I thought “that’s all for everyone” “walk a thin line” & “save me a place” were great too. Stevie’s vocals on several songs are some of her best yet especially on “Angel” (accompanied by a killer bass line) & “Sara” and I generally found her cuts to be the best on here. Overall, it’s a fascinating listen that rewards multiple re-listens, showcasing the band’s willingness to take risks while still delivering the melodic and typical Fleetwood Mac soft rock that we love. Looking forward to hearing many of these tracks again!

Probably sacrilege to many that this is my first Mac album. Title track is one of the weaker cuts off here honestly, which is surprising given how iconic it is, but to me it kinda feels a bit like a novelty, kinda aimless. Pretty great introduction to this band altogether though. Sisters of the Moon!

My first listen left me feeling like this must have been an overblown exercise in excess by Fleetwood Mac when they were at the height of their seventies popularity. All of the opening songs felt like over-the-top parodies of their hit songs. Then I read about the making of the album and realized that the excess was the message of this double album recorded after the success of Rumours. They were sending a message to their label and their fanbase -- and trying to keep in touch with what gave them their music in the first place. I read the fun article in The Independent: “Lindsey Buckingham on the wild story of Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk: ‘Everything got somewhat decadent’”. If you were wondering if they trucked in champagne and lobster to the studio while recording Tusk, then the answer is yes. My listening took a turn at the song “Sisters of the Moon.” This felt like an extension of Nicks’ and Buckingham’s earlier hits – but also different. Then I listened to “Too Funny” to see if there was really a White Stripes vibe and the college marching band-fueled title track. “Sometimes, the most beautiful things The most innocent things And many of those dreams, pass us by Keep passing me by.” – opening lyrics to “Angel” I’m grateful that I gave this album a second listen. I understand the timeline of Fleetwood Mac much more.

you can feel the energy in every track. loved the more rock tracks as well as the more relaxed track.

A really cool album to just sit and vibe to. I enjoyed a lot of tracks, more than I normally do on a random album. The tracks I found memorable include: Think About Me, Sara, What Makes You Think You're The One?, Sisters of the Moon, Angel, That's Enough For Me, I Know I'm Not Wrong, Beautiful Child, Tusk, Never Forget

No Rumors, but very good listen

Fleetwood Mac is a fantastic band that makes consistently solid music, it’s no Rumors but it’s still full of quality tunes

Listened Before: No White Album, Sandinista, Tusk...gotta love a long album of random music after a massive success. Found it mostly enjoyable, didn't think any songs were skips. I imagine it's pretty hard to follow up Rumors. 4/5

I really enjoyed this. I’m surprised it’s considered their flop post-Rumours. It’s great and includes hits like Sara. It’s not banger after banger like Rumours of course, and the Stevie songs are clear standouts. But still, this is a great record.

Fleetwood Mac's obligatory double album. This one doesn't quite hit as hard as Rumours or the (second) self-titled for me, being more of a White Album-esque grab bag of sounds than a unified whole. That said, it has enough highlights (Sara, Sisters of the Moon, Beautiful Child, and Tusk chiefest among them) for me to still rate it an easy 8/10.

Not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album, still incredible

Tusk is one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs. The rest of the album was chill, more subdued than their other work and didn't appeal to me as much

Favorite Track: Tusk

they don't really have bad albums :D

I love rumors so much; this album is entirely new to me. Some nice tracks, but not top to bottom bangers. I want to give it a 3 based on comparing it to Rumors, but I'm giving it a 4 in comparison to other albums on here. Highlights: storms, that's enough for me

8/10 Favorites: Sara Storms Never Make Me Cry Beautiful Child

I liked every second song, which is to say I liked the songs that Lindsey Buckingham didn’t write

Thought everyone hated this album

It’s admirable that they didn’t want to just make Rumours 2, but maybe they should have decided what to make instead before they spent over a million in 1970s money recording it. There are too many good songs for it to be a failure but it does sound a bit like a band with an identity crisis.

Classic

Really an interesting listen. It’s fascinating how different (more lo-fi, scrappier) the production is on this one relative to Rumours considering it came after. It feels very loose, like there was creative lightning bouncing around the room and they were running around with a bottle. There’s a lot to love here, but it also feels strange and disjointed. Maybe a reflection of the bands inner workings at the time, I’m not sure. Heading for Wikipedia after this. Love the big pop energy of ‘What Makes You Think You’re the One’, ‘Sara’ is gorgeous, ‘Never Make Me Cry’ lives in a brilliant space. Guitar tones (direct to desk?) are wild, drums are insanely dead yet everything feels very alive. It’s natural to compare this with Rumours, which is unfair on any band’s best day, and it doesn’t live up to that, but it does occupy this really cool space and I’ve already listened to the record twice with more sure to come.

01) Over & Over - 8,5 02) The Ledge - 8,5 03) Think About Me - 9,0 04) Save Me a Place - 9,0 05) Sara - 10,0 06) What Makes You Think You're the One - 8,5 07) Storms - 9,0 08) That's All for Everyone - 8,0 09) Not That Funny - 8,5 10) Sisters of the Moon - 8,5 11) Angel - 8,5 12) That's Enough for Me - 8,0 13) Brown Eyes - 9,0 14) Never Make Me Cry - 9,0 15) I Know I'm Not Wrong - 8,5 16) Honey Hi - 8,0 17) Beautiful Child - 8,0 18) Walk a Thin Line - 8,0 19) Tusk - 10,0 20) Never Forget - 8,5 TOTAL: 8,65 (87/100) Current ranking: 107/763

8/10 any Fleetwood Mac is good

Classic

8/10… yacht rock / 70s pop / *1979

Loved a couple of songs

Fleetwood Mac has an undeniable style. Thats half of what makes a band great, just being able to hear a bit of their music and have no doubt its them.

Jag är svag för det välproducerade, lite murriga, 70-talet. Väldigt välljudande rakt igenom. Bäst i midtempo-låtarna med McVie och Nicks, till exempel inledande Over and over, Angel, Sara, Storms och Sisters of the moon. Buckingham hade kunnat låta bli att sjunga över huvud taget faktiskt. Det blir en klass sämre när han står vid mikrofonen. Det är en lång skiva och håller många olika nivåer, vilket gör det svårt med betyget. Jag väljer en snäll fyra.

I couldn’t find this album in Spotify

I'm not the biggest FM fan but this was pretty good. Not sure how often I would personally spin it but I get it.

i love fleetwood mac

This album is like a gut punch (complimentary).

I've heard this album before, but not a lot. I've been in a Fleetwood Mac kinda mood lately though. Spent an evening last week just watching old performances on Youtube. This is at least a 4, maybe even a 5. Plus, if I give this a good score, maybe Stevie Nicks will tell me she loves me.

Good enough, but it's hard to be Fleetwood Mac and have to improve on Rumours.

I have mixed feelings about this album. On one hand, It's Fleetwood Mac. On the other, some songs themselves lack a quality that would make me look forward to listening to them. It's a 75% chance the song isn’t memorable and a 25% chance it's phenomenal.

Great album, very chilled rock

4 out of 5. I daresay this is better than Rumors. Also found out I could shoot my fingernails like bullets as I listened. How bizarre.

Would have given it 4.5 if that was an option. Lindsey and Christine sings the first several then Stevie comes in like an angel with Sara. Great

never seen this one i think.

I LOVEEEE FLEETWOOD MAC but I don’t love this album lol

good album

Not my favorite of theirs, but still some great songs.

Not bad, pretty groovy.

Listened to a lot of Fleetwood Mac, but noticed I don't recognise a single track on this album! Clearly not listened to a lot of Fleetwood Mac. Really somber opening with "Over & Over", straight into a lively lead bass track that has a fun energy to the delivery of the lyrics in The Ledge. Already, this feels like a departure from the typical Fleetwood Mac album of prominent lyrics back by light - but still serious - instrumental ensemble. "What makes you think I'm the One" sounds like it could have been a Queen song, with Lindsey Buckingham really sounding like Freddie in his delivery of the line that is the same as the song's title; that same punchy attitude that Freddie would have used to match the question being asked. "It's not that Funny" reminds me more of David Bowie, with the fuzzy guitar songs and the subtly angry lyrics. It's clear that, around this time, Fleetwood Mac were doing a lot to experiment with their sound, which is always encouraged. The tone of the album as a whole seems to flip backwards and forwards from being quite melodramatic to playfully aggressive; "That's all for Everyone" before this track dreamily delivered by Buckingham. "Sisters of the Moon" at the albums halfway line has near-Pink Floyd epicness with it's closing guitar solo; easily one of my favourite tracks so far. "Brown Eyes" brings everything down again with a steady bassline, dreamy lyrics and soft drums; another favourite. Appreciated how different this was to Rumors (1977) before it. Despite this, at 20 tracks long, this felt like a drag towards the end, which is a shame, considering it's most 'iconic track', "Tusk", is second from the end.

I too expected a little more from this. Fleetwood Mac can definitely not make bad music, but this was not a focused record. Lots of way different ideas without any cohesion in sound or lyrics. Sounds amazing, some easy 10/10 songs, but altogether a mid to low 4 star

7/10. Stevie Nicks's songs are luminous, but otherwise, I'm not hearing much that's interesting. It's hard to go wrong with Fleetwood Mac, but why this album instead of the self-titled album?

Bra denne. Ikke deres beste, men fin. Som de andre FM, så blir de bedre med tida. Sikkert en femmer i min fremdtid, denne.

Always a pleasure to listen to her voice. 4.5

wtf this is so much better than rumours, feels so much more spontaneous and fun and genuinely creative Fav song: Think About Me maybe

Like most double album, this would have been a single LP on par with the previous two if they trimmed out some of the coked out Lindsey Buckingham tunes. That being said, I Walk a Thin Line is the album highlight for me.

very chill, distinct sound on this album compared to some of their biggest hits. feels very influential of modern folky pop

Messy, all over the place stylistically, but still really damn good. There's something really charming about this project, I'll have to give it another listen in the future to form a real solid opinion on it, simply because there's a lot to unpack with this one, but still really damn good. Not the direction you would've thought they'd go in after their hit album 'Rumours'

Ganske bra.

Great album. I like the one where they turn into a marching band.

J'ai toujours trouvé que c'était un album difficile à apprécier. Le fait que c'est un album double ne rejd pas la tâche facile. J'adore les compos de Buckingham (The Ledge surtout wow ça a été un hit de mon été 2024). Du même coup, les chansons avec une facture moins cleans, probablement celles qui ont été enregistrées "dans sa salle de bains" comme la légende le veut, c'est des succès.

Un album « en silo » comme dit Félix. des bons hits, des occasions plus manquées. Par contre personnellement, j’ai plus aimé les compositions de Stevie Nicks (Sara, Storms, Sisters of the Moon). Par contre j’ai adoré That’s All for Everyone, qui faisait fortement penser à Deerhunter. Mais bon, encore un album double qui ne mérite pas de l’être! Difficile de couper quand on a des gros egos!

Very pretty!

Good but Rumours exists

Pretty good vibe.

Not my favorite Fleetwood Mac recorb but still really good

I’ve never listened to this album fully but it was a really enjoyable listen

Didn’t touch me as Rumors but still good, maybe A little bit too long. Stevie Nicks is absolutely fabulous. I love her.

Veel beter dan ik had gedacht. Mooie liedjes en goede teksten. Merk echter wel dat mijn aandacht snel wegdrijft omdat het rustige en harmonieuze muziek is...

“Cocaine Blizzard”

sisters of the moon storms

This is zchön. Gid sicher na besseri fleetwood burger albums. Darum gömmer mal mit 4 sterblis driii

Well they made their Sgt. Peppers so it’s only fair they can make their White Album. While this is definitely not as good as Rumours it does a good job of showing the range of the band. I think the Stevie led songs are a lot of my favorites here. Favorites were Over And Over, The Ledge, Sara, Sisters Of The Moon, Angel, That’s Enough For Me, Beautiful Child, and Tusk.

Not my favorite FM album but undeniably something I could put on anytime and not be unhappy with the decision.

Beautiful album. Really highlights everything great about Fleetwood Mac. Great album, excellent production, distinct quality and performance from the 3 singers and songwriters.

Fleetwood Mac – Tusk (1979) It’s hard not to judge Tusk through the lens of Rumours. That record is so tight, so perfectly sculpted, that anything following it was bound to feel a little unmoored. Tusk isn’t trying to recreate that magic—it’s what happens when a band at the top of the world decides to dismantle the machine just to see what makes it tick. There’s brilliance in the chaos. The title track is wild and unhinged in the best way—marching drums, manic vocals, the feeling that the whole thing could fall apart at any second but somehow doesn’t. It’s a reminder that Lindsey Buckingham was chasing something raw and alive, even if it wasn’t always pretty. Sara, on the other hand, is Stevie Nicks at her most hypnotic—hazy, poetic, and wistful. You don’t understand the song so much as drift through it. It’s the emotional heartbeat of the album. The rest of Tusk meanders between the inspired and the indulgent. There are great moments scattered throughout, but the record doesn’t hit the same emotional through-line as Rumours. It’s a fascinating, ambitious work, just not a cohesive one. Still, you can’t help but admire the audacity—it’s Fleetwood Mac refusing to become a museum piece, choosing restlessness over repetition. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Really good. I can tell they're trying hard to sound different, and they do sound a lot different, but it's definitely the same band. Songs are a bit more focused at times. Great album.

Bueno, catchy pero se me hizo largo. Muchos temas filler

Have only heard a few songs on this one. Did not have any opinions on this going into listening and I enjoy the experimental nature of it. I expect to grow a greater liking to this with additional listenings.

Album 14. Tusk — Fleetwood Mac (1979) I fucking love Fleetwood Mac so much. And I almost don’t know their songs except the hits. Happy to get this album to listen. So many great songs, sooo many. It's not "Rumours" and it's not a failed album. It's Tusk, It's Fleetwood Mac. 4/5 —————————————— Liked: — Sara — Storms — Sisters of the Moon — Task — Never forget

Definitely interesting, memorable, but it does feel like a collection of ideas and not an album. There's a reason that there's not a track on this album that comes to mind when you think off Fleetwood Mac's collection. It's good, but definitely not great.

Liked this

Hab das Album hier tatsächlich zum ersten Mal gehört (kannte bisher fast nur Rumours und Tango..) - sehr schön entspannt und nah durch Begrenzung auf Wesentliches. Dazu wirklich viele schöne Momente - vor allem melodisch. Gänsehaut durch Storms; lächelnde Zufriedenheit durch Sara, That’s all for everyone, Sisters of the moon, that’s enough for me, brown eyes, I know I’m not wrong, honey hi, walk a thin line, tusk. Der Rest ist solide, aber hat mich weniger berührt. Finds witzig, dass ich das titelgebende Tusk als aus dem Rahmen des Albums fallend wahrnehme, während das Album ja damals genremäßig aus dem bisherigen Rahmen der Band fiel. Der Song (Tusk) ist aber auch einfach zu stark, als dass er auf der Strecke hätte bleiben können. Insgesamt ist das Album bissi zu lang, aber ich freue mich total, dass ich es nun kennengelernt habe :)

Mein Grundproblem mit denen: Ich finde nahezu alles, was Stevie Nicks singt, grandios. Songs, die er singt, sind für mich "hit or miss", teils finde ich seine Songs sogar cheesy. Ich habe hier erst befürchtet, dass auf Länge eines Doppelalbums nicht zieht. Aber gefällt mir über weite Strecken sehr gut! Mehr Album-Gefühl als "Rumours", das hat wiederum diese absolut herausragenden Songs. 7/10 mit Tendenz nach oben, etwas zu lang.

Really did not expect the follow-up to Rumours to be this lo-fi honestly, even after reading about how it was like the Smiley Smile to Rumours' Pet Sounds. When I saw that this was here and their self-titled wasn't, I was a bit disappointed, but I think getting to see a version of Fleetwood Mac I didn't really know existed more than makes up for that.

I was surprised to learn that I was already familiar with a lot of the songs on this album. Overall it's a great album, but I still prefer the live version of the title track.

This was a pretty good album but not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album

Love the vibes! Very calming, upbeat at points. Appreciate the voices too, first album on here that I saved multiple songs of.

Soooo.......to be completely honest I only made it about halfway through this album before I got kind of bored and forgot to finish it. Not that the album was boring or anything because there were actually some really good songs. "Over & Over" set a pretty high bar in my opinion, but some of the songs just felt very out of place here. I really liked the ones that Stevie sang, though. I love Fleetwood Mac. I really, really do. A lot of these songs felt very Fleetwood Mac-y, like the exact same vibe and style as my favorites. Others were decidedly not, to the point that I was sitting there thinking, "Hmmm, you know, listening to this song and knowing it was by the same band that produced "Silver Springs" KIND OF degraded your whole musical career in my mind. Disappointing." But I digress. I must say that it was definitely interesting to be exposed to a new Fleetwood Mac album. It's always nice to broaden the scope a little bit.

Enjoyed Tusk - definitely not rumors but it’s grown on me.

This is one of their best

Underrated

Following up rumours with another rumours would have been an impossible task. I’m glad they did something quite different because this album has so much to uncover with every listen and much more variety in song type.

Loved most of this album, though not the best reviews at the time

7.5/10 Favourite: Tusk Least Favourite: What Makes You Think You're the One

On first listen it’s certainly not the masterpiece that Rumours is. However this is stuffed with great songs. Maybe a bit too long. 4/5

Did not know this was a double album. Many hidden gems like Storms, plus the big, big hits Sara and Tusk.

Not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album, but still a good one. Obvious star is the album’s namesake song. 4*.

the golden ratio

Really good, fun listen

Do you need to beware of all the behind the scenes drama from this band in order to really appreciate this album and the one that came before it? All I know is that there is drama but I have no idea what any of it is. I have gochujang under my fingernails, Redzone on mute, and this album playing through a sub par speaker.

Some recognizable tracks - dad says this is Lindsay at his best! Chill fall driving and walking vibes

Ei parasta Fleetwood Macia mutta silti erinomaista.

This album has the same vibes as a nuclear fallout zone and I say that with nothing but love and affection. It also has a wonderful music score and singing to die for. I love this one.

A classic albeit schizophrenic double album. Features some of the best, smooth FM pop that Mac would create, mixed with a collection of raw "unfinished demo" sounding tracks from Lindsey Buckingham. I prefer the open, relaxed, less slick, production style of this album over their previous two records. These songs breathe more and feel more spontaneous. Lindsey's tracks, while short and rough, are super catchy. I prefer listening to this album over "Rumours." Strength: not overproduced. Weakness: disjointed Favorite songs: "Sara" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong" Rating: 4/5

I love Fleetwood Mac but I had never listened to this album before. Very glad I did! It’s a little different in a lot of ways than Rumours, but a lot of their creative risks (to me) paid off. Stevie’s songs in particular stand out to me, along with the title track.

Det her e kanskje ikke det mest logiske eller beste stedet å begynne på om man for første gang i sitt liv skal høre et helt album av Fleetwood Mac (så æ hørte på Rumours etterpå, for å veie opp), men det va jo i og for sæ på ingen måte avskrekkanes. Ikke så umiddelbart tiltalanes som æ kanskje hadde håpa, i motsetning til Rumours (kor æ jo har vokst opp med mange av sangan sjøl om æ aldri har hørt albumet), men fint likevel. En dag skal æ sikkert bli et menneske som høre på Fleetwood Mac, æ også.

Really enjoyed Tusk, my first Fleetwood Mac album (I know, I know). Quite glad to have been removed from its context, for me it was a very solid double album that carries an Americana infused soft rock and slightly arty folk vibe which has definitely inspired some music I love (Angel Olsen, Alex G), solid 4 for me!

Not as good as Rumours, and it could use some editing...it's a little too long and a couple of these songs could easily be deleted to make a much better album. But it's still a great one.

Classic

It's a bit bloated and I wish there were a handful of songs trimmed. However, this was the first record I ever owned and holds a special place in my heart. Some of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs are on here (Storms, Sara, Never Forget). 8/10

Tusk ist ein mutiges, experimentelles Doppelalbum, das sich deutlich vom Mainstream-Sound des Vorgängers Rumours abhebt. Lindsey Buckingham treibt die Band in neue Richtungen – roh, kantig, teils bizarr. Highlights wie „Sara“ und „Tusk“ zeigen emotionale Tiefe und kreative Freiheit. Kein einfaches Album, aber ein faszinierendes Statement.

Honestly pretty good! There’s a lot here, and it doesn’t really have the coherent feel of an album, but a lot of the individual songs are enjoyable. My rating of singers/songwriters would be: McVie Buckingham Nicks Everything has a bit of an unpolished/rushed feeling (ie clipping on some tracks). Underneath that though the songwriting and instrumentation is really solid. Standout Tracks: Over & Over, Sara, Sisters of the Moon 5/5 deserves to be on this list

Tusk is probably my favourite song of theirs, thoughI would have first heard stuff from Tango In The Night which my parents played when I was growing up. Not every experiment on here works by any stretch of the imagination but it's a solid record and rivals Rumours for me. I particularly enjoyed What Makes You Think You're the One, Sisters of the Moon and Beautiful Child.

I adore this album. While other Mac albums have bigger hits, this is the one that feels the most like what I imagine being in the band was like at this time. Tired. Too high. Lost. But filled with an arrogance and drive to keep going bigger. It's not as much fun as others, but feels more honest and like the end of the 70s than almost any other album out there.

80/100. A classic, some of my favorite Fleetwood Mac work is on this. Soft, beautiful, with great storytelling.

I always had it in my mind that Tusk was a bad album and its only good song was the title track. I was entirely wrong, this was great. I still think it doesn’t warrant being a double album, and feels a tad self-indulgent as a result, but there’s some great moments here and Christine McVie in particular really gets her chance to shine on this record. So yeah, it’s good. Tusk!

Aall the power to you if you want to write something that sounds completely different from Rumours. Just don't be surprised if people think it doesn't sound as good, and when those same people constantly make comparisons to Rumours and earlier beloved Fleetwood Mac records. The Mac gang definitely made this sound different from earlier endeavours, essentially abandoning the "lovey atmosphere with sniping lyrical remarks" theme of Rumours. We still get the sniping, but now the atmosphere is all over the place. From beautiful, powerful ballads like Sara, Beautiful Child, and Sisters of the Moon, to the brisk, semi-tribal feel of the title track, to the drug-inspired country nonsense of That's Enough for Me, to the confusing semi-rockabilly(??) of What Makes You Think You're the One. Every track is incredibly distinct from the last. And for a record boasting 20 tracks, that's pretty impressive. The Nicks and McVie tracks really are a breath of fresh, ethereal, magical air amidst the heavily Buckingham-dominated interim tracks. Sara is absolutely stellar as a side 1 closer, and Sisters of the Moon is a spectacular, beautiful way to end the first disc. But that's not to slander Buckingham's songs – at least, not too much. They're fine, they're solid. His first appearance on Tusk is in The Ledge, which is a frantic, almost crazed nod to punk and post-punk influence. Not That Funny is another overtly punkish track, featuring a slew of shouted vocals and simple, rough, distorted guitar playing. But the quality isn't *quite* consistent enough to warrant a perfect rating from me. There's a ton of good material here, but also a ton of less interesting stuff that, while unique, isn't as grabbing – mostly due to either melody or Buckingham's weirdly unhinged persona. 4/5 Key tracks: Sara, Storm, That's All for Everyone, Sisters of the Moon, Tusk

Will come back to it, I’m sure it’s great.

Enjoyable listen.

some gems here

Great

Highlight Song/s: Think About Me, Storms and Beautiful Child I saw that new album today was a Fleetwood Mac album, my stomach dropped a little. I then found out the length of the album, my stomach dropped further. But honest to god it wasn't that bad, Rumours had tainted my perception a little. Yes, still overly ballad-y and soft. But a lot more digestible - even thought it is a double album - than the aforementioned album. And it most likely has to do with Lindsay Buckingham and his insistence on Tusk not being Rumours 2. Which is quite funny as the songs he was on predominately was the reason I didn't like Rumours; and made it a forgettable album altogether. Some other thoughts: The album has such a good atmosphere, and solid sombre tone to it (on majority of the songs.) Lindsay's voice is a lot more tolerable than on Rumours. I am a fan of the drums sound on the album.

This album is slick and a mess at the same time. To me, that’s its charm. There’s so much going on here, and it all hits. You can hear a lot of the sound that dominated indie rock in the 2010s here. I don’t know if this is my favorite Fleetwood Mac album, but it’s the most fun. Standout Track(s): Think About Me, Sara, I Know I’m Not Wrong, Honey Hi

Changed my mind this shit is great.

Heard very little fleetwood mac before, other than the most popular songs. This seems more folky. I like it

Sehr schönes Fleedwood-Mac-Album, auch wenn es nicht an "Rumors" herankommt. Es fehlen die richtigen "Hits".

There was a time during my student days when I played Tusk (the song, not the album) over and over again. In my opinion, it's one of the best Fleetwood Mac songs.

This album was unexpectedly intense. Not “enjoyable” so much as I was taken on a trip. “Rumours” is the only album I think most of us are overly familiar with and while I like to think I grew up with Fleetwood Mac, I most certainly didn’t grow up with this album.

4,5?

First time listening to a full Fleetwood Mac album, it was a wonderful vibe and was groovy and relaxing the whole way through. It had moments I wanted to skip but overall it was a great album

Thaaaaaaat's the good stuff. Maybe a little disjointed? Still great.

We're certainly cooking, just not sure it's quite with gas yet.

A couple of the soft rock songs are bleh but everything else is really good.

The Apple Music summary made me think this was going to be totally wild and not sound like Fleetwood Mac, but it definitely does sound like them. Maybe at the time it somehow sounded crazy? Idk, but I ended up really liking it a lot. And I really love the cover!! 5/5 for that alone.

I hadn't listened to much Fleetwood Mac before now, but I'm pleasantly surprised by this album. The Blues-Rock style in this music is pretty relaxing to listen to.

Simply not the same caliber as Rumours, but is still a great album where LB shines.

Some bangers on here, some fillers, some brain rot too. That solo at the end of Sisters Of The Moon, mind. Phwoar. A sturdy 4.0/5.0 Best Song: Sisters Of The Moon

Better than Rumours IMO, its just so many bangers in a row. Personal fav is The Ledge, a me and Eva CLASSIC that.

This is excellent. Love Fleetwood Mac. I don't think it rises all the way to the level of Rumors, and it does feel a bit overstuffed. Would happily return to this any time.

Typischer Fleetwood Mac Sound. Schöner Pop/Rock. Gut zum entspannt hören. 4/5

Tusk will forever be the album after Rumours. Surpassing or even leveling that album was difficult, difficult but not impossible. After Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd produced Wish You Were Here, which still causes a big debate among fans for their greatest album. With Tusk however, there is no debate, Rumours is simply better, but that doesn't mean Tusk is bad by any means. For most other bands (many even included in this list) Tusk would easily have been their magnum opus. It is very much deserving of praise on its own.

Tusk – Fleetwood Mac (1979) | Rock | Avg: 6.97 | Favorite Song: “Sara” Fleetwood Mac’s Tusk is one of those albums that feels like a creative unraveling—sometimes stunning, sometimes uneven, but always fascinating to witness. Based on the song ratings, there’s a strong mid-album core where “Sara” clearly stands out with its lush, haunting beauty. It’s the kind of track that reminds you why this band could still hit emotional high notes even while going off the rails creatively. Surrounding tracks like “Storms,” “Sisters of the Moon,” and “Beautiful Child” also hold up well, suggesting a more atmospheric and reflective side to the album that’s easy to get lost in. That said, there’s a clear inconsistency throughout the runtime. A handful of songs hover in the 5 to 6 range, which brings the overall energy down and makes the album feel bloated at times. It’s not that these tracks are bad, but rather that they pale next to the highlights. You can really feel Lindsey Buckingham’s experimental edge rubbing up against Stevie Nicks’ and Christine McVie’s more melodic tendencies, and the push-pull can be both compelling and chaotic. Overall, Tusk is an ambitious project that doesn’t always stick the landing, but when it does, it’s magic

When looking through this tracklist, I was surprised to find that I didn’t recognise any song titles. Then again, I didn’t recognise half of Rumours from titles alone, so though perhaps I’d recognise some of the actual songs. Once again, I was surprised as I found no tracks here that I’ve heard before. I did enjoy this, but I can completely understand why Rumours was the bigger album. Musically, it sounds very similar, just less strong. Although, Rumours was literally perfect so that’s a high bar to beat.

Саме цей альбом я, здається, ніколи й не слухав. Дуже різноманітний, можливо затягнутий, але мені було цікаво. Ще й обкладинка топ.

This album is great, like really great. But my God is it long. But all the songs are good and different from each other and kinda sounds different from other Fleetwood Mac songs, at least to me it does. But all the songs are good so the album being **20 SONGS AND 74 MINUTES LONG** can be a little excusable. I'll most likely listen to this album many times again.

Very very good. This album has a surprisingly high hit rate given its length, and I typically groan at double albums. But I enjoyed this a lot and continued to listen to it throughout the day. Only reason it’s not a 5 is that there are some songs I don’t care for. Must-listen #198.

A bit too experimental for my taste but classic nonetheless.

A pleasant folk rock mix

Not my favorite of theirs but still a great album!

Good album. 3.5

Awesome album! I feel like once you get past the first few tracks, it really hits its stride and is mostly really strong the rest of the way through. No surprise, the Stevie Nicks-led songs steal the show. Best Track: Storms

Love this album

Classic rock but not my personal taste

Pretty good. Great couple of tracks

A very pleasant listen, with the experimental edge resonating most. There’s a punkish energy here that I loved, even though the lyrical ballads were beautiful too. At times it felt incoherent, but that unpredictability made it special.

You know there's a lot of snippiness about this album which is really not merited. Most bands who go the distance have a baggy double in their catalogue. There are at least four gold-plated pop singles, some experiments and generally a strong set of songs. Don't listen to it all at one go - don't listen to The White Album in one sitting either - but surely there's only so many times you can listen to Rumours?

3.8 some good stuff there