Tusk

First song was classic Fleetwood Mac, second is NOT. with that being said I like both. Think about me is fun, I like this one too. Save me a place is mid. Don’t like the guitar. Production is really good on Sara, but not a fan of what they did with the vocals. More weird sound decisions on what makes you think you’re the one (drums are overpowering)a, but catchy tune. Storms is really really good. That’s all for everyone is catchy, but also over produced. A lot going on but still a fun song. Not sure abt the xylophone. Not that funny is pretty good, not much more to say than that. Next two songs I liked, but nothing earth shattering. Angel is oddly normal compared to the rest of the album. Another one where I find myself nodding my along to. That’s enough for me was fine. I like brown eyes a lot, would listen to this song again. Production is funky on on I know I’m not wrong, but it’s a really fun song. Honey hi is forgettable. I like beautiful child a lot, very emotional, good lyrics and good background track. 10 seconds into walk a thin a line and I’m not a fan, again way too much drums it’s hurting my head. The chorus is catchy but production ruins it. Risk is really good, classic Fleetwood Mac. Production again is funky but I think they make it work with this one. Never forget is good not great, probably won’t listen to again. Overall I enjoyed the album, more good than bad ultimately. Probably would listen to the album as a whole again. Don’t really understand the hate, 3.4 stars

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

Compared to the excellent Rumour, Tusk is just a mess. Overlong, self indulgent and with mostly very average songs. Like every double album I've heard so far, it would have benefitted massively from some judicious editing. If it was 40 minutes long, I think I'd give it a 3, but I'm dropping it down to a 2 because there's far too much of it.

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.

Just makes me wish I was listening to Rumours really

Was not familiar with these one before, only listened to Rumours. Been meaning to check out moore. Compostions are rock solid. Just like the cocaine rocks that they consumed while doing this record. Love Stevie’s voice the most. Lindsey sounds a bit stale. Great composing as always. Legendary as they are. I’m sure this will grow if listened again and again.

This is no Rumors. This a perfectly fine (if maybe slightly bland) Fleetwood Mac album. Not as much feeling as I would expect.

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

I don't really like Fleetwood Mac

The album is not bad, some songs are nice, overall is soft and easy to listen to but some parts are kind of boring. I like other songs of the band and they are better than the ones included in this album. 2,75/5

Need more time with it for sure

This rules coming back to it later

How do you follow up one of the biggest selling albums of all time? With a sprawling double album that takes forever to make and costs more than $1 million, of course. Add in dysfunctional band dynamics, the creative stress of trying not to repeat the formula for success...you get Tusk. It's still the Mac of the Rumors era (Over and Over, Sara), or even pre-Rumors (Think About Me) but it's also Buckingham wanting to try new things (The Ledge...different). And it's Buckingham's megalomania. It both works as an interesting creative endeavour and a monument to self-indulgent 1970s excess. Listening with fresh ears it's...not bad. Maybe would have been better as a single album, but the double album serves as an insightful document as to the band's mindset of the time.

Heard it before. It's a charming record but it has a very "unfinished" feeling to it. The closest we get to a full song is the title track which I love a lot 3/5

This is one of their best

Underrated

vibe meio country/folk not my cup of tea apetece-me dar dnf sisters of the moon banger

Tsk

Much less sure about this one felt it was a bit overlong and none of the tracks really stood out

Some great songs but someone needed to step in and add some direction, and an editor. Sprawling, meandering, over indulgent.

It's no Rumours, but that's an unfair comparison for almost any album. It is a bit cheesy at times, and it isn't as novel or experimental as it wants to be.

Hm it was a good album, not bad, but not something I would put in my playlist. Quite calm and explored certain themes

Not my favorite of theirs.

recht as vielfältigs album

Perfection!

BORING! I was so excited when I saw it was a Fleetwood Mac album but I couldn't even finish it. 20 songs with no flow or structure. This album felt like a cocaine fever dream. Would not give it another listen. Very disappointed.

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

What a horrible sounding record. Feels like a collection of songs just jumbled together with the odd gem (Storms and most of the Stevie fronted songs) in amongst the garbage.

Boring, lazy, tame, unmemorable. I gave up a bit over halfway. Too long

I am not a fan of Fleetwod Mac, and this seems off piste even for them. Not in a good way. Lots of faffing about to little effect, and I can't remember one song from this set.

Too much to take on board here - especially during a working morning. It served the purpose of background music that didn't do my nut in - which sometimes, is all you want from a background music working album. Nice analogue sound with a warm bass and drum thing going off. No shit, seeing as though Tusk was from the analogue era. Oh - and it's bloody long. I persisted, only because I couldn't be arsed to break out of the working mindset.

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

Boring

An exercise in blandness. Nothing happens until very nearly the end. Then nothing happens again.

Just so, so. Not much standing out.

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

Over & Over and Sara sounded like Fleetwood Mac to me. And then came the Ledge which is almost honky-tonk to a certain extent and then we have Save Me a Place which reminded me of weird singing family who came to my church one time. Storms is really a beautiful and flowy...and then it's just all over the place - the song style tips frantically from one side to the other. Tusk is the cherry on the crazy cake. Since I still enjoyed it overall, I'd listen to it again.

This is a weak FM album, make weaker because it was the follow up to one of the greatest albums, Rumors. I love the title song, but honestly, I think it would have been better if the Christie McVie and Stevie Nicks songs were given their own album. 3/5

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

Sara is one of my favorites, tusk is a very stark and unique track, it starts oddly with some low tempo tracks, I think overall the flow of the album doesn’t work.

Just an average album, definitely not their best.

Insipid soft rock/country hybrid if this led to punk then I get why they were angry, Peter Green era great

Not a FM fan, but may put it on while crushing some garage crispy bois. Really bland background music.

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?

So bland.

Own this. It's an interesting effort after rumours. Not as enjoyable but has its moments.

Probably my favorite Fleetwood Mac album

I guess I am (un)fortunate enough to get both Fleetwood Mac albums within a 3 or 4 day span, lucky me. If only it was the Peter Green albums, my dad (and I)'s preferred Fleetwood Mac period. Glad they chose to not sound more like Rumours and instead sound like if Fleetwood Mac were more influenced by postpunk and all the music changes from the mid 70s onward to the album's publishing date. Great approach! I don't think this album suffers from bloat with its length of songs and being over an hour. There's a couple of songs I could relisten to on my ultimate shuffle placement like Not That Funny or Sisters of the Moon. Between That's All For Everyone and That's Enough For Me is ironically my favorite group of songs on the album. Aside from the self-titled song and maybe Over and Over and Think About Me, the rest just sounds like regular old Fleetwood Mac without any extra spicyness to it. Other than that, it's not bad. I don't particularly care for it, or post Peter Green era aside. It's good it existed and wasn't just standard pop music and was experimental for the genre (and their label's money). Okay that's enough. Please give me some random jazz musician by now please. I think I'm spared from further Fleetwood Mac selections, that's a relief.

Förvånande undermåligt faktiskt

title track is great, the rest is fine but not classic. 2.5

It’s good

Great

Asked my family what they thought of it. Carly says "it's fine". My Mom said it has some good songs and Dad never heard of it. It's mid.

Honestly found it pretty boring, and was glad when it ended

Definitely not my favourite Fleetwood record. It’s hard to listen to their best work (Rumours) and then listen to something like this and be like “wow this is great!” It’s like eating the freshest grape straight from the vine where it’s crispy, juicy, and then eating a raisin being like “yeah they’re the same thing”. This album is the raisin.

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.

mmm

Pish

1. over -1 2. ledge - 0 3. think - 1 4. Save - 0 5. Sara -1.5 6. Think -1 7. Storm- 1.5 8. Everyone - 0 9. Funny - 0 10. Moon -1.5 11. Angel - 1.5 12. Enough - 0 13. Brown -1 14. Cry - 1 15. Wrong -0 16. Honey - 0 17. Child - 1.5 18. Thin - 0 19. Tusk - 0 20. Forget - 1.5

Ei parasta Fleetwood Macia mutta silti erinomaista.

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

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

This record is unfairly maligned for not being commercially successful. That irritates me deeply. It sold FOUR MILLION records. There's a lot of artists out there who would like to be commercial failures by selling four million records. That being said, it's also a pretty good record. Sure, the sappy ballads and country-tinged passive-aggression aimed at each other aren't really my thing, but I do appreciate the record.

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

Very enjoyable album, but man, way too long. Luckily I was listening at work so the time didn't matter so much. A few songs really stood out, like "The Ledge" and "Honey Hi". No single track really blew me away.

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.

Very influential, with a few great tracks. High 3/5

A pale reflection of Rumours

Tusk kicks itself off with a couple of surprising, significant stylistic shifts from Over & Over to The Ledge, then Think About Me. All three modes work, from the deeply emotional, gently hooky pop ballad to the pumped up, manic, rickety rock. It’s a strong start which sets an unrealistic expectation because four songs in it settles into a generally amenable vibe which ties the majority of the LP together. It isn’t until the standout keyboard countermelody of I Know I’m Not Wrong until something knocks you out of all the general pleasantness. The backend of the album, from Beautiful Child reels you in with some compelling gentle drama and storytelling which feels personal. The quality of writing keeps you interested - but I don’t think this LP needs to be 74 minutes long.

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!

Quite liked this, 3 from me

Middle of the road this

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.

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.

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.

Classic

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

Very good But some songs aren't that my type

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

that was alright but certainly not nearly as good as their bigger hits. No wonder this one was a commercial flop.

Not having em

Too much Tusk

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

There are some really good songs in here but they're crowded by a few others really, really bad ones. If you trimmed this down by about 5 or so songs at the minimum you could have a really good album here.

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.

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

This is a bit of an outlier when it comes to Fleetwood Mac. It is not as amazing as their first album or Rumors, but it is a good album nonetheless. I think it is a little more experimental than their previous work, like there are a few weird tracks within the album like "Not That Funny" which is okay but can really seem weird for Fleetwood Mac to make. But, it also seems as though they are trying to emulate some of their songs from Rumors like Think About Me sounds great but is eerily reminiscent of Go Your Own Way. Another critique I have is that it feels as though this was an album that was created for the sake of being created. Like, this was something that was pressured onto them by their record label, it felt as though some of the songs were weird rather than the deep songwriting and composition that Fleetwood Mac is known for. It just feels like it was made with haste rather than with love. Also, it doesn't help how Lindsay Buckingham tried his best to emulate new wave and post-punk bands at the time which didn't really translate well in this album and just sounds plain weird. But overall, the album is alright but I'm surprised this made it on here rather than their self-titled album because that is an amazing album like Landslide and Rhiannon alone makes its place on here deserved but I didn't make this list. Favorite Tracks: The Ledge, Think About Me, Sara, Storms Rating: 3/5

Coke opus. Production is amazing.

Not as good as Rumours

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.

This is definitely not bad but there is wayy better Fleetwood Mac. The slow songs on this album felt kind of too slow and the energetic ones felt too energetic. Even from the start, the jump from the 1st to 2nd track is not very smooth. Overall it’s just not very catchy and a little all over the place but not bad and pretty pleasant to listen to. Fav songs: over & over, honey hi

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

Alright

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 cannot stand the baby-voiced-gothic-fairy. I'm not fond of this soft rock for US audiences and this is a double album of mainly fillers with two standout tracks, which means it's a dud. Abandoned listening to the whole thing and just revisted Sarah (which I dislike - see "baby-voiced-gothic-fairy") and Tusk.

Good but def nowhere near as good as Rumours. Seems very individualistic vs the band working as one.

God this album sounded awful. Horrible mixing, horrible production, horrible quality, everything. Then i read on the wiki on how much tike they spent setting everything up and placing instruments in certain spots and recording equipment in certain angles and in different rooms and blah blah blah. The entire team was high on drugs and recorded everything in a soup can is the only logical explanation

Weirder than I expected from a Fleetwood Mac album. Felt like a lot of filler. Not as interesting as I had hoped.

Nice enough, but doesn't tickle my fancy bone like other Fleetwood Mac albums.

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

Here’s my running log from listening to this album for the first time: The Ledge was pretty cool Quite liked the drum groove switch ups on What Makes You Think… Not getting much out of this at all… I Know I’m Not Wrong I don’t mind God, I’m bored. I simply could not tell you what makes this album special. Some really cool instrumentation on the title track. And what a boring song to end on. Yep, finished it now and it felt so unmemorable. Some interesting ideas here and there (for instance, I’ve now grown very fond of The Ledge!) but otherwise, dull track after dull track. I’d love someone to explain to me why this album is so special and revered. I really can’t figure it out.

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

As much as I love Fleetwood Mac, this album is tremendously bloated. It could be cut down to an EP and that would still feel a bit long. Title track is their best song though.

Enjoyable listen.

some gems here

Zuerscht hani honestly ned de best idrock vom dem Albom gha. Es esch ergendwie halt huere lang ond ergendwelche monotone Country. Debi hed sech das Albom vorallem rächt zogen ohni wörk e guete Song debi z ha. Wel ech aber inzwösche t Gwonheit pflege es Albom öber längeri ziit emmer weder z lose, was s abschliesse vom Projekt düdlech schweriger macht, esches de aber om einiges besser worde ond esch au emmer no debi. S wederholte Lose hed mer gholfe mech a dä country/ folk z gwöhne ond s Spannende us de verschednige songs z ghöre. So send einigi songs rächt geil wie the Ledge met em Kanon, anderi brenged verschednigi Atmosphäre no guet. Trotzdem heds mer e chli sehr vel melancholischi Songs debi. Ned dass sie schlächt wäred oder so, es esch halt emmer no ned so mis Deng. Loschtigerwiis esch t Beliebtheit vom Song done e rächt e schlächte Indikator wie guet ech ne fende. So esch Tusk öppe ganz okay. Es esch no geil wie de song ufbaut esch, är ändet aber gfühlt scho sobald är is laufe chond. Anderi met düdlech weniger Ufrüef send deför no rächt geil.

Remember when napalm death got 28 songs in 33 minutes? This is very close to the opposite. We haven’t rolled rumors yet but I’ve obviously listened to it before, this is such an interesting follow up. Another review says something along the lines of this is what happens when you have to follow up a masterpiece and have infinite budget and run way to experiment however you want, which in this case doesn’t feel like it turned out positively. This feels like a collection of demos and ideas compared to Rumors. And twice as long. I don’t know that anything on here is bad but not much of it is particularly inspiring or jaw dropping. Sisters of the moon is maybe the only one I really enjoyed. Feeling a solid 3 but I’m sure if I was a die hard fan I would love this album as the outlying weird one that gives you a different introspective look into the band. Listing examples of bands I love that have this and to show how disconnected I am with anything that came out before 2000 anyways: the Strokes Angles, queens era vulgaris, Jeff Rosenstock 2020 dump, fall out boys folie a deux, Porter Robinsons virtual self —- all of these are commercial dumps that I would give a 5 so I guess looking at tusk through this lens makes me understand people wanting to give it a 4 or 5. Just not me!

How does one go from releasing what might be the best boomer soft-rock album of all time to this bloated heap of half-baked ideas. It's not even that all of this is unlistenable, it just feels like there was so much fat that could've been trimmed. I'm feeling a soft 3/5 on this

Critical analysis of Fleetwood Mac's work is always overwhelmed by the story of the band, the image of the band, and the inherent sensationalism of 70s rock. If we can bring ourselves to separate the art from the artists, then we can dispense with all the hand-wringing about this album. It's a totally harmless, middle-of-the road rock record. Next.

I would say a 3. My guess is this got a 3.3

Great album. But not my favourite of Fleetwood Mac.

Ágætis lög inn á milli en flest fannst mér leiðinlegt

Heyrðu, þetta er bara ekkert spes. Kemur á óvart frá þessari útgáfu af Fleetwood Mac. Ekkert sem að grípur mann.

It was great, some very pleasant tracks - as a whole, a very nice album. But it was not as good as I expected and I think they went into quantity over quality territory with this one.

This is #day406 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… believe it or not, this is my first-ever listening to Fleetwood Mac, aka the most expensive rock album recorded. I've seen the cover of Rumours a lot, and I know it's listed among the greatest records out there, and I also know it's still waiting on me, but I never got to hear the band itself. Until today. Because that's what happens when you sign up for a project like this. Do I like what I'm hearing? Well, I don't mind it. For the most part, though, it's an audiophile dad rock. Am I likely to return here? Doubt it. Although musically diverse, the record is incredibly long. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day407.

Love Fleetwood Mac. Some songs here not their best

Great

I've always disliked and will always continue to dislike Fleetwood Mac. They were cooler with Peter Green for obvious reasons, but this incarnation of the band is what the cast of Friends would sound like if they were a band. Hard pass.

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

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.

Cleaned the house

Not their best work. Good band though.

Changed my mind this shit is great.

I really only know Rumours that well, this has a similar split personality thing going on, but it doesn't feel like the sum of its parts adds up to quite as much. Hard going to be judged by that album I guess, but inevitable in hindsight.

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

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.

What the fuck is wrong with this album? Now don't get me wrong; I expected Fleetwood Mac to be over-glazed and mid, but I also expected consistently good musicianship. Every song on this album sounds like a different group of people were bought into a studio with expectedly mixed results. Tusk (the song) had some heavy Ewok energy, which is fun in an ironic way I guess. I have a feeling that wasn't what they were going for though. This album was experimental? What was the experiment, making bad music? But really, this is your goat? Inconsistent vibes and drama? That's crazy

Much slower than I expected. My mom has beef with this album because they used the band from USC the "university of spoiled children" as she likes to call it. It's hard to follow up Rumors. This album feels like a pallet cleanser for them.

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

What a huge disappointment after Rumours. Goes to prove that artistic genius is a delicate and volatile thing. The band was clearly too much in their own heads here. Trying to follow trends a little too much, trying to both capitalize on their success and not get stuck in a box. This is not a bad album at all and it certainly has some great songs, but overall its a huge step down.

I think Fleetwood Mac are the greatest band of their generation, but Tusk falls flat compared to their other output from this period. Aside from the title track there's not too much here to fully engage me, as much as I want to be drawn in. Not even Sara, the second most popular track from this collection, would score greater than a 3 in my opinion.

I never listened to Fleetwood Mac so it's my first listen and I have a question why did classic rock musicians like double albums? I find first part is mid and uninteresting with exception with Sara and Storm and 10th song Sisters of the Moon I finally find tunes I like. I had hopes that second part of the album would be interesting but sadly it starts more or less the same. I liked some songs there but overall I think it is mid. Track that I found likeable. Sara Storms Sisters of the Moon Brown Eyes 2/5

This has some really boring tracks on it.

Many of its songs managed to resonate with me. It is a fairly long album, with tracks that, when listened to without sufficient attention, don’t immediately connect with the listener. However its lyrics and melodies work together and generate emotions that can gradually mature and connect pleasantly, once the album’s intent is understood. When listened to straight through, the album is not easily felt, it doesn’t maintain the same level of connectivity and concentration throughout. Its distance from Rumours (1977) clearly signaled a broad risk in its experimental approach, and some songs failed to captivate me because of that, such as the album’s title track. Still I highlight the sensitivity of its lyrics, which is what I will remember most about the album. Favorite song: Sisters of the Moon.

Bizzare and disjointed throughout, with clearly an experimental approach to the album. The tone of each song is wildly different to the last, but somehow it’s still immersive and interesting despite its many flaws. Some real high moments too with Storms & Sisters Of The Moon.

Interesting start to a double album. The subdued “over and over” transitions to a frenetic “the ledge” which is a hyper kinetic muffled buzz into “think about me” that feels like some safe listening, more true to previous Mac form. This album threw me. A goulash of the many songwriters present in Fleetwood, it’s disjointed. Lindsey Buckingham was on something. The sheer volume would ensure there’s something for everyone, I guess. “Tusk” was interesting. It was tough to get through it. A testament to a band in flux and they missed whatever hell mark they were aiming for.

Tusk? Like the Kevin Smith film? 3.5 stars, need to give it a closer listen.

True Blue Mac

I am hoping that there is another album that has better songs because otherwise I do not understand the hype about Fleetwood Mac

Pretty good overall beautiful child is by far the best song very chill and more of breakup album

5.5/10 It's not even that weird. Just long and incoherent. It sounds unfinished. There are a couple of good moments though. Three stars because I suspect a deeper dive would find even more good moments. Highlights: Tusk Sisters of the Moon Sara

This is the first time i've listened to Fleetwood Mac to my knowledge, and going based off this album, their music REALLY isn't for me. I enjoyed like 1-2 songs on the album and most songs were like D-Tier for me (yes im ranking all songs on every album based on a tierlist aswell)

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

Good

3/5

It was fine. Lindsey Buckingham attempting to perform Talking Heads style songs made me laugh. Some of the songs went too long.

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 .

Nicks vocals are the best! Sisters of the Moon absolutely brilliant. Probably too much filler for my liking though

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.

There were rumours this album was “experimental” so I expected something…well, experimental. But I now realize what they really mean is “experimental by Fleetwood Mac standards.” So, what does experimental by Fleetwood Mac standards mean? In this case, it means it’s a departure from Rumours, mostly, and also…kinda drab. I think the problem is more of a lyrical and content issue, not so much a musical one. Sometimes the music is joyful and playful, and it’s almost promising at least. But in the end, the songs as a whole don’t compel me to return. If you are going to follow up a massive success with a massive double album, make it the White Album. Make it “The Wall.” Make it “Songs in the Key of Life.” They may have tried to do that, but unfortunately didn’t hit the mark (not for me at least).

I liked hearing all the variety. I was surprised by Brown Eyes to the end of the album.

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.

Not as good as Rumours

feetwood mac. tusk is a scary movie but they should have used it for the soundtrack. 7/10

6/10. La verdad es que iba muy hipeado porque siempre he tenido la impresión de que es un grupo que si lo explorase más, me gustaría, pero creo que no los tenía bien ubicados. Son indudablemente geniales y entiendo el éxito que han tenido, pero simplemente no termina de ser algo que me apetezca ponerme en casa o en el coche. El single, eso sí, está bastante guapo.

4,5?

Excellent harmonies and production. Really easy to listen to and I am not a Fleetwood Mac fan.

Fleetwood Mac: Tusk: Honestly? Not my thing at all. Every song is really by the books and boring, or, kinda annoying. There are some alright songs on here, like sisters of the moon, but nothing really wowed me, and a lot of these album just kinda happened. Really not impressed. 5/10

Not the old rockin' Peter Green Fleetwood Mac (by far my preferred version). Definitely a more experimental sound even for this line-up, and a large stylistic variety of songs. I guess a way of looking at it is that 1979 was a strange time for the world, and a strange time for music. This album reflects that idea of, "does anyone really know what's going on or what we are supposed to be doing?" So, yeah, not my favorite.

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

It’s a good album to just let play through, and there’s obvious variety from the rotation of vocalists and songwriters. I particularly liked “Sara” and “Angel”. However, it does confirm for me what I’ve often suspected about myself with Fleetwood Mac - I have a hard time getting excited about any of the songs written by Buckingham.

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

Sem sal dms

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

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

1. Over & Over - 7 Vocally fantastic. There's a huge simplicity in the drums and guitars but they sound excellent and the perfect tempo and volume for the track. Solid slow song. 2. The Ledge - 8 Fun song. The pace and tempo are brilliant and the lyrics make this a really really enjoyable change of pace from Over & Over. 3. Think About Me - 6 Little too simplistic song for me. Not bad the guitars sound really good but overall it's not got the same bite as the opening two tracks. 4. Save Me a Place - 3 Another track that's too simplistic and even more so than Think About Me. It sounds too much like a lullaby and isn't interesting enough of a track to keep your interests for very long even though the track is less than three minutes long. 5. Sara - 10 Great track. Lyrically brilliant it builds instrumentally so well through each verse and chorus until a fantastic outro fades it all out. Superb listen. 6. What Makes You Think You're the One - 6 Great sound on the guitars and drums but lyrically a bit dull and uninspiring. 7. Storms - 10 What a brilliant track. It's slow but just absolutely outstanding in every way. Classic Fleetwood Mac sound and lyrics. Superb track and the best one on the album so far. 8. That's All for Everyone - 6 Instrumentally it's a really really enjoyable track. Lyrically it's a really really boring track. 9. Not That Funny - 6 Bit of a quirky song that's instrumentally okay just a little bit of a departure from the rest of the album. 10. Sisters of the Moon - 11 Great track. This is peak Fleetwood Mac in sound. Guitars are absolutely stunningly brilliant on it, especially in the bridge. Vocally an incredible track as well, Stevie Nicks' voice helps elevate the track to another level. The solo at the end is absolutely incredible as well. 11. Angel - 7 Solid opening song to the second album on this double album. Nicks' voice really guide this track well. The guitars provide a lovely accompaniment alongside a fantastic drum line. 12. That's Enough for Me - 7 Fun quick track. Short and sweat and instrumentally a lot of fun. 13. Brown Eyes - 5 Pretty stale and repetitive. Wouldn't blame anyone for listening to it once and never doing so again. 14. Never Make Me Cry - 6 Decent slow song. Everything there is good in terms of the composition. Not anything phenomenal but not a poor track either. 15. I Know I'm Not Wrong - 8 Lyrically not the best but the guitars sound excellent on this track and the brief solo at the end is the perfect culmination of sound. Solid track. 16. Honey Hi - 5 Very much a pass over track. Short and not much to it at all. Honestly just feels like album filler. 17. Beautiful Child - 3 Not really lyrically a song I enjoyed very much. Incredible slow tempo as well means there's not much the track is supposed to be offering outside of the vocals/lyrics. 18. Walk a Thin line - 3 Another pass over track. Offers absolutely nothing to add to the album. 19. Tusk - 6 Complete tone change but it's alright. Instrumentally it's very good but the background noises detract a bit from the song. 20. Never Forget - 6 Bit repetitive at times it's a decent track with a good sound. Not a bad track to end the album on. Average Rating: 6.45 Adjusted to 5-Point Scale: 3.23 Rounded Down: 3 Stars

My second Fleetwood Mac album on this. The first one was Rumours and it was fantastic. This one was not that. It had some songs that sounded a bit like other Fleetwood Mac songs, but less focused and more frantic. There are a number of songs that were good, but when I compare it to their own work, it pales.

Listened to the first two songs then turned it off

Inconsistent, but not as bad as I thought. 3

De første par sange var virkelig gode, så var der ikke så mange ørehængere, men har stemning all together. For langt.

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

Dragged on a tad, slightly too aimless for me. 3.

Enjoyed Rumours but this thing fucking dragged.

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.

Love FM

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.

This can't be the same band that made Rumours. All the fire is gone. With exception of the last couple tracks the songs are wandering and listless.

Some nice slow songs such as Beautiful Child, but overall not my favourite style of Fleetwood Mac

Not a fan of this band but objectively a great sounding record

Two or three good song but much longer than it needed to be

The Ledge is very catchy and I like it. Sara is good and it reminds me of the classic Fleetwood mac I know. The mix of songs feels a bit strange to me. Not as much Stevie Nick's as I would like and some songs and vocals were a touch boring. Looking at the album, it is written and sung by different people throughout and that is apparent.

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

This is a strange album. Only really tuneful when Buckingham doesn't sing but his playing is great. Sara is an amazing song and is the standout track. Democracy reigned supreme in this band and it was sometimes to the detriment because in each album released by Fleetwood mac a different member steps up. Its definitely worth a listen but rumours is a much stronger album.

This is such a departure from Rumors in a bad way. As a listener, you get the sense they were desperate to capture the magic but the in-fighting meant that the magic slipped away.

The kind of album that would be significantly better if some songs were removed, and even so, still wouldn’t be great. The production also kind of sounds like shit. I can’t help but think that if I was born decades earlier and bought this physically when it came out because I do like lots of Fleetwood Mac songs, I would be so disappointed. It just doesn’t sound polished enough for a band this successful. I did add a few of the songs to my playlist though.

I think the band must have been feeling pressure after Rumours which is why they maybe went for a "White Album" next. There is a single albums worth of very good songs and Nick's voice is on top form. Worth a listen.

I really enjoyed the more experimental songs.

Bringing casual sad girl boho vibes to the world for decades now. I was introduced to Fleetwood Mac by my twin friends/roommates when we were around 18 or 19. They loved this music - said their mom used to play it all the time - and they’d sing along in the car like it was the soundtrack of their lives. I remember thinking it was kind of funny how deeply they connected with something that, at the time, felt like “older lady music” to me. Fast forward to recently: I was in the car with two other friends (both older than me), and I had DJ duties. I was playing my usual melancholy stuff, but they weren’t really feeling it. One of them said, “Let’s put something a bit more upbeat on,” and what do they throw on? Fleetwood Mac. Haha! Full circle. I like a few FM tracks, but sometimes the pacing and repetition can wear on me. Tusk is a very long album, and before this, I’d only really heard the biggest tracks - “Sara,” “Storms,” “Tusk.” The rest was new to me. I have a light touch with Fleetwood but they obviously knew what they were doing.

Nope. There is no context in which I will ever voluntarily listen to any record by Fleetwood Mac. Any familiarity with this band or their music I may have has been accidentally added to my consciousess against my will. Negative 3 stars on everything this band and their subsequent offshoots ever wrote forever. Fuck Fleetwood Mac.

I liked the Lindsey Buckingham and Katherine McVie songs more than I thought I would. I disliked the Stevie Nicks songs more than I thought I would. Interesting album.

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

Ya, well, ummmm, ahhh it’s alright. Choice cut: Save me a Place

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.

OK

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

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!

It's... fine. Nothing special to really recommend it. There is no reason for this to be on a list of "must listen" albums. It's fine. It's a solid folk-rock album. But there's nothing special about it. It came out in 1979. It has some good songs, but doesn't pioneer, experiment, fuse, or perfect anything. Everything it does well has already been done better by earlier albums.

Álbum de buena calidad pero que salvo un par de canciones de las 20 que tiene no me ha llamado demasiado la atención.

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

All happy bands are alike; each unhappy band is unhappy in its own way. This particular unhappy band is unhappy because, first of all, they're all aggressively using at this point (and not in any of the fun ways!) but also because Lindsey Buckingham, who does *not* want to just remake *Rumours* over and over (you succeeded there, bud) feels like freezing out his bandmates - especially Stevie Nicks - in favor of long stretches of ennui-fueled mid-tempo musings. Cruel irony (ironies usually are): his insistence on trying to be more front and center only makes us miss Stevie more - when she finally arrives on "Sara" it feels like a relief, to the point that she can get away with six minutes of meandering of her own, because hers feels like it's actually going somewhere. This all sounds harsher than perhaps is warranted; there's nothing *bad* here and there's plenty that would have been worth keeping on a pared-down single album, from "Sisters of the Moon" to "Beautiful Child" to the title track. (Gotta say, hiring the USC Marching Band is an all-time great Coke Album move.) But there's a heaviness about all of it; maybe that's the point, and maybe this album is a record of a party that's gone on too long. Maybe *Tusk* actually is what *Hotel California* claims to be - but, see, *Hotel California* is better.

I liked it!

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.

Very pleasant listen

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.

Rumours was jam packed with hits whereas this one doesn't have a stand out single yet it is still a good listen. Feels like they really just kind of went for it musically on this one and disregarded the formula that made Rumours so big.

A bit too experimental for my taste but classic nonetheless.

Interesting listen. Moody, emotional and wide open

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.

Good not great, probably an incredible single album in there.

A pleasant folk rock mix

Pas convaincu.

Kind of all over the place with a few standouts

To me Tusk is like the morning after Rumours. It's a solid collection of listenable songs that I'm not into. Oh, and it sounds like John McVie took some bass lessons, as his playing is much improved (if it is actually him on bass!).

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

Was never going to be rumours, I just wish it was more like that

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.

theres some really weird dated dumb sounded songs on here, but when it good its fucking good. love me some soft rock, none of that wack country pop rock shit on here god its bad. rym says its cowpunk god i love that sites stupid genres wtf is cowpunk

Love this album

Classic rock but not my personal taste

Tusk the song is excellent . I couldn't find myself getting into the rest

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

Listens: 2 Standout Tracks: Sara, Sisters of the Moon I've never listened to Fleetwood Mac before in album form. Probably heard several tracks on the radio, but never listened to their albums. Strangely however, I saw them in concert in 2013, in Boston, with my dad and sister. Not really knowing them or any of their music, I had a hard time keeping my eyes open (man, is that a boring, depressing thing to write down or what?) during the concert. Anyways, this album, like so many others on the List for me is just fine. Not terrible, not amazing. Some good songs: Sisters of the Moon and Sara stood out to me. Incidentally, those are both songs written and performed by Stevie Nicks. She has a nice voice. What I tend not to like on this album were the country-like songs. Still haven't ever really acquired a taste for any country music so far while listening to albums from the List. I would have liked to listen to this album one or two more times before rating, because I think it could be a 4 for me if I gave the music some time to sink in. My listening ritual was interrupted last night, and so what normally would have been at least three listens turned into two.

Very mid.

It's white bread rock. No entertainment, just manufactured for Walmart. 3/10

Pretty good. Great couple of tracks

Honestly, it’s not the best. I liked just two of the twenty songs on this album. It’s really average at best.

They really are best when they’re bitter. Some good stuff but far too much fill.

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

Why is this album here?

Better than I thought it would be. Some songs drag this down.

Very hit and miss.

There was rumours..

Amongst the usual MOR pap that FM usually churn out there are some really interesting tracks giving the double album some much needed variety.

A couple of amazing songs (Tusk the song is a masterpiece) but a fair bit of whiny stuff there too.

Somehow country but better

"How are the tenders, Johnny?" Oh man, when I rolled Tusk to start the day, I was so thrilled to do a deep dive on it. I had only ever heard the titular song before, “Tusk”, and while that’s still my favorite song on the album at the end of the day, now I’ve gone and found “Sisters of the Moon”, which is just incredible in its own right. This album is a lot, both length wise and, well, everything else wise as well. Tusk had the literally impossible task of following Rumours. Everyone knows how good that album is, I don’t need to tell you about it. The public wasn’t very kind on Tusk, but again, how could they be? It followed Rumours. For better or worse, this album still kicks ass in its own right. It’s got a great mix of ups and downs. A lot of the songs don’t connect with themselves very well, which is apparent right out of the gate. That’s part of the “for better or worse” aspect. Some songs rock, others are beautiful, a few aren’t all that great, a few are GOD like. Is it the perfect album? No. Far from it. For the third time, it’s not Rumours, but man I hope more people discover this one and really try to appreciate it for what it is, because it’s still really really good. Bonus points for the album art. Random picture of a dog biting someone’s leg on a beige background with a bunch of dots, and just a teeny tiny “tusk” randomly placed towards the top left. Perfect.

Tusky

A double album and it feels like one. Seems to go on forever. After the heights of Rumours a real disappointment.

12/08/25 afternoon 4/5 Went into this not recognising or knowing the album at all, but had high hopes due to it being by Fleetwood Mac. Highlights of the album were 'Over & over' and 'Sara' specifically due to my affinity for the guitar. This is a double album, and whereas my interest would usually be kept I felt it waning as the album dragged on a bit. I particularly enjoyed the vocals and guitar. Whilst the album is experimental in nature, I still was able to sit in and relax in the music without feeling like I was being thrown about between songs.

So long, lacking the immediate hooks of rumours but some good songs

Not their best

Own it

This is NOT an album that you need to hear before you die. Im not sure what put it on this list exactly.

Okay it’s not Rumours but it’s very very good. My main complaint is that it’s a bit long so feels like a bit much of a similar vibe. Still just a great album and one I’ll listen to again. Fav song: The Ledge - although there are a lot that could’ve been my fav. Least fav: Sara

If I was looking for an album for a road trip back in the 70s this would Defos be in contention. Nice vibe all the way through. Slightly drops off at the end. Doesn’t hold a candle to rumours. Specific rating - 3.9 Fav song- the ledge Least fav- never make me cry

It feels like they all agreed they didn't want to just make a second Rumours album but they couldn't agree exactly how to make it different. In many ways the incohesiveness adds to the drama of the album, almost like you can see them all struggling to work together post break ups and affairs but as much as I love some good gossip it's not all that's needed to make an album 5*s. So so many great individual songs but objectively it's just not as good as Rumours. Favourite song: The Ledge Least: Thats All for Everyone

TUSK!

Boring

of course

Fairly mellow for Fleetwood

Perfectly average - wild for how soon after Rumours this was made.

Don’t say that you love me.

toothless

Good stuff. Only a couple of familiar songs. I can put this on and just chill any old time. 7.4

Edgeless, boring, cold Rock.

A solid album for Fleetwood Mac fans, but nothing seminal. Selection of songs seems disjointed a bit.

Real savage-like.

This album is long, far too long with little payoff. The pace of the majority of songs can only be described as glacial and they are so similar that when my Spotify cut out part way through I couldn't pick out the song I had just been listening to to restart. The title track is a gem and languishes at the end. Pity really as many may fall asleep before that. The other memorable songs aren't actually that good, they just have a bpm of over 40 so stick out. Also some of the quicker songs had flavours of country music, not for me. I know Fleetwood Mac are revered but as someone new to them, based on this I really don't see why. Maybe I need to hear Rumours. +1 for title track. 2/5

Soooo long. This was no rumors!

Like listening to Carole King, but now I’m angry

un album foarte relaxant. imi place cum foloseste elementele de folk(desi as zice ca nu e folk in mare parte). ma pot imagina pe o pajiste ascultand asta. eventual pe un cal chiar. devine putin plictisitor pe final ca e cam lung dar e bun per total. i-as da un 7 dar on the lower side asa ca 3 stele

Good album. I liked "Sara", "Storms", and "Sisters of the Moon".

Cocaine makes you think every idea you have is a great idea. It's not.

Underwhelming from the band that created rumours

It’s my second Fleetwood Mac album on this list, and it only confirmed with absolute certainty that their music is not for me. I find their music derivative, bland and uneventful. They obviously rely on a wide range of different influences, but they somehow manage to turn each and every one of them into something boring... Everything felt so slow and dragged-out that I wanted to claw my eardrums out after three songs. How this band became so big is a complete mystery to me.

Too many songs that all sound too similar, imo. Just mid. Never been a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac or Stevie Nicks' music

Better than you would think but you can almost hear the cocaine

Know FM a bit, but had never actually listened to this particular album. Honestly, it sounds a bit uninspired and incomplete, even though it's a massive double album. There is something missing in these compositions...maybe a "soul"?

I mean, it was fine but a little bland. And tbh if I'm specifically reaching for a Fleetwood Mac album, I'm just gonna grab Rumors. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯