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pleasant... perfectly nice
Solid 3 stars - no major hits. Fav songs were "what makes you think you are the one" and "Sara"
It was ok, no stand out tracks for me fine as background music
Solid. 4/5
LOVE
Goede band. Rustige muziek, maar wel heel goed gedaan. Prima te luisteren album. ***
Two great songs that I would call iconic, Sara and Tusk. If I didn't know who fleetwood mac was I would have never listened past the first song.
Album is a little bloated. Storms is a great track but it definitely feels like the members of this group were barely collaborating at this point
I have enjoyed Fleetwood Mac through all its various iterations from the hard blues led by Peter Green through the fabulous Oh Well to the chick-pop days of McVie and "Bleat-like -a-sheep Stevie," and I know this was an acclaimed release but for me it's all a bit muddy - nothing distinctive or outstanding.
I LOVE YOU TUSK
Such a wide-ranging album that it almost feels like an injustice to try and sum it up in a single paragraph. I enjoyed finding similarities between it and the previous Neil Young album, as both have varied song types, relatively simple instrumentation, and distinctive vocals. Looking forward to many more listens of this album!
trippy troppy
all in all the album was rather a little boring, but I quiet enjoyed a few songs
Pretty good!
Harsh statements first, it's not as good as Rumours, not even the same bracket. But Nicks' vocals are peak throughout, it's slightly more well ordered than Rumours (a longstanding complaint of mine), and Tusk itself is an all-timer track. Most bands would kill to get close to an album of this quality, but comparing with Rumours is always going to shortsell it.
Not for me.
kinda directionless but still weirdly cohesive, does feel like 3 different albums smashed into each other, hard not to lay back and smile (enigmatically, worriedly?)
Ett par bra men annars rätt tråkiga
I guess this is a cool album. Or I'm atleast supposed to think it's cool. The problem is this: Fleetwood Mac made Rumors a few years before this. That album is so good, that they should have just hung it up.
Agradable para estar de tranquis
I did not enjoy this one a lot. It's hard to desribe but I felt like barely any song was catchy and mostly it was hard to listen to it. Its weirdness seems to be the main thing people like about it but I did not get it, really. That's fine though, the album was not bad at all but it just did not connect with me.
A lot of pleasant songs
Everything about Fleetwood Mac is good.
one of their lesser known albums but still great.
Lindsey Buckingham found new wave.
Despues del bardo absoluto que es Rumors, la suavidad de este disco es perfecta 4.5
es muy bueno aunque (con el mayor d los respetos) medio largo
[4/10] Album on life support
Pretty underrated Fleetwood Mac album
****A good album
Fleetwood Mac was in such a groove at this time.
Overall: 6/10 This album's biggest sin is that it comes right after THAT album. It's second biggest sin is Lindsey Buckingham. That's a bit of a joke but there's some truth to it. While the rest of the band decided to keep up the same sound they perfected on Rumours, Mr. Buckingham went for a more experimental approach. I'm not positive about this but I'm pretty sure his songs are mixed differently because I could tell which songs were his before his voice even came in. The songs from Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie are pretty good for the most part. They both have beautiful voices (obviously) and seem to understand what made Rumours such a special album. Sadly, all the different sounds make for a very inconsistent album. It's rare for a band to follow up a mega hit with something that lives up to the same quality, and that's why I'm not being more harsh on this one. It's not an amazing album but there's some good tunes on here that any Fleetwood Mac fan would be happy to add to their playlists. Fav Song: Sara Least Fav Song: That's All for Everyone
One of my top five favorite albums ever. Stevie generally gets on my nerves but her songs here are lovely, as are Christine’s. The irony of spending millions on the record and having Mick as your drummer, but you decide it’s better to beat on a tissue box on the bathroom because it’s what’s needed is either a sign of mad genius or an after effect of massive drug use. Either way, I’m here for it!
Album was okay. Doesn’t have the stand out tracks as other albums. 3/5 Might listen again
No rumours
I always forget how much I enjoy Fleetwood Mac. I had not heard this album previously and really enjoyed it, although it felt a bit disjointed. This one will likely end up in my regular listening rotation/I may seek it out on vinyl one day.
Not a big Fleetwood Mac fan, but it was ok with a couple of songs that I liked more.
Long and eclectic but focused and mostly painless, Tusk ought to be far grander and stranger than it is. 'When you build your house, I'll come by.' Lyrically, that's about as impressive as it gets, and while 'What Makes You Think You're The One' and 'I Know I'm Not Wrong' have a great deal of pop oomph, I'm not really feeling any track here - not in the gut nor in the head. Somewhere between the White Album and Exile on Main St., but not nearly as successful as those seminal releases, the record can't seem to make up its mind. Is it from the heart or the brain? While you'd most likely want it to be both, Tusk is not soulful enuf to have me moving unreservedly or clever enuf to have me thinking uninhibitedly. In short, it's immensely boring.
I never really got the Fleetwood Mac love. They’re… fine? And this album was… fine. Big portions, though!
yehaa boiiii
A 5 for Tusk and a 3 for Sarah for that iconic Fleetwood Mac sound but the rest is just Standard pop to me. Not sure about other reviewers’ comments about ‘manic’ and ‘rambling’ - have they listened yet to some of the post-punk and heavy metal albums yet? Tusk sounds fairly sane to me.
Not nearly as good as Rumors partially because they didn't have any real reason to make this album the best; they just needed to make an album. 3/5 stars
I like Rumours but am otherwise not a huge Fleetwood Mac fan. This album starts off with a few forgettable tracks before Sara, which is a solid one. "What makes you think you're the one" isn't a great track, right after. Storms has a certain hypnotic quality. Maybe I just prefer Nicks songs to Buckingham songs, which is generally true of their other albums as well. "That's All for Everyone" is a decent track though, then "Not that Funny" is just kind of goofy. "Sisters of the Moon" a solid track as well, so ya, I'm mostly a Nicks fan. "That's Enough for Me" is a dumb jangle. Then "Brown Eyes" is pretty cool lowkey sleeper track. "Beautiful Child" is pretty good. "Tusk" is a great track to close out the album. Overall, the whole album is kind of a mixed bag for me. But that's mostly how I feel about Fleetwood Mac in general. Their best moments are great, but there is a large amount of forgettable material in between. This certainly isn't quite the album that Rumours is. 3/5
Fleetwood Mac is like sex for the ears.
I don't think I've heard this before, was pretty chill
First disc was mostly boring. Lots of droning, not hearing a lot of great melodies. Not That Funny was horrible. SIsters of the Moon is probably the best song so far. Hopefully disc 2 is better. Disc 2 is better so far. That's Enough for Me is definitely a highlight so far. Overall disc 2 was better, but not a fan. Apparently enjoying this album takes a lot of work that I'm not willing to put in.
Not great. 2
Enjoyed this one!
Great album liked some songs more than others but I can see why this album is on this list :D
I was excited to get Fleetwood Mac but then was really surprised when I didn't recognize a single song.
Solid album - not my favorite fleetwood mac album by a long shot though.
A more experimental follow up to Rumors which I've never actually listened to in full. A first listen feels interesting if a little bloated, but also very dense. Going to need some follow up sessions to fully digest this one.
This iteration of Fleetwood Mac was horrible. Christine McVie was its only saving grace. She could sing and wrote decent tunes. Otherwise, they were rubbish. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac was a brilliant and memorable band. I never understood this band's attraction.
My experience listening to this album I can only describe as pleasant. 3.8
🎧What a knockout. With Rumours, Fleetwood Mac proved they were a great band. With Tusk, largely masterminded by Lindsey Buckingham, they proved to be artistically restless and seemingly unstoppable.
Ja, det är ju inte Rumours direkt. Älskar låten Tusk. Annars ett okej album.
Felt like two bands, mostly the boring one. The opening track sounded like it should be at the end of the album, or at least the end of a side.
Tusk is a favourite. If just for the song,Tusk.
Over & over Sara Angel Beautiful child
Really enjoyed this. Only ever listened to Rumours like most people my age, but there were some good poppy tracks combined with some great songwriting. Probably the best album that I've never heard so far.
First time listening to Fleetwood Mac beside the rumours album, overall I understand why they are so big. I throughly enjoyed the album.
love it!!!
More experimental, all members developing into their own direction. Post-punk influences. All over the place, some interesting aggressive vocal choices. Buckingham songs are jarring.
There was only one way to go after "Rumours" — down. The best songs on this album are the ones sung by Stevie. Just a bloated, sprawling album that lacks focus, but still has some bright moments.
"Tusk" continues to explore themes of love, loss, and self-identity, making it relevant even today. This is the softest and lightest rock album I have ever heard, and it resembles ballads with deep music and beautiful lyrics.
Mornin 美国的乡间小路
I always preferred the White Album to Sgt. Pepper. There is a chaotic beauty to it which I find more attractive than its highly polished predecessor. Some people say it would have been a better album if you removed the weaker tracks like Wild Honey Pie, but I think they add to it's charm. There's something raw and vulnerable in the imperfections. The only exception to that sentiment are the drums on Walk A Thin Line, which are an abomination and against all things that are good and holy in this world.
Volvemos al ruedo después de unos días de gira en Buenos Aires. Ahora toca Fleetwood Mac y Tusk, el segundo disco en éste reto de esta banda. Álbum tranca. Pasa por distintos momentos pero mantiene un mood relajado. Bueno como música de fondo, que acompañe. Destaco principalmente "Sisters of the moon". Gran disco. P.D.: Innegable la dulzura y lo cautivante de la voz de Stevie Nicks.
Lindsay Buckingham being “punk” just doesn’t work for me. Or maybe the band didn’t go for it hard enough, wasn’t willing to go far enough with him to make it work. I imagine there are people who like how “eclectic“ this album is to me it just sounds like an identity crisis.
Ive never really liked Fleetwood Mack. BUT, I LOVE the last 30-seconds of The Chains. Friends of mine over the years who know this about me, and love FM themselves, have suggested that I listen to Tusk. I never have because that's how much I don't like the band. So today I listened to Tusk. And what learn? While in some breif moments my friends might have a valid point. All the other stuff I don't like is still there and prominent.maybe they just meant the song Tusk? That's like the end of The Chanis Hard Pass Side Note: I've waited on Lindsey Buckingham and he is a good tipper.
Stunning band.
I'm a Fleetwood Mac fan but had somehow never listened to this album all the way through. It doesn't compare to Rumors, obviously, as that's a masterpiece but this album absolutely holds up to many other great rock albums of the time. Stevie Nicks' voice and passion comes through in "Beautiful Child" and "Sara" is one of their classics.
This is a double album with twenty tracks. Maybe it is long because the group had three songwriters and they all wanted to get their songs on the album. I enjoyed listening to the album but this is not their best album. Fleetwood Mac and Rumours are better in my opinion. Three stars.
UCLA sucks! ✌️ This album cover does not suck. Somehow I've never seen it before, but I find it extremely compelling. Tiny diagonal lowercase text, dog, shoe. The cornerstones of any major work of art. A double album is asking a lot from me, but this is actually just the length of a single album nowadays, so it's not too bad. I like Fleetwood Mac for many non-musical reasons (in addition to the album cover): 1. So much band lore!! (enough to inspire that bad(?) Amazon show?) 2. Multiple singers, including cool ladies 3. Classic Lindsay Buckingham bit on SNL 4. USC marching band plays many of their hits (and are literally on this album) ✌️ But as a listening experience, maybe it's not quite all that? I'm not sure. Folky pop-rock, occasionally feels like a proto-magnetic fields with fewer instruments. I think I actually like the Lindsay songs the best. Highlights: 'The Ledge', 'What Makes You Think You're the One', 'Never Make Me Cry' (Shirley Simms-esque!), 'Tusk' (duh)
This was ok, but nothing really blew my socks off.
Don’t believe the hype about them
I really enjoyed this, maybe not it being over an hour long but overall really liked this. My favorite parts were by far the tracks where they just kinda spasmed out like "The Ledge" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong". The tracks were they sounded most Fleetwood Mac-like I didn't love, wish it was most spastic. They harmonize really well. Overall really liked.
Stevie Nicks' voice is my kryptonite-like nails on a chalkboard. any song featuring her as lead makes me cringe. but Christine McVie has a calm, relaxing voice. I actually enjoyed a couple of the tracks featuring her as lead. but the album is just way too long. 2.5 stars due to Nicks' voice & length
I guess I just don’t get Fleetwood Mac. This is just dull music to me. It’s background music for a convenience store. It’s not unpleasant, it’s just bland. I don’t think I’ll ever understand the appeal of this band.
Узнаётся фирменный стиль Fleetwood Mac. Очень душевный альбом, сразу подкупает своим саундом, продюсерской работой. Это аж 12й альбом их, вышел после нашумевшего Rumours. 20 треков. Но в целом не напрягает из-за того, что треки разной направленности, меняются вокалистки. Захотелось в целом изучить дискографию.
Odd, massive.
PEAK
Heard Tusk all the way through several times now, not sure I understand why it's so revered, I find it to be a pretty average collection of songs (couple of classics in there), don't really hear any sort of "but as an album" cohesion, honestly I find it kind of bland, ⭐⭐⭐
This album needed an editor. So many great songs. but a number that should have been B-sides. 1:20 minutes long.
Day 96 - March 20th, 2024 An iconic sound from an iconic group! 4/5
not my favorite. didn't really hold my attention.
Rumours was one of the first major albums I remember coming out and being a big deal and I really liked that album. I remember being excited about the release of Tusk and being disappointed when I actually heard songs from it for the first time. Having now given it a full listen decades later, my opinion has not changed.
There's three types of Fleetwood Mac. The first one is pre-Stevie Nick's (so damn great), second one is Rumours (a couple of good songs), and third is no good.
Hearing this album for the first time finally after so many years i wanted to. At this point I probably knew almost everything I could avout this album in every way. Obviously I liked this one a lot and I think the one thing that make people talk bad about the album is what I really loved. I loved the way that after one slow beatiful tack of either Stevie or Christine there was that more creative and in my opinion amazing song written by Lindsey. That contradiction between all those songs makes this album very great for me. I really should relisten to rumours because I think I would like it a lot more now than I did two three years ago. Tusk yhe self-titled somg might be my favorite fleetwood mac song. Yeah amazing all around and a very unique record. About 8-9/10.
Hell yeah
This is the 70th album I’m rating. The only Fleetwood Mac song I’ve ever listened to is Tusk so this is pretty lucky. Adding to my Playlist - Over & Over, The Ledge, Think About Me, Save Me a Place, What Makes You Think You’re the One, I Know I’m Not Wrong, Honey Hi, Tusk, and Never Forget. Not Adding to my Playlist - Sara, Storms, That’s All for Everyone, Not That Funny, Sisters of the Moon, Angel, That’s Enough for Me, Brown Eyes, Never Make Me Cry, Beautiful Child, and Walk a Thin Line. Sara - McVie and Buckingham are better this is a bit too long and something about her singing feels off. All in all I liked 9/20 of the songs. Nicks is long and boring, Buckingham is weird and hit or miss, and McVie is good and a little boring.
I don’t know what the big deal about this album is. Didn’t sound anything too special
Enjoyable=)
I've always been under the impression that Rumors is overrated, it's good, but it's no where close to being the greatest album of all time and this album is reinforcing my opinion that Fleetwood Mac got lucky with a few hits. Some of these songs (most of them with male vocalists) sound god awful. Like is Not That Funny supposed to sound bad as a joke? Were they trying to be experimental? Ignoring the songs that sound like dog turds, my biggest problem with this album is that a lot of the songs sound unfinished. A lot of the songs feel like they have 3 verses in a row and then fade out. There are no hooks or memorable melodies anywhere on this album. If I can give Rumours is that it has hooks "Chain keep us together", "Thunder only happens after it rains", or "YOU CAN GO YOUR OWN WAY!!!". Nothing here sticks. High 2.
The title track is a banger. The rest... Eh
How do you follow up an album like Rumours? This is a pretty good attempt. A little overlong but there are some gorgeous songs on this. Favorites: Over & Over, Think About Me, Sara, Sisters of the Moon, Angel Would I listen to it again: Yes
Decent overall but it didn’t feel very cohesive and a lot of the songs were pretty forgettable. It was an easy listen but I don’t think it’s something I’d listen to again.
It's just not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album. After getting half-way through, I couldn't justify spending the time to listen to the last of it.
Yawn.
some real bangers, but also a lot of filler, and it's way too long. that's enough for me indeed
The Ledge on repeat after this
Oh man I've been waiting for Fleetwood Mac to come up and this is one of their greatest albums it's not their best but it's really good!
Maybe a few more listens, maybe an extra star because of Fleetwood Mac bias
Kevyt pop rock, vähän kantri. Vaihtelee vekkulien ja vakavampien kappaleitten välillä. Tykkään kyllä niistä vakavammista enemmän. Parhaat: Sisters of the Moon, Storms, Beautiful Child
It's no Rumours
I should've figured there would be more than one Fleetwood Mac album on here. "Rumours" hasn't come up yet, and I'm really happy it wasn't the first of there's to appear, because I assume it will be better than this. And that isn't to say this was bad. Not at all. I actually liked this for the most part. It's a great mix of styles and genres. The band ventures into country, folk, a little bit of glam rock (maybe...?), and more. There's upbeat, fun loving tracks and quieter, softer ballads. It's a good mix. This has a lot heart, and is a good listen if you just want something digestible and with variation. It's a solid album by a band that was trying to follow up one of the greatest albums of all time. That's a tall order, and I don't doubt they felt the pressure. Does it live up to "Rumours"? I'll tell you that when I get there. For now, it's a solid 4 star venture. Standout Tracks: Think About Me, Not That Funny, Sisters of the Moon, Angel, Brown Eyes, I Know I'm Not Wrong, Beautiful Child, Walk a Thin Line, Tusk
not their best work, but still has some good songs. Favorite track: Sara other picks: over and over, storms, sisters of the moon, tusk
Sisters of the Moon Tusk (very funky, fun drums) Beautiful Child
Not bad, not amazing
Really good music, but bloated - waaay too much of the same stuff, even if it was good stuff?
Pretty good, a bit long
It’s not a great album but Tusk is up there with their best songs. Lifts it to a 3.
Quite disjointed and over indulgent in places (looking at you Buckingham). Would've benefited from not trying to get a double album out of it
Nobody has enough good songs for a double album
This is an incredible album
I liked it, Its probably a 7/10. Its just a little long but i like the vibe a lot and its got some great songs
Top tier, a rerun through gave me a fun new perspective
I liked this album but it didn’t blow my mind or anything. I get why it was considered more experimental but it’s still very much fleetwood mac.
Well I was curious heading in, knowing (and liking) only 2 songs from the album, but turns out, meh. So as I understand this was largely experimentation by Buckingham, trying to integrate into the post-punk new wave era. And for the most part that just didn't work. There's a few good songs on this, like the title track and Sara, the 2 that got the most airplay and were the ones I knew. The opening track is a lovely Christine McVie song, though it lacks a good hook. And so it does, either a bunch of "that's nice but it doesn't hook me" or "what were they thinking?" Unfortunately the latter outnumber the former.
Incredible album wow!!!!!!!! I can't believe this is my first time listening to this. Maybe better than Dreams even? And has a song with my name in it? Perfection!
The monstrous success of "Rumours," coupled with the ongoing and escalating dysfunction within the band, made "Tusk" a seemingly inevitable follow-up album for Fleetwood Mac. From the initial track, "Over and Over" (McVie), followed by "The Ledge" (Buckingham), it becomes evident that this album exhibits a sonic divide, sounding more like a collection of disjointed songs by individuals, rather than a group effort. Or perhaps as three solo albums amalgamated into a double album. Buckingham's contributions are more experimental, at times reminiscent of early Talking Heads in tracks like "What Makes You Think You're The One" and "Not That Funny." Nicks continues to delve into her mystical "Rhiannon" vibe from "Rumours," while McVie serves as a bridge between the two. It is fitting that McVie both opens and closes the album, seemingly attempting to contain the all the dysfunction in between My favourite tracks include "Storms," "Sleepless Child," "Walk A Thin Line," "Sara," "The Ledge," and "Never Make Me Cry." Although "Tusk" was initially seen by many as a failure both commercially and critically, time has proven to be quite favorable to this album. It is characterized by its boldness, exploration, strong pop sensibilities, and exceptional vocals, with individual tracks far eclipsing the album as a whole. That being said, I still think I would have enjoyed the music more as three fully developed solo albums. (Not quite a 4 star, but definitely better than a 3 star.)
Always a fan of Fleetwood Mac. Probably not their best album but still a great listen
such an underrated and weird FM album! sara is one of stevie’s all time best, and tusk is maybe my Mac song period
Another double album..... Had not listened to Tusk before - so there is a lot to get through in one day. First listen was a little meh and underwhelmed as did not think there were that many stand out tracks. After another couple of listens and it is really growing on me - although with 21 tracks there is not really enough hours in one day to do it justice. I'm sure it well could be a 5 - but I'm not there yet so giving it a 4 and will definitely return. EDit - I returned alot - and its a solid gold 5.
Tusk What do you do after Rumours? What do you do after Sgt Pepper, what do you do after London Calling? Make a rambling multi-disc record, that’s what! It definitely has the feel of the comedown after Rumours, there’s a melancholy thread running through the whole thing, even the ‘up’ songs sound quite sad. And the sprawling, fragmented nature of the songs gives it a sense of disconnection and uncertainty, which probably reflects their drug assisted mental states after the madness of Rumours, and the different routes they wanted to go with their music. From reading about it it makes sense that they indulged Buckingham’s desire to make something different and add some new wave influences to stop him leaving, and that is exemplified by the curious mix of the polished sound and style of Rumours with Buckinghan’s tracks that sound very much like demos and ideas rather than full songs. That fragmented feel is obvious throughout but is exemplified in the first two songs, the sad, country twinged but lovely Over and Over, followed by what seems little more than a quirky sketch of a song with The Ledge. Although Buckingham dominates the album and has some great songs in What Makes You Think You’re the One, That’s All For Everyone, Walk a Thin Line and the excellent title track. That’s All For Everyone has some George vibes to me, and I really like the nod to the Beach Boys with the harmonies in Walk a Thin Line. But for me it’s Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie that provide the majority of the highlights. Sara, Storms, Sisters of the Moon, Angel and Beautiful Child are great Stevie songs, particularly Sara and Sisters of the Moon and I always love Christine’s songwriting. She is probably my favourite FM songwriter, there’s just something about her style that really resonates with me. Over & Over, Think About Me, Never Make Me Cry, Honey Hi and Never Forget are all excellent. I can see why this has gathered more critical respect in recent years, it would have been almost impossible to follow up Rumours with Rumours II, so by not going down that route they probably wrong footed a lot of people. But over repeat listens it’s White Album-esque strange corners and sad, fragmented nature becomes very beguiling and hypnotic. There’s a slightly dreamlike haze to it so when I get to the end I can’t quite recall it properly and I want to listen over to see if I can piece it all back together again. It’s definitely not a better album than Rumours, but it feels like there could be a really great focused single album with Stevie and Christine’s tracks plus a few of Lindsey’s, but without that scattergun, uneven charm it would probably be less interesting and would lose the weird, enticing quality it has. After the first couple of listens it was a solid 4, but that has definitely climbed to the border of 4 and 5 as I’ve come back to after listening to the other albums and I’m really very torn between the two. As is my wont I’ll tip it over to a 5. 🦣🦣🦣🦣🦣 Playlist submission: It’s Tusk really but I’ll say Sara
This sounds nowhere near the hyper-polished rock of Rumours, maybe deliberately so. Often It can sound like a collection of good b-sides, the Buckingham numbers especially. I have a new found admiration for Christine McVie after this album and Rumours; and some of her efforts here are really great - none more than 'Over and Over'. It's certainly an interesting album, and trying to view it in isolation (without the shadow of Rumours) I can't say there's a bad track here, even if some are formulaic. It doesn't have a commercially killer track - but has some gems nevertheless.
looooove fleetwood mac, can’t believe this is the first time i’ve heard most of these songs a lot more post punky / new wavey (???? maybe ????) than i thought i’d ever hear from fleetwood mac, especially already knowing the title track from this particular album
Didn’t enjoy this as much as I was anticipating. It was alright.
Having just finished this album, I look back on it to find I can't remember a single song apart from the foot-tapping but uninteresting Ledge. Some nice simple drumming on some tracks as a comment pointed out, but this is already fading from my memory.
it's not bad but I can't listen this type of music more than 5 min
Enjoyed the album, not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album, but one I’ll visit again.
Качественная простота от лучшей по рейтингу группы. Про альбом Tusk мне бы хотелось сказать кратко. Я прослушал 20 треков с альбома, и не один мне нормально не запомнился. Да, он слушается спокойно, и фоном такое можно поставить, но структура песен очень отличается от современных «громкий припев, тихий куплет». Не хватает драйва, запоминающихся мотивов, легендарных песен. Поэтому только за качество музла, за уважение к группе и за одноименную песню Tusk (которая хотя как то отличалась от остального содержания альбома) этот альбом можно считать средним. Простые, но качественные 3/5.
All the way through disc one I'm always thinking this is such a great record because I forget how much it falls away on disc two which mostly feels like lesser versions of the songs on disc one, the title track aside. I could have gone a much longer version of Tusk, it always feels like they fade it to soon because they're a bit bashful of having something so odd on the album. A bit like with Rhiannon I wish they they could capture their live sound a bit more on Sisters of the Moon. It's still fantastic but just has a bit of its snarl smoothed over. Disc one still makes the whole thing.
Weird, uneven and beautiful.
Kind of a trash fire but there are still great moments and some individual brilliance manages to shine through.
This is such a poorly assembled album. Every other song is good enough, and the ones in between are sometimes unlistenable. You could literally cut half the songs out of this album and then have a middling to good Fleetwood Mac album. Instead, what we get here is the result of letting a band that's a fucking mess internally shit out a bunch of incoherent experimental songs in between bouts of sobriety (or elation) where they wrote songs that make them famous. It's not even just that the off songs are not good, they sound like they've been recorded in a corrugated steel hut as well. I'm all for bands experimenting with new stuff but maybe put out an album of just that so everyone can politely ignore it. Predictably the stuff where Stevie Nicks takes the lead are the best ones. It really is almost 1 decent song, then 1 bad song, then 1 decent. I don't understand how they put this all together at the end because it makes no sense. All that said, even the good songs aren't great, but they're good enough. I'm giving this a charitable 3, it probably deserves less.
Good dog on the cover. Eh.
An interesting turn off of what in my opinion is one of the greatest albums of all time. No standout singles but nothing bad either. It's good, I just won't find myself going back to it.
vähän spämmiä. spämmätty sitätätä albumiin. rönsyilevä, epäjohdonmukainen ja äärimmäisen loistava 20 kappaleen tuplaalbumi.. sanon uudestaan: aivan paska, ylipitkä, turhanpäiväinen albumi jossa kukaan ei halunnut työskennellä.. lopputulos: täysin sekava tupla-albumi, ja VIISI TÄHTEÄ WOOOOOOOOOOOO!! donald tusk kiittää ja kuittaa.. uskomatonta miten paljon huonommalta tämä albumi voi kuulostaa kuin se rumourssi ja tämä tuli vielä kaksi vuotta uskomatonta teknologian kehityksen jälkeen... fleeploop flac. vielä 34 miljoonaa kuukausittaista kuuntelijaa.. samaan aikaan richie guerrerro 1411.. hei olin kuuntelemassa silloin kuin noin 400... oli underground..ehk vähän liian kuuluisa nykysi. srara
Definitely has its highs and lows, there are a few songs I probably wouldn’t listen to again, some I would listen to, but not put in my playlist, and some that I’ve put on my playlist. Solid 3 star album, not as high as Rumours.
Jesus why is this so bad? I usually like them but nah this ain’t it
Enjoyed.
Honestly not heard this album before despite knowing several Fleetwood Mac songs and I thought it felt a little disjointed. Compared to Rumours which is an absolute classic this left me feeling like it was a really good starting point for what should have been three different albums
Fun, quirky, folky. A variety of energy, downtempo and middle-of-the-road tunes. It's easy to hear the influence that this band has had on other more modern groups and how Fleetwood Mac has shaped music in general. This isn't typical of what I'd lean to listen to on a regular basis, but this sound has its place. It's nice.
I don't exactly dislike the album, but I also don't feel strongly about it. Was a fun listening, nonetheless
Over & Over 3.4 The Ledge 3 Think About Me 3.5 Save Me a Place 2.8 Sara 3.1 What Makes You Think You're the One 3.3 Storms 3.3 That's All for Everyone 3 Not That Funny 2.7 Sisters of the Moon 3.4 Angel 3.3 That's Enough for Me 3.1 Brown Eyes 3.5 Never Make Me Cry 3 I Know I'm Not Wrong 3 Honey Hi 3.2 Beautiful Child 3.4 Walk a Thin Line 3.2 Tusk 3.5 Never Forget 3.5 Score: 3.21
This one was Not That Funny but I would listen to it Over & Over.
This album has two of my very favorite songs, but it is not their best album.
Fine - I’ve loved all Fleetwood Mac til this point, so will give another chance - one of the many that became kind of background noise Am starting to think one should actually sit and listen properly rather than just in commutes lol
7.5/10
- The thing that we consistently forget when we're (expected to) rate these releases is that these are ALL someones works of art; they are the results of somebody expending creative energy to make something that has not been made before, that we've never heard or seen or thought of before. We lose sight or (more likely) have no concept of the enormity of that task. Keep in mind that these artists are doing this in the midst of a grinding, capitalist machine attempting to wring whatever money possible out of these personal creations. This album was conceived of and created in the wake of the unprecedented commercial success of it's predecessor, placing unfathomable expectations and stress upon it's creators. Yet they still go ahead and explore, take chances, do the unexpected; they try (and often succeed) to make something we've never heard before. That in itself is astounding. 5 stars for making art when the universe was aligned against them .... -
ok but not great...
Pretty mellow, but kind of in one ear out the other.
Wow, it's as if after rumours they wanted to prove they were also really good at making bad albums. Some songs sound OK (mostly the ballads) but are, musically, basic pop songs (Sara, Storms). Many songs are cliché, boring rock & roll (I know I'm not wrong). Some songs are barely tolerable (What makes you think you're the one). Fleetwood Mac deserves to be on this list, but not this album. Could have been a 3 if they kept the better half of the songs. Also, I don't understand why this was the mostly expensively produced album ever at the time. My wife said it better than I can: it's as if it's recoded in a pub and anyone can sing along.
This album has grown on me over time. A little bloated but all the better for it
THEE TITS
Don't know why I gave this a 3. Easily a 4 because Sara, now one of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs, is on it. Very beautiful and I liked the ledge or whatever too.
An eclectic collection of songs. Doesn't touch rumours but still interesting. To me, no stand out songs but still good
5/5. genius perfection. Hands down
It is a good album, which I already own. Not the best Fleetwood mac album, but still a great collection of the familiar Fleetwood mac sound
Might be my new favorite Fleetwood album
It’s good. A little long for my taste but
peak
ok
Pretty good! This album suffered because it came after Rumors. Its really good but just doesn't even come close....not many if any albums do.
# Album Name: Tusk # Artist: Fleetwood Mac # Rating: 5/5 # Comments: Love a bit of fleetwood. But damn, Rumous is a fucking tough album to follow. I mean how do you do that, how can you pull it off? Not many can to be honest. When this album popped up i was happy to see it. Then i realised its a double album. My heart sank. Doubles are not something i typically enjoy. This album oozes class with the musicianship. There is no denying the quality with this band. Theres some great tunes as well - The ledge, think about me, sara, not that funny, sisters of the moon, enough for me and tusk. The problem for me and this album is the length. Its just too damn long. Maybe it would have been better to listen to it as two single albums. Initial impression is a 4. That was mainly due to the length of the album.I honestly think it may notch up to a 5 perhaps with a breakdown of the album or listened in smaller chunks. SO thats. what i did. I came back for another listen. This time in smaller chunks. And i have to say it was much better. way less song fatigue. Not as good as rumous but a very good album. If i could take my top picks out of this album it could probably give rumous a run for its money....but not quite. # Top Tunes: The ledge, think about me, sara, not that funny, sisters of the moon, enough for me and tusk. # Would I listen to it again? Yes, in chunks.
solid album
Love Fleetwood Mac. Good vibes throughout and a nice variety
Fleetwood Mac doesn't really miss but I don't know if it had the moments of brilliance I wanted for a higher rating
There were some nice instrumentals. 3 out of 5
Not my favorite of theirs but not bad.
Blah. Not for me. Double album of suck.
A mixed bag of sounds, and quality(reminds me of what System Of A Down did with "Steal This Album!"). It really is a box of chocolates(or tusks, if you prefer). Favorite Song: "That's All For Everyone".
Poor (by Fleetwood Mac standards!)
sorry buy boring
I've always wanted to like this approach from the band more than I really did. It doesn't NEED to be Rumors, but the fact that the band intentionally tried to distance themselves from the appeal of that record almost makes me dislike this one more than I should. Yeah, it's different, experimental, but what is the production here? Is it just me, or do the drums blow out every track? The songs themselves are...fine, if just a bit too safe.
Like its ivoried namesake, Fleetwood Mac's frizzled double-album follow-up to their most lauded record stampedes through a fever dream of Buckingham's manic perfectionism, splintering into what often feels like three distinct solo ventures held together by cocaine and studio excess.
A decent album and follow up to the wildly successful Rumours album.
OK. Finally something to listen to...
Once again, this album highlights a key reason for this project: to explore albums I wouldn’t normally listen to. Still, not my thing.
This is the second time I tried listening through this album. First time I got about half way through before giving up. I find this album utterly boring, way too long and sort of fumbling through. It's a pop album that is trying to have an edge, emulating what is popular at the moment, but without much passion in the trying. It's got the polished sound of a well produced albu, playing with new gear in the studio with a capable sound engineer, but otherwise I can't hear the millions of dollars poured into making it. To me it's all filler material, none of the tracks grabbed.
listened to Rumors for the first time not too long ago. this doesn’t quite match how ridiculously perfect that one was, but its length and the jumping between songs written by different band members add a new texture to this one. the Lindsay campfire songs are all bangers, and Stevie Nicks just completely takes over every time one of her songs arrive, shoutout Sisters of the Moon. Good starter album!
As a disclaimer, I’ve always held the very unpopular opinion that I hate Fleetwood Mac. However, I’ve also had the realization that it might just be Rumors that I hate. That may be true, because I didn’t hate this album nearly as much. It’s kind of like stepping in a puddle vs stepping in dog poop. Neither are enjoyable and I avoid both as best as I can, but one is decidedly more objectionable. Some of my opinion of this album may be due to a preexisting bias, but there’s also very little here for me to sink my teeth into. From an objective as possible view, these aren’t really great songs. Save Me a Place is particularly awful.
Даже не на 3. Хуй знает зачем двойной альбом из каких то недопиленных демок
Jest to jeden z moich ulubionych zespołów i, chociaż to nie jest ich najlepsza płyta, wciąż doskonale wiem czemu. Jest trochę napompowana i przekombinowana, spokojnie mogłaby mieć kilka kawałków mniej. Ale kompozycyjnie i tekstowo nadal sztos. Bawi i wzrusza, do tańca i do różańca. A najbardziej do słuchania w łóżku ze słuchawkami na uszach! 8.5/10 równane tym razem, niestety w dół.
Good but not great, hard to follow rumours and this falls well short
A complete unholy mess, hugely indulgent, fragmentary and all over the place. But also wondrous, like an extraordinary mosaic and highly listenable throughout, with a handful of superb songs ("Sara," "Storms," "Beautiful Child") and lots of very interesting, off-kilter grooves ("That's All for Everyone") that feel somewhat in limbo – like never quite finished as songs. For all the excess, the music is mostly in a mellow vein – surprising because of all the coke (though some of the rhythms and guitar lines sound pretty geeked-up-up. One doesn't fully follow the sequencing (same with Rumours) with some strange side-by-sides of relatively straightforward pop songs with moments of weirdness, but there’s simply not a bad tune in the lot. The dreamy opener that really takes its time leading into the amphetamine-sounding (“Ledge”). And the closer is just epic – should be at least five minutes longer. One's starting to think that Lindsey Buckingham is underappreciated as a genius, despite (or perhaps because of) the mass popularity of Rumors. Remaster has made this record sound better than ever.
Following Rumors would be impossible, but Tusk is as good as anyone could do to try.
It's a bit long and lacks overall consistency I think, but has some highlights. Cutting some of the less-good tracks out would have benefited this one I think.
Fleetwood's White album. proves they (at least the 70s lineup) can do more than just soft rock and pop
This album felt like it spanned multiple genres, but unfortunately for the album I don't listen to many of them often. There are some truly great songs on the record, but there are more that I had to make a concentrated effort not to skip and would never listen to again.
very enjoyable
Nothing really stuck out to me. Sounded nice enough though.
A few good tracks but not the best Mac album
Great first listen, definitely one i need to come back to appreciate more. I think there's a lot of depth here
Wavey. Didn't grab me at any stage
8/10
First? 3,5 /5 Again? 2,5/5
nothing special, almost boring
A pretty long album but, unlike "Blood Sugar Sex Magik", there's a way stricter quality control here and the songs are generally pleasant and nice and breezy and good to listen to, with enough subtle variations in the sounds to keep you interested. Very good!
Definitely a unique musical realm created by the band but Buckingham’s quirky contributions stand out while the rest is pretty flat. 2nd disk noticeably better than first.
I really like this! Will be listened to more fleeteood Mac! Guess it’s about time :)
This album just goes on and on with no reward.
I remember when this album came out, feeling very disappointed. It was the follow up to Rumors and I wanted it so much to be like that album. Of course I didn’t understand it at the time, but this was their experimental departure from “mainstream” success. I’ve listened to the album many times since and the only songs on there that are not forgettable for me are Sara and Tusk. There are other songs on this album worth remembering, I just refuse to do so.
Overlong and a step down from previous material.
Not their best work. Only a couple of memorable songs.
Loved listening to this album. Rumours has always been a staple so this was a great addition to my Fleetwood Mac experience.
Wow, what a follow up to Rumours. This album has everything, some hits, some laid back melodic tunes, and some songs that are just a wild peak into the mind of Lindsey Buckingham. I really enjoyed it, but it doesn’t quite compare to Rumours, which is like Fleetwood Mac’s Abbey Road. This is more like their White Album, especially considering the band was on the verge of breaking up at this point. And like the White Album, or other notable double LPs like The Wall, I feel like they could’ve condensed this into one incredible album, rather than a great double disc. If I rate based on Rumours comparison then it’s a 4, but I’ll rate as though Romours never happened, and this is a 5 for me.
This is what cocaine sounds like.
Not a high batting average for a 20 track album. Never particularly offensive though, just kind of drags along for 75 minutes. Some highlights, some lowlights, could have easily been shortened to a single LP.
great. a long one. to me fleetwood mac is up there on long car rides music w parents for sure. over n over is a sweet one tho, rlly showcases her voice i like how it builds n gets more electricky n more anxious for the outro. okay this ones fun YOU CAN LOVE ME BABY BUT YOU CANT WALK OUT. someone ought to tell u what its really all about like the audience telling u that ur just singing abt fucking and or breaking up w each other? thats fleetwood macs thing right. SPROING SPROING BOUNCY GUITAR. okay ive heard think about me lol i know this one this always kinda gets me....if theyre the one u love think abt them!! cmon once in a while!! dont be mean!! oh man i also dont know why i have to (feel compelled to) work + why i cant (psychologically unable to) play....dont know why i have to go n cant stay kinda want to be alone AND be amazed. am i just going to be too sad listening to this fucking album. its 1 of those fucking days huh. oh rlly lovely intro to sara on the piano(??). shit this ones gonna be heavy. DROWNING IN THE SEA OF LOVE...WHERE EVERYBODY WOULD LOVE TO DROWN. okay so like...did the two ladies from fleetwood mac ever try firing the two dudes? cuz in sara stevie nicks is extremely emotionally vulnerable + then whatsisface over here (the man w the shouty voice) comes in + makes the vibe kind of passive aggressive + confrontational when considered next to/responding to the prev song?? bro shes trying to use i-centered language here. storms is nice but couldve used some editing down--love the sadness on the strings/melody at the end of verse phrases tho. and the chorus! but like u shoulda ended after "i have always been a storm" like that just feels like a more natural ending point (and then it keeps going for 90s). AND SEE NOW THATS ALL FOR EVERYONE COMES ACROSS ALL LIKE...BLAME SHIFTING?? idk his voice is annoying AND THEN NOT THAT FUNNY IS LIKE. BRO UR MAKING THE VIBE WEIRD. who is this guy w the shouty obnoxious voice. which is he i dont like him. love the darker serious intro to sisters of the moon FUCK I HIT DID NOT LISTEN AND NOT SAVE I FORGOT ITS THE NEXT DAY!! ENABLING EDITING WILL KEEP THE REST OF MY NOTES QUICK. I LISTENED 2 IT ALL YESTERDAY I PROMISE I JUST WAS COOKING SO MY HANDS WERE TOO BUSY FOR NOTES. anyway sisters of the moon fucks. i love the bass(?) in angel esp the intro + stevies voice is wonderful! the lyrics arw kinda ehh sure whatever but she just has a way of embueing emotion into anything she sings n making me think okay i dont get exactly what stevie nicks is singing abt but its meaningful 2 her n i respect that. SO I CLOSE MY EYES SOFTLY TIL I BECOME THAT PART OF THE WIND THAT WE AAALL LONG FOR SOMETIIIIMESS...YEAAAH....TO THOSE THAT I LOVE LIKE A GHOST THRU A FOG [catbop emoji]. and then thats enough for me is like "this is a fun song it can maybe stay but after stevie nicks was singing abt how she like just has to put up walls away from her ex bc it was good when it was good but it ultimately was hurting her n she needs 2 remind herself of that, this one makes it sound like ur being all Well Why Cant U Enjoy It For What It Is And Dont Be Too Demanding. u see that right." also his voice sounds nice enough on the verses but the YEAH YEAH YEAH shouty shit he always does is REALLY fucking grating. idk which of them were fucking which so i dont know if these actually Are targeted but they Sound that way + im frankly rooting for an alternate history where stevie + [christine??] fire (romantically, fiscally) the guys + realize all this time they only really loved each other or something. good gravy. man a lot of the back half needs trimming down (physical grafitti syndrome) but whatshername, christine [lastname of one of the annoying guys] ALSO has such a heavenly voice....it has a diff texture from stevies so its so nice to hear them play off each other in same or sequential tracks. but yeah this one couldve been edited relative to the not even that long length but the number of ideas on it but this is the once an album song u could fuck to pass. also the guitar is lovely. maybe the man who plays the guitar can stay IF he sticks to guitar ONLY + does what stevie/christine say + also is dumped. also side note its so lovely to hear a song romanticizing brown eyes for once : ) ! NEVER MAKE ME CRY IS GOING 2 MAKE ME CRY WHENEVER IT COMES ON. GIRL HE DOESNT DESERVE U. BUT NOW HERE COMES MR JACKOFF SINGING ABT I KNOW IM NOT WRONG. LIKE ITS KIND OF A BOP BUT READ THE ROOOOMM. SHUT UP. YOUR VOICE IS ANNOYING TOO. wait which of them is the guy from blues breakers who sucks >__> didnt u all say he recurred here?? girl this physical grafitti syndrome is out of hand. like honey hi is fine enough its pretty (a man is not singing it) but u gotta like....edit the big tracks + pick ur complimentary tracks judiciously. the harmonies are so darling tho. beautiful child the rare lady singing song i think shouldve just been cut like oh brother when the fuck will this be over. walk a thin line? between getting fired + getting this track skipped? BUT THEN THEYVE JUST BURIED TUSK AT THE END, a feral seething shout?? where the fuck was this earlier. U can reallyyyt hear this is abt cheating n being cheated on lmfao. the way it builds THE TRUMPETS, yelling TUSK!! the shouty guys voice finally works!! and the drums!! and then never forget is back to end of the album mid. like its not even that bad--tho lol could we ever forget tonight well not after the screaming argument u just had on the last track buddy!!--but ultimately this has the keys to be a 5 star album but is merely 4 stars bc a) they didnt cut enough of it down, b) they didnt cut enough of THE GUY SINGING SPECIFICALLY. like when the list of standout tracks: over + over, think about me, sara, sisters of the moon, brown eyes, never make me cry, tusk <-- do u see what the trend is here?? oh my god make that mediocre dude shut up while u edit his self indulgent whinging off the album. i wouldnt buy this album on a record bc then id scratch it moving the needle to skip tracks but like again this is a 4 could be a 5. except for greatest flaw not everybody is pulling their weight evenly!!
I think I'm kinda over Fleetwood. Actually yeah. I would gladly never have a conversation about Fleetwood Mac ever again.
I had never listened to all of Tusk before. I knew a few of the songs individually but had never heard the album in full. I was very curious to hear it all and view it from a “post-success” standpoint. I am always interested in how a band changes or embraces their sound that brought them into the limelight on the previous record. While their self-titled album eventually went to #1, they had already recorded all of Rumours before that happened, so there was no time to embrace or rebel against the success at that point. By the time Tusk came around, they had been at the top of the charts for quite awhile. Rather than pulling a rebellion, they leaned in and leaned in hard. I was honestly expecting more of a departure from the sound of Rumours, but so many songs on Tusk felt like they could have been interchangeable with Rumours tracks. I’m wondering if the “commercial failure” of Tusk was that folks were expecting something different, because quite frankly, these songs still sound fantastic, even if they failed to chart at the level of some of their predecessors. Lindsey, Stevie, and Christine all contributing songs equally to the album is exactly what I wanted to hear and it’s what I got. God, I love the bastardized American version of Fleetwood Mac so much even just for their sound without any of the messy drama behind the scenes. What a great band.
I had a LOT to say cause there’s a LOT of album but it’s 5 stars, holy shit, what a record. While they will never admit it the band is absolutely throwing all those raw emotions in a blender and then sequencing them as though the fight is ongoing between everyone. The songs are on point, ranging from angry whimpering to gorgeously sad. Lindsey Buckingham is an absolute asshole but his guitar and harmony are so on point, and he’s not attempting to hide that at any point. “The Ledge” and “I Know I’m Not Wrong” are totally on point for him, the latter sounding like something R.E.M. would be cooking up a few years later. Stevie is absolutely in her witchy vibes here with some gorgeous tunes. “Sara” is the standout hit, and it’s easy to point to why, but “Storms” is easily my favorite. She’s deep in the vibes and bringing the raw emotions she always does. Christine McVie gets a lot of shine too, with “Over & Over”, “Think About Me” and the absolute heartbreaker, “Never Make Me Cry”. She’s a perfect counterpoint to Stevie’s drama with thoughtful, direct lyrics and her stunning voice. Also, there’s “Tusk”, which just explodes like a bomb right at the end. Just a total maniacal release of the infighting, the emotional aftermath, of everything that had occurred before and during Rumours. This is a band doing therapy through songs and my god did they put some good ones together. It may not be perfect for everyone but it’s perfect to me. 5/5.
*scrambling to say something intelligent* uhhhhh this is the Dragon New Warm Mountain of White Albums this record's biggest offense is that a lot of it sounds verrry similar. there's some definite standouts but across 1h15m it can be hard not to get lost in the sameness of it
I've never listened to Fleetwood Mac before. Obviously I've HEARD them around - Albatross, The Grand Prix Theme Tune, the Landslide cover by the Smashing Pumpkins - but this is the first time I've chosen to put something of their on. Knowing very little about them, I read the Wikipedia article about this album and how they were all musical geniuses and it was like three different solo albums in one and they were trying to break away from Rumours and incorporate post-punk sounds and the critics said this album was too experimental. And then I listened to the album... And it was very nice. Not wishing to damn it with faint praise, but it was very nice. I might play it again sometime in the future. That's all I have to say.
Really interesting album, and what a back story in terms of cost and approach….
Love Fleetwood Mac
Not their best album but fairly enjoyable
Just ok, though i’ve always liked the title song.
Solid, no stand outs high or low though.
Great album
Obviously, I've listened to 'Rumours', but never any of their other stuff really (other than the hits) and I'd never even heard of nor seen this album. It's a pretty long album (albeit with short songs), so I did flick through some of the songs as I wasn't in the mood for the genre - but I can definitely see myself in more of a mood to listen to it in other times. I do prefer the jauntier songs, but there's a general pleasant folk feel to the album. I will say, the longer songs are the more boring ones, and are ones I'm more inclined to skip.
Not quite my vibe but it has some nice summertime vibe songs. My personal favorite is probably The Ledge, it just has a really fun and bouncy energy.
I like parts of this album but not as much as Rumours.
I'm a big Fleetwood Mac fan but somehow have never listened to this album in its totality. "The Ledge" reminds me that they were once a blues band. Lindsay Buckingham is a jerk on "What Makes You Think I'm The One" but what's new? I like the bouncy piano on it though. Stevie follows up with what feels like the person responding to Lindsay on "Storms" and she sounds uniquely sad, my favorite of the album so far. Super impressed by the end of "Honey Hi" where they're all harmonizing while Buckingham plays some great guitar. I think that "Beautiful Child" has the most emotional songwriting of the album. As I always joke I'm a sucker for good horns and on more experimental track "Tusk" has some great horns and acoustic guitar. Ending the album out is "Forget Tonight" and I think that it actually features Christine McVie's best singing. Other than "Songbird" it actually might be my favorite more Christine McVie heavy Fleetwood songs. Overall, great album with only one bad song out of 20...lol. Added a few of them to my playlist I'm making with this project.
Not my favorite of theirs. 3
I love Fleetwood Mac but Tusk is a HARD listen.
immediately, I’m interested in this because I went through a period of listening to the self-titled and Rumors a lot in college. I’m on the second track now and it’s already obvious that Fleetwood Mac is one of those bands that gets away with shit that should sound goofy, but doesn’t. It’s really impressive on the records I already liked, but on this one? God damn. And I like the kind of understated (if that’s the right word) way they kick this one off before going in the really solid pop material. Sara is definitely a new favorite. I love a song that makes me feel like a hot woman, and somehow they stick that next to some pretty fried ass jaunts and it works. There’s a lot of swings on this record, and they’re all hits. There’s a good amount of experimentation when it comes to the mixing/production and instrumentation and how it’s all arranged on this record, and some of it sounds far, far ahead of its time. And none of it comes across as gimmicky or just a tasteful example of drug-fueled antics. I was surprised at how contemporary sounded — if I heard some band drop “That’s All for Everyone” as a single, I wouldn’t think anything of it. I always thought the rhythm section of this band was tight, but after this record? Wow. I was kind of in a bad mood today after work and this completely turned my evening around. Not that I have anywhere near the musical competency to ever do anything thing like this LP, but it really makes you want to play music. Not only do I like this, but I have a soft spot for the indie rock bands of the past 10ish years who have been influenced by this sort of thing, although I don’t keep up with that stuff. And for some reason parts of this record sound like a precursor to stuff like Guided By Voices.
fleetwood mac innit
The songs are mostly good but are a bit too soft and sparse for me. And as an album it's just too long. I love the title track though.
Long album with a few hits. Boring 70’s early 80’s
Soft Fleetwood Mac album with fewer recognizable songs
Feels like a hazy morning with coffee. Vocals are lush which makes Tusk a pretty pleasant listen. A great album but not great as singles.
Definitely not as good as it's predecessor, but I respect the attempt to try and do something a bit different from Rumours. This album does achieve being different, but is a bit less cohesive. Overall not bad, but not great.
Actually enjoyed that quite alot, a couple skips but found some new songs
For my introduction to Fleetwood Mac, this is a bit of a bummer. Don't get me wrong - it sounds -good-, but aside from 'Beautiful Child', there wasn't a single track that stood out to me as essential listening. And that's the biggest critique I can give it: the loveydovey songs all blend together.
If you can't get enough of rumours and wish there was more of it, even if it is not nearly as polished, this is for you. Sisters of moon is the best song on this. Other than that nothing stood out but it was not bad either.
Would give 3.5 stars but generally a big FM fan. Struggled through first half of album but felt like it really picked up starting with sisters of the moon
This is the first I’ve ever listened to Fleetwood Mac. I feel like I really wanted to like it but just couldn’t get into it. Also mixed in Stevie’s voice. It’s unique and interesting but only for a couple of songs then I get over it.
Very well recorded. Awesome bass lines and the drums pop off on several tracks. I love the drums on "what makes you think you're the one". The early synths and guitar pedal effects were awesome. I like the experimental Insturmentals but the vocals and song structures were very simple, although very good. Some songs are very traditional almost folk like style, while others are very experimental. Most of the songs are very well made, just not quite the style I like to listen to regularly.
Mix of emotional stevie nicks songs and sort of silly unfinished studio sessions, seemed too long but enough good songs in there without many stand outs
While not a bad album, it is a tad bloated. It doesn't help either that the subject matter, tone, and general sound is carried over almost directly from 'Rumours', which I feel makes it less special and not really worth coming back to as much outside of some stand-out tracks.
wish it was a bit shorter but i still love it
Eh. Can’t really review because I listened to a few songs and skipped around but it didn’t really connect.
It’s not Rumours but what is?? Still a good experimental album
Nossa, tô achando bem picolé de chuchu. Meio pra baixo, sinceramente.
Great album
Coming after the blockbuster success of 1977's Rumours, Tusk is a very weird yet highly interesting and experimental pop/rock album.
A fantastic album
Good album but doesn't reach the levels of the previous ones
Having listened to Rumours so much, you'd have thought that the follow up would have been heard too. I didn't even really recognise any tracks. I enjoyed it, but seemed a bit bloated and not as rich a sound, or as emotionally charged as Rumours. ,3 and a half if I could.
Had this album for ages but never really listened to it properly. Of course after the almost perfection of Rumours they were always going to struggle but there is some great stuff on here as well as a lot of nonsense.
Too long, good grooves, nothing catchy
Just not a fan
Het album start met een goede plaat, eigenlijk de platen die door de vrouw zijn gezongen vind ik het mooist. Sara, Storm en Over & Over zijn de beste. Ook sisters of the moon is erg goed.
Beautiful album. Easy listen. Love her voice. The bass sounds really good. Not as good as Rumours, but still great.
What could've been... there's a wonderful album under all the nonsense, but the nonsense is still there and the albums are rated as a whole. Speaking of wholes, there is nothing whole about this album, this sounds more like a compilation experiment of sorts with all of the bandmates contributing, but none of them communicating. Lindsey absolutely shits the bed with his whiny coked up toddler anthems, but makes it up at the end of the album with a couple of great songs. Stevie and Christine contribute to this album with a lot of powerful and emotional tracks, but also with a couple of songs that don't really go anywhere. This thing is also pretty damn long for an album with absolutely no concept whatsoever, but it didn't really lose me on the account of being so unpredictable. I wouldn't listen to this whole thing again though, to be completely honest. Best: Sara, Storms, Sisters Of The Moon, Walk A Thin Line, Tusk; Worst: The Ledge, Not That Funny, That's Enough For Me 3/5
6.5/10
Good but way too long - and while it’s never bad it’s kind of a flat journey - it doesn’t rise and fall too often so unless you really pay attention it kind of feels monotonous. What’s for sure - this isn’t an album you learn to love in a day but I’m intrigued enough to try at another time.
First time listening to this album. Not what I expected from the little I've heard from FWM.
Compared to Rumours, this is dull and much too long. Don't get me wrong, there's no bad apple in the basket, but nothing shiny and delicious either.
Great album
I never listened to this period Fleetwood Mac. I know Rumors obviously, and recently got into the Peter Green years which are great. This is post Rumors so I never got to listen to it. Sara is a great song. Also Storms. Stevie’s vocal performance here is just amazing. Gritty and honest. The album is much sparser than Rumors, took me a while to get used to that but I think it’s great in its own way. On "that’s all for everyone we get" an interesting vocal performance by Lindsay with a very compelling arrangement. This is very cool. Sisters of the moon another great song. WOW. Love the guitar on this one. Brown Eyes is another great song. Wikipedia tells me Peter Green did guitars here. This album is every bit as good as Rumors if not better, even though it’s much less accessible. I decided since this list is supposed to have all great albums I need to grade on a curve. So three start means "I get why it's on the list", five stars should be reserved to the best of the best, stuff that's a no brainer for a top 50 or top 100 list. One star is stuff that doesn't belong on the 1001 list. So according to that I'd put this as four stars. It's a great album, don't know if it's in my personal top 50-100 but it's really great.
Blues británico luego pop rock
Tusk, the song, is a banger! Expected to enjoy it a lot more but got bored until that song
Good
Listened to it in the Clapham south basement flat with mads. Was quite the vibe to start this journey off with.
Interesting album, that’s for sure. Tusk naturally gets compared to the White Album given its length and sonic variety, but it doesn’t have near the same amount of good/great songs, nor does it boast the same level of cohesive-by-way-of-patchwork quality like the White Album or a number of other great double records. The first disc is actually pretty strong with Stevie Nicks hitting three home runs in three at bats (Storms being my favorite). Disc 2 has a couple gems, but definitely more misses than hits. Lindsey Buckingham shines most on some spectacular and spirited lead guitar as well as auxiliary instrumentation through this record. I find the majority of his songwriting on Tusk to be self-indulgent cocaine diatribes with cool production.
Not bad. But not my favorite Fleetwood Mac album.
4.7 - Seriously good, but needs cutting down
Very bloated, almost the opposite of Rumours; packed full of tracks that are fine but very few standouts. Kinda reminds me of early Paul McCartney solo stuff oddly. Some nice production but a lot of ideas that don't develop as much as they probably should. 3.3/5
Gorgeous. Hits hard.
I haven't been this disappointed since Santa Claus. Be me, poking the album, going "dooooo somethinggggg". That's rough bud.
Adored the upbeat sections of the album but it does get a little boring at times. Still a wonderful experience overall.
Dit mist voor mij wel echt alle spanning van Rumours. Het is een te lang album met ruim een uur aan muziek, maar vooral mist dit album echt pit. Het is een beetje een gezapig album. Er zit echt wel goede muziek in, ik vind Sara en Angel nice, maar dat is echt niet genoeg op ruim 20 nummers. Het grootste deel klinkt alsof iemand naar Rumours heeft geluisterd en daar een soort slap aftreksel van heeft gemaakt. Nee ik ben hier niet heel enthousiast over, er zit denk ik een prima album in van 10 nummers, maar het dubbele aantal is dan weer zwaar overdreven. Ohja, Tusk is ook een ijzersterk nummer. FAVO: Sara, Angel, Tusk
Tusk the song is so danceable
Overestimated in my eyes. None of the songs in this album is remarkable or recognisible among others.
Not their best but I'm still a pretty big Fleetwood mac fan
Just okay. Can see why I haven't listened to much Fleetwood Mac outside of Rumours.
Sara-2015 remaster hava a very cute note on, feeling chill and cutie
Curious to my thoughts after I listen to Rumours. This album was fine.
Love some fleetwood Mac but this album was definitely different
A bloated nonsense album, which has all the hallmarks of over-production of under-developed tunes. Oddly, the only track I like is the title one, which doesn't redeem the whole.
Ei nyt kyllä iskenyt. Tykkään joistakin heidän kappaleistaan kyllä mutta tältä kevyltä ei oikein noussut mikään. Vähän jotenkin latteaa.
- Geile Band, cooles Album - Rumors und Tango In The Night habe ich viel gehört, dieses Album aber einfach noch nie. Kannte auch keinen einzigen Song. - Insgesamt chillig, gut geschrieben, gut produziert - Die beiden anderen erwähnten Alben sind aber ziemliche Meilensteine der Musikgeschichte und da muss man erstmal rankommen. Das gelingt leider nicht so wirklich. - Es ist nicht so super viel hängengeblieben. War aber trotzdem auf durchgehend auf einem guten Level. Rating: 3,5/5
- sehr entspannt, gefiel mir weitestgehend gut - allerdings ist kein Song speziell hängen geblieben (macht es aber gerade nicht weniger gut für mich)
one of the best albums ever conceived
Interesting record. Some of the songs are too long. Achieved goal of being the opposite of “Rumors”.
Fucking gorgeous album 👌
Hearing so much about how daring and confounding Tusk was, you'd have thought they'd made Trout Mask Replica or something. It has its LA New Wave moments, but it's still filtered through the band's pop sensibilities. I actually prefer those moments to the more standard Fleetwood Mac tracks, and I think the oddest thing they did was kick off a two album set with a snoozy acoustic number. "Rocks Off" it ain't. I do recall the title track fondly from back in the day. Regarding the sound, I've heard that cocaine pumps more blood through your brain. This makes everything sounds bassy, so coked-up producers crank up the treble to compensate.
Pretty lengthy and nothing notable.
After your greatest commercial success you can do a lot of things. Arctic Monkeys released a retro-futuristic Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, selling you an experience, feelings, ideas, rather than something real. Fleetwood Mac decided that releasing an underproduced, uninteresting, safe for minor changes in tone album, is the way to go. I'm not sold on it at all. It does have a few bits which sound like Tame Impala. It is experimental. But majority of it fails. Can't believe it's the same band that released Rumours
No. 303/1001 Over & Over 3/5 The Ledge 4/5 Think About Me 4/5 Save Me a Place 3/5 Sara 4/5 What Makes You Think 3/5 Storms 4/5 That’s All for Everyone 3/5 Not That Funny 3/5 Sisters of the Moon 3/5 Angel 4/5 That’s Enough for Me 4/5 Brown Eyes 3/5 Never Make Me Cry 3/5 I Know I’m Not Wrong 3/5 Honey Hi 4/5 Beautiful Child 4/5 Walk a Thin Line 3/5 Tusk 3/5 Never Forget 4/5 Average: 3,45 The reach the highs of their predecessor album was basically impossible. And they were not able to do this. But still this is a really solid record.
First listen. Enjoyed this one quite a bit.
Love Fleetwood Mac!! None of my favourite songs are on this album but still a good album none the less
Not Fleetwood Mac’s best
Love love love Fleetwood Mac!
Love it
Love the sprawling excellence, and fantastically fragmented feel of this. With so many songs feeling unfinished or as if they coulda been more or longer or bigger hits, there's a ragged and occasionally wild effect. A lot of coke-edged melodies and excessive bounciness and the sequence of songs makes no sense – the penultimate title track shoulda really been the opener, which here is entirely too slow. But so many of the songs also feel familiar and recognizable as Fleetwood Mac, even if this is three solo records in one. It’s weird that I don’t really much like Stevie Nicks or Christine McVie as a singer, but the quality of the songs here are so uniformly high (darker, haunting songs for former, quite effecting sad-sweet ballads for latter). But their cuts are nice contrasts to the various magnum and mini opuses (opi?) of LB who deserves most of the credit (obvs), then. The White Album is the right comp (not only because of the similar production histories) and while this isn’t quite as weird, it’s damn close in terms of overall aesthetic impact. One can make the case, the best records are not necessarily those with most music but this double album gets bonus points for volume -- for a very high quality across the high quantity. Its fabulous for all the flaws which ultimately equates to genius.