Reviews (page 8 of 14)
This album had a lot going on. Some songs were sounding so good it felt like they were actually touching my brain. Some of if was boring.
Märkligt relation till Fleetwood Mac. T ex trodde jag de var amerikaner och har uppfattat det som Americana. Konstigt! Det är ju bra. Bra låtar. Bra arr. Duktiga sångare. Bra insatserpå instrumenten. Osv. Men det fattas något. Jag blir inte engagerad. Jag minns inget om låtarna eller människorna. Så då får det blir en trea. Synd, för de är värda mer.
I've heard a lot about this infamous album but have never given it a listen. After repeat listens all day it isn't the train wreck I thought it might be. Good for them for going in a newish direction and not running back what worked on Rumours. The Stevie Nicks songs stand out.
It's no "Rumours" but it was decent.
Parece loucura falar isso, mas foi a primeira vez que escutei o Tusk completo. Obviamente eu já tinha escutado algumas das músicas do álbum, mas nunca fui fã de Fleetwood Mac o suficiente a ponto de escutar todos os álbuns. Fiquei bastante encantado com ele - não é o meu favorito entre os que escutamos até aqui, mas é muito bom. Storm, Sisters of the Moon e Sara são simplesmente perfeitas!!!!! confesso que estava com um 4 cravado, mas a parte final do álbum foi abaixo pra mim (tirando por Tusk, que é também maravilhosa)! 3,5!
god
Damn this was really boring and wayyyyy too long. Stoner rock with not much meat on the bone. Sorry not sorry 4.5/10
Temp
Experimental, good lyrics, a bit of a mess
kommt schwer an "Rumours" ran, aber ..... ok
My college girlfriend loved this one, but I always preferred Rumours Funny to see that not changed over the years I'd probably also put Tango In the Night above Tusk Its ok
pretty nice
okay
Really just not as good as Rumors tbh. 6/10
Honestinho, longe do melhor deles
This is all over the place. A bit like the band at the time I guess. It’s like a bunch of solo projects were thrown together to make an album. Stevie Nicks is the standout songwriter and vocalist, Lindsey Buckingham so wants to be David Byrne at times and Christine McVie is kind of forgettable here. Not great. 2.5
It's Fleetwood Mac so its going to be good but not something I would put on myself, still has some good songs
Mediocre. More hype than substance.
There is an otherworldly texture that Fleetwood Mac is privy to that defies all sense. Songs like Sara achieve that quality. They are haunting and incredibly compelling. Others are not. Mostly everything that Lyndsey Buckingham takes lead vocal on has an unfortunate stink I’d call boogie-woogie and we’re the poorer for it.
My first Fleetwood Mac album. Not bad. Some tracks seemed out of place. I may try to listen to this again someday.
It’s more modern I like
Some songs I liked but it wasn’t stevie enough for me, of course I still like Fleetwood Mac
On reputation alone, I expected this to be far crazier, experimental, and stupid than it was. The title track was, but to be honest, it otherwise felt like a pretty run-of-the-mill Fleetwood Mac album, lacking the real standouts of your great ones. The solo on "Sisters of the Moon" absolutely ripped.
Sounds pretty enough, well produced, just a little boring? Did not need to be 75 minutes long
Pretty much a defining moment for the band
Would relisten. Not that innovative despite trying to be “post-rock” supposedly.
Really enjoyed most of Buckingham's songs and interesting album to read about. I enjoy the cover as well. I ended up saving around half the songs so three stars feel fair even though the more experimental aspect makes me want to raise it a star. Rating: 3.5
There's not a single song (of 20?!) that would break the top 5 of "Rumors." This seems indulgent and like a set of single-artist songs. Still, Stevie Nicks is great.
Admittedly tough to follow up Rumours, but a bloated 2LP is not the way
Nothing wrong with it nothing spectacular. Fav song: beautiful child
Tusk is an ambitious but uneven follow-up to Rumours, trading that album’s dreamy cohesion for a more fragmented, experimental approach. While its risk-taking and variety are admirable, the stripped-back production and stylistic shifts disrupt the emotional flow, making it feel less immersive and less unified. There are strong moments, but as a whole it lacks the atmosphere and consistency that made Rumours so compelling 3/5
I mean es fleetwood mac pero no lo sé, como han hecho cosas tan top esto se siente mid y todo como muy en la misma nota, pero igual cool
This one is fine. Not my favorite FMac album. 3 stars
First listen
Coming off Rumours, Fleetwood Mac went in a strange direction. This album, considered the most expensive record at the time of its release, suffers from a bit of an identity crisis. It wants to continue the traditional Fleetwood Mac sound while also leaning into a poppier direction and experimenting with elements of new wave here and there. It tries to be too many things at once, and that shows in its length. It's not a hard listen, but it's hardly a consistent one. Most of the tracks are lyrically bland, circling around the same themes, and while they sound good and are well produced, the album becomes tiring without enough interesting turns to build momentum. There are still some good tracks, and it's not bad at all - it's just a bit exhausting. The tracks I enjoyed most were "Tusk", "Brown Eyes", and maybe "Over and Over".
I expected so much more.... It was fine
the infamous double album after "Rumors". Considered a commercial failure at the time. also, it was the most expensive album to produce ever. they even rented out Dodger Stadium and paid the USC Marching band to record their performance to the title track. to me, it's OK, but i am the wrong person to ask. I do like the song "Never Forget" and "Sara".
I was UNBELIEVABLY excited when I saw this album pop up because this is a top 5 album that I've been wanting to listen to some time that I never did. I knew I would be disappointed, and I was. None of the songs pop. I blame Buckingham since he wanted a simple stripped down sound, compared to his unbelievably talented artistry he did as a producer on Rumors with the layers, textures, etc. It just makes all the songs sound incomplete, uninspired, and half-assed. I like complex pop rock Fleetwood Mac, not this simplistic almost country Fleetwood Mac. Buckingham's songs are the worst, but really McVie's and Nicks' aren't all that much better. The album feels like a collection of solo songs thrown together. But what's ironic is they all released a solo album after this, and the songs on all THREE solo records are better than what they contributed here! Check out Buckingham's "Trouble", Nicks' "Edge of Seventeen" and McVie's "Got a Hold On Me". All 10/10. All in all though, even the worst of Fleetwood Mac is better than most music haha, so still give it a 3 star.
So, I like Fleetwood, but this album is a bold follow-up to "Rumors" and IMO not such a good one. Some songs are good, others mediocre. It's an eclectic mix of experimental tracks.
This is a sprawling album with moments of brilliance, but it lacks cohesion. It feels disconnected and jumbled, possibly because the band was falling apart at the time. I easily connected with all of the Stevie Nicks songs, especially “Sisters of the Moon.” The rest of the album was very much hit or miss. I think this is an album that needs multiple listens to truly appreciate.
Say 178 The problem with this album is that it’s impossible not to compare it to Rumours which is kinda like thinking Michaelangelo is shit for not painting anything as good as the Sistine Chapel. Highlights Sara Not that Funny
I found this a little bit too relaxing, and had to fight to stay awake and focused on it. It's all very lovely and peaceful and wistful. I mean, it's no Rumours, but then what is. I could have done with a bit more life in this one.
A few enjoyable tracks but others seem dated. Not bad.
Can't say that this really stayed with me at all. Seemed less arresting than Rumours, a bit more settled perhaps?
BEST SONGS: - Think About Me - Storms - That's All for Everyone
Great album to just put on and relax.
Really want a condensed version of this. Some excellent songs and then so much nonsense that sounded like MIDI versions of instruments off an Encarta '97 cd-rom. 2.5
This was kind of strange compared to what I expected, not necessarily in a bad way, just a readjustment. I enjoyed a lot of it but it was So Much - I think I'd love the version of this album that is 35 minutes of my highlights.
All a bit one note
Less interesting than I hoped
It's alright, got a bit boring after a while but it's still alright. Favorite track: The Ledge
Horn.
Ich kanntegenau ein Lied von diesem Album, obwohl es nach zwei absoluten Hit-Alben herausgekommen ist. Vermutlich Resteverwertung. Wiedermal zu lang. Eingekürzt auf 35min wäre das vermutlich großartig. Jetzt auch nicht unangenehm anzuhören also wenn man mal wieder garnichts mit seinem Leben vor hat kann man sich das schon geben. Gegen Ende wird es deutlich stärker. Wenn ich das als LP hätte würde ich nur die D-Seite hören.
Bei guter Produktion wäre es halb so lang und doppelt so gut
Eh.
Pretty good tuff but not as good as Rumours, half of the songs here are kinda boring though it's still pretty good
Alright album. Not one of Fleetwood macs best.
Ehhh....
Had some cool tunes, Lindsay Buckingham really is an underrated guitarist, but you can hear the cocaine and excess.
Fácil de escuchar. Por momentos se vuelve largo y las canciones empiezan a sonar iguales. NO es un 3, es un 3,5
Not my thing
didn’t hate it also didn’t like it
I don't play golf, never have. When I was in high school my dad gave me a ticket to a golf tournament in our town. It was a nice day and I didn't have anything else to do, so I went. I thought I might see some pretty girls. When I got there, I fell in with a group of spectators, and followed them to a green (for other non-golfers, that is where the "hole" is - the target the golfers golf at). Not 30 seconds after I arrived at the spectator boundary, I see a ball rolling across the green and plop directly into the hole. Oohs and aahs all around, I look back to the gentleman who made the shot understandably excited, dancing and high fives &tc. It was a "hole in one" which is one of the best things you can do in golf and apparently pretty rare. I knew enough about golf to know this. At that point, I clapped and then turned and walked back to the parking lot and left the course. I don't remember what I did next, but I knew that it was all downhill from there - I could spend all day following those guys around and would definitely not see anything like that again. Tusk is sort of like if I would have stayed for the rest of the tournament. Not unpleasant, a good walk perhaps, but nothing like what came before it.
I never really understood what made Fleetwood Mac so incredibly popular, and even got or why they got the highest rating on this list for their album "Rumours". I've always found them bland, middle-of-the-road, radio-friendly pop, but nothing that stood out in particular. Maybe that 's why. This album doesn't change my opinion much, and apart from the Stevie Nicks songs (in particular "Sara" and "Sisters of the Moon") or "That's All for Everyone" (which should be the last track on a single album instead of a double), there is nothing that really stands out. And the ones that do ("The Ledge", "Save Me a Place", "Not That Funny" (sic), and "Tusk") are just horrible. The production is terrible too - where are the drums on "Sara"? - especially considering regarding the fact that they had the equivalent of today's $3 million+ to spend. The album could have been much more consistent if they didn't give Buckingham so much room to experiment, instead allowing him to make a solo record, and shortened this tedious listen to 10 songs. I'm not entirely sure what to give this record, but I guess, due to Stevie Nicks' contributions, 3 stars instead of 2. 3/5
Just seems like it was phoned in. Not nearly as good as previous albums
It’s ok…some decent tracks. Too long. Not nearly as good as their pre-pop phase.
This one didn’t inspire me at all and I love Rumours. This just felt bland.
7/10, favorite song: Think about me
Не лучший их альбом
beetje wisselvallig... de 'ruigere' nummers zijn steengoed... popballades zijn ook mooi, maar er zijn er gewoon te veel.
Ze hebben zeker betere albums dan deze, ik vond het met momenten beetje saai
mehh niet de beste van fleetwood mac
kheb hier niet echt veel over te zeggen eigenlijk, dees is gewoon een leuk album. Oké na het lezen van enkele reviews moet ik er wel mee instemmen dat er niet bepaald een nummer is dat er uit springt ofzo. tis idd een beetje vergeetachtig.
7 albums to go - let’s go!
All of the boring parts of Fleetwood Mac personified Best Song: Storms Rating: 5/10 Stars: 3
This felt so much longer than it needed to be. Maybe I would've benefitted from multiple listens. There were some good songs on here but the tracklist order made them all feel disconnected from each other
As if the absolute hell of recording Rumours wasn't enough, they decided they were gonna go back to do it all again but DOUBLE the length. The coke must have been well nice. This album is just way way way too long. Some of the tracks are very nice, but half of them are so forgettable that their inclusion makes no sense. It's a solid album with a bunch of B-Sides. Also they were trying not to do a Rumours 2 but something more experimental?? This sounds like Rumours 2 lol. But I gotta mention Tusk. That is one of the sickest horn arragements I have ever laid my ears upon 6.5 / 10 Best track/s: Sara, Tusk, Sisters of the Moon
Tusk and Sara save this from being a 2. Definite drop off from the prior two albums.
While The White Album is the obvious comparison for a fragmenting band’s bloated response to their career highlight, I’m reminded more of the four KISS solo albums that were released in one day. You could put them altogether if you wanted, but it would just sound - as Tusk does - like a demo reel sent to the producer to select a record from. But, then, no one makes the selection: partly because of the success of the previous record, partly because the band is falling apart and no one wants to be upset by the fact that there is a good Stevie Nicks EP within. Despite the length of rope granted them by success, despite the coke flying around, Tusk doesn’t sound indulgent or extravagant. The production choices sound oddly lo-fi - maybe even shit. The songwriting from Buckingham especially feels slap-dash, whereas the other continue on, deserving of solo careers. Camper Van Beethoven re-recorded the whole album in 2003, as a reunion experiement. Listening to what could be done with a band that wanted to be together and work together doesn’t help much. No one in Camper Van Beethoven is Stevie Nicks or Christine McVie. But, neither do they have to put up with Lyndsey Buckingham, who seems like a piece of work. It is a more coherent, better sounding record, but it is still a victim of the circumstances by which it was allowed out into the world. Camper Van Beethoven didn’t even like Tusk. They likened it to The Magnificent Ambersons, which is praised, while being deeply flawed. However, The Magnificent Ambersons - which, they’re right is awful - is, on the surface, awful because of studio interference, where they tried to cut it into something marketable. With Tusk, there’s no sense that anything has been cut together or assembled at all, no sense that anything should be presented to the listener, let along the market. 3 It is a commonplace to compare Tusk with the White Album. I can understand the temptation of that comparison - a contrarian, relatively uncommercial double-album to vent the pressure following a mega-seller - but it simply doesn’t fit beyond that superficial observation. Lindsey Buckingham’s supposed ‘experiments’ and daring in the studio don’t come close to the strangeness of Wild Honey Pie or Helter Skelter or even Why Don’t We Do it in the Road?, never mind Revolution 9. Much is made of ‘The Ledge’. Aye, the guitar is a wee bit out of tune - watch out Stockhausen. In my opinion there is more of Let it Be about Tusk. Subdued, languorous, still very pretty but essentially unfocused. I put the vinyl record on the hifi last night just to confirm again that the recording itself sounds absolutely terrible. Apparently Fleetwood Mac looked at the state of rock music in 1979 and calculated that self-sabotage in the studio was their best shot at being relevant. I am always impressed that it cost over a million dollars to sound this poor. That said, I am always impressed; Stevie Nicks steals the show, as usual, with the magical, meandering gloom of Sara, Storms, and Beautiful Child. Some of her best work. Christine McVie simply picks up where she left off on Rumours, seemingly oblivious to the others’ need to go deeper or weirder. Over and Over, Brown Eyes, Never Make Me Cry… nice. Very nice. Buckingham is irritating, but even he manages to contribute album highlights - the title track and Walk a Thin Line. On Tusk Fleetwood Mac are, in the end, try as they might, just unable to escape being good songwriters. Even the terrible artwork can’t scupper them. 3.5/5
Very long instrumentals but a classic with it being Fleetwood Mac
Bien
very recognisable sound
While I like Lindsey buckinghams voice, in this album, the majority of songs I liked were Stevie songs. Still a beautiful album!
Very excited to listen to this one, I love Fleetwood Mac. I prefer their older stuff, I have to say. Fav song is ‘Think About Me’.
eu salvei algumas músicas mas não me vejo escutando esse álbum de novo, não me despertou o interesse
Cool!
I find this album interesting, it was released two years after Rumors but is forgettable as a whole. Every song is alright but nothing that feels up to the standard of their previous album.
Classic "album after the historic smash album" album...good, fine, sounds a little different. I really like "Save Me a Place", sounds like a late 70s Beach Boys tune that I can hear Carl Wilson cooking....n fact, there are a few tracks that remind me of the late 70s Beach Boys. Not as overproduced as "Rumours", has its moments but overall feels more like a solidly good album that takes the pressure off of "how do you follow THAT up?" than it does an album I would seek out. Double album maybe a little indulgent too but I guess indulgence was kinda just their get down. Another 3.5 for me, but I'll round down because something about Lindsay Buckingham is intermittently annoying.
Fairly steady throughout, no true standouts. Not their best work, but enjoyed. Favorite song: Sisters of the Moon Ideal listening situation: slow day at work getting busy work done Would I Relisten: not something I’d seek out
Some good songs. I like Rumors better.
Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Ganz okay.
Nicks and McVie really add so much value to this record. Buckingham is a good artist but his contributions take more time to settle. Still, there’s a lot to love on this record despite its shortcomings. I can recognize how ambitious this record is. I also thoroughly enjoy the lofi and indie nature of this, especially as a 70s record. I’d love to listen on vinyl.
not a bad album but nothing really special… rumors clears
Rumours is the most popular albums in the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die list, so I had high expectations for Tusk. Unfortunately, it never really clicked with me. I can tell it’s probably a good and important album, but to my ears it still feels very much like an oldies record. That might be because I don’t really grasp the social and cultural context of the time in the US and Europe when it was made.
Tusk is great. Rumors is greater.
Unfortunately, I think I only think of “Rumors” when I listen to Fleetwood Mac. That’s not fair to them or this album, but this one falls short of that perfection of “Rumors.” It’s enjoyable, but nothing special to my ear.
Was ok.
Ehhhhhhh. I'm honestly close to giving this a 2, but there are just enough decent ones to carry it over to a 3... But god is this too long. And a lot very uninteresting
A lot of very pleasant, enjoyable songs. And the title track was an interesting surprise! I was thinking about giving this a 4 but the album was way too long and also every song with Lindsey Buckingham on vocals was dogshit
I've never seen a band so carried by one member. I noticed a pattern about 5 tracks into the album: it seems to alternate between great and not good with every song. It led to me checking every song credits to ultimately witness a phenomenon where, anytime Stevie Nicks is on the mic, the band pulls together to sound like heaven; by contrast, any Lindsey Buckingham writing credit is just some bs (title track excluded). In essence I loved.... half of this album! Though the length is pretty intimidating for any future revisits. Standouts: Over&Over • Think About Me • Sara • Storms • Sisters of the Moon • Angel • Brown Eyes • Honey Hi • Tusk
Pretty ok album but god damn this does not change my opinion that most double albums need a hatchet taken to them. The entire second half of this album has completely passed by me without making an impact on two separate listens. Just let Stevie Nicks do her thing and give us 12 good songs.
alright now
A bit meh, thank god for Stevie Knicks and the song Tusk
Feels a bit like FM’s White Album. Coming from all directions at once. Some good tracks. Particularly like Tusk itself. Generally though, not enough to push it up another notch. 3.5
Some great, but mostly meh
I enjoy the female vocals on this album rather than the male vocals. And there are some mad drum solos on this album. Overall not bad, but not my favorite.
Didn't get to listen to it a 2nd time like I would've liked. My notes vanished. Will reassess but as of right now, it's a 3.
6.3
Would’ve been 5 stars but then that song jail bait came on. Pretty dusty lyrics from a 35 year old. Eww.
It’s hard for me to judge this one based on its own merits. I mean, come on… their last album was “Rumours”. So while I tried to put myself in a vacuum and be as objective as possible, it’s hard to imagine someone handing me this record and saying, “here you go, this is Fleetwood Mac”. That ALL being said, I have very mixed feelings on this album. While I think I get what they were trying to do… follow up strong with a huge double album and capitalize on the success of one of the greatest albums ever recorded, I think it falls short. There are some really good tracks, but the only real “hit” that reminds me of (and I’m losing my objectivity here) their previous work would be “Sara”. The rest is a mix of good to very good, with a little weird and even some WTF sprinkled in there. Some of the songs are just quirky, or have strange guitar and drum tones that left me wondering “why did they do that?”. I think this would have been a lot stronger as a single album, but still not in the “great” territory, and I do say that objectively.
Interessante Klänge und Stereo Effekte, im ganzen jedoch relativ unspektakulär.
I mean it's Fleetwood Mac so it's good but it's not their best. 1. Over and over- I love this song, no notes 2. The ledge- a fun one 3. Think about me- ye ok 4. Save me a place- boring 5. Sara- hell ye 6. What makes you think you're the one- meh 7. Storms- hell ye x2 8. That's all for everyone- I could take or leave 9. Not that funny- as above 10. Sisters of the moon- hell ye x3 11. Angel- hell ye on vocals but otherwise meh 12. That's enough for me- meh 13. Brown eyes- ok 14. Never make me cry- ok 15. I know I'm not wrong- ok 16. Honey Hi- meh 17. Beautiful child- hell ye ish 18. Walk a thin line- naw 19. Tusk- yaw 20. Never forget- yaw
Its certainly no Rumours.
This album was just okay to me - therefore 3/5. I love Fleetwood Mac, but this is one of their less popular albums.
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No where near as good as rumours
theres some great songs but its long and sometimes repetitive
Interesting variety of sounds and styles but still somewhat bland in my taste.
I didn't like most of Buckingham's songs and it felt like nicks was doing a lot of the heavy lifting on this album. Would have probably been better if Buckingham hadn't contributed at all.
Couple of great songs, pleasant vibe overall
Some good some not great
A long, pointed tooth which has the purpose of attacking prey.
It’s cute
"I see the appeal, I would never take it away from anyone, but I would also never stand in line for it." It's a good album, nothing wrong with it and was great as background listening, but I honestly just don't find Fleetwood Mac particularly interesting, barring a couple of songs that aren't on this album.
++: Over & Over, The Ledge, Think About Me, Not That Funny, Sisters of The Moon, That's Enough for Me, Brown Eyes, I Know I'm Not Wrong, Tusk, Never Forget +: Save Me A Place, Sara, Storms, Walk a Thin Line +-: What Makes You Think You're the One, That's All for Everyone, Angel, Never Make Me Cry, Honey Hi, Beautiful Child 7,3/10
You can tell they were at the end of their chain here. Chain chain chain
Interesting how many of the reviews compare this to rumors... But also, I get it. I loved rumors and gave it a 5. Tusk is its own beast, interesting in different ways... And I can see why it wasn't as successful. It's definitely the weirder album, and I absolutely can believe what I've read about them basically being given free reign and a blank cheque, and deciding to get as far away from a follow up to rumors as they could. A broken and crashing out Fleetwood Mac deliver this weird album that doesn't have as much pop appeal, and doesn't feel anywhere near as cohesive... And it's a double to boot! It's a strange choice, but at the same time I understand it in a way... I wish I could give this more, but for me it earns a 3.
Well this is definitely an interesting mess of an album. I definitely can see the comparisons to The Beatles' White Album. Basically a tale of two albums honestly. Buckingham's terrible experimentation (such as on The Ledge) vs Nicks and McVie hard carrying this album on their backs (mostly Nicks, who wrote the best songs on this album, particularly Sisters of the Moon, but McVie has some solid cuts). It's funny reading Christgau's comments saying the opposite, but he couldn't be more wrong. Basically, the closer this album gets to sounding like Rumours is when its at its best.
It's pleasant and her voice is very smooth but it was too long and doesn't hold up to Rumours
Really was hoping to give this a better rating, 3 for me. Nothing really jumps out at me other than maybe one or two tracks
Certainly not my favorite by this band, but fine nonetheless. Good background music.
naislaulaja on raikas tuulahdus mitä nyt on tätä tonniykköstä kuunnellut. On myös muitakin vokalisteja. Mukavaa poljentoa.
decent album a bit slow but overall decent songs. love their vibe always
Ah, the long awaited followup to Rumours. I've listened to this album on multiple occasions and I've tried to like it, but i'm still struggling. There's good songs there for sure, I enjoy the title track a lot, but it's just too long and has too much excess that should be shaved down. There's a good album in there somewhere. I suppose I find it interesting enough to keep coming back to it, maybe one day I'll truly enjoy it. It's not Rumours though.
First time I’ve ever listened to a full FM album. It was pretty good! I don’t love the male vocals but the female ones are great.
No sabía que ya había escuchado alguna canción de este álbum. Sisters of the moon llevaba un año en mi playlist de le pido a la luna jeje. Ha sido un disco agradable, fácil de digerir. No he sentido que me haya cambiado la vida para siempre, pero ha sido una escucha dulce
Scho lang ufs Fleetwood MacBook Pro 2 gfreud und überrascht wie country das es doch amigs isch. einzelni lieder dezwüsche defür sehr sehr toll. anderi wiederum biz weniger. Klassische fall vo 3 Software Updates
hälfti glost, isch mer bizli zu viel yippie ya yay country style potatoes gsi da wartemer lieber uf s'nächste fleetwood macintosh album
3.5
If Fleetwood Mac’s self titled album was the honeymoon project and Rumors was the break up project, Tusk would definitely have to be the emotional rollercoaster that is the post-break up project detailing all the emotions of regret, anger, and of course loads of sadness. Out of all the musicians working on this project I'd argue this is mostly Lindsey Buckingham's magnum opus as a majority of the songwriting and vocal moments are her own and she really gets to shine in her own spotlight here unalike on some of Fleetwood Mac's other projects. Much like how most people act after a break up, this album is quite all over the place and never manages to really settle on a sound or mood for the entire project and really comes off as nothing short of sporadic. My favorite songs from this project have to be Think About Me, Sara, and Sisters of the Moon. While I appreciate how vulnerable all of Fleetwood Mac is being here, to say this was a bit of a chore to get through would be a bit of an understatement. It feels like a bunch of tracks thrown together and the only reason people see it as passable is because of the context in which this album lies in, and that works on me as well. There is no rhyme or reason to anything here in this tracklist, just a mix of good, great, and 2 decent songs that all are from the same band. I feel I would enjoy this more as a broken up selection of singles rather than a 1 hour and 13 minute album, but that is just me I guess. I don't get why people are so crazy about this album as it feels just as messy as all the band feuds just put into audio form. Oh well, glad I got it out of the way I guess...
Very slow and rather cheesy of Fleetwood Mac. It's an hour and fifteen minutes, and I think only about twenty of those minutes were Stevie Nicks. Definitely needs more Stevie Nicks.
I've mentioned before that I watched a lot of VH1 Behind the Music in the late 90s and early 00s, and the Fleetwood Mac episode was on frequently. I'm well aware of the soaps-opera lore of Fleetwood Mac, but I've never made myself delve all the way into this double album before. My first impression is that it's... a lot. Twenty tracks split between three different lead vocalists makes this feel more like a playlist than an album. FM was hardly a unified band by 1979 and this album lays that bare. I'm interested by all the talk of 'incorporating post-punk' to their sound here because I struggle to hear much of that in my first listen. Mostly, I hear a lot of lethargic/ethereal motifs that don’t make a huge impression. It’s an hour and fifteen minutes long, but after it’s over it doesn’t feel like it took that long. I guess that’s good? But it also means my brain immediately omitted a large portion of the album from memory. I appreciate them putting the title track, “Tusk”, second to last though, at least that track will stay fresh on my mind.
Eclectic and a little too folksy for me. I like their other stuff better
For being a double album, something entirely unnecessary, this is pretty good.
fine
Ledges was my favorite overall a nice listen
An album that somehow feels less than the some of its parts Has its moments but they’re stretched out over far too long a run time Never bad but never great either
Ganz okay, mir passiert aber zu wenig
Standouts Storms Sisters of the Moon Tusk
The best songs were Sara and Storms.
Very good, but a bit long. Many of the filler songs are just too.. silly? But the great songs are truly that
I can see why people don't listen put it that way
Brown Eyes feels like the real standout in an album I'm not really connecting with so far. Further down, I like Tusk, but this doesn't really elevate my opinion of Fleetwood Mac
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
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.
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
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
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
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
recht as vielfältigs album
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.
Just so, so. Not much standing out.
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
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.
Own this. It's an interesting effort after rumours. Not as enjoyable but has its moments.
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.
It’s good
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.
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.
Very influential, with a few great tracks. High 3/5
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.
Quite liked this, 3 from me
Middle of the road this
Very good But some songs aren't that my type
that was alright but certainly not nearly as good as their bigger hits. No wonder this one was a commercial flop.
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.
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
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
Alright
Good but def nowhere near as good as Rumours. Seems very individualistic vs the band working as one.
Nice enough, but doesn't tickle my fancy bone like other Fleetwood Mac albums.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tusk? Like the Kevin Smith film? 3.5 stars, need to give it a closer listen.
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
3/5
It was fine. Lindsey Buckingham attempting to perform Talking Heads style songs made me laugh. Some of the songs went too long.
Nicks vocals are the best! Sisters of the Moon absolutely brilliant. Probably too much filler for my liking though
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.
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.
Excellent harmonies and production. Really easy to listen to and I am not a Fleetwood Mac fan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dragged on a tad, slightly too aimless for me. 3.
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
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.
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.
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.
Ya, well, ummmm, ahhh it’s alright. Choice cut: Save me a Place
OK
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!
Very pleasant listen
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.
Interesting listen. Moody, emotional and wide open
Good not great, probably an incredible single album in there.
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!).
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
Tusk the song is excellent . I couldn't find myself getting into the rest
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.
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.
Better than I thought it would be. Some songs drag this down.
Amongst the usual MOR pap that FM usually churn out there are some really interesting tracks giving the double album some much needed variety.
Somehow country but better
So long, lacking the immediate hooks of rumours but some good songs
Own it
of course
Fairly mellow for Fleetwood
Perfectly average - wild for how soon after Rumours this was made.
Good stuff. Only a couple of familiar songs. I can put this on and just chill any old time. 7.4
A solid album for Fleetwood Mac fans, but nothing seminal. Selection of songs seems disjointed a bit.
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".
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
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)_/¯
I’d never heard Tusk before. I now understand why. Let’s be honest, it’s no Rumours. I can hear the nuggets of not fully formed creative ideas throughout, but there’s very little that resonates with me on this album, and despite its length, its self-indulgent tone doesn’t help solve this for me. It’s bloated and a touch incoherent in a White Album way, but unlike the Beatles’ release which for me can be edited down to a much more palatable, shorter, 5 star album, this doesn’t offer anything like enough high points to get an edited version high score. The best I can say is that it’s inoffensive, the worst that it’s not memorable and I’ll likely never listen to it again.
Lots of hits and misses on this record. It was mostly enjoyable. Favourite Track(s): Least Favourite Track(s):
A lot going on here, didn't feel that cohesive which is a shame. Stevie Nicks has a cracking voice.
OK
3.3 1x
This is the classic reaction album, zagging where Rumours zigged. I like the subdued mood, but some songs sound incomplete or unfinished. (Double albums are dangerous.) The ones that feel fully fleshed out—like "Sisters of the Moon"—are pretty great, though.
I love Fleetwood Mac but this feels coke-bloated. It's mostly solid, but can't say there's one song on here that really feels like a classic to me. It's like a Use Your Illusion without a November Rain.
A couple of gems but not enough.
Some real bangers on here, but also some filler. Quite a different sound to the early years but not quite where they got to with Rumours.
OK
There's a lot of good music here, but I also felt it had a lot of filler. Again, as it happens often with double albums, it feels overlong and like it would've benefited from cutting some material and making it flow better. This, because it also feels disjointed at times, it feels like the songwriters weren't really sharing a vision. I think this mostly comes down to Buckingham trying to do something different than the rest of the band, and it ends up sounding a bit disconnected. McVie, Nicks and Buckingham are still very talented, great singers and ambitious songwriters. My favourite one here is Stevie Nicks, I really like her voice and her songwriting is superb, her songs are by far my favourites from the album. The tracks that I liked were "The Ledge", "Save Me a Place", "Sara", "Sisters Of The Moon", "Tusk" and "Never Forget". "Tusk" was the best for me, I loved the brass, the drums and their voices sound superb together. From the rest, I felt there were a lot of just average songs, and I disliked "Not That Funny".
Not as good as Rumours.
Not as strong as the last FM album but a decent listen
forgotten about this one, big rollout when it released, good to hear Christine McVie
it's ok, a bit generic 70s/80s slow rock, typical fleetwood mac 6/10
Fine but not my jam
This album has always puzzled me. I am a bigger fan of this band before Buckingham/ Nicks came along, and it has some good songs, but only 8, but I gave it another listen, it’s been a while, but my opinion is the same as the 1979 one.
it’s not a bad album. very tight album where everyone does their part. it’s just so boring in my opinion.
Goed, maar wat minder een geheel als andere albums
Man. Why didnt we listen to Rumors? Way better album
I did not expect this.
"Cocaine is a helluva drug" Listened to B4? No Tracks Already Saved on Spotify: 1: Sara Standout Tracks: Sara, Sisters of the Moon, Brown Eyes (62/100)
Medium Fleetwood
A complex and experimental double album which followed their absolute smash _Rumours_, and was fuelled by Lyndsey Buckingham's desire not to create _Rumours 2_. The tension that existed within the band and that brilliantly underpinned _Rumours_ starts to move the members apart here, resulting in a lack of musical cohesion that they achieved on the previous album ,despite the personal tensions. That's not to say that this is a bad album! It's certainly too long, as many double albums are but there are a lot of great songs from _Sara_, Storms, Sisters of the Moon, and the brilliant title track and my personal .....
Decent? No white album but then again fleetwood mac are no Beatles so
good - a few real classics and some experimentation.
Crazy that they spent an almost gilded age level of money on this. Where did the cash go? I’ve heard more cohesive, better sounding albums recorded at people’s homes. Not the greatest or many people’s go-to FM record, but still of its era, and a nice background listen.
Strange mix of songs. Not that memorable really...
not my fave, but not a miserable listen lol. Got some new chill jammy songs from it
Not as good as rumours, still a decent album
coulda listened to more, wasnt the vibe of the day, will come back. 3/5
basically fell asleep listening to this. bit more complex than dreams, also felt a bit slower. maybe between a 5 and 6.
Not bad, but nothing special. I've heard Rumors of a better album from this band though
The history around the album is neat