Tusk

She fleet on my wood till I mac

I want to rate them higher because I love Fleetwood Mac, but this album as a whole was underwhelming.

It’s…fine. Not enough Stevie Nicks. Unsure why this is more influential than the much more iconic Rumours.

Not bad, good chill album.

Rumors is a perfect album. This was not, but it’s was still really great. How is anyone supposed to follow up Rumors anyway??

Pretty good.

Tynn 3’er. Liker godt måten gitaren krydrer enkelte sanger. Bass og kvinnelig vokal er også pluss. Misliker sterkt trommelyd og -spillingen.

Some duds for sure but a decent amount of fun, funky songs in here. Reading that the band had influence from the Talking Heads definitely makes sense as well. 6/10

Even though Tusk is kind of a mess, it's the perfect bridge album between Rumors and Tango in the Night (my personal favourite FM album by a mile). Buckingham goes wild in the studio because he could, high off the success of Rumors (and a lot of cocaine). There are some massive highlights here, mostly Stevie's songs (Sara, Angel...they've got that signature FM bounce to them) and obviously Think About Me slaps. But the bad/unfocused definitely outweighs the good, here. 3/5

chill, I like it. some fun songs in there. 3/5

The better songs just kind of feel like lesser Rumours and I just don’t like some of Lindsey Buckingham’s songs

he vuelto y me ha gustado.

Bueno, está bien. Es un disco correcto pero se hace algo largo. Fleetwood Mac mola pero no 20 canciones seguidas. Las temitas son bastante coherentes y suenan con su estilo sureño. No hay ninguna canción mala ni ninguna que destaque. Album correcto 6.9/10 -> 3/5

not for me

So-so. Some decent tunes, but some head scratchers

Not the best Mac

That was certainly an album, less chaotic and obscure than smile, but still just a collection of scatterbrained thoughts and rhythms. At least could have it on in the background however

Tusk is one of those albums where ambition sort of outpaces enjoyment. It’s certainly bold there’s a lot of experimentation, a big budget, and a band clearly trying not to make Rumours again. But for me, that ends up being more interesting on paper than it is through the speakers. A lot of it just feels... flat. Not bad, but not gripping either. Lindsey Buckingham’s attempts to push the band into weirder territory are admirable in theory, but a few too many of the tracks wander into clunky, jagged spaces without a big payoff. Christine McVie’s songs are often the warmest, and Stevie Nicks adds her usual magic here and there, but even they seem like they’re holding back compared to past glories. I wouldn’t say it’s a bad album just a frustrating one. It’s like being promised a wild party and turning up to find people rearranging furniture in silence. Some moments shine, but too often, it plods.

The Rattitude of Fleetwood Mac.

By no measure in any way, as good as rumors

Has heard a few songs before but the whole thing. I know mostly the hits. Interesting, moody.

Ærligt så gør det ikke ret meget for mig, men så alligevel hen over weekenden fik jeg lyst til at høre det igen før de 4 albums som jeg ellers er bagud. Det må jo kunne et eller andet så?

Don’t know if I’m being “hard” on them because I expect great tunes from Fleetwood Mac. The first 1/3 of this album was strong but fell off sharply into average ballads the rest of the way.

Can definitely feel the dip after their first groundbreaking albums. The title track is a banger though. 2.5/5

3,5

As of yet, I'm undecided on Tusk. It's got some great tracks, for sure ("Storms" and "Sisters of the Moon" immediately come to mind), but much of its runtime feels a bit meandering. Most likely an album I'm going to have to come back to a few times to get a real feel for it.

Not as good as Rumours. This is a great album but I don't think there is a real hit, which is kinda what I listen to Fleetwood Mac for

3.5

Too long. Not a classic in my opinion. But I can forgive them since it's a nearly impossible task to follow up an album like "Rumours".

Storm & Beautiful Child.

You know a band have hit the big time when an album that sells 4 million and is certified double platinum is regarded as a commercial failure. The legend is that they went off the rails after Rumours and just couldn’t reproduce another super hit album. They didn’t fall off the rails; they - by which I mean Lindsay Buckingham - drove off the rails in a headlong assault on glossy mainstream normality, partly because the rise of punk had got under his skin. However Buckingham, Nicks and McVie, the three songwriters, are chalk, cheese and whatever the third one is. Stevie Nicks song and the big single from the album, Sara, is Rumours redux, mainstream 70s Mac, and Christine McVie’s two songs sound like Christine McVie. Ultimately Buckingham was right not to just record Rumours 2. He was never going to make the band relevant to punk fans, that was always a fantasy, and what you end up with is something like three solo albums moulded together. Buckingham should probably have got this out of his system with a solo project. All that said, he’s the only one of the three who demonstrates real breadth and variety and his songs, whilst not so easy to listen today, have purpose and integrity. Fun fact: band founder Peter Green guests on Brown Eyes. Eye Watering Fact: this album took 10 months to make and cost more than a million dollars, equivalent to about 3½ million now and far more than Rumours.

Country music, slides abound in first track. Not keen if all is like this! Sara is more like their later stuff, more shimmery and layered That's all for everyone has a nice feel Gets better throughout Best track - Sara/ That's all for Everyone/Sisters of the Moon/Not That Funny 3 stars

Very mid.

listened to again some good some just alright

idk fleetwood mac is nice! but also i never really care all that much! They've just never really resonated with me and this listening experience was similar to all the others i've had.. didn't hate it! also didn't care.

I own one Fleetwood Mac album. This is not it. Sometimes bands get criticized for always sounding the same. Sometimes they get criticized for sounding too different. This would be the latter. Outside of Sara, nothing feels like Rumors. That's too bad. 2.5 rounded to 3.

Its pretty good, exactly what you would expect from them in this era, it feels quite a lot more bloated than rumours a bit of the 50 cent syndrome, where you could cut a lot of the songs and it wouldn't be much worse. I think in general the female singers are much better than the male. The guitar solos and stuff are great as well. Just quite a lot of it really even feels generic for 70s pop/rock and not too interesting, I'm not sure I like them as much as some people, because rumours also didn't exactly blow me away. There are quite a lot of redeeming songs on here, and the storytelling (from all singers) is great, and quite surreal lyrics. Favourite songs: Over & over, Sara, storms, sisters of the moon, angel, brown eyes, never forget (This one is probably my overall favourite) Overall around 6/10

it's not terrible but it was pretty boring and dragged a LOT

Hard to believe that I’ve never heard this album before now, even though I’ve heard about it for years. Have to say on first listen I wasn’t blown away, though interesting hearing them exploring new sounds on this though. I’ll have to revisit at some point but for now it’s a 2.5 but the sun is shining so a 3.

I found this surprisingly boring

This was nice, recognisable from the more famous works of the mac but nothing in here is as well known. I think for good reason.

J - 3/5 Best Track - "Tusk" F - DNL

Good for the most part. But their peak has passed. Maybe too great for too long?

Not my favourite album from Fleetwood Mac, but still...it's Fleetwood Mac!

Wanted to like this one more

Good

This was rough. Not in the sense it was difficult to listen to, but in the sense that the entire album just seems rough around the edges, like it's 80% there but it was released before that final 20% of work was done. An enjoyable listen, but not what I would immediately jump to if I wanted a Fleetwood Mac listening session. 3/5

I liked some of the songs especially with the woman vocalist but not really what I like

Started great. Over & Over was really good, but everything after it was booooriiiing.

It’s not rumors

never reaches the power and passion of Rumours. other than the song Tusk, it wasn't very memorable

While Fleetwood is obviously one of the greatest bands to ever exist, this album does not exactly exemplify that. It's definitely not bad per se, it just falls flat when you think about how nearly every song on Rumours was a masterpiece in its own right. Again this album was enjoyable, but it's next to impossible to follow up Rumours even if you're Fleetwood Mac. The song Tusk is great though.

This massive and sprawling album sounded pretty good to be. It definitely needs more listens, though, as I don't remember a lot of it, but I liked it. It seems like when bands reach the peak of their commercial and critical success they either try to replicate that success or go all in in a completely different direction, and I'm glad Fleetwood Mac chose to do the latter. Key tracks: Sara That's All for Everyone Brown Eyes

to slow for my taste, but i liked tusk at the end

I suppose it was difficult to follow up Rumours. In this case, pretty blatantly obvious. Were they influenced by Talking Heads, or was it drugs? Probably both. As an album that is considered experimental, it definitely succeeded, as it's all over the place. There are some tracks I really like, and some I really dislike. Averages out to a 3/5 for me.

Had a few standout tracks, particularly some of the Stevie Nicks songs. Respect the experimentation and taking a left turn after Rumours, but a lot of things that didn't do much for me and still felt quite middle-of-the-road and uninteresting a lot of the time. Lyrics not great either but this gets extra points just because the best stuff on here is very good, but is just buried among a load of mediocre stuff

It was calm, it was chill. Nothing stood out. Would be good to put on in the background. Solid middle ground. Listened on 3 May 2025 in the car/in the earbuds

While it never quite reaches the heights of Rumours there is still a lot like about this album. Lots going on, some great, some good and unfortunately some mediocre. First time listening to this particular album will definitely listen again in the future

Fav: Sara Least Fav: The Ledge I think a double album of Fleetwood Mac was just a bit too much for me

Couple of bangers but overall it’s nothing special…

I think I’ve heard every song on this album either in my dentist‘s office or shopping at Trader Joe’s. In other words, it’s pleasant background music.

I enjoyed parts of this album.

I want to rate this higher, but experimental rock just doesn't cut it for me. Love Christine McVies' songs on this, tho. 3/5

Never listened to a Fleetwood Mac Album. Opening track is grabbing me right away. Does not appear to be any hits on this record. I’m excited about that. I really like the song “Sara”.

I love Fleetwood Mac, but this album is... different. Lately I've been playing it somewhat regularly, to try and see if it would grow on me. It has, to a certain extent. I've found that I love most of the Stevie Stuff. The Christine stuff is fine. But I find myself kind of annoyed by most of the Lindsey songs.

Took me a couple listens, possibly because grumpy, but have settled on this being fine with some addable songs. It's still a bit nothingy, even compared to other of their stuff that I like (The Chain, Dreams).

Pretty dry I hate to say. I can understand the need for this album to happen before you get something like Rumors

after hearing rumours everything’s worse

A totally fine and average album, but I thought it was really boring. Maybe it was novel and influential for its time, I don't really know, but it feels like I've listened to songs like these for a million times. I listened to it twice too and I don't remember a single song. I guess I'd be fine with it as background music, so it gets a 3.

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

Goede band. Rustige muziek, maar wel heel goed gedaan. Prima te luisteren album. ***

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.

all in all the album was rather a little boring, but I quiet enjoyed a few songs

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.

Lindsey Buckingham found new wave.

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

Album was okay. Doesn’t have the stand out tracks as other albums. 3/5 Might listen again

No rumours

Not a big Fleetwood Mac fan, but it was ok with a couple of songs that I liked more.

I never really got the Fleetwood Mac love. They’re… fine? And this album was… fine. Big portions, though!

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

Solid album - not my favorite fleetwood mac album by a long shot though.

My experience listening to this album I can only describe as pleasant. 3.8

Ja, det är ju inte Rumours direkt. Älskar låten Tusk. Annars ett okej album.

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.

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.

This was ok, but nothing really blew my socks off.

Don’t believe the hype about them

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

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, ⭐⭐⭐

Enjoyable=)

The title track is a banger. The rest... Eh

some real bangers, but also a lot of filler, and it's way too long. that's enough for me indeed

Kevyt pop rock, vähän kantri. Vaihtelee vekkulien ja vakavampien kappaleitten välillä. Tykkään kyllä niistä vakavammista enemmän. Parhaat: Sisters of the Moon, Storms, Beautiful Child

Not bad, not amazing

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

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

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.

Didn’t enjoy this as much as I was anticipating. It was alright.

it's not bad but I can't listen this type of music more than 5 min

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.

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.

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.

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 album has two of my very favorite songs, but it is not their best album.

Pretty mellow, but kind of in one ear out the other.

It’s good. A little long for my taste but

ok

solid album

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.

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".

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.

Good but not great, hard to follow rumours and this falls well short

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.

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.

Nothing really stuck out to me. Sounded nice enough though.

A few good tracks but not the best Mac album

First? 3,5 /5 Again? 2,5/5

nothing special, almost boring

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 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.

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.

I think I'm kinda over Fleetwood. Actually yeah. I would gladly never have a conversation about Fleetwood Mac ever again.

*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

Really interesting album, and what a back story in terms of cost and approach….

Not their best album but fairly enjoyable

Just ok, though i’ve always liked the title song.

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.

Not my favorite of theirs. 3

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Too long, good grooves, nothing catchy

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.

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

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

Tusk, the song, is a banger! Expected to enjoy it a lot more but got bored until that song

Good

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.

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

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

Interesting record. Some of the songs are too long. Achieved goal of being the opposite of “Rumors”.

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.

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.

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

music white people go rabid for

Good album, quite long tho

Slower songs were good. Didn't care for the poppier songs.

I feel like I'm too sober to listen to this.

Sounded like a not-as-good version of Rumours, haha.

This was good. Kind of washed over me as generic Fleetwood Mac goodness. Wasn't brilliant and gripping. Just a steady hour and a quarter of pleasant sounds filling the room.

Fine.

It is better than given credit but far short of a classic....

The percussion on “Tusk” is entertaining, and there are some good vocal harmonies here and there on the other tracks. But for the most part, this is pretty blah late 70s pop. The title track is the only thing keeping me from rounding down from a 2.5.

Fine, but nothing stood out to me.

Not bad, but it feels uninspired, particularly when compared to Rumours. Tusk is the sole standout for me. And that spazzy drum solo in the middle always makes me chuckle. 3.5*.

Not bad but kinda feels weak when Rumours and Tango in the Night as better Fleetwood Mac albums exist.

Ok, but not my favorite Fleedwood Mac

Rumors is one of my all-time favorite albums. A sheer masterpiece of music. Despite this, I have admittedly never listened to Fleetwood Mac's follow-up Tusk. I was immediately taken aback by the opening track "Over and Over". It was slow and melancholic and beautiful, yet crescendoed with layers of vocals and guitar, drums and bass. It wasn't my typical opening track type tune but my god it was good. The thing is, though, this slow yet beautiful motif was pretty much prevalent throughout the entire album. So much so that I got pretty bored of it! Of course, not every song follows that formula but enough of it does that I'm practically falling asleep during a second listen. In typical Fleetwood Mac fashion, there are some truly incredible tracks...some I could see fitting right in on Rumors. But, overall I was just sort of "eh" about this album. Probably due in no small part that it's just too long of an album. Clocking in at 75 minutes, it needs more diversity to hold my interest. The tracks I love have already been added to playlists and will be revisited time and again but as a whole, I don't think I'll be returning to Tusk.

More doesn't mean better, but this is still okay as a double album. The slow songs wander, the fast ones are frantic. "That's Enough For Me" is my take and also one of the better songs.

I know the band lore behind this album, that the disjointedness of it all reflects their interpersonal problems. And I'm definitely a Stevie fan, when it comes down to it. That said: it really feels like Lindsey Buckingham was onto something with his songs on Tusk. I kinda wish everyone else would've just gotten out of his way and let him cook.

Bandet høres jo veldig bra ut, mange flotte øyeblikk. Men blir for usammenhengende og kaotisk her

Honestly, I had such high hopes for this album. I love Fleetwood Mac. But with all due respect, leave the singing to Stevie. I found myself wanting to skip the songs. They did nothing for me, except a few.

This was alright. I feel there are better album a and better Fleetwood Mac albums

I mean, its fine, I guess. This little snippet was inferesting: Though the album sold four million copies worldwide, and earned a Grammy nomination in 1981 for its art design in the category "Best Album Package", the band's record label deemed the project a failure, laying the blame squarely with Buckingham (considering the comparatively huge sales of Rumours and the album's unprecedented recording expense).

That wasn't so bad.

If anything, this long record reinforces wgat an immense talent Stevie Nicks's voice is. Sara and Storms rise above the mediocre because of it and, in many places, we see Lindsey Buckingham struggling. The rhythm section, however, is immense and there is a fabulous single album in here.

I was kinda excited for our first Fleetwood Mac album on here, but this one didn't do much for me. A few songs worked fairly well, but those ended up being the exceptions on a long album. 2.8

Hmm mediocre other albums are more enjoyable

It's a good album. Great to put on in the background.

Another one of those albums where you had to be there. While I'm not a massive fan, Rumours was pretty good. This one has its moments but doesn't hold them. Title track is great, and Sisters of the Moon is good too, but otherwise the album didn't grab me

It's good.

As follow up acts go, this really came under the bar.

One of those acclaimed bands I never put the effort into listening to. Don't think I recognise any track titles but a little wary of it being a double album Not a huge fan really. Nothing particularly grabbed me and I caught myself checking when it would be over a couple of times, though to be fair I only managed a couple or listens. Maybe needs a few more listens Highlights: Sara, Sisters of the Moon

Nice.

On Rumours, the band were able to use their emotional and personal dysfunction as artistic fuel. Here, the exhaustion of the supernova shows. Tusk would have been better as a shorter record, they could have channeled their efforts. The standouts are there, Sara is still one of my favorite FM tracks. Not a bad record, but I don’t feel it deserves a spot on the list - leave it as a footnote to Rumours.

Great music on this album, but only a few hold up as classic songs. I'm a Rumors fan, but it is more Stevie and that is what I really love about the band.

3.5★. A little long and soft but still lots to like here.

Not for me!

I like Fleetwood Mac. This album might be a little too chill for me.

There‘s probably a great album hidden in there somewhere, but I am not digging.

I never really warmed up to Fleetwood Mac except for a few songs here and there, so I wasn't surprised that I wasn't swept off my feet, especially at this length. Who would have thought the last few songs, just when my patience was wearing thin, would be this nice? Beautiful Child is particularly wonderful.

good album but blends together

Good vibe but doesn’t have the juice

An overreach by the Mac at the height of their massive popularity. Maybe their 3rd or 4th best album. Still some good work here

Strange record this. Every other song is really good, the rest borders MOR. The songs I enjoyed I enjoyed more than most off Rumours, The Ledge, What Makes You Think You’re The One, Thats all for Everyone, Not Thay Funny. Really good. But there is a lot of meh that drags it down a bit

Think this famously the underwhelming follow up to rumours and it definitely lived up to that. The Fleetwood Mac magic pops up here and there but it seems to be intentionally understated that is just a bit dull for an album this long. Looking back at the tracklisting, storms was good, as was tusk, and there were a few others that I can't recall. Compared to rumours where half the album is instantly recognisable, I think tusk's reputation is warranted. Still actually enjoyed it but unlikely to return.

Ah the difficult twelfth album after the huge eleventh hey! It's miles off rumours, but it honestly isn't bad, it's just very difficult not to compare it to rumours, when that is my only other real exposure to Fleetwood Mac. Kinda unfair I suppose by there you go. I liked "storms" the best. Still a pretty good pop record 3.5

if every song was equally as good as Sara or Tusk this would be one of the best records of all time

Creates a good vibe that maintains a specific pleasant atmosphere for bunches of 10 minutes or so, mostly when it’s Stevie knicks singing. I’m always impressed at how Fleetwood Mac found the sweet spot for letting instruments and vocals breathe, giving everything its proper room in the mix/recording. Still, nothing on here makes me jump out of my seat

Just okay. Nothing special. Nothing awful.

Ok, not terrible but not a masterpiece.

Didn't love it. What makes you think you were the one and That's all for everyone were my standouts. Will revisit since my partner has the record but I don't see myself going out of my way to listen to this alone again.

Not a bad album. Didn't do much for me though.

A mixed bag. I'd give Tusk 3.5 if I could, but I might stick with 3. Sisters of the Moon is one example of a fantastic song from Tusk, but I honestly don't know what to feel about a lot of the songs. Some feel almost like boring filler.

Honestly kinda boring? A couple bangers but lots of filler.

This album didn't ever feel special or unique, and I was feeling less-than-middling on it until the last three tracks, where I finally said "Eh, these songs are alright."

3/5

All the hippie chicks in my high school wanted to look like Stevie Nicks. I dated a girl, an aspiring singer, who spent her junior year as a Nicks devote. Senior year, she went with Nancy Wilson. Whatever… she was cute either way. Monster group of the 70’s. My mom turned righteous hippy early in that decade and spun these guys often. I was never a huge fan, certainly never spent good money on their albums. But I enjoy them in small doses, and reminisce about that sweet girl in high school.

Came to appreciate post-Peter Green Fleetwood Mac much later but into other music at the time

A good album, but a bit disapointing from thier previous two

6/10 A very mixed bag, this. A slow starter and unfortunately a lot of it was boring. Noted as an experimental album but seemed very straight rock, MOR, American rock. The Stevie Nicks stuff was what I liked most Best: Tusk

Not bad but doesn't do a lot for me

3☆/5 10.01.2024

Once I got over my brain screaming that this wasn’t the greatest hits album, it’s was pretty good.

This is a Fleetwood Mac album. I'm neither a fan, nor detractor. They make some cool music, but I've never been able to sit down and be enthusiastic about listening to them. Not a bad album, but not groundbreaking. I do like That's All for Everyone. Middle of the road album here, so 3.

Interesting album. I'm a fan of the band, but I never listened to this before, although I was familiar with the live version of Tusk from their awesome 1997 live concert/album "The Dance," performed with the USC Trojans marching band. This album's original version could not top that! I could definitely hear the three distinctly different styles of Christine, Lindsay, and Stevie, and maybe moreso than on their other albums, this one felt kind of disjointed with the differing styles. Some of Lindsay's songs here struck me as kind of wild and wacky, but I didn't mind it. I'm sure I'll revisit this one. 3.5

In the past I have not been the biggest Fleetwood Mac fan, but everytime I listen to them they always give me something very solid musically. This was my first full listen through of a Fleetwood Mac album and I thought it was pretty solid. The impression I get is of 5 people (they are a band of 5 right?) coming from different musical backgrounds and probably having to do a lot of hashing out song ideas. There's a lot going on in the way they sound. I always got the impression that Stevie Nicks was a center piece of the band, however Lindsay Buckingham and Christine Mcvie are the standouts for me. I hardly see Buckingham make many best guitarist lists, but maybe he should. I enjoy his playing and I feel like a show with just him would be pretty interesting. The tone of Lindsay's voice when he sings makes me think of Les Claypool if Les were to be more serious and less of a goofball about his singing. Christine's voice is great. On the deepish side with a huskiness to it. This is definitely a unique band and listening through the album there was a feeling of 'I wonder what the next song is going to sound like'. I'm somewhere between 3.5 to 4 stars.

This was nice. It’s not Rumors, but it’s still good. There’s some pretty stuff. There’s too much wacky Buckingham and an unnecessary Casio keyboard. But Sara is still great. And it’s always nice to hear Christine McVie. 3/5

I'm very "take it or leave it" when it comes to Fleetwood Mac. I've never had to stop listening to one of their tracks, and (even when it comes to their biggest hits) never wanted to re listen. They are the epitome of beige to me. This album didn't change that at all. As such, 3 stars is the perfect rating.

Was unfamiliar with much of this. Some amazing tunes, like Sara and a few others. And some really mediocre stuff that sounds like it’s trying to copy the Beatles or Billy Joel in places.

I suppose this answers a question that if a band is incredibly talented, can they really produce a bad album? of course they can, this isnt bad, per se, just really mediocre for long stretches. I get that its my unfamiliarity with this entry, but there is definitely a good album among the chaff in here.

I dislike almost all double albums. There’s usually a 5 star album buried in there but there’s so many bland songs that they all end up as 3 star albums (with a few exceptions). This album is no different. There’s some great songs on here (That’s All for Everyone, Tusk) and just as many uninteresting ones. Oh well!

It was alright. Wasnt too in the mood but it was good.

Some great songs, some bad songs, mostly average songs

We bought this as a CD, mainly for the song Tusk. I didn't remember most of the rest, and after listening today, I can see why. Of the 20 songs, there may be three that I would listen to again. Sarah, Sisters of the moon and Tusk. The rest ... IDK ... but the last song is Never Forget. But I will.

Two stand out tracks Sara and Tusk.

Great album. Easy listening. Although none of my favorite tunes from them were on this album, I nevertheless enjoyed those tunes.

There's some good songs on this album. Unfortunately they're buried among the chaff. This would have been much better pruned down to a single album, getting rid of the weak songs and working on some of the others a little more.

6/10

Some great tracks on this album, but overall it is too long and disjointed 3/5

I'm just not a fleetwood mac kind of gal.

Stevie's songs are good, Christine's are ok and Lindsay's are terrible, except "Tusk"

it’s a mess, quantity over quality, with some gleaming gems among the clumsy and the clichéd.

I really don't wanna point out what 'tusk' might mean as it could be inappropriate, but I could be wrong. Anyways, I like the creative album and the lyrics, as they are simple and relatable to some people

I don't like it her voice is bad, and I just plain don't like the songs.

The songs are okay, the lead singer is good, the guitar player is good. But there are better songs out there than those songs.

I like all the songs but the beat is bad. So I give this a 5/10

After the perfection of Rumours it’s hard to judge Tusk. It’s a good record, it’s just not special.

There's a lot on this album. Some of it was good and some of it was skip able. I don't see me listening to this whole album again.

Fleetwood Mac has several albums that I enjoy a lot, 4 and 5 star albums. Tusk isn't one of them. It seems like it's a double album of unfinished songs, and it's just off putting. There's obviously good things here, but it's not an album I'll listen to in full anytime soon.

Not bad, kind of enjoyed it, but no tracks really stood out to me.

Good album.

Almost done with it. Unfortunately not quite rumours level stuff here. Perhaps a bit too polished?

it's fleetwood mac i don't think they're capable of making bad music, but i like other albums of them more

Eh it's expansive. Which is its weakness.

Fleetwood Mac's weakest album, in my opinion. Still an enjoyable listen. The title track is a standout for me.

Pretty solid album. I'm not a huge FM fan so I was pleasantly surprised and enjoyed this album more than I thought I would.

Faded a bit into the background but I liked the sound overall

Disappointing, honestly. Having to follow up your absolutely amazing previous album is difficult for sure, but I still expected more. Many of the sings felt hollow and passion-less, like they didn’t even want to try. Still Fleetwood, so the music is still good, but the lack of heart really showed itself to me.

It was a lot of Fleetwood with none of the great songs. Not sure I will be coming back to this one anytime soon.

When Fleetwood Mac released the follow-up to Rumours, I was underwhelmed by the double-album, Tusk. At the time, I felt the record was stretched out too far and was more quantity than quality. I admit, I wasn't exactly a fan of Mac to begin with, as I identified the group as another example of corporate-radio-friendly-rock, music to fill the pockets of the execs from Warner-Bros. Tusk re-enforced all my doubts, with production costs running 1.4 million (5.88 mil in 2023 money), it was the most expensive rock album ever made and the result was an overindulgent, way too-long mess, that honestly turned me off the band forever. A lot of reviews claim, it was a difficult listen, but if you re-listen to it multiple times, you will be rewarded with one of their best records, though Rumours was a tough act to follow. I finally listened to the whole thing and it was a bit better than I remember, peoples tasted change and aging gives you a different perspective, but it's still not the classic many make it out to be. There are a couple of great songs (thanks Stevie Nicks), but overall it could have been dwindled down to a single album, though Lindsey would surely disagree.

I wanted to love this one but it felt like some real homework to listen to it. I can now see why people were so disappointed after Rumours. Tusk, the song, is an all-time banger featuring the sounds of the USC Marching Band. Props to all the band geeks out there. The other interesting tidbit from this one is that it was the most expensive album to be created at the the time with an estimated value of $3.4m in today's money. WOW! The record lable did not get a great return on investment. Anyway, I'm sure there are some gems in here if you put in the time with this. Someday, maybe.

Pretty long but also some pretty good songs in it

I always find double albums interesting. When a band challenges themselves to pour their material across two discs for a studio release it usually goes one of two ways. It's either going to be a magnum opus, or it's going to be a slog to get through. Some of my favourites happen to be double LP's (the absolutely crazy Beatles' 'White Album', and the masterful Pink Floyd's 'The Wall'). While others I find to be a struggle and musically stretched very thin (The Who's 'Tommy' or the Chilli Peppers' 'Stadium Arcadium'). Where does Fleetwood Mac's huge follow up to 'Rumours' stand? Somewhere in the middle. It is a good record overall, However it also struggles to keep its own momentum going. I keep seeing 'Tusk' compared to other punk albums around the time. But Fleetwood Mac's sound and lyricism is far too polished and light to compare, in my opinion. It works in their favour when it's a tight record like 'Rumours', where the tracklist can somewhat flow nicely. Not so much here on 'Tusk', where they're throwing different ideas at the wall and everything feels much more loose. It feels like they took more inspiration from the Beach Boys' 'Smiley Smile' moreso than punk albums at the time, where it's more a collage of ideas rather than a whole piece of work. Putting all of that aside, though, there is some gems in the 20 songs on offer, particularly the ballads. Over & Over, Sara, Storms, Never Make Me Cry, Beautiful Child are phenomenal tracks and well worth listening to on their own - vocals, melodies, and lyrics are absolutely on point. While on the other end most of the faster rock/pop songs are good, even if a lot of them are largely forgettable; although some of the experimentation should be appreciated. I know this album has some acclaim to it. To me, though, had they condensed the tracklist down and focused on tidying some things up production-wise, this probably would have been (personally) ranked among the band's best work. As it is, 'Tusk' is simply a 'good' album, lacking some focus, with some percentage of it having standouts.

Very disjointed album. Some songs work and others not so much. Love the title track, always have.

Relaxing album with solid songs. Nothing too catchy like Dreams had.

guys hear me out, what if we do a LOT of coke and then split off into corners of the studio so we don't have to talk to each other and then we'll regroup and BOOM album! SURELY...that would produce a cohesive and listenable album! 2.5-3/5

Tusk is the best track on here; it's just unhinged enough to bring some interest to an otherwise fairly subtle album.

This is fine 3/5

Probably could benefit from repeated listening, but hard not to compare it to Rumours.

I enjoy Fleetwood Mac but this one doesn't feel like their best work. There were a handful of songs on this album that just didn't really resonate with me

Great Fleetwood Mac album; contains some very strong songs.

An ok album. I've now gotten over my childhood hatred of Fleetwood and seen the light, but this album just wasn't for me. You can definitely hear that there's a lack of cohesion with where the band wanted to go. 3/5, because it's definitely not bad, but I won't listen again.

Not a big fan,know their hits but this is what I imagined a Fleetwood album to sound like predictable pip

There’s a couple of decent tracks on here but overall it’s pretty weak. Why is it even on this list?

As a Fleetwood Mac album it was decent. As a follow-up to Rumours, it was disappointing.

Not my jam, but I didn't find myself constantly looking to see when it would be over. Just a few times.

Not my favourite work by them - the title track is a favourite but the rest of the album blurred into one for me.

While I prefer most Fleetwood Mac albums to many other comparable bands, TUSK, is one of my least favorite Fleetwood Mac albums. The Flawed masterpiece from Fleetwood Mac that deserves to be on this list is TANGO IN THE NIGHT. Far more interesting sonically and definitely far better produced than TUSK which honestly does not deserve a place on this list. Favorite tracks from TUSK: "Think About Me" and "Brown Eyes".

Buckingham said he didn't want to sound like Rumors... so they made a bad version of Rumors.

Guuuuuys, the 5 star system!!! It just doesn't work for me. The album before this was a low 3, but this is a high 3. DEFINITELY not a 4 though, let's not be crazy. Maybe I'll give it another listen and change my mind. I don't like the permanence of these reviews vs. the subjective nature of listening to music. That being said, my ex used to tear into Fleetwood Mac HARD for being trash and I definitely don't agree with that.

I was expecting to like it, but found myself wanting to skip songs. 3/5

I can see why this album didn’t perform commercially, it’s kind of all over the place. There were a few good songs but nothing too memorable. I knew this would be on here though and I’m glad I got to listen through.

As much as I love Fleetwood Mac and welcome any inclusion on this list, I can't lie: I thought I'd enjoy this album more. Some great songs, don't get me wrong, but a few chunks that just weren't memorable at all. You really can't say that about Rumours, and I personally think the self-titled and Tango in the Night may both be more enjoyable overall. Still, a really good album overall (feels weird to be this critical of an album from which I'm saving 8 songs, but that's 8 of 20), and I'm always grateful for a dose of Fleetwood. Maybe this album needed more Nicks/McVie vocals? Felt like a lot of the guys being dudes, which is a lot less interesting to me. Can't deny that title track though. Favorite tracks: Tusk, Sara, Think About Me, What Makes You Think, Not That Funny, I Know I'm Not Wrong, Beautiful Child, Walk a Thin Line. Album art: Never was a huge fan of this one, it's a speckled, sand looking canvas with a photo of an angry dog. I don't know, it just does nothing for me. Considering this is called Tusk, you could've done more. Petition to swap this cover with that Elvis Costello cover of the Elephants? That album sucked, this'll be a perfect swap. 3.5/5

Pretty good!