50 great things about Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk"

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64 (are we still counting?). the beautifully placid, almost glacial, "over & over" (and for an opening track!). i like this quality in "sara" (listen to the drum & bass) too.

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 2 June 2005 02:11 (twenty-one years ago)

65. the harmonica in "i know i'm not wrong"

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 2 June 2005 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

What ever happened to Stormy Davis? He was good for a tousle.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Thursday, 2 June 2005 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

he's around, somewhere

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Thursday, 2 June 2005 15:53 (twenty-one years ago)

66. the reprise of "dont blaaaaaame me..." in "i know im not wrong."

im so glad i have this album. are s/t and rumours anywhere near as good?

― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:01 (twenty-one years ago)

67. My sister used to say that the vocals in the chorus of 'Tusk' sounded like the Muppet Chorus, led by Gonzo.

― geyser muffler and a quarter (Dave225), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 14:09 (twenty-one years ago)

s/t and rumours are great!!

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

(though i'm thinking lately that "then play on" is my favorite FM lp)

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:47 (twenty-one years ago)

hmmm... interesting...

i think ill check out the rest of the "classic period" pop albums, but maybe then ill move back to some of the peter green/blues/etc stuff.

thanks amst! that one looks really good, too. "transitional albums" pwn.

― peter smith (plsmith), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 19:56 (twenty-one years ago)

Rumours > Fleetwood Mac, but both are entirely classic. Rumours is certainly in Beatles territory as far as the quality-to-popularity ratio goes.

― PB, Tuesday, 7 June 2005 20:44 (twenty-one years ago)

"thanks amst! that one looks really good, too. "transitional albums" pwn."

Which is why I defend "Mirage," Peter.

― Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Tuesday, 7 June 2005 20:48 (twenty-one years ago)

I've always had a weird pathological fascination with the number 3, and its recurrances in nature. And so I've always loved trilogies of all sorts - the IDEA of them, that is, not necessarily the content - and that extends to albums. Any consecutive trio of chronological LP that are usually lumped together, from The Stooges/Fun House/Raw Power through Low/Heroes/Lodger to Swordfishtrombones/Rain Dogs/Frank's Wild Years gives me a warm feeling. And if it's not a trilogy officially recognized as such by others, I'll happily do it myself. So, in the tradition of Bowie's "Berlin Trilogy" and Tom Waits's "Island Trilogy" and Slayer's "Rick Rubin Trilogy", I speak of Fleetwood Mac's "Off-white Trilogy", of which Tusk is the third instalment. So its very existence comforts me (even though I don't actually OWN it! so sue me!) And so, that's the 69th-or-so Great Thing about Tusk.

And yeah, I probably will buy it one of these days, since you've all made it sound most intriguing; and I do own & enjoy its two predecessors after all. I honestly don't think I've heard "Tusk" itself since it slipped off the charts 25+ years ago!

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 02:48 (twenty-one years ago)

stevie gets sensual and doesn't know the effect she had on me.
my pants are shrinking just thinking about it.

― stevie's bf, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:07 (twenty-one years ago)

someone covered it
http://www.sanity.com.au/search.asp?LOC=1379&q=tusk&l=1303&f=

― stevie's bf, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:09 (twenty-one years ago)

semi-OT: i've never heard camper van beethoven's version, but i can tell you than dougal reed's version of Rumours is shocking tripe except for "second hand news".

― shine headlights on me (electricsound), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 03:19 (twenty-one years ago)

Nobody mentioned Lindsay's awesome eyeliner...

― Naive Teen Idol (Naive Teen Idol), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

and the cool sneakers on the cover

― The Emancipation of Baaderonixx (KERERU 4 LIFE!) (Fabfunk), Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe both have been mentioned, in fact.

― PB, Wednesday, 8 June 2005 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

five months pass...

Stevie Nicks' delivery of the lines "I still look up... when you walk in the room. I've the same wiiiiide eyes" in "Angel" could (could) be her finest moment.

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Monday, 14 November 2005 18:51 (twenty years ago)

although she's pretty damn remarkable on "Beautiful Child" too.

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Monday, 14 November 2005 19:10 (twenty years ago)

Weird. "Save Me a Place" came up on the random shuffle and I was blown away by it. And then I noticed this thread five minutes later. So...

68. It made my afternoon.

― Billy Pilgrim (Billy Pilgrim), Monday, 14 November 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

69. the fact the "its not that funny" and "i know im not wrong are actually the same song, and theres a common part of the lyrics on both of the songs:
"here comes the night time...etc.." sung very similiar.

70. the fact that most of the non-lindsey songs are less good, makes lindsey's songs shine even better,comparing to the others.

― shoot the, Wednesday, 1 March 2006 06:14 (twenty years ago)

71. Nah, Christine's songs also rule.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 09:58 (twenty years ago)

72. She is an absolute darling on this record.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Wednesday, 1 March 2006 09:58 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...

This song is fairly traumatic for me, as I am an alum of the University of Southern California.
USC's marching band, plays on the track, of course... to this day, you hear this song an average of 500 times a day walking across campus. For the final horn bursts, though, you are supposed to shout along "U-C-L-A sucks!"

is this really true? i'm so excited!

― s/c johnson wax (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 17 March 2006 20:21 (twenty years ago)

btw usc is so proud of the "tusk" thing that it's on their website:

Trojan Marching Band
The history of the "Spirit of Troy," the USC marching band, goes back to the inception of the university in 1880. The contemporary Trojan band began in 1970 with the arrival of Dr. Arthur C. Bartner and his unique "drive-it" style of marching. The band has performed at the Academy Awards, the Hollywood Bowl, the Rose Parade, and in numerous film and television productions. In 1979, the Trojan Marching Band recorded the title track for the album "Tusk" with the rock group Fleetwood Mac, which resulted in a platinum album for that song; no other collegiate marching band has ever been so honored.

― s/c johnson wax (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 17 March 2006 20:23 (twenty years ago)

73. the way that the echo on Lindsey's vocals on "That's All For Everyone" makes it sound like he's singing "must be just too sexy"

― aaron d.g. (aaron d.g.), Friday, 17 March 2006 20:30 (twenty years ago)

74. "Brown Eyes" and "Never Make Me Cry" are really the same song: the first relating the onset of a desire that can only lead to danger, the second the devastating results.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 17 March 2006 20:41 (twenty years ago)

75. christine mcvie being perfectly cool and unflappable in the midst of everyone else's madness

― s/c johnson wax (Jody Beth Rosen), Friday, 17 March 2006 20:51 (twenty years ago)

Former cheerleader Stevie leads the USC band...

http://fleetwoodmac-uk.com/articles/Images/mojo_dec2003/stevie1.jpg

― The Equator Lounge (Chris Barrus), Friday, 17 March 2006 21:04 (twenty years ago)

three weeks pass...

I can't stop listening to side 4. It's been like two weeks now. Everyday, at least once. God.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Friday, 7 April 2006 03:48 (twenty years ago)

"Never Forget" - Even though I think I've heard all Christine McVie stuff released in the world now, I'm not so sure that isn't her finest moment ever. But it's a tough call.

― Porcupine Kiss, Novacaine Lips (Bimble...), Friday, 7 April 2006 04:52 (twenty years ago)

You know, I've been listening to this this week, too. I was really convinced the other night that "The stars must be my friends to shine for me" was the greatest lyric ever.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 7 April 2006 05:51 (twenty years ago)

Krupa, you got the deluxe edition? That "Farmer's Daughter" is one of *the* finest things Buckingham's ever done.

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Friday, 7 April 2006 05:52 (twenty years ago)

I used to always skip "Never Forget"; now I think it's absolutely necessary when you consider the bottomless sadness of "Brown Eyes" and "Never Make Me Cry."

The one dud is "Honey Hi."

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 7 April 2006 11:41 (twenty years ago)

honey hi is NOT A DUG.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Friday, 7 April 2006 14:57 (twenty years ago)

and by dug, i mean dud.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Friday, 7 April 2006 14:57 (twenty years ago)

http://images.webmagic.com/klov.com/screens/D/wDig_Dug.png

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 April 2006 14:59 (twenty years ago)

I burned all the Buckingham songs from tusk on a disc. It's pretty much the best e.p. ever. EVER.

― Will (will), Friday, 7 April 2006 15:30 (twenty years ago)

but having not heard the live album version I can't say. Anyone?

its the same one. and you should reaslly check out the live album, it's fantastic, for so many reasons... the coked out portraits on the inner gatefold, the noticeable lack-of-audience-reaction when Christine McVie introduces 'Over And Over' with a sort-of-mumbled "Well, we haven't played anything from Tusk yet... So..."... and the version of 'over and over' slays the album take, and there's a killer 'i'm so afraid' with this absolutely torturous guitar solo (lindsey goes shred!), and 'never going back again' and 'not that funny' and 'landslide' are all sublime in their own, wildly different ways...

― i am not a nugget (stevie), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:07 (twenty years ago)

The live version of "Not That Funny" with Lindsey cackling maniacally is frightening.

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 7 April 2006 16:10 (twenty years ago)

You know, I've been listening to this this week, too. I was really convinced the other night that "The stars must be my friends to shine for me" was the greatest lyric ever.

And it likely is. But without her delivery...

― Porcupine Kiss, Novacaine Lips (Bimble...), Friday, 7 April 2006 19:29 (twenty years ago)

No actually I don't think there's a bad McVie song on this album.

― Porcupine Kiss, Novacaine Lips (Bimble...), Friday, 7 April 2006 19:37 (twenty years ago)

With the exception of "Honey Hi," nothing falls below her usual standards. I've always had a bigger problem with Nicks' "Angel" and "Sisters of the Moon," although I've softened on the latter, admiring the distorted power chords (credit to whoever noted this upthread).

― Alfred, Lord Sotosyn (Alfred Soto), Friday, 7 April 2006 19:48 (twenty years ago)

Another cool thing on the live album: The guitar hero bad crazyness of "Oh Well"

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Saturday, 8 April 2006 17:24 (twenty years ago)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=yr227NHrFzg&search=tusk

― Chairman Doinel (Charles McCain), Saturday, 8 April 2006 17:28 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...

"Over and Over"...motherfuck.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Friday, 12 May 2006 04:21 (twenty years ago)

This entire album, as a matter of fact: GODDAMN.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Friday, 12 May 2006 04:27 (twenty years ago)

The drumming on "Sara", and the production thereof: GODDAMN.

― Baked Bean Teeth (Baked Bean Teeth), Friday, 12 May 2006 04:30 (twenty years ago)

dude we need to bro out to it soon!

― Stormy Davis (diamond), Friday, 12 May 2006 04:34 (twenty years ago)

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