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Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Tusk by Fleetwood Mac (CD, Oct-1990, Warner Bros.) at the best online prices at eBay! Dec 20, 2015 - With the 'Mac hangover still hanging thick in the southern air, it's time for the lush reissue of 1979 epic Tusk. Once the most expensive album.
With the ‘Mac hangover still hanging thick in the southern air, it’s time for the lush reissue of 1979 epic Tusk. Once the most expensive album ever made, this was their indulgent response to Rumours, the album which cemented the quintet’s status as titans of melodic West Coast rock. While selling only fractionally as well, and marked by Lindsay Buckingham’s obsessive and sometimes inspired attention to sonic detail, this two-disc deluxe edition features five versions of the immaculate title track, tracking the evolution of one of their most intriguing pieces. Fleetwood Mac. Tusk: Deluxe Edition. Warner Music.
Three and a half stars (out of five) Single download: Tusk (April 6, 1979 USC Version) For those who like: ’70s excess John Hayden / / Monday, December 21, 2015.
More than any other album, is born of a particular time and place - it could only have been created in the aftermath of, which shattered sales records, which in turn gave the group a blank check for its next album. But if they were falling apart during the making of, they were officially broken and shattered during the making of, and that disconnect between bandmembers resulted in a sprawling, incoherent, and utterly brilliant 20-track double album. At the time of its release, it was a flop, never reaching the top of the charts and never spawning a true hit single, despite two well-received Top Ten hits. Coming after the monumental, this was a huge disappointment, but the truth of the matter is that couldn't top that success no matter how hard they tried, so it was better for them to indulge themselves and come up with something as unique as. Directed both and, but he dominates here, composing nearly half the album, and giving 's and ' songs an ethereal, floating quality that turns them into welcome respites from the seriously twisted immersions into 's id. This is the ultimate cocaine album - it's mellow for long stretches, and then bursts wide open in manic, frantic explosions, such as the mounting tension on 'The Ledge' or the rampaging 'That's Enough for Me,' or the marching band-driven paranoia of the title track, all of which are relieved by smooth, reflective work from all three songwriters.
While and contribute some excellent songs, owns this record with his nervous energy and obsessive production, winding up with a fussily detailed yet wildly messy record unlike any other. This is mainstream madness, crazier than 's idol and weirder than any number of cult classics. Of course, that's why it bombed upon its original release, but is a bracing, weirdly affecting work that may not be as universal or immediate as, but is every bit as classic.
As a piece of pop art, it's peerless.