Tusk awardsQuote:
Originally Posted by Barry
ARIA: 3× Platinum
BPI: Platinum
BVMI: Gold
RIAA: 2× Platinum
SNEP: Gold
Wiki
“Compared to 1977's Rumours, which sold ten million copies by February 1978, Tusk was regarded as a commercial failure by the label, selling four million copies. In 2013, NME ranked Tusk at number 445 in their list of "500 Greatest Albums of All Time".The album was also included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. In 2000, it was voted number 853 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums”
When Tusk was first released I purchased it, I was 21. Put it on my Dual TT and listened, and played it several times, and I thought well that’s disappointing, from then it did not get played much. However about 6 years ago when replacing my lost vinyl collection I purchased another copy put it on and my view of it was and is now somewhat different. I think I suddenly got what they were trying to do on Tusk. The recordings and feel and structure of the songs are much more stripped back, in some cases, giving a more simplistic presentation when compared to the previous two highly successful albums. If you carefully listen to those then you can clearly hear that they were very carefully crafted and produced probably with the aim of producing a more commercial sound that would have mass appeal, that’s view for what it’s worth. I think Mick Fleetwood has commented along these lines in interviews.
I now consider Tusk to be quite a good album which was not received as well at the time as it was a departure from the previous two and was unexpected by the masses. Saying that it still sold over 4 million copies, something most bands would be happy with.
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