Spinning Today - What Are You Listening To Right Now? (Part 3)

[AJSki2fly]

Heralded as THE album that would save the vinyl industry. It didn't of course, for the simple reason that it is utter crap.

Typical hubris on behalf of Fleetwood Mac; no doubt engendered by the admittedly deserved success of the first LP (sans Mike Fleetwood) and 'Rumours'.

Tusk awards

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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[struth]

grateful dead.workingman's dead..

More of this as it's a 3 cd affair like beauty.

[Barry]

Does anyone pay much attention to those top 1000, or 1001 lists? A top 100 is a much different matter.

I'm not sure why Tusk is so bad (IMO the only track that is any good is the title track), but it wouldn't surprise me if it was due to the ongoing in-fighting and bed-hopping of the group members, which probably encouraged the 'stripped back' presentation. But whatever the reason, it's an album that doesn't encourage me to listen to attentively.

I will fish it out and give it another listen: last time was about five years ago, and then I thought it crap and was going to take it to our local charity shop. Maybe third time lucky?

[AJSki2fly]

Does anyone pay much attention to those top 1000, or 1001 lists? A top 100 is a much different matter.

I'm not sure why Tusk is so bad (IMO the only track that is any good is the title track), but it wouldn't surprise me if it was due to the ongoing in-fighting and bed-hopping of the group members, which probably encouraged the 'stripped back' presentation. But whatever the reason, it's an album that doesn't encourage me to listen to attentively.

I will fish it out and give it another listen: last time was about five years ago, and then I thought it crap and was going to take it to our local charity shop. Maybe third time lucky?

It’s like all art forms, some you like some you don’t, some you get others you don’t. Some are great some not so great, and perceptions of greatness can change with time.

I came back to it with fresh ears after 20+ years and had probably lost some of my preconceived views, I now listen and hear it differently and enjoy it. [emoji41]

[Barry]

More of this as it's a 3 cd affair like beauty.

Why 3 CDs? What additional material is on them?

[struth]

a live performance on this one which is 2 discs. very good too..port chester n york... both good recordings

[Barry]

Well at least that is better than 'out takes' that pad out CD versions of some LPs.

What I really detest are the 'Easter eggs' at the end of some CDs. You think the disc has finished, but the clock continues running, and after about a minute or more a rather indifferent sounding track will play.

[Macca]

I hate the 'bonus' tracks on remaster CDs. The last song should be the last song that's what I'm used to. Ruins that 'completion' feeling you get when an album finishes. Because it doesn't! Just wrong.

[Pigmy Pony]

It’s like all art forms, some you like some you don’t, some you get others you don’t. Some are great some not so great, and perceptions of greatness can change with time.

I came back to it with fresh ears after 20+ years and had probably lost some of my preconceived views, I now listen and hear it differently and enjoy it. [emoji41]

Some good points Ade.

That has happened with me with some albums, didn't like when originally purchased, but when revisited years later found that I had 'grown into it'. I'll give Tusk another go, maybe when first hearing I was expecting a "Rumours II", which it definitely wasn't.

[Pigmy Pony]