His songs such as “The Ledge,” “What Makes You Think You’re the One” and “Not That Funny” craft decidedly non-pop melodies over scruffy, skeletal, pounding beats that push outside the cushy confines of Rumours. The more frugal can opt for a triple platter that sticks with the first three.Ĭritically dismissed/misunderstood when first released, Tusk has since taken on a cachet over the decades as a more experimental extension of Lindsay Buckingham’s talents made possible by the overwhelming success of its predecessor and reportedly lots of drugs. Those taking the plunge will find moderate sonic polishing of the 20 track set on the first disc, 21 “singles, outtakes, sessions” on the second, another version of the songs– in order– on disc number 3 and two hours of live Mac, culled from various dates on the ‘79/’80 Tusk tour filling CDs four and five.
But, record label bottom lines being what they are, this 5 CD, 1 DVD-5.1 audio, twin vinyl nearly $100 package (that follows a similarly buffed-up 2013 35th anniversary Rumours), is here to separate real Mac fans from both casual listeners and their money. Many no doubt have already sprung for the 2004 edition that cleaned up the album’s sound and added a second disc of demos and outtakes. Considering that a large portion of the Fleetwood Mac catalog has never been upgraded from the original CD pressings decades ago, it’s a little unsettling that we now have a second expanded reissue of the 1979 double album Tusk.
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