I've been listening to some great double albums as of late, and in the process I've revisited Tusk by Fleetwood Mac. And let's just say I'm loving it more than ever. I'm loving it for the diversity of songs. I'm loving it for the plethora of great songs. It is a phenomenal album, and easily one of the best double albums ever made. The first time I listened to it, I ended up cherry-picking songs from the album, but in reviewing it, I'm quite happy to play it from start to finish. I'm loving some songs even more than I did before - "Over and Over", "Storms" and "Never Forget", all songs I initially dismissed as being average, have grown on me fast. Damn fast. The other choice cuts from the album - "Ledge", "Not That Funny", "That's Enough For Me" and "I Know I'm Not Wrong", I've long loved because of their oddball proclivities, and that's not likely to change any time soon. And then you've got the singles - "Sara", "What Makes You Think You're The One", "Tusk" and "Sisters of the Moon" - and they're all great too. Forget the 'best of' and 'greatest hits' compilations, listen to them here, the original album. Because sooner or later, you'll delve into the rest of the album and quickly figure out for yourself why I, and everyone else for that matter, revere this album. And the fact that it's a long album to boot only ramps up one's anticipation of listening to it. I hope you get excited about Tusk as I do. A
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