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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
So four million double records world wide is a flop. Are you actually arguing that?
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To me, selling
2000 albums worldwide is not a flop. For Lindsey, who often laughed at the irony of Warner Bros. bonuses flying out the window, when the album had still sold millions,
Tusk was not a flop. But for the industry and the expectations that were held for Fleetwood Mac in 1979, yes
Tusk was certainly a flop. That's neither a shocking statement or a novel one. The "failure" of
Tusk is a part of FM's history and it's a failure which Lindsey felt keenly when
Law and Order was being made. Back then, he did not have the luxury or prescience of knowing that
Tusk would someday be lauded as a critical success.
Back then, no one who was trying to recreate or further the experimental sound of
Tusk was doing it because they thought it would make them money or get the album a slot on Casey Kasem's countdown. From his
Tusk experiene, Lindsey knew that
Law and Order was not likely to be a blockbuster. He could have made it more commercial if he wanted. He could have made more songs in the
Trouble mode, but he decided not to.
Michele