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My point was how the band went against the conventional wisdom of chasing pop radio and commercial success for craft for Tusk yet went way overboard chasing pop radio and commercial success because of Tusk. The band was under tremendous pressure to make Mirage radio friendly pop greatness. Because of Mick's bankruptcy and the length of time between albums, Tango also was under tremendous pressure to be commercially successful. When you chase the pop charts those songs are not memorable. That is what made the White Album, Rumours, and Tusk so great. They worked on songs regardless of pop influence or pressure to get the album in the top 10.
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Actually Rumours was created to be a hit. Lindsey has talked about how he listened to hit records by other artists to see what made them successful when Fleetwood Mac was recording the album.It doesn't make it any less brilliant or organic but it was meant to be a blockbuster. Tusk was indeed made without commercial considerations and it is of course also brilliant. After this the band's chemistry fractured so Mirage and Tango regardless of why they were made were not going to be as captivating.
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