John is truly amazing on Tusk, but that could be said for every album. If we're talking sheer talent, he easily has the best and most consistent chops of the fab 5. I'm one of the people on the board who bought the album the day it was released and liked it from the beginning. Commercial wise, it may have landed better in 1981 with one more "Rumours" in between. In hindsight, a harder rocking album, reminiscent of their live shows at the time may have gone over better than the sparse sonic masterpiece that landed in October 79.
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