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Originally Posted by SisterNightroad
Tusk was the kind of album that hardcore fans would buy and maybe music lovers whose tastes leans toward the experimental but not too anti-commercial.
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In 1979 most people determined whether or not they might buy an album based on their like ability of the single from the record played on the radio. Had they released a Stevie or Christine single first, I believe more people would have embraced and bought the record. All of SN's and CM's songs were commercial IMO. It was some of LB's songs that would shock the world although some of his tracks were commercial as well.The Eagles released The Long Road at the same time as Tusk and that album was very well received by the world, without having to compromise their sound that people were familiar with.
Another factor though was the high price sticker for the album that was a major turnoff for most consumers. I think a major backlash happened because of that. It was almost as if the people were thinking, "well we made you big stars with your Rumours album and this is how you pay us back, by charging double the price for your music. A 'who do you think you are' mentality, sort of."