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Originally Posted by David
But don't believe the liner notes written for the CD release: they take wild stabs at a few aspects & hit wide of the mark at least twice.
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I loved the album when it was released, but the realization that it wasn't what it was touted to be ("...documenting the
Tusk tour...")...when between 1/3 to 1/2 of the album WASN'T recorded during the 1979/80 tour, THAT tainted my enjoyment of the album thereafter.
On top of that is that there are BOOTLEGS of actual
Tusk tour shows where the performances of some of the songs are actually BETTER than what was released (some both in performance AND sound quality)
One of the first times that Fleetwood Mac had let me down (granted, I had/have lofty expectations)...here was a GOLDEN opportunity to really do something special with their live album and what, in retrospect, was really a half-assed job. (Ditto, later on with
The Chain box)
But, despite my let down, as with the box set, I'm glad that the album exists, rather than not.