Worst FM album?

[PenguinHead]

Originally Posted by tilthefirefades

Worst in the sense of the history of the band has to be Rumours. It really did kill the band. It ruined the attraction of growth and exploration in their sound. Before Rumours they could have come out with anything and it would have been this estranged artistic experiment. But Rumours was so perfectly produced and constructed that everything has to be the same. It created a monetary construct that Lindsey constantly struggled to fight, hence his insane solo career. Now I'm not sure any of them fight it. If any of the bandmates really cared about their artistic integrity they would probably deny any tours that featured the same slop over and over. Sisters and Not That Funny are lazy additions among the obnoxiously ordinary setlist.

I completely understand what you are saying, and I have to agree. The massive success of Rumours set a precedent, and, in Lindsey's terms, the "Big Machine" was created, which fundamentally ****ed up their priorities and stunted their creative streak to a certain point. I give big love and credit to Lindsey for making the effort to avoid that.

Tusk was and is a very significant work in that matter. Yet the backlash for not following the status-quo really bruised his ego, and he retreated. Only in his solo career could he branch out. Law and Order was so out of left field because it furthered his statement of rebellion, and the origins of the Small Machine. With Christine's departure, he is now the single driving force of the band. Let's hope stubborn Stevie will get on board. I'd love to see them do an album as quirky, loose and challenging as Tusk, and not one so uniformly steely and morose as Say You Will.