What songs do you consider to be hits from Tusk?

[Angel69]

Originally Posted by On Ice

I share the love for Think About Me and wonder if it would be a different story if it had been released as the first single. That maybe would have taken a bit of the edge of Tusk when it first sent shockwaves over the radio in '79.

Think About Me should def have been the first single from the album. It had that signature make sound but still sounded fresh and edgy. Sara should have come next and then Tusk. Then Angel opening the door for I Know I'm Not Wrong.

[David]

I'm glad "Tusk" was the lead single. People loved it, & it helped build buzz around the band that stretched beyond the kids who listened to FM radio. The whole tie-in with USC & the Trojan Marching Band was brilliant (aside from the musical aspect) because the song became so famous at the Coliseum for all the USC home games, when it was played as the fist-pumping theme whenever the team made a great play.

By the way, have you all seen the Coliseum video of the USC-Arizona State halftime show in October 1980 when Lindsey, Stevie, & Mick went onto the field & performed "Tusk" with the marching band? It's probably on YouTube by now.

The fact that the Rolling Stone critics (Rolling Stone was a music magazine in 1980, kiddies) voted "Tusk" the best single of 1980 just made the whole year extra special.

I think "Sara" was a great choice for the second single. Even though Christine is next in line, I don't hear any stand-out singles from any of the writers beyond "Tusk" & "Sara" because the album just isn't a singles album like the white album or "Rumours." I think of "Tusk" more like Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here" or Bowie's "Low."

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by Angel69

Think About Me should def have been the first single from the album. It had that signature make sound but still sounded fresh and edgy. Sara should have come next and then Tusk. Then Angel opening the door for I Know I'm Not Wrong.

I don't know if you were a fan of the band in 1979 or if you were even born yet but I must tell you the anticipation for that album was so immense. This was the followup to Rumours! Tusk was the perfect lead off single. I'll never forget the first day they played in on the radio in Sept. of '79 & my jaw almost dropped to the floor. It was so bizarre yet awesome at the same time. Everyone who heard it was like WTF, but in a cool way.

[Angel69]

Originally Posted by vivfox

I don't know if you were a fan of the band in 1979 or if you were even born yet but I must tell you the anticipation for that album was so immense. This was the followup to Rumours! Tusk was the perfect lead off single. I'll never forget the first day they played in on the radio in Sept. of '79 & my jaw almost dropped to the floor. It was so bizarre yet awesome at the same time. Everyone who heard it was like WTF, but in a cool way.

Oh I was a fan of the band at the time. Saw them on the Tusk tour both nights at Madison Square Garden. I bought Tusk the day it came out and cut school to go to a friends house to listen to it.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Angel69

Oh I was a fan of the band at the time. Saw them on the Tusk tour both nights at Madison Square Garden. I bought Tusk the day it came out and cut school to go to a friends house to listen to it.

What format?

I bought Tusk the day it came out, on 8-track!! I couldn't wait to get home, and shove it in the player, alongside the "8-track shim"(was I the only one who had sh*tty 8-track players, that you had to wedge something in beside the tape, to get it to play properly?).


I was pretty shocked by the sound, which of course had little in common with Rumours, but this was at the height of my fandom, so nothing could stop me from falling in love with it!

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I couldn't wait to get home, and shove it in the player, alongside the "8-track shim"(was I the only one who had sh*tty 8-track players, that you had to wedge something in beside the tape, to get it to play properly?).

I forgot all about that! Yes, I totally remember folding up a piece of paper and wedging it underneath the 8-track to hold it in the right position. Hilarious!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

I forgot all about that! Yes, I totally remember folding up a piece of paper and wedging it underneath the 8-track to hold it in the right position. Hilarious!

Wonder why that format died?

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Wonder why that format died?

I also remember that some of records would skip, but I could sometimes prevent that if I put a nickel on the arm of the needle....the extra weight seemed to stop some of the skipping.

[Angel69]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

What format?

I bought Tusk the day it came out, on 8-track!! I couldn't wait to get home, and shove it in the player, alongside the "8-track shim"(was I the only one who had sh*tty 8-track players, that you had to wedge something in beside the tape, to get it to play properly?).


I was pretty shocked by the sound, which of course had little in common with Rumours, but this was at the height of my fandom, so nothing could stop me from falling in love with it!

I bought the album.