Do we really want a new Fleetwood Mac album?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Mr Scarrott

Listening to Christine's six Tusk songs one after another would not be a great experience, but placed where they are are on the album, they kind of make sense to me. The opening Over and Over and closing Never Forget perfectly bookend the madness contained within, whilst other sublime surprises buried more obscurely (I'm thinking the magical Brown Eyes mainly here) give the album a balance that would otherwise be lacking.

I can see what you mean when I apply that logic to Mirage. I'm not sure how I feel about Only Over You and Wish You Were Here on their own. But I had that album on vinyl, back in the day when I still had to stand up and go flip the LP on my turntable to hear the other side (where did I find the strength??)

Those two ballads each made such beautiful closing songs on their respective sides of the album that I'm sure the placement increased my admiration for them exponentially.

Lindsey has said that it was Christine's song following his that made people cry upon hearing Rumours. It was the combination
of messages.

The placement and combination of the songwriters' material. Their conjunction is what makes the magic. Now, I don't think that's true on Tusk, but I do think it's true of FM, of life, in general.

Michele