Favourite Lindsey song from Tusk - Page 2

nicole21290 · #16 10-12-2014, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by PenguinHead

I love how this song has become a rousing, energetic concert staple. It was overlooked for a long time. It was rehearsed for the Tusk tour, but never made it to the set list. Then it fell into obscurity. On the second release of Tusk, we got a different mix of the song. When did Lindsey start performing the song? I think it was with his solo band.

Am looking through the old FM Legacy site guide to tours right now and it says with the setlist for Tusk in one spot that:

“(usually two or three of the following seven tracks came next: Over & Over, Sara, Not That Funny, That's Enough For Me, I Know I'm Not Wrong, The Ledge, and Oh Daddy)”

It was then played on the SYW tour (in 2004). And Lindsey's UTS and GoS tours. And the Unleashed tour.

sanders8323 · #17 10-12-2014, 08:46 AM

He started playing "I Know I'm Not Wrong" on the second leg of the Say You Will tour in '04. It's also been played on his "Under the Skin" and "Gift of Screws" tours, the band's Unleashed tour, and now the latest tour.

He's So Unusual · #18 10-12-2014, 09:20 AM

Tusk
I Know I'm Not Wrong
That's Enough for Me
Save Me a Place
That's All for Everyone

Lindsey could have omitted two of his tracks so Stevie could have had six songs instead of five. I know her songs are longer than everyone else's, but she deserved just as many songs on Tusk as Christine.

jcalzaretta · #19 10-12-2014, 09:27 AM

I know I'm Not Wrong is the best from Tusk!

I like Tusk too. What Makes You think You're the One is good too.

dontlookdown · #20 10-12-2014, 10:15 AM

I love them all.
But, Walk a Thin Line is his masterpiece.
Especially with good headphones or sitting in
front of really good speakers.

Earbuds and Bose speakers don't qualify.

I love every song on Tusk, so I'm not really objective.
For me it was the creative peak for the whole band.
I love every groove of all four sides, the packaging, the lyrics.
Since the day it came out in 1979, I've never gotten tired of
it.

HelloMonster · #21 10-12-2014, 10:21 AM

Tusk the album is a masterpiece, but my favorite Lindsey songs are Tusk, The Ledge, and WMYTYTO/Walk A Thin Line.

RockawayBlind · #22 10-12-2014, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by He's So Unusual

Lindsey could have omitted two of his tracks so Stevie could have had six songs instead of five. I know her songs are longer than everyone else's, but she deserved just as many songs on Tusk as Christine.

So, in other words, she should have just gotten more time on the album than the other songwriters because you happen to like her better?

chiliD · #23 10-12-2014, 10:40 PM

For me...

"I Know I'm Not Wrong"

"Save Me A Place" is probably 2nd.

(even though Lindsey sings it and is given songwriting credit for it, I consider "Tusk" really a Mick song. It's probably my favorite song from Tusk overall)

FuzzyPlum · #24 10-13-2014, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by He's So Unusual

Lindsey could have omitted two of his tracks so Stevie could have had six songs instead of five. I know her songs are longer than everyone else's, but she deserved just as many songs on Tusk as Christine.

Actually I think he should have forgone one of his songs for an extra Christine song.

All Lindsey songs: 27.17
All Stevie songs: 26.52
All Christine songs: 20.25

One less Lindsey song and one more Christine would have made it much more even (and resulted in Stevie having the most playing time).

Incidentally, I hadn't realized Think About Me is only 2 minutes and 44 seconds. She should have padded that one out a bit more.

louielouie2000 · #25 10-13-2014, 02:07 PM

Walk A Thin Line is a beautiful, hugely underrated little ballad. It's always been my favorite Lindsey tune on Tusk, perhaps because it was a rare moment of tenderness from him during that era.

He's So Unusual · #26 10-13-2014, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RockawayBlind

So, in other words, she should have just gotten more time on the album than the other songwriters because you happen to like her better?

Yes, she is my favourite, but that’s got nothing to do with it. Lindsey has nine songs whereas Stevie has five and Christine has six. Yes, Stevie’s songs run longer, but it’s still not a fair number of songs from each band member. Stevie only has two songs on FM ’75 and three on Mirage while Lindsey has five on each. I can understand why Stevie doesn't have as many tracks on Tango in the Night because she was absent for a lot of the recording sessions. Lindsey dominates Tusk because he has nearly half of the album to himself while Stevie's and Christine's songs are scattered in between. Stevie might have the longer songs, but she doesn't dominate the album like Lindsey does. I also don't like the big gap between Christine's songs (Think About Me and Brown Eyes).

I would have liked something like this:

Lindsey = 7 tracks
Christine = 7 tracks
Stevie = 6 tracks

That's my opinion. You don't have to agree with it.

bethelblues · #27 10-13-2014, 02:39 PM

George Harrison recorded on Walk a Thin Line??

FuzzyPlum · #28 10-13-2014, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by He's So Unusual

Lindsey has nine songs whereas Stevie has five and Christine has six. Yes, Stevie’s songs run longer, but it’s still not a fair number of songs from each band member.

But she could have had more songs if she'd cut hers down.
Beautiful Child is a lovely song but it doesn't need to run to 5.23 and ditto Storms at 5.31
They alone could have just about given her an extra song if she'd wanted.

bethelblues · #29 10-13-2014, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by He's So Unusual

Yes, she is my favourite, but that’s got nothing to do with it. Lindsey has nine songs whereas Stevie has five and Christine has six. Yes, Stevie’s songs run longer, but it’s still not a fair number of songs from each band member. Stevie only has two songs on FM ’75 and three on Mirage while Lindsey has five on each. I can understand why Stevie doesn't have as many tracks on Tango in the Night because she was absent for a lot of the recording sessions. Lindsey dominates Tusk because he has nearly half of the album to himself while Stevie's and Christine's songs are scattered in between. Stevie might have the longer songs, but she doesn't dominate the album like Lindsey does. I also don't like the big gap between Christine's songs (Think About Me and Brown Eyes).

I would have liked something like this:

Lindsey = 7 tracks
Christine = 7 tracks
Stevie = 6 tracks

That's my opinion. You don't have to agree with it.

I think that's a valid point. And it probably explains why Stevie went on to pursue a solo career. If Stevie had sung Crystal then she would have had 3 songs on FM FM. I kind of wish band members wrote for each other more than they do....I think Lindsey taking Crystal is the only song I can think of that was written by someone else. I love his version; I also wish there was a recording of Stevie singing it from the 70s.