1992 Plight of Going Solo

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by strandinthewind

So four million double records world wide is a flop. Are you actually arguing that?

To me, selling 2000 albums worldwide is not a flop. For Lindsey, who often laughed at the irony of Warner Bros. bonuses flying out the window, when the album had still sold millions, Tusk was not a flop. But for the industry and the expectations that were held for Fleetwood Mac in 1979, yes Tusk was certainly a flop. That's neither a shocking statement or a novel one. The "failure" of Tusk is a part of FM's history and it's a failure which Lindsey felt keenly when Law and Order was being made. Back then, he did not have the luxury or prescience of knowing that Tusk would someday be lauded as a critical success.

Back then, no one who was trying to recreate or further the experimental sound of Tusk was doing it because they thought it would make them money or get the album a slot on Casey Kasem's countdown. From his Tusk experiene, Lindsey knew that Law and Order was not likely to be a blockbuster. He could have made it more commercial if he wanted. He could have made more songs in the Trouble mode, but he decided not to.


Michele