When Lindsey Buckingham took a larger part in the new sound the band gave him special credit on the album. That song was perfect FM fodder and has graced my home on more than one occasion played at top volume with its impeccable production and a star making turn by writer/singer Stevie Nicks. 'Silver Springs' was on the B side of 'Go Your Own Way' back in 1976 and not made available until The Chain Box set that presented it in a crystal clear production that defies time. I was at a record show and found the Fleetwood Mac The Chain box set which had alternate versions of 'Tusk' and the first appearance of 'Silver Springs' on CD, which is really the reason I bought it. The production style was not as sharp as previous or subsequent releases until 2003's 'Say You Will' which kinda felt like Tusk 2 to me.

The songs 'That's All For Everyone', 'Over And Over' and 'Sara' immediately come to mind. The rest of the album had a fuzzy, dreamlike feel to it. 'Tusk' has been compared to those total change of pace experimental LP's like The Beatles 'White Album', but was not as groundbreaking as it was head scratching. The marching band added a surreal but exciting layer to the dense African rhythms played out by Mick Fleetwood and the native sounding exhortations and chants of Lindsey Buckingham. 'Tusk' was the first single issued and was the strangest anthem I ever heard. After Rumours, I wondered where they were going to go and I got my answer in the fall of 1979. I'm a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac and own the original Buckingham Nicks LP that got them invited to join the legendary rock band.

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