Tusk (Camper Van Beethoven album) explained

Tusk
Type:album
Artist:Camper Van Beethoven
Cover:Camper Van Beethoven - Tusk.jpg
Alt:A photo collage of a jackelope on a man's foot
Released:January 1, 2003
Genre:Alternative rock
Length:81:10
Label:Pitch A Tent
Prev Title:Key Lime Pie
Prev Year:1989
Next Title:New Roman Times
Next Year:2004

Tusk is a 2003 studio album by American alternative rock group Camper Van Beethoven, a song-for-song remake of the Fleetwood Mac album of the same name.[1] [2] [3]

Tusk is the first album the band released following its reunion, and the band initially claimed that it was recorded before their break up.[4] However, it was recorded in the period leading up to their reunion tour.[5]

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, bass player Victor Krummenacher admitted that some of the band members hate the 1979 album, saying that it was "like the Magnificent Ambersons of rock, a work that's supposed to be good, but is really just a cocaine-damaged horror of excess. Which is why we took it on, I suppose, and I think we improved upon it."[6]

Track listing

Disc 1

  1. "Over & Over" (Christine McVie) – 4:48
  2. "The Ledge" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 2:06
  3. "Think About Me" (Christine McVie) – 2:48
  4. "Save Me a Place" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 3:23
  5. "Sara" (Stevie Nicks) – 4:56
  6. "What Makes You Think You're the One" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 3:30
  7. "Storms" (Stevie Nicks) – 6:01
  8. "That's All for Everyone" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 3:13
  9. "Not That Funny" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 1:55
  10. "Sisters of the Moon" (Stevie Nicks) – 4:00

Disc 2

  1. "Angel" (Stevie Nicks) – 5:27
  2. "That's Enough for Me" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 1:55
  3. "Brown Eyes" (Christine McVie) – 3:39
  4. "Never Make Me Cry" (Christine McVie) – 2:16
  5. "I Know I'm Not Wrong" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 3:13
  6. "Honey Hi" (Christine McVie) – 2:39
  7. "Beautiful Child" (Stevie Nicks) – 5:35
  8. "Walk a Thin Line" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 4:00
  9. "Tusk" (Lindsey Buckingham) – 10:15
  10. "Never Forget" (Christine McVie) – 3:41

Notes and References

  1. News: Camper Van Beethoven: Tusk. Mark. Edwards. 5 July 2023 . www.thetimes.co.uk.
  2. Book: Unterberger, Richie. Fleetwood Mac: The Complete Illustrated History. July 1, 2016. Voyageur Press. 9781627889759. Google Books.
  3. Book: Guides (Firm), Rough. The Rough Guide to Rock. April 13, 2003. Rough Guides. 9781858284576. Google Books.
  4. Web site: Camper Taken to Task for Tusk. Mary Huhn. New York Post. 14 July 2002. 22 September 2022.
  5. Web site: David Lowery talks Camper Van Beethoven, Cracker and his latest solo album, a musical autobiography. Ed Masley. azcentral. 13 July 2019. 22 September 2022.
  6. Web site: This Beethoven is still a classic. Chicago. Tribune. chicagotribune.com. 17 January 2003 .