# The 1979 album Christine McVie hated recording the most: “It was so different”

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-1979-album-christine-mcvie-hated-recording-the-most-it-was-so-different/
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:39:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-1979-album-christine-mcvie-hated-recording-the-most-it-was-so-different/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Music, Offbeat, Weird & Viral

## Key points

- McVie and Nicks initially disliked *Tusk*.
- Buckingham deliberately moved beyond *Rumours*’ sound.
- McVie came to appreciate the album later.

## Summary

Christine McVie said she and Stevie Nicks disliked recording Fleetwood Mac’s 1979 album *Tusk* because its sound was deliberately so different from *Rumours*. Lindsey Buckingham pushed the band towards experimental ideas, creating tension in the studio but helping shape a record that later earned McVie’s appreciation.

The article describes Buckingham’s unusual recording methods, including using an empty tissue box as a drum, and contrasts them with the band’s established pop sound. McVie later said she liked *Tusk* in hindsight; the article also links the period’s creative tensions to Nicks’s move towards a solo career.

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