TUUUUUUUUSK!!!!
I know a lot of folks think Lindsey's songs are self indulgent and they are, a little, but they're also a lot of fun and they fit the overall fee of the album, which is sprawling and ambitious. I also think Lindsey as producer goaded both Christine and Stevie to record some of the best songs of either of their careers and, of course, the group songs are just sublime. I love love love the first two B/N albums, but Tusk is the one that still really knocks my socks off to this day.
I would also give a special shout to the last album, 'Say You Will' - that was a really unexpected return to form, and probably the heaviest record in the whole B/N era. Who'd a thunk it? Still waiting for a vinyl release on that one!
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