TUSK: A Review; 25 years late

I loved "Desert Island Classics" surveys in The Rolling Stone magazine. If you are not "hip" to what those are, they are lists of classic recordings that various people(stars, politicians, public figures) would see as essential if they were going to be stranded on an island. Besides Mary Ann(not Ginger),....Fleetwood Mac's "Tusk" would be one of my choices for a "Desert Island Classic". I think it was early 80's,....my college roomate, Jay, bought this double album that didn't have a fold out jacket with a side for each individual disc,...which was unusual. It did have two plastic sleeves, but they fit into the one compartment. Now that we are through the technical jargon, let me say that I was a Fleetwood Mac buyer prior to this having purchase Rhiannon and Rumors,...but I didn't feel the urge to purchase this album. But at school, I heard Jay's album and it grew to be a favorite. At first, I didn't necessarily care for the cut "Tusk", the song for which the album was titled, but I started digging the African beat and their improvised Swahili gibberish. I just enjoyed the overall rollercoaster effect the variety of music tempos gave. I would never have thought anyone would start an album with a slow ballad "Over and over",...but I think it appropriately set the general unpredictable tone for this effort. Now, don't get me wrong, there are some songs that are quite jumpy that are interspersed amongst the nice mellow love songs. They work as well as the tunes that are hypnotic and relaxing. I think a few could possibly qualify for spa music because they are so slow and steady and beautiful. The whole thing could be broken into three categories. The "Down Tempo" or most mellow songs: Over and Over, Storms, Brown Eyes, Never make Me Cry, Beautiful Child. The "Up Tempo" or most energetic songs: The Ledge, What makes you think, Sisters of the Moon, That's Enough for Me, Angel, I know I'm Not Wrong, Never Forget. The "Pseudo Trance" or "Hypnotic" or those songs that are somewhere in the middle of the previous two categories: Save Me a Place, Sara, That's All for Everyone, Honey Hi, Walk a Thin Line. I think Hypnotic is the pervasive feeling I get when I listen to this music, more than any other music,....Even the "up tempo" songs I could easily describe as hypnotic,...For me(maybe I need someone to delve deep into my psyche to figure out if there are other "issues" revolving around TUSK). I can simply go into a different world when listening to "Walk a Thin Line",...Which may not be too good while driving to Dallas in traffic at rush hour on I-30. Tusk is musical canes for me. It can take me through the continuum of emotions in three songs. It's lit and airy, it's passionate and somber, it's reflective. With such a range it takes a while for me to take this CD out of my car. Thank goodness people reproduced this on CD,....I don't think Jay would be too crazy about loaning his album to me as he did in college(since I am hundreds of miles away),....and then I would have to rig my turntable in my car,....and my needle arm is pretty sensitive to bumps, and just forget about the toll the heat would take on his vinyl. Tusk is where it's at,....Dude.(see,..."Walk a Thin Line" just came on and I instantly slipped back in time,....OH NO!,.....looks like I"VE BEEN HIP-MO-TIZED!)