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Fleetwood Mac recorded Tusk with a marching band

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When you are the biggest band in the world and have completely lost your grip on reality, standard studio ideas go out the window. For the title track of 'Tusk,' Fleetwood Mac brought in the entire University of Southern California marching band to play brass. It was an incredibly expensive, wildly unhinged decision that somehow produced a timeless groove.

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