I had only been awake for about 3 minutes. First class snark requires being fully awake. And a cocktail helps, too!

Hahaha....show a leg.
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Nope. I'm a huge fan of Fleetwood Mac. One of my favorite bands of all-time.

I especially adore the songwriting of Christine McVie (especially her songs from "Bare Trees" and "Mystery To Me" which are off the charts stellar), and I also love the production/arrangements of Lindsey Buckingham. I'd rank Rumours and Tusk in my short list of favorite albums of all-time. I think I've work out my vinyl copies of each.

Stevie Nicks is a bit more hit or miss for me. "Storms", "Beautiful Child", and "Sisters of The Moon" are unbelievable gems, but I find many of her songs repetitive and uninteresting.

And, of course, Fleetwood/McVie is one of the top rhythm sections in rock music history. The work they did on songs like "You Make Loving Fun" and "Dreams" is just mind-blowing. I love that they play to highlight the song rather than call attention to their world class talent.

And I also love the songs of Danny Kirwan. What a loss that was. Danny wrote so many great songs especially "Dust" and "Woman of 1000 Years" and "Sands of Time" and "Dragonfly".

I also liked the work of Bob Welch and thought he did some great work with the band. I'm not as big into blues rock, but I recognize the brilliance of Peter Green as well.

So overall, Fleetwood Mac is clearly one of my favorite bands ever. You'll find that my posts highlight the brilliance of Fleetwood Mac (and Neil Finn) and stay clear of the negativity that permeates so many of these threads.

Very few guitarists can match Lindsey... he is an extraordinary player and I love that Lindsey doesn't overpower the listener with his guitar playing. He always uses just the right amount of guitar to highlight what the song needs rather than trying to show off. Lindsey is, without a doubt, one of the best guitarists of all-time. And I'd also say he's one of the best producers/arrangers of all-time as well.

right, ​is that it? Shut up? I was expecting more.

Sorry, no, I'm not going to shut up....

(It's currently my daughters favourite phase by the way, so I'm quite used to being told to shut up :laugh: )

Thanks Missy. I can understand why there is so much negativity and anger on this forum. I was heartbroken when The Clash fired Mick Jones and when Marillion fired Fish. In the former case, that was the end of the Clash. In the latter case, Marillion went on to reach new heights. I'm trying to be optimistic here and focus on the positive; that a band I love now has a world class songwriter/lead man in Neil and a world class lead guitarist in Mike. Believe it or not, I actually remember when Lindsey/Stevie joined Fleetwood Mac back in the mid-70's and there were some that were angry that a great English blues rock band was hiring two no-name soft rock Los Angeles musicians. That change worked out ok.

Good for you, this is a free forum.
I was just a tad disappointed in Homers reply.
You know he’s usually, mmm how shall I put it, a bit more forthright,a bit more entertaining.
But as he said he’s only just got up...

I'll try to hold off until I've had a bit of caffeine, in the future.

Good, please don't shut up.

Yep, very important that we feel free to voice our very differing opinions :)

Thanks, I won't :)

"Just Shut Up!" did come into mind several times over the past month whilst reading some posts on here - interestingly it wasn't yours for a change :laugh: I felt it was best not to express it though, and cause further tension.

You and I must be twins separated at birth. You have described my opinion of Fleetwood Mac perfectly. I don't think I like Stevie as much as you do, and I also include the White Album on my fave album short list, but otherwise you have expressed my opinions exactly, even to your praise of Christine's early songs.

Very cool. And I see you listed "from Cape Cod". We lived in New England for many years (mostly Boston) and I miss it a lot. Such a beautiful part of the world. And, for me, Christine is the "secret weapon" of Fleetwood Mac. She's not as prolific as some but her songwriting is so magical. I hope she and Neil start writing songs together as they have similar songwriting gifts of melody and chord changes. And I also love the White Album ... probably my 4th favorite FM album after Rumours, Tusk, and Bare Trees. Great to meet you!

If it is to be believed I accidentally ran across a FB page that seems authentic and it says that Fleetwood Mac will have ten television appearances before the tour even starts. Says for us to listen carefully to the opening theme of American Horror Story for a special treat from Stevie. It's a wait and see and it all starts in 3 days on the Ellen show.

How exciting! Can you share so we can keep up with forthcoming news tidbits? (Provided of course that it is a public shareable page)

Ooh cool, thats's exciting. :blob2:

It's easy to tell a Mac diehard from everybody else. There are "those questions," ya know?

While I'm not interested in Neil Finn's music (I listened to Try Whistling This and other albums on Spotify to give it a chance), maybe someone can tell me why Finn's Wikipedia page says:

On 9 April 2018, it was announced that Finn would perform with Fleetwood Mac as part of their forthcoming tour in 2018, replacing Lindsey Buckingham.

Isn't that a weird way to say it? Finn officially joined, right? I also see he put out a solo album a few months ago. Does he plan to support it? I'm getting the impression he is in Fleetwood temporarily or on some sort of contingency. Is that the wrong impression? Is he going to take off after the 2018 tour? And Lord knows what Mike Campbell is going to do. His soul seems devoted to roots and blues (not pop), and I can't see Fleetwood Mac reinventing its music the way it did in the past. The great Mike Campbell couldn't possibly enjoy playing Rhiannon and You Make Loving Fun and Don't Stop every night for the next few years, unless he's lost his mind.

Then again, I might be totally wrong (I know, right). I never would have imagined that the blues-loving Rick Vito would have felt at home doing Stevie Nicks songs. But there he was, in 1994, joining her touring band (and doing good work, too). So who knows whether Campbell will stick around.