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Fleetwood Mac: Releasing More New Songs a 'Matter of How and When'

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Lindsey Buckingham says the group has five more unreleased tracks. "The whole thing is just kind of wide open now, and it really is tantalizing to be able to put together just a few things, three or four songs on an EP"

Lindsey Buckingham says there's more where Fleetwood Mac's new "Extended Play" came from.

Buckingham tells Billboard that he, drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie "cut eight songs" with producer Mitchell Froom last year after Fleetwood Mac decided it would be touring this year. Three of those -- "Sad Angel," "It Takes Time" and "Miss Fantasy" -- are part of the "Extended Play" digital release that came out May 6, joined by "Without You," resurrected by Stevie Nicks from the Buckingham Nicks days before they joined Fleetwood Mac in 1975.

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Buckingham says "it may be too early to tell where things are going to go" with the remaining songs, but he adds that "it's safe to say there is more than these four songs that you're going to hear from Fleetwood Mac -- it's just a question of how and when, y'know?"

The "when," of course, is complicated by Fleetwood Mac's current tour, which crosses North America through July 6 and then heads to Europe in September. But Buckingham acknowledges that "Extended Play" has certainly given the veteran group a fresh perspective on releasing new music rather than the drama and trauma of making an entire album, as it's done in the past.

"When I was growing up, EPs were all over the place," Buckingham notes. "When I was growing up, albums were not really an art form; the single was the thing, and in some ways it has gotten back to that a little bit. The whole thing is just kind of wide open now, and it really is tantalizing to be able to put together just a few things, three or four songs on an EP. There is something quite effective about that, for sure. I have no preconceptions one way or the other in terms of what Fleetwood Mac will do or even what Fleetwood Mac should do. You just do what you can do and what makes sense logically -- and politically."

Fleetwood Mac has been playing "Sad Angel" and "Without You" regularly in its shows, and has dug into its catalog for "Sisters of the Moon" -- part of a four-song blast from 1979's "Tusk" that Buckingham says he's happy to have in the set.

"After all this time it's very sweet we're able to sort of tap into that, just on more of an overview level," Buckingham reports. "I think we're playing better, or as well, as we've ever played. It's kind of a lovefest between Stevie and me out there, which is great. And this time there seems to be an enhanced appreciation of the body of work. There seem to be a lot of young people at the shows -- not that there haven't been before, but there seem to be more this time. So I'm having a great time out there. We're just killing it out there as far as I'm concerned."

Fans, meanwhile, are hoping that the tour -- which coincides with the 45th anniversary of the release of the very first Fleetwood Mac album -- will catch up to one of the group's most celebrated alumni later this year. Mick Fleetwood rather publicly reached out to Christine McVie, who quit the band in 1998, which resulted in her visiting him in Maui as well as a Mac reunion dinner in Los Angeles. Buckingham calls the gesture "just reaching out to her as a longtime friend" and definitively says that "Christine is never going to rejoin the band."

Being together again, however, was a hoot.

"That was great fun. It was very interesting to see what that extra piece of the puzzle does to the overall equation," Buckingham recalls. "It was a trip, because she was the same old person I'd always known, and she was cracking me up. We'd always had just a great chemistry, the two of us, and we just kind of hit the ground running as soon as I saw her, which was kind of amazing. If she wants to come up and do 'Don't Stop' with us when we're in England, I'd love to see that. But beyond that I think there's not too much you can make out of it -- although I'm sure people will try."

Kinda heartbreaking to hear Lindsey confirm we'll never hear anything out of Christine in a Mac setting other than Don't Stop in London. I was really hoping they could convince her to at least record a couple of tracks in the studio. Between that, and Lindsey basically admitting Fleetwood Mac's days of recording full length studio albums are over, I'm just seriously bummed by this article! :distress:

Maybe a freakin' complete album on a hardcopy CD or vinyl.

Screw iCrap.

Or any other digital source to that matter.

This complaining about this from you is reeeeally tired. This article didn't even have anything to do with format. How about let's save it for relevant discussions.

Lindsey may have grown up with singles, but not with EPs. EPs are not the equivalent of what singles and "B" sides were back in the day. I wish they were.

Nice to hear of the Mac reunion dinner in Los Angeles. I'm not interested in the part about Don't Stop being a one time thing. Mick, we need you to get guidance from the best psychoanalysts and/or hypnotists and learn how to bend the band members' to the people's will, please.

Michele

or maybe bringing in Steven Tyler as a mediator could work again ;)

I wonder if they went to a Mexican restaurant, for old time's sake.

To each his/her own.

Cool.....bring it on. Always great to have new stuff to digest.....not surprised what so ever about Chris though.

Mick

or... this is how i read it in my optimistic mind:

• yay, we will get to hear new songs some time relatively soon, they won't sit on them for years! :]
  
• hmm, he's setting up low expectations for any kind of FM-Christine musical collaboration, but considering they had great fun being all together again, who knows? :shrug:

and i loved that on a personal level, it was apparently amazing and easy reunion with an old friend.

Lindsey wants to release his other four songs he recorded with Mick and John. Stevie is not on any of them.

hmmm, the tone of this article makes me think that Stevie is definitely not going to record the rest of the album

definitely. so i repeat - yay!! :] :D
do you mean she will not add her vocals to the other 5 songs, or she will not contribute any of her songs?

she not going to contribute her own songs, she'll do background or harmony vocals on his songs, but I get the feeling she not giving up her songs for fleetwood mac

So if we put these other songs together with the other EP....if we get them....We will have A Lindsey solo album.....................:]

Sucks to be Stevie Fans:laugh:

I'm kidding....relax;)

Mick

I don't know about anybody else, but if Stevie refuses to come to the party, I would be perfectly happy to buy a Men of Mac album full of songs by Lindsey, Mick and John. Obviously it would be ideal if Stevie (and Christine - for three or four songs) came back into the studio with the band, considering how much she goes on about loving being in Fleetwood Mac and how she would never break up the band.

If she really is the barrier to them doing a full length album, I say just bloody do it without her.

Disappointed to hear that Christine will at best only be singing Don't Stop with them in London - I was hoping they could maybe surprise us and change the setlist for just one night to include some of these songs: Believe Me, Come a Little Bit Closer, Warm Ways, Say You Love Me, You Make Loving Fun, Songbird, Think About Me, Honey Hi, Hold Me, Little Lies, Isn't it Midnight, Skies the Limit, Hollywood (Some Other Kind of Town), Temporary One, You Are (hey, BN get to do solo work at FM concerts!)

yeah that's how i read it too.

also, that they don't necessarily have to wait for her to contribute some of her songs so that they have the whole album, but instead keep releasing in little drips what they have as they make it. you know, just "throw it out there". :D

in one of the radio interviews last week, Lindsey said something about Stevie being in the process of writing songs when she came to his studio, but she didn't have anything ready yet so she brought WY instead.

I have a hard time imagining her pride would allow the release of a Fleetwood Mac album in which she is relegated to being a background singer with no artistic contribution of her own. She'll have to be completely in or completely out.

And the thing is, I think it would be easier to get Christine to sing on the other Lindsey songs. To sing and play on them or to contribute songs of her own than it would be to get her on the stage in London. She'd actually have fun recording, is my guess.

Lindsey's not dumb, so I don't understand exactly why he doesn't see that the way to get Stevie is to work with Christine instead. He could have an FM album. He wouldn't have to worry about doing any of those Christine songs in concert, because he could just do Miss Fantasy with Stevie, in addition to Sad Angel and Without You, so the Christine stuff could just be on record. It would generate tremendous publicity. First time together since 1997 (well I know it's 1998, but the media doesn't).

I think the buzz it would cause might help him on his solo tours. Why he doesn't want this as an option is beyond me. Also, to repeat, if he did that and started recording with Christine he'd have to beat Stevie off anyway. So, if he'd work with Christine he wouldn't need Stevie (and would still have her on tour), but he would get her, anyway like it or not. She would run to him down whichever Christine road he chose.

I think Mick understands this, but what is Lindsey's deal?

Michele

Maybe he's not into the Mac all that much. I mean sure there's the tours.....but face it it's probably just Mick's money machine. Just throwing that out there.

Mick

It's not an album, just some EP's. The album idea got canned because of her.

I don't think pride is really a issue for Stevie. She has kissed the right ass to get collaborations or to get on tv shows. She is a smart gal. Fleetwood Mac is selling a ton of tickets because of her. If she doesn't want to do, she doesn't want to do it.

But I think Lindsey is into it. After SYW he said that he would never have to do solo projects again, if they could keep new FM music going. Obviously, that didn't work out and he may realize that he and Stevie are not going to work together on new tunes again, because she doesn't want to, but I think he would still be into FM, if for no other reason than that he can get his own songs more exposure with that name on them.

I mean, it may be a cynical justification and I'm not saying it's Lindsey's primary one. I'm just saying that for many reasons, including that one, I don't think he's over Fleetwood Mac today, though he used to be 20 years ago, maybe.

Michele

That's what i meant, lol. He sees FM now as purely a bigger solo "Machine" Not as a unit anymore. He may not SAY that....but after that EP....come on, lol

Kinda smart thinking too.

Mick

Does he really have a choice to see it any other way? Christine left the band and Stevie is gently trying to.

Just when you think you're out, they pull you back in.


Michele

Either way it's fine with me.

Mick

I just don't understand this. Stevie doesn't even have to write anything. She has a whole vault's worth of unreleased/unrecorded material she could bring. Easily...

same Billboard article, classicrockmag.nl version (straight from google translate - always great fun to read these direct translations):

http://classicrockmag.nl/nieuws/flee...ey-buckingham/

Fleetwood Mac brings more new songs, says Lindsey Buckingham
Dominique May 11, 2013 News

It's not even two weeks ago that Fleetwood Mac released an EP with four new recordings, but according to Lindsey Buckingham fans can look forward to more unreleased tracks from the band.

In the recently released Extended Play , the three recent tracks Sad Angel, It Takes Time and Miss Fantasy, supplemented by a much older version of the Without You (from the period in which Buckingham and Stevie Nicks were not yet members of Fleetwood Mac). In an interview with Billboard Buckingham reports that eight new songs were completely written and recorded with producer Mitchell Froom, and that the other compositions also true: "It is perhaps too early to say where it leads all go, but I can say that you're going to hear more. than these four songs of Fleetwood Mac The only question is how and when, you know? "

The singer and guitarist is an EP an excellent way to bring out new music: "When I was growing up, there were lots of EPs. Albums were not really an art form. It revolved around singles and in some ways is that now also so. It is very tempting to turn. Three or four numbers on a ep That can be very effective. I have no pre-conceptions of what Fleetwood Mac is going to do or what the band should do. You just do what you can do and what seems logical. "

Former colleague Christine McVie had recently been know to be open for a guest appearance during shows of her old band in London, but Buckingham is convinced that they never come back to the band. However McVie has recently dined in Los Angeles with the rest, says Buckingham, "That was great fun, because she was exactly the same as before and they made ​​me laugh. There was always a good chemistry between the two of us and it clicked right back when I saw her, and that's incredible. I would like to see them comes the stage for Do not Stop when we are in England, but otherwise you will not draw much - even though I'm convinced that people will try. "

and just for completion purposes, same article again, NME version:

http://www.nme.com/news/fleetwood-mac/70232

May 11, 2013 10:13
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Photo: Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham has confirmed that they plan to continue releasing new material.

The recently reformed band put out their first new material in 10 years with their 'Extended Play' EP and, in an interview with Billboard, Buckingham said it was "safe to say" that they would be releasing more new songs in the future.

He said: It's safe to say there is more than these four songs that you're going to hear from Fleetwood Mac. It's just a question of how and when, you know?
Buckingham went on to add: "When I was growing up, EPs were all over the place. When I was growing up, albums were not really an art form; the single was the thing, and in some ways it has gotten back to that a little bit. The whole thing is just kind of wide open now, and it really is tantalising to be able to put together just a few things, three or four songs on an EP.

"There is something quite effective about that, for sure," he continued. "I have no preconceptions one way or the other in terms of what Fleetwood Mac will do or even what Fleetwood Mac should do. You just do what you can do and what makes sense logically - and politically.

The guitarist also insisted that former member Christine McVie - who is not part of the reformed line-up - was "never going to rejoin the band", but did reveal that the pair had recently spent time together at a reunion dinner in LA and suggested he would be open to her appearing onstage with them on their forthcoming tour.

"It was a trip, because she was the same old person I'd always known, and she was cracking me up," he said. "We'd always had just a great chemistry, the two of us, and we just kind of hit the ground running as soon as I saw her, which was kind of amazing. If she wants to come up and do 'Don't Stop' with us when we're in England, I'd love to see that. But beyond that I think there's not too much you can make out of it - although I'm sure people will try."

Fleetwood Mac are currently on tour in the US and will play a string of UK dates later this year. The band will play:

Dublin 02 (September 20)
London O2 Arena (24, 25, 27)
Birmingham LG Arena (29)
Manchester Arena (October 1)
Glasgow The Hydro (3)

To check the availability of Fleetwood Mac tickets and get all the latest listings, go to NME.COM/TICKETS now, or call 0844 858 6765.
Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/fleetwood-ma...Hu8iQrubLId.99

ultimate classic rock version - same interview, a bit different slant (i'm waiting for vivfox to jump on me for posting all these ;) ) -

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/fleet...-new-material/

FLEETWOOD MAC PLANNING TO RELEASE MORE NEW MATERIAL
by Dave Lifton May 11, 2013 11:31 AM

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When Fleetwood Mac announced that they would release only a handful of new songs to coincide with their current tour, some thought it seemed like the act of a band on its last creative legs, grudgingly going into the studio in order to drum up interest in a series of lucrative concerts. However, in a new interview, Lindsey Buckingham said that there is more to come.

The guitarist told Billboard that the band recorded eight songs – four more than were released on last month’s ‘Extended Play‘ – and that they are looking for the right time to release them. “It may be too early to tell where things are going to go,” he said. “[But] it’s safe to say there is more than these four songs that you’re going to hear from Fleetwood Mac – it’s just a question of how and when, y’know?”

Buckingham added that changes in the music industry from Fleetwood Mac’s heyday made this possible. And now that they’re putting out their music independently, they have the creative freedom to see which new directions that leads to.

“When I was growing up, albums were not really an art form,” he continued. “The single was the thing, and in some ways it has gotten back to that a little bit. The whole thing is just kind of wide open now, and it really is tantalizing to be able to put together just a few things, three or four songs on an EP. There is something quite effective about that, for sure. I have no preconceptions one way or the other in terms of what Fleetwood Mac will do or even what Fleetwood Mac should do.”

I think Lindsey does realize all of that. Maybe he just honestly believes that Christine is completely through with FM.

Well i dont know how things are working in the band, but 5 new songs could be a good thing for the fans. Stevie may not want to collaborate with Lindsey, apart from backing vocals. It sucks, but we cant do nothing.


Well Lindsey could have thought of releasing the EP under the name "Lindsey Buckingham and E Str.." ah no... :lol:

:lol:

or something like Lindsey Buckingham's Fleetwood Mac - just imagine how much hate that could evoke from Peter Green purists :laugh: :p

nah, i still like the men of mac the best, and think it's appropriate!

:D Yeah I like "The Men of the mac"

I would much prefer an entire album, but the idea of EP's being released isn't too bad. After all these years, the fact they are releasing any new material makes me happy.
I enjoy Stevie's music but I get tired of her constantly throwing a monkey wrench into the prospects of new music.
As for Christine, I'm sure everyone would welcome her back with open arms. But she does not want to. And she has earned the right to say that.

I don't think she is through recording though.

Michele

In some ways, this is so sad. However in some ways, its so good. :cool:

Here's how I see it. They are going to record two tracks with Stevie. She's going to sing duetparts and back-up on Lindsey's 5 Froomsongs. If he writes and records one other track, they only need a month do do that, and they will have another two 4-track EP's that they can put out independently in a year timeslot. Every EP has three LB songs and a SN song. That means FM buzz dripping for about a year. I think it's a fantastic modern way for drawing attention, it does not cost much, and they will not be prisoned in a Buckinghamworld for a year. Meanwhile, they can tour, do some theatretreks as Buckingham Nicks, tour Australia as FM, and a second leg USA in 2014-15.

Fleetwood Mac is Fleetwood Mac as long as Mick and John are in it. That's the name. With female singers or without female singers.
But you cannot record an EP with two songs on it where Mick is not there. So this EP is a bit of a false start in this thought.

Lindsey wants Stevie to choose him, to want him, to need him. Christine in the mix will not win him that victory.

I agree with you that that's what's he's going for, to a certain extent. That was his aim since SYW. But it seems to me he's already lost that battle. The writing is on the wall. She does not want to work with him. Look elsewhere. There's still great music to be made both solo and with FM.

Michele