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Originally Posted by elle
actually, you are projecting what you want to see, on both Lindsey and Christine (and sure, i'm also talking about what *i*want to see, here). if he refused, there would be no saving the Fleetwood Mac. the other 4 were there for the start of the Mac demise, so their reunion would have been meaningless without LB.
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From my perspective as a fan of Fleetwood Mac, when it was clear that Mick wasn’t a complete wreck anymore, Lindsey, still smarting from tanking as a solo artist, made his move to get back in the band while another version of Fleetwood Mac was still active. They were supposed to do a proper tour behind the album in early 1996, but Lindsey dangled the carrot. And then Stevie got on board…
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Rob Cavallo said that he / record company practically forced LB's hand. he was gonna go out with the solo album, and tried couple of times - first time they told him he should do FM reunion / the Dance instead since he's been inactive.
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He had just toured in 1993. He hadn’t been that inactive, especially by their standards.
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next time when he tried putting it out again (in 2001), they told him to wait (for SN's solo stuff that she was doing, riding the reunion coattails solo instead of recording with the band - whoever was managing her was a genius!)
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He could have released it as a solo album in 1999 or 2000 and still wouldn’t have been competing with Stevie. Something, maybe the situation at the label, maybe first time fatherhood, maybe a mix of different factors, kept him from going that route, and it really can’t be blamed on Stevie or the band. He CHOSE not to release it as a solo album.
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wouldn't be the first time he recruited them for solo stuff - starting from Trouble. these were his friends / family, people he knew. he recruited them for other projects too, like SN for Egan stuff. Mick may have had ulterior motives, but as far as LB goes, looking at all of this now, he was mostly just emotional and stupid or went with familiar and many many times got screwed by macsters as far as his output goes.
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Yeah, but not like that. Before, Mick, Christine, and Lindsey all made cameos on each other’s albums. When Mick’s involvement was announced (prior to the announcement of Fleetwood Mac’s breakup), it was clear that he was going to be an integral part of the project, not just making a few cameos. And then “Twisted” came out a month or so later.