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Calling Fleetwood Mac a 'Tribute Act'
I note that on some threads the standard people are referring to the current Fleetwood Mac a 'tribute act'.
OK, so I presume they're thinking that they're so witty and clever in doing so, but it really shows up what they're thinking. The current Fleetwood Mac has four out of five members of what is considered by many to be the 'classic lineup'. Including two of the three singer songwriters, and the two who wrote the most hits. To call such a 'tribute act' is an implication that Lindsey Buckingham was the be all and end all of Fleetwood Mac, and that the others are inconsequential. What that tells us is exactly how bizarre the thought processes of those who call the current FM a tribute act really are. Hey guys! Reality is over this way -------------> Sensible discussion starts with people being sensible. Calling Fleetwood Mac a tribute act simply isn't. |
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I haven't personally used the term tribute act myself but fans that are upset/angry at the way things have turned out for FM are using this term as they feel the 'new band' is not worthy of continuing without Lindsey and is now on par with a tribute band as they stand. As simple as that, not worthy of much more analysis really. |
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It sucks to see people act this way! Lindsey is obviously a cherished member but Stevie and Chris are also brilliant musicians! This may be one of my only chances to see Chris live, as I’m sure Stevie still has a couple solo tours in her. The negativity won’t affect my fun of seeing the first show of the tour.
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Many fans have been calling the band an oldies act for quite a while now, because of the lack of new material for so many years and the staleness of the live set. They've played the same songs over and over for tour after tour.
It remains to be seen what happens on this tour. But replacing one set of their past hits for a slightly (and I emphasize slightly) different set of their own past hits does not suddenly mean they are doing "new" material. The last decade or so they have rested on their laurels treading the same old ground. That is a tribute band or an oldies act or whatever you want to call it. That is not a vibrant creative band. Firing a key member and bringing in new people to take his place (not necessarily to form a new band doing brand new music) still keeps you an oldies act playing to people's nostalgia for your old hits. That's fine for what it is; but it's not a 'new' band. The irony of it is that the band member they fired is the one band member who continuously pushed them to record new material so they would have new material for the live show. The lead singer who remains is the one who resisted recording new material for the last decade, meaning there was no new material for the show. She may have argued, along with Mick, for adding in more old hits from the PG era, but again, that is not doing "new" material.
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Thank God referring to Fakewood Mac as a 'cover band' shows what we're thinking, because basically that was the whole point! I don't know if that means I'm witty or clever and I don't care. When people from other bands join that particular band, they're a cover band. Not because of the remaining members of the original band but for the members of other bands that are joining them. Sorry if I'm being insensitive towards your band. They're fired my favorite member of the band.All of them fired him. So, yearh... calling about being insensitive here.
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I think about them as the Mick Fleetwood All Stars band, because they play various songs from people who are either not anymore, or have never been in the band. When the new guys play a FM tune that is not a song written by Christine or Stevie by now, it's their tribute to the original, because they both have not written or recorded FM material. And if they p(la)y tribute to Peter Green (and maybe another musician from before 1974), Lindsey Buckingham, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Crowded House AND one or two Stevie Solo songs - then there is not much time left for songs that were written for the band by people who are still in the band. I have no idea how they want to make this mash-up into a concert.
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I will block a troll
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Wasn't there supposed to be a couple of new songs released before the tour I have heard nothing about those songs recently so it just makes it seem that much more of a cash grab and creatively bankrupt endeavor.
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I wouldn’t expect new music, if there is any, to be released until right before the tour, since Neil has a new album out.
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Remember now, Stevie does not to record because music does not sell LOL
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