So, In Regard To This New EP......

[elle]

regarding EP, this is what Lindsey sad before Sad Angel yesterday:

"we're gonna be dropping an EP, very soon, probably next week, online, and then maybe later as a physical piece of product"

(vivfox pasted this vid in the Chicago thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=E-o74jf2DMQ)

[Jondalar]

Sad Angel is a single. I wish it was going on an extended Buckingham/Nicks album though. They sound great together on that song and its full of energy. Reminds me I Don't Wanna Know.

[MikeInNV]

Quote: While she is still publicly promoting the "In Your Dreams" documentary with Dave Sterwat and saying what a great time she had making the record with him, that personally she has become less thrilled with working with him again and is more open to having Lindsey produce a Mac album.

This doesn't seem right to me. She's doing an awful lot for this documentary, even with Fleetwood Mac in full swing. To still be doing Q&As, with Dave no less, would imply she hasn't lost her fondness for the whole thing. And what would the reason be if she has? I might take this with a grain of salt, unless more details emerge.

[bethelblues]

I found the conversation very interesting, a glimpse of what goes on behind the scenes. The NYT review from Unleashed, in particular, was something I knew about and had read prior to the 4-8 show at MSG. It was very critical, calling their act stale and it actually had me worried going in that the show would be disappointing, the band only a shell of their former selves. So reading that Stevie was concerned about their New York show was intriguing and I'm glad the Times was much more favorable this time around, and definitely caught onto the energy exuding from the band in the Garden.

Yeah, the little tidbit on what Stevie might really think about Dave Stewart was rather funny. Not sure if I buy that--maybe that's Lindsey's view of Stevie's album, since the person who had backstage access did say they were overhearing Lindsey's conversation. And we all know Lindsey has expressed a little aggravation in Stevie taking so much time promoting In Your Dreams. I do think she should put it behind her soon and focus on new music, written specifically for the concept of a new Mac album (no double albums please).

The oval lighting pieces have been very effective in terms of staging and lighting for some of the songs, especially for I'm So Afraid. I hope they don't ditch them.

And I thought Say Goodbye was a very good closer. I might have preferred hearing Crystal, but Lindsey's great guitar work in a song that features both singers was a great choice--the version being much stronger than the sped-up track on Say You Will. It's definitely the kind of song you want to leave an audience with as they leave the arena.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by Ulpian

I don't know. From a few interviews I've read, and from the Rumours reissue notes, I got the impression if musically he did something she didn't like she'd say so. That is what I was referring to.

She didn't like some of his songs on Tusk. She may have said so, but she didn't try to stop him.

I never got the impression that he did anything musically that she felt the need to rein in. Was she afraid to say no to him? No. Did she ever have cause? I've no reason to think she did. She might have changed what he did on her songs or failed to take his suggestions, but I don't think she was reining him in on his or Stevie's. Instead, I remember interviews where she said that she respected them all so much that she supported them and followed their ideas even when they were WRONG and I think she specifically meant Lindsey there.

Michele

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by elle

agree that oval pieces work nicely with the whole presentation which is really great - when they work!

but they malfunctioned several times at the shows i was at, especially in DC when they didn't lift up or go down on time, ruining some of the presentation, and probably getting the band members slightly worried they may at some point fall down on their heads.

so i can see why they'd be frustrated with all the problems and wanting to get rid of them.

For $50,000 a week, I'd let them go, even though I like the effect.

Michele

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

I hope that's true!

I find it hard to believe. Lindsey may think that, but I don't think it's true of Stevie. And no matter what happened in recent weeks, I don't think she can ever get the memory of the "best time of my life" recording process out of her head.

Michele

[Jondalar]

Originally Posted by MikeInNV

Quote: While she is still publicly promoting the "In Your Dreams" documentary with Dave Sterwat and saying what a great time she had making the record with him, that personally she has become less thrilled with working with him again and is more open to having Lindsey produce a Mac album.

This doesn't seem right to me. She's doing an awful lot for this documentary, even with Fleetwood Mac in full swing. To still be doing Q&As, with Dave no less, would imply she hasn't lost her fondness for the whole thing. And what would the reason be if she has? I might take this with a grain of salt, unless more details emerge.

Where did you get this quote? Because this seems all wrong. There will never be another Fleetwood Mac album. She still has Buckingham/Nicks to wrap and up and she already songs finished with Dave.

[michelej1]

Even in 2003 Lindsey was introducing Say Goodbye as an "old" tune that had finally found it's time. Now, he thinks it was written in 2003.

Michele

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by bethelblues

And we all know Lindsey has expressed a little aggravation in Stevie taking so much time promoting In Your Dreams.

Lindsey never said that. He has said that they were under the impression the FM tour was going to be last year, but he actually said she was so proud of the album and "deservedly so" she wanted to extend the promotion. And, long before that became part of this FM press, Stevie pointed out that Lindsey specifically told her she should not worry about running back to FM, that he understood her creative desire to extend her promotion of IYD and he was supportive of that. Mick was the one whining about it.

Originally Posted by michelej1

I find it hard to believe. Lindsey may think that, but I don't think it's true of Stevie. And no matter what happened in recent weeks, I don't think she can ever get the memory of the "best time of my life" recording process out of her head.

Michele

Yeah, well I think Stevie has a history of changing her mind on things like that.
You may be the love of her life one second and the next you were just a drunken mistake.

[MikeInNV]

Originally Posted by Jondalar

Where did you get this quote? Because this seems all wrong. There will never be another Fleetwood Mac album. She still has Buckingham/Nicks to wrap and up and she already songs finished with Dave.

It's post #122 in this thread. I didn't know how to do a quote of a quote, so I just copied and pasted.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by elle

regarding EP, this is what Lindsey sad before Sad Angel yesterday:

"we're gonna be dropping an EP, very soon, probably next week, online, and then maybe later as a physical piece of product"

(vivfox pasted this vid in the Chicago thread http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=E-o74jf2DMQ)

What does "next week" constitute in Mac time?

Sad Angel will hit mp3-waves in 2014, if ever.

[Stormwind]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

What does "next week" constitute in Mac time?

Sad Angel will hit mp3-waves in 2014, if ever.

Time is relative as someone said. I hope that they release also a cd of the single...if ever it will be released .

[Phil]

Oh, no, please no IYD- production. It is so middle of the road slick that it sucks all FM-character out of it. No no no.

I wonder how much of the "slick" production rests upon Dave's shoulders as opposed to Stevie's? I haven't seen the IYD documentary as yet, but someone recently made a reference to Stevie resisting Dave's more experimental ideas in the studio. I expect she is the stumbling block when it comes to innovation, not Dave.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by Phil

I wonder how much of the "slick" production rests upon Dave's shoulders as opposed to Stevie's? I haven't seen the IYD documentary as yet, but someone recently made a reference to Stevie resisting Dave's more experimental ideas in the studio. I expect she is the stumbling block when it comes to innovation, not Dave.

I agree. In fact, Dave made some comment in the IYD Q&A's, I believe it was - about disliking demos. I thought that was so ironic given that seems to be the running issue she has with Lindsey - how she doesn't really want her demos messed with and that is his job. He said once he didn't really like it that fans have heard the demos - he said there's a reason they're demos. So, it would seem as producers Lindsey & Dave are more on the same page.