Guitar free

secret love · #1 06-27-2018, 03:27 PM

Is being guitar free such a bad thing? I'm not talking about Lindsey. I'm talking about his instrument? Why were they so self conscious about the dark possibility of being a piano band? They have some great piano songs: Hold Me, Angel, Sisters of the Moon, Sara, Songbird, Game of Pretend. That's one third of the set right there. Why was it never even considered that the foursome could be great?

sasja · #2 06-27-2018, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by secret love

Is being guitar free such a bad thing? I'm not talking about Lindsey. I'm talking about his instrument? Why were they so self conscious about the dark possibility of being a piano band? They have some great piano songs: Hold Me, Angel, Sisters of the Moon, Sara, Songbird, Game of Pretend. That's one third of the set right there. Why was it never even considered that the foursome could be great?

Because without the energy of the guitar I think the chances of slipping into a sleepy lounge act are 90 %. IMHO.

BLY · #3 06-27-2018, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by secret love

Is being guitar free such a bad thing? I'm not talking about Lindsey. I'm talking about his instrument? Why were they so self conscious about the dark possibility of being a piano band? They have some great piano songs: Hold Me, Angel, Sisters of the Moon, Sara, Songbird, Game of Pretend. That's one third of the set right there. Why was it never even considered that the foursome could be great?

......as the great band Heart sings...Never....Never!

secret love · #4 06-27-2018, 07:32 PM

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......as the great band Heart sings...Never....Never!

If the intent was simply to replace the guitar (and clearly it wasn't), they could have brought Mike in on his own. He is not a singer, so he would be there for instrumental purposes only, to play guitar on Stevie and Chris's songs.
However, they thought they could replace Buckingham's voice as well as his guitar. There, I agree, NEVER!

dreamsunwind · #5 06-27-2018, 07:36 PM

Because they're supposed to be a rock band. You can't be much of a rock band without guitar.

secret love · #6 06-27-2018, 07:39 PM

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Because they're supposed to be a rock band. You can't be much of a rock band without guitar.

They can still rock without Neil, surely?

SteveMacD · #7 06-27-2018, 08:17 PM

Fleetwood Mac has always been a guitar band. The band’s history is defined by who the guitarist was at a particular point in time: Peter Green, Bob Welch, Lindsey Buckingham, Billy Burnette, Lindsey Buckingham (reprise), and now Mike Campbell.

dreamsunwind · #8 06-27-2018, 09:57 PM

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They can still rock without Neil, surely?

Neil wasn't really brought in for the purpose of guitar playing as much as because Mike doesn't sing. Mike was a done deal but they still would need a male lead singer since that's way too essential to their songs to lose.