Volume 1 - Year of the Mac: 1987

[MacFan92]

Just in case someone doesn't have them, links to the 2 discs of the Tango In The Night Sessions:

Disc 1: http://www.mediafire.com/?fymcgt4ygyn

Disc 2: http://www.mediafire.com/?wtmy24kmtfg

Both are in .zip format.

[MacShadowsBall]

Atlanta Journal and Constitution (08/13/1987), Lindsey Buckingham Leaving Fleetwood Mac

The group's publicists indicate that two musicians will be added for a fall tour tentatively scheduled to reach Atlanta's Omni Nov. 2, but they won't reveal any names before Tuesday. The possibilities being mentioned Wednesday by music-business insiders in Atlanta, New York and Los Angeles include former Eagle Don Henley, veteran Waddy Wachtel, Peter Frampton and Rick Vito, a longtime member of the Los Angeles music scene.

http://bla.fleetwoodmac.net/index.ph...x_v2&id=74&c=9

Well they were right about Vito! Were the other three seriously in contention to replace Lindsey? Interesting choices, though.

About that "altercation" between Stevie and Lindsey on "that" day, it seems everyone denies it happening, so did it happen or not? Perhaps it was just something blown out of proporation?

[MacFan92]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

About that "altercation" between Stevie and Lindsey on "that" day, it seems everyone denies it happening, so did it happen or not? Perhaps it was just something blown out of proporation?

Didn't Mick write in his book that Lindsey called here a schizophrenic bitch and slapped her and such? Who knows how much of that book was the truth anyways lol.

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Mrs. McVie, Mick Fleetwood's ex-wife, had responded by joking that she'd "break his arms" if Buckingham refused to tour but then admitted that the realization there was little chance Buckingham would tour was "quite a shock."

Am I too sleepy cause it's almost midnight in Peru... or I just forgot completely Christine was Fleetwood's wife?

I guess this is one of those "rumours" that made people think the album would be named Rumours II instead of Tango in the Night.

Or this is as true as the story behind Lindsey leaving the band: he discovered Stevie Nicks is... is... HIS REAL MOTHER!!!

[SteveMacD]

1987 wan't too bad, but...

I think May, 1970 to May 1971 was the most interesting year in the band's history. Green quit, they did a record as a quartet, added Christine for the tour, lost Jeremy to a religious sect, had Green briefly return, and added Bob Welch.

The next most interesting year was 1974. It started with Mystery To Me, had a cancelled tour, a fake Mac and lawsuit, Heroes Are Hard To Find, and ended with a phone call to two California kids.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Well they were right about Vito! Were the other three seriously in contention to replace Lindsey? Interesting choices, though.

About that "altercation" between Stevie and Lindsey on "that" day, it seems everyone denies it happening, so did it happen or not? Perhaps it was just something blown out of proporation?

To my knowledge, Lindsey's the only one who denied anything happened, though Mick seems to have embelished it a bit. Stevie told the BBC that she thought Lindsey was going to kill her, and that Lindsey probably thought he was going to kill her, and that she told him if he did kill her, her dad and brother would kill him if the band didn't get to him first. Was there a hit? Probably not. But something ugly definitely happened.

[MacShadowsBall]

The calm before the storm, I suppose...

[Villavic]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

The calm before the storm, I suppose...

Interesting. It made me recall Mick's words (from his book) about Lindsey producing Tango, and how "as a band" they worked and felt:

Stevie finally showed up in January 1987; we'd been working six months, and it was the only time the whole band was in the studio together. We had been sending copies of our working tapes to Stevie's home in Arizona. On her part, she was dreading that Lindsey, in his producing capacity, would be sarcastic toward her, but he made an effort not to be as much of a martinet as he was with the rest of us. He was under some strain with this project, and lost his patience occasionally, but with Stevie we wanted him to be more objective and professional. He tried to make her feel great in the studio, and they got on well. (The love-hate saga between those two will never end.)

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

The next most interesting year was 1974. It started with Mystery To Me, had a cancelled tour, a fake Mac and lawsuit, Heroes Are Hard To Find, and ended with a phone call to two California kids.

Well, Mystery To Me was released in '73...but, I'll let that slide for "artistic license".

[sjpdg]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

So you were there when they filmed the Tango in the Night concert video?

Isn't It Midnight is such an important Fleetwood Mac song. Why? Cause it shows us that Christine McVie can rock out too!

Tango in the Night Tour - Isn't it Midnight

I was there and I had that video for years after it came out. I think I wore it out rewinding and listening/watching "Isn't It Midnight" over and over again. I did the same thing with "Oh Well" and "I Loved Another Woman". I've always said that if you look at Mick during "I Loved Another Woman", it looks like he's reliving a very fond memory. I imagine it being the original Mac in some London club with Peter out front, destroying the crowd with his guitar work. That's pure fantasy on my part, it's just what imagery Mick's facial expressions during that son have always evoked for me.

[Dodfather]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

[Mrs. McVie, Mick Fleetwood's ex-wife, ]

Ooops!! Haha!

[MacShadowsBall]

Well since I posted a Stevie/Lindsey clip, we need a Christine/John clip to balance things out!

[WildHearted]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

To my knowledge, Lindsey's the only one who denied anything happened, though Mick seems to have embelished it a bit. Stevie told the BBC that she thought Lindsey was going to kill her, and that Lindsey probably thought he was going to kill her, and that she told him if he did kill her, her dad and brother would kill him if the band didn't get to him first. Was there a hit? Probably not. But something ugly definitely happened.

I recall John (?) saying it got physical and he made a choking gesture with his hands .. or something of that nature.

Who knows what really happened.

[MacShadowsBall]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

Who knows what really happened.

That seems to be the case. Mick's book I suppose is the only "source" of info on that day.

I couldn't find anything on youtube pertaining to it either.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by WildHearted

I recall John (?) saying it got physical and he made a choking gesture with his hands .. or something of that nature.

Who knows what really happened.

John didn't actually say that Lindsey did the choking. Later Stevie said that she ran across the room and started to strangle Lindsey and then he chased her around the car and outside and had her down on the car and that's when she told him her father and brother would kill him. Since John was describing what happened in the house, when he did the choking gesture, I thought he was referring to Stevie choking Lindsey.

Michele