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1) it was released 10/10/1995 2) Bekka wasn't brought in to "replace" Stevie Nicks...she was brought in to be the lead singer in a band that had a recent history of having TWO female vocalists. The set included twice as many Christine McVie songs as Stevie Nicks songs, so who REALLY was she replacing?? 3) And, really...didn't EVERY Christine McVie song sound like a "throwback to her Future Games days? They either sounded like "Morning Rain" ("You Make Loving Fun") or "Show Me A Smile" ("Songbird"), right? 4) I'll never understand how "the loss of Stevie Nicks" is considered a BAD thing. 5) Their 18 month tour ended BEFORE the release of the album, so they never DID tour to back the album. 6) In 1995 country music was bigger than pop, rock or any other non-rap/hip-hop genre...had they taken that route, they could've reinvented themselves and grabbed themselves a whole new (and substantially larger) audience.
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Well, we only have two more reviews to go from Mr. Bowling and how much more can he get wrong in so short of a time?
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6)Absolutely. This was their chance to grab the brass ring, in another genre, but they failed. I think the band feels(save for Christine) that there can be no FM, minus the ditz. Again, the worst thing to ever happen to the band. |
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Without Stevie no Behind The Mask (gag), or even the reinvention of the Mac to carryover into the great TIME. |
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And I like Time, better than BTM, for the record. |
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If so, would that logic apply to Elvis, Beatles and Michael Jackson etc...? Those are extreme examples of success, but my point is you think success destroys creativity or at very least reinvention. In that case no one would ever be popular. Though in Elvis and even Michael's case, if their popularity would have fell off it might have saved their lives. But that's another thread. I think going back to the syrupy sweet music that was Mirage didn't help the Mac's credibility. But if some how the 5 could have stuck together through Tango, that might have kept the lesser versions of the Mac from getting together and almost ruining the legacy of Fleetwood Mac. |
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As far as I'm concerned, Fleetwood Mac should be placed on the level that bands like The Rolling Stones, Led Zepplin, The Beatles, The Who, etc. are, but they aren't. The difference between Fleetwood Mac and the bands I mentioned is that you can pick and choose what albums are the greatest of their releases. It's an argument as to which album is the best. With Fleetwood Mac, it's already been set in stone that Rumours is the best album the band ever made which in my view is not the case. Fleetwood Mac has had some of the greatest guitarists ever in the band, but you never hear about it. It's such a shame that one album has overshadowed so many good things about this band. Matt |
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I do believe that without Stevie, FM wouldn't have half the fans they do. So if anything, she did not ruin Fleetwood Mac, she made Fleetwood Mac. Whether it was for the better or worse. I do agree that what Rumours has become is nauseating, but what else is there? If Mirage had been as successful we would be sick of those songs too. I can't imagine Dave or Bekka being the saviors of a band that was set in stone decades prior. By that point, there was no replacing, they should have just quit.
Also: The reason Fleetwood Mac isn't on the pedestal of Led Zepplin or The Beatles is the revolving door of mediocre singers and guitarists. If Mick Jagger quit and was replaced with a nobody, their reputation would be hurt as well. Maybe that is why they drag the greatest hits into the dirt, so that people remember what they once were. It's too bad they can't move on. Last edited by tilthefirefades; 12-01-2010 at 08:22 PM.. |
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Could be because Rumours is one of the most successful albums ever
Not to mention the fact that it is the reason Fleetwood Mac has 90% of it's fan base. I guess they really have no choice but to play it to death. |
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Anthony, you get extra Scooby Snacks! You have very, very valid points, though. Following Rumours, Fleetwood Mac was forever typecast to those 5 members, with that unique sound. Any variation of that, and the public will no longer bite. Variations to that formula in any fashion only served to erode Fleetwood Mac's lasting fame and credibility. It doesn't matter how good any replacement members were or were not, they WEREN'T the members who brought the band to stratospheric fame. It'd be like regrouping the Beatles now and bringing in replacements for John and George. And much like Fleetwood Mac, there WAS a band before John, Paul, George, and Ringo. But they were the folks who made it big, and in the public's eyes, those 4 men ARE the Beatles. To rope this back to the Mac, I'd argue your summation that 50% of people who are Mac fans are so because of Stevie Nicks is actually a conservative number. Folks can love her or hate her, but she IS Fleetwood Mac. And further, those who try to put Time on such a pedestal are full of it. It's just a forgettable album... there's nothing unique, cutting edge, or special there. To me all this claimed forward movement regarding Time is woefully overreaching. For sh!ts and giggles, I thought I'd include the Amazon.com editorial review on Time... it sums up the situation pretty well: Amazon.com The temptation is to compare this version of Fleetwood Mac with the multiplatinum quintet that peaked in the '70s and then made a triumphant return in 1997. But there've been some half dozen versions of Mac over the last 28 years, some significantly more memorable than others. This 1995 lineup isn't likely to make anyone forget Rumours. Three stalwart members--Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, and Christine McVie--are back, joined by 10-year Mac vet Billy Burnette and short-term members Bekka Bramlett (the daughter of first generation Mac contemporaries Delaney and Bonnie Bramlett) and journeyman rocker Dave Mason. The spotlight inevitably shines brightest upon McVie, who responds with four songs that are never less, or more, than pleasant. For their part, Burnette, Bramlett, and Mason check in with mostly nondescript contributions. --Steven Stolder
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But you can't blame Rumours for your fatigue, any more than you can blame the Ninth Symphony for being chopped up & jingled for commercials, cable news shows, sports events, kiddie recitals, elevator muzak, & European Union festivities.
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Contra Costa Times (Walnut Creek,CA), May 18, 1996
Section: Time Out LATEST FLEETWOOD MAC DISBANDS Howard Cohen "I can still hear you saying/You would never break the chain . . ." Almost 20 years ago, "The Chain" served as the centerpiece of Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours." Recorded while the members of its most famous lineup were all enduring painful romantic breakups with each other, the album resonated with record buyers who related to its soap opera aspect and its bright, passionate pop/rock. To this day, "Rumours" remains the top-selling studio album by a rock group in history and is behind only Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and the Eagles' first greatest hits album. "The Chain," though never a single, became the group's theme. After all, the band formed by celebrated guitarist Peter Green in 1967 as a British blues act stumped skeptics who felt Green's defection in 1970 would be insurmountable. The cast of characters to follow featured some of rock's most storied tales one member disappeared to follow God, another aimlessly wandered the streets of England, yet another was fired for sleeping with Fleetwood's wife. By the '90s, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, star players on "Rumours," also bailed out. But Fleetwood Mac continued. Until now. The chain has broken, Fleetwood Mac has disbanded. Fleetwood, through his Los Angeles publicist, says, "The Fleetwood Mac as we know it is no longer." He is referring to the latest lineup, which featured Dave Mason and Bekka Bramlett. Fleetwood blames record company apathy (that incarnation's 1995 album, "Time," sold only 32,000 copies, according to SoundScan, and received no promotion from Warner Bros.). "We worked hard on that record and no one knew it existed." Fleetwood Mac watchers should know by now to never rule out a reunion. Fleetwood himself says "never say never." The improbable has already happened: Nicks, Buckingham and Fleetwood recently teamed to record "Twisted" for the movie "Twister," and Fleetwood is in an L.A. studio cutting drum tracks for Buckingham's forthcoming fourth solo album. Still, Christine McVie's "All Over Again," released on last fall's "Time," seemed all too final. "Well it's time to say goodnight/And finally turn out the light/How do I say in some simple way/How much you have been on my mind." |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (PA), February 25, 1996
Section: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT TRACY COLLINS "Time," Fleetwood Mac. Warner Bros. one and a half stars Let's say this about "Time": Mick Fleetwood and John McVie are still here, but that's just the rhythm section you only noticed when they acted goofy on the videos. Dave Mason's back, just to make you realize you didn't really miss him when he left the band 20 years ago. Christine McVie is still here, but acts as if she wishes she weren't. Stevie Nicks is either in Arizona or the cosmos somewhere, licking her wounds over a fine solo effort that no one cared about. And Lindsey Buckingham -- the one you should really care about -- is home trying to figure out why his impeccable "Out of the Cradle" could never crack a hit list dominated by Nirvana, Pearl Jam and R.E.M. in '92. Do yourself a favor: If you pine for the days of "Rhiannon," "Over My Head" or "Monday Morning," go buy 1976's "Fleetwood Mac" or 1977's "Rumours." Great discs. Or better yet, buy Buckingham's "Out of the Cradle." It really was a blast. But don't buy "Time," unless you've just been dying for the latest Billy Burnette-Bekka Bramlett release. Because that's what Fleetwood Mac is these days, fronted by two passable club singers. And it's too lame for you to bother with it. RECORDING REVIEW Recordings are rated on a scale of one (poor) to four (excellent) stars. |
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