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Bekka Bramlett at CMA FanFest
FINALLY got to meet Bekka today! She was partaking in part of the CMA FanFest here in Nashville, TN... a tractor driving contest to be exact.
It was HILARIOUS! Let's just say that for a tractor driver, she's a great singer. She is also one of the most incredibly kind and genuine people I've ever met (especially in this town), with personality to match her amazing talent. I agree with various other posts that say her stay in Mac was way too short!
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Lucky you to get to meet her! I'm jealous.
And it's great to see someone else who appreciates her talent. It seems we are too few in number. |
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I think she has a fab voice and liked her covers of the FM material and the other stuff. I think that, sadly, at that time FM was not in a very good place and she suffered for it because she certainly has the talent.
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She has a great voice and I thought she was a good replacement. Billy Burnett once said in his q & a that FM never let heer be herself. That's too bad. "Winds of Change" and "Nothing Without You" are great tunes.
PS: tractor driving contest? I lived in Louisiana for a few years and was privy to "women's nail driving contests" at the Cajun festival in Mamu. That was "interesting." |
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I love her voice and her songwriting is amazing. |
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Bekka and Billy seemed to add a new something that was actually not too unlike what Stevie and Lindsey added at their time of joining FM. But like it was said, those two don't need to be spending the next ?? number of years singing Gold Dust Woman and Go Your Own Way.
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Don't dig Time but was disappointed that the Nicks/Vito line-up didn't last for another couple of albums. |
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I believe 100%, that if they'd given the Time band a chance(minus Mason, as far as I'm concerned-let's bring back Vito), it could've been big.
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My problem with Bekka is that, when I was a kid, I saw an old lady with a little girl toddler who was ugly & bratty. She was eating a banana & her nose was running & even though I was just a kid myself, I found myself almost vomiting when I saw the contents of that kid's nose. And the old lady called out "Bekka, come here. I need to wipe your nose. And finish eating your banana!" So ever since that time I psychologically link the name "Bekka" with this grotesque memory. I am repulsed by the name "Bekka." I think it's ugly. It's a good thing Bekka herself was so cute--seeing her with Fleetwood Mac did a lot to help me combat this painful memory. Although I think once I did happen to see into Bekka's nose & I'm not sure what I found there.
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I think the big problem from the 87-90 bands is that they had four singer/songwriters. That’s too much. While I love Rick Vito, and have said numerous times that he was the best guitarist, from a technical standpoint, the Mac ever had, and that he had the song that had the biggest potential for a hit, it may have been a mistake to add him to the fold (especially as he was not used to his potential).
Billy coming into Fleetwood Mac was inevitable. He mixed very well with Christine and Stevie. Even if Lindsey had stayed, Billy would have been on the tour. So, what the band needed was a big name lead guitarist who wasn’t a vocalist. (Maybe somebody like Jeff Beck…Which would have put “For Your Love” and “Train Keep-A-Rollin’” in the set). Now, for the kicker, have Billy only cover “Oh Well” and GYOW and have the rest of his set be his own material. Also, I do think it could have worked in 1994-95 (though, admittedly NOT with Dave Mason). Sure, there was Nirvana, but it’s not like it was ALL grunge back then. Sheryl Crow, Collective Soul, and Hootie & The Blowfish were on the charts, too, while Smashing Pumpkins were getting airplay with “Landslide.” Plus, they could have tried playing the country card a little harder. The bottom line is that Fleetwood Mac really didn’t have any direction, and chose to rest on past glories, much like they did when Bob Welch was in the group (at least in terms of live shows).
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Interesting in an earlier comment when John said by the time they were ready to rev up FM again, the "Time" folks were into other stuff. Hmmmm... so Stevie and Lindsey weren't? Just as well... since Nashville seems to be where former FM members more or less come to settle, it's nice to be able to see them perform on a smaller, approachable scale.
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Considering that very little of what is played on country radio stations these days (meaning, since the early 90's) is what *I* would classify as "country", if Fleetwood Mac would've marketed themselves as a crossover act at the time (1994/95), I think they would've had some major success in that area. Would've just opened up whole new doors of opportunity. I doubt that anyone would've consdered Fleetwood Mac a "country band" despite being marketed through country radio. After all, it was country radio that put the Eagles back on the map. And, FMac definitely had a plethora of material that would've fit perfectly on a mid-90's country radio playlist:
Blue Letter Monday Morning Landslide (duh!) I Don't Want To Know That's Alright Can't Go Back Do You Know? When The Sun Goes Down I Got It In For You Talkin' To My Heart Dreamin' The Dream Winds Of Change Nothing Without You I Do
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The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band Blue Again CD with Rick Vito
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Rick Vito - Lucky In Love: The Best Of Rick Vito - Rick Vito CD 6IVG The Cheap
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Rick Vito - Complete Guide to Slide Guitar (DVD)
$22.59
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King of Hearts by Rick Vito (CD, Feb-1992, Modern) LIKE NEW MINT DISC
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