Prolific band

[sue]

Now here is a band making new music…
The Stones advertise new album…..Hackney Diamonds..
That will be their 31st Album.
Rumours five made 8 ( if you count The Dance and BuckVie )
That’s so tragic.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by sue

Now here is a band making new music…
The Stones advertise new album…..Hackney Diamonds..
That will be their 31st Album.
Rumours five made 8 ( if you count The Dance and BuckVie )
That’s so tragic.

That's the egos of you know who, and you know who.

[jbrownsjr]

The Brits had 4 albums between 1972-1974

[Mr Scarrott]

I suppose 12 albums from 1967 to 1979 (13 if we count the Chess jam album) was pretty good going. But oh, what could have been...what did someone say once-
"Rumours was the sound of Fleetwood Mac exploding; Tusk was the pieces of the band falling back to earth" Something like that, anyway.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by Mr Scarrott

I suppose 12 albums from 1967 to 1979 (13 if we count the Chess jam album) was pretty good going. But oh, what could have been...what did someone say once-
"Rumours was the sound of Fleetwood Mac exploding; Tusk was the pieces of the band falling back to earth" Something like that, anyway.

In 50 years, there probably should be more albums.

[tango87]

It certainly is tragic. The Stones have never really stopped, despite a 4-year sulk in the 80s. Even if the albums have slowed down compared with their glory days, they've carried on touring, and have released a huge amount of classic live shows, on CD and DVD. Stones forums still find plenty to gripe about though - but nothing compared to us... The Stones are a going concern; Fleetwood Mac is a defunct pop group.

The frustrating thing is that some members of FM have always wanted to work. Chaotic as Mick may be, he's certainly been driven to keep the band going. And Lindsey pushed for new music since his return in 97.

The problem is, what made them so beguiling and work so beautifully as a band is what drove them apart - that unique, wonderful chemistry.

We all dreamt of a perfect ending for them, but perhaps what we got was always inevitable.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by sue

Now here is a band making new music…
The Stones advertise new album…..Hackney Diamonds..
That will be their 31st Album.
Rumours five made 8 ( if you count The Dance and BuckVie )
That’s so tragic.

Stones fans gripe about the output of new music being minimal and for set lists being stale. However, even in their most recent tour in 2022, the set had variation from night to night. And they were playing a newish song from 2020 each night. Fleetwood Mac would never.

This album is a long time coming. I’m certain it will be the last by the boys and will include Charlie’s drumming on several tracks and apparently a return by Bill Wyman on one song. It will get panned for certain (derp derp it isn’t Exile!) and probably have some of the pros and cons that every Stones album has had for 40 years now.

[secret love]

Originally Posted by sue

Now here is a band making new music…
The Stones advertise new album…..Hackney Diamonds..
That will be their 31st Album.
Rumours five made 8 ( if you count The Dance and BuckVie )
That’s so tragic.

Tragic? Not for the band, who made as much money as the Stones and from less work. But yes, tragic for us fans. I like the Stones too, new song Angry sounds ace.


Haha Steve. Yes - including solo work, they have been fairly prolific. Just NOT in their old age, unlike the Stones.

[jbrownsjr]

BuckVie was prolific for their 2017 tenure!