Mike talks Future of Heartbreakers

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Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Hmmm, I think if she'd chosen to go off and work with The Heartbreakers straight away she'd have alienated and angered just as many people, if not more, surely.
The best thing she could have done is go into the studio with Fleetwood Mac, do a tour (with all 5 members) and then go off and do something as a guest vocalist with The Heartbreakers in a few years time.

You’re probably right. I’m in the very small minority, but I don’t care that Stevie didn’t want to record a FM album. The magic of the Rumours era band ended a long time ago and it just would have been a few Stevie songs slapped on with no real cohesion or heart.

There’s so much complaining about Stevie and the lack of a FM album, but look what happened instead - a great BuckMcVie album and tour. So much better than a forced FM one.

Stevie should have kept on with what clearly energizes her - solo tours and things like the HB possibility. Instead she chose helping to ruin (I don’t hold her fully responsible) the opportunity for an honorable goodbye tour for one of the greatest bands to walk the earth. And, contrary to her BS about wanting to dance happy in her house, she seems pretty unhappy with her “new” band. It came across very clearly in her weak performance on Ellen despite her forced smile and elaborate hand gestures.

What disappoints me most as a Stevie fan is watching her go from her best tour in years, finally freeing herself from pathetic setlists of Bob Seger covers for whatever reason and singing what she wants and then making a mess of FM.