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Not to mention they've been American-based since what, 1973? To this day tour rehearsals and studio recording always takes place in LA, and all active members of the band maintain property in LA. They even refer to LA as home when they play the Forum.
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Nice one. Of course, Fleetwood Mac started as a British band and then became a British/American band and is now a British/American/Kiwi band. Bands are obviously defined by their heritage of the members and not from where they are popular.
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And I never said that Lindsey doesn't belong in Fleetwood Mac. I did say that Lindsey appeared on less than half of Fleetwood Mac albums meaning that a large part of the band's discography doesn't include Lindsey. Lindsey is a part, albeit important part, of the band's history.
That being said, Lindsey has been a commercial flop as a solo artist. You can say that he's been an artistic success as a solo artist, but his solo albums have been commercial flops. And it's odd that folks keep saying that no one knows who Neil Finn is. Neil is a legend in Australia/New Zealand. He's in the Australian Music Hall of Fame. He's also a big star in the UK and much of Europe. And he's also a mid-level star in the states where Don't Dream It's Over, Something So Strong, and I Got You were huge hit songs. |
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If you're implying neil finn as not a flop of a solo artist, well that's just as subjective as you saying Lindsey was a flop of a solo artist.
Doesn't really add up to anything.
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I must say, there is a list of things I find disturbing about Lindseys firing. Things I really dislike Mick for. But one thing that slowly moves to the top of that list are Neil Finn fans who suddenly feel entitled to have an opinion on Fleetwood Mac and their fans. It's like crumbles judging a cake. What is this **** here?
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But that's anecdotal evidence, not factual. Facts involve verifiable statistics such as album sales & tour revenue. There's no way that globally, Finn/Crowded House/et al outsells Fleetwood Mac, end stop.
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With all due respect to the late Paul Hester, Nick Seymour, and Mark Hart ... Crowded House was Neil Finn. Hester/Seymour/Hart are talented musicians, but they had almost nothing to do with writing, producing, or arranging the songs. Neil wrote almost all the Crowded House songs and was the sole creative force in the band. That was very different from Fleetwood Mac where Lindsey was the main producer, but wrote a minority of the songs. Most of the band's hits were Stevie or Christine songs. Thus, it is fair to compare Crowded House songs to Lindsey solo songs. That's actually a very fair comparison as both situations are where we get to see how Neil's songs stand up to Lindsey's songs where each was fully in charge of the process. |
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Perhaps we'll all warm up to Finn once he actually starts working with the band. Until then, his very name is going to continue to enrage a large contingency of FM fans, because he's not a legitimate member of the band yet. Regardless of how "miraculous" he is to certain folks around here.
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What the f**k you talking about??? Neil Finn is massively popular and famous in a number of countries outside the US. No argument. That is a fact. Nobody has said anything about Neil Finn outselling Fleetwood Mac. What I would say (that definitely is anecdotal) is that more people probably know the name Neil Finn than the UK than the name Lindsey Buckingham. I might be wrong but that would be my hunch.
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