Which Line Up Was THAT?

[michelej1]

This is an article from The Independent in which the author laments the lack of Brits nominated for British Awards:

http://comment.independent.co.uk/columnists/david_lister/article3350885.ece

"So have previous winners such as the Spice Girls, Eurythmics and Elton John. One might question why The Police and Sting both got one, Queen and Freddie Mercury likewise, or why McCartney, Lennon, the Beatles and their producer George Martin took up four years' worth. One could certainly raise an eyebrow at U2 and Van Morrison, as Ireland is not actually in Britain; but then Los Angeles became an honorary part of Britain when Fleetwood Mac (with just one British member) got the award, so perhaps we're all Brits when it comes to the Brits."

So, when did FM have just one British member? Must have been during that dark period when Mick left the band, leaving John to manage the Americans alone.

Michele

[vivfox]

They might mean that only Mick was there to pick up the award.:)

[michelej1]

The whole article is wondering why the Award doesn't honor British music enough. The FM comment is particularly silly if he's talking about the lifetime achievement award, because the early FM more than qualified.

Michele