So now that FM have been unleashed...
 

What are the chances of another Christine album/reworking of ITM?

Slim or none?

My vote would be none

Gail

Well, we haven't seen any more clues. And March looked like it would be the time, if that was going to happen. But I would say slim.

Michele

I won't say "none." But I will say "very slim."

Yeah, slim.

But I never underestimate her ability to surprise us all...

What was supposed to happen in March? :shrug:

The pauseandplay website still lists "Spring 2009" as the release date for Christine's new release. I think that gives the old gal until June to let something drop. :nod:

I guess Spring is longer than I thought! I just went with March because I thought it would coincide with FM's stuff. But FM's own CD/DVD doesn't coincide with their tour, so why should IMT?

Michele

The only reason I can think of is that the economic downturn has made labels think it's not worth investing any amount into albums which won't sell large numbers. Given the sales figures for ITM, which someone alluded to here some time ago, they might think twice about a CM solo project.

They would, of course, be mad.

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Anything Is Possible

Maybe Martin Wyatt will have to talk nice to someone

Gail

:lol:

BTW, I am not as repulsed by the Unleashed version of SYLM as I thought I would be. It's not as lovely as it was when Christine sang it, and Lindsey's rasp does grate a bit, but that chorus - oh how I have missed it.

I've just watched SYLM and it's not bad at all but I feel the same - God it would have been even better with the original vocalist

Don't want to talk about it

Don't want to think about it

Don't want to think about it any more

Sigh

Gail

Don't you think it odd that Mick mentions Christine like that in this NY Post Interview? Has Christine been working on a solo project in the last 2 years? I will put this in my evidence bag as a clue.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/03082009...air_158492.htm

So, who caved in and got the reunion going?

There really wasn't any single person doing the coercing. We've been talking about it for two years, but needed to wait for the right time. Lindsey was working on solo records, I was touring with my blues band and both Stevie and Christine [McVie, a former member] were working on projects.

Unless you're Beyonce, I'd say move on (instead of re-working an album) and start on your next project.

Hmmm. It's possible, but Mick's timeline is often a bit skewed. I'd say he's referring to her 04 ITM release.

Projects? Does he mean training the dogs? Planting the garden? Riding her bike around the grounds?

This is too vague to put it into a box of clues, in my thinking. As much as I'd like to see another Chris solo record, I don't think there is any evidence that one is in the works, and this includes the listing on 'Pause and Play,' which apparently came from someone's unfounded rumour on this site!

This does NOT mean I think it's impossible that she'll put out another record ... it's just that none of the "evidence" so far collected has a shred of reliability.

I think Gail had first hand evidence from Martin Wyatt that they were thinking about reworking ITM?

This is pretty strange in that he seems to be including her in the current band. I would assume that he was referring to ITM & just got the timing wrong, unless he meant the reworking of ITM that Martin Wyatt told Gail about.

I don't want to get my hopes up for a new solo album until there's credible evidence that she's working on something new.

Yes, that's true. But a "reworking" (whatever that means) of 'ITM' and a brand spanking new record are two different things altogether.

I actually think it's charming that Mick would include Chris in the band. I think it shows that he has never stopped thinking of her as a crucial member of the band. Maybe he's in denial that she's retired (like some of us are, too).

It implies that when they were going back and forth as to when everyone would be free to work together again, that Christine was somehow part of those discussions. It suggests that Mick touched base with her not as just a friend, but as part of reunion talk.

I wasn't rooting around for CSI quality DNA. Circumstantial clues suit me just fine, for speculation and disucssion purposes.

Michele

LOL! So you didn't expect to find Christine's fingerprints on any master tapes ...

I just checked out that Pause and Play site & they still have Christine's album listed, but instead of a release date of Spring 2009, it now just says 2009.

Maybe Mr Wyatt hasn't talked nice enough to Universal just yet.

He did say he was in negotiations with Universal about reworking ITM (at least I think that's what he said I'm at work at the moment)

I'll check his exact words when I get home and then we'll subject him to a lie detector test and see what comes of that :laugh:

Gail

OK here are his exact words

"Hi Gail, We are trying to re start Christine's site.
It's not that easy as we don't have much to put on it.

I'm also in talks with Universal about re working the last CD.

I'll keep you up dated with any info.

Regards.

Martin

I did send him our suggestions for a new site but I didn't get a reply

Gail

My sentiments exactly.

I doubt we'll see another original album from Christine (though I'd love to be proven wrong). My fantasy would be an acoustic album of her previous hits solo material and from the Mac, I can dream... :o