New Fleetwood Mac Song Released In Two Weeks!
 

According to an article on MSN music article (Source: Nicks Blog Spot), one of the two new Fleetwood Mac songs will be released in two weeks. :blob2: However, Stevie says Lindsey put his "lead" vocals on "both" songs, so it sounds like they may both be his.:shrug:

These titles were on MSN's cover page today
 

ENTERTAINMENT.
John Travolta's lawyer slams new lawsuit
'RHOA' star exits dramatically
Fleetwood Mac tour confirmed
'Walking Dead' has big finale
NY Film Critics name top film
Kid Rock is OK with Obama
Baldwin gets two-year TV deal
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But now it’s a reality, with the 34-city tour kicking off on April 4 and tickets going on sale as early as Friday, Dec. 14. And that’s not all. A deluxe version of “Rumours” will come out with the tour and will include unreleased outtakes and live songs. Plus, the band – Buckingham, Nicks, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie – has recorded two new songs to be released before the tour – one in just a few weeks.

Of course they are both his - I'm not sure where the vibe that they might not be came from. The song that Stevie recorded was one from the BN era.

I think peeps were confused because she CHOSE one of Lindsey's songs and Lindsey chose one of his own songs for Stevie to put vocals on.

Somehow that got confused with Stevie choosing one of her own songs? or something...



eta: So it sounds like January for the first single. Very exciting. Glad they are being released as singles. That is as it should be. I don't like EPs because I don't make a Best EP of the Year List. haha

Ugh. Although maybe I can finally get that copy of Second Hand News that appears in the Classic Albums doc. Y'know, the one with the electric guitar playing the lead vocal melody in the chorus. That'd be sweet. :thumbsup: It's also surely one of the only remaining outtakes we've yet to be given....

It really irks me that Stevie doesn't think the fans want new Fleetwood Mac music. :shrug: I mean she put out a CD with new music & it did OK. Yeah, I'd take an EP, but I'd rather have a whole CD with new songs. And I know they got a few new songs between her & Lindsey.

Lee :confused:

Stevie and Lindsey both seem to think this (although, it could be that Stevie's opinions rubbed off on him).

I don't know why they would get that impression, at all. I've hardly seen people flooding the boards or attending their concerts with signs saying "No new music, ever! Just the same songs we've heard over and over for the past 30 years please!"

Really, though. What.

Sure the fan base wants new stuff - unfortunately we aren't going to cause them to go platinum....

Of course not. But they need to rephrase themselves, in that case: it's not the FANS who aren't interested in new music, it's the general public.

Then why don't they make an effort and record an album that will get people's interest? And, just a sarcastic thought, why not promote it while on tour?

Agreed.

I don't think that's their fault. You're just not gonna get enough 10-14 year olds into FM - who are all pushing 70...

True, but there was a time when FM were actually happy to sell 300-500,000 albums. Like many people here, I am just frustrated by the fact that Rumours - as much as I love it - is the be all and end all. And now we're getting yet another re-release of that one, while Mirage, Tango and Mask are slowly written out of history, let alone Mystery, Heroes and Bare Trees. Why not at least give us decent double-disc reissues of their whole catalogue and promote those with a tour?

Point blank. If it didn't sell WAY better than SYW--think Eagles numbers--then they would not think it is worth it. And they would be correct in guessing it won't sell better.

Website is up, the wheels are in motion I am entranced in the whole FM circus! ehh

ok, i know i keep saying this but i don't know why so many people seem to think that what Stevie says SHE thinks is also what Lindsey thinks?

remember, Lindsey was out touring and meeting quite a few fans this year? he said over and over in interviews and conversations with fans that he wants new FM album and/or he wants to put new FM music out, in whichever way possible. Stevie even mentioned that in few interviews (although she says she has convinced him that's a bad idea... frankly i don't think he's that convinced :p ). why is nobody listening to what Lindsey actually says and everybody putting Stevie's words in his mouth is just really puzzling to me.

i do agree with people who are saying that it's the label holding them back. we all know they won't make money from selling albums or new music. (i wonder whether they'll put out that first track just for free as a download like Lindsey did with title track of SWS?)

now if the tour doesn't sell, that will be a problem. i hope for them it does, but who knows considering the info about sales for some other acts...

Me too! What a Christmas present.

Thats great.Radio probably stick it in the trash like they did with her IYD CD.
I hope it will get some airplay like Peace Keeper and SYW did in 2003.

I'm not putting words into Lindsey's moth. I think that because Lindsey himself said it.

http://online.wsj.com/article/AP4302...72e758afb.html

And I mentioned the part about Stevie's opinions rubbing off on him because, like you said, I think at one point Lindsey did want to do new music, but she may have (unfortunately) convinced him otherwise.

yes, that one point was 2 weeks ago, from what i've heard. ;)

read her newest interview, she said they'll put out 2 songs, and then 2 more if the first 2 go over well, and then maybe more. seems like he may have done some convincing of his own ;)

I'd also like to point out that there's a difference between wanting to record new music, and thinking that people want to hear said new music. ;)

agree. didn't SN said that LB told her he wants to put out new music because fans will know that they care? or something like that?

to be released on itunes (again)?
 

what's wrong with amazon, people??

"We wanted to have something to put out before we go out, January or February, in whatever way you do that -- iTunes or something," explains Nicks, who says she herself doesn't own a computer or spend time on the Internet. "And since nobody really cares about albums anymore, if you can come up with two or three great songs and just put them out there...people can at least hear how we sound today when it comes to actually recording."

http://www.billboard.com/news/fleetw...08036952.story

Okay, they've been asked about new music in literally every single one of these interviews. I mean, I'm sure the interviewers were given direction...

but... OBVIOUSLY people care about albums.

Adele's '21' didn't sell 10 million copies because no one cares about albums. I mean, your odds of having a '21' (or another 'Rumours') are slim to none... but they're being so dramatic about it all. Just because you aren't going to sell 6 million copies doesn't mean no one cares about albums.

That said, I'd be quite content with and actually thrilled about getting a few songs from them on iTunes. I'll take what I can get.

The point is they can't sell the numbers it would take to make money. You can't make money (any significant money) on recorded music. Joe Walsh said the same thing recently on the Daryl Hall show - no one can make any money at it anymore & the younger generation will have to figure out what to do about it.

Another Rumours??? Ok, Rumours is my favorite album, but enough is enough. More outttakes from the Rumours sessions? :confused:
I think they have forgotten their other albums. Tango, Mirage (never re-released), the White. and of course Tusk. Sure there are also live recordings from the Tusk or Mirage tours not included in the 1980 Live album. But noooooo... it has to be.. RUMOURS!!!

It so ironic when I read Mick's book about his thoughts during 1978:

Fleetwood Mac now found itself whipped by backlash of all stripes. First there was the general backlash that perennially affects rock music's biggest acts. Ask Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, Bruce Springsteen. How do you follow, let alone top, the best work you've ever done in your life, work that almost killed you to complete?

I guess they never asked anybody :rolleyes:

I'm pretty convinced this is Stevie's point of view. Why the heck did Lindsey spent 6 weeks of recording 8 new tracks with Mick and John? To release two of them?......

Hence why I said Stevie's opinion rubbed off on him... Lindsey just recently said himself that the fan's wouldn't care if they never released any new music. It's quoted somewhere in the press thread.

not this again. as you know well he was interviewed few times in the last week and said he really really wants to release a new FM album. so no SN opinions rubbed off on him. if anything he's giving these candid interviews to try to change her mind.

Oh, really? The man's saying things like "traumatic splendor", writing about angels and trying hard to be her -- but her opinions haven't rubbed off him?? LOL. ;)

What label? :shrug: They're free agents. Their last contract was a one album deal with WB...and the "one album" was SYW. There's no "label" TO hold them back. :nod:

^That's right! They're Unleashed! Lol

Also - priorities change as we're getting older too (had to put that in there). We have bills to pay, kids are growing up and go to college etc. About 20, 30 years ago we didn't have all those responsibilities. Some of us might not even know that there's a new album out on the market because our attention doesn't go there anymore because of that. I also blame the marketing people. The publicity in Europe is horrible. A friend of mine went to buy SWS and they didn't even know who Lindsey was. When she said Fleetwood Mac, they still didn't know and she had to spell his name. Luckily for her they had one copy. And that's another thing that drives people to illegally download: if the albums aren't for sale in some countries, people are going download it illegally because they want to hear it. Fleetwood Mac (or Stevie or Lindsey) albums aren't for sale everywhere, in some countries the albums aren't even released.

I just hope that Lindsey has built out that incredible "new" intro to NGBA, into a whole song. everything is in there: melancholy, melody, to my ears a rich base for something that is called Sad Angel.

thought this would fit nicely in one of these threads about new albums and new songs on tour -

https://twitter.com/MikeMettler/stat...315841/photo/1

Ha! Perfect!

We're coming up on 3 weeks now... where are these songs? :rolleyes:

These people really make it hard to stay a fan. Really, really hard.

Amen. I am always amazed at what an absolute mess they make of their non-tour commercial / artistic projects now. Other bands with half their pull and power are more savvy and know how to please fans but also making it a worthwhile commercial exercise. I know that's what frustrates Mick, and I suspect it's because Lindsey doesn't care (fair enough) and Stevie sees her solo career as her cash cow (I think).

It was a 2 album deal, caus the Live in Boston Soundstage dvd/cd was released on warner bros.2004 from the say you will tour.Rhino Records is releasing the Rumours Deluxe set I believe.I do believe they are free agents they can go to any label they want too know.