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The Fleetwood Mac Channel on Sirius XM is apparently returning in May.

https://blog.siriusxm.com/the-fleetw...e-on-siriusxm/

Yes, I heard Howard Stern talking about it this morning.

Hope there are new interviews. :thumbsup:

You guys beat me to the punch. I was in my car this morning and heard it on the Stern show. He said unreleased demos and a special on the Rumours album.

The million dollar question is will Lindsey be whitewashed again. Mick is furious with Lindsey since the band paid him big time because of his wrongful termination ;)

Mick controls the band and what the channel would put out. I expect old interviews and will be a rehash of the old channel. All the members are scattered and I don't think they have interest in promoting a channel. I could be wrong but that is my opinion.

BTW, jbrownsjr Did you hear snippets on the Prince channel that he recorded prior to this death. Now that was some freaky s**t.


IMHO sadly we will hear for the 1000000x time how Christine got goosebumps when the band played Say You Love me with Stevie and Lindsey and how difficult it was recording Rumours because all the couples were breaking up lol Nothing new ever. They tell the same stories over and over.

I still haven’t been able to listen to “Everywhere” or “Sentimental Lady” since the last time, and I still wonder what Jackson Browne has to do with the band.

I just heard Mick do a wonderful tribute to the song WHY.

Can't tell if these are repeats or if this is new material.

Macfan, didn't hear the Prince snippets.

Look forward to Christine as a DJ. If that's what she's doing.

Oh wow, I missed it. I was not in the car today
What channel?

I find in extremely annoying when Sirius mixes in songs from other artists on the Fleetwood Mac channel.

Sure, I love Bo Diddley and the Rolling Stones, but I don't want to listen to them on this channel.

Completely agree. I remember tuning it out just for that reason a couple of years ago.

Incidentally, The Rolling Stones channel has played that new song at leas five times since I started listening to it.

Seems like the same interviews as from a couple of years ago.

I figured it would be. I just see them at their age not going to be bothered with interviews yet again for a channel. They will rehash everything.
The million dollar question: Are they playing Lindsey songs?

What channel is this on? Prince is on Channel 30 which is where I expected to find FM. Is this an app only channel or something?

You realize when Christine was the guest DJ she played the Stones and explained why. Stevie may say an artist gave her inspiration or shares a memory and plays one of their songs.
They were not just random songs with no relation to the band. If you are just scanning by the channel I can see why you might think that. Before the songs a band member will explain the significance.
One of my favorite features of the last Mac channel was Christine as the DJ playing her favorite songs. I can hear Mac songs anytime. But I love to hear what gave them inspiration or an idea for a song.

When a band member is playing DJ, it's not a problem. I agree, that is interesting. I enjoy that as much as you do.

I've had the station on almost constantly.

When a band member is not playing DJ, Sirius keeps playing other artists for no apparent reason. It seems ridiculous when Sirius keeps saying that Fleetwood Mac contemporaries were influences for FM.

People who own every deluxe version and every bootleg of FM recordings are outliers. I don't want to hear the standard versions of FM songs or any other artists songs that I've already heard a million times. I would rather hear alternate or live versions.

The last time this station was on, Christine said that she like Don Henley's "Boys of Summer". That caught me by surprise. With the exception of Joe Walsh, I've always thought of the Eagles as a one song band. After Christine's comment, I familiarized myself with Don Henley's recordings. I found out that Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, et al., did a version or "The End of the Innocence" which I absolutely love. I still think of the Eagles as a one song band.

When I was in High School, in the 70's, I could listen to a local FM station, for hours every night, without recognizing one single song. With Sirius' resources, it should be possible to avoid playing the standard versions of FM songs and especially other artists songs. I love the Rolling Stones, but I could easily go the rest of my life without hearing "I Can't Get No Satisfaciton" again.

Although, maybe that had something to do with the fact it was co-written by Fleetwood Mac’s new lead guitarist.

I am no huge fan of this channel. However the channel is more for the casual fan. Unfortunately that is the way that it is just like Fleetwood Mac's set list in concert.
Its not for us.
I did get a kick out of hearing Station Man on the actual radio. That was cool.

I'm really enjoying it. They are playing demos/outtakes from the Deluxe albums. Interviews and snippets are great. Christine is just adorable as DJ. Loved hearing Stevie talk about the Tango songs she loved. None of which were hers. She loved the percussion all throughout the Tango album. There was a Rumours special which was fun to listen to.

The station will be gone and I will miss it. I've heard many many pre B/N tunes and Time/BTM as well. They played Christine Perfect tunes. It's really doing a great job in my opinion.

you are easy to please my friend!

i hated it the first time (so many lost opportunities to showcase the full band history, instead of playing unrelated contemporaries, to say nothing about the obvious spite towards Lindsey and not playing his solo songs throughout the run, while playing even Mick and John "solo" songs).

i would never torture myself with this second milking of it. it make Fleetwood Mac look bad, with long history but thin output (which is not true for versions other than the classic 5).

as i told a friend on twitter - i'm a fleetwood mac fan when we talk about their whole opus (which is definitely not nearly appropriately showcased here) while for the most popular classic 5 version, i'm just a fan of Lindsey and even more Lindsey solo. which again - not showcased at all.

"Lindsey WHO?" - $tevie and Dick:mad:

Yep those are old interviews from years ago with the first channel. I remember that Stevie interview about the percussion on Tango.


Has anyone heard any Lindsey songs? Or has he been whitewashed again?

They have snippets of Buck talking about certain songs. I heard him introduce YMLF and how he and Christine built the different sections. Blues vs. non Blues. I'm almost 100% sure that was pulled from the Rumours' special they are airing.

In the promotional voices of Sirius they say, "Mick Fleetwood, Christine McVie, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks talk about the history of Fleetwood Mac." (paraphrasing)

Today I heard Big Love, NGBA (brushes), WTWCT, SHN, Monday Morning, Tusk (about 3 different versions) Cant Go Back, Murrow...So no, I don't think they are whitewashing it. And I'd be the first to jump on that. I do however miss his solo material. I think Holiday Road was the only song I've heard solo wise.

I have heard 2 solo tracks from Stevie (Love is a Dangerous Game/Stand Back) and 1 McVie (Got a Hold On Me) and 2 Perfect tunes. (No Road is the Right Road and I'd Rather Go Blind) Nothing from Mick's solo albums.

What I do love is that I'm hearing are songs from BTM, Time; also, tons of pre B/N. I loved hearing today cuts from MTM, Bare Trees, Future Games, Heroes!! They played Come a Little Bit Closer and it really felt good to listen to that song again. I am one of those people that love Fleetwood Mac just as much pre B/N as post B/N.

So Yes Elle, maybe I'm easy to please. I love a full day of Fleetwood Mac. I love hearing Lindsey talk about songs. (Yes I know the material is from older interviews.). I love Stevie's takes on Lindsey's songs on Tango. I loved Christine being a DJ and making me laugh because of the way she talks. I loved Mick talk about Dave Walker and how they were gonna have him do the whole album as lead singer then scrapped that idea and made it a band album w/ Welch and McVie. Unfortunately, he played The Derelict. That might be my least favorite song of FM.

I was so angry and bruised from LB's firing that I don't really remember listening in 2018. Let the stoning begin!! I can't take it! :laugh:

Wow, maybe Mick is not that much involved with this channel and are letting the people at Sirius run it they way that they want.

Sounds wonderful if they played Come A Little Bit closer

I heard She's Changing Me, Hi-Ho Silver, Remember Me, and Prove your Love. All on my way to work this morning. :]

Oh wow, I wonder who is programming the channel

Clearly not anyone from the band LOL

LMAO

I think we know how that would go...

The Chain...Dreams...Everywhere...Rhiannon...Say You Love Me...Landslide...Don't Dream It's Over...I Need to Know...Free Fallin'...Gold Dust Woman...You Make Loving Fun...Go Your Own Way (Live 2019)....Drum Solo (Melody made up of performances from 1987-90)...These Strange Times

Oh god, I just became ill. I guess I'm not that easy after all. :laugh:

Agreed.It is one thing when the artist has a smaller catalog and you need to flesh it out, but with Fleetwood Mac when you have all of these members, you don’t need anyone else.

Plus, they have Mick and Christine acting as DJ's playing their favorites. Which gives us an idea of who they listened to.

Yes and did you know they were all breaking up in their relationships when recording Rumours? Go Your Own Way is about Stevie and Dreams is about Lindsey. ITS TRUE!!

Seriously. It sounds like they are still recycling the same interviews from years ago. But the difference is Lindsey's Mac tunes are being played. That tells me that Mick has nothing to do with the channel and just gave permission for it to happen. Someone with a brain in programming the channel and not being personal and petty. None of them have interest in the channel so they re-air the same old clips.

OMG what a revelation!! :D

Seriously they got a narrative about their 1975-80 era nailed down around The Dance (probably before that really, but the modern era narrative really hit full force then) and have driven it into the bedrock repeatedly since then. Recording the albums were soooooo hard because of the breakups. I couldn't just close the doooorrrrr on the relationship we had to seeee each other daily!! I had to sing his/her sonnnnggggs!!

I don't know what interesting things they could come up with at this point but their narratives are stale and tired.

:laugh:

Where did the illness start? For me I can deal through Landslide. Then the Crowded House crap gets me uneasy, Tom Petty I start heaving (and I LOVE Petty and the Heartbreakers)....and the live 2019 GYOW makes me puke. These Strange Times is just icing on the cake :laugh:

I did almost heave during Tom Petty. I'm surprised she didn't do a Prince tribute, too. She has no concept of the legacy of the band. Only her own legacy. This is why I love Christine so much. She's a player, and a band member first, solo second.

But but, she played Black Magic Woman and discovered it was a Fleetwood Mac song and made it about the year of the woman!!!

But didn't she discover it when she went out and bought all the records and told Lindsey, we really need to join this band????

Oh let me count the ways.....

Why was Lindsey fired Christine? Why did you not speak up?

What was it like touring with Stevie during the Klonopin years? Did anyone try and intervene?

How much was Lindsey paid off?

Why did you Christine block Bob Welch from the Rock N Roll Hall of fame?

How does the band feel about pre-recorded tracks during live shows?

John and Christine what did you guys really talk about during Stevie's long intro to Gypsy on the "On with the show" tour?



Hold my beer cause there could be a lot more questions coming :eek:

god I'd love to shoot her up with truth serum and ask her those questions!!!

I think Stevie is George Costanza....she believes her own sh*t she spews("it's not a lie, Jerry, if you really believe it"). So asking her would do no good.

I'd like Lindsey truth serum answers, too...

I thought I had found it because I heard Monday Morning. Turns out Monday Morning was being played on the Crosby Stills and Nash channel. What in the world??

The actual channel was a Mystery to Me. After much agonized searching, I found it is 743.

Right!? She listened back to back to front to back to front to front to back!

Oh well of COURSE I’d love to hear those but I was being somewhat realistic. Nobody would have the balls to ever drop any of those questions on any of them. It would be amazing!