What could Stevie be so mad about?
 

I'm thinking there is alot more to this story than what we are hearing.....


~Alex

Absolutely....you got that right. It was really obvious during the AOL interviews that Stevie is very unhappy. And, I do think it is a Stevie Lindsey thing big time.

Well they had a double album planned for months and as mentioned in other articles...when the final decisions were made they made it into a single album. Obviously it was warner and reprise pushing for the single album and not the band. Obviously there were several tracks that were cut off of the album, one of them "Not Make Believe". The new article mentioned problems with the running order etc....since stevie is used to being queen of that task, im sure her and lindsey butted heads on that a few times.

Ticket prices...maybe stevie wasnt keen on the big 750 k promoter deal they signed. I just looked at a ticket stub on the penguin tour section and a seat behind the stage slightly was 40.00 in 1997 at HSBC Arena, the same seats are 75.00 this year.

If the mac has to cancell shows due to low ticket sales, that could get messy. Billy joel and elton john had to do that in Little Rock this year. This is a whole different issue...sorry.

I do highly suspect that some ****e hit the fan with warner brothers etc. If you remember, they were shopping around for a record deal for this album (as it was mentioned in some industry magazines)...did warner brothers make them promises to keep them at reprise...and then not hold up to those promises?

Im sure once they hit the road they will all cheer up!

Alex

Well they had a double album planned for months and as mentioned in other articles...when the final decisions were made they made it into a single album. Obviously it was warner and reprise pushing for the single album and not the band. Obviously there were several tracks that were cut off of the album, one of them "Not Make Believe". The new article mentioned problems with the running order etc....since stevie is used to being queen of that task, im sure her and lindsey butted heads on that a few times.

Ticket prices...maybe stevie wasnt keen on the big 750 k promoter deal they signed. I just looked at a ticket stub on the penguin tour section and a seat behind the stage slightly was 40.00 in 1997 at HSBC Arena, the same seats are 75.00 this year.

If the mac has to cancell shows due to low ticket sales, that could get messy. Billy joel and elton john had to do that in Little Rock this year. This is a whole different issue...sorry.

I do highly suspect that some ****e hit the fan with warner brothers etc. If you remember, they were shopping around for a record deal for this album (as it was mentioned in some industry magazines)...did warner brothers make them promises to keep them at reprise...and then not hold up to those promises?

Im sure once they hit the road they will all cheer up!

Alex

"only because towards the end we had some conflicts about running order AND SOME OTHER THINGS"

Yeah, I'm wondering the same......She cannot be this unhappy and pouty about just the running order....considering they are on the eve of releasing a brand new Fleetwood Mac CD which is basically BN II w/ a first class rhythm section!!!- I mean...Hello!! this is her first love....she probably never dreamed this would come to fruition w/ Lindsey just 5 years ago...she loves this more than anyone. Like Christine, she doesnt have to do this anymore...she just loves it.

But on the other hand, it is just like Stevie to get all dramatic and such...she is so sensitive and like any artist/writer who may have had to compormise their art, words, or vision....for group consensus. I guess shes entitled to be just a little bent out of shape about some decisions that were made. I'm guessing its another "Silver Springs" fiasco- A song or songs were cut in favor of keeping others when they scaled the CD back to a single.

I totally agree with you Jan, but I also think that it has to do with some other stuff as well. The album being changed from a double to a single.. some songs getting cut. There is definitely some tension again, but that just fuels the flames for a greater performance on the stage.. I hope.

:) Michelle

i think that she upset about a lot of things...lindsy stuuf and i think she doesent fell right without christine and i think shes scared...wat if they dont make the comeback that they hoped for.

In that article she also said she didn't think the band was road ready. She said she's been singing these songs consistently throughout her career but these guys haven't since 1997. Interesting. And yes, I have my suspicions about how well the tickets are selling. This is a different market than what they faced in '97. Something definitely went down. We'll probably find out in about five years, like always.

I don't understand...
 

I'm confused as to why Stevie would be scared that the guys can't play the songs. Lindsey didn't play Dreams, Rhiannon, etc, from like, what, 1982 till 1997, and he came out of the chute like a bull on the Dance...he TORE IT UP!! Then again, maybe they had more time to practice, I have no clue. I think she probably IS mad about songs getting cut, maybe she feels the whole thing is really rushed or something. :shrug:

..Perhaps she's cheesed off at being the only single person in the band and having to put up with families/ kids and all the other stuff that comes up with that situation...who knows, she needs to get herself sorted before the 7th of May!

I finally had the chance to watch the AOL sessions interview this past week and I don't think I've ever seen Stevie look so pissed! I've seen her be very intense in interviews, but never that angry looking--or that quiet! And I've been a fan since 1975! I was struck by how Lindsey seemed to be trying to get some sort of reaction from her by leaning over and nudging her. I actually saw it as an act of caring and support-knowing that she was unhappy. But why? It can't be just running order or a solo artist now having to revert to groupdom. She lives for this stuff--why would she be unhappy with it now? I hope that whatever it is that it gets sorted out before they hit the road. Considering the price we've had to pay for tickets, the last thing I want to get for my money is a pissed off band! Then again, dissention & unhappiness has always worked wonders for the Mighty Mac!

If this band...
 

makes it to May 7th, I'll be "utterly" amazed!!! Brian "D.T.A." J.

I much preferred the sense of calmness and healing I felt from them in '97 to the drugged out, tension filled, drama days. I'm seeing them on opening night for a reason kids.:nod:

I didn't notice Stevie sounding upset when I heard her, Lindsey, and Mick doing a couple of radio interviews a few weeks ago. I think she might be a little miffed about some of her songs not making it on the single CD. Frankly, I am too....if that's the case! I was looking for a double CD of a total of at least 25 songs. They had have a long time to record. Well, Lindsey and the guys have anyway. Still, why can't they just put her left off songs on the next album. That way they can put it out sooner then say 2 or 3 years.

Fleetwood Mac has had kids on the road with them, off and on, from the time Stevie & Lindsey first joined the band... as Mick's girls, Lucy and Amy, were very young in the late 70s.

I highly doubt Stevie would be having problems with children being on the road with them.
I also don't think she'd be very upset about being the only single person on the tour, as that has happened many times over the course of the years (besides, she still has Sharon and Mindy to pal around with).

They fought over the running order, as Lindsey said... and the "other stuff," was probably in regards to a song or two, that Stevie was fighting to keep, but the band (or Warner Bros.) opted to leave off.


As for Stevie's attitude on the AOL Sessions interview... there may have been some other issues in there too, but I'm still of the mind that she was mourning the loss of her friend, Howie Epstein.

By the time they did the Mark & Brian show, a week later, her mood seems to have improved greatly... as I mentioned in the other thread about this Globe And Mail article.