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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77
I think Lindsey has figured that out (thus his multiple studio and live albums over the past decade). I wish Stevie would figure it out too.
Fact is: A Mac album WILL sell better than any Lindsey or Stevie solo albums (put together), so that's where the money is. Imagine if Lindsey had been this prolific under the Mac moniker. I'm not saying gangbuster sales, but surely 10x the sales.
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Exactly.
And the thing is, you know that if they don't do a Mac album, Stevie's going to go straight back to Dave and start working on more solo stuff, which is entirely hypocritical. So people don't want to hear new Mac music, but they want to hear new Stevie music? Sorry, I love Stevie with all of my heart, but no. I don't think you'll find
many Stevie Nicks fans who wouldn't buy a Mac album, but you'll probably find plenty of the reverse.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Stevie being happy, and I actually think that's really what this whole issue pivots around - Stevie doesn't want to record a Mac album. But if that's the case, and her mind can't be changed, then she just needs to just come out and say, "Look, being in the studio with Fleetwood Mac is no fun for me. It stresses me out. I'm 64 and not getting any younger and I'd like to focus on solo projects that give me more personal gratification."
She's more or less said that much, if you string a couple of her statements together and fill in the gaps... but still, the album sales BS is a sorry excuse. It's not stopping anyone else from putting out new music. It didn't stop you last year from putting out new music. It's a cop-out. Either you have more to say as an artist, or you don't. Either you want to keep FM a progressing artistic entity, or you're washed up.