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Originally Posted by TheWILDheart
Seems to me that it's not just Stevie's memory that's a little blurry. I've always been under the impression that Lindsey left because he'd sacrificed his solo project, put in a ridiculous amount more work than any other band member (especially Stevie) and the felt the pressure was really on him to sort this album out. Stevie was barely there and the rest of the band were working on her tracks whilst she was off touring the world in 86, so I can see how that would cause problems - maybe Lindsey felt he would have to do the same on tour and didn't want that amount of pressure on him.
That was always my understanding anyway.
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I think it's a combination of all that. Let's also not forget that this was also the period where Mick filed for bankruptcy and was staying in a trailer outside Lindsey's yard. If these are the kind of things that happened when they made tango, it sure as hell would be tenfold when they take it out on the road.
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Originally Posted by louielouie2000
I like all of the comparisons of Tango to Rumours. I've been saying the same things for many years... the 2 most consistent, listenable Mac albums were born out of exactly the same circumstances: excess and turmoil. Except after Tango, the band really did collapse. It's interesting to hear Mick & Lindsey say what we've all said for so long, too: Tusk was their creative pinnacle, and the bottom fell out with Mirage. It's just refreshing to see Tango discussed in so much depth. It was every bit as important a piece of Fleetwood Mac history as Rumours, perhaps more so because of the way the band permanently changed afterwards.
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Yes. The story of Tango was, IMO just as interesting, perhaps even more so, than that of Rumours.