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Originally Posted by Newzchspy
OK, lets step out of our super-fan selves for a moment and put this all in perspective.
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Okay, Christine and Lindsey had over two-thirds of Fleetwood Mac's hit singles. They could field a show full of classics and new songs without Stevie, and nobody would mistake it for anything other than Fleetwood Mac.
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If I were to ask any of my clients young and old who (what members) they think of when they think of Fleetwood Mac and what songs, you'll get a unanimous Stevie Nicks and the songs of Landslide, Rhiannon, Stand Back, GDW and a few others.
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Because that's scientific. It certainly doesn't explain why they sold many, many more tickets in 2014-15 compared to the 2013 tour. Stevie was there for both tours. Fleetwood Mac sold millions of albums. Of course people know or can easily be reminded of who Christine and Lindsey are. Don't be ridiculous.
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I believe that much of the perspective here comes from whether you were a Mac fan b/4 Stevie and Lindsey or after or BOTH??
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I like it all, from Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac to Extended Play. I became a fan in 1987.
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IMHO, having 40 years together as a band with Lindsey and Stevie as an integral part defines FM as inclusive of Stevie and Lindsey. The 60s and early 70s iteration has a different meaning to different persons . So yes, some of this is age-related and part of it is nostalgic (early FM years before Stevie/Lindsey). However, if you're talking about SuperGroup FM, then it must by definition include Stevie and Lindsey.
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And Christine. You know, the one who had the most top-40 Fleetwood Mac singles during the actual heyday of 1975-90 . . . I have a hunch you weren't as nearly upset with Fleetwood Mac carrying on without Ms. McVie.
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For example, I've seen Journey with SP and without him ( Arnel Pineda) and although he sounds, similar, its just not the same without SP (thats a whole other debate for another forum). Again, much of the perception is age related.
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The problem with that comparison is that SP was the only singer in Journey who had hit singles. Fleetwood Mac had three lead vocalists, and the two that want to make new music had over two-thirds of the hits. It would still be unmistakably Fleetwood Mac without Stevie.