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Originally Posted by jmn3
I always assumed in their minds - they had just released Live in Boston in 2004 which presented the 'new' Fleetwood Mac as a foursome sans Christine. So, would there be a market for a release of a show from Unleashed or the 2013 tour. As for On With the Show, did we need another The Dance? But more importantly, did we need a release showcasing the decline in all of them from The Dance to On With the Show?
However, their 2018-19 shows - they have two brand new members. Superstars from other bands. The setlist is full of so called gems - the rarities we never get. Black Magic Woman, Tell Me All the Things You Do, Hypnotized, Hold Me, Don't Dream It's Over, Free Fallin', the first time ever performance of All Over Again, Oh Well...so many songs that evil Lindsey would have never allowed in a setlist (seriously he would not have touched most of those). Plus of course, reinvigorated versions of the classics. Why not put this out? It would have made a great release. Was she still crackhead dancing through Gold Dust Woman at this point? That alone would be worth a video release.
And it's not that hard at this point to release something audio quickly on a streaming service. Hell, 10 years ago the Stones released a live album of their Hyde Park shows about a week after the second concert ended. And they had to 'clean it up' since Keith completely flubbed up the opening to Start Me Up not just at one of the shows, but both times.
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I sort of agree with your point (why OWTS was not recorded) that even though OWTS was a huge success, the band was in decline and they just released an earlier tour video. But Chris coming back was huge so its still a bit confusing. But remember, even during OWTS there was talk there would be a studio album and final tour of the 5. Maybe they were holding out for that last farewell tour with album to record a show. We all know who ruined that.
I have total disagreement with you about the "gems" Dont Dream Its Over and Free Fallin. Thank goodness this was not professionally recorded. Even though it was the last act of the Mac, is this really what they want remembered for? Part Fleetwood Mac, part Heartbreakers, part Crowded House? Sadly they could not even let one of the guys sing Black Magic Woman or the crowd would walk out. It would be hideous for there to be no Mirage professional live video of Hold Me, No The Dance video of Hold Me, No OWTS video of Hold Me but there would be a Crowded House version? God Help Us!