I became a fan in 1993 and voraciously collected and listened to FM for the next two decades. I also saw the Time crew live. You look at the collection of musicians and singers for that album/tour and it should have been something special. Whereas the Rumours crew somehow added up to be more the sum of their parts, the Time iteration was the opposite for me. It just didn’t sparkle, and came across as soulless. Was Bekka a technically superior singer to anyone FM had seen before? Yes, but I don’t think she was an original talent like those who proceeded her… she kinda had a lounge singer forced vibe to me. Bob Welch wasn’t a particularly great vocalist by any stretch of the imagination, but he was certainly unique and yet totally fit in with those in the band before and after him.
Anyway, back to the original question. When Lindsey was tossed out of the band I started greatly pulling back on listening to all things Mac. Then when Christine died I was devastated, which really caught me off guard. I couldn’t listen to Mac music because it just made me sad. This grew into a deeper resentment of S&M for their actions, and I pretty much haven’t put on a Mac album since.
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