One facet that jumps out in DR is the change in Stevie since the "Tusk" documentary. What a difference 25 years makes! In "Tusk," Stevie seemed to be the meek little wallflower of the group- when she wasn't sitting around on the couch working on her drawings and poetry, she was making coffee for the band or taking ballet lessons. And she obeyed Lindsey's vocal/arrangement direction without a lot of additional input. Fast-forward 25 years and here we have Stevie and her spiritcatcher barreling in like a force of nature. When she played her new demos for the boys, it wasn't a matter of asking them whether they liked them, it was a matter of "you like these songs, end of story." And this time she was a lot more in control of her vocal contributions, as evidenced by Lindsey's laissez-faire approach to adding Stevie's vocals to his songs. And she totally went medieval on Lindsey when he suggested the lyric change to "Thrown Down!" That would never have happened 25 years ago.
Certainly the power dynamic has shifted because Stevie has become synonymous with Fleetwood Mac. In all reality, there is no FM without her, as evidenced by the fact that FM carried on moderately successfully after Lindsey, but completely dissipated when Stevie finally left before "Time." And the fact that she has a string of platinum solo albums to her credit might have a tendency to boost her credibility as well. Don't get me wrong- she's definitely a team player, but, at the same time, she has the insight to know that she wields the ultimate power within the group, which, arguably used to be Lindsey's domain. Today Lindsey is still the creative force behind the band, but he does not have absolute control like he did back in the day. To compensate, he has become a lot more politically savvy and has learned (the hard way) about the art of compromise. Unfortunately, at the same time, Stevie has learned the art of sticking to her guns! ;-)
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