I recently read something about the history of the Buckingham/Nicks
album - the producer (Dennis Dunstan, maybe, I dunno) told them
that he felt that they would have more opportunities as a duo and
that they really needed to become independent of the rest of the
band in order to really have a chance to explore their options.
It was considered to be a polite way of telling them,
"DUMP these guys, they have NO real talent and they're holding
you back."
Not to be mean but it seems to me that many successful stars in
this business are told the same thing, sooner or later. (WHAT was the
name of that guy who was in the original Beetles, before they made it
big? Yeah, I forgot too...)
By the way, I also read awhile back that before Stevie and Lindsey
started with Fleetwood Mac, they had to honor one more commitment -
a show in Birmingham, Alabama. Although basically no one knew that
they had joined FM (so, no "curiosity factor"), the show was sold out,
and the audience apparently LOVED them. Although they had been
struggling nationwide, in certain pockets such as Birmingham they were
VERY popular! So apparently they remember it as "The path not taken" -
a sign of what might have happened if they had taken another route.
So - yeah - they probably would have made it, at least for a time,
and with at least moderate success. Maybe William Shatner would be
on VH-1 talking about "One Hit Wonders" and mentioning B-N's big hit
"So Afraid" or "Frozen Love" or something! . . . .
