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Originally Posted by ShangriLaTroubl
Now to the actual topic : I think had Stevie left in 1980 Fleetwood Mac would not have had the success of the 80s that they had.
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I disagree...I think had they (as I proposed earlier in the thread) got Bob Welch back, added Martha Davis, (plus, Todd Sharp on 2nd guitar)...I think they would've been just fine. Welch was still riding the wave of popularity from
French Kiss &
Three Hearts (granted
The Other One didn't match the numbers of his previous two albums, but a return to Fleetwood Mac would've been met with high anticipation)...plus Martha Davis was at that time in the midst of writing her biggest hits, "Only The Lonely", "Take The L", "Misson Of Mercy", with "Suddenly Last Summer", "Remember The Nights" right on their heels. I think there wouldn't have been the dip in popularity that you would think. Plus, with Stevie & Lindsey out there on their own, it only would keep the Fleetwood Mac name in people's minds...plus, with the new more (then) current sound of Fleetwood Mac with Martha Davis & Bob Welch fronting the band with Christine, they PROBABLY would've had a more prolific decade...there would've been a Fleetwood Mac recording & touring for the WHOLE decade without the two & three (and more) year gaps. For what you might think would've been a slight decline in quality (however much I would debate that point, too), the QUANTITY would have kept them in the consistent public eye.