Gypsy-Rhiannon: "Why does it have to be pointed out that one person is better than another."
Well, the thread is about "most talented." I prefer Lindsey for his talents and skills, and for what he has contributed to the band. In my opinion, his contribution has been to create the Fleetwood Mac sound we all know and love. In his solo work he has opted to be more experimental and therefore come up with a new sound. That his solo work wasn't as popular certainly had to do with name recognition. "Buckingham" is not as easy to put with the face as Stevie Nicks is. His stage persona was not being photographed and discussed constantly. In early concert footage, he seems to be further back in the stage as opposed to his more upfront presence in the Dance.
Bella Figura: "CarneVaca, please go and download the Sister of the Moon demo, Lindsey did do a great job in the final production on the song but I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the demo...and while you're at it, get Stevie's TISL demo's as well especially the Love Is demo..."
I am going to take your word for it. If Stevie banged out the guitar solo notes on the piano first, OK, I accept that. It is surprising, however. As for listening to demos, thanks for the suggestion, but I find them endlessly boring. I really don't like demos. I listened to the Trouble in Shangri-La stuff and I couldn't get into it. So getting a demo for one of the songs is not likely to get my attention either.
I started out liking Fleetwood Mac because of Stevie Nicks. However, through the years my interest in music changed, and I started to understand the genius of Lindsey Buckingham. When I started really listening to Tusk, it was a huge revelation. I got it! I saw what he was going for.
As for Stevie, starting with Rock A Little, I decided she had given all she could. There was nothing left. Yet I still bought the albums that followed, only to be disappointed. Her only solo album I still listen to is Bella Donna. I simply cannot stand her voice now. There has been some disagreement about her voice on this board. To me, it does not sound good. Add to that the fact that her lyrics became rather cliched and unimaginative, and I couldn't keep listening.
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