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Once she started off on her solo career in 1981, she has seemed to place more priority on her solo career than she did with the band.
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If I were in Stevie's situation I would have done exactly the same thing. The other band members didn't exactly give her any reasons to stay. After Tusk, I'm really surprised she came back to the band. I guess it just shows how much she loves being in FM, or maybe it's something else.
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Sure, she's SAID things to the contrary in interviews, but the ol' "actions speak louder than words" thing holds true in this case. She's kept the better songs for herself, she's seemed to save her best performances (both live & in studio) for herself, etc.
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I don't agree with the "kept better songs for herself" part. I'm sure that mostl of the songs on Bella Donna were available for FM to use/choose for the group albums. I think its more of a timing thing than anything else. She wrote "Edge of Seventeen in 80/81. If I had written that song, would I hold it FM somehow miraculously decides to get back together? Or would I record it and move on? I would pick the latter.
I have seen a show from every single solo tour Stevie has done, and I STILL think her best live performances have been with FM.
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And, since 1997, the same is true...the whole "Dance" reunion was INTENDED to be the catapult for Lindsey's solo album, but who reaped the benefit? Stevie and her "Enchanted" box. Stole the limelight again.
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I thought The Dance was designed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Rumours? If it was supposed to catapult Lindsey, they sure did a crappy job of presenting it that way- considering he never even released a solo album. It's not Stevie's fault that her box set was successful and Lindsey was out of the limelight- simply fans buying product and Lindsey not putting out any product to buy.