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Originally Posted by chiliD
Nope, despite it being the reality of the situation, doesn't mean I have to LIKE it. Write some damned material FOR the band or get the hell OUT of the band and get people who WILL. Or, just kill off the band and ONLY do solo albums.
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Just in regards to recent years, Stevie wrote "Sweet Girl" for Fleetwood Mac. She also wrote "Destiny Rules," "Illume," "Say You Will," and "Silver Girl" expressly for the band. "Thrown Down" almost went on 'TISL,' but much like what happened with "Gypsy," Stevie saved it because she said she thought it would make a much better band song. Not to mention the fact that she'd been trying to get them to record "Smile At You" all the way back to '79, so, even though it wasn't
new, it's safe to assume it was written for them too.
Going back to post-solo album releases, "Straight Back" was definitely written for Fleetwood Mac (at one point, Stevie even thought it was going to be the title track). "When I See You Again" ("I just sent them a song the day before yesterday -- a 'Landslide' kind of song -- and they liked it"), "No Questions Asked," "Paper Doll," "Freedom," "Love Is Dangerous," and "The Second Time," also all seem to have been written for the band.
So, yeah, some of them
are "leftovers" from solo albums she's working on at the time, but she definitely still writes certain songs with an ear to Fleetwood Mac.