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Originally Posted by michelej1
Well, I know what you mean about Tango, but Lindsey hasn't complained about his participation in The Dance or SYW at all. In fact, he said that his solo stuff belonged on SYW because it was full of Mick and John anyway, so he thinks that worked out for the best.
Of course, he did take a 10 year break from "using" FM, when they would have given anything to have him back. I guess Fleetwood Mac was singing that Bill Withers song: "And I wanna spread the news, that if it feels this good getting used, oh you just keep on using me until you use me up.
Until you use me up."
Michele
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After it was over, he flat out said The Dance was about the money gained then and he was using it as a springboard for his solo record, which eventually became a FM record after, according to him, Warner Bros. were less than excited about his solo record according to him because of a change in management. So, I think it is accurate to say The Dance and SYW were vehicles LB used FM in. He then later bitched about it. I am not saying he did not have fun during The Dance and SYW. I am just saying that he went to FM to get his stuff out when it appeared releasing it in a solo manner was not a viable alternative. Interestingly, he did that with UTS. But, arguably, the moderate success of SYW and the tour were a springboard for that and he learned his lesson regarding the timing of his solo release.
I also think he did not want to do Mirage, but saw it as free publicity if you will.