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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid
And while I'm ranting, I think they should trim down the band. It's like some big traveling circus. Lindsey's solo tours proved you don't need all the extras. So how about.....
1. Lindsey
2. Stevie
3. John
4. Mick
5. A rhythm guitarist
6. A keyboardist
Enough?
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Why even bother with a rhythm guitarist for every number? The band used to add rhythm guitar on three or four songs a set, not the whole thing.
As for #6, the band I suppose does need someone playing some keyboard, but as far as I'm concerned does not need that keyboardist to operate a workstation with dozens of triggered patches & FX & all sorts of stupid stuff. Why should Fleetwood Mac sound like other rock bands? The hardware onstage that's in constant use throughout the set makes Fleetwood Mac indistinguishable from the ... Phil Collins band.
Can any of you tell the difference between Lenny on congas & Taku on congas? How about Brett on boards & Dan Garfield on boards & Steve Thoma on boards? How about Carlos on rhythm guitar & Neale on rhythm guitar?
It all blends together in the listener's brain. These guys are all skillful technicians & accomplished music performers, but none of them has the idiosyncrasies that make a guy like Mick Fleetwood or Lindsey Buckingham immediately recognizable.
Why has Fleetwood Mac been stripping itself of its special personal qualities for so many years? It should have been emphasizing those qualities, not burying them under "smoothly professional."