David, this is a great example of how artists show appreciation for the fans. I have brought up other examples in the past. My other favorite band, Cracker, put up every single song on the web for its last album, though they made you work to find the songs by placing them in hidden corners of their sites with weird URLs. It became kind of a game and the hardcore fans had a blast trying to find the songs. More recently the band put up some 15 tracks for its next album, which will be a collection of redneck songs, mostly covers, about drinking, screwing, getting high and all kinds of debauchery. Some of the songs are unfinished, or alternate takes, so you have to get the records to get the final versions. When they released the last album, to further reward the fans, they included a second disc for free of a live recording. The first 35,000 people to buy the record got the bonus disc. Now you can get it through the web for $15.
On Mick's site, you'll see comments by posters justifying the orgy of greed that's going on over there. I've said it before: Fleetwood Mac is a corporate band, and as such, its primary goal is to make money. Do I think Lindsey is honest when he says he cares about the music above all else? I have no doubt he means it, but he certainly has made concessions before and he is certainly doing it now.
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