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Originally Posted by skuncles
It comes down to this, the original poster said he's 22, so my guess is his first "taste" of Fleetwood Mac probably came with "The Dance". Like most people who discover a band they believe (albiet briefly) that whichever album they first hear is the bands first album. They then hope they can enjoy the ride not realizing that the ride is almost over.
Fleetwood Mac's impact was in the 70's if you missed it, then that's too bad. They aren't trying to be relevant to today's music buying public, they are doing what they want, when they want. They aren't trying to get a #1 album or single because they know it's not going to happen. They just go out and do it because they want to not because they have to. They don't need to try and make a name for themselves, they've already done that. Your GaGa's and Duffy's etc are new artists, so they are heading down the roads that others have already paved a long time ago.
Fleetwood Mac is not trying to appeal to a 20 something year old. This isn't to say that can't, it's just that those aren't the people they are trying to please. I guess they could be like the other bands from the 70's who are still racing up the charts and scoring #1 albums and singles and are wowing the Hannah Montana generation like.....um....uh....hmmm....oh yeah there aren't any!!!!
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Isn't this exactly what Stevie said in the Destiny Rules documentary as regards a double album and the (really rather tame) "fight" with Lindsey about it?
I would LOVE the Mac to be more productive but not for reasons of relevancy, just because I'm a fan! None of the huge bands churn out an album every 2 years any more, look at The Rolling Stones.
An argument can also be made for the Mac's (or maybe more specifically Stevie's) current importance by the Perez Hilton coverage (featured earlier on this board). Perez Hilton, like him or laothe him, is a cultural product that is very relevant for our times and he features Stevie fairly regualrly.
Oh, and I'm 26.