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Originally Posted by michelej1
I know and they must have known it too, otherwise they wouldn't have indulged him and allowed him (and the bathroom oohs) to create the most critically acclaimed album the band has ever generated, even if it's not the most popular.
Michele
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I am unsure that is the correct way to look at it. I just cannot see CM taking that point of view given her comments in the Tusk doc about her songs and LB. I also think John did not have that point of view because it was mentioned back then that John took offense (or similar language) at LB's telling John how to play (or something like that). I think La Nicks trusted LB with her songs because up until Tusk, he had made them to her liking. I also think she liked the final product of her songs on Tusk and thereafter until SYW, and even then, she liked some of them. So, I think that rather than them conceding they would be nothing without LB, I think they started Tusk with the expectation of another mainstream album. Then, LB went in another direction, which ultimately lead to Tusk and its quirky sounds not selling very well in terms of how much and long it cost to make it coupled with the comparative lack of sales. So, I think they saw Tusk somewhat as a betrayal of their trust at the time. In hindsight, I think they now see his point. But, I just do not think the other four ever thought that LB was the be all and end all of FM and its sole vehicle to popularity. It was the five (then) that put FM on the mega stardom map.
Note - LB was a creative genius then. But, he had some great material to begin with and four other musicians that significantly added to the pot
