I was re-reading Read Between My Lines last night, and was thinking about how Buckingham Nicks didn't get any real commercial success, but then later on after she and Lindsey were already known, it became popular.
And to me, the songs sound very Fleetwood Mac-ish, so it annoys me actually that nobody gave them that recognition back then...it's like some sort of nerd making a joke and nobody laughing, and then 5 minutes later a cool kid makes the exact same joke and everyone laughs. NOT FAIR! But then of course, if they'd been successful, they wouldn't probably have joined FM.
I think Lindsey and Stevie, not necessarily as a pair, but in combination with Fleetwood Mac's vibe and the timing of everything in the music industry and society, made it so they and especially Stevie, so gorgeous, unique and charismatic, became really amazingly popular. I think it was just a combination of many factors and the right timing.
In terms of Lindsey adding his magic to Stevie's songs...I don't really know...but I think this is a big thing. He really did give a lot of her songs the magical sort of feeling and catchiness we know today...but then, on her solo songs, he wasn't there to do that then, and they're still amazing...so who the hell knows! My brain hurts now.
