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Originally Posted by David
But BN had to gel into BN first (which took about four years). That's why BN couldn't get BN to explode.
Lindsey & Stevie didn't join FM as superstars; in fact, they joined as commercial failures. They turned into superstars & commercial powerhouses only after having been in FM for a year or two, & by that time, the entire group was really big & it was already difficult to separate out the individual strands responsible for all the hits & the fame.
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I think the BN sound infused into FM (along with great PR by Warners) is what really caused the band to go over the top. I believe BN would have been successful - not as successful without FM but they were being played in the South and establishing a solid fan base here. I think it would have continued to grow. Personally, I think they were being courted or had other labels interested...maybe even WB... I don't think Olsen had given up on them yet, which is why he played FL for Mick that fateful day...
But, you are right on about it being difficult to separate out those strands. And, I think that's why Stevie likes FM so much as it was with Christine - Stevie gets to be shuffled in and the mix becomes much more muddled. Otherwise, if you take Christine out, it does go back to BN and you can definitely hear Lindsey's influence all over her songs. I think that fact alone brings out all sorts of insecurities whether she would admit it or not.