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Originally Posted by chriskisn
Look I know I'm the local Dave Walker fan club so my opinion is biased and I know I defend Dave at any opportunity (someone has to he's the pre-rumours equivalent of Bekka Bramlett)....
BUT
IMHO Dave Walker joining FM was a very good idea that didn't work for a variety of reasons...rather than a bad idea that shouldn't have happened.
The potential that Dave had (has) correctly channelled and nutured would have been fantastic. He was perhaps too late though for Fleetwood Mac...imagine a Walker, Kirwan and Spencer Fleetwood Mac!!! (
Oh and one final thing before I shut up - Penguin was a very good album. A brilliant album. I know it is all about opinions and we each can have one even if they aren't right (  ) but it constantly annoys the hell out of me that Penguin gets so easily dismissed.
On a more positive note I agree with you that these albums (although I've never liked Bare Trees personally) are a great period in Fleetwood Mac history. So much talent, so much happening, such fantastic albums. Oh and far too short a time period, especially the Mr Welch era.
I too would love to come across a Penguin era bootleg although I am yet to find one. Obviously I would love to hear that certain someone sing more than two songs! |
Wow, you are very defensive and protective of Dave. Yet I understand where you are coming from. I like the Penguin album as much as I like all the others. But don't you agree that Dave was under-utilized on the album? Again, it was just a matter of not being proper fit. (For the record, the quality of Roadrunner wasn't questionable for Dave's vocals (IMO) but for a very crappy instrumental track.)
I recall Christine saying that the band never had a designated "front man", and at the time thought they needed a vocalist/figure head --- sort of like Mick Jagger is to the Rolling Stones. But it became clear that they weren't that kind of band. It had nothing to do with Dave's talents or integrity. I'm sure he has gotten over any hard feelings he had about the situation! lol