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I think the Mirage video showcases the band with a fire unmatched before or after. It would have been quite a shame had they parted company before such a triumph. Mirage may be all over the place, but the concert is not.

Lindsey was right to take the band another way after Rumours. Bear in mind that you need songs like "The Chain" and "Go Your Own Way" to make a record like that. It's not just a matter of production style.

You think Sara would have worked better as a Rumours-style production? No way. It is not sufficiently dynamic.

But the album is too long and has too many songs. Take the twelve best songs you have the best of both worlds, and one of the great records of all time. As it is, I have to rate it as my favorite Fleetwood Mac record, but I guess that's a debate for another thread.

Lindsey's importance to the band is fully demonstrated by Behind The Mask and Time. They simply could not survive without him. Lindsey must realize, however--and I think he finally has--that he needs them just as much as they need him.

With Christine gone (and people, she is gone), it can never be called Fleetwood Mac without any of the current four. So they're in it together, as much or as little as any of them may like it. They all should appreciate the opportunity and value the tremendous talent each of them can bring to the band.

I think Lindsey fails to appreciate fully what Stevie brings to the table, and I don't see as much in the reverse. Lindsey and Stevie are made to sing together.

It will go on. There's too much money to be made, if nothing else, and I don't say that as a slight to anyone's integrity.