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Originally Posted by Macfan4life
I would take Rick and Billy over Neil and Mike any day and I'm a huge Heartbreaker fan. I do not like Rick and Billy's singing but hold on a second (before you start flaming). One of the best songs on BTM is Billy's song! I also liked the 1990 Farewell concert better than the Dance. Having said that I always thought Billy's singing on Go Your Own Way and Dont Stop was nails down a chalkboard. I of course prefer Lindsey with the band and like Lindsey's singing. I think that is the minority opinion around here (Lindsey's singing). But I cant quite put my finger on why I liked the Billy/Rick era. Stevie was klonopinned out too. I suppose its because Chris was holding the band together and we didnt have to deal with the Stevie/Lindsey drama. Stevie was almost an afterthought with the band since none of her songs were singles during this era. Many were like "oh Stevie is still with that band?".
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So I was too young to have seen any of that era live but from what I've heard, I have to concur about Billy's singing. In particular on Lindsey's songs - Lindsey has a unique voice and Billy singing Go Your Own Way was as brutal as Neil Finn IMO. However, I love In the Back of My Mind and actually opening some of the shows with it in 1990 was a ballsy thing that Fleetwood Mac of the last 25 years would never consider.