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Originally Posted by bwboy
I’m still surprised at all the hatred that’s geared towards Stevie and Mick, while Christine and John get off unscathed. Especially with Mick, considering that he’s the reason we ever got any new Fleetwood Mac music after Mirage. He was the one who corralled everyone for Tango in the Night; he was the one who kept the band going with Rick and Billy for the tour when Lindsey took off; and I’m sure he was instrumental in getting the Dance special done, which resulted in their incredible revival. Plus many other things, too, including being the one member who wanted the Live album to be released, and with that unusual song listing. His importance to the band goes way beyond forming it… he kept it going long after, while John and Christine showed up when needed. They kept Lindsey out when they could have stood with him. But, like Mick, they refused to, and yet Mick and Stevie are solely the ones where the hatred flows.
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The band should not have toured without Lindsey. It’s that plain and simple. Their decision to do so was based on greed and an immediate pay day. Nonetheless, we should not underestimate how toxic the fighting between LB and SN must have been. Christine expressed astonishment in a Rolling Stone interview in 2015 because the two were still fighting about matters that “should have been resolved a long time ago.” So, in essence, the core trio of Brits did what they always have—they soldiered on. I don’t remotely accept the new lineup and feel that trio should have thrown in the cards, but I DO place the blame for its emergence squarely on Stevie—and also on Lindsey. But far more on Stevie. She engineered it.