Fleetwood Mac Life Magazine Special Edition

[Wdm6789]

Apparently it's all about the band. I'm surprised that no one brought it up yet.

[Danielle]

"christineperfekt" shared beautiful pictures on tumblr today:

[michelej1]

They are great pictures. Thank you. Michele

[jbrownsjr]

Amazing pics!! How can you get a copy of this issue?

[nicole21290]

A number of people managed to find it in Barnes & Noble today, I believe.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by nicole21290

A number of people managed to find it in Barnes & Noble today, I believe.

Thanks! I will go there, today.

[Wdm6789]

I cannot find the magazine at my Barnes and Noble, does anyone know where it is? I see a life magazine about Abraham Lincoln and one about secret societies, but no Fleetwood Mac. Can anyone help?

[Keith]

I stopped at the market after work and I saw a copy as I was ready to check out. Of course, I bought it not realizing it was all about Fleetwood Mac and $13.99 - just finished it and worth every penny. A very nice surprise this evening..

[aleuzzi]

So I bought it tonight at Barnes and Noble. Great photos. Many are new to my eyes.

The text was decent--until it wasn't. Ken Caillat's assessment of Tusk as a musical failure is taken as an unchallenged truth. Likewise, his bashing of Mick, Stevie, and Christine as crazy coke-heads is pretty rude. Carol Ann Harris's Storms is quoted frequently as a reliable, unbiased source. And there are plenty of snide remarks about the band's excesses, courtesy of J.I. Baker, who doesn't have a clear point of view about his subject, alternating between awe and derision.

The text won't do any damage among us hardcore fans. But it will further perpetuate the myths and stereotypes about these musicians in the eyes of the general public. Subpar journalism.

[michelej1]

Wow, we're compiling quite a collection of Lindsey on Bike photos.

Michele

[Sanne2]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

So I bought it tonight at Barnes and Noble. Great photos. Many are new to my eyes.

The text was decent--until it wasn't. Ken Caillat's assessment of Tusk as a musical failure is taken as an unchallenged truth. Likewise, his bashing of Mick, Stevie, and Christine as crazy coke-heads is pretty rude. Carol Ann Harris's Storms is quoted frequently as a reliable, unbiased source. And there are plenty of snide remarks about the band's excesses, courtesy of J.I. Baker, who doesn't have a clear point of view about his subject, alternating between awe and derision.

The text won't do any damage among us hardcore fans. But it will further perpetuate the myths and stereotypes about these musicians in the eyes of the general public. Subpar journalism.

Wow that's dissapointing. I still want the magazine for the pictures, I'll be at an airport next week I hope I can find it there.

[Fannymac]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

So I bought it tonight at Barnes and Noble. Great photos. Many are new to my eyes.

The text was decent--until it wasn't. Ken Caillat's assessment of Tusk as a musical failure is taken as an unchallenged truth. Likewise, his bashing of Mick, Stevie, and Christine as crazy coke-heads is pretty rude. Carol Ann Harris's Storms is quoted frequently as a reliable, unbiased source. And there are plenty of snide remarks about the band's excesses, courtesy of J.I. Baker, who doesn't have a clear point of view about his subject, alternating between awe and derision.

The text won't do any damage among us hardcore fans. But it will further perpetuate the myths and stereotypes about these musicians in the eyes of the general public. Subpar journalism.

I found mine at Rite-Aid.

And I agree.....great pictures, lousy copy. It's amazingly biased against the band, particularly from a "life-long fan." And it's not just TUSK that the author slams.....he pretty much says everything after RUMOURS sucked, calling MIRAGE the work of a "tired" Fleetwood Mac "cover band."
I also thought the fact that the majority of quotes were taken from Ken Caillat's and Carol Ann Harris' (VERY biased) books smacked of yellow journalism. In fact, the only real even handed quotes in the entire article seemed to come from Keith Olson.
All in all, nice batch of photos, but the copy shows just how low Life has sunk!

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by Fannymac

I found mine at Rite-Aid.

And I agree.....great pictures, lousy copy. It's amazingly biased against the band, particularly from a "life-long fan." And it's not just TUSK that the author slams.....he pretty much says everything after RUMOURS sucked, calling MIRAGE the work of a "tired" Fleetwood Mac "cover band."
I also thought the fact that the majority of quotes were taken from Ken Caillat's and Carol Ann Harris' (VERY biased) books smacked of yellow journalism. In fact, the only real even handed quotes in the entire article seemed to come from Keith Olson.
All in all, nice batch of photos, but the copy shows just how low Life has sunk!

Thank you for confirming my reaction. I was beginning to think no one else felt this way. Yeah, the way Mirage and Tango are pretty much written off and even Say You Will is dismissed as "underwhelming." Keith Olsen and Ray Lindsey are the only quoted people without a seeming agenda.

[wheart]

I found it odd that they used such an old pic as the cover photo, not sure if it's Rumors or Mirage...but a recent photo would have been more appropriate. They're still a working, relevant band. Why freeze them in time like that with a super old photo??

[paleshadow]

[QUOTE=wheart;1165517]I found it odd that they used such an old pic as the cover photo, not sure if it's Rumors or Mirage...but a recent photo would have been more appropriate. They're still a working, relevant band. Why freeze them in time like that with a super old photo??[/QUOTET

The back cover had a recent picture, and from what I remember the inside photos went in a chronological order, so it seems like it was purposeful.