Fleetwood Mac Fan Stereotypes

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by Dex

I kind of get what he means with Christine McVie, because that was my impression of her music and singing a few years ago. I've come to appreciate her since, of course, but it kinda bugs me that I get what he's saying in that sentence, when the rest of it makes no sense to me at all. "They aren't great musicians" and "It sounds like first graders" are just flat-out stupid comments. But I guess people have more fun saying provocative things than honest ones. Personally I've never warmed much to The Beatles. I'd never say they weren't great musicians, I just don't connect with them. But I guess that in and of itself is a pretty dull phrase, and it'd be more exciting for me to compare their sound to camels in heat, even though that comparison makes no sense, to get a rise from people

Christine is generic compared to Stevie and Lindsey, and even Peter and Danny. She even admits to just writing basic love songs. I guess Rumours FM sounds generically 70s now, but I have no idea if they did at the time. I don't think they did anything groundbreaking until Tusk, as different as Rhiannon was.

True McVie mozzarella: the 1984 album. I could put So Excited on my nachos.

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

A sterotype often propagated on fan forums (even this one) is that Stevie fans all type with frilly, excessive puctuation. Like ~this~! and that we like to replace "i" with "y", as in ~-~WyndChyld~-~



Of course, one had to have been around during the glut of early millenium Stevie pan pages to understand where that sterotype came from.

Why the y? I forget~

[moon]

Don't know if stereotypes, but I always go by periods...
For example:

-1968-1971: black & white, rock & soul. Drugs and Jesus.
-1972-1974: Danny Kirwan, Bob Weston & Bob Welch.
-1977: Drugs.
-1987: Hate.
-1990: Old guys.
-1995: Boring.
-2003-now: A group of mature musicians performing old good songs, but not songs they didn't perform before...And, mature musicians who finally left their problems behind.

Maybe I didn't understand, but I think these are my stereotypes of FM through the years.
Regards!

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by goldustsongbird

Why the y? I forget~

I have no idea. My guess is that it looks more Welsh. I tried really hard to find posts from here making fun of chiffonheads, but without success. But they're around...

[gssmith]

We were talking about music at work and when I said I mostly listen to 70s music, every one said I was a hippie.

[wondergirl9847]

I grew up listening to all types of music from oldies (50'/60's/70's) to country to contemporary Christian music to pop to rock to rap....etc.

My parents weren't FM fans, so I didn't grow up with their music but I do remember hearing FM songs on the radio (didn't know the name of the group though).

I think each member of FM brought/brings a different taste, which is why they have been so successful.

Went to Best Buy once to look for FM CD's and one of the guys working there was majorly surprised that someone so young (I was probably 25-26 at the time, but I look younger, so he probably thought 17-18) was into this band. He almost offended me with his shock. LOL I was like "I get it, dude. They have been around since before I was born. So what?"

I have gotten the "Who's she?" in regards to Lindsey though....and then I set my mother straight. She'll NEVER make that mistake again. LOL

[MacShadowsBall]

Fleetwood Mac...

...elevator music

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by MacShadowsBall

Fleetwood Mac...

...elevator music

Nightmare scenario, getting stuck in an elevator
and having listen to "Time" or "Behind The Mask".

I think M. Night Shyamalan beat me to it.