2014 Reunion Articles

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Nice article. Thanks.

So, what does Lindsey do these days? Just hang around the studio waiting for some one to ask him to play with them.

Why couldn't I have been in this band?

Reminds me of him saying why couldn't he have been in Creem.

Michele

Didnt he once say he wanted to be in The Clash too? Rock the Casbah!

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

"It’s been the most profound experience of my entire life," Christine McVie said of returning to the group in an interview with HuffPost Entertainment. "The chemistry between the band is stronger than it ever was." McVie

Funny she says that without Stevie being present.

What's funny is that you left this quote out.

“There’s something magical about Fleetwood Mac, about Lindsey, about Stevie, about Mick and John, that compelled me to think, ‘Well is there any possible chance that they would want me to ever rejoin the band?’"

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by ragrsrocalot

What's funny is that you left this quote out.

“There’s something magical about Fleetwood Mac, about Lindsey, about Stevie, about Mick and John, that compelled me to think, ‘Well is there any possible chance that they would want me to ever rejoin the band?’"

That quote relates to the chemistry without Christine. Which we all have seen, there isn't much. I mean.. one album in 16 years? And an EP that Stevie barely participated in.

The quote I reference is her (CM) experience with present day FM (the fab 5). Which the article says, John, Mick, Christine, and Lindsey at the Village and Stevie absent. To me that's a bit telling.

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

From The Huffington Post....



Fleetwood Mac's New Music Will Override 40 Years Of Gossip

The most interesting narrative of Fleetwood Mac -- one every music writer hopes to chronicle and every fan dreams about when reading between the lines of "Rumours" -- involves romance and adultery. The stories behind lyrics of heartbreak and betrayal and love and acceptance are well-documented, but in recent interviews with Lindsey Buckingham and Christine McVie, the bandmates assert that the past is just that.

Fleetwood Mac released its best-selling album "Rumours" 40 years ago; Christine McVie left the band 16 years ago. Now, the original five members have reunited for an album and an international tour, "On With The Show."

"It’s been the most profound experience of my entire life," Christine McVie said of returning to the group in an interview with HuffPost Entertainment. "The chemistry between the band is stronger than it ever was." In March of this year, Mick Fleetwood and John McVie joined Buckingham and Christine McVie at Studio D in the Village Recorder in Los Angeles, where they made 1979's "Tusk." (Nicks was unable to be there due to prior scheduling conflicts, Buckingham and McVie said.) They laid the groundwork for eight tracks, mostly written by Christine McVie and began to reestablish the legacy and future of Fleetwood Mac.

"She felt a need to pare down her life," Buckingham said when asked about McVie's 1998 departure, which she attributes to a horrible fear of flying. "I think she felt a need to burn a lot of bridges. None of us ever thought she would come back. I think somehow that became something she needed to do in order to re-emerge as a creative force with that much more strength."

McVie said she spent most of her off time hanging out with her dogs and her Range Rover, making solo, non-commercial music in the English countryside. But last year, something snapped and she decided to go through therapeutic treatment to get over her fear. She reached out to Fleetwood, and said she was ready to get on a plane again. She wanted to meet him in Hawaii, where both he and John McVie live, so they flew from England together and performed with his small blues band in Maui. The concert made international news when Fleetwood told the audience McVie would rejoin the group. “There’s something magical about Fleetwood Mac, about Lindsey, about Stevie, about Mick and John, that compelled me to think, ‘Well is there any possible chance that they would want me to ever rejoin the band?’" she said.

McVie started trading notes with Buckingham over the phone before she came to Los Angeles to record in March. There, she and Fleetwood rented a house in Santa Monica Canyon-- "it was a magical place" -- and went on a health kick to get in shape for the tour. She, Fleetwood and Buckingham are what McVie calls the "studio junkies" of the band. "We accomplished more than I thought possible in eight weeks," Buckingham said. According to McVie, "It's all grown up."

"Because of Stevie's absence, there's been a very strong link musically between Lindsey and I, where we've actually been able to concentrate and co-write," McVie said, before assuring HuffPost Entertainment that Nicks will eventually have a large part in the album. "Some of the results of those fresh ideas were sort of unusual for me and Lindsey to co-write, anyway. We’ve done it together in the studio this time and have got some fantastic, quite profound, quite surprising emotions out of it. It knocked my socks off completely." They hope to have the record out before summer 2015.

As Fleetwood Mac prepares for the upcoming tour (rehearsals start in August), Buckngham said that the real novelty is that McVie is back in the fold. Most of the sets will cover the band's greatest hits, saving new material for another international tour the guitarist is already starting to think about.

The dirty laundry -- and there has to be something sordid left to tell -- is tucked out of sight for now, probably hidden a layer or so deep within Buckingham and McVie's new tracks. "My relationship with Stevie is one of respect," Buckingham said. "One of sort of caring for her at a distance, perhaps, is a good way to put it." Their shared history is longer than the band's, alive in old gossip columns and in lyrics. McVie spoke of her ex-husband and bassist John McVie similarly. "John and I have no baggage whatsoever," she said. "We dropped that several years ago." She spoke of his battle with cancer and how he's winning it, how they are both so pleased with his treatments. "I'm sorry to be so boring ... but they're my musical family."

Asked what her new music is about, McVie said, "What I always write about: sex and love. I try to say I love you in a million different ways. That’s what I aspire to do. That’s what I do best. I don’t sing about politics or anything like that. I sing about love. That’s what I know about."

After working in the studio with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham spent a day in downtown Los Angeles, hanging out with Empire of the Sun, an electronic-indie duo from Australia, known for its neon, feather-coated costumes and warrior-like face paint. They asked Buckingham to write with them, just out of the blue. "I went down there and it was two guys and these other people part of their support system," Buckingham said. "It just blew my mind, the level of trust and community in the room. I said to them, 'Geez, why couldn’t I have been in this band?'"

Watching another group come together in a studio with such ease was a contrast to the bizarre and powerful way in which Fleetwood Mac made its most popular music. "We always went to our separate corners and did what we did," he said. "I guess you could say dysfunction of a sort has been the norm."

Never any doubt!!!

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by ragrsrocalot

Never any doubt!!!

This really isn't new news. We've all known this.

[BlueLight]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

This really isn't new news. We've all known this.

"Prior" does seem to suggest pre-existing commitments, which reinforces the view that Stevie had already committed to recording (or decided to record) her solo album before Christine returned.

[jkmaletic]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

This really isn't new news. We've all known this.

Not all of us. Some need reinforcement.

[brickney723]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Oh Lindsey, good grief. You want to be in EVERY band, but your own. Goob.

And it's funny since he seemed genuinely perplexed when he heard Stevie would've considered becoming a Heartbreaker..

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

That quote relates to the chemistry without Christine. Which we all have seen, there isn't much. I mean.. one album in 16 years? And an EP that Stevie barely participated in.

The quote I reference is her (CM) experience with present day FM (the fab 5). Which the article says, John, Mick, Christine, and Lindsey at the Village and Stevie absent. To me that's a bit telling.

Okay. My bad.
So magical FM is - Stevie, Lindsey, John & Mick.
FM chemistry is - Chris, Lindsey, John & Mick.
Got it now!

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by jkmaletic

Not all of us. Some need reinforcement.

Exactly. Comments like dis-interested, lack of eagerness, not a team player, she's so selfish, etc. were just some of the things some people have stated as to why she wasn't it the studio with them. There was a total rush to judgement, in different threads about it. This explanation still might not make people happy,and that's fine but it brings factual reality to light.

[MikeVielhaber]

Originally Posted by BlueLight

"Prior" does seem to suggest pre-existing commitments, which reinforces the view that Stevie had already committed to recording (or decided to record) her solo album before Christine returned.

And it's not quoted. To me, without a quote, it could be an interpretation of what they said by the writer. I would have to see a direct quote to believe it because judging by their comments at the beginning of their recording process they didn't seem to know what Stevie what plans were or when she would join them. There's no reason they couldn't have said Stevie has other plans (and nothing more)...they didn't say that. They have not been quoted as saying this was a prior engagement or something that was planned long ago. Not saying it wasn't, but we have those quotes from Lindsey and Christine, which are not conclusive but do make a strong implication, so for me personally I would need a direct quote saying otherwise.

[MikeVielhaber]

Originally Posted by ragrsrocalot

Okay. My bad.
So magical FM is - Stevie, Lindsey, John & Mick.
FM chemistry is - Chris, Lindsey, John & Mick.
Got it now!

I think you're thinking about it too much. She's saying the chemistry they've had in the studio so far has been amazing. That happens to be without Stevie. Read into that what you will. I don't really think it says anything about Stevie except that they don't need her to have great chemistry as a band. That makes sense considering her input on the others' songs is limited. It doesn't say that Stevie messes up that chemistry though and it doesn't say anything about the band chemistry working on Stevie's songs since they haven't done that yet.

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by MikeVielhaber

I think you're thinking about it too much. She's saying the chemistry they've had in the studio so far has been amazing. That happens to be without Stevie. Read into that what you will. I don't really think it says anything about Stevie except that they don't need her to have great chemistry as a band. It doesn't say that Stevie messes up that chemistry though.

No, it's all good. I'm not reading into anything. I am very happy about Christine's return, and her happiness to be back in the Mac. I'm also thrilled about the new album, and their excitement, chemistry, new ideas, and songs that Chris and Lindsey have been working on. Super thrilled to hear John's treatments are going or went well, there is a tour with the Fab 5, it's all wonderful news, and 7/8 months ago, who the heck would've thought any of this would happen. I know I didn't. Very enjoyable to experience. I always tell my friends, just because I love the Yankees, doesn't mean I hate the Mets. Sure I love Stevie, but I also love FM, along with it's members. This is a special time, and I am so grateful.

[Johnny Stew]

There are two layers of chemistry in the band -- that between the musicians and that between the vocalists. Stevie's not a musician, so she's not part of that particular chemistry. Just as Mick & John aren't a part of the vocalists' chemistry.

I don't think it's a slight to Messrs Fleetwood & McVie when Christine, Lindsey & Stevie talk about the chemistry between the three of them, and I don't think it's a slight to Stevie when any of them discuss the chemistry between the musicians/"band."

[ragrsrocalot]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

There are two layers of chemistry in the band -- that between the musicians and that between the vocalists. Stevie's not a musician, so she's not part of that particular chemistry. Just as Mick & John aren't a part of the vocalists' chemistry.

I don't think it's a slight to Messrs Fleetwood & McVie when Christine, Lindsey & Stevie talk about the chemistry between the three of them, and I don't think it's a slight to Stevie when any of them discuss the chemistry between the musicians/"band."

I absolutely agree.