Houston Chronicle: A wait-and-see attitude

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by Billo

Writing and producing an album are two different ballgames.

Well, in LB's case it's almost the same.

[Little Nicki]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

The third would have been there around TITN, which already WAS a chopped up soloalbum. then one in 92, one in 97, one in 2002 one now and one in the near future. That's equal likely without the mac and it's frustration on his development.

My guess is there would have been one around 1987, maybe a little later, and then he would have taken a little more time before his next one, so maybe 1993 or 1994. But I don't think Gift of Screws as we know it would have happened even without The Dance since the label didn't want it anyway. So he would have wallowed in that for a while, refusing to go to independent labels, and we would have gotten one sometime in the last few years, after the recent management change.

Final tally - FIVE SOLO ALBUMS!

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

I just don't understand why one should constantly question what the man says about himself and his own development. Do you really think he is constantly making up stories? Sorry dude, but I believe you when you talk about yourself: who am I to question your own vision on your own life? I think that would be pretty disrespectful.

I thought I made it clear in my first post that I'm frustrated by the journalists' angle that Lindsey's lack of solo albums is the fault of Fleetwood Mac.
Of course, I've also expressed my annoyance that Lindsey seemingly hasn't said anything to these journalists to quell that line of thinking.

While I'm here, I forgot to comment on this earlier....

Originally Posted by shackin'up

I guess he got fed up with the whole business for a few years [after leaving Fleetwood Mac] and then he began working on out of the cradle. Five years after such a mindboggling breakup isn't that long. Especially if you look at the highly perfectionistic level of OOTC.

He told Musician magazine in 1988 that he had a "double album's worth of material" completed and it would be released later in the year.
Still... there was nothing until 1992.

Like I said, I just don't feel that Fleetwood Mac is in any way at fault for the fact Lindsey's only released four solo albums in the past 25 years.

[Little Nicki]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I thought I made it clear in my first post that I'm frustrated by the journalists' angle that Lindsey's lack of solo albums is the fault of Fleetwood Mac.
Of course, I've also expressed my annoyance that Lindsey seemingly hasn't said anything to these journalists to quell that line of thinking.

He does from time to time say "I had an album ready but then Fleetwood Mac came along," but he has been saying a lot that he's this generations "insert the guy's name here"... you know... I forget the quote and the name, but he says in every interview he takes his time and realizes he has a problem. He claims to be releasing the second album, and acts like that makes it ok, but he blaims himself more than Fleetwood Mac.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by Little Nicki

He does from time to time say "I had an album ready but then Fleetwood Mac came along," but he has been saying a lot that he's this generations "insert the guy's name here"... you know... I forget the quote and the name, but he says in every interview he takes his time and realizes he has a problem. He claims to be releasing the second album, and acts like that makes it ok, but he blaims himself more than Fleetwood Mac.

I should have said, "he hasn't said much of anything to quell that line of thinking."

Still, there were really only two albums that Lindsey cannibalized an "already in progress" solo project for... 'Tango' and 'Say You Will.'

[Little Nicki]

Originally Posted by Little Nicki

he has been saying a lot that he's this generations "insert the guy's name here"... you know... I forget the quote and the name

Terrence Malick of rock. I was almost close.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by Little Nicki

My guess is there would have been one around 1987, maybe a little later, and then he would have taken a little more time before his next one, so maybe 1993 or 1994. But I don't think Gift of Screws as we know it would have happened even without The Dance since the label didn't want it anyway. So he would have wallowed in that for a while, refusing to go to independent labels, and we would have gotten one sometime in the last few years, after the recent management change.

Final tally - FIVE SOLO ALBUMS!

Well, Maybe, but I just wanted to state a possibility that would NOT have been unlikely if the Mac wasn't there for him. About GOS: Cavallo would have found him a home. But he just was interested in a macreunion as we all know.