A FM Album without Stevie is just a Lindsey solo album

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Originally Posted by bwboy

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I do think a FM album without Stevie would sell the same as a Lindsey solo album.

Actually, I don't care how much it sells. One of my all time favorite albums is "Bee Thousand" by Guided by Voices, and it only sold about 50,000. It's considered an indie rock masterpiece. That being said, just going by number of top 40 singles, Christine is overwhelmingly the voice of Fleetwood Mac.

I do think without Stevie, Lindsey would add more solos.

Christine is on the record as not being a fan of extended guitar solos. So, you're just wrong.

I do think publicity helps sells albums, and that neither Christine or Lindsey would appear on tv programs.

Yeah, 24KG did so well after Stevie went on TV.

You don't have to be a coal miner in another country to not know who Christine McVie is. Stevie had several hit solo songs and albums, had several solo videos, and appeared in a lot of magazine articles and covers. She's been solo on shows like the Tonight Show, David Letterman, Ellen, Rosie, the Voice, American Idol, America's Got Talent, and Dancing with the Stars. Those shows keep her name and image visible to the public. Christine simply doesn't have the name recognition that Stevie does. This is not a criticism or insult to Christine, simply a fact. She moved back to England some 15 years ago- in that time, Stevie has continued to release music and appear on TV. Hell, she even had a song sampled by Beyonce! That kind of thing keeps Stevie well-known.

Yes, Stevie is a publicity whore. Duets with Tom Petty and Don Henley in 1981, Bruce Hornsby and Kenny G in 1989, Natalie Maines and Sheryl Crow in 2001. Stevie loves kissing the asses of hit makers de jour. Which is all something the others never really cared too much about.

And Stevie's prolific release schedule during Christine's abscence? Two solo albums, two solo comps, a live DVD, and an album of leaked demos she found on YouTube. Color me underwhelmed. She only had one more album of new material than the woman who essentially retired from the industry.