Ageing rockers and their voices...

[Miss Vicky]

Originally Posted by madformac

As for Lindsey, I'm sorry but I don't know how you can say Lindsey is singing better now than before. His vocal range is now so limited. Sure on softer, subtle songs he's fine but on the rockers his voice is shot to pieces... I can only think it's the blind loyalty to Mac and it's members that is clouding your judgement. Lindsey's voice live is not as it was. He was a little bit weaker on The Dance tour but it was still very good. Somewhere between '97 and '02 his vocal chords got wrecked.. Lindsey's best live voice was on the Concert For The Environment in 1986. Unfortunately for the public he was at his prime when he had finished live work with Fleetwood Mac.

Lindsey's voice up until the Tusk tour was quite high but it was perfect for harmonising. His voice got more aggressive during the Mirage Tour and reached it's peak between 1986 and 1993.

Everybody has their favorite Fleetwood Mac era but I fail to see how his voice has improved by losing it's range? As a performer he's made up for it by his spastic motions and antics on stage during the last tour.

He's still a hell of a guitarist and with some vocal coaching and less smoking could probably get into shape for the possible 2007 tour.

Blind loyalty my ass.

I say his voice sounds better than ever because it does. It's deeper, more masculine, sexier. I went to three of the SYW concerts and was blown away by his performance-not by his stage antics-but by the sound of his voice, the passion with which he plays, and by his electrifying presence. My best friend, who is decidedly NOT a fan of Fleetwood Mac, went with me and was "amazed" by LB as well. I fail to see how you can imply that the sound of his voice is "an embarrassment" to the band.