"THROWN DOWN" Not that great...

[Johnny Stew]

Originally posted by Steve
By up-to-dates sound, I mean a contemporary sounding production.... "TISL" sounded like it was produced in 2001 - it had a fresh sound.

I *do* agree that 'Trouble In Shangri-La' sounded fresh in many ways. Thankfully though, the producers (and mixer Chris Lord-Alge) also captured a timeless quality... which is even more important.

I think that striving to create a "contemporary sound" can be a double-edged sword... while it may make an album feel like a breath of fresh air at the time, it can doom it to sounding dated just a year or two after its release.

Don't get me wrong... I love when they throw something a bit off-the-wall into the mix... like a toy piano, or something. And I'm sure they'll do things like that on the new album too.
I just don't want to hear Fleetwood Mac going techno-metal, or hip-hop, or whatever else might sound "contemporary" in 2003.

To me, the best albums are the ones that you can listen to, and not determine what year they were made.
Which is exactly why I'll be happiest if the new album sounds like "classic Mac."

Hell, with all the aforementioned genres getting so much radio and MTV play, maybe that "classic Mac sound" WILL sound fresh and new next to the latest Ja Rule tripe.

Either way, I love exactly the kind of music Fleetwood Mac makes... so I have no worries that I might be disappointed by the new album.



Johnny Stew