Nostalgia, cash and a tale of two divas named Stevie and Lindsey

[David]

Originally Posted by Erin

I'm getting tired of having to defend them, I guess. Second, with the majority of us worried about whether we're going to be employed tomorrow or not, I really didn't appreciate the lets milk Fleetwood Mac fans by doing this lame ass tour attitude.

Erin, this comment got me to thinking. I've decided that "fan" isn't a marketing category -- or one with any distinct meaning. From the perspective of the music market, there are no fans. There are consumers & there are non-consumers. Fleetwood Mac's in business. It uses market principles of supply, demand, cost, and contracts to be successful. Like Chevron. Fleetwood Mac, like Chevron, wants to make consumers satisfied, of course, but that's a lot different from the view that "fans" shouldn't be "milked" -- for reasons of loyalty or love or support.


Also wanted to add something about Mick. Someone said earlier that Lindsey is the only one in the band who has put out some albums in recent years. But Mick has, too -- two or three albums, in fact, in the past five years or so.