Fleetwood Mac and the Great Expectations Tour.

[iamnotafraid]

We need a reality check for the Fleetwood Mac Unleashed Tour. Some things need to be examined further. I am not implying putting your rose colored glasses on to judge Stevie, Lindsey, Mick and John. Just a few things to consider before making harsh judgements on this band that has given us all many, many great years of enjoyment.

1. Consider their age. No one can be as good at 60 years of age
as they were in their 20', 30's and 40's. Most especially singing.
Musicianship may improve, styles evolve, but overall energy and
enthusiasm diminishes as one gets older.

2. You can only be "New" once. That appiles to everyone in music.
From Elvis to someone like Taylor Swift, you are lucky to have five
years in the music business to put out what people consider new
or fresh music. And it's not that people are incapable of producing
good music past the five year period, it's just that someone else
comes along and creates something the public considers new and
refreshing. Consider Fleetwood Mac's years from 1975 to 1980. Did
they ever top Tusk, or the records the preceded it? Of course not,
who expected them to? And now we are nearly 30 years past Tusk,
and that is surely something to consider.

3. Now for those of us that have seen them more than once in concert.
Multiple times seeing the same artist can kill the great concert
experience. I know this from my own experience. Nothing compares
to the first time I see an artist. There's just an excitement that's
almost indescribable of seeing your favorite group or artist in concert
for the first time.

4. Now think about touring without new material. Yes, it was their
choice, but they made it clear that was what they were going to do.
This stagnation is partly the reason for their recent performance
quality.

5. Most like to complain about the ticket prices. This is more common
in today's economy, but has always taken place. Not so long ago,
fifteen dollars seemed like a lot to pay for a concert ticket. But it's
your choice to attend a show, or even pay the extra for the special
packages that they are offering.
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That being said, they should give it their all. Purchasing a ticket
should guarantee you that the artist or group will give everything
they've got in performance. Just Remember they are "people" too.
They have good days and bad days just like the rest of us. One
thing that I know for a fact is, that they have given us plenty of
good days.