Fleetwood Mac and the Great Expectations Tour.

[louielouie2000]

I really do understand that it bothers many fans that so many of us are disgruntled right now. I think it bothers those of us who are disgruntled, that others aren't disgruntled too LOL. Bottom line is I'm glad all of the band members past and present have survived the ride, and are still performing. Mainly I think people are irked by the details of this latest tour, not the bigger picture. They are offended by the high ticket prices in a painful recession, the lack of new material, the indifference Stevie is portraying, etc. It just is coming across as a blatant cash grab to many.

For comparison, I just saw BB King last year. He is in his 80s, yet he was still extremely engaging and entertaining. He seemed so very honest and real, he spent almost as much time conversing with his audience as he did performing. He was touring behind a new album, had surprise guests, AND his tickets were HALF what Fleetwood Mac's are. You can tell he's doing it for the love of the craft, he genuinely LOVED performing, loved sharing his new songs, and was just glowing and thankful to still be performing and sharing his time and music with people. I just don't get that from the Mac these days, well, mainly Stevie. She just seems to be with the Mac because a gun is held up to her head, and the whole venture seems to be happening in order to pay down their credit cards.

I know I for one am just frustrated, because I think if the band had a better work ethic, they could be putting out the best material of their careers. Trouble In Shangri La and Gift of Screws contained some of Lindsey and Stevie's best material to date. With a clean slate, they could be making such great music as a band. It just seems egos and stubborn ways are wasting dwindling time. But if this latest tour truly is a set up to a fantastic swan song album for the band... it'll be worth it .