Mick Fleetwood Blames Nicks For Fleetwood Mac Tour Trouble

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

The time has come to either bring in some new talent to Fleetwood Mac and personally I think two new young female singers who can really sing and look gorgeous too. Then Mick and John can do their thing and Lindsey can provide that link to the past. I'm sure that Lindsey would relish the opportunity provided by this and, hell, don't even call it Fleetwood Mac. Call it Buckingmac Fleet or something. Just do something new and get out there and create and play some new music.

I'm sure Lindsey would love to be a "link to the past." Actually, he'd hate it and I'd venture to guess that the scenario you suggest above would go over like a lead balloon. Lindsey is probably the most "over" FM than anyone else in the band. Why would he care about re-inventing it? As someone else pointed out, their days of re-inventing themselves with new band members are over. They're too old and it's too late in the day.

[jellyman10]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

They're too old and it's too late in the day.

Yeah, they should spike it.

[chriskisn]

Originally Posted by cliffdweller

I'm sure Lindsey would love to be a "link to the past." Actually, he'd hate it and I'd venture to guess that the scenario you suggest above would go over like a lead balloon. Lindsey is probably the most "over" FM than anyone else in the band. Why would he care about re-inventing it? As someone else pointed out, their days of re-inventing themselves with new band members are over. They're too old and it's too late in the day.

You are probably right to a degree. Lindsey might not want to be FM etc. However I don't think he'd necessarily be unhappy with doing something different with Mick and John and some new people, especially if it wasn't actually called Fleetwood Mac and especially if Lindsey was the main focus and made the majority of the decisions.

Despite the fact that some people think he'd not want to do it without Stevie, I think he'd jump at the chance if the right opportunity presented itself. Lindsey's biggest problem in the band and the most issues that he has had to face have been with Stevie.

The days of re-inventing themselves are never over. That is in their mind not the actual reality. Sure the name Fleetwood Mac might be old and dead but there are many artists who have been very popular until they are much older than the current members of Fleetwood Mac. Those guys can still play, they can still put on a show, and Lindsey is probably the most creative person to come out of the band since Peter Green. They just need to find the right vehicle to bring their message to the masses.

The Mick Fleetwood Blues Band almost got it right, especially when John was supposed to be there at the beginning. Now take out Rick, put in Lindsey and change the musical style to something else other than blues, and you could actually make a success of it.

Oh and I'm not suggesting that they are going to top the charts, or sell millions of albums, but a good solid fan base is already there and they could make a good solid income out of it if they made the effort.

EDIT

Oh and forgot to address the "link to the past" bit. I'm not suggesting anything other than his name can still bring in the fans, etc. You would pay to see Lindsey Buckingham because of who he is. You wouldn't pay to see Jenni Green (made up name) on her own, but you might if she was appearing with Lindsey.

[cliffdweller]

Originally Posted by chriskisn

The days of re-inventing themselves are never over. That is in their mind not the actual reality. Sure the name Fleetwood Mac might be old and dead but there are many artists who have been very popular until they are much older than the current members of Fleetwood Mac.

Yeah, but I don't even think they're interested in doing this. Mick is whining about FM not touring because he's looking for some cash. Re-inventing themselves with new members would not allow him the payday he's looking for. Mick's not looking to expand artistically (he can do that with side projects) he's looking to expand his wallet and he knows he can't do that without some combination of Buckingham/Nicks.