Do we really want a new Fleetwood Mac album?

[mitzo]

I wonder if Stevie's take on the production of her songs has more to do with her relationship with the producer, and the commercial success of the songs, than the actual merit of said production. Her solo career is littered with bad production.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by mitzo

I wonder if Stevie's take on the production of her songs has more to do with her relationship with the producer, and the commercial success of the songs, than the actual merit of said production. Her solo career is littered with bad production.

Littered is putting it mildly.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by mitzo

I wonder if Stevie's take on the production of her songs has more to do with her relationship with the producer, and the commercial success of the songs, than the actual merit of said production. Her solo career is littered with bad production.

She mentioned in 1989, while promoting 'The Other Side of the Mirror,' that she's often more fond of her original demos than the finished product. She said that her friends have told her the same thing. So her expressing that sentiment regarding the 'Say You Will' tracks is really nothing new, and -- since she was including her solo career in those 1989 comments -- I would say it wasn't solely a reflection on her relationship with Lindsey.

In regards to her relationships with the various producers: it seems that Glyn Johns is the only one she truly didn't get along with. Whatever happened between her and Rupert Hine, happened after the recording of 'Mirror.' And despite that falling out, she's still spoken affectionately of it and has referred to it on more than one occasion as her "magic album." This, also, despite sales being considerably less than previous albums.

[shackin'up]

Well nobody responds on my suggestion of Jack white producing. Lindsey himself said that he would love to work with him.
I can live with Rick Rubin, though. But maybe, realisticly, T-Bone Burnett would be an awesome option.

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Well nobody responds on my suggestion of Jack white producing. Lindsey himself said that he would love to work with him.
I can live with Rick Rubin, though. But maybe, realisticly, T-Bone Burnett would be an awesome option.

Jack White is a pretty inspired suggestion. I like his production sound -- he has a great ear for melody & rhythm, and the various instrumental elements of his songs are crisp and clear. I do have to wonder, though, what he'd do with Fleetwood Mac's more "poppier" inclinations.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Jack White is a pretty inspired suggestion. I like his production sound -- he has a great ear for melody & rhythm, and the various instrumental elements of his songs are crisp and clear. I do have to wonder, though, what he'd do with Fleetwood Mac's more "poppier" inclinations.

Something like this?

http://youtu.be/iErNRBTPbEc

By the way, you can record like this, too.

http://youtu.be/v4QbEcVVBHM

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Something like this?

http://youtu.be/iErNRBTPbEc

Fantastic track. Not really the style of pop I was referring to, but I can see where Christine's & Stevie's songs would sparkle with this type of treatment.

Whomever the band ultimately chooses to work with, I hope they produce something that is both contemporary and harkens back to their classic sound.

[RockawayBlind]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Well nobody responds on my suggestion of Jack white producing. Lindsey himself said that he would love to work with him.
I can live with Rick Rubin, though. But maybe, realisticly, T-Bone Burnett would be an awesome option.

Jack White would be interesting. He might bring out some of the raw energy that we see live but doesn't appear in the studio.

T-Bone Burnett would be a fantastic choice.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by mitzo

I wonder if Stevie's take on the production of her songs has more to do with her relationship with the producer, and the commercial success of the songs, than the actual merit of said production. Her solo career is littered with bad production.

I think it is heavily influenced by those things. In the past, she and Lindsey never got along, but since the finished product sold and won widespread acclaim she didn't think of it negatively. She was not happy with SYW from the beginning, but the tour seemed to ease some of the friction between her and Lindsey -- until it ended. I think if SYW had been a hit my some miracle, she'd never have knocked the songs.

Same thing with Street Angel. She may have hated the experience, but the album sales would have changed that. When the album goes nowhere like SYW did and the songs that will be on this next album will, then she's going to be unhappy and that resentment will be locked in. For eternity. No, I don't think that she will take the low sales of the FM album the way she took IYD. No, I don't think she's going to love her contributions to it anyway. If Lindsey is involved in her songs, she's going to blame him, rightly or wrongly. As they are eighty years old now, I think the complaints we get from them in the next years are going to be the same ones on their dying lips. Hopefully my ears and eyes will have deteriorated so I won't have to witness those gripes for very long. Michele