Do we really want a new Fleetwood Mac album?

michelej1 · #1 01-18-2014, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

I'm not sure why her reaction to the latter two albums has become the accepted view among fans of how she responds to something with low sales. Seems to me like a 50/50 shot that she'll love the next Mac album, even if it doesn't sell a million copies.

Her defeatist comments after TISL failed to sell and her claim that poor sales were the result of fans stealing the music did not encourage me to think that that's not how she reacts to low-selling records. But she bucked up and put out IYD anyway and has fought for it. Good for her.

But despite her faith in IYD regardless of how it was received, I think her expectations for FM sales are still different from what they are for her solo records. Aside from that, because of the fractious production process, I think she would have been inclined to dislike a lot more of the FM records, if they hadn't sold. Mirage wasn't that hot, but with the Gypsy video lighting up MTV she couldn't complain too much about her music on there. But she'd be hating those FM albums as much as she used to hate Tusk if most of them hadn't been so successful.

That's how I think she is. Maybe she'll do something to change my mind. We'll see.

Michele

gssmith · #2 01-19-2014, 12:29 AM

I loved what jack white did with Loretta Lynn's album!

michelej1 · #3 01-19-2014, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by gssmith

I loved what jack white did with Loretta Lynn's album!

Van Lear Rose is incredible. He got out of the way on the production. It was pretty spare. The way Lynn's voice sounded and the fire -- ferocity -- she had was really great. The deep, oaken way that Christine's voice sounded on Meantime, if she still sounds like that, I would love to see Jack White produce her by herself and bring out something new in her that would surprise even the long time fans.

Michele

aleuzzi · #4 01-19-2014, 01:57 AM

The title of this thread is "Do we really want another Fleetwood Mac album?" And there's even a poll. After a week of staring at it I keep wondering, who wouldn't want another Fleetwood Mac album? I mean, really, does anyone out there think there shouldn't be one?

SteveMacD · #5 01-19-2014, 01:59 AM

Anybody who says "no" apparently things "Say You Will" should be Fleetwood Mac's swansong.

iamnotafraid · #6 01-19-2014, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Anybody who says "no" apparently things "Say You Will" should be Fleetwood Mac's swansong.

What's scary is, what if it's worse than Say You Will?

I can't imagine any songs from In The Meantime making
SYW better.

As others have mentioned I like the idea of Jack White working
with them. He would make them stop wasting time in the studio
and actually put out a rock album in 2014.

If wishes were fishes...

HomerMcvie · #7 01-19-2014, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

What's scary is, what if it's worse than Say You Will?

I don't think that's possible...

RockawayBlind · #8 01-19-2014, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Anybody who says "no" apparently things "Say You Will" should be Fleetwood Mac's swansong.

It's way better than the uninspired fodder in the EP, so I'd rather have SYW be the swan song than an album full of the same stuff as in the EP.

michelej1 · #9 01-19-2014, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

The title of this thread is "Do we really want another Fleetwood Mac album?" And there's even a poll. After a week of staring at it I keep wondering, who wouldn't want another Fleetwood Mac album? I mean, really, does anyone out there think there shouldn't be one?

Five people do.

Michele

aleuzzi · #10 01-19-2014, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Five people do.

Michele

Yeah. I saw that. Who are these people? And how on earth is this possible?

michelej1 · #11 01-19-2014, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Yeah. I saw that. Who are these people? And how on earth is this possible?

They're probably solo fans who want their artist back without FM. But they aren't going to get that. FM has their soul. Those five people are ours.

Chained.

Michele

vivfox · #12 01-19-2014, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Five people do.

LOL. I thought you meant Mick, John, Chris, Lindsey and Stevie.

RockawayBlind · #13 01-19-2014, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by aleuzzi

The title of this thread is "Do we really want another Fleetwood Mac album?" And there's even a poll. After a week of staring at it I keep wondering, who wouldn't want another Fleetwood Mac album? I mean, really, does anyone out there think there shouldn't be one?

Yep. Because I think it will be crap.

aleuzzi · #14 01-19-2014, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RockawayBlind

Yep. Because I think it will be crap.

Thank god you're in the minority.

I for one think it's going to be amazing. Just a feeling. I don't think the EP (which I do not like) is the direction the music is going to go. With all five of them back in the same room, working together, the energy is going to be high...very high.