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[michelej1]

Lindsey Detroit Free Press 11/14/1984

http://www.fleetwoodmac.net/bla/inde...x_v2&id=66&c=9

"Go Insane" has solidified the feeling. In putting the painful breakup of his six-year relationship with Carol Ann Harris on vinyl ("I could be flip about it and say it was cheaper and more fun than going to a shrink," he said, "and probably had better results."), Buckingham broke completely free of the Fleetwood Mac camp for the first time in nine years.

For starters, he played all the instruments himself, and produced "Go Insane" without longtime Mac producer and close friend Richard Dashut, who was "completely burnt out" from working on Fleetwood's last project.

"The whole thing of punching out of the Fleetwood Mac microcosm was very cathartic," Buckingham explained. "I came away feeling very good, not only for having addressed the things that were going on in my life, but having gotten into a different working situation that I found quite healthy."

OF COURSE, that leads into the question of whether Buckingham -- having found happiness outside of Fleetwood Mac -- can bring himself back into the band again.

"That's a very good question," he said. "The whole idea of that is very odd to me right now; I feel so far away from it. I always feel I have approached the whole thing altruistically, putting the needs of the whole above the needs of the individual. But I'm approaching things slightly less altruistically at the moment.

"Like a lot of people, I suspect, I'm real interested to see how it works out," he added. "Because to tell the truth, I've got a whole other album worked out in my head. The best thing I could do, really, is to go back in the studio and do another album on the heels of this."

[michelej1]

Rolling Stone on Lindsey's uniform in 1984

He's the kind of millionaire who wears the same black shirt, blue denims and scruffy gray cowboy boots for days on end, and who mixes those jeans with an expensive black-and-white striped sport coat.

Lindsey's assessment of his lyrics matches Stevie's, I guess.

For Go Insane, Lindsey played all the instruments, sang all the parts. I thought I'd heard Stevie and Christine on the record, but no --- just good ol' Lindsey and a V.S.O. singing up a storm, even though he insists "I hate singing. I do it a lot because I have to. A lot of the reason's lyrics, too --- they're my weak point, although I'm getting better."

[WayOfTheDragon]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Rolling Stone on Lindsey's uniform in 1984

He's the kind of millionaire who wears the same black shirt, blue denims and scruffy gray cowboy boots for days on end, and who mixes those jeans with an expensive black-and-white striped sport coat.

So, not much has changed since 1984.

[WayOfTheDragon]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Richard Dashut, who was "completely burnt out" from working on Fleetwood's last project.

I didn't know that Richard was "completely burnt out" after Mirage. I don't remember reading anything to that effect on his blog. Interesting.

[vivfox]

The thing that strikes me the most odd and still baffles me to this day is why Lindsey never released his next solo album until 1993. He says in one of those articles he intended to release a solo record in 1988. I wonder what he was doing in all that time?

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by vivfox

The thing that strikes me the most odd and still baffles me to this day is why Lindsey never released his next solo album until 1993. He says in one of those articles he intended to release a solo record in 1988. I wonder what he was doing in all that time?

I remember waiting and waiting and waiting... Maybe, because Tango took a lot of his songs.

[Wdm6789]

I know I have said this many times before, but I really wish Lindsey did the Tango tour. We might have gotten a really cool full band version of Big Love, maybe Tango In The Night, the song, would have been performed live too. That would have been an awesome instrumental. I love Family Man, I don't think they would have done that song live, but it would have been interesting to hear if they did. I also think that Hold Me would have been on the set if Lindsey was there and it wouldn't have become a forgotten hit. It's a shame Fleetwood Mac only performed Hold Me at like 20 shows.

[Macfan4life]

We can dream but I don't think it was realistic for this group to function during the mid 80's. Stevie was so out of control that her good friend and producer Jimmy Iovine walked away mid-production. That's pretty bad. In a 1991 interview Stevie said for awhile she was so out of control that she did not even see her parents because they thought she was crazy and lost her mind so she just stayed away. When you are addicted to coke, all you think about is your next line. You don't care about your family, friends, or career. Mick was out of control too but not as visible as Stevie. I don't blame Lindsey for not wanting to be around people like that. I don't think they could have recorded anything during this time and if they did, the band probably would have broken up.

[Wdm6789]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

We can dream but I don't think it was realistic for this group to function during the mid 80's. Stevie was so out of control that her good friend and producer Jimmy Iovine walked away mid-production. That's pretty bad. In a 1991 interview Stevie said for awhile she was so out of control that she did not even see her parents because they thought she was crazy and lost her mind so she just stayed away. When you are addicted to coke, all you think about is your next line. You don't care about your family, friends, or career. Mick was out of control too but not as visible as Stevie. I don't blame Lindsey for not wanting to be around people like that. I don't think they could have recorded anything during this time and if they did, the band probably would have broken up.

But didn't they start working on Tango in 1985?

[SisterNightroad]

Originally Posted by Macfan4life

We can dream but I don't think it was realistic for this group to function during the mid 80's. Stevie was so out of control that her good friend and producer Jimmy Iovine walked away mid-production. That's pretty bad. In a 1991 interview Stevie said for awhile she was so out of control that she did not even see her parents because they thought she was crazy and lost her mind so she just stayed away. When you are addicted to coke, all you think about is your next line. You don't care about your family, friends, or career. Mick was out of control too but not as visible as Stevie. I don't blame Lindsey for not wanting to be around people like that. I don't think they could have recorded anything during this time and if they did, the band probably would have broken up.

Lindsey was pretty out of control too, if I remember well the alleged abusive behavior during his relationship with Carol Ann reached the peak during the early eighties.

[sanders8323]

Originally Posted by michelej1

For starters, he played all the instruments himself, and produced "Go Insane" without longtime Mac producer and close friend Richard Dashut, who was "completely burnt out" from working on Fleetwood's last project.

Originally Posted by WayOfTheDragon

I didn't know that Richard was "completely burnt out" after Mirage. I don't remember reading anything to that effect on his blog. Interesting.

Ah, but it was not Dashut who helped produce Go Insane, it was Gordon Fordyce.

[WayOfTheDragon]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Rolling Stone on Lindsey's uniform in 1984



Lindsey's assessment of his lyrics matches Stevie's, I guess.

Originally Posted by sanders8323

Ah, but it was not Dashut who helped produce Go Insane, it was Gordon Fordyce.

And I never knew why that was. Wasn't sure if LB wanted a different collaborator for a change of pace (though he returned to working with Dashut soon after), or if Dashut had chosen not to work on the project for some reason. This is the first I've heard of him being "burnt out" at that time.

[sanders8323]

Originally Posted by WayOfTheDragon

And I never knew why that was. Wasn't sure if LB wanted a different collaborator for a change of pace (though he returned to working with Dashut soon after), or if Dashut had chosen not to work on the project for some reason. This is the first I've heard of him being "burnt out" at that time.

I actually read that quote wrong. I thought it said that Richard did help produce the album. But yeah, I also wonder why he didn't take part. In some weird way, I'm glad he didn't because my favorite Lindsey album is Go Insane, and it may not have turned out as well with Dashut co-producing. Not to knock Richard or anything because Rumours through Tango in the Night, Law & Order and Out of the Cradle all turned out great.