The End of the Road? My Journey with Fleetwood Mac

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

You mean Fleetwood Mac played a Fleetwood Mac song that Fleetwood Mac still plays during a Fleetwood Mac concert to promote a Fleetwood Mac tour???? Those bastards!!!

I remember in 1993 that “Don’t Stop” was used to promote Lindsey in the ads for the Tina Turner show.

They used Don't Stop and Little Little LIes for the BuckVie shows.

Then Too Far Gone, Red Sun and something else...

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

They used Don't Stop and Little Little LIes for the BuckVie shows.

Then Too Far Gone, Red Sun and something else...

But like Steve said, Don't Stop, a song written by Christine, was used to promote Lindsey's solo tour. Is that wrong, or is it wrong only when FM does the same thing?

BTW, I don't think any of them sit around deciding which songs should be played in advertisements. I think other folks do that.

If people really didn't know Lindsey had been fired and felt they were tricked into buying tickets to see them live, please give me their phone number or email address. I have some great new investment properties I'd like to tell them about. Seriously, in this day and age, with all the publicity his firing got, it's hard for me to believe people who were willing to pay $75 or more didn't know. You didn't have to be a stalker to know he had been fired and replaced, it was on Yahoo, msn, Good Morning America, USA Today, CNN, etc. If people didn't know, that's not the band's fault.

[mitzo]

Originally Posted by bwboy

But like Steve said, Don't Stop, a song written by Christine, was used to promote Lindsey's solo tour. Is that wrong, or is it wrong only when FM does the same thing?

BTW, I don't think any of them sit around deciding which songs should be played in advertisements. I think other folks do that.

If people really didn't know Lindsey had been fired and felt they were tricked into buying tickets to see them live, please give me their phone number or email address. I have some great new investment properties I'd like to tell them about. Seriously, in this day and age, with all the publicity his firing got, it's hard for me to believe people who were willing to pay $75 or more didn't know. You didn't have to be a stalker to know he had been fired and replaced, it was on Yahoo, msn, Good Morning America, USA Today, CNN, etc. If people didn't know, that's not the band's fault.

I fear that the heart breaking truth is that 99.9% of people do not care a whit that Lindsey was kicked out.

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by mitzo

I fear that the heart breaking truth is that 99.9% of people do not care a whit that Lindsey was kicked out.

More like 89% ish...

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

More like 89% ish...

And I like the fact that the media perspective is changing now.

[elle]

Originally Posted by mitzo

99.9% of people do not care a whit that Lindsey was kicked out.

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

More like 89% ish...

general audiences go to see the show so they can say they saw Fleetwood Mac and for the singalongs. they have no clue who is or ever was in the band, just that the legendary band is one of those bucket list items and this looks to be their farewell tour.

can't tell you how many times i saw stuff like "although Lindsey Buckingham is not with them on this tour, and i really wanted to hear her sing Landslide."

then there are Stevie hardcores who never went to see FM before, just SN solo, and now they go to 5-10 shows i guess to prove how important she is. and then there are AHS fangirls.

Originally Posted by michelej1

And I like the fact that the media perspective is changing now.

yes, most of the east coast show reviews very very balanced and actually made sense. they were still very gentle considering how crappy most of these songs now sound, but still, at least they didn't paste from the FM marketing sheets. of course, the band PR / marketing is adjusting too, if you read that latest article in the present band forum. they are not letting go of their money that easily!

[elle]

Originally Posted by elle

general audiences go to see the show so they can say they saw Fleetwood Mac and for the singalongs. they have no clue who is or ever was in the band, just that the legendary band is one of those bucket list items and this looks to be their farewell tour.

can't tell you how many times i saw stuff like "although Lindsey Buckingham is not with them on this tour, and i really wanted to hear her sing Landslide."

then there are Stevie hardcores who never went to see FM before, just SN solo, and now they go to 5-10 shows i guess to prove how important she is. and then there are AHS fangirls.


yes, most of the east coast show reviews very very balanced and actually made sense. they were still very gentle considering how crappy most of these songs now sound, but still, at least they didn't paste from the FM marketing sheets.

some have been twisting their panties in knots over this speculation that reviews using exact same wording from one to the other have been pasting from marketing materials sent to them.

[michelej1]

People didn't know he had been fired and most of them still don't know that part of it.

However, I find that a lot of them did know that he was not in the band and believed that story about him wanting to postpone the tour and that he couldn't come to an agreement with the band. They didn't know he was kicked out despite doing everything in his power to resolve differences.

The fact is, the majority of people don't know who Lindsey is. They don't care and that's not going to stop them from going to see the Travesty perform.

They don't know his voice. They don't know his face. They don't know his contributions. He is inconsequential to them. But for those who do know and care, the mass apathy doesn't diminish our feelings. If anything, it intensifies them.

[button-lip]

Originally Posted by michelej1

People didn't know he had been fired and most of them still don't know that part of it.

Well, if people that are here every day STILL refers to his FIRING as a "leaving", then I don't have much hope for casual fans.

Denial is a powerful tool.....

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by bwboy

But like Steve said, Don't Stop, a song written by Christine, was used to promote Lindsey's solo tour. Is that wrong, or is it wrong only when FM does the same thing?

BTW, I don't think any of them sit around deciding which songs should be played in advertisements. I think other folks do that.

If people really didn't know Lindsey had been fired and felt they were tricked into buying tickets to see them live, please give me their phone number or email address. I have some great new investment properties I'd like to tell them about. Seriously, in this day and age, with all the publicity his firing got, it's hard for me to believe people who were willing to pay $75 or more didn't know. You didn't have to be a stalker to know he had been fired and replaced, it was on Yahoo, msn, Good Morning America, USA Today, CNN, etc. If people didn't know, that's not the band's fault.

Haha... you really misinterpreted that one. I was agreeing with Steve.

Meaning, they just played random tunes for the ad.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

Haha... you really misinterpreted that one. I was agreeing with Steve.

Meaning, they just played random tunes for the ad.

Apparently, I really lack the ability to discern when people here are being sarcastic. I must be a concrete thinker in my old age. Anyway, thanks for clearing that up.