Last Word Christine McVie

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

Do you really think that more than 1%of the audience was there to see Mike or Neil?

You know my opinion on the whole thing but yes, I would say more than 200 people in an arena were convinced to buy a ticket because of Mike or Neil. They’re a far bigger draw than Rick Vito and/or Billy Burnette would ever be which was my point. Vince Gill in Eagles is the same concept. You could have put any serviceable guitar player and singer in to handle Glen’s parts and/or supplement a more heavily tilted Henley/Walsh setlist.

[HomerMcvie]

I guess I'm more of a purist. I don't like my different foods touching.

[jmn3]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I guess I'm more of a purist. I don't like my different foods touching.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m with you. I love TP and the HBs but I’d rather see Campbell with his own band or a reformulated Heartbreakers playing the solo to Runnin’ Down a Dream than watching Mike painfully try to create his own spin to the GYOW solo.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I guess I'm more of a purist. I don't like my different foods touching.

My understanding of the unnamed 2018 Tour was that it was a celebration of FM's 50 years so I feel the show should've been free of non-FM music. The crowds obviously didn't care because DDIO and Free Fallin' are huge hits.
I think the three non-FM songs they did should've been As Long as You Follow, In the Back of My Mind, and Say You Will to give fair representation to Stevie and Chris' work and to give Neil another FM song to sing.

My feeling is that one you've made music with your band, then you can play your other work in the set list.

[bwboy]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

My understanding of the unnamed 2018 Tour was that it was a celebration of FM's 50 years so I feel the show should've been free of non-FM music. The crowds obviously didn't care because DDIO and Free Fallin' are huge hits.
I think the three non-FM songs they did should've been As Long as You Follow, In the Back of My Mind, and Say You Will to give fair representation to Stevie and Chris' work and to give Neil another FM song to sing.

If FM had played As Long As You Follow, In the Back of My Mind, and Say You Will, I would have lost my mind LOL. Especially the first two songs you mentioned. Really, I think it would have been better if Stevie and Christine had performed As Long As You Follow together rather than All Over Again. Lost opportunity. That is a beautiful song, it’s on both of their greatest hits albums, and it would have served the same purpose as All Over Again, only the audience would have responded to it more favorably, to say the least.

[Macfan4life]

I cant believe we are debating guitar replacements would bring in a bigger crowd or get more applause. None of the above. Most people are there to see Stevie and have no interest in who the guitarist is. I wish we could do a social experiment and sell tickets in the same city for various guitarists. There would be an insignificant change. I am sure there were many like me that did not go because Lindsey was not there. But once the replacements were hired, that crowd was baked in.
I keep reading how the crowd went wild for Dont Dream Its Over. Not sure there are mass Crowded House fans packing arenas today. Seriously people are commenting that they saw more cellphones or applause? That is your measurement?
Stevie's 24K Gold show would attract almost the same amount of patrons if not more. The real test would be remove Stevie and see what you have. Petty fans were not going to see Fleetwood Mac. Sorry. Most of them were not happy that Mike did it and thought it ruined Petty's legacy.
Even the members of Fleetwood Mac know this otherwise they would not walk on eggshells when the boss gives an ultimatum.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by bwboy

If FM had played As Long As You Follow, In the Back of My Mind, and Say You Will, I would have lost my mind LOL. Especially the first two songs you mentioned. Really, I think it would have been better if Stevie and Christine had performed As Long As You Follow together rather than All Over Again. Lost opportunity. That is a beautiful song, it’s on both of their greatest hits albums, and it would have served the same purpose as All Over Again, only the audience would have responded to it more favorably, to say the least.

I would have settled for three from BTM over any from SYW. I think with Lindsey not there, they had an opportunity to represent BTM and the compilation songs. Say You Will was on the 50 Years compilation so that's why I threw that in.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

I guess I'm more of a purist. I don't like my different foods touching.

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

My understanding of the unnamed 2018 Tour was that it was a celebration of FM's 50 years so I feel the show should've been free of non-FM music. The crowds obviously didn't care because DDIO and Free Fallin' are huge hits.
I think the three non-FM songs they did should've been As Long as You Follow, In the Back of My Mind, and Say You Will to give fair representation to Stevie and Chris' work and to give Neil another FM song to sing.

My feeling is that one you've made music with your band, then you can play your other work in the set list.

Those are *your* rules, though. Most people don’t agree.

Fleetwood Mac is in the entertainment business. DDIO and at least one Tom Petty song were foregone conclusions when the lineup was announced. You don’t bring guys of that caliber in the band and ignore their legendary bodies of work.

[UnwindedDreams]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Those are *your* rules, though. Most people don’t agree.

Most people don't agree that Free Fallin' is a Stevie Nicks song either just because she recorded it for a tv show soundtrack but that's your rule.

What's up with the "*"? Why are you writing "Those are *your* rules, though." I wrote "I feel or I think" to express my thoughts. You are so quick to argue with anything that's not praise for the 2018 Tour. I went to shows on that tour. They even had a shirt with the names of all the albums on it. I didn't care for the shows. What's the problem with that? I also didn't care for OWTS. Are you pleased with that? Just don't understand why you're not kind.

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Fleetwood Mac is in the entertainment business. DDIO and at least one Tom Petty song were foregone conclusions when the lineup was announced. You don’t bring guys of that caliber in the band and ignore their legendary bodies of work.

If they're in the entertainment business, then why did they not do Fleetwood Mac hits or classics as Sara, I Don't Want to Know, Over My Head, Songbird, Never Going Back Again, Tusk, or In the Back of My Mind. Do people not know those songs?

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by UnwindedDreams

Most people don't agree that Free Fallin' is a Stevie Nicks song either just because she recorded it for a tv show soundtrack but that's your rule.

What's up with the "*"? Why are you writing "Those are *your* rules, though." I wrote "I feel or I think" to express my thoughts. You are so quick to argue with anything that's not praise for the 2018 Tour. I went to shows on that tour. They even had a shirt with the names of all the albums on it. I didn't care for the shows. What's the problem with that? I also didn't care for OWTS. Are you pleased with that? Just don't understand why you're not kind.

If they're in the entertainment business, then why did they not do Fleetwood Mac hits or classics as Sara, I Don't Want to Know, Over My Head, Songbird, Never Going Back Again, Tusk, or In the Back of My Mind. Do people not know those songs?

I like you!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by SteveMacD

Those are *your* rules, though. Most people don’t agree.

Fleetwood Mac is in the entertainment business. DDIO and at least one Tom Petty song were foregone conclusions when the lineup was announced. You don’t bring guys of that caliber in the band and ignore their legendary bodies of work.

I couldn't care less what the masses think.