Mike Campbell admits it felt like a blip

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Originally Posted by cascade13

It's a really interesting question, isn't it? I suspect future projects were discussed early on, but the odds were never great given Stevie's opposition to recording with FM (eg, LBCM), Christine's and John's fragile health at the time, Mike and Neil having established bands to fall back on, and the lack of success of previous post-LB lineups. COVID and Christine's passing just cemented the outcome. If Mike had any sort of rude awakening, perhaps it was due to working with Stevie in an FM context, which undoubtedly has different dynamics for her than her solo work.

I don’t necessarily think it’s a matter of Stevie being opposed to recording with FM. The well dried up. Since IYD, the only other album she made consisted of new recordings of leaked demos that was recorded in two weeks. If there WAS any hesitation, it would have been having her forced songs go up against whatever Christine and Lindsey (or Neil and Mike later) brought to the table. No need for another TITN from her perspective, especially given the surge in popularity she gained from AHS.

That said, having heard the first Dirty Knobs album and the Crowded House album that had songs intended for Fleetwood Mac, an album from that lineup would have completely destroyed BTM, Time, and SYW.