Why does everyone say Lindsey Buckingham IS Fleetwood Mac?

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by diamondsnake

Why, oh why does everyone seem to think that Lindsey Buckingham IS Fleetwood Mac? I can't even go to amazon.com and read one stupid review without someone saying how he steals the show and he is the best.

Am I the only one who likes the women in this band more then Lindsey? I like Stevie so much better then Lindsey.... and I like Christine so much better then Lindsey. Not that he is not great, but I am so sick of everyone thinking that he is the best, or he is the star of fleetwood mac.

Does anyone want to debate this topic? Please, I am very bored!

I will just say that FM, to me, has always been about the way the group works, sounds, plays together. Obviously, I have a special place in my black heart for Stevie, but when I think of FM, I don't give any special ranking to any of the members. They all need each other to have that special magic. Lindsey is a very talented person, as is Stevie, Christine and the rest of FM...they all have ingredients that make FM so special. I don't think Lindsey IS FM anymore than I think Stevie is FM. And honestly, I've never really been bombarded by people thinking Lindsey is FM, it's usually Stevie is FM that gets feathers all ruffled. I don't think she is FM, she certainly improves the group, imo, but it's not like "oh there's Stevie and dem oder bitches" - it's "oh there's FM" - at least to me.

as a side note, I always call Destiny's Child Beyonce and dem oder two bitches...that's a prime example of the issue I think being raised here.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

as a side note, I always call Destiny's Child Beyonce and dem oder two bitches...that's a prime example of the issue I think being raised here.

Go back a generation or two and the same can be said for The Supremes ("Diana Ross and dem oder two bitches")

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Go back a generation or two and the same can be said for The Supremes ("Diana Ross and dem oder two bitches")

I know. Alot of people dont remember who else was in the Supremes.

[chiliD]

Mary Wilson & Cindy Birdsong, but then who're (Hmmm..nice contraction there, chili) the other two in Destiny's Child?

[wondergirl9847]

Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Michelle put out a gospel album while DC was on downtime...so I don't understand the whore thing.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Michelle put out a gospel album while DC was on downtime...so I don't understand the whore thing.

Instead of typing "who are", I contracted it to "who're"...I didn't realize how that looked until I proof-read my post...then added my comment.

[The Nisse]

...didn't Stevie take more chances with the SYW-project? I mean, more than half the songs she contributed were old. She could have stalled the project if she needed more time, surely. Not that old is a bad thing, it just indicates her level of adventure-seeking..

And the tour... Man, she didn't take one step that surprised anyone. Oh yeah, she played Beautiful Child, but that was it, really.. Besides, we heard the same ol' same ol'.. She regularly played Say You Will and Goodbye Baby from SYW and the the classics (sometimes Destiny Rules). I keep thinking Thrown Down or Everybody Finds Out could've kicked some butt live.. Lindsey, on the other hand, played more new songs and generally gave more of himself at the gigs, as many has pointed out.. No wonder he steals the show..

I think it falls back to something Lindsey has always mildly critizised her for, her strong conservative point of view.. I mean, come on...! She keeps hangin' around the same people. Sheryl Crow, Don Henley and Tom Petty, and each time she does so she's using the power of nostalgia. You don't see Lindsey doing that, he makes appearences on albums, including Tom Pettys, but he doesn't abuse it in the same. He tries, as much as he can, to tread new ground..