Aren't We Being A Little Hard On The Band?

[Jyqm]

Originally Posted by Lala

Hi all,

I've been reading all of threads regarding disapointment over lack of new/remastered material. I understand you're all frustrated, trust me I am too. But aren't we being a little hard on these guys? There have been some more personal attacks on band members, calling them "idiots", etc. And it made me stop and think, aren't we all here because we love this band?

Sure, I'm disapointed over the lack of insight between management and the band in terms to releasing more matterial. But, I love this band. I love this band because they have touched me musically. I love this band because their words and music have helped me through some hard times. I love this band because, when I'm having a bad day, I can throw on one of their albums, crank it, and feel a little better.

I'm sure some of you have similar feelings.

I guess my point is, you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. I've certainly been guilty of saying things on this board that I wouldn't dare say to a band member's face. But, should we be a little more careful in posting as if they were reading? I just feel like, if Stevie on a whim checked out the board, and caught her fans calling her an idiot, she'd be less motivated to push for anything of hers to be remastered.

I don't know. Maybe I'm totally off base and shouldn't have posted this. Keep in mind I'm hopped up on cold medicine and kind of bored.

I Fleetwood Mac. I am grateful for what has been released, and will be grateful for whatever else is.

I've never understood the attitude of "I like this band, so I won't complain about anything they ever do." Do people carry this over into other aspects of their artistic lives? "Dallas has always been such a great show and given us so many memories, you shouldn't complain that last season was all just a dream!"

People have a right to be disappointed and upset about Fleetwood Mac's idiotic business decisions, and to express that disappointment and frustration here. That's half the point of a fan forum. And the last thing we ought to be doing is censoring ourselves out of fear that someone from the band might be reading. I can't even imagine how boring this place would become.

As far as catching more flies with honey than vinegar, like most truisms, that's not always true. But again, this is just people expressing their frustration on a fan forum. Nobody's trying to catch any flies with their posts here. If anyone decides to submit this kind of question to John or anyone else, I'm sure it will be phrased much more nicely. (And if nobody's come up with a re-write yet, Lis, I'll gladly take a stab at it.)