New Mac album? What should it sound like?

[FMlex]

I voted for Tusk simply because I love the three songwriters' contributions. I'm not sure it all meshes well together in that huge double record, but I like each song when you take it out of album.

I don't think we'll ever get the same "feel" of an album as Rumours because a lot of the appeal of that album was the personal turmoil of the band at the time.

The two '80s albums didn't seem all that cohesive, in my opinion.

So TUSK!!!

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by FMlex

I voted for Tusk simply because I love the three songwriters' contributions. I'm not sure it all meshes well together in that huge double record, but I like each song when you take it out of album.

I don't think we'll ever get the same "feel" of an album as Rumours because a lot of the appeal of that album was the personal turmoil of the band at the time.

The two '80s albums didn't seem all that cohesive, in my opinion.

So TUSK!!!

Tusk is basically what SYW was... the key difference is that Christine's material was absent to balance out Lindsey's zany experimentations, and Stevie's foggy wanderings. Christine's sparkling pop tunes are what roped all the bipolarity in, and made Tusk an album... not just a mishmash. SYW didn't have Chris, so it simply didn't work.

Since Lindsey didn't play on Stevie's solo albums or vice versa, we really can't even use these in this pole. There is no basis for BOTH artists style for comparison. Would songs from TISL and UTS work if put into a blender together? I don't know if any of us could answer that objectively.

I think perhaps the most cohesive record FM ever did was Tango. There was a common thread and sound among all three artists songs. So naturally, if Christine were out of the mix, it would in theory work (though her songs were probably the strongest offerings on this one). The big problem with Tango is the production style is so very dateable to the 1980s, obviously it wouldn't work this day and age.

So just what do the kids need to do? Start by hiring an outside producer. Don't enter the picture with fully fleshed out songs. I think vowing to write songs and work closely together is too much to ask this day and age. But they can try to go in with a clean slate, without motives. Godspeed... lol.