Dave Stewart will produce next Mac album?

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by michelej1

That's true. She hasn't said anything since the Unleashed tour ended, indicating that that must have been an ok experience for her.

Also, I wouldn't expect Dave to be on Stevie's side Louie. Rather than cater to her, Dave seems to have drawn Stevie out. If anything, he knows how to butter her up, so that doing something that she would reflexively resist is easier for her. I could see him colloborating with both equally, but in different ways. If he appears to have no ego, he might not bother Lindsey. Lindsey can work with people fine, as long as they aren't telling him what to do. If they offer suggestions and not orders, he can bend -- although not exactly like a willow. Dave could be the spoonful of sugar that makes Lindsey's medicine go down, for Stevie and vice versa.

Michele

And, under those circumstances Lindsey might actually welcome Dave with open arms. Of course, the question is how long can Dave go without ruffling her feathers, because I think eventually everyone does.

[jbrownsjr]

I could see having this much fuss if these guys were actually creative anymore... I would so much love to see them stop bitching and whining and make a solid album of 50 min of new music. Sit down, write some tunes together, rehearse, record.. dare I say in a reasonable amount of time... Tour the new album, change the setlist nightly.. and say.. "thank you for still having interest in us."

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I could see having this much fuss if these guys were actually creative anymore... I would so much love to see them stop bitching and whining and make a solid album of 50 min of new music. Sit down, write some tunes together, rehearse, record.. dare I say in a reasonable amount of time... Tour the new album, change the setlist nightly.. and say.. "thank you for still having interest in us."

Wow. I LIKE that. The most rational idea anyone has had in eons...or ever!

[louielouie2000]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Wow. I LIKE that. The most rational idea anyone has had in eons...or ever!

Agreed. The reason why Fleetwood Mac's music has degraded over the decades is because they don't just throw the BS out the window and sit down and get to work in a reasonable fashion. The '75 Mac album is just sublime, and it was completed in what, 2 months flat? I think they just need to check their egos and neuroses at the door, sit down, and focus on making d@mn good music. Stop tweaking the life and soul out of it for 18 months straight. I think the band still has it in them to make fantastic music. They just need to adjust the way they work. Walk in the door with a clean slate, and leave having collaborated with each other. It's really quite simple...

[CADreaming]

^Exactly. Why analyze every move to death and then overreact. Get over yourselves!

[jbrownsjr]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Wow. I LIKE that. The most rational idea anyone has had in eons...or ever!

It's too simple CADreaming!!! I bet if they did it that way.. some magic would re-appear.. even if their voices aren't in the best shape anymore.. They are still loved..

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by jbrownsjr

I could see having this much fuss if these guys were actually creative anymore... I would so much love to see them stop bitching and whining and make a solid album of 50 min of new music. Sit down, write some tunes together, rehearse, record.. dare I say in a reasonable amount of time... Tour the new album, change the setlist nightly.. and say.. "thank you for still having interest in us."

You know most of what you wrote could actually happen, but then you through in that part of about changing the setlist nightly. That's where you went totally off the reality rails.

Michele

[michelej1]

We should pay to have Dave Stewart involved for his twitter action alone. We'd get weekly tidbits about the album's progress, not to mention an occasional photo or two. We'd have an inside window into Fleetwood Mac that the band would never give us.

Well, they might give us some kind of DR thing after the fact, but they wouldn't give us zip as far as contemporaneous updates go.

And sense our own guys might not be inclined to repeat Destiny Rules, having Dave would ensure us a dvd too.

So, we might get a crummy album, but the back stage glimpses might almost make up for that, in my warped book.

Michele

[Madelow]

Hello Michele: Are we sure that Dave Stewart can't produce a good Mac cd? I believe he might be just what the band needs to stimulate the creative juices. Am i totally out in left field? Please say a little more on this subject. Best regards, Madelow.

[TrueFaith77]

Originally Posted by michelej1

We should pay to have Dave Stewart involved for his twitter action alone. We'd get weekly tidbits about the album's progress, not to mention an occasional photo or two. We'd have an inside window into Fleetwood Mac that the band would never give us.

Well, they might give us some kind of DR thing after the fact, but they wouldn't give us zip as far as contemporaneous updates go.

And sense our own guys might not be inclined to repeat Destiny Rules, having Dave would ensure us a dvd too.

So, we might get a crummy album, but the back stage glimpses might almost make up for that, in my warped book.

Michele

I hadn't considered that. Brilliant.

Your typos concern me though. Drinking and Ledging?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

I hadn't considered that. Brilliant.

Your typos concern me though. Drinking and Ledging?

Which typos? Oh, I've spotted "through" and "sense" which should have been "threw" and "since."

I never drink. Well, I am slightly psychotic about iced tea and obsessed with the lemon that accompanies it, but I would never drink alcohol.

Michele

[Nico]

Originally Posted by michelej1

We should pay to have Dave Stewart involved for his twitter action alone. We'd get weekly tidbits about the album's progress, not to mention an occasional photo or two. We'd have an inside window into Fleetwood Mac that the band would never give us.

Well, they might give us some kind of DR thing after the fact, but they wouldn't give us zip as far as contemporaneous updates go.

And sense our own guys might not be inclined to repeat Destiny Rules, having Dave would ensure us a dvd too.

So, we might get a crummy album, but the back stage glimpses might almost make up for that, in my warped book.

Michele

This. But didn't one of Lindsey's nieces, Coby or Courtney...I can't emember her name but it was Co-something...have a very well-written, witty tour diary going during the SYW tour? They tried it back then! Though these days I am fully aware the terse consistency of Twitter owns, there is something really refreshing and personal about a few paragraphs with silly things about band members throughout.

I love FM, but I COMPLETELY agree with what jbrownsjr wrote. Well said and true.

[nodmod]

Originally Posted by Nico

This. But didn't one of Lindsey's nieces, Coby or Courtney...I can't emember her name but it was Co-something...have a very well-written, witty tour diary going during the SYW tour? They tried it back then! Though these days I am fully aware the terse consistency of Twitter owns, there is something really refreshing and personal about a few paragraphs with silly things about band members throughout.

I love FM, but I COMPLETELY agree with what jbrownsjr wrote. Well said and true.

Cory Buckingham, her tour diary and Q and A have been archived here
- http://www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com/fanclub/tour-report.htm
- http://www.fleetwoodmac-uk.com/fanclub/cb_q&a.htm