Fleetwood Mac Should Have . . .

[David]

. . . used the marching band on "Sisters of the Moon" in concert.

. . . broken up after the Mirage Tour & then started making experimental snuff films for the international festival circuit.

. . . written social problem plays with Peter Green in the manner of Sean O'Casey.

. . . turned away from the mass/mob audience & done a club tour with Peter, Paul & Mary -- only acoustic guitars, acoustic basses & brushes.

[madformac]

. . . Been called "Mac Fleetwood" because bass players never get enough attention and also they could have opened a rival burger chain to boost profits....

. . . Toured England more f**kin' often...

. . . Let Stevie show the birds of Rhiannon more on stage...

. . . Made sure Bob Welch was inducted into the Rock 'N' Roll Hall Of Fame with them...

[ryan8472]

...never reunited after Stevie and Chris left (I speak of the "Time" era ).

...used Go Your Own Way as the last song of the night.

...listened to Lindsey and become more avant-garde after Tusk.

...let Stevie speak a little more often early on (even though she didn't have much of interest to say. )

[ontheEdgeof17]

Originally Posted by ryan8472

...never reunited after Stevie and Chris left (I speak of the "Time" era ).

...used Go Your Own Way as the last song of the night.

...listened to Lindsey and become more avant-garde after Tusk.

...let Stevie speak a little more often early on (even though she didn't have much of interest to say. )

I disagree with all of those.

[ontheEdgeof17]

....rethought releasing Mirage as it was.

....pushed Lindsey to release Gift of Screws after the Reunion

....wrote more songs as a group

[CreepingDeath]

Originally Posted by ontheEdgeof17

....rethought releasing Mirage as it was.

....pushed Lindsey to release Gift of Screws after the Reunion

....wrote more songs as a group

I agree with all of these.


...included Joan of Arc on TITN

...never let Mick do his "drum solo" again. NEVAH!

[Serrart]

... Have Mick play Tati's role in a remake of Jour de fête, with the
bandmates of all Mac eras in multiple supporting roles

... kicked Don Henley out of the dressing rooms at his first visit

... recorded Joan of Arc instead of Welcome to the Room... Sara

... believed that music videos aren't the enemy

... included I Am Waiting cover on Say You Will and performed it live

... followed Stevie on the Chris Lord Alge way

... provided to Ray Lindsey a yoga trainer

... promoted In The Meantime too during Say You Will Tour

.... convinced Lindsey to finally release the solo album and let PBS air his soudstage before his die hard fans would start to have visions from abstinence syndrome.

Romy

[macfan 57]

No Mick drum solos, ever.

Tango In The Night should have just been Buckingham/McVie, no Stevie.

Some of those terrific Rick Vito outtakes should have been on Behind The Mask.

Bob Welch should have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. If Jeremy & Danny deserved to be inducted(and they did), then Bob should have been inducted too.

Fleetwood Mac should have ended once and for all at the conclusion of the Dance tour.

[chiliD]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

No Mick drum solos, ever.

What the f*** is wrong with Mick's solos? I love 'em! (not picking on you personally macfan57, just seems like a common theme posted in this thread)

Originally Posted by macfan 57

Some of those terrific Rick Vito outtakes should have been on Behind The Mask.

Oh, I COULDN'T agree more.

Originally Posted by macfan 57

Bob Welch should have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. If Jeremy & Danny deserved to be inducted (and they did), then Bob should have been inducted too.

Originally Posted by macfan 57

Fleetwood Mac should have ended once and for all at the conclusion of the Dance tour.

Actually, I think Lindsey & Stevie should've just outright quit after the Tusk tour, let Fleetwood Mac carry on with new people at that point.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by chiliD

What the f*** is wrong with Mick's solos? I love 'em! (not picking on you personally macfan57, just seems like a common theme posted in this thread)

Always a voice of reason....I, too, love the Mick solos...

so my contribution...


....more Mick solos

....give Stevie a Tambourine solo ....kidding on that one

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by dissention

...told Stevie to get lost because she was not welcome on Tango In the Night.

Originally Posted by macfan 57

Tango In The Night should have just been Buckingham/McVie, no Stevie.

Yeah, because Stevie's presence robbed us of having "Special Kind Of Love" on the album!!!

My own "Fleetwood Mac Should Have...."
-- Toured less, Recorded more.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by Johnny Stew

Yeah, because Stevie's presence robbed us of having "Special Kind Of Love" on the album!!!

I'll take that over her Tango tracks, dear. I can only imagine if What Has Rock & Roll Ever Done For You was on it. *shudder*

[Johnny Stew]

Originally Posted by dissention

I'll take that over her Tango tracks, dear. I can only imagine if What Has Rock & Roll Ever Done For You was on it. *shudder*

The only "problem" I have with "Welcome To The Room... Sara," is that, thematically, it doesn't fit the tone of the rest of the album. I quite like the song itself, but it would have been much better suited to one of Stevie's solo albums, IMO.

I love "Seven Wonders" and, of course, my love for "When I See You Again" knows no bounds... I think they fit the album perfectly, and I tend to feel that 12 songs of strictly Chris and Lindsey in that "glossy pop" style would've been a bit too much. Especially if "Ricky" (which I do love -- but I can see why it didn't make the cut) and "Special Kind Of Love" were included.

But, yes, I do see why many other fans hate Stevie's 'Tango' contributions. I also see why many people hate Lindsey's 'Tusk' contributions. Those particular songs can definitely be "jagged little pills," so to speak... especially in the context of a Fleetwood Mac album.

[SteveMacD]

Originally Posted by macfan 57

Bob Welch should have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. If Jeremy & Danny deserved to be inducted(and they did), then Bob should have been inducted too.

Actually, I would have also included Billy and Rick. If we're being honest, Jeremy and Danny were only inducted because they were in Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. By that same logic, Billy and Rick were in the second most successful incarnation of Fleetwood Mac, having sold more albums internationally and having played in front of more people than any other non-Rumours Mac. Sure, THEY weren't the stars of the show, but neither were Danny or Jeremy.