Dave Remembers: Like a Cover Band

[chriskisn]

Given most of the fans never accepted this version of FM (I remember the discussions when Time was released and the SN fans really didn't take to Bekka), Dave Mason does have a point. If it wasn't seen as a legitimate lineup or a new Fleetwood Mac, then they were pretty much a cover band or another Elmer Gantry & co.

The fact that Mick and John were there gave the band a bit of credibility but not a lot. If Mick had joined Elmer Gantry, Kirby, etc back in the seventies would that have been enough for them to be the REAL Fleetwood Mac?

Dave's comments about the cover band are probably made in hindsight and from talking to fans over the years. He probably didn't think it was a cover band when he was there.

I think the Time lineup had great potential, especially Bekka & Billy. I'm not a DM fan though...