Lindsey Buckingham: 'I Would Love to Do' a New Fleetwood Mac Album - Page 9

HejiraNYC · #**121** 11-14-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Instead of just an EP, I'm going to think about a BN reissue with the 3 additional songs as an extra selling point.

Michele

I think what is interesting here is that she talked about being in the studio with Lindsey, but didn't mention John or Mick. And considering that Lindsey was bouncing around Tennessee for most of last week with just a guitar and a laptop, and they dusted off an old Buckingham Nicks song to boot, I suspect these are BN tracks as opposed to FM tracks. This makes sense. Once you start getting the old band back together, it usually involves record companies, managers, contracts, politics, etc. And the "Fleetwood Mac" brand dictates that the recordings would have to be of a certain level of production comparable to other Fleetwood Mac songs. If Stevie and Lindsey record a handful of low-key, unadorned new songs under the BN or "Stevie and Lindsey" moniker, they don't have to deal with all of that "big machine" baggage. Plus "Fleetwood Mac" simply does not do EPs.

I kinda doubt that these are being recorded in connection with a Buckingham Nicks reissue, especially since there has been no mention of this in any of their recent press. My prediction: *IF* these new recordings ever see the light of day, they will be released under the "Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham" moniker as a 5-track iTunes-only EP ala One Man Show.

WildHearted · #**122** 11-14-2012, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I think what is interesting here is that she talked about being in the studio with Lindsey, but didn't mention John or Mick. And considering that Lindsey was bouncing around Tennessee for most of last week with just a guitar and a laptop, and they dusted off an old Buckingham Nicks song to boot, I suspect these are BN tracks as opposed to FM tracks. This makes sense. Once you start getting the old band back together, it usually involves record companies, managers, contracts, politics, etc. And the "Fleetwood Mac" brand dictates that the recordings would have to be of a certain level of production comparable to other Fleetwood Mac songs. If Stevie and Lindsey record a handful of low-key, unadorned new songs under the BN or "Stevie and Lindsey" moniker, they don't have to deal with all of that "big machine" baggage. Plus "Fleetwood Mac" simply does not do EPs.

I kinda doubt that these are being recorded in connection with a Buckingham Nicks reissue, especially since there has been no mention of this in any of their recent press. My prediction: *IF* these new recordings ever see the light of day, they will be released under the "Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham" moniker as a 5-track iTunes-only EP ala One Man Show.

Well, I'm thinking that the 2 songs of Lindsey's were probably the ones that he already worked on with Mick and John. She probably just laid down background vocals.

michelej1 · #**123** 11-14-2012, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CADreaming

How did we get to 3? I thought it was 4.

Well, I was counting the 2 new Lindsey songs and the old BN song. Is there still a 4th one?

Michele

WildHearted · #**124** 11-14-2012, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Well, I was counting the 2 new Lindsey songs and the old BN song. Is there still a 4th one?

Michele

3 songs. 4 days.

CADreaming · #**125** 11-14-2012, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by WildHearted

3 songs. 4 days.

I thought Stevie originally said they were working on 2-4 songs (or who knows)... and since Lindsey already worked on 6 with Mick and John and he has 3 coming on a soundtrack and lucky #13 is missing from BN... Well, I just took her high number.

It is a crap shoot, right?

APerfectLie · #**126** 11-15-2012, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

Instead of just an EP, I'm going to think about a BN reissue with the 3 additional songs as an extra selling point.

Michele

This would work, but why just the three? I've always liked the idea of them rereleasing BN and recording some new songs to go along, but I just don't see how they could package it unless they included the original album and then a second disc for the new songs. It would seem somewhat awkward to include 2012 songs on the 1973 album, so what I've always felt would work best is have a second disc with all new recordings. The second disc would include some new versions of songs off the original album, plus some demos that didn't make the album or were written for BN #2, and then one or two more completely new BN songs. I figure if they are going to go out of their way to include these songs with a rerelease of BN, then they might as well go ahead and record some new versions of the old songs and demos.

britt0308 · #**127** 11-15-2012, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by APerfectLie

This would work, but why just the three? I've always liked the idea of them rereleasing BN and recording some new songs to go along, but I just don't see how they could package it unless they included the original album and then a second disc for the new songs. It would seem somewhat awkward to include 2012 songs on the 1973 album, so what I've always felt would work best is have a second disc with all new recordings. The second disc would include some new versions of songs off the original album, plus some demos that didn't make the album or were written for BN #2, and then one or two more completely new BN songs. I figure if they are going to go out of their way to include these songs with a rerelease of BN, then they might as well go ahead and record some new versions of the old songs and demos.

Perfect packaging solution!!

TrueFaith77 · #**128** 11-15-2012, 04:02 AM

I thought they were going to be new tracks on a greatest hits package.

WildHearted · #**129** 11-15-2012, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TrueFaith77

I thought they were going to be new tracks on a greatest hits package.

That's what Stevie said she thought was going to happen.

BaronVonBielski · #**130** 11-15-2012, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by WildHearted

That's what Stevie said she thought was going to happen.

Well, Reprise owns the masters at least up until Say You Will. Lindsey might own his songs on that, I don't know. My point is if they were going to put new songs on a greatest hits package, wouldn't they have to resign with Reprise?

louielouie2000 · #**131** 11-15-2012, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by BaronVonBielski

Well, Reprise owns the masters at least up until Say You Will. Lindsey might own his songs on that, I don't know. My point is if they were going to put new songs on a greatest hits package, wouldn't they have to resign with Reprise?

If they wanted new material on the album, absolutely. I still cannot understand the need for yet another Greatest Hits/compilation package from the band. We have so many already:

1) Greatest Hits ('88)
2) The Chain Box Set
3) The Very Best of Fleetwood Mac

And you could even throw in projects like:

4) The Dance
5) Live In Boston
6) & possibly Live ('80) too.

How could Fleetwood Mac possibly need to repackage their career... again?

Like someone else mentioned, maybe they'll record a few new songs & simply toss them out on iTunes before the tour much like Lindsey just did with his new live "album."

michelej1 · #**132** 11-15-2012, 02:59 PM

The phrasing that Stevie used "throw them out" was rather amusing. I do think maybe that suggests Itunes or something that doesn't require packaging. I'm not sure you actually throw things out onto a disc.

Michele

CADreaming · #**133** 11-15-2012, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by michelej1

The phrasing that Stevie used "throw them out" was rather amusing. I do think maybe that suggests Itunes or something that doesn't require packaging. I'm not sure you actually throw things out onto a disc.

Michele

No, no. She meant "throw them out" like into the universe...