Do we really want a new Fleetwood Mac album?

[ChickenStu]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

The title of this thread is "Do we really want another Fleetwood Mac album?" And there's even a poll. After a week of staring at it I keep wondering, who wouldn't want another Fleetwood Mac album? I mean, really, does anyone out there think there shouldn't be one?

Well, now that Christine McVie's rejoined the band, I'm a bit warmer to the idea than I was. But it's like I said in my opening post - The Stones are not likely to do any new albums now because the fans who come to the gigs want to hear the old classics, not a whole bunch of new songs they're not all that familiar with.

You could definitely say that FM are contemporaries of the Stones and therefore at this stage in their career are likely to encounter similar problems.

Extended Play was a GREAT idea. Not a new album, just four new songs available online. Even if they did ALL FOUR of those songs, the set at a gig is still likely to please fans cause all the rest of it will be filled with the old standards.

I think that could set a precedent for other bands that have been around for a while and reached have iconic status. It's a compromise. I would not be surprised if the Stones, Zeppelin, or even Genesis (if the rumours are true that Phil Collins is thinking about coming out of retirement) followed suit and did things this way.

When I started this thread, I said that another EP by the Mac to coincide with a big new tour would be something I'd sooner welcome that a new album. Of course, I didn't know Christine McVie was about to come back when I said this.

So now, who knows?