Do we really want a new Fleetwood Mac album?

[Matt Lucas]

Hello all---

Okay, I was wrong. I listened to “She Acts Like You” and the other THIS IS 40 songs this morning, and SALY actually has a very good bridge [“I’d like to set her free/From everything I see/When she acts like me”]. It’s the instrumental/solo section that sounds kinda plain with the “ahhhhhs.” But man…I think that bridge may feature some of the best lyrics Lindsey’s ever written.

The THIS IS 40 tracks are interesting because of another reason that I don’t think anyone has brought up. They are collaborations between several of the artists who appear on the soundtrack. Norah Jones sings backing vocals on the songs, producer Jon Brion sings and plays on them, and Punch Brothers are the backing band, and I’m pretty sure I can hear Punch Brothers singer Chris Thile [who could be described as the Lindsey Buckingham of mandolin players] doing backing vocals, too. My point is that some of the decisions [i.e. the songs going on too long with lots of noodling at the end] might be part of the collaborative process. Anyway, I just think it’s interesting that Lindsey worked with all these artists, because he’s not really known for collaborations in his solo work.

To tie all of this back into the discussion about Christine’s return and the prospect of a new FM record, maybe the collaborations have softened Lindsey just a bit and made him realize that others can contribute to the recording process as well...

...not likely...but maybe?

matt