4 Lesser-Known Halves of Music Duos Who Deserve Your Respect

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Originally Posted by elle

Proof of Lindsey Buckingham's importance to your parents' favorite band can be found on the 1990 album Behind the Mask. What can't be found on that album is Lindsey Buckingham.

And, thank GOD for that...

Originally Posted by elle

That's right: It took two people to replace what Lindsey Buckingham brought to the band.

Took two people to replace Bob Welch, so????

Originally Posted by elle

One was expected to pick up his songwriting duties, the other was to fill his lead guitar spot. Neither was even remotely capable of doing either.

Tread lightly, there, pal. Those are some fightin' words. And, who could blame Rick Vito for being hesitant to have to lower his standards to copy Lindsey Buckingham's guitar parts for the tour.

Buckingham is so inept, he had to come up with a "schtick" (fingerpicking) to get any attention at all. (hey, Buckingham, Copernicus called, you're not the center of the universe)

Originally Posted by elle

The resulting album is so terrible, the band isn't even on the cover.

Sure, so "terrible" it went to #1 in the UK...apparently, the record buying public in the UK know a thing or two about the quality of Fleetwood Mac guitarists.

Originally Posted by elle

If none of that does anything for you, just remember that Lindsey Buckingham is also the man responsible for one of the finest movie theme songs of all time, and he did it all by his lonesome.

I wonder how many of his report cards from elementary school had his teachers commented "He doesn't play well with others".

Plus, I think John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Elmer Bernstein, among thousands of others would have something contentious to say about the "finest movie theme songs" topic

Originally Posted by elle

That alone makes him more important than the rest of Fleetwood Mac, if nothing else.

And, if you don't believe that, just ask him.