The New Album Thread

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

the energy of the songs changes after they sit around on a shelf for a while…. I want to hear whatever they've recorded now while they are still genuinely excited about them and not later when they are just 'selling' them.

Yes! I totally agree. There is something to be said for spontaneity. The band missed this opportunity by not putting something out this fall. Or even the spring. But by 2016? Christine's "fresh as a daisy" comment regarding the songs will no longer be relevant, and that's kind of sad.

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Not having the album already (or a release date for it) is enough to pull my hair out about now. I don't care what they do in 2016. As long as I'm upset in the present, going crazy about it in the present feels apropros. Saying, "well I won't think about it now, everything will turn out all right in the end ..." That's not helpful. I don't care about the end.

Michele

Yes. I feel this way, too. I make no bones about griping and "going crazy" when I've waited decades for this to happen and now, when the possibility seems so damn close, there are the usual Mac complications and delays. Not to mention the possibility of it all falling apart. No assurances. That annoys me more than anything.

[David]

Originally Posted by elle

Fleetwood Mac tour dates (subject to change)

It's a minor and unrelated point, but I was reading the tour itinerary in elle's post and I thought, "Jesus Christ, what a joke all those corporate names are for most of those arenas!"

Nationwide Arena, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Canadian Tire Centre, Rexall Place, Sleep Train Arena, Toyota Center, Dunkin' Donuts Center, KFC Yum! Center, Quicken Loans Arena, Scottrade Center, etc.

It's all about the branding, after all.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

It's a minor and unrelated point, but I was reading the tour itinerary in elle's post and I thought, "Jesus Christ, what a joke all those corporate names are for most of those arenas!"

Nationwide Arena, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Canadian Tire Centre, Rexall Place, Sleep Train Arena, Toyota Center, Dunkin' Donuts Center, KFC Yum! Center, Quicken Loans Arena, Scottrade Center, etc.

It's all about the branding, after all.

I never understood what "Sleep Train" was about. I didn't know it was a brand.

Michele

[secret love]

Originally Posted by michelej1

I never understood what "Sleep Train" was about. I didn't know it was a brand.

Michele

I don't know why but reading "Sleep Train" just made this song pop into my head. Maybe because of the "big wheels keep on turning" lyric.

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally on RTT News;
http://www.rttnews.com/2435876/fleet...m-in-2015.aspx

Then regurgitated on XFM website;
http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/fleetwood-...isle-of-wight/

Lindsey says an album would be a 'beautiful way to wrap up this act'.

Buckingham said that he will put his own solo material on the backburner while he puts together a new Fleetwood album with Christine McVie (straight after the tour).

[Macfan4life]

Yes its going to be wonderful. I was just listening to an interview with Mick Fleetwood on the FM site and he also was talking about the new album and how it needs to be made.
I think it will be wonderful. The Mac has had odd pressure making albums for decades after Tusk. For Mirage they felt the need to be more commercial, for Tango they really embraced the 80's sound and commercial to make sure it was successful, etc. I would love to see these 5 people make an album with no pressure and let them do what they want. Say you Will is a great album but removing 5 songs and adding 5 Chris songs would have made that album sensational.
I don't agree with the drama that want to write and blog about Stevie has not committed to a new album. There is no record deal yet and she was not invited to the get togethers because she was busy with her new album 24 K Gold. So just because she does not talk about the new album does not mean she would not do this album. There is NO WAY she would not do this new album after being in the Mac for all these years without Chris and even staying to make an album when Lindsey left. Lindsey is right. One more studio album would be the best way to go full circle and wrap it up.

[FuzzyPlum]

...while he puts together a new Fleetwood album with Christine McVie.

No mention of Stevie Nicks.

[The Catdancer]

Maybe that's why Stevie is reluctant to record with them, she doesn't want it to be over.

[nicole21290]

Yep, just rehashed (without full context or quotes) from the interview with Tavis. The relevant part of the transcript:

TS: Which leaves me to offer this as the last question. So since Fleetwood Mac’s on the big tour now - everybody knows that so get your tickets if you can get in; they’re out there now - Um, what happens after the big tour? You gonna go back to more solo stuff?

LB: Uh, eventually. But, you know, one of the really exciting things that happened before we started rehearsing the show with Christine is she came over, because she said ‘Lindsey, I’ve got some rough ideas for new songs’, and we, she came over and we went in the studio - the two of us with John and Mick - and again, you ask ‘Well, is that still going to work?’ and that was my thought. Oh my god, you know, is this, am I still going to be able to do what I used to do for her or is what she’s going to bring me - She gave me a bunch of stuff to take home after we saw her in England when we played there, and I worked on it at home, took lots of liberties, came back, she loved it. We went in the studio for two months and came up with probably the best group of songs which were co-written that I think we’ve done in years, so we are going to continue working on a new album. And, uh, the solo stuff will probably take a backseat for another year or so.

TS: You know what, nobody’s complaining about that.

LB: No. Least of all me.

TS: People would love to hear another Fleetwood Mac album.

LB: Oh, I’m telling ya, beautiful way to kind of wrap up this last act, you know.

TS: Well, I suspect, uh, when that happens, you and maybe somebody else will come back and see us.

LB: I certainly hope so.

[FuzzyPlum]

Oh yes, I see. That's kind of lazy journalism really (if you can call it journalism) - dragging out snippets of old news.

Anyway, 'the best group of songs that were co-written that we've done in years' (at least since ...Tango In The Night, one presumes).

[DauphineMarie]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

...while he puts together a new Fleetwood album with Christine McVie.

No mention of Stevie Nicks.

Stevie Nicks has never "put together" any FM albums. She presents her songs, records them, and lets the instrumentalists do the work with her input. When FM calls, she comes (most times), but she does not call them and say "hey we need to work on this album."

[elle]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

Originally on RTT News;
http://www.rttnews.com/2435876/fleet...m-in-2015.aspx

Then regurgitated on XFM website;
http://www.xfm.co.uk/news/fleetwood-...isle-of-wight/

another site where quotes from Lindsey's Tavis interview were regurgitated although i've never seen the additional stuff that i bolded (about LB saying he's physically young but mentally in arrested development) and have no clue where that originally came from:

http://www.k-hits.com/news/music-new...udio-swan-song

Lindsey Buckingham hints Fleetwood Mac album will be studio swan song
Dec. 30, 2014

Lindsey Buckingham hinted that Fleetwood Mac's next album might be the band's studio swan song. During a chat with PBS' Tavis Smiley, Buckingham spoke about the new material he's been cooking up with returning keyboardist Christine McVie, revealing, "Before we started rehearsing the show with Christine, she came over and said, ‘Lindsey, I’ve got some rough ideas for new songs. She gave me a bunch of stuff to take home after we saw her in England when we played there. And I worked on it at home, took lots of liberties, came back. She loved it. We went in the studio for two months and came up with probably the best group of songs that were co-written that we’ve done in years. So we are going to continue working on a new album and (my) solo stuff will probably take a back seat for another year or so.”

He went on to say the still unfinished album "would be a beautiful way to kind of wrap up this last act."

Although Lindsey Buckingham is marking his 40th anniversary of joining Fleetwood Mac, at 65, he still feels like he's at the top of his game: “A lot of the idea of (laughs) being in a rock n’ roll band and getting to be one of, sort of the people who’s been around for a while, y’know, you can manage that equation any number of ways. Y’know, it’s hard for me to sort of. . . I feel the same physically as I did 25 years ago. I think I’m mentally, somewhat in arrested (laughs) development - y’know, in a good way, I hope!”

Fleetwood Mac North American tour dates (subject to change):

January 16 - Saint Paul, MN - Xcel Energy Center
January 17 - Lincoln, NE - Pinnacle Bank Arena
January 20 - Grand Rapids, MI - Van Andel Arena
January 22 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden Arena
January 24 - Atlantic City, NJ - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
January 25 - Uniondale, NY - Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
January 28 - Providence, RI - Dunkin' Donuts Center
January 30 - Washington, DC - Verizon Center
January 31 - Buffalo, NY - First Niagara Center
February 3 - Toronto, ON - Air Canada Centre
February 5 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
February 7 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
February 8 - Newark, NJ - Prudential Center
February 11 - Des Moines, IA - Wells Fargo Arena
February 12 - Milwaukee, WI - BMO Harris Bradley Center
February 14 - Rosemont, IL - Allstate Arena
February 17 - Louisville, KY - KFC Yum! Center
February 18 - Cleveland, OH - Quicken Loans Arena
March 1 - Austin, TX - Frank Erwin Center
March 3 - Houston, TX - Toyota Center
March 4 - Dallas, TX - American Airlines Center
March 7 - Charlotte, NC - Time Warner Cable Arena
March 8 - Knoxville, TN - Thompson-Boling Arena
March 11 - North Little Rock, AR - Verizon Arena
March 12 - Oklahoma City, OK - Chesapeake Energy Arena
March 15 - Charlottesville, VA - John Paul Jones Arena (JPJ Arena)
March 17 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
March 18 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
March 21 - Miami, FL - Time Warner Cable Arena
March 23 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
March 25 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
March 27 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
March 28 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
March 31 - Wichita, KS - Intrust Bank Arena
April 1 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
April 4 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
April 6 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
April 7 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
April 10 - Inglewood, CA - Forum
April 11 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena

Side Notes:

Out now is Lindsey Buckingham's first ever solo live album -- Lindsey Buckingham: One Man Show. The set was recorded on September 1st, 2012 in Des Moines, Iowa at Hoyt Sherman Place, and chronicled the set Buckingham has playing on his last solo tour.

The album features Buckingham tapping into his solo work with tracks like "Go Insane" and "Trouble," Fleetwood Mac with "I'm So Afraid," and "Go Your Own Way" -- and even a rare dip into the Buckingham Nicks catalogue with "Stephanie."

The tracklisting for Lindsey Buckingham: One Man Show is: "Cast Away Dreams," "Bleed To Love Her," "Not Too Late," "Stephanie," "Come," "Shut Us Down," "Go Insane," "Never Going Back Again," "Big Love," "I'm So Afraid," "Go Your Own Way," "Trouble," and "Seeds We Sow."

Photo by PRPhotos.com

[elle]

... and another version here, but with the audio of the new quote if you click on the link "AUDIO: LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM ON FEELING IN SHAPE":

http://oldies1017.com/The_Music_World.php

Music World
LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM HINTS FLEETWOOD MAC ALBUM WILL BE STUDIO SWAN SONG

Lindsey Buckingham hinted that Fleetwood Mac's next album might be the band's studio swan song. During a chat with PBS' Tavis Smiley, Buckingham spoke about the new material he's been cooking up with returning keyboardist Christine McVie, revealing, "Before we started rehearsing the show with Christine, she came over and said, ‘Lindsey, I’ve got some rough ideas for new songs. She gave me a bunch of stuff to take home after we saw her in England when we played there. And I worked on it at home, took lots of liberties, came back. She loved it. We went in the studio for two months and came up with probably the best group of songs that were co-written that we’ve done in years. So we are going to continue working on a new album and (my) solo stuff will probably take a back seat for another year or so."

He went on to say the still unfinished album "would be a beautiful way to kind of wrap up this last act."

Although Lindsey Buckingham is marking his 40th anniversary of joining Fleetwood Mac, at 65, he still feels like he's at the top of his game: "A lot of the idea of (laughs) being in a rock n’ roll band and getting to be one of, sort of the people who’s been around for a while, y’know, you can manage that equation any number of ways. Y’know, it’s hard for me to sort of. . . I feel the same physically as I did 25 years ago. I think I’m mentally, somewhat in arrested (laughs) development - y’know, in a good way, I hope!"
March 17 - Greensboro, NC - Greensboro Coliseum
March 18 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
March 21 - Miami, FL - Time Warner Cable Arena
March 23 - Orlando, FL - Amway Center
March 25 - Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
March 27 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
March 28 - Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center
March 31 - Wichita, KS - Intrust Bank Arena
April 1 - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
April 4 - Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena
April 6 - Bakersfield, CA - Rabobank Arena
April 7 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
April 10 - Inglewood, CA - Forum
April 11 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena

AUDIO: LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM ON FEELING IN SHAPE

[jbrownsjr]

Yep, definitely some new quotes.