Fleetwood Mac: Going long with Lindsey Buckingham

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Originally Posted by bombaysaffires

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I wonder if there have been discussions between the other members about whether they can or should put an album out as "Fleetwood Mac" without Stevie. did!!" but they're big business with lots of managers and lawyers to handle the dirty fights and there's no guarantee of anything.
If they do put out an album w/out Stevie and call it FM you know she will talk to the press with a vengeance about how the band refused to wait for her, and after all she's sacrificed to support the band and gave up solo tours and always put the band first and on and on and on. Whether she is exaggerating or not, it sure makes for great headlines and scandal for the press to gobble up, and gobble they will. Then THAT'S the legacy you're left with. I'm sure that's not the legacy they want to leave behind.. certainly not LB. The drama will win out over the music yet again, his big annoyance.

And Stevie knows this. She knows she's got the upper hand. And the recent "no one has the balls to tell me what to do" makes that super clear. She knows she can make them wait, and she will. And they will wait.

If Stevie decides to opt out, why would she hold any resentment and anger? That's her decision. Of course they can put out a Fleetwood Mac album without Stevie. It's Mick's and John's brand name. Stevie holds no rights to it.

As history shows, they never let the loss of a pivotal member stop them from moving forward. (For example: Peter Green and Bob Welch). And as far as the focus/worry goes on how the sales of a Fleetwood Mac album sans Stevie will do will do on the charts? It just doesn't matter as much the quality of the music.

There's no desperate need for them to appeal to popular culture. They are far beyond that in terms of their longevity and established status. Their swan song album is not going to have any impact on their legacy. They have always maintained a high standard and integrity regardless of their configuration. How it this album is received is only a matter of personal expectations.

Stevie should consider the implications. If she is not on the album, will a 'Where is Stevie?" narrative dominate the press? Will the album be over shadowed by her absence? Will public opinion turn on her? She might come off as being selfish and disrespectful for bailing on the band and fans just before the finish line. (Hey,that sounds like a good title for the last album: THE FINISH LINE.)