Fleetwood mac WILL record new album says stevie

[Macfanforever]

Their shows are geared for the general concert goers and not for the diehard fans like us.They went to hear classics.If they only play for us.They will go broke in no time.if they went ahead and play the new songs or play some deep cuts.The normal concert goer will head to the restrooms or get a beer or two or just leave the venue.I was hoping for some new tunes on their last tour to just keep us fans primed for the new album but no go with it.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by michelej1

We keep looking for the legacy to keep building, not to keep attending the Rumours memorial service.

Michele

OMG. Best line EVER!!!

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by michelej1

And it's not as if we're foolish enough to think they would play many songs from the new album in concert. Mick has told us many times that they learned that lesson 40 years ago. We wouldn't expect more than 3 new songs from them. After that they can continue with their oldies act and the casual fans will only be slightly inconvenienced by having to endure 4 minutes of something other than Dreams or GYOW.

But we will have new music to play for ourselves at home. We will have proof that our favorite artists continued to grow creatively in their sixties and seventies and evidence that their vaunted chemistry continued (or didn't) well past Rumours.

We keep looking for the legacy to keep building, not to keep attending the Rumours memorial service.

Michele

Exactly! Give the serious fans that new music so we can continue to love them. Don't drive us away.

[FuzzyPlum]

There's no reason why any new album wouldn't chart well. Its not going to sell heaps like in the past but they should have a soild top 10 album. Older artists still do well in the album charts even though they dont have hit singles.

Don't know what its like in the US but the following are all 'mature' acts that have had top ten albums since the start of this year in the UK;
Rick Astley, ELO (on the back of a Glastonbury performance), Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Beverley Knight, Dexy's Midnight Runners, ABC, Prince (obviously), Billy Ocean, Jean Micel Jarre, Aled Jones, Santana, Elvis. Half of those are compilation albums but half are new music.

If Rick Astley and Aled Jones can hit #1 and #3 respectively then I'm sure Fleetwood Mac could do just fine.

[MikeVielhaber]

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum

There's no reason why any new album wouldn't chart well. Its not going to sell heaps like in the past but they should have a soild top 10 album. Older artists still do well in the album charts even though they dont have hit singles.

Don't know what its like in the US but the following are all 'mature' acts that have had top ten albums since the start of this year in the UK;
Rick Astley, ELO (on the back of a Glastonbury performance), Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Beverley Knight, Dexy's Midnight Runners, ABC, Prince (obviously), Billy Ocean, Jean Micel Jarre, Aled Jones, Santana, Elvis. Half of those are compilation albums but half are new music.

If Rick Astley and Aled Jones can hit #1 and #3 respectively then I'm sure Fleetwood Mac could do just fine.

The reason why is these bands have a certain built fan base who will buy their album and albums sell very little these days so one week where all of your record buying fans who out and buy your album will put you near the top of the charts. And will almost certainly drop after that. I would absolutely expect a Fleetwood Mac album to chart in the top 5 if not number 1.

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by MikeVielhaber

The reason why is these bands have a certain built fan base who will buy their album and albums sell very little these days so one week where all of your record buying fans who out and buy your album will put you near the top of the charts. And will almost certainly drop after that. I would absolutely expect a Fleetwood Mac album to chart in the top 5 if not number 1.

Yes, mind you, it would also depend on when they released an album. The run up to Christmas is a lucrative time so they'd shift more copies with a November/December release. However there's a lot more competition so it would struggle to chart so well.

[bwboy]

I don't really care about new music during a tour. I'd almost rather hear them do songs they usually don't do, like Hold Me, Crystal, I Don't Want to Know, Warm Ways, Think About Me, and Brown Eyes.

[FuzzyPlum]

Originally Posted by bwboy

I don't really care about new music during a tour. I'd almost rather hear them do songs they usually don't do, like Hold Me, Crystal, I Don't Want to Know, Warm Ways, Think About Me, and Brown Eyes.

I get you. Would I prefer a tour heavy loaded with deep cuts or a new album though?
Definitely got to go for the album as much as I'd love to hear certain songs played live.

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by bwboy

I don't really care about new music during a tour. I'd almost rather hear them do songs they usually don't do, like Hold Me, Crystal, I Don't Want to Know, Warm Ways, Think About Me, and Brown Eyes.

I could do without I Don't Want to Know on tour.But we need Hold Me.

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Exactly! Give the serious fans that new music so we can continue to love them. Don't drive us away.

you can't tour with a NEW record and not play any of the new songs.

i can live without hearing Landslide and Don't Stop and GYOW
how are you going to introduce casual fans to their other (better/good) stuff if they never play it, ya know?

the cities they play twice ... one show be for the average joe fan
and the other show should be for the hardcore fan, slightly jazzed up.
even if that was 2 or 3 diff songs. that would be cool

[Macfanforever]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

you can't tour with a NEW record and not play any of the new songs.

i can live without hearing Landslide and Don't Stop and GYOW
how are you going to introduce casual fans to their other (better/good) stuff if they never play it, ya know?

the cities they play twice ... one show be for the average joe fan
and the other show should be for the hardcore fan, slightly jazzed up.
even if that was 2 or 3 diff songs. that would be cool

That will never happen with this band.They never change the setlist except when they axe some tunes towards the end of the tour.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

OMG. Best line EVER!!!

And I would always get a laugh when Chili said that they're still touring to promote Rumours, as well.

Michele

[aleuzzi]

Originally Posted by StreetAngel86

you can't tour with a NEW record and not play any of the new songs.

i can live without hearing Landslide and Don't Stop and GYOW
how are you going to introduce casual fans to their other (better/good) stuff if they never play it, ya know?

the cities they play twice ... one show be for the average joe fan
and the other show should be for the hardcore fan, slightly jazzed up.
even if that was 2 or 3 diff songs. that would be cool

Hey, I'd be all for what you're saying. A set list that included five or six new songs would be fantastic, but it won't happen. If we got a new record and they didn't really play more than three songs from it on the tour, I'd be fine. (It would be like most of their tours since Mirage.) It's the new studio album I really want.

[elle]

Originally Posted by aleuzzi

Hey, I'd be all for what you're saying. A set list that included five or six new songs would be fantastic, but it won't happen. If we got a new record and they didn't really play more than three songs from it on the tour, I'd be fine. (It would be like most of their tours since Mirage.) It's the new studio album I really want.

Wait didn't they play 6 new songs at the start of SYW tour?

Lindsey always seems to do 6 new songs when he tours a new album - people who actually saw all his solo tours can correct me but that pretty much seems to be the rule for him. It definitely was during Seeds tour and new songs were the highlight.

[Wdm6789]

No new songs live. When I spend hundreds of dollars for a floor seat in the eighth row, I want to see the songs I love and know all the words to.